My performance simulation of GeForce 9800GX2

[OBR]

first post updated - link to complete review ...in Czech, but graphs dont need a translation ...

[jas420221]

So this is your review on that site now...?

I thought it was other reviews of the REAL card...thats what I think everyone wants. (though thank you for testing in this manner).

[OBR]

So this is your review on that site now...?

I thought it was other reviews of the REAL card...thats what I think everyone wants. (though thank you for testing in this manner).

Official launch date of GX2 is 14.2.2007! Nothing REAL can be published, before this day ... next week will NVIDIA officially introduce new cards in Germany ... only for some journalists ...

my test is only small prediction ...

[jas420221]

Lets hope we see some leaked benches of the 'real' card before that time.. Thank god it comes out well before my step up is over.

Whats the rumored MSRP? If its $450, its mine.

yeah, the difference is small, but people here go nuts if they find a way to gain 0.1% extra performance... we can only guess what the difference from 2x16 2.0 and 1x 16 2.0 is for 2 cards in sli, but id say its 1-5% depending on the app. and if you use professional apps like 3dmax and catia then you DO see big differences between pciE 16 and 8 and pciE 1.0 and 2.0 afaik.

about dx10.1... afaik it only makes some features of dx10.0 mandatory... its just atis way of showing off that they support 1 or 2 features nvidia doesnt or doesnt guarantee

Id say its nothing...here is why I think that way.

Lets say you have a 1" diameter garden hose that allows 1 gallon /second flow through it (pcie 16x 1.0), but your spicket only can send .8 gallons /second (8800ultra). Then you go to the store and buy a 1.5" garden hose that allows 1.5 gallon /second (pcie 16x 2.0) and attach it to the same spicket that can only send .8 gallons /second. Do you think b/c its a bigger hose (bandwidth) it will somehow send more water than possible??? I dont think so. Point is, 8800U isnt tapping the bandwidth of 16x yet, sooooooo would it matter if that same slot has more bandwidth?

RE: ATI's marketing and your statement...yeah, I hate that. I know I am an educated consumer but it pisses me off that they flaunt those new features when they wont even be used until 09 likely. ATI irritated me when they had those 4 free games or w/e sold with the 2900xt. Funny thing was, only 2 of them could be played in May, the others werent unlockable until october. Sillyness!