Nvidia 9800 GX2

I just preordered a Nvidia 9800 GX2 from EVGA. The sales rep reported that the *updated* release date is March 13th. It appears that the rumors were true about the green machine pushing back the launch. They are going to release their new Gefore with their new Mobo at the same time. Last, but not least, the MSRP is currently listed at $450. Its a deal as far as I am concerned since these are two G92's Geforce 8800 GTS 512s glued togeater.

So if it comes out at say $550, do you have to pay the difference?

I'm still surprised they didn't innovate like ATI. I'm sure it will be faster than my 3870x2, but two PCB's together in one package? Nvidia can do better than that. The future is multicore GPU's and I foresee two dual core GPU's on high end cards within a couple of years, so Nvidia has to get on the ball with two GPU's on a single PCB.

As for the price of $450, that's good for anyone wanting a single 8800gtx, those have to drop. That used to be the price range for high end cards before it all got out of hand with Nvidia 8800gtx Ultras arriving closer to $600. I'm glad ATI is putting the pressure on them at that price range.

Competition is good for everyone, regardless of which GPU you prefer.

Pre-order? lol someone just got scam...

I got curious and went to EVGA's site. I did not see it listed for preorder. Unless he made a phone call and paid a down payment, I can't see a preorder being possible.

http://www.evga.com/products/prodlist.asp?switch=8

We know it's arriving, we just don't have a formal release date

http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=230836

It will probably outperform the 3870x2, but I wouldn't want the heat. Plus, I really do prefer Avivo to Pure Cinema and even though I bought it for gaming, I want to get a Bluray player down the line too.

how do you glue 2 gpu's together

Phew!Glad to know I wasn't the only one. I thought I was missing something on EVGA's website when I did not see a 9800 listed anywhere. Methinks the OP is full of ****.

The company is called Technologies for Tomorrow. They are a small business in Pensacola, FL and have a great repor with EVGA. They are getting the first 100 units of the Gefore 9800 GX2 that EVGA ships. The downside is that if the MSRP goes up, so will the price. It isn't a Newegg thing, but I prefer to support local small businesses. Plus if there are any problems, you can take it to them and say, "I spent $450 dollars and this crap doesn't work!
Because they are vendors they can get info that joe schmoe cannot. However, considering a 8800 ultra is 800 dollars, 30% faster at $450 is music to my ears. The biggest plus is that since I use a WS Ultrasharp 27", I need the 1 gig of memory to push the frames.

Still expensive in comparison to the $450 spent on a better performing card, no?

sorry.... why won't they glue two ultras together then?

I'm not expecting much (for a few months at least)

Mutli GPU cards have potential to be great in my opinion, but I think the software is really holding it back. Everything from drivers to video game titles. The multi GPU cards that are available today are basically Crossfire/SLI in one package. As we know already, some games don't take advantage of Crossfire or SLI and some may favor one or the other.

Like I said I think driver support for the GX2 will be important or else its going to flop just like the 79xxGX2. We know history tends to repeat itself, but practice also makes perfect. Perhaps this is an opportunity for Nvidia to surprise us.

The 9800GX2 will have = to two 8800GTS 512mb cards in SLI or better because theres no SLI scaling issues, it will scale like a single card with a single GPU. Nvidia is having trouble getting two 9800GX2's running together, the drivers are still not quite there yet. ATI is smart for using a single 12 layer PCB design for their 3870x2, Nvidia could have done better on their design. I see it now, 9800GX2's dieing early deaths because of the extreme heat put out by those dragons.

Why do that when all the rumours (and NVidia pushing back the launch dates) would indicate problems?


Not better to wait and see if its any use before buying?

I would never pre-order a card that hasn't been benched or reviewed no matter who makes it.