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Who with a 8800 series is getting R600?

melbourne720 said:
I've gone from 6600 GT to a 6800 GS (small jump), and then to a 8800 GTS (large jump). Both sorts of upgrade have merit. Large jumps give huge differences in performance, small jumps mean you don't need to upgrade the rest of your PC at the same time! :)
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well im guessing you're meaning going from AGP to PCI-E by the large jump.. so yeah,.. that is different.. you do have to change a lot then, but if you were already on PCI-E you wouldnt need to change everything else, so that example is situational...
 
Willis said:
Yes this is true but how much have you spent on the cooling system to get it to 3.7, are you not using a Phase unit which cost a few hundred pounds to get set up. But if your using a cheap cooler then i take my hat of to you ;)
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No :D
 
iCe-BLaZeD said:
well im guessing you're meaning going from AGP to PCI-E by the large jump.. so yeah,.. that is different.. you do have to change a lot then, but if you were already on PCI-E you wouldnt need to change everything else, so that example is situational...
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I take your point, my example was slightly misleading. But the general idea is that if you wait for ages, even if you had a PCI-E motherboard, you'd probably have to get a new power supply for the new power hungry card, the CPU might be severely bottlenecking it and need upgrading, new case because the new gfx card doesn't fit, etc...
 
iCe-BLaZeD said:
which is true if its new gen... or if it has a new shader model or rendering ability... but what your talking about is going from a 88xx series to a R600.. isnt R600 the same gen as the 8xxx series as 7800/900/950 was to the raddy x1900/950 etc

that is why it is pointless its not about wasting money in terms of something that is needed for new technological advancements in rendering, its about wasting money for no advancement other than a few measly FPS... unless the R600 turns out to be a monster magical card that significally improves FPS or image quality to a degree that is amazing there is no point
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R600 will be worth more in 6months...

Hence the purchase.

Meaning nominal outlay now....
Nominal outlay then
 
melbourne720 said:
I take your point, my example was slightly misleading. But the general idea is that if you wait for ages, even if you had a PCI-E motherboard, you'd probably have to get a new power supply for the new power hungry card, the CPU might be severely bottlenecking it and need upgrading, new case because the new gfx card doesn't fit, etc...
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haha, i take your point too, didnt think of bottlenecks/power etc.. does happen i guess ;p
 
easyrider said:
R600 will be worth more in 6months...

Hence the purchase.

Meaning nominal outlay now....
Nominal outlay then
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since nvidia will most likely release a revision or (unlikely i guess) new generation within 6-12months i doubt the R600 will be worth all that
 
iCe-BLaZeD said:
since nvidia will most likely release a revision or (unlikely i guess) new generation within 6-12months i doubt the R600 will be worth all that
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R600 will allow the process to continue
 
Im doing a full Vista (ultimate OEM) upgrade includiing an 8800GTX this weekend and I really hope it keeps me going for a good while yet.

If the image quality is substantially better on R600 or the performance difference is enormous (possible but unlikely) then I MIGHT consider it but the only thing I am really contemplating doing in the near future is to get a 2nd 24" widescreen and sell of my 2005FPW to subsidise it.

Of course being hardware enthusiasts some are able to upgrade faster than others and with higher specs - and as long as its not from ill-gotten gains then good on you (still woudlnt stop all of the envious looks etc at having a quad core or whatever) :D
 
Looking a the timescales, R600 will be out after the G80 refresh (or pretty much at the same time) so there could be an extra "jump" inbetween 8800GTX and R600. Whether its worth getting both is another matter. For the hassle/money saved/spent probably isn't worth it. Might mean those of us running single GTX's can pick up a second for SLI cheap when people start making the switch tho!
 
There's a seasonal aspect too. I barely power up my PC in the Summer. I played maybe about 10hrs of games in the summer compared to 100s in the winter - I use it all the time during the cold dark evenings....

I'll take look in September when the summer's over and all this new technology has settled down. I get more use out of it then.
 
OC_A64 said:
Looking a the timescales, R600 will be out after the G80 refresh (or pretty much at the same time) so there could be an extra "jump" inbetween 8800GTX and R600. Whether its worth getting both is another matter. For the hassle/money saved/spent probably isn't worth it. Might mean those of us running single GTX's can pick up a second for SLI cheap when people start making the switch tho!
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SSssshhh, let them upgrade and we reap the benefits ;)
 
w3bbo said:
SSssshhh, let them upgrade and we reap the benefits ;)
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Yeah,

Its no secret...People like me keep technology moving.

We don't hang around like vultures looking for scraps...

We soar like eagles! :D

Whats your point...again?
 
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R600 up and running, making ATI partners happy

ATI recently demonstrated its R600 cards to partners and the good thing is that it put a smile back on their faces.
The AIBs (Add-in Board partners) didn’t see the real McCoy as this was a developer’s card powered with GDDR3 memory only but it was enough to impress the present lads.

The GDDR4 version and the official launch is still scheduled for March time probably shortly before Cebit. The partners are happy with the performance and they are confident that the new baby can make G80 run for its pixels.

The first R600 with GDDR3 memory was a huge card, the biggest ever built but the GDDR4 version will end up a bit shorter. The first R600 was significantly longer than Nvidia's G80.
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From the inq, if this is true Tata G80 :eek: :) .
 
iCe-BLaZeD said:
nor does anyone else, they just upgrade when its worth upgrading ;)
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Your sounding like Shock-FM now..

Change the record please?

Yes I upgrade when its worth upgrading...

Before my GTX ;) plummets in price
 
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