8800 Ultra Pre Orders

RaiderX · 2 May 2007 at 14:11

looking at the list of 8800s i noticed that the 8800 Ultra is now pre-ordering. specs seem better than i would have thought. 102.8GBPS memory bandwidth, when is the actual release date for these?

Link: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-049-BG&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=877

Nogimmix · 2 May 2007 at 14:14

That is a huge monster!! :eek:

I'm trying my best to be Carbon Neutral too.

jrodga2k5 · 2 May 2007 at 14:20

hmmmm price sucks

Tom|Nbk · 2 May 2007 at 14:21

Psycho Sonny · 2 May 2007 at 14:22

im just awaiting the post where sum idiot says, im gettin 2 of these so i can SLI them to play source on my low res tft

sunlitsix · 2 May 2007 at 14:22

a review here

http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/428/

the spec differences between the GTX and Ultra

melbourne720 · 2 May 2007 at 14:25

Good spot, I'd rather spend the same money on the water cooled one tbh (providing I had a water loop)

schnipps · 2 May 2007 at 14:30

Psycho Sonny said:
im just awaiting the post where sum idiot says, im gettin 2 of these so i can SLI them to play source on my low res tft

To be fair you will need this for anything above 1024x768

jrodga2k5 · 2 May 2007 at 14:30

Basically faster at high high res! As expected, will probably be enough to maintain the fastest card crown for the meantime

nbkpsycho · 2 May 2007 at 14:51

Price is a joke tbh considern the small performance increase (if you would even notice any over a GTX).

Sh4rkie · 2 May 2007 at 14:57

Well the guru3d review had me up to the STALKER benchmarks:

http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/428/10/

"The 3D engine shines in a few key areas, all crucial in shaping the game's atmosphere. It's got a huge draw distance, which leads to the palpable feeling that this is a big world. Lighting and shadowing are it's other big strengths. For this benchmark we have the in-game settings at maximum (AA/AF enabled), Dynamic lighting was disabled as this feature is really for next-gen graphics cards performance wise."

If they haven't used dynamic lighting and using static lighting that's Direct X 8 paths, the game is massively different between the two and is beyond me why they didn't test it fully.

mmj_uk · 2 May 2007 at 15:03

nbkpsycho said:
Price is a joke tbh considern the small performance increase (if you would even notice any over a GTX).

It's not like they are expecting to sell a bucketload though, this card is just there to say "We are the best!" and obviously all the hardcore e-penis chasers not content with not having the best will upgrade their GTX for one.

Lanz · 2 May 2007 at 15:07

Wow, what a bargain for something that's only 10% faster than a GTS

Sime · 2 May 2007 at 15:10

Oh my word, was thinking about buying the Ultra with the step up programme, but id be paying as much differance as I would if i wanted to just buy a GTX. Crazy prices!

Although this may mean GTX prices may drop. W00t!

Arcane · 2 May 2007 at 15:11

im gettin 2 of these so i can SLI them to play source on my low res tft.

Massive Attack · 2 May 2007 at 15:13

LMFAO

sunlitsix · 2 May 2007 at 15:14

Sime said:
Although this may mean GTX prices may drop. W00t!

they wont

Sean_UK · 2 May 2007 at 15:14

Going by that linked review and price, hardly worth overlooking the GTX for one tbh...

Fr0dders · 2 May 2007 at 15:17

£530 ???

an extra £150 + (depending on which model) for a couple of extra fps

they're having a laugh surely !!

The Halk · 2 May 2007 at 15:17

Tested my GTX last night and it's stable at 661 on the core. I'm guessing the Ultras will be better speedbinned chips, a bit more hardware on the card to make overclocking easier for them. But essentially just a GTX running faster.

If I was going to buy a card now, with the intentions of overclocking the Ultra I would expect to clock higher, but really the differences aren't big ones.

A shame they didn't do a double card, for quad SLi. (Not that I'd be interested). That might have had ATI jumping off cliffs