Gibbo is getting an R600!!

Dutch Guy · 16 Apr 2007 at 10:11

Perhaps this has been mentioned already, but when is the NDA lifted?

megatron · 16 Apr 2007 at 10:45

Gibbo can u take a look at this thread plz?:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17715878

@Dutch Guy - Hey werent u a Don or something?

Gibbo · 16 Apr 2007 at 12:11

Hi there

Good news!

On launch day we will have stock on our shelves, so its gonna be a hard launch, not just a paper one.

Richdog · 16 Apr 2007 at 12:15

Gibbo said:
Hi there

Good news!

On launch day we will have stock on our shelves, so its gonna be a hard launch, not just a paper one.

Gibbo what's the approx launch date for the 1GB card?

neo202020 · 16 Apr 2007 at 12:15

Gibbo said:
Hi there

Good news!

On launch day we will have stock on our shelves, so its gonna be a hard launch, not just a paper one.

Sweet! I take it you're still not able to say when the day is or what the price will be? Are we talking about the whole range here btw, or just the XT?

Tute · 16 Apr 2007 at 12:27

Gibbo said:
Hi there

Good news!

On launch day we will have stock on our shelves, so its gonna be a hard launch, not just a paper one.

YES BUT WHEN!?!?

:mad:

Sh4rkie · 16 Apr 2007 at 13:31

Tute said:
YES BUT WHEN!?!?

^^ What Tute said

VeNT · 16 Apr 2007 at 13:44

from what happened to another site, I'm guessing gibbo is gonna stay tight lipped about this

Cyber-Mav · 16 Apr 2007 at 13:44

Tute said:
YES BUT WHEN!?!?

14th august.

Antx777 · 16 Apr 2007 at 13:50

Gibbo, with your modest setup (lol), will my super FX-55 single core (even more lol ) prove "too-little" for Such a powerful card like the R600?. That said, I was going for a 8800GTX (but for the drivers etc), to go with my CPU I have, as I now have a Samsung 226BW with 1650x1080 res.

So will a R600 Coupled with my AMD FX-55, along with my "higher" res, be ok with the R600? - "Bottleneck" seems to be a word thats been in me head all day

TIA

-Ant

Tom|Nbk · 16 Apr 2007 at 14:10

ihatelag said:
I think you hit the nail on the head "brace yourself" as that's what will happen when the PSU gets overloaded...at any point it could meltdown or blowup!

Nope anything over 550w will be fine. Sick of seeing people over react about the power requirements etc, FYI they wont be much more than the GTX if at all. You'll see.

LoadsaMoney · 16 Apr 2007 at 14:15

Yeah should be fine, i remember before the GTX came out, everyone was spouting bs about em needing about 1000w PSU's, when it came out was nowhere near.

Tom|Nbk · 16 Apr 2007 at 14:26

From the RUMOURS on the web its been said that R600XT will use around 200-230w, now i used X1900XT crossfire for months, this uses 240w, so I will be perfectly fine for the XT.

, it's the same old, new card gets announced, people cry about power requirements, when in actual fact the card may only use around 50-80w more than the GTX, BIG DEAL.

Gerard · 16 Apr 2007 at 15:15

Gibbo said:
Hi there

Good news!

On launch day we will have stock on our shelves, so its gonna be a hard launch, not just a paper one.

Well considering its been delayed out the wazoo im not really suprised, if they did a paper launch they may as well take any r600 inventory they have and bin it as people would be telling them where to cram it. :eek:

And when is launch day btw, some say this month others may sometime. :confused:

Deks · 16 Apr 2007 at 15:17

Tom|Nbk said:
From the RUMOURS on the web its been said that R600XT will use around 200-230w, now i used X1900XT crossfire for months, this uses 240w, so I will be perfectly fine for the XT. , it's the same old, new card gets announced, people cry about power requirements, when in actual fact the card may only use around 50-80w more than the GTX, BIG DEAL.

If you use your computer regulary for 8hrs per day. Over a 2 year period this 80w equates to £46.72 in extra power consumption (based on 10p per KWh).

Multiply this by the number of units sold think of the increase to the global carbon footprint and the damage to the environment.

Gotta to go light another candle

Deks

willhub · 16 Apr 2007 at 15:23

Deks said:
If you use your computer regulary for 8hrs per day. Over a 2 year period this 80w equates to £46.72 in extra power consumption (based on 10p per KWh).

Multiply this by the number of units sold think of the increase to the global carbon footprint and the damage to the environment.

Gotta to go light another candle

Deks

Haha, the X2900XT contributing to destroying the world

Dutch Guy · 16 Apr 2007 at 15:54

It's not just the power use at idle that can be worrying, my 8800GTS does not clock down in 2D mode, that together with the large die size means a much higher idle power use which is by no means a show stopper but is does cost more money to run.

willhub · 16 Apr 2007 at 16:02

Dutch Guy said:
It's not just the power use at idle that can be worrying, my 8800GTS does not clock down in 2D mode, that together with the large die size means a much higher idle power use which is by no means a show stopper but is does cost more money to run.

There must be a way to force 2D clocks on it using some software.

jrodga2k5 · 16 Apr 2007 at 16:24

1st week in May I bet!

Im happy with what I have but I will enjoy reading all about these things when their released

Deks · 16 Apr 2007 at 16:44

Dutch Guy said:
It's not just the power use at idle that can be worrying, my 8800GTS does not clock down in 2D mode, that together with the large die size means a much higher idle power use which is by no means a show stopper but is does cost more money to run.

Maybe its not the increase in CO2 gases destroying the ozone layer leading to global warming. Its only a theory but could it be the introduction of all these new high powered graphics cards running in everyone's computer that has caused the increase in world temperatures?

Time to write a letter to the PM me thinks

Deks