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Willis

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Ok now we have the 8800GT out today what cards are coming in the next few months eg from Nvidia and ATI, be good to let people know whats round the corner instead of of threads getting trashed with 'should i wait for the next XXXX card/what is coming out soon'. ;)
 
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the new 8800gts is out at the end of november isn't it?

and is the new 8800gtx not meant to be out for december sometime?
 
its a 2900 which is shrunk in size. But the 2900 has a tarnished name so they had tyo change it. Turns out that some places are saying that the 3800 is infact slower then the 2900. but then the names are confusing so ill wait and see. If so im confused. Ati already have the budget gpu market in their hansd with the 1950 pro and the 2400/600 why put moer in there when nvida are creaming them at the top?
 
ah, is very confusing because i fort that the 3800 would have been in their next generation of cards, and therefore better then the 2900. erm strange time to buy a graphics card atm i think ill wait till the smoke clears
 
i cant belive that it will be slower, seems to be utterly pointless card to make if it is so this is y i dont belive it. but if it was faster you would have fort that ATI would be making more noise about it, or maybe they just dont wana in case its not as good as they hope.
 
WarBird said:
the new 8800gts is out at the end of november isn't it?
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Nope. Stealth launch today. They'll quietly be replacing the ones already in retail, marked as overclocked versions. BFG have already announced theirs and sent one to HardOCP for review.
 
Well the 3800 is just the 2900 again with a bus cut to 256bit from 512, and on a smaller die, and as said above, they can't call them 2900's again as everyone will know how poor they are, so changing the name makes ppl think they are different/new cards, and not as poor as the 2900's, until they get them and discover they are the exact same cards. :eek:

Only reason Nvidia is calling their refreshed cards the same names, is because the 8800's are outstanding anyway, you know your buying a great card if you buy an 8 series, so no need for them to change the names of em. :)
 
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I'm looking to purchase a new GFX card soon as i have a 7900GT and want a bit more performance.

I take it i shouldnt pickup the 8800GTX then? I'm not looking to spend £450 for a GFX card, probably £300/max.
 
Lithium said:
I'm looking to purchase a new GFX card soon as i have a 7900GT and want a bit more performance.

I take it i shouldnt pickup the 8800GTX then? I'm not looking to spend £450 for a GFX card, probably £300/max.
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I believe ATi has some cracking cards out right about now.

 
Lithium said:
I'm looking to purchase a new GFX card soon as i have a 7900GT and want a bit more performance.

I take it i shouldnt pickup the 8800GTX then? I'm not looking to spend £450 for a GFX card, probably £300/max.
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Don't buy a GTX. Save your money and buy a GT and wait for the 9800 early next year.
 
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