Gainward 512MB 6200 with 64-bit memory interface (!?)

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This card has to be the biggest white elephant in the history of
graphics cards.

http://www.gainward.de/new/product [...] ison4.html

I can picture the OEM's with their propaganda now....

*Stunning performance from 512MB GeForce 6 series card*.

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"Cuzman" <cuzNOSPAM@supanet.com> wrote in message
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> This card has to be the biggest white elephant in the history of graphics
> cards.

The 256 meg bfg 5200 OC called and said hi

> http://www.gainward.de/new/product [...] ison4.html
>
> I can picture the OEM's with their propaganda now....
>
> *Stunning performance from 512MB GeForce 6 series card*.

There are still people out there who buy video cards thinking it's all about
how much memory the card has. These cards take advantage of them.

Buyer beware I suppose.

Tom

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Gainward has a history of trying to mislead consumers. Notice how they slap
the "Ultra" moniker onto cards that aren't Ultras?

DaveL


"Cuzman" <cuzNOSPAM@supanet.com> wrote in message
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> This card has to be the biggest white elephant in the history of graphics
> cards.
>
> http://www.gainward.de/new/product [...] ison4.html
>
> I can picture the OEM's with their propaganda now....
>
> *Stunning performance from 512MB GeForce 6 series card*.
>

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You sure about that? Nvidia had a TNT Ultra way back in '99.

DaveL


"Cuzman" <cuzNOSPAM@supanet.com> wrote in message
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> DaveL wrote:
>
> " Gainward has a history of trying to mislead consumers. Notice how they
> slap the *Ultra* moniker onto cards that aren't Ultras? "
>
>
> Gainward were calling their cards *Powerpack! Ultra / xxx XP* long before
> Nvidia started using the term in their FX5xxx series. Technically, it's
> Nvidia who stepped on Gainward's toes.

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Tom wrote:

> "Cuzman" <cuzNOSPAM@supanet.com> wrote in message
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>>This card has to be the biggest white elephant in the history of graphics
>>cards.
>
>
> The 256 meg bfg 5200 OC called and said hi
>
>
>>http://www.gainward.de/new/products/agp/ultra_1000/comparison4.html
>>
>>I can picture the OEM's with their propaganda now....
>>
>>*Stunning performance from 512MB GeForce 6 series card*.
>
>
> There are still people out there who buy video cards thinking it's all about
> how much memory the card has. These cards take advantage of them.
>
> Buyer beware I suppose.
>


I don't understand your comment. This card only has 128MB....

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No one wrote:
> Cuzman wrote:
>
>>
>> This card has to be the biggest white elephant in the history of
>> graphics cards.
>>
>> http://www.gainward.de/new/product [...] ison4.html
>>
>> I can picture the OEM's with their propaganda now....
>>
>> *Stunning performance from 512MB GeForce 6 series card*.
>>
> I've already moved to PCI-Express. Going back to AGP would be too
> painful, no matter marketing gimmick they event. I put this right
> beside the ATI Guru SE line...hey, you can overclock this thing with our
> new BIOS......


There's nothing wrong with AGP. Your just weak.