alanschu Posted July 31, 2006 Posted July 31, 2006 The reason why it outperforms at higher resolutions is because it has enough fillrate and power to make graphics less of a "bottleneck." If it's not winning at lower resolutions, it's because something else is the bottleneck. Unless the game has capped the framerate.
Kaftan Barlast Posted July 31, 2006 Posted July 31, 2006 I just dont think that two slower GPU's can outperform a single, faster one at low resolutions. The 7900GTX is actually faster than the GX2 at 1024x768 and lower DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
alanschu Posted July 31, 2006 Posted July 31, 2006 What exactly does the nVidia "SLI" do? Back in the old days, the Voodoo 2 SLI kicked the crap out of any single Voodoo2 at any resolution. I imagine nVidia's isn't the old style Scan Line Interleave, as video cards have so much more to do than just render textures now-a-days. It makes no sense why two cards would perform slower than a single one, unless there implementation philosophy is different, or the product just isn't running optimally. Bandwidth limitations? Though it's not like the old PCI bus that the Voodoo2s ran in were super fast either...
angshuman Posted July 31, 2006 Posted July 31, 2006 Dunno... dual cards have got to have *some* overheads somewhere that show up when both GPUs are not being fully utilized... that's probably when the sheer speed of one GTX trumps the massive width of the two cards. One scenario I can imagine involves memory latency: the GTX's memory is much higher clocked than the GX2's. So, if mem bandwidth is not getting hammered, then perhaps the GTX's lower latency yields benefits somewhere.
jaguars4ever Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 Dunno... dual cards have got to have *some* overheads somewhere that show up when both GPUs are not being fully utilized... that's probably when the sheer speed of one GTX trumps the massive width of the two cards. One scenario I can imagine involves memory latency: the GTX's memory is much higher clocked than the GX2's. So, if mem bandwidth is not getting hammered, then perhaps the GTX's lower latency yields benefits somewhere. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Fortunately memory can be overclocked. I have my 6800XT OC'd to 800 Mhz, so I could hazard a guess as to what the GX2's can be clocked to. I'd be curious to know what results that would yield.
angshuman Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 Fortunately memory can be overclocked. I have my 6800XT OC'd to 800 Mhz, so I could hazard a guess as to what the GX2's can be clocked to. I'd be curious to know what results that would yield. Well, that's just a 100MHz overclock. A GTX's memory runs at 1600MHz while a GX2's runs at 1200MHz. The cooling on a GX2 is a joke. I doubt either its core or its memory would survive any amount of overclocking. The card was designed from the start to be a slightly slow but gargantuan monster, while the GTX is more of a lean and mean machine. But then, as benchmarks show, the GX2 almost always trounces the GTX in most real-world situations. What would be interesting is a comparison between Quad-SLI GX2's (once the drivers are mature enough) and a pair of SLI'd GTX's. I have a strong suspicion the GTX's will win.
jaguars4ever Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 How much more do you think I can OC my card before it gets "too hot to handle," Angs?
alanschu Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 Dunno... dual cards have got to have *some* overheads somewhere that show up when both GPUs are not being fully utilized... that's probably when the sheer speed of one GTX trumps the massive width of the two cards. One scenario I can imagine involves memory latency: the GTX's memory is much higher clocked than the GX2's. So, if mem bandwidth is not getting hammered, then perhaps the GTX's lower latency yields benefits somewhere. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well this would make sense, as you've started to change other variables.
angshuman Posted August 1, 2006 Posted August 1, 2006 How much more do you think I can OC my card before it gets "too hot to handle," Angs? If you have a decent heatsink on your memory modules, you could probably try and take it up to 900, but I don't think I'm the right person to answer that question... I have little to no experience overclocking video RAM. What I meant by the "just 100MHz" in my previous post was that it was a small overclock compared to what you would have to achieve to get the GX2 up to the GTX's clock speed (+400MHz). In fact, 100MHz actually sounds like a nice overclock for 700MHz modules.
