Ahh I see, nice monitor. I thought you were talking about an LCD.
Problem is, a lot of people don't have that much room on their desk, or work out enough to lift it
I use to have a Viewsonic 790GF and that was a good monitor, it just ran really hot, took up most of my desk, and only had 18" viewable. It did 16x12 @ 85hz, but the icons were so damn small, there wasn't much of a point
Since then I eventually upgraded to a 2005fpw and its much easier on the eyes and a 20" widescreen just feels more natural to me.
Problem is, a lot of people don't have that much room on their desk, or work out enough to lift it
I use to have a Viewsonic 790GF and that was a good monitor, it just ran really hot, took up most of my desk, and only had 18" viewable. It did 16x12 @ 85hz, but the icons were so damn small, there wasn't much of a point
Since then I eventually upgraded to a 2005fpw and its much easier on the eyes and a 20" widescreen just feels more natural to me.
awesome Rollo.:beer:
btw I appreciate your posts in these forums. I have gotten alot of good info from you.
New cards from ATI (520) and NV should be out in a few months ?right?. So a better option than SLI might be to buy a single X800 XL (relatively inexpensive and good performance for the resolution he?s running at 12x10), and see what the new cards are like. Then, if you want to upgrade then in a few months to something potentially a lot faster you could unload the XL for a decent price and buy a single card with the latest technology.
Cool- that is why I do the benchmarks, etc..
(not for the fun of watching them cycle, believe it or not
)Thanks!
rollo,
I find it amusing that with all the info and independant web sites testing all the various gear we have, that some trolls will doubt your posted test scores. I could understand if we were posting results 50-100% faster. But as soon as you type anything that you run and run again, they start screaming pics proof we have to have proof. I for one do not get my jollies putting bu!!shi! scores up. I and alot of us work hard and spend good money to achieve the results we achieve.
I find all this discussion about sli to be funny. I for one enjoy playing with my setup. It's kind of cool to be a beta tester of new technology. It seems that some people have lost sight that it is new and will have its bugs. But as time passes I thnk we are going to see some amazing results with it. I went with the 6600gt to test the waters. As prices go down and technology improve I will upgrade. I have 2 kids that will benefit when I upgrade. Cost effective for me. And I did not spend $700-100 on video cards. $400 more like it. And I am beating 6800u without even overclocking my cards. What happens when nvidia improves the sli drivers in the next few months.
So my friends out there do not dispare. ATI and Nvidia will always be competing for our dollars. No need to beat each other up just because fanboy1 has a better card than fanboy2. I am a fan of whatever card happens to be in my system at the time.
I can't wait for ATI to come up with thier sli solution. Boy oh boy are alot of people here going to be changing thier tune.
I find it amusing that with all the info and independant web sites testing all the various gear we have, that some trolls will doubt your posted test scores. I could understand if we were posting results 50-100% faster. But as soon as you type anything that you run and run again, they start screaming pics proof we have to have proof. I for one do not get my jollies putting bu!!shi! scores up. I and alot of us work hard and spend good money to achieve the results we achieve.
I find all this discussion about sli to be funny. I for one enjoy playing with my setup. It's kind of cool to be a beta tester of new technology. It seems that some people have lost sight that it is new and will have its bugs. But as time passes I thnk we are going to see some amazing results with it. I went with the 6600gt to test the waters. As prices go down and technology improve I will upgrade. I have 2 kids that will benefit when I upgrade. Cost effective for me. And I did not spend $700-100 on video cards. $400 more like it. And I am beating 6800u without even overclocking my cards. What happens when nvidia improves the sli drivers in the next few months.
So my friends out there do not dispare. ATI and Nvidia will always be competing for our dollars. No need to beat each other up just because fanboy1 has a better card than fanboy2. I am a fan of whatever card happens to be in my system at the time.
I can't wait for ATI to come up with thier sli solution. Boy oh boy are alot of people here going to be changing thier tune.
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Even ATI changed their tune after first dismissing Nvidia's SLI. I wonder if all the people who said SLI was a waste of cash will up and rebel against ATI's AMR as well. Saying its a waste of cash. Not likely huh.... Whether ATI still believe's SLI is a bad idea or not, they are now forced to come up with a competitive alternative. AMR. I'm sure when ATI comes up with a revolutionary new idea (this comment for all fanbois: We know that nvidia's SLI is a revision of the purchased 3dFX technology and is in no way whatsoever revolutionary :roll: ) Nvidia will probably have to cough up something similar.
note* I can't believe I actually felt the need to put a disclaimer in my post!! LOL..
Cheers to all fans of all sizes, shapes and colors.
ATI saw that people would pay for an entirely separate video card. Their original plan was to release dual GPU cards (still may happen) but you and I both don't care what performance costs. They know this and so does nVidia. We used to pay ~300 for THE top of the line and now it is more than double that. I am going to throw up now because I read the OP. Please just do a tad of research before you post.
I still like the idea of one fast card over two slower cards, the (2) 6600GT's in SLi vs (1) 6800 Ultra being a prime example. What would be the cats meow is if you could mix (2) different cards, ie., (1) of the current fastest cards mixed with (1) from a newer generation.
Drivers might be an issue among other things :evil:
Drivers might be an issue among other things :evil:
Latest roadmap still shows a second quarter '05 release for R520 in both AGP and PCI-E flavors.
http://www.hkepc.com/bbs/attachments/atiroadmap_t5cj.jpg?sid=kD6MmH7q
i still have yet to purchase any vid card. Im now leaning towards a retail eVGA 6800 Ultra thats going for about $80 more than the BFG 6800 GT. I want to wait a while and save up for another 6800ultra down the road. If a next gen card arrives and leaves these 6800ultras in the dust Ill consider it(the next gen card), but will not hold my breath on that. Again my goal here is to run any game on max settings with AA and AF all up on the 12x10 rez without ever dropping below 75 fps ever.
ive come to understand that their can be problems runing sli cards if they dont have the same bios onboard. Can a slightly newer bios on one of two perfectly identical card really foul up a sli setup??? or is this just some bs im hearing to promote more card sales. My source for this was bfg and evga tech support.
Keysplayr
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Thats just not going to happen. If you would bother to do some searching for SLI benchmarks, and I don't mean just one review site, you would have a much better idea about the performance you can expect from any given SLI setup paired with a similar platform to yours. Not dropping below 75fps EVER at max settings at 1280x1024 with full AA/AF on ANY game is just not a realistic outlook for SLI. There are many games that you can obtain these results, but in no way shape or form can you expect all of them to.
I would do some searching and take notes.
Ill have a gig of system ram and a gig of video ram!!!! yay, and only for just under two frikin grand; what a bargin. Nah, maybe not, think Im gonna buy the bfg 6800 ultra with the 256 ram on pcx and wait for the next gen to come out. Sell this one on the wheelin and dealin forum for about $400 and grab a couple of the G70 GT versions. SLI those and live in graphics heaven.
Just a heads up... when the 'g70' or whatever next generation card comes out, the ultra won't be worth $400 used. It's only $500 retail new to begin with. Look at how much a used 5950 ultra or 9800xt costs used now...
Good call not dropped 2k if money is even remotely an issue. I'd just buy a 6800gt and save a little, but that's just me. Enjoy
Good call not dropped 2k if money is even remotely an issue. I'd just buy a 6800gt and save a little, but that's just me. Enjoy
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