Shamino Announces X1950 Testing

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08-10-2006, 04:49 AM
onethreehill

Shamino Announces X1950 Testing

ATi X1950XTX pictures @VR-Zone
http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=85758
08-10-2006, 05:46 AM
zakelwe

When's NDA expire again ?

Regards

Andy
08-10-2006, 05:46 AM
perkam

23rd is official launch...so no clue.

Perkam
08-10-2006, 06:57 AM
blind_ripper

NDA is same day as launch :stick:
belgium dutch member piotke has one his way :D
08-10-2006, 07:45 AM
zakelwe

That's interesting. For a long time reviewers have complained that they have had a short time with he cards to put up the review, sometimes as short as a weekend. But not it is a couple of weeks it seems so Ati has listened. Or else the date has come forward ?

Interesting though.

Regards

Andy
08-10-2006, 10:11 AM
Marioace

Quote:

Originally Posted by zakelwe

That's interesting. For a long time reviewers have complained that they have had a short time with he cards to put up the review, sometimes as short as a weekend. But not it is a couple of weeks it seems so Ati has listened. Or else the date has come forward ?

Interesting though.

Regards

Andy

tha date is the same, no changes
08-10-2006, 11:02 AM
Pisu87

What about the weight?
08-10-2006, 02:53 PM
JuanFlaiter

As far as I know Shamie is not under NDA.
08-10-2006, 03:32 PM
Kunaak

if this is just a swap out, of DDR3 for DDR4, and the board has always supported DDR4 like ATI claimed, then theres no real reason this should be a huge drastic thing for them...
get the memory, put it onto X1900's they already have, call them X1950s, pack em, ship em and wait for the money to fall in thier bank accounts, haha.

its not like this a huge change, so they probably already have a few of these laying around, ready for the big time review sites (anandtech, tomshardware and such)
08-10-2006, 03:33 PM
n00b 0f l337

Very right indeed Kunaak, though there has been some other less dramatic changes.
08-10-2006, 03:36 PM
Daveb2012

2 weeks is launch?
08-10-2006, 03:44 PM
nn_step

I thought it also was a smaller process...
08-10-2006, 03:55 PM
eddieate

only the 'pro' is on 80nm isint it? ^^
Ed.
08-10-2006, 04:58 PM
Marioace

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daveb2012

2 weeks is launch?

for the end of the month
08-10-2006, 04:59 PM
JuanFlaiter

Quote:

Originally Posted by n00b 0f l337

Very right indeed Kunaak, though there has been some other less dramatic changes.

Like El Pimpo Heatsink
08-10-2006, 05:08 PM
Revv23

rumor has it this thing proves its worth as an overclocker... also rumored is a more simple design to help cut prices, like sham said, it has less power circuits on the PCB, possibly meaning cooler running/ less power demanding.
08-10-2006, 05:23 PM
-Acid-

cannot wait to see real sites results, ive seen the leaked results but i,m taking them with a pinch of salt.
08-10-2006, 05:34 PM
Daveb2012

How much $ is this card going to run?
08-10-2006, 06:58 PM
perkam

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kunaak

if this is just a swap out, of DDR3 for DDR4, and the board has always supported DDR4 like ATI claimed, then theres no real reason this should be a huge drastic thing for them...
get the memory, put it onto X1900's they already have, call them X1950s, pack em, ship em and wait for the money to fall in thier bank accounts, haha.

its not like this a huge change, so they probably already have a few of these laying around, ready for the big time review sites (anandtech, tomshardware and such)

Let's wait for official word on changes before jumping to any conclusions :)

Perkam
08-10-2006, 07:10 PM
ahmad

Memory ringbus was designed to standardize how memory communicates with the GPU. No need for changing anything serious to get GDDR4+ working on it.

Shamino also suspects much better power consumption numbers because of the improved power regulation.. at least thats what I understood from his posts.
08-11-2006, 12:58 AM
K404

I was assuming part of the reason for the lower power consuption and the reworked power setup was because GDDR4 consumes less power?

I`m looking forward to the first numbers to creep out :D
08-11-2006, 02:08 AM
NinjaWreck

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daveb2012

How much $ is this card going to run?

The INQ said about $449 MSRP.
08-11-2006, 02:24 AM
Daveb2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by NinjaWreck

The INQ said about $449 MSRP.

i wonder how much the card will cost above this price though after price gouging comes into the picture?
08-11-2006, 04:10 AM
cantankerous

As far as was mentioned the new cooler is only quiet at default fan speeds of 1k rpm. As soon as its ramped up to a full speed of 4.8k rpm its back to dust buster volume all over again. I was really hoping for some X2 style silencing but I guess not.
08-11-2006, 04:15 AM
GoriLLakoS

Yesterday was the official announcement for europe at Germany....:D..cards are coming to Greece...:D
08-11-2006, 04:46 AM
Hicks

Quote:

Originally Posted by cantankerous

As far as was mentioned the new cooler is only quiet at default fan speeds of 1k rpm. As soon as its ramped up to a full speed of 4.8k rpm its back to dust buster volume all over again. I was really hoping for some X2 style silencing but I guess not.

