Help the newbie with his build!!

[zlojack]

As far as I know, the GX2 should run on any chipset as it's only one card... but I'm not 100% sure.

[Talonman]

FYI - The 1GB GTS'es are starting to hit the market. I can only bleieve the GTX will also have a 1GB version pop up too. Mabey the Ultra will?

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...5640&Itemid=34



New GTX info link: http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/GeFo...iled/5599.html

"VR-Zone has gotten some details and photos of the GeForce 9800 GTX (G92-P392) card. It comes with 12-layer PCB at 4.376" by 10.5". This card is clocked at 673MHz for core and 1683MHz for the shader while memory clock is yet to be determined. The memory interface is 256-bit with 512MB of 136-pin BGA GDDR3 memory onboard. It comes with two DVI-I and one HDTV-out. There are two SLI connectors and two 6-pin PCIe power connector. The card employs the CoolerMaster TM67 cooler where the fan is rated at 0.34A, 4.08W, 2900rpm, 34dBA. The total board power is 168W".

So both web pages are reporting about the same thing. This info is starting to sound like it's the real deal:

-- VR Zone 9800 GTX ----------------------------- Nordic 9800 GTX (G92-420 Chip)
Core= 673MHz ------------------------------------- Core= No more than 675MHz
Shaders= 1683MHz --------------------------------- Shaders= 1688MHz
Memory= ????MHz 512MB GDDR3 (136-pin BGA) ------ Memory= 1100MHz 512MB GDDR3 (2200MHz DDR)
256-BIT BUS --------------------------------------- 256-BIT BUS
Two DVI-I and one DHTV-out
Two SLI Connectors
Two 6-Pin PCIe Power Connectors
CoolerMaster TM67 Cooler (I believe it's this one: http://en.expreview.com/?p=276)
Total Board Power= 168W.

[Talonman]

This could be some of nVidias black magic right here?? :
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/d...Processor.html

"Nvidia’s code-named G92 graphics processor, which powers the latest GeForce 8800-series products, was launched as A2 with certain capabilities disabled. Those features are expected to be re-enabled only in A3 version of G92 set to be out in February or March".

It makes me wonder if this was enabled 'on the low down' with the New 9600 GT 512MB, and it's megar 64 stream processors, resulting in it still able to run with the New 8800 GT 512MB, and it's 112 stream processors?
The New 8800 GT was released in October of last year I believe... Too early to have the black magic enabled.

There is still someting odd about the hole thing...

The GTX with Black Magic enabled, -vs- a GTS withought Black Magic enabled might change the speed equation significantly?
The BME Factor is hard to measure...