Since video cards is in mass production atm, probably this related to full WHQL drivers support. OR maybe some silicon bug found at the last moment and they are working on the fix now. Remember buged first batch of 8800?
Disappointing news if true. My entire system build is waiting for the release of this card (if bench marks are good), another delay means low quality settings on my games for a bit longer.
Yeah but the bug was a not in the die itself and only for a batch.
I doubt they actually have to do another revision, that would be bad news. I would say yield or something is the problem.
Anyway, I hope for ATI it wont be delayed to much and that it will have a good enough performance edge on current G80 because it would hurt them pretty bad if it ends up being release at the same time as 8900 wih similar performance...
Really disappointing. I was really looking forward to jumping on XTX Crossfire, but now it looks like I'm sticking with nV again. Even if the performance turns out to be 10 - 15% better than 8800 gtx, 5-6 months is way too long a delay. And who knows what "Q2" means... (April, May, June?). At this point, it looks like 8900 might come out before R600
I was looking for a card faster than the 8800GTX and now I have to wait until March.
Try April, May or June ("Q2" ). End of March was the last date, before this delay.I wasn't thinking when I made the post; now it looks like the 8900GTX may be hitting around the same time as the R600. :?
It doesn't need to beat Crysis to the market. Since NWN2 I have come to the conclusion that when games come out you should allow about 4 months for the patches to resolve the various bugs and performance isssues, because very often due to time restrictions, developpers have to release their game when it's not even gone through enough testing. Plus, by waiting that time if any issues arise you can find a lot of information on various forums.
If what you were planning to was to jump on both the R600 and Crysis the moment they come out, let me tell you that is not very wise.
Since NWN2 I have come to the conclusion that when games come out you should allow about 4 months for the patches to resolve the various bugs and performance isssues
4 months after Crysis release? Is that the perfect time to STRIKE?!
I'm just not that patient. After reading about, thinking about Crysis for so long I want to tear that sexy plastic wrap right off.
Don't worry, on release day I'll post a review telling you how it's "soooo cooool and unbelievable and you don't know what you're missing man."
Keep in mind that most industry analysts have been saying the card wouldn't be available for purchase until mid to late April. The only thing new I see with this news is the enthusiast community won't be able to review the card before the end of the quarter. That's disappointing.
I find it hard to believe that they won't have a card to demo at CeBIT in March if, based on what you say is true, they're only pushing it back a few weeks. With as much buzz as the R600 has AMD should be able to produce at least one card for demo if the problem only stems from not having enough production for launch. Otherwise they're going to shoot themselves in the foot. It may not be a launch (and it would be better than a paper launch), but at least we might still get some solid info out of CeBIT instead of rumors.
It doesn't change much for the people in the mainstream market as the smart person won't make a purchase until both nV's and AMD's mainstream stuff is out and tested. Key word being smart.
Aarrgh... I really would love to see some "reliable" benchmarks for the card. It would make the wait much more barable since we know that we know if it is worth it or not.
Remember, Q2 starts in april. From what I understand it's actually getting pushed 2 weeks, not months.
They didn't think production will be sufficient to make it out by the end of March, so it'll be early April, supposedly.
Yeah, looks like they're trying to avoid a "paper launch" which is OK in my book.
I think it bears reminding everybody that this is the Inq that said it, and not any announcement from AMD/ATI, at least not from I've read so far. So how often has the Inq been wrong?
So what if it takes a couple extra weeks before hitting the stores? I'll have another paychack by then and it will be easier to buy. And since there is such an underwhelming amount of DX10 games for sale, I won't notice the difference on that end.
Perhaps this is all a trick, perhaps DX10 doesn't even exist, that ATi don't have the nerve to tell us, and nVidia hopes we won't find out untill someone buys them out
or perhaps they just wait so they'll have a large enough stock of all the models for all to be satisfied when it finally launches, remember there isn't yet a real midrange dx10 card at a midrange price
Does anyone know why the freak they still have not released any info about their cards or any kind of tech demo or benchmarks or anything?
It just make no sense to me at all. :?
Perhaps this is all a trick, perhaps DX10 doesn't even exist, that ATi don't have the nerve to tell us, and nVidia hopes we won't find out untill someone buys them out
I can see it all so clearly. Someone at M$ comes up with an idea; "Lets design a new DX for our new OS, call it DX10, that doesn't really exist. We'll put in DX9 so everyone can run their old video cards and won't be suspicious."
Nvidia comes out with the their 8800 series cards that are supposed to use this new, unwritten DX10, but they naturally cannot write any drivers for something that doesn't exist. But at least they have the fastest DX9 card around.
ATI has been buy trying to write a code for this non-existent DX10, but whatever they try, it doesn't work, so they have to delay their new card.
Then someone, somewhere, finally hacks what is the supposed DX10 coding and finds the wording "You've been had, Sucker!!!"
