R600 reviews at midnight EST?

[SickBeast]

I've heard some people say that midnight is when the NDA is lifted. Is it? Or is that for the 8800 Ultra only?

Thanks!



*Update* It isn't.

The 8800Ultra reviews are up tho, and some people are saying that the reviewers will get the R600 cards today.

 

[the Chase]

I hope so. Want to finally know specs., performance, etc. Fudzilla (and a few forum members(not here)) are saying now that NDA doesn't expire until the 14th again so......?

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: the Chase
I hope so. Want to finally know specs., performance, etc. Fudzilla (and a few forum members(not here)) are saying now that NDA doesn't expire until the 14th again so......?

Thanks.

Fudzilla also says that the RV610 is delayed. ATI can't get anything right lately. AMD made a *bad* move. I wonder why they didn't save themselves some money and go for Matrox, especially if all they wanted was integrated graphics.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Huh? I was 100% sure May 2nd is when the reviews appear & 14th when they'd appear in stores. I guess we will know the truth in ~30 mins.

 

[the Chase]

Originally posted by: theprodigalrebel
Huh? I was 100% sure May 2nd is when the reviews appear & 14th when they'd appear in stores. I guess we will know the truth in ~30 mins.

Yep- I hope fudzilla is full of FUD.

 

[LittleNemoNES]

::waits::

 

[lavaheadache]

Bring it on

 

[TecHNooB]

BRING ON THE BENCHMARKS!!@#

 

[Zenoth]

Wasn't NDA supposed to be lifted the 14th ?

 

[Bill Brasky]

I thought the NDA was lifted on the 2nd, but the hard launch was on the 14th. I don't really know though.

 

[mendocinosummit]

Nothing. Why would it be East Coast Time. All the corporate offices for most of the big players in the IT world are on West Coast Time. Never understood either.

 

[Sniper82]

even if it was lifted on the 2nd would reviews just magically pop up at 12:00am? Wouldn't it be more likely late of the mornings or sometime tomorrow?

 

[mendocinosummit]

I have seen it both ways. Mostly they have the NDA end in the morning though.

 

[Wreckage]

At this point I think it's time to start a R700 rumor thread.

 

[LittleNemoNES]

Originally posted by: Sniper82
even if it was lifted on the 2nd would reviews just magically pop up at 12:00am? Wouldn't it be more likely late of the mornings or sometime tomorrow?

::sigh::

yeah you're right

Good night, folks

 

[coolpurplefan]

Originally posted by: mendocinosummit
I have seen it both ways. Mostly they have the NDA end in the morning though.

Thank you, sanity restored. I just woke up (work nights). Anyway, I was anxiously awaiting the R600 benchmarks (yeah, my life is boring). In any case, I guess I'll have time to do other things for several hours.

 

[Bill Brasky]

Originally posted by: Sniper82
even if it was lifted on the 2nd would reviews just magically pop up at 12:00am? Wouldn't it be more likely late of the mornings or sometime tomorrow?

Surely something will be released around midnight. Maybe not full reviews, but you'd think at least some numbers would be released to generate page hits.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Originally posted by: Sniper82
even if it was lifted on the 2nd would reviews just magically pop up at 12:00am? Wouldn't it be more likely late of the mornings or sometime tomorrow?

I'm pretty sure the Anandtech Conroe review went up barely a minute after 12 EST. Or was it 12 PST?


(More suspense)
:bitenails;

 

[mrred]

I thought sites would have full reviews ready to open to the public at 12:00:01

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Yup, the Core 2 Duo launch article went up on Jul 14th, 2006 12:00 AM
Nothing yet on any of the major tech review sites. No HD2900XT...not even 8800 Ultra...

Maybe three hours later...

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: theprodigalrebel
Yup, the Core 2 Duo launch article went up on Jul 14th, 2006 12:00 AM
Nothing yet on any of the major tech review sites. No HD2900XT...not even 8800 Ultra...

Maybe three hours later...

not major english sites, but have you seen the other thread?

 

[m21s]

Go to bed....Its a god damn video card!

 

[TecHNooB]

Originally posted by: m21s
Go to bed....Its a god damn video card!

Evening bitch!

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Yeah, I've seen the 8800 Ultra thread about the review from the Chinese website. But I'm waiting for one of the big English-language sites to post their reviews. This R600 suspense is killing me.

m21s - some of us have nothing better to do

 

[m21s]

Originally posted by: TecHNooB

Originally posted by: m21s
Go to bed....Its a god damn video card!

Evening bitch!

LOL

I didn't realize your precious video cards were so special to you

Ok ready here's the first review. THIS JUST IN!

Half Life 2 - Max Settings - 150fps <---wow
Far Cry - Max Settings - 114fps <--- wow
Oblivion - Max Settings - 76fps(outdoors) / 125fps(indoors) <--- wow
Stalker - Max Settings- 85fps <---wow

DX10 Performance - NO ONE KNOWS.

Ok...Now go to bed.

Point of this....Why do we need to stay up and lose sleep to see numbers that we already see with a GTX/GTS.

No ones buying it anyways

Begin replying.........NOW