The Road to Fermi: A Look Back on News Leaks

i hope nVidia has something up there sleeves : )

haha, a Fermi article with NOTHING to report. Not even box shots! I'm beginning to think Fermi doesn't exist.

But really, I hope the cards do great after all of this.

lol, excellent... I was hoping someone would do a compilation like this.

I have low expectations for fermi...but that's just me

When you have nothing...SPIN.

This article is the last squeeze of hype for the Fermi?

if these fermi gpu are as good as the nvidia dude said (the guy that did the benchmark) why nvidia did not let other people do the benchmarks before they release it? because if it is true and confirmed by "outsider source", more people will buy when it released, unless nvidia is hiding something...

Tom's, you've jinxed it. Next we know, it'll be delayed last-minute.

Why did we never see such immense coverage leading up to ATI's 5000 series? Oh wait, ATI doesn't play mind games with its consumers.

EXACTLY!

they've gotten so dishonest and act like apple now

I just hope (for nVidia's sake) that Fermi lives up to the hype..

When you release against no competition there is no need to hype the product. ATi just won the race, that is all... I too am hoping that Nvidia has something up their sleeves to really put the heat (lol pun intended) on AMD. Mainly I want to see some price drops!!! If Fermi is good enough to put some pressure on AMD and lower their prices, I might go back to ATi after a very long time. Other wise I will just get rid of my current space heaters and get a fermi.

There are already tons of leaked benchmarks for Fermi, and most of the time from what I've seen of leaked benchmarks, they are usually pretty close to the real numbers. Fermi performance is nothing ground breaking from what the leaked benchies show, a little faster.....but for a 6 month delayed part, very disappointing. Nvidia failed this time, the leaked prices are not that great either, so it looks like AMD beat Nvidia to the punch 6 months ago.

I want to see temps and noise under load vs ATI.

usually there is a NDA on video cards and different reviewers get it but can't disclose until NDA expires so Tomshardware already has tested the cards and is doing write ups to be published tomorrow. same as everyone else

if fermi forced the 5870 down to $300 i'll buy

I guess this was expected. The only people to fail more than Nvidia is Tom's Hardware for putting all the vaporware out in the first place. Guess I won't be surprised if Nvidia decides to pull an early April Fools and fool us all considering the news trend.

Gotta hand it to nVidia for being able to keep a relatively tight lid on Fermi - especially considering here it is within 24 hrs. or so of release and there's still nada on the intertubes as far as independent "show me or stfu" benchmarks go.

They must have hired the guys who keep bigfoot and space aliens under wraps. If Fermi doesn't do well, then nVidia should look at getting into the Information Security business.

Ahh. Swell. Excited! Tomorrow decides if I blow a bunch of money on a Radeon or a Fermi! Whee...

Because ATI's cards were on time and first to release this generation, there really isn't much more of an explanation beyond this. The "immense coverage" and hype that people speak of is not unique to Nvidia. Anyone remember all the hype built up over the HD2900 XT? This card was also released six months after the competition, but had trouble competing against the 8800GTS in performance, while consuming significantly more power then the 8800GTX. Stop trying to put ATI up on a pedestal.

What happens if a new leak comes out tomorrow?....

I bought a 5850, and for the time being am unwilling to buy invidia, however, I'm glad they're here. It will no longer be an issue that people are talking about...we'll simply have them available, can see the actual performance, and price, etc. The mystery will end, sheesh, what attention to this.

Wouldn't it be ironic if so many people were waiting for Fermi to come out before buying a new ATI card, that it causes a market stampede, overwhelming the supply and forces prices higher instead of lower?

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MY GOD! it would be the Perfect Storm

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Of Nvidia's...er....go down...ership....ness.

A lot of invidia's fan's are too devoted to buy anything else. If they can't afford it immediately, they'll wait.

I was waiting for the FERMI. Got fed up with the delays. Retired my 9800 GTX and replaced it with a Sapphire ATI HD 5850. I can honestly say that I am not worried about if the FERMI will be better or whatever. The 5850 lived up to my expectations amd hasn't disappointed me.

The way things are going I'm guessing tomorrow will be a disappointment for some people.

I've owned both cards through out the years, and I must say Nvidia Has lost this one. But then Nvidia Lovers and Nay sayers wont be hearing any of it.

Fermi will make the benchmarking crowd happy as new records will be set.

Fermi will make a good portion of the gaming crowd unhappy and disappointed because the hype has it made it impossible to live up to its expectation.

I'll be waiting for ATI's Fermi killer.

At least the day is finally here. I want to get down to business and see some prices.

am i the only one here , that thinsk tom's ahrdware is paid off by nvidia .... i eman seriously no oen gave ashit about 1000 box image articles or price speculation articles motnhs before it's reelase , i certianly don't give a rats monkeya bout an atrtical tath recaps teh fact that you gave nicvida bunch of free publicity yet gave ati nothign any where near such "red carpet" treatment ... after this fermi debacle with tom's i have totally lost any bit of respect for this new outlet that i had left ...


jane is stil cool , but the rest of you guys are douches