Help the newbie with his build!!

[Talonman]

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...v-release-woes

"Oh yes, we probably should mention that the 9800X2, or whatever they call it, has also moved from CeBIT to the end of March, for now. Before you get all hot and bothered, this is basically a couple of downclocked G92s on 2 PCBs".

Looks like the end of March for now, insted of March 18th?

And "basically a couple of downclocked G92s on 2 PCBs" dosen't sound good as the intro for the new King's arrivial...

I don't think this is what any of us was expecting when the new GTX and GX2 arrived....

[Buckeye]

Yup it's looking like 8800 Ultras or the new ATI cards are the way to go.

There are a few new products that I am waiting for, 790i mobo for SLI or TRI SLI and if Nvidia drops the ball with garbage releases then I am taking a hard look at ATI on a Intel board.

I have not had a ATI card before so that alone is a major step for me.


http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080222/20080222005768.html?.v=1

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMD (NYSE:AMD - News) today announced that systems utilizing ATI Radeon™ HD graphics cards established new records in Futuremark 3DMark05 and 3DMark06 benchmarking standards, demonstrating once again that ATI Radeon™ HD graphics cards are preferred by overclockers around the globe.

On Feb. 16, MemoryExtreme Team Italy, a group renowned for record-breaking overclocking achievements and better known online as giampa, Leghorn and giorgioprimo, set a new world record 3DMark05 score of 39,133, surpassing the previous record also set using ATI Radeon™ HD graphics cards. The same day, the team captured the 3DMark06 record by posting a score of 30,662, edging the previous world record by 56 points.

The benchmark scores may be accessed at http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=177374.

“The scalability, speed and stability of dual-card ATI Radeon™ HD configurations are critical to the success of our record-setting attempts,” said Gian Paolo Collalto, (known as giampa), a MemoryExtreme Team Italy founder. “The continued improvements in Crossfire™ multi-GPU performance backed by industry-leading stability make ATI Radeon™ HD the best choice for overclocking.”

The ATI Radeon™ HD graphics line, is a clear favorite of the overclocker community. As of Feb. 20, 2008, ATI Radeon™ graphics cards take a clean sweep of the current top 20 records in 3DMark05 and 16 of the top 20 3DMark06 scores, for an aggregate 36 of the 40 best 3DMark05 and 3DMark06 scores posted on the Futuremark website.

“The enthusiast community continues to be an incredibly important audience for AMD,” said Matt Skynner, vice president, Marketing, AMD Graphics Products Group. “Our unmatched results in industry benchmarks demonstrate that we listen and deliver when enthusiasts ask for improved multi-GPU scaling, greater overclockability and industry-leading stability.”

Note: AMD is not liable for damages caused by overclocking (even when overclocking is enabled with AMD Overdrive™ software).

About AMD

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD - News) is a leading global provider of innovative processing solutions in the computing, graphics and consumer electronics markets. AMD is dedicated to driving open innovation, choice and industry growth by delivering superior customer-centric solutions that empower consumers and businesses worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.

AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, ATI, the ATI logo, Radeon, CrossFire, ATI CrossFireX and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Contact:

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[Talonman]

Impressive....

The order of cards in the nVidia side of the fence is supossed to look like this, fastest to slowest:

9800 GX2
9800 GTX
8800 Ultra
9800 GT >= 8800 GTX
8800 GTS 512
8800 GT

I need to see where the ATI cards fall in there, and if the GTX and GX2 can actually beat an Ultra...

I have never owned an ATI card myself...

We both could be changing camps soon....

So ATI takes the new record speeds, and nVidia is trouble getting more than 14K out of their new GPU's....

Man how things change...

[Talonman]

http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/GeFo...ared/5614.html


VR-Zone has gotten some preliminary 3DMark06 scores on the upcoming GeForce 9800 GX2 and 9800 GTX cards. The setup : Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66GHz processor on a P965 board with Forceware 173.67 drivers and Catalyst driver version 8.451. GeForce 9800 GX2 scored 14225, 9800 GTX scored 13167 while Radeon HD 3870 X2 scored 14301. Nvidia is still tuning up the drivers and the clock speeds aren't finalized yet so we should be seeing some improvements when launched. Currently, 9800 GX2 is slated for March 18th launch while 9800 GTX is slated for end March.

[Buckeye]

Not looking good

I wish they would throw a 8800 GTX on that so we can see how it stands up to those 3.

[Talonman]

Yepp...

Unless we see some miracle Drivers released, the 8800 Ultra will still be king (As the fastest single GPU), until the true new tech (Non G92) GPU's get released.

I am amaised.

Could be the end of the year....

It could very well rule for an unmatched 2 year reign.

[Buckeye]

Well for now I can just throw my 2 8800GTX's in SLI and wait this thing out...