Yep. Exactly what ive been saying all along. But people were jumping on my back cause i said the cooler looked crap, and would be the same as the old one.
08-11-2006, 06:52 AM
LowRun

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hicks

Yep. Exactly what ive been saying all along. But people were jumping on my back cause i said the cooler looked crap, and would be the same as the old one.

Well looks like Shamino liked it a lot.
08-11-2006, 06:56 AM
perkam

Wait for nda to expire on full oc results ;)

Perkam
08-11-2006, 06:57 AM
[XC] Lead Head

Ok, He clearly stated that the noise was from the "wooosh.." of the air, not a high pitched whine, I think most people can deal with the sound of fast moving air..no? 50*C load at 100% fan is pretty freakaing good! Im pretty sure you could easily find some mid-way setting that offers decent temps while still being fairly quiet. What we really need is results on the black cooler, that one looks awsome
08-11-2006, 07:10 AM
CBONE

That black cooler reminds me of Pyrex cookware. The red one looks badass. Only solution: Red and Black Attack!
08-11-2006, 07:17 AM
Shadowmage

Shamino also said that it's still dead silent at 3k RPM and that moves a ton of air as well.
08-11-2006, 07:47 AM
Revv23

now will there be two versions of this?

I may just wait and grab one for $450 if it is indeed the top of the line card.
08-11-2006, 09:18 AM
cantankerous

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lead Head

Ok, He clearly stated that the noise was from the "wooosh.." of the air, not a high pitched whine, I think most people can deal with the sound of fast moving air..no? 50*C load at 100% fan is pretty freakaing good! Im pretty sure you could easily find some mid-way setting that offers decent temps while still being fairly quiet. What we really need is results on the black cooler, that one looks awsome

50c at full load so he says. You also realize he was running his setup out of the case and no mention of what ambient temps were. They could have been 20c which is pretty low. I take temp statements with a grain of salt when it comes to reviews cause they are ALWAYS much warmer when I recieve the card and run it from within a case with much warmer ambient temps.
08-11-2006, 09:30 AM
Hicks

Agree again Cant.

50C at full load it pretty crap. My X1800 was only 55C at 100%, with case closed. The noise is stupid.

I think this cooler is going to be crap.:)
08-11-2006, 01:24 PM
[XC] Lead Head

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hicks

Agree again Cant.

50C at full load it pretty crap. My X1800 was only 55C at 100%, with case closed. The noise is stupid.

I think this cooler is going to be crap.:)

So...the new cooler can handle the increased heatload of the x1950XTX, doesn't have the high pitched whine, still has lower temps then the x1800 cooler at 100% and its still crap. Your logic is crap.
08-11-2006, 02:02 PM
Praxis1452

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lead Head

So...the new cooler can handle the increased heatload of the x1950XTX, doesn't have the high pitched whine, still has lower temps then the x1800 cooler at 100% and its still crap. Your logic is crap.

The whine was the really annoying part... I don't know how moving air is that annoying... honestly...
08-12-2006, 01:27 AM
GoriLLakoS

Here are our samples.....

Ruby in the middle...:D

http://www.thelab.gr/attachment.php?s=&postid=426051
08-12-2006, 01:39 AM
Tuvok-LuR-

can someone pls clarify me if 1950xtx is 90 or 80/85nm?
I thought it was 90 but everyone says it is 80/85...??
08-12-2006, 01:51 AM
|-jokker-|

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoriLLakoS

Here are our samples.....

Ruby in the middle...:D

http://www.thelab.gr/attachment.php?s=&postid=426051

Ruby is sexy as hell :P
Now let´s see some magical numbers there :P
08-12-2006, 12:37 PM
aMp

Every time I see one of those Ruby renderings or nVidia's elf chick, I think about the guy whose job it is to 3D model a camel toe.
08-12-2006, 12:46 PM
Kanavit

the cooler is definitely better on the x1950xt. looks realy nice.
08-12-2006, 02:24 PM
DilTech

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tuvok-LuR-

can someone pls clarify me if 1950xtx is 90 or 80/85nm?
I thought it was 90 but everyone says it is 80/85...??

90nm.
08-12-2006, 03:32 PM
Revv23

Quote:

Originally Posted by aMp

Every time I see one of those Ruby renderings or nVidia's elf chick, I think about the guy whose job it is to 3D model a camel toe.

I am quoting this for amazingness.
08-13-2006, 07:55 AM
aMp

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revv23

I am quoting this for amazingness.

Heh, I just always got a kick out of how anatomically detailed the 3D renderings get...kinda pathetic they think polygonal T&A is going to sell video cards.
08-14-2006, 12:47 AM
MaxxxRacer

Quote:

Originally Posted by aMp

Heh, I just always got a kick out of how anatomically detailed the 3D renderings get...kinda pathetic they think polygonal T&A is going to sell video cards.

They dont think this, they KNOW it....

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