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Image quality Plus speed is reason enough to go 8800.
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easyrider said:
FS-9 is above 30, FS-X is above 20. BF2 is above 60, CoD2 in DX7 mode is 85 all the time, DX9 without AA and AF is very, very poor
, FarCry is coming soon.I must have FPS above 50 in a Combat game, but in sims 20-30 is fine with me.
X1900XTX isn't slow, G80 is 10-100% quicker than it (Im
at the CoD DX9 benchmark tho, 97% quicker )Its like the 9800 to X800 jump. That was double the performance.
Ill buy my next GPU ~ 1/2 months after R600. Then we will know who is king
Concorde Rules said:I would buy one. The IQ looks great ands its very powerful. But the IQ is compared to last gen, and we have no idea what R600 will look like.
BUT
1) It can't fold.
2) Within the last 2 months I bought a X1900XTX.
3) ATi's R600 offering will be able to fold and MAY smash G80 into little pieces, well it should do, ATi had 4 extra months to work on it.
If you have a GX2/X1900XT/7900GTX and you game at below 1600x1200 then its still in my view a waste of money.
I think its only FEAR/Oblivion that X1900s/7900s can't cope with at 6xAA and 16xAF, well why do you want to spend £100/200 to get 4xAA/4xAF more
I'm quite happy with my X1900XTX at 6xAA and 16xAF at 1600x1200. So ill keep my money thanks
r600 will at best match g80 but i doubt it will "smash G80 into little pieces" looking at ati's track record r600 will probably end up showing its face by the time nvidia is set to do its g80 refresh.
LoadsaMoney said:Yup, who cares about Dx10, you got the fastest DX9 card on the planet, single card that whoops 2x in SLi/Crossfire, will everyone bugger off about Dx10, as no ones bought the G80 for Dx10, about time everyone realised this.
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Concorde Rules said:FS-9 is above 30, FS-X is above 20. BF2 is above 60, CoD2 in DX7 mode is 85 all the time, DX9 without AA and AF is very, very poor
I must have FPS above 50 in a Combat game, but in sims 20-30 is fine with me.
X1900XTX isn't slow, G80 is 10-100% quicker than it (Im
Its like the 9800 to X800 jump. That was double the performance.
Ill buy my next GPU ~ 1/2 months after R600. Then we will know who is king
But my GX2 was faster than your card and I see gains across the board.
Stop justifying having old tech.
Things have moved on.
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I have got to say the IQ on the 8800 is amazing. I'm currently playing NWN2 and its a different game compared to my SLI GTO's. The colours are more vivid. The textures are really sharp. The text is crisp and its so fluid. It's really like going from SKY to SKY HD. Its like everything is now in focus.
Hopefully people know by now I am no fan boy. I have owned and sold X1900's ( check my trust ), X800, 7800, 7900 ..... I buy what is best at the time but this card is just something else. Nvidia have just done one amazing job with this card and its only going to get better with future driver releases. This card to me puts anything tech related in the shade including the launch of the C2D.
Buy it!
I guarantee you won't be disappointed
Hopefully people know by now I am no fan boy. I have owned and sold X1900's ( check my trust ), X800, 7800, 7900 ..... I buy what is best at the time but this card is just something else. Nvidia have just done one amazing job with this card and its only going to get better with future driver releases. This card to me puts anything tech related in the shade including the launch of the C2D.
Buy it!
I guarantee you won't be disappointed
easyrider said:
Please try to remember that £120 is probably what a lot of people spend on a graphics card.
£500 on a graphics card alone to most people is lunacy, however, if I had £500 to blow on a single PC component then I would order one in a flash, most people can't justify spending £500 on a graphics card, I'm happy for all of you guys that can and hope you love them, lets's face it at ultra high resolutions It is simply the best option. Anyone slating them as a decent card is simply in the wrong, however £500 would pay for a holiday for my entire family so I'll give it a miss but look on with green eyes
And then laugh my head off in a few months when they are £300
Enjoy them quickly while they are still the fastest option, they won't be for long.
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Well ive been using a 9800XT for the past 2 years, and up until the 8th november there hasnt been a gfx card that had tempted me as much as the 8800 does. Which is why im ordering one on tuesday.
Sweetloaf said:And then laugh my head off in a few months when they are £300
We all know this.Its nothing new.
Guys on here are coming from top Xfire/SLI sloutions and can upgrade for little money.
This is what this thread is about.
Not booing and moaning that you would rather have a holiday with the cash.
