HuH?
If RV770XT is roughly about the performance of a 3870x2, you think R700 is only 50% faster than 3870x2? I thinking you are the one dreaming...
I love the fact you bring up the number of ROPs again. Hop off the misinformation train, please.
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Instead of touching your e-p33ns togther...why dont you post links to what you (both) say??? Would a link to some facts of which you speak help your case out or do you (both) prefer to argue?
Has R600 been out 2 years? I thought its debut was May 15th 07?
Besides, the X1900 series was a damn solid card. If it didnt have the performance crown over the 7900 series, it had notably better by most IQ.
I sincerely hope they have a top notch card this round...no doubt!
Personally, I could care less about power consumption and performance /watt. Thats just marketing BS IMHO. I want competition, not significant idle power differences (I know this gen its going o be way different on load though).
I sure hope the gtx280 comes out on june 17th or sooner so i can step up.
I came across with this problem many times. The way to fix it is, set the Virtual Memory allocation to exactly the same Ram memory amount.
Example: If you have 2GB set VM to 2.048. If you set more than you have let's say 4.096 then your system will slowly be dependent of the HD to override the memory address into Memory Cache. That is the reason games tend to crash, not always but some of the times.
Metroid.
It depends where the application is being executed from. The cache will be created and will be allocated memory to that task. A higher Virtual Memory may help in some cases whereas a lower in others, to make the system more responsive to critical situations as it involves higher concentrations of cached memory, make a balance between them. The usual perception of this problem is very well seen when it is used with higher end GPU's as most of the shared memory may generate conflicts for their heavy memory allocation usage on some games.
Metroid.
I bet you can fry a STEAK on this setup.. 4 x 9800GX2 setup temps reach over 100c.. :eek: You can see the video here ------> YOUTUBE Can you say SUPER NERD...lol
http://www.techpowerup.com/img/08-05...c_internal.jpg
http://fastra.ua.ac.be/images/CUDA_100C.PNG
well, 100°C is still quite good for a wedged in card like that
i still wonder how those middle cards get an acceptable airflow...
edit: ah, prolly from the back :lol:
I keep my games and programs installed on the system drive which is the fastest), so most likely from the same drive(array) where the cache is, or from another one, in the same scsi chain.
I had some occasional stuttering playing AoC beta (avg 50fps) but i think was mostly cause of the server. I dont think at 1600x1200 it used more than 768mb of textures, but I could be wrong.
We're OT, but the PMs are not working, so I cannot ask to continue privately.
What AA & AF levels will Nvidias top end card Have? will they both still be 16x?
That's exactly what has me on the fence. Its how much effect the extra memory has. Since I play on a 37" TV now, I need something that wont get eaten alive by running out of texture memory at 1920x1080. I was set on getting a 1GB 4870, but now it looks like we have to wait for AIB partners to do that, which might be a bit down the road. GT 260 is looking like a nice option, but will have to wait to see how all these new cards fare. Dual 4850s for the price of a GT260 isnt bad either, but again - lacking memory in higher resolutions with AA/AF may chew it up
GeForce GTX 280 is in my hands ...! You can ask, but i am under NDA and i cannot to answer for every questions ...
That's funny considering you just broke NDA with that post ;)