[Uni] Asus 9800gts first look and 3dmark suite

[SKYMTL]

Interesting, it scores about the same as a stock-clocked 8800GTS 512MB.

[trans am]

so thats how they do it?

[gillll]

lol might be

[largon]

Qimonda GDDR3 + no dedicated vDDQ = sucky RAM OCs.

This is really just a 8800GTS 512MB...
... and it has rounded PCB corners?!?

[VictorWang]

i confused? shader volt? sorry, i should have specified # of shaders instead of asking "do you know the shaders yet?"

so starting a new.
how many shaders does it have?

128 sp

[icecpu]

This time Nvidia screw up. I'm not going to upgrade until they put something out better than that

[GAR]

seems to be slower than the 8800gts........i dont know where nvidia is going with this......they should have named the 8800gt/s as the 9800's so we wouldnt be in this situation IMO

[Metroid]

I concluded my little research and I'm proud to say that Nvidia made a mistake and saw it on time to hopefully turn an end on it, its mistake was name a G9(entitled G92) product as 8800GT and 8800GTS. G92 was supposed to be only G9 products and not G8 Series.

Now what could they do?

Meaningless to say. They will launch a full range of G9 products now and by the end of this year, time for the new upcoming GPU(GX). Nvidia is probably waiting for Intel to launch its new motherboard chipset design. So the most Nvidia products are only a refresh until the end of the year. So then we will probably see something scary.

Metroid.

[Dave_Sz]

so thats how they do it?

except u erased the wrong side of the bottom loop...

[Yori1989]

Qimonda GDDR3 + no dedicated vDDQ = sucky RAM OCs.

This is really just a 8800GTS 512MB...
... and it has rounded PCB corners?!?

Yeah the rounded PCB corners give the card a performance boost.
Or its because than the card isnt 100% identical to the 8800GT/GTS lol

really i have no clue what Nvidia is doing

[sonofander]

All of this nVidia nonsense is killing me!!!
I'm jumping to ATI on principle!

[K404]

so a PCB revision on a card means it needs a new name, which conveniently hints at a new generation.

Uneducated people might realistically buy this to replace their 8800GT/GTS 512MB

If thats how nVidia treat their market, screw em.

[grimREEFER]

i think the only card that wont be a disappointment from nvidia is the already released 9600gt. that card overclocks very nicely, and it gets very close to the much more expensive cards in terms of performance when overclocked.

[Yori1989]

All of this nVidia nonsense is killing me!!!
I'm jumping to ATI on principle!

My thoughts exactly, even ATI did some adjustments from the R600 to the RV670, but this Nvidia crap? Oh my god! They use exactly same core, only a little lesser voltage on the Vcore.


Oh yeah and to support their theory that this card isnt psysically the same to the 8800GT/S(thus can be called a new generation)... they rounded the edges of the PCB... hahaha! OH MY GOD

This is sad!

[grimREEFER]

yea, i dont understand, if its the same exact thing except for a newer version of opengl, why even bother creating it and releasing it? its not even cheaper to produce. it will probably be released at the same price as the 8800gts, thus making that card obsolete anyway.

[dafeeessh]

9 series as of now = FAIL



ima going to get two more 8800 gtx for tri sli

[Yori1989]

yea, i dont understand, if its the same exact thing exact for a newer version of opengl, why even bother creating it and releasing it? its not even cheaper to produce. it will probably be released at the same price as the 8800gts, thus making that card obsolete anyway.

Now all the tech-junkies are pre-ordering a GX2 for a abnormal price(ah more than 2x the price of 2 8800gt's)
They think they get even a better card than their new bought 8800GT/S. But in comparision they pay even more for the same, or even lesser performance. I guess that 2x 8800GT in SLI at same clocks performs as good as a 9800GX2.
Only the GX2 is 1.5 times as expensive as 2x 8800GT. They now earn 25% more on each core they sell.
Because Nvidia marketing is quite good, people will upgrade from a 8800GT/s to a 9800xx card.
Isnt that wonderfull?

I dont know sure, but thats my theory

[Frank M]

Geforces 8 are DEAD! New era begins ...

8800 GT 512 --> 9800 GTS
8800 GTS 512 --> 9800 GTX
8800 GTX/Ultra --> 9800GX2

This is "magical 9" nvidias month ...

Yeah, but the 9-series is the same as the 8 series, which is DEAD as you say,
so the 9-series is DEAD also

"Magical 9"? GeForce9-series = utter FAIL. Just rebranded previous version.
Moreover, the 780 is also just rebranded previous version with an added
chip. nv is getting increasingly lame nowadays. It's high time AMD and Intel
kicked their @$$es to get them moving.

[LuckyNV]

just noticed the mounting holes, G80 compatibility only.

but the 9800GTX has G92 mounting holes?
http://we.pcinlife.com/attachments/f...zKcRmt2jDU.jpg

[Big SturL]

nVidia just want's to make as much money possible off of their current core-designs... Why the hell would they launch cards that perform a lot better than their current, when THEIR own cards would be the only competition? As long as ATI doesn't come with something that nVidia can compete with, it is highly unlikely that we will see a substantial perfomance boost in nVidia's lineup.

I can assure all wiseguys (including myself) that nVidia KNOWS what they are doing. It is a billion-dollar corporation for a reason.

[OBR]

Yeah, but the 9-series is the same as the 8 series, which is DEAD as you say,
so the 9-series is DEAD also

"Magical 9"? GeForce9-series = utter FAIL. Just rebranded previous version.
Moreover, the 780 is also just rebranded previous version with an added
chip. nv is getting increasingly lame nowadays. It's high time AMD and Intel
kicked their @$$es to get them moving.

And what? GeForces 8 are DEAD, because has a new names ...
Forget about nF780i, i am speaking about nF790i Ultra!

[Fitseries3]

someone have the bios for this card? i want it.

[RaZz!]

it is GeForce 8800 GT 512MB replacement!

Geforces 8 are DEAD! New era begins ...

8800 GT 512 --> 9800 GTS
8800 GTS 512 --> 9800 GTX
8800 GTX/Ultra --> 9800GX2

This is "magical 9" nvidias month ...

Graphics 9 series, chipset 9 series ... lifts at 18.3.2008!

lmao @geforce 8 are dead

the whole geforce 9 series is a laughing stock. all rebranded geforce 8 cards... at first the 8800gt -> 9800gt and now this 9800gts.

nvidia, wtf are you guys doing?!

[Fitseries3]

yeah but the 9800gts is clearly a 8800gts replacement. i want the bios for the 9800gts... does anyone have it?

[BulldogPO]

Yeah, that bios on 8800GTS 512MB would be worth of try...