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| Re: Holy Hell Didja see the new ati toyshop demo? [message #179167 is a reply to message #178500] |
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Cybie1111
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That demo does show the power of the x1800 at work. It is well done. ATi has really improved in their imaging technology over the past year.
But overall, nVidia takes the year 2005 crown. Even though ATi has more technologically advanced cards, nVidia's quick realeases of the 7800 series and their SLI multi-gpu technology have delt bad blows to ATi. Due to the technological research, ATi had to delay the Crossfire multi-gpu technlology about 6 months and their next-gen cards also had a significant delay in their releases. Sorry to be off-topic on this last part but i believe this should have in impact on which graphics card you want to buy. 
BTW, if u guys think that im a nVidia fanboy, ive been using ATi graphics cards for the past 3 years. I currently own a X700 pro and i will continue using ATi. I never had any problems using their products. 
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| Re: Holy Hell Didja see the new ati toyshop demo? [message #179223 is a reply to message #179167] |
Mon, 14 November 2005 23:59 |
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mmh i have the nvidia 6800 gt and im thinking of going up to twin 7800 gtx on amd board or a x1800 xt crossfire setup on amd
{def amd board with a fx53-57 cpu}
but given all the reviews about nvidia and ati i still cant decide..plus i wanna wait a few months either for the radeons price to drop or for a 512 mb gtx *drools*
ps.. if yall give me enough money to buy both setups ill test the living bejesus outta em and give unbiased accurate reviews.plus give the loser [still a potent machine] away to one of yall...25 bux entry fee.... 
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| Re: Holy Hell Didja see the new ati toyshop demo? [message #179482 is a reply to message #178500] |
Wed, 16 November 2005 22:44 |
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oh if yall would be kind enough to let me test sli vs crossfire systems i would gladly give the lower performing sys away free.
imagine $1400 worth of nvidia goodness.. mmmmm
EDIT. i figure maybe $435 for gtx [x2 for sli] $200 for decent mobo
$850 for a fx55
$600 for a radeon x1800 [srry no crossfire till ati releases master cards] $200 mobo and $850 fx55
i can supply 2 gb 2.5 4 4 8 ram for test purposes only, winner responsible for ram. [u will never need 2 gb unless u running photoshop type app]
since tests include no sound there is no reason to buy a sound card, although it is recomended that you do buy a decent quality card if you win, tinny gunshots and crackley explosions sux.
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| Re: wanna win a x1800radeon or 7800 gtx setup?? [message #179606 is a reply to message #179518] |
Thu, 17 November 2005 23:29 |
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| caveman wrote on Thu, 17 November 2005 09:16 |
There is no CrossFire it went down the drain, although ATI's new 1800XT has high specs i would much rather the Nividia 7800GTX 512, Being because the NV has 24 Pipelines whilst the ATI only has 16.. maybe this will change with the 1850XT but at this current moment in time NV will be the best card for performace by a mile!
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There are crossfire cards and motherboards on sale, just looks for them instead of complaing about it.
BTW, Just because the 7800 GTX has more pixel Pipelines than a X1800 dosent mean its more powerful.
Here are some links to get the new 512 MB version of the GTX.. get ready to pay up.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E168141430 44
This one above will not be in stock until next week.
The one below is currently in stock.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-det ails.asp?EdpNo=1648399&Sku=E145-7812
This version of the GTX has higher core clock and memory speeds. The memory effective speed is rated at 1750 mhz(825 mhz using new samsung GDDR 3 K4J52324QC-BJ11 series rated at 900 mhz max) and the Core speed is rated at 580 mhz.
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Really good motherboards don't have to cost $200, check your prices. One of the best for SLi and gaming is around $150.
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The Crossfire motherboards have just been realesed. Just wait for an extra month or two and the prices will drop just like any other new motherboard or graphics card(s). 
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| Re: wanna win a x1800radeon or 7800 gtx setup?? [message #179964 is a reply to message #178500] |
Mon, 21 November 2005 02:13 |
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AMD has always had a better architecture.
Back when Intel were increasing clock speeds to make more sales, AMD focused on their architecture, achieveing the same performance at lower clock speeds.
Once Intel hit the ceiling on power/heat with the P4's, AMD just kept on going and overtook them. Heck, AMD are still 1 step ahead with their current cores.
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