HKEPC Gets X1950XTX Final Sample

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07-29-2006, 12:49 AM
NoSinder

Any updates on this?
07-29-2006, 07:06 AM
perkam

Nope...but you wouldn't need them...Hardlaunch is slated for week of August 27th.

Perkam
07-29-2006, 08:13 AM
-Mentor-

Quote:

Originally Posted by perkam

Nope...but you wouldn't need them...Hardlaunch is salted for week of August 27th.

Perkam

a day before my birthday? lucky me :D
07-29-2006, 08:19 AM
Kunaak

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Originally Posted by perkam

Nope...but you wouldn't need them...Hardlaunch is salted for week of August 27th.

Perkam

salted?
thats a new one...
07-30-2006, 12:59 AM
don_vercetti

slated, perhaps?

Anyway i think we do need benchies, i don't want to wait near enough a month for results when i could see them sooner.
08-02-2006, 03:14 AM
BlackX

FFS one week already and no tests :slapass:
08-02-2006, 06:37 AM
perkam

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kunaak

salted?
thats a new one...

lol...edited.

Perkam
08-03-2006, 02:09 AM
thorgal

Does anybody know if this card will work with a 1900XT crossfire master card ?
08-03-2006, 02:33 AM
CedricFP

Doubtful.
08-03-2006, 08:45 AM
thorgal

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Originally Posted by CedricFP

Doubtful.

Can you elaborate ?

Imo it would be quite logical that it would work (same pipelines, only slightly different memory speeds).
08-03-2006, 09:33 AM
Nanometer

lol, just came to laugh at the salted.

This will be my first ATI product in 3 years. Sounds good to me!!
08-05-2006, 12:49 PM
Geforce4ti4200

let me try to understand. x1900xtx is 625/1700 and the x1950xt is 650/2000, does it have 80nm instead of 90nm? That accounts for the slightly higher clock along with faster ram. If x1900xtx is $499 now, the x1950xt is gonna be at least $599
08-05-2006, 01:00 PM
[cTx]Philosophy

benchies would be nice...
08-05-2006, 01:09 PM
cantankerous

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geforce4ti4200

let me try to understand. x1900xtx is 625/1700 and the x1950xt is 650/2000, does it have 80nm instead of 90nm? That accounts for the slightly higher clock along with faster ram. If x1900xtx is $499 now, the x1950xt is gonna be at least $599

Unfortunately it is still on 90nm process.
08-05-2006, 02:41 PM
CHaynes112

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geforce4ti4200

let me try to understand. x1900xtx is 625/1700 and the x1950xt is 650/2000, does it have 80nm instead of 90nm? That accounts for the slightly higher clock along with faster ram. If x1900xtx is $499 now, the x1950xt is gonna be at least $599

Huh? The X1900XTX is 650/1550 :fact:
08-05-2006, 03:32 PM
OV3RCLOCK3R

Loving that new cooler.

Can't wait to see what this beast can do :banana:
08-05-2006, 07:46 PM
Tanktanium

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geforce4ti4200

let me try to understand. x1900xtx is 625/1700 and the x1950xt is 650/2000, does it have 80nm instead of 90nm? That accounts for the slightly higher clock along with faster ram. If x1900xtx is $499 now, the x1950xt is gonna be at least $599

Negative, sir. You can pick up a Sapphire X1900XTX on Newegg for $375 right now. I've heard that introductory MSRP is going to be $449 for the X1950XTX.
08-05-2006, 08:27 PM
CBONE

What is the current opinion on crossfire compatibility?
08-05-2006, 09:40 PM
Geforce4ti4200

x1950xt is nothing new, just faster rated ram. ATI made no changes, its the ram manufactors that did. Reminds me of the ti4200, ti4400 and ti4600 where the only difference was in the faster memory. The core clocks were different by default but it was the same core and you could usually overclock anyway.
08-05-2006, 09:56 PM
Tanktanium

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geforce4ti4200

x1950xt is nothing new, just faster rated ram. ATI made no changes, its the ram manufactors that did. Reminds me of the ti4200, ti4400 and ti4600 where the only difference was in the faster memory. The core clocks were different by default but it was the same core and you could usually overclock anyway.

A complete reference cooler overhaul is nothing to sneeze at, especially considering the previous X850 leafblower design.
08-06-2006, 01:45 AM
CedricFP

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geforce4ti4200

x1950xt is nothing new, just faster rated ram. ATI made no changes, its the ram manufactors that did. Reminds me of the ti4200, ti4400 and ti4600 where the only difference was in the faster memory. The core clocks were different by default but it was the same core and you could usually overclock anyway.

Do you think the faster memory will result in a significant performance boost?
08-06-2006, 02:17 AM
Raja@ASUS

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Originally Posted by Absolute_0

Push, suck, same thing, i'm saying that i'm not convinced that pushing/sucking air through the heatsink is as effective as having the fan right on the heatsink directly over the core.

In an open air situation (outside a pc case), having a fan directly over the heatsink in the area of the gpu core would offer the best cooling. In a pc case, where airflow may be limited, the idea is to remove the warm air from the core AND to remove it from the case. Without the warm air exiting the case, the whole ambient temp begins to rise, as the air circles around ad infinitum gaining heat from the core, ultimatley leading to a higher gpu temp.

The ATI soloution has been well thought through, the real issue for some is the noise factor.

regards
Raja
08-06-2006, 02:44 AM
zakelwe

Quote:

Originally Posted by CedricFP

Do you think the faster memory will result in a significant performance boost?

I agree with Gforce4, don't expect a big jump ..however the GDDR4 might be useful in crossfire here it might have some effect. As I know next to nothing about memory bandwidth limitations on crossfire though this is just a hunch. Maybe a crossfire person can tell use what they think on memory bandwidth for these cards ?

Regards

Andy
08-06-2006, 02:56 AM
Kinc

Better memory bandwidth will have a big effect on Crossfire.

They have also made some changes to the core. Atleast thats what I've heard. If they are true all overclockers will be happy I'm sure :)
08-06-2006, 02:57 AM
Mango31

I would like to know, if the Danger Den Tyee - X1900 fits on the x1950...
Possible ? :shrug:

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