LadyCrimson Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 (edited) And only $659! :D {edit - sorry, 659, not 649. Typo. :D ) Edited November 10, 2006 by LadyCrimson “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/391/ A review. I find it quite odd that they don't use Oblivion for benchmarks in it, though. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 I'm not reading all that tech-drool-speak. *skims to the end* The one thing we just have not been able to test are DirectX 10 titles and that's really what this card is all about. I adore the 8800 GTS yet I love the GeForce 8800 GTX on DX9, but I can only predict that it's going to rock at DX10. And until Microsoft Vista is released, I still owe you another review with DX10 titles. Well that answers one curiousity I was having - you can test the card but not the DX10 part, yet. Nonetheless... You start playing your games with a monitor that supports 1600x1200 and then enable 4xAA and 16xAF. I have been playing Prey for a while at a resolution of 2560x1600 (and that's 500% more pixels over 1024x768!) at 53 frames per second with every possible setting in the game set to HIGH. So I enabled 16xAA and at that same resolution I was still playing with an average of 34 FPS. If you are stuck at 1600x1200, 16xAA and 16xAF will get you 67 FPS. I want that card. :D “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Yes, it's ridiculously powerful with DX9 games. Also, suddenly I think Crysis and Bioshock aren't going to kill computers as easily as it seemed to at first. I wonder if Obsidian has had the opportunity to test NWN2 with these cards. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wistrik Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 There was a wee recall due to a resistor issue, but I understand NVidia is/has taken care of it. I'll be getting this card for NWN2 and Half-Life 2 (with the cinematic hi-res texture mod), and for Dragon Age later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly_Nightshade Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 And the 79s are dropping in price!!! (w00t) "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguars4ever Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Wow - it's awesome. Yeah, I definitely get this. Eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Bok will probably get it tomorrow, the blasted money pooper. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly_Nightshade Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Hay, if I had $700 to buy a new card I would too... "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Are you implying that I shouldn't hold a grudge against people who poop more money than me? "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 I wonder if Obsidian has had the opportunity to test NWN2 with these cards. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> NWN2's engine is very badly optimised so I doubt it would make that much of a differance. It doesnt really matter how big your engine is when the parking break is stuck. ( still an awesome game though ) 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. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly_Nightshade Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Are you implying that I shouldn't hold a grudge against people who poop more money than me? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well... :"> Yes... :crazy: "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wistrik Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 I'll be getting the 8800GTX. It's a nice upgrade from my current 6800GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly_Nightshade Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 (edited) Humm... I'm going to get a 79 and wait until the price drops... GeForce 8800 GTX - $599 GeForce 8800 GTS - $449 GeForce 7950 GT - $299 GeForce 7900 GS - $199 GeForce 7600 GT - $159 GeForce 7600 GS - $129 GeForce 7300 GPUs - <$99 Edited November 10, 2006 by Deadly_Nightshade "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wistrik Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Well, I was going to get two 7950GTs and SLI them, but a single 8800GTX is a better buy than two of those cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly_Nightshade Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Well, as I said, if you have the cash go for it... "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgon Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 (edited) Whats a double lifetime warrenty. If you die and is reanimated by a Thahitian voodo priest and then your card fails they refund your money twice ? Edited November 10, 2006 by Gorgon Na na na na na na ... greg358 from Darksouls 3 PVP is a CHEATER. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 This seems like a good, professional review. http://techreport.com/reviews/2006q4/gefor...00/index.x?pg=1 "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wistrik Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Yeah, this card rocks. One thing noted in the first review is that it scales with the processor, which should be obvious. If the hardware can't get the data into the GPU fast enough, framerates will stall. Thus the card won't do that well on my current system, but later when I upgrade the mobo and cpu, the gpu will grow with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taks Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 wow. rockage. taks comrade taks... just because. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Bok will probably get it tomorrow, the blasted money pooper. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It will arrive on Monday actually Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 ...maybe around New Year. It's getting harder and harder to wait before building a new system. I'm becoming very impatient. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WITHTEETH Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 I'm going to play it safe and see how ATI's are going to perform against the Nvidias that will be out at that time. It seemed that Nvidia was rushing it, i wonder what kind of corners they might have cut if any? I know for sure they didn't cut the price. These price tags are ridicules. As soon as an x box or playstation get a system that has a mouse and keyboard, something similar im switching... maybe. Always outnumbered, never out gunned! Unreal Tournament 2004 Handle:Enlight_2.0 Myspace Website! My rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 I'm sure they'll drop fairly quickly as others come out. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly_Nightshade Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Well, if it gets around $300 I'll skip the 7950... "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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