Its a top hardware forum.
People buy top cards.
The point of this thread is that the 8800 is not just an upgrade.Its a new way of at looking at GFX cards.
easyrider said:
OMG.
What is it with all this blatent fanboyism?
Can you not look what you're saying and notice how stupid you sound?
To some people, FIVE HUNDRED QUID is TWO MONTHS RENT. Yes, that's right. They can have a roof eover their heads, or the most overpriced card in existence.
You want to wave your nVidia e-penis all over the boards, you do it. I'll stick to living within my means thanks.
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Cyber-Mav said:
I reckon so, is'nt AF meant to be practicly free on the 8800's.
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Tute said:OMG.
What is it with all this blatent fanboyism?
Can you not look what you're saying and notice how stupid you sound?
To some people, FIVE HUNDRED QUID is TWO MONTHS RENT. Yes, that's right. They can have a roof eover their heads, or the most overpriced card in existence.
You want to wave your nVidia e-penis all over the boards, you do it. I'll stick to living within my means thanks.
WHAT !!!?
, are you jealous or something, what is your problem ?, if someone like my self (or anyone for that matter) for example wants to spend £500 on a new graphics card then what's wrong with that, since this card has been out there has been nothing but people trolling these forums putting people down indirectly for purchasing the 8800gtx, WHY?,and ?, does that mean then nobody on the planet can't spend money on thier hobbys because people have to pay rent
, there's people out there spending thousands on art, cars, boats, jewellery, clothes, etc, spend £500 on a graphics card and it's like we're commiting a deadly sin or something.Just save your energy and stop worrying about us.
Tute said:
bah 500 quid is less than a weeks wages to me, thats not a bad trade for a graphics setup that lasts me for 1 year. so for 1 week of work i can have over 1 year of return from the card. not bad at all.
why are you worried about the price of this card? those that can;t afford it won;t buy it and its as simple as that. and the smart guys out there will nto touch this new tech card until its price is down to under 200 quid.
lowrider007 said:WHAT !!!?
and ?, does that mean then nobody on the planet can't spend money on thier hobbys because people have to pay rent
Just save your energy and stop worrying about us.
Because i'm fed up with all the rubbish you all spout about this card and what it can/can't do.
To put it in even simpler terms if the GX2 is like a 3 hour session with your girlfriend/boyfriend/whatever in bed, then the 8800GTX is like 24 hours with the entire girls aloud band and several gallons of lube
It's a video card, not an orgasm.
What on earth is it really going to do that Dx9 cards can't? Dx10 is like the jump to Dx9c... pretty much nothing at all.
It's not much of a jump from a GX2 either - if you want a big jump, try FX5950U to 6800U. That's a notable jump.
All this "it's worth it for IQ nonsense" - since when did you buy games to look at pretty lights and wall textures? Doesn't anyone PLAY games anymore?
If you want that, go out on the moors or something. That's more of a detailed and beautiful view than any graphics card will ever give.And no, I don't care about what you spend on cards. I'm just putting the facts down for would-be-buyers who actually believe that this card will radically change their lives. Don't tell me, the 9800GTX is going to be a life changer too!
THE card is with out doubt the King by a long way when it comes to dx9 stuff & that's why its such a high price because even 2 of the true top single gpu cards in sli/crossfire cant touch it & how much would they set you back £350-400 each plus no dx10 & less memory and less IQ, so they take the price of 2 last gen cards & slap some more on because you are getting more than just being faster than the last gen.
I think its because its just one card & that people are having trouble with but not having as much a problem with people spending £600-800 worth on 2 gfx cards 4 or so months back.
Its mostly psychological.
Things have not been so good in a while as now ATI will have to pull there socks up as well as AMD. they both had an edge that they were resting on for to long.
Prices for gfx & cpu are much cheaper because of the shifting except for the top of the range cutting edge stuff as there is always times when there is no competition. Just think of 2 of those 8800 in sli on a 30" Dell maxed out.
I think its because its just one card & that people are having trouble with but not having as much a problem with people spending £600-800 worth on 2 gfx cards 4 or so months back.
Its mostly psychological.
Things have not been so good in a while as now ATI will have to pull there socks up as well as AMD. they both had an edge that they were resting on for to long.
Prices for gfx & cpu are much cheaper because of the shifting except for the top of the range cutting edge stuff as there is always times when there is no competition. Just think of 2 of those 8800 in sli on a 30" Dell maxed out.
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