Here it comes.... at the end of the month - NVidia Fan Boyz

Joined: Nov 12, 2007 Posts: 351

9800 GX2

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=12124

Yes sir its here - apparently its gonna use 200w of power when cranked right up!!

Hmm Tasty might just get the one then Quad SLI using 400W when my current setup is eye candy enough......think I will plump just for the one!

End of March is it then - start saving them pennies...I am gald Battlefield Heroes is free cos I wont be able to afford anymore games this year (except bioshock which is in me cupboard unopened waiting for DX10.1 goodness)!!

Joined: Aug 04, 2006 Posts: 185 Location: Portsmouth

One day your going to have to have 2 towers one for the common pc parts the other to house the GFX card look at the size off it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Joined: Jun 19, 2007 Posts: 406 Location: London

I remember the old Sci-fi programs with the HUUGGGE computers all big blocks and flashing lights... these GFX cards keep growing it will be like that for us at home.

I would love one of those big ol' flashie computeres with 2x9800 sli linked with waterfall heatsinks 50gb memory cards and a motherboard thats so motherly it breastfeeds

Joined: Oct 11, 2006 Posts: 618

By the time i can afford one they'll be ancient tech anyways..

Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 1304

KopMcginty wrote:

By the time i can afford one they'll be ancient tech anyways..

I know how ya feel kop, all those people with nothing better to spend their money on lol.

Mrix i know you are gonna get these! Razz

Joined: Nov 12, 2007 Posts: 351

Cyrus sod of they are prolly only 25.78p in Canada - if they finally come out!!

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:37 pm

You will need a muthaboard for that shoe box!

Community Founder Joined: Jun 30, 2005 Posts: 2301

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Mrix i know you are gonna get these!

Nope not this time Laughing

what I got will keep me happy for a while yet Very Happy

cheers
|2es-mrix

Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 1304

starskysdad wrote:

Cyrus sod of they are prolly only 25.78p in Canada - if they finally come out!!

lol starsky, if they are that cheap i'm gonna start selling them to you guys!

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:00 am

Nvidia cheap? Rolling Eyes

The Nvidia 9800 series will replace the 8800 series. Their hopefully gonna cost less than the 8800 series to compete with ATI's cheaper Radeon 3800 series, but if they dont- it wouldnt suprise me. Christ you'll pay just under £500 for an 8800 Ultra, if you can still find one. thats like what? £100-150 more for like 4-5 fps more compared to the 8800 GTX, which some can come with larger memory sizes than the Ultra.

Now dont get the me wrong, the 9800 GX2 has a very high chacne of knocking the Radeon 3870 X2 GDDR3 of the top spot (thought 3870 X2 is coming in GDDR 4 versions soon and there is also a new revision for the 3800 series coming too) but its got alot of problems too. Due to its 'sandwich' design its extremely large and heavy, the heaviest GFX card ever!, which could cause shipping damages and such tings as PCI-E slots possibly being ripped off their sockets. As well as the fact that its runs VERY very hot! So superoir air flow, or even high-end water cooling, is gonna be needed to keep it at respectable temperatures- the early reference designs were actually physical so hot to touch they had warning stickers on them telling you not to touch them when it was on. Shocked

Though i believe it has been fixed now.

As the world of gaming knows, Nvidia's been sitting nicely at the top now for a while, my only concern is that they've released these cards too quick to combat ATI's cheaper graphics cards, and in turn make bad products and slightly damage their well grounded reputation. The fact that they wont support Direct X 10.1 with any of their lastest and future products could be a mistake too. P.S. Yes, Nvidia will support DirectX 11 when it comes out in the future.

Im really looking forward to seing how the 9800 series, especially the 9800 GX2, scores in benchmarking, especially against that of the 3870 X2 and its future revamps. And im also looking forward to how Nvidia is going to incoporate their newly bought AEGIA companys Physics processing into their products i.e GFX cards.

To put it simply, a sh*tloads going on right now Laughing

Cebit's in full swing and were aproaching Q2 of 2008

Joined: Nov 12, 2007 Posts: 351

Big case with 200mm fans mmmmm yummy that should do the trick Smile

Also the Q6600 Quad core is ridiculous price now well under 200notes 4x 3.2ghz any1 Smile

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:16 am

this is insanity!!!!!
where will it end??? progress is good, but not when it costs more than my car !!!
starsky i got my q6600 for about £153 from scan. bargain. you can get 3.2 relatively easy i understand (not tried yet)