Official 8800 Ultra Review Discussion Thread

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Official Reviews here: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=142904

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[Order]

Aren't various overclocked editions of the GTX faster than the Ultra by default?

[AzraelDarkangel]

So it's just an overclocked 8800GTX? Not all that impressive. Should be good for a few more FPS. Why not save money and just overclock an 8800GTX yourself, unless the Ultra has something special to give it alot more overclocking headroom.

[G.Foyle]

Just higher bin probably.

[xVeinx]

That, and perhaps the addition of the HD video processing silicon... Since the mid-range cards now have the capability, I was wondering if that was going to be added to the top of the line at some point, and this might be where they introduce it.

[mr.tie]

If they indeed end up selling it at $999 with a simple overclock, it better cook me dinner and wash my dishes as give me great frames, because that is just a ludicrous amount of cash for something that lame.

[RaZz!]

wtf, if this is true it's totally unimpressive.

but i don't get rid of the feeling that dell just refers an overclocked 8800gtx as ultra.
i can't believe this, because, as azraeldarkangel already said, there are factory-overclocked gtx's out there which are faster than this so called "ultra".
there must be more behind it. i doubt that this is the "real" "ultra".

[virtualrain]

As I said yesterday, I'm not sure this is for real... factory overclocked cards are within a tick of this already!

[WRC]

what happened to 160 stream processors? if it still uses the same amount it is not a great upgrade. Maybe it will be faster due to drivers or little internal tweaks

[SnipingWaste]

Looks like another 7800GTX 512meg.

[virtualrain]

Off topic a bit... when nVidia came out with the 7800GTX 512MB interim step last gen, how long after that was it before the 7900 series was launched?

[Eastcoasthandle]

LOL didn't they do that with the infamous 7800

[Kenetixx]

Now thats pretty dissapointing if it is true .
Play the waiting game again.

[Revv23]

Off topic a bit... when nVidia came out with the 7800GTX 512MB interim step last gen, how long after that was it before the 7900 series was launched?

like 2-4 months at most i think. it was a very short amount of time, but the 512's were still fastger, but much more expensive, nvidia couldn't meet demand with such a high bin.

the gtx 512was a bit different too, the bin was MUCH higher and it had double the ram.

if these specs are true then that rumor of a 999 pricetag must be false. private gpu makers can bin at these speeds...perhaps the thinking is overclockers will get more out of them.

[NapalmV5]

higher clocks good enough for me, anyways, better hd processing on the 8800ultra is why ive skipped the 8800gtx

[p8ntslinger676]

i have yet to see any problems with my 8800gtx and hd vids

[Hicks]

LOL didn't they do that with the infamous 7800

Well yes and no. The 7800 512mb was just higher clocked, but it had massive clock increases, so the peformance was there.

The $999 is either wrong, not US dollars, or is for a GX2.

[metro.cl]

pic looks a bit funny.

[virtualrain]

Here is where the image clip in the OP was likely grabed from...
http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/lear...n&~tab=details

Here's who started this... http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...d=623&Itemid=1

[eva2000]

noticed how nearly all 8800GTX ceiling were below 700mhz on GPU, maybe 8800GTX Ultra sports all those GPUs that binned way higher than 700mhz on GPU ?

[milkcafe]

7800GTX512 was sold 117999yen ($1000) in Japan

ELSA GLADIAC 970 GTX Silent 512 GeForce 7800 GTX 512MB
http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/pcupdate/...4/news002.html

OC 8800GTX for that price ? no joking

http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4727

NVIDIA_G80.DEV_0191.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX"
NVIDIA_G80.DEV_0193.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS"
NVIDIA_G80.DEV_0194.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra"
NVIDIA_G80.DEV_019E.1 = "NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600"
NVIDIA_G84.DEV_0400.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS"
NVIDIA_G84.DEV_0402.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT"
NVIDIA_G86.DEV_0421.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT"
NVIDIA_G86.DEV_0422.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS"
NVIDIA_G86.DEV_0423.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS"

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra 384bit 768MB GDDR3 @ 650/2160 ???
http://www.fudzilla.com/images/stori...phics/g80u.jpg

and the RAM is only 768MB
7800GTX512 doubled the RAM from the 7800GTX
"8800 Ultra" is not the 2nd "7800 GTX 512"

everyone can OC the 8800GTX to 650/1000 on air without any Vmod
no need pay for extra money

[gOJDO]

FUDZilla==the_INQ==BS
So, stop using it as news source.

[hipro5]

IF it will be a "speed binding" Core of it and as this site claim, it will NOT be good for start.......Maybe THAT'S the reason why NVIDIA have provided these new drivers (158)!......Maybe they "gain" from the drivers or so!.....We will see.......IF it's true, ATI will crush it......

[turbox997]

weak sauce....this is pathetic.

It doesn't deserve the label "ULTRA"... infact this should be like a "GTX KO" edition provided by EVGA at best!

I guess this is how Nvidia reacts after enjoying a brief time of monopoly,
playing it's customer's as if we were fools. It'll take some serious competition
and a reaction from the audience to force Nvidia to whoop itself back in line
and press out a good lineup that we enjoyed in the 6xxx and 7xxx series.

[Syn.]

FUDZilla==the_INQ==BS
So, stop using it as news source.

no.