Tuerkek Posted August 2, 2006 Posted August 2, 2006 (edited) Current specs: AMD Sempron 3000+ 2.0 ghz 512 MB DDR333 ASUS A7V8X-LA, socket A, 2 GB max (333), AGP 8x/4x, generic cooling fan + HS, 250 W PSU 256 MB ATI X700 Pro AGP 8X 120 GB Samsung + 40 GB Maxtor DVD-RW 16x, DL Pending specs (hardware is en route): AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 2.4 ghz (estimated OCable @ 2880 MHz) 1 GB DDR 400 Corsair ValueSelect Gigabyte GA-K8VM800M, Socket 754, 2GB max (400), AGP 8x/4x, Arctic Cooling freezer fan + HS 40 CFM, 300 W PSU w/+3.3@18A,+5V@18A,+12V1@8A,+12V2@14.5A,-12V@0.5A,+5VSB@2.0A 256 MB ATI X700 Pro AGP 8X 120 GB Samsung + 40 GB Maxtor DVD-RW 16x, DL Upgrade price $297.90. Laptop (rofl, 6fps on kotor I/II): --Microsoft Edited August 2, 2006 by Tuerkek
Cantousent Posted August 5, 2006 Posted August 5, 2006 Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-B Blue Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case with one 120mm fan and four 80mm fans SeaSonic S12-600 ATX12V 600W Power Supply ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Blue LED Light Cooling Fan with Heatsink Logitech Z-2300 200 watts RMS 2.1 Speaker ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA4400CDBOX ASUS 16X DVD Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends!
Kaftan Barlast Posted August 5, 2006 Posted August 5, 2006 Computer Case with one 120mm fan and four 80mm fans <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Do you wear earplugs when youre computing? DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
@\NightandtheShape/@ Posted August 5, 2006 Posted August 5, 2006 Computer Case with one 120mm fan and four 80mm fans <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Do you wear earplugs when youre computing? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Reckon it's as loud as a hoover? "I'm a programmer at a games company... REET GOOD!" - Me
Cantousent Posted August 5, 2006 Posted August 5, 2006 Friends, it can be way loud Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends!
Kaftan Barlast Posted August 5, 2006 Posted August 5, 2006 I took a look at your case and I dont think you would need more than your 120mm fan set as exhaust together with the fan in your PSU. At most you could have an intake fan in front of your hardrive bay if you wanted extra cooling but the two fans in the side and the one at the top are completely redundant. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
Xard Posted August 5, 2006 Posted August 5, 2006 Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-B Blue Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case with one 120mm fan and four 80mm fansSeaSonic S12-600 ATX12V 600W Power Supply ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Blue LED Light Cooling Fan with Heatsink Logitech Z-2300 200 watts RMS 2.1 Speaker ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD Motherboard AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA4400CDBOX ASUS 16X DVD How can it be a no ob build. It has PROVEN effective. I dare you to show your builds and I will tear you apart in an arugment about how these builds will won them. - OverPowered Godzilla (OPG)
Krookie Posted August 5, 2006 Posted August 5, 2006 More then his house. Probably. And if he has an apartment, he probably sold his house to pay for it.
Arkan Posted August 5, 2006 Posted August 5, 2006 Ok, I'll participate. AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.21 GHz 2 GB of RAM 2 GeForce 6800GS 256MB cards in SLI 250 GB HDD 24bit SBLive 2 DVD drives (one burner) 19" Flat Panel LCD monitor Runs the latest games with all the bells and whistles at great FPS at medium resolutions. "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta
jaguars4ever Posted August 6, 2006 Posted August 6, 2006 You know Arkan, you would have had more GPU power for less cost if you had gone with a 512mb model of the 7800GTX instead. Too bad you got duped into SLI.
Arkan Posted August 6, 2006 Posted August 6, 2006 You know Arkan, you would have had more GPU power for less cost if you had gone with a 512mb model of the 7800GTX instead. Too bad you got duped into SLI. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Eh, it was BOGO. "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta
Judge Hades Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 I am pretty much waiting for the Direct X 10 video cards to be released before updating but which is more powerful, the GeForce 7600 or the Radeon X1600?
angshuman Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 I'd say that Nvidia have the better mid-range products as of today, so I'd recommend the 7600, although I'm not a big fan of the vanilla (non-GT) cards. The 7600GT should be good value for money.
Arkan Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 I am pretty much waiting for the Direct X 10 video cards to be released before updating but which is more powerful, the GeForce 7600 or the Radeon X1600? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm waiting til the after christmas deals, myself. "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta
taks Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 inside of an antec server tower (tru 380 supply) asus a8v deluxe mobo amd athlon 64 3200+ 2x512 MB OCZ high performance RAM nvidia 6800 GT... extra pipes turned on for an ultra equivalent (not all can do this) western digital 40 GB sata (7200 rpm) plextor cdrw samsung dvdrw audigy 2 zs logitec 5.1 speakers dell 19" monitor (actually pretty nice) on the way: seagate 3250620AS 3.0 gb/s 250 GB sata drive (not sure if the mobo can do it) linux fedora core 5 (downloaded, on CD, awaiting new drive) soon on the way: amd 64 x2 4800+ more memory taks comrade taks... just because.
jaguars4ever Posted August 7, 2006 Posted August 7, 2006 I love the way all my fellow 6800 owners pimp out their card to the max like there's no tommorow. :D
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