2900pro 512bit Interface Confirmed.....by HIS

Andric · 17 Sep 2007 at 09:23

very very very tempting to get one for crossfire with my existing xt. any downsides to that? - rig can definitly handle crossfire.

jrodga2k5 · 17 Sep 2007 at 09:38

Gibbo said:
Hi there
Confirmed the 2900 Pro is a 512-bit memory interface. It is identical to the 2900 XT, except for lower clock speeds.

Thanks Gibbo

may the speculation end! this card will be a great addition and looks like a complete bargain!

Now just keep us updated mate as I will order as soon as there is a confirmed date of arrival!

jrodga2k5 · 17 Sep 2007 at 09:38

Andric said:
very very very tempting to get one for crossfire with my existing xt. any downsides to that? - rig can definitly handle crossfire.

Would probably just downclock your XT to the speeds of the pro I believe

gurusan · 17 Sep 2007 at 09:45

If it's just a short term product with only a few thousand sales then how can it upset nvidia? :confused:

gareth170 · 17 Sep 2007 at 09:52

jrodga2k5 said:
Would probably just downclock your XT to the speeds of the pro I believe

no. it wouldn't... each card world run at its own clock speed..when i had a x1600xt and x1650pro in crossfire they ran at they own clock speeds.

also u can overclock each card to different speeds...

RaiderX · 17 Sep 2007 at 10:03

if the 2900 pro has the same core as the XT, just lower clocks, then it should clock to the same speeds as the XT

jrodga2k5 · 17 Sep 2007 at 10:11

gareth170 said:
no. it wouldn't... each card world run at its own clock speed..when i had a x1600xt and x1650pro in crossfire they ran at they own clock speeds.

also u can overclock each card to different speeds...

Think im getting confused with Sli tbh but I thought that was the case with crossfire, like with the old master cards, must be different from what I thought then

gareth170 · 17 Sep 2007 at 10:12

RaiderX said:
if the 2900 pro has the same core as the XT, just lower clocks, then it should clock to the same speeds as the XT

but its 55mm so less power. so i don't think it would... also ati meant put something in the card bios so u can't overclock it the high...

RaiderX · 17 Sep 2007 at 10:14

gareth170 said:
but its 55mm so less power. so i don't think it would... also ati meant put something in the card bios so u can't overclock it the high...

the 1st ones are still 80nm, the ones in november are 55

jrodga2k5 · 17 Sep 2007 at 10:17

gareth170 said:
also ati meant put something in the card bios so u can't overclock it the high...

These will probably be parts that didnt quite make the grade to the speeds of the XT or they will simply be XT's donclocked and disguised! They wont put an overclock limit apart from their own software so just using ATi Tool, Riva Tuner will probably be sufficent

gareth170 · 17 Sep 2007 at 10:20

RaiderX said:
the 1st ones are still 80nm, the ones in november are 55

so is the 1st ones limited? and the ones in november will be long term available ?

jrodga2k5 · 17 Sep 2007 at 10:21

gareth170 said:
so is the 1st ones limited? and the ones in november will be long term available ?

Probably, I dont mind the power hungry one tho

gareth170 · 17 Sep 2007 at 10:28

last question. will the november ones be the same price?

jrodga2k5 · 17 Sep 2007 at 11:01

gareth170 said:
last question. will the november ones be the same price?

No one knows, not even Gibbo on that one I guess since he knows as much as us about them right now! I would assume around the £150-170 mark though

Drukk · 17 Sep 2007 at 11:30

Now this is the first card thats interested me since I got an X1900XT along time ago. Finally, a high end well priced card!

Hyper · 17 Sep 2007 at 12:28

Any idea if I would see any performance increase if I moved over from my BFG 8800GTS 320mb to one of these.

I game at 1680x1050 mainly so I think my current card with only 320mb is holding me back on this resolution.

What are your thoughts?

jrodga2k5 · 17 Sep 2007 at 12:29

Hyper said:
Any idea if I would see any performance increase if I moved over from my BFG 8800GTS 320mb to one of these.

I game at 1680x1050 mainly so I think my current card with only 320mb is holding me back on this resolution.

What are your thoughts?

At this time no one knows mate

we have no benchies so we wont know until a couple of weeks!

Hyper · 17 Sep 2007 at 12:31

Ok, one of the main things that is also tempting me is the black box that is also included.

Tom|Nbk · 17 Sep 2007 at 12:41

Bargain alert.

JediFragger · 17 Sep 2007 at 12:44

Gibbo said:
Hi there

From what is currently available Abit IP35 Pro is one of the best boards and that is in stock.

Next board from Asus features X38 chipset and to give a clue as to its name here is a hint:-
"What we do in life echoes in eternity"

I am sure that will give it away as to what the new top-end X38 based board will be from Asus.

I'm so Glad of that new name