Asus 8800gtx/gts

[mascaras]

NVIDIA forbids factory overclocking of G80

NVIDIA has told all its partners that it will not allow for factory overclocking of it's cards. NVIDIA wants vendors to stick to the core and memory clocks that it sets, to prevent fiascos like what happened to the 7900GT. Overclocked editions of the card caused a very high return rate of the cards, and NVIDIA just does not want that to happen again.

http://www.theinq.com/default.aspx?article=35244

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Nvidia's G80 has problems


NVIDIA IS GIVING out G80 cards to editors' day attendees but no real drivers. Why on earth would Nvidia need to do that?

What is broken? Well, it seems G80 has a lot broken, some that will be fixed before launch, and some may be harder to fix.

Drivers on the 25th October will fix SLI, as we understand it is pretty badly borked in the current release. How badly? Enough to crash almost every time, said one source, and so basically unusable.

We have a lot of confidence this will be fixed before launch, possibly in the driver set we told you about earlier.I would only rate this as a corporate embarrassment that will hopefully never leak due to "strong and respected NDAs". The "editors" are wearing chastity belts designed to preserve the new Dawn's virginity.

The more troubling news is that we hear HDCP is badly borked in the first rev. Since we are not sure if this problem is hardware or software, if you care about jumping on the DRM infection train, you might want to look long and hard before you buy a G80.

Nvidia has something of a history of shipping broken functionality and not so much as correcting it on the box. Wait for independent reviews from people not wearing chastity belts that test this before you buy.

Last up, we hear that in the forthcoming 95 series drivers the classic display panels are gone for good. We plan to be holding a candlelight vigil for them at One Inquirer Tower on All Hallows Eve. Punch and pie will be served, along with mournful singers and a goth/emo kid moping in the corner.

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35271

BTW:

>>> ASUS 8800<<< :







EN8800GTX/HTDP/768M , is: USD $540 (FOB).
EN8800GTS/HTDP/640M , is: USD $410 (FOB).



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**HDCP Compliant: Allow playback of HD DVD, Blu-Ray Disc and other protected content at full HDresolutions

**Built for Microsoft Windows Vista

**ASUS Splendid: Watching movies on PC is as good as on Top-of-the-line consumer television

ASUS Video Security Online: Keep an eye on your home at all times no matter where you are

**ASUS Game LiveShow: Stream live gaming action onto the internet and share with other gaming enthusiast

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>>>Graphics GPU Feature


�� NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX

�� Built for Microsoft Windows Vista �� NVIDIA SLI Technology ready
�� NVIDIA unified architecture with GigaThread technology
�� Full support for Microsoft DirectX10.0 and ShaderModel 4.0 enables stunning and complex specialeffects
�� OpenGL 2.0 support
�� NVIDIA Quantum Effects Technology
�� True 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting
�� Two dual-link DVI outputs support two 2560x1600 resolution displays




>>>Hardware Specification

Model　　　　　　　　　　　　　EN8800GTX/HTDP/768M

Graphics Engine :　　　　　　　　　　　 GeForce 8800GTX
Video Memory 　　　　　　　　　　　　: 768MB DDR3
Engine Clock : 575MHz
Memory Clock: 　　　　　　　　　　　　 1.8GHz (900MHz DDR3)
Memory Interface: 　　　　　　　　　　 384-bit
Max. Resolution :　　　　　　　　　　　 Up to 2560 x 1600

Bus Standard 　　　　　　　　　　　　　PCI Express X16
VGA Output 　　　　　　　　　　　　　YES, via DVI to VGA Adapter
HDTV Output 　　　　　　　　　　　　 YES, via HDTV Out cable
TV Output 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 YES, via S-Video to Composite
DVI Output 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 DVI-I
Dual DVI Output 　　　　　　　　　　　 YES
HDCP Compliant 　　　　　　　　　　　 YES

Adaptor/Cable Bundled 　 DVI to VGA adapter
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Power Cable*2
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 HDTV-out cable


