Anyone with info. on Nvidia 8900?

[XrayMan]

Anyone know what month of 2007 the nvidia 8900 will be out? Also, are there any LINKS that say anything about it? I wonder what the specs will be!

 

[crossfire]

not right now. i dont really think so atm. so far we know that nvidia is releasing there lower end g80 series. the 8600ultra/GT, 8300GT/GS

http://www.guru3d.com/newsitem.php?id=4834

everybodys really excited becuase of the price range
people say it gonna surpass the 7950

 

[rodr]

ugh... i was just plannin to buy a 7950gt.. if thats true, if the 8600 series gonn a surpass the 7950.. should i wait for em to come out? i was kinda hoping to get an upgrade fast cuz right now i have a crappy card. is the launching date of these accturate? (around march)

:?

 

[crossfire]

if i were you, and im not, just wait. trust me, its worth it. im getting 2 of these 8600ultra for my self

 

[red_devil]

I think the 8600s will come late february or first march, probably before CeBit.

 

[rodr]

r these g80 gonna have 256 or 128-bit memory bus?? ive heard its 128.. will these mid range dx10 cards will b able to surpass the best of dx9 (256-bit or so)? and i mean only at dx9 games, obviously.

 

[everett]

Anyone know what month of 2007 the nvidia 8900 will be out? Also, are there any LINKS that say anything about it? I wonder what the specs will be!

*Rubs crystal ball* Later :lol:

 

[red_devil]

I think they will be 128bit, and they will offer performance a little less than 79xxs.

 

[rodr]

less than a g7950gt 256mb 256-bit? really? then how will a g8600b able to handle a good dx10 game then?

im still not sure wether getting the 7950gt or just wait for these to come out... so far every review is from a non-reliable source.

 

[red_devil]

There performance will be better in DX10 because of their unified shader architecture. they don't benifet from it in DX9 games.

if u r thinking of playin DX10 games, u should wait.

 

[rodr]

well who wouldnt want to play dx10 games, but how would this card perform on dx9 games? there r a lot of good dx9 games out there.
lol, i think my problem is im too unpatient. i was hoping to get the upgrade next week, but now i dont know if i should wait till march or so to see what these g8600 r all about. right now i have a G fx5500 256 mb.. so u see my dilema. lol

 

[red_devil]

, i know how u feel, I had a 5200 b4 my 7950Gx2.

their performance is excellant for DX9 games, unless u play on a resolution more than 1600x1200 u will be fine.

u should wait for them, unless u want to buy a card that will be obsolete in a few weeks.

 

[biohazard420420]

There has also been very uncommited talk of SLI 2.0 coming in the near future supposedly it will allow you to run non matching cards. Tere were no specifics as to weather they can be different generations or what but if and when SLI 2.0 comes out I think we will be seeing the days of a gpu dedicated to physics, get one or 2 bad ass cards to run the main game then a lower end model to run the physics on hence the 2 SLI connectors for the new 8800 gtx cards.

 

[rodr]

hahaha! FX series for the win!!.... NOT! :x but oh well.. i guess ill have to wait. do u really think the g8600 will cost $180? would b awesome but i guess we'll have to see. Also, will they b a PSU-eater as well? if i buy it ill definitely would have to buy another PSU.. lol. I hope they stick with the dates we know tho, march or so, cuz it would suck to keep "playing" for 5 months with a G Fx if they delay the date..

About the SLi 2.0.. that sounds pretty good, ive never heard of it since now..
man, these things evolve way too fast, its like you give away your money and then a while later you can get the same thing for half prize

 

[red_devil]

they will probably come around 200$ but not more. and get a new p.s.u, even a cheap one is better than yours.

P.S: I sticked with my 5200 for 3 years 8O

 

[biohazard420420]

here is a link to the article where I found the info it was posted or should I say I found it on hardocp.com

http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4539

There is precious little info since it is basically a small paragraph and no it doesn't mention using one of the card for physics but there has been talk going around recently about running a multi gpu setup with say 3 card with 2 doing the graphics and on doing physics or a 2 card set up one for graphics and one for physics. It does pose some interesting possibilities though of card combinations. Should be interesting to see how it eventually fleshes out.

 

[rodr]

"linking up 4, 6 to 8 cards or more".. thats crazy.

P.S. I think its gonna be 3 yrs with mine for me too, :x
P.S. what would b a good mid-range PSU?
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1273337&CatId=1079
??

 

[red_devil]

that psu looks good, however, if u r thinking od SLi in the future then a 650W or more will be better

Other than that, it's fine

 

[biohazard420420]

I agree that looks good power wise I dont know alot about quality when it comes to psu's but there are plenty of people who do and could give you good advice, all I know is get the biggest and best quality one you can afford to give you more leeway in the future. Oh speaking of quality from most of the things I have read pc power and cooling are supposed to be some pretty good psu's.

 

[rodr]

I see, and how do i know if fits in my comp? and btw wouldnt a 600W psu handle SLI?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1273341&CatId=2036

i thought most of the SLI modes needed 500W min or a bit more, why do u need 650 or more?

 

[red_devil]

It depends on what exactly are u SLIing, if it's a low or mid range card, then u won't need it. But if it's an 8800, u better buy the biggest u find, minimum 650W, cuz a system with one consumes about 240W, let alone when u have 2 and some headroom.

 

[PCAnalyst]

Anyone know what month of 2007 the nvidia 8900 will be out? Also, are there any LINKS that say anything about it? I wonder what the specs will be!

8900? Not a clue... but found this about Nvidias next step (maybe)

Not the most trusted source but... G81 talk going around

 

[rodr]

hm.. how about 2 7950gt's, 600W enough? Also, since a single 8800gtx needs 450W, i guess the g8600 ultra or whatever would have to use that or less, so a 500W PSU would be sufficient. im not really lookin for SLing a 8800gts/gtx i would prolly need to upgrade my whole comp 1st. At 1st i was thinking to get a 7950gt and then, a 8800gts when the prices lower down. But ill wait hopefully 1 1/2 months for the new 86's to come out.

A bit off the subject, but does any1 know if this is compatible with my system? its 1 gig of ram, (PC6400 DDR2 800MHz)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2205992&sku=O261-9018

i think the voltage exceeds my min requirements, but im not sure.

 

[red_devil]

a 500W one is fine, also what were ur specs again? :?:

 

[rodr]

right.. i never posted them here, i forgot, sry. they rnt so great.

processor: Intel Pentium D 820
chipset: Intel i945P
currently 2 x 256 MB DDR2-SDRAM PC2-4300
mainboard : intel prague

According to pc wizard:
Voltage : SSTL 1.8v
and also under the mainboard/chipset section : RAM max. Support DR2 (667 MHz)

Im not sure what the last thing is, can the memory be higher than 667 mhz?