MSI's 2600XT benched

[Tom|Nbk]

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1273&Itemid=1

Dosn't look too bad tbh, should have a very nice oc'ing headroom aswell .

 

[Slinky1989]

Looks like it's a dual slot. THAT I didn't expect, although it is fudzilla so I'm not holding my breath

 

[oweneades]

looks good although proper gaming benchmarks would be better (ie the HD2900XT does really well in 3dmarks but in game performance in some games is lacking - compared to the 8800GTS)

However I must say ATI need to get the price right on this card. Anything over £130-140 to me would be pointless as you may as well spend the extra on the 8800GTS 320mb.

This card needs to be quicker than the 8600GTS (not that hard a task) and undercut it on price.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1273&Itemid=1

Dosn't look too bad tbh, should have a very nice oc'ing headroom aswell .

Doesn't look to bad eh

Hardly it's a Fudzilla article I thought you'd at least know this by now.

 

[Tom|Nbk]

Doesn't look to bad eh

 

[Locky]

theres a little artical on the 1gb version of the 2900, when is the 2600 etc going to be relased for sale?

 

[Alex UK]

So how does this 2600XT compare with the 8600GT/S?

 

[Gerard]

Its a single slot cooler.

 

[willhub]

2546 for the CPU Score , thats far too low for a quad core, my E6600 gets 2800.

 

[ergonomics]

it wasnt a quad

they used a 6800 dual core, says at the bottom

 

[willhub]

it wasnt a quad

they used a 6800 dual core, says at the bottom

Never knew those actually existed.

 

[Journey]

QX6800 and X6800 are different CPU's

The (Q)X6800 is the Quad core version, then the X6800 is the Dual Core running at 2.93GHz.

 

[dante6491]

errr. wrong... the x6800 was the extreme edition when the c2d range was first released.

Edit: aimed at willhub not journey

 

[ergonomics]

x6800? yes they do.

 

[willhub]

I edited my post after searching google, how come dont OcUK stock the X6800?

 

[snowdog]

They did stock it, but not anymore, I suppose made obselete by the quads, because they were hardly costed anything more.

Hmmm am I the only one who is bothered by the low sm2.0 score?
Hmm it's just a bit faster than a 1950 pro in 3dm05, should have made the card 20-30% faster to be a worthy upgrade imo.
But yes good thing it beats 8600GTS, all we need is a proper price, instead of a conspiracy to keep prices high between amd & nvidia, roll on intell .

 

[willhub]

Its crippled by a 128bit memory interface as usual.

Its a shame really, from those pics on Fudzilla it looks like such a powerfull card, all black , looks preety long tho.

 

[ergonomics]

only at a high res though, im sure it will still be ok for lower res, same with the 8600 gt's