>>>Software Bundled 　　　　3D Game:

Ghost Recon, GTI Racing
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 3Dmark06
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ASUS Utilities & Driver

[圖三]
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
•PCB color and bundled software versions are change without notice.
•Brand and product names mentioned are trademarks of their respective company.
�� Note: Two 6-pins supplementary power connectors inside the box


Source: http://bbs.mychat.to/read.php?tid=578438

the prices are not bad at all :

ASUS 8800GTX = 540$

ASUS 8800GTS = 410$


EDIT: this prices seems NOT to be Public prices



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[Lightman]

OMG!

I was expecting $600 or even more!

[NightCrawler™]

We'll see what's wrong when the reviews hit the net....

The only thing I see wrong with it is the cooler.... my god it's ugly..... /vomits

[ChongL]

I can't wait

[One_Hertz]

for that price I might get two... At this point I am afraid that a 4ghz conroe will bottleneck those babies though.

[syne_24]

When will the 8900GTX/GTX be out? I might just skip this one and wait for a better revision. Not that bad of a price tho, should be under $500 by Christmas.

[arisythila]

Im running the 7950GX2. I'd much rather run 1 core than 2 GPU cores.

Im gonna pick one up.. and the price is EVEN better than expected!

~Mike

[thunderstruck!]

[lowfat]

I don't see why they moved away from the cooler used on the 7900GTX, that thing was a beast. No way these new coolers will perform as well.

[nn_step]

ummm is it just me or does that board not have any DVM? And the spare PCB area looks way too small to filter all that voltage effectively without it

[freecableguy]

Expect that they will retail at $629-649 regardless of MSRP.

[Charles Wirth]

I can assure you all the Inquirer has the facts completely wrong. They are guessing to why Nvidia did not supply drivers at that time and the answer is they were not complete/ready. It was better to withhold an incomplete driver at that time and wait a few days for proper driver controls to be finished completely in the time frame allowed back when dates were set for release.

As to the card instability, completely false as well.

HDCP, no one knows as the drivers are not that far along to know one way or the other yet, more guessing with a negative slant.

[Sneil]

lol, Stupidass inquirer.

[Radeon117X]

Those prices arent bad at all! Im liking this Hopefully performance is up to mark though....

[kemo]

BTW:




the prices are not bad at all :

ASUS 8800GTX = 540$

ASUS 8800GTS = 410$

regards

cumprimentos

Great prices for a card made by Asus
We should expect lower prices from eVGA , XFX and Foxconn
Say 50$ lower on the 8800GTX 1 month from release
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[thephenom]

Those are really cheap prices considering it's Asus since they usually sell for more than other AIBs like BFG, XFX and eVGA.

[Leon2ky]

They say $410, we'll see 599.

[_JP_]

I think those prices are for retailers and not to public

[Elfear]

I think those prices are for retailers and not to public

Sadly, I imagine you are correct.

[mursaat]

Anyway, is HDCP being finally used? Really few TV sets sold in Spain have this. I'm wonder if they'll have the *uts to tell all that people, in less than 6-9 months, to throw away their [pricey, sometimes +6000€] investment and buy another TV.

[Nanometer]

Heheheahaha Picture saved!

[safan80]

I can assure you all the Inquirer has the facts completely wrong. They are guessing to why Nvidia did not supply drivers at that time and the answer is they were not complete/ready. It was better to withhold an incomplete driver at that time and wait a few days for proper driver controls to be finished completely in the time frame allowed back when dates were set for release.

As to the card instability, completely false as well.

the instability was refering to SLI. So as of right now can you say SLI works or not does it crash when you try to use it?

[ewitte]

Usually once the stock settles its less than MSRP. Of course the first few months are price gouging unless the availability is high... like that will ever happen.

[JoeBar]

LoL this was good!

As for the price, i highly doubt that we'll see something remotely close to that...

[raccoonone]

$500 not bad. *waiting for reviews*