Official 8800 Ultra Review Discussion Thread

[bro20000]

When do theses come out i need one!

[Kunaak]

There is what, not quite 600 points difference on 3dmark05 and less than 500 points in 3dmark06, yet the bar is 10x long? ROFL

its a simple psychological trick some review websites use.
they know, big bars, and big numbers easily fool those not more knowlegable of what they are reading.

so when making the graphs, all they did was make the base line 12,900...
so the scores look ridiculous.

the truth of the 8800 Ultra, is it's just a slightly overclocked 8800 GTX, which can easily be beaten, with a small volt mod, and some better cooling.

[Sparky]

Just remind that R600XT (same as XTX since they're just the same only differ the 1GB GDDR4) is gonna match only with 8600 model, so, I think is worthless compare these cards.

8600? not that bad, I heard R600 = 8800GTS or so, not the 8600.

[n00b 0f l337]

Graph man to the rescue!

[end3rkid]

Lol, 600 points looks like 130,000 points on the 05

Another fixed graphic.

[wickedld9]

I fixed it for them... much better now! OMG Ultra!!!!! That's so worth $1,000.

[triple_A]

LOL
thats pathetic..

[Sparky]

If you have a 8800GTX.. you have allready one.. flash your bios with 0.05V more and put same speed..

B-b-b-but you don't get the cooler looking cooler!
dang that sounded redundant lol

[HiJon89]

"WolStame, May 2, 2007"

And the best by far is this graph, which accurately represents a 156 point difference (a 1.27% increase)
http://fabu.beareyes.com.cn/2/lib/20.../011/SLI05.swf

[syne_24]

lol yea it's just the illusion that makes the scaling looks a lot higher. Good marketing strategy tho, because you can't say it's false data, just easily false interpretation.

[NapalmV5]

death to R600? those bars clearly show death to gtx

its a simple psychological trick some review websites use.
they know, big bars, and big numbers easily fool those not more knowlegable of what they are reading.

so when making the graphs, all they did was make the base line 12,900...
so the scores look ridiculous.

the truth of the 8800 Ultra, is it's just a slightly overclocked 8800 GTX, which can easily be beaten, with a small volt mod, and some better cooling.

believe it or not, it is top reason why i havent read a review in years

[end3rkid]

Err the R600XT is more like a 8800GTS not a 8600. 2x8600's dont even compare to a single 8800GTS. Almost but not really The r600XT is in the almost to similer range against a 8800GTS.


The 8600's are just well slow as dirt compared to it

Well, I was trying to say the entire 8600 line.

[Kunaak]

believe it or not, it is top reason why i havent read a review in years

yeah, theres alot of very misleading review sites out there, but there are some ones that will not mislead you, with crazy stuff like this 8800 Ultra review is trying to do.

sites I watch regularly...

anandtech, techpowerup, and Xbitlabs.
I would include Hard OCP in the mix, but honestly, thier choice of the squiggle graphs make the data so unreadable, that I cant bother doing any more then skimming over the data... then looking for a site with graphs and such, that are actually useful to me.

theres a few others, but these are the main ones I like.
reviews like this one here are purposefully misleading so they sell the hardware...

[Lane-k]

I ask me how many minutes and the numbers of developper have work on the conception of this GPU... i think 5 minutes for flash the bios, 1 hours for get all prices for find the most cheap but accurate cooler.. ( i will joke my boss a long time with this..) how many, 700$ the GPu?

i stop the joke ..Anyway if they have use better quality for component, select the best chips... can be the best for OC..

I have read paper launch is fixed on 2th May.. one thing is sure Nvidia know what they do for marketing and publicity.. right the same day when NDA of AMD/ATI end...

[Kunaak]

I think one actual notable difference between the Ultra and GTX might be memory used.

this review states that the Ultra uses .8 NS ram, to get that 2.2 ghz mem speed, while the GTX uses 1.0 NS (if I recall right)... so theoretically, the Ultra should be alot more clockable on the memory, then the GTX is...

[fornowagain]

Ahh yes so there is.

Nice timing there aswell fornowagain.

Great minds and all that.

[Gorgul]

This Card is the best GPU in the World till the end of 2007 kills the R600 with ease.

It overclocks very well 720mhz Core@ air. No normal 8800GTX will go that high ATI has a big problem.



http://we.pcinlife.com/thread-758018-1-1.html

[WillyWonka]

Only +4% ?

Can the first person to buy one please post a pic of themselves so I can at you.

TIA

[fornowagain]

I think one actual notable difference between the Ultra and GTX might be memory used.

this review states that the Ultra uses .8 NS ram, to get that 2.2 ghz mem speed, while the GTX uses 1.0 NS (if I recall right)... so theoretically, the Ultra should be alot more clockable on the memory, then the GTX is...

It also says it has a lower TDP at higher frequencies then the GTX, using improved transistor design. If its true, a core revision may also help the OC.

[deathman20]

It also says it has a lower TDP at higher frequencies then the GTX, using improved transistor design. If its true, a core revision may also help the OC.

Its possible. TDP went from 177W to 175W from that statement though.

[wickedld9]

All I have been able think about since seeing the specs and price of this card is the 6800 Ultra Extreme. The only company that sold these in any amount was eVGA and it was at least 5 months after launch that they sold them freely. Prior to having them posted for sale to all, you had to register to win a chance to purchase one, they had one drawing per month...

[Sparky]

Its possible. TDP went from 177W to 175W from that statement though.

Ooooo a whole 2W

[fornowagain]

Ooooo a whole 2W

2W less at a higher frequency with core voltage bump (power at v squared). So maybe its not just binned cores.

[m0da]

"WolStame, May 2, 2007"

And the best by far is this graph, which accurately represents a 156 point difference (a 1.27% increase)
http://fabu.beareyes.com.cn/2/lib/20.../011/SLI05.swf

WOW. Did they label that graph correctly?
Could there be only a 156 point difference between SLI and single??

[Kunaak]

the used a E6400 for the review...

no doubt the CPU was holding it back, single card... and SLI.
too much power, too little to back it up.
like putting a rocket engine on go-cart.