AMD Releases Final R600 Spec

[vairo]

there is no longer a need for the external cable found on the Radeon X1000 series CrossFire. There is no Master card, as was the case with other high-end CrossFire setups. Any Radeon X2900 can act as the Master card.

thats a good one!
btw what could be the price for X2900 XTX with 1gb memmory? i was hoping to align with the market and not to pay more than 300 quid :/

 

[metalmackey]

Will the next gen cards come with a nuclear reactor as standard?

 

[dbmzk1]

I seem to remember everyone saying the same thing about every single card ever released. "OMG it uses so much power my PC will explode".

 

[RobertN]

Interesting the parallels between the 9700 and the geforce 5 series

where geforce 5 could not do dx9 correctly and now they are saying the 8800 is not a true dx10 card

this could be why nvidia cannot get vista drivers out also how it struggles in 360 ports not saying this is the case but is a bit suss

i know the 360 uses ati hardware but is still some sort of dx9-10 hybrid in the 360 so you think a nvidia card if it was dx compliant would handle it better

 

[LLBDTiberio]

Damn, was hoping for a release in midmarch .
Oh well, just means it'll coincide with my new keyboard and mousemat.
My 700W PSU should be able to take this card fine, but I won't get 2 just yet .
Any idea as to when they will be available for preorder?

 

[Junk]

Interesting the parallels between the 9700 and the geforce 5 series

where geforce 5 could not do dx9 correctly and now they are saying the 8800 is not a true dx10 card

this could be why nvidia cannot get vista drivers out also how it struggles in 360 ports not saying this is the case but is a bit suss

i know the 360 uses ati hardware but is still some sort of dx9-10 hybrid in the 360 so you think a nvidia card if it was dx compliant would handle it better

who is saying its's not a true DX10 card ?

microsoft & nvidia seem to claim it is fully DX10. no hardware seems to have working vista drivers, it's quite usual for this to be the case with a new OS. microsoft tinkered with vista until the last minute and are still tinkering, like trying to hit a moving target!

 

[Naffa]

i know the 360 uses ati hardware but is still some sort of dx9-10 hybrid in the 360 so you think a nvidia card if it was dx compliant would handle it better

It's neither. DirectX is an application/hardware interface, it's basically how the program communicates with the graphics card (in this case). With the 360 it's a set piece of hardware. Everyone of them is exactly the same, meaning the games can be coded for that set spec. So an a/h interface isn't as prominent.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

I can't believe someones posted that fake level 5 article again.

 

[HighlandeR]

Anything goes Now we got comments like Geforce 8800 isnt a true DX10 card

I think we would have to wait another 3-4 weeks untill we see ATIs R600 and its own DX10 hardware/Drivers before judgement of Nvidias DX10 hardware/Drivers.

 

[CBP]

Nvidia are scheduled to release their true vista/dx10 drivers next week, so that should make things interesting

 

[jaykay]

how would one test dx10 with those drivers coming out next week

 

[CBP]

Sorry, misunderstanding there.

Here's whats been quoted from "ether.real":

I am currently at PDX, and they had a sweet presentation from nVidia. The highlights include:


-Vista WHQL drivers for the 8800 next week, with new revisions coming in March!

-plabable beta for Crysis on DX10 and G80!!!!!



And let me tell you....it looked absolutely ********.

 

[Duff-Man]

thats a good one!
btw what could be the price for X2900 XTX with 1gb memmory? i was hoping to align with the market and not to pay more than 300 quid :/

I'd be surprised if that model was less than £450 on release. You might be able to get the XT for not much more than £300 though, we'll have to wait and see.

 

[DBT85]

looks like my birthday will be a good time to go card shopping, ATI with the new cards and Nvidia with the refresh range as usual should mean some good buys to be had

 

[.:MBK:.]

oh great another 1 foot card...i'm gonna need a bigger case

 

[simonnance]

only the OEM is 12", the Retail was something like 9.5" wasnt it?

 

[.:MBK:.]

aye as a dual card setup job i think it says...will see at release anyway...as i think in a couple of months i might jump on the dx10 card bandwagon...depending on cashflow hehe

 

[jrodga2k5]

meh....speculation *shrugs shoulders at thread*