The GX2 is hard to ignore...

[Talonman]

I have just takin the plunge and ordered a 9800gx2 for €420, I sold my 8800gtx over 3 weeks ago for a decent price ( €280 ), been using a 7600gt for the last few weeks...

Anyway will my system show it off to the best of its abiltiy?

Q6700 @ 3.20ghz ( can go to 3.50ghz max)
gigabyte ds3l
2gb pc 6400
Vista Premium 32bit
750watt psu..

This what my 8800gtx @ stock was getting on 3dmark 06



What should I expect with my new card?

Congratulations!
I think it will do just fine...

I had thought that it would take 3.5GHz on your CPU to take full advantage of a GPU... (At least a GPU as fast as the GX2.)

Due to discussions in other threads, I now believe anything close to 3GHz on your CPU will keep any GPU happy.

The reason is that if you move your CPU from 3GHz to say 3.5, you suposidly will not see a large gain in FPS. I can't speak from experience due to my current GPU, wich is soon to be upgraded too.

They say that the graphic intensive games we like to play at high res, will always be more GPU dependant than CPU.

In short, I think your Q6700 @ 3.20ghz and a GX2 should fly like the wind.
Hang on...

Nice score BTW...
I am not sure what 3DMark score you will hit with the GX2...
I am sure however that it will have better performance than a single 8800 GTX in games.

You should be able to run Crysis with these settings: http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA==

What res do you run at?

[BlueAqua]

I've decided to use the Step Up program to trade one of my 8800GTS 512mb cards for an 9800gx2, I'm excited to use just a single gpu and intel chipsets.

[Talonman]

Congratulations to you too BlueAqua.
It's killing me.. I just wan't that dam OC model, waste of money or not!!

I think they had to wait 2 weeks, so I think the 1st is 'click buy' day for me, if not sooner.

I am excited.. If you can't tell....

I have never had a speedy GPU, nor built a system from scratch..

Double thrill for me.

Did I tell you I want a GX2?

All thoes graphs just make me wonder in awe of how my system will respond! Run baby run!!

[speedfreak86]

I have been very satisfied thus far with the stock card's performance. I hope soon that they will release a driver that scales well with overclocks though. Right now, I am just barely able to break 19000 in 3dmark06 with a single gx2 and the specs in my sig with an overclock at 730/1825/1100 as compared to around 18400 with stock settings. I think if you can afford it, you will like it.

[Talonman]

Ujesh Desri nVidia's GeForce General Manager speaking about the GX2.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YUdMrU4yXH8

Sounds like the driver support might be better this time around to me...

So what did you guys think about the comment he made at the end about how hard they had been working on 'game compatibility'. I actually baught it. I was wondering if the first GX2 we don't like to talk about..
had as good support, and the same number of members on the team?
I am guessing not? Don't know...
I just have faith that that this card will get the proper support... Not sure why.

[fornowagain]

Definitely something odd about the XP 06 scores. I get 20K at stock with a 4GHz quad, overclock to 777/2300 and 4.6Ghz and it hardly changes. Vista does increase but the scores are terrible, 22.5K with 777/2300 4.6GHz.

[BlueAqua]

I'm optimistic. I really look forward to a very slick single pci-e card. I hope the support stays strong and it lives up to they hype once many more people have them.

[Talonman]

It is ther Top Card right now... I would think they would want to make it run as fast as possible. They may have more '2 in 1' cards in store for us down the road. They need a strike here. Nothing less will do! They have to make us believe there is no searous down side to internal SLI GPU's.

I bet the official 25th Quad SLI driver will impress too...

Not an option for me, but I bet the Quad boys will enjoy it.

I am in intel based mobo fan by nature, but if Quad SLI turnes out to be untouchable.. until next year... nVidia will sell more mobo's between now and then just because of the GX2.

If I had to chose between mobo's right now, I would have to confess I might be more inclined to go SLI compatible.

The GPU is more important to me than the mobo I guess...

I still love my Maximus, but if I was buying now... hmmmm.

[Buckeye]

Check one out on your current rig first Talon.

I would be a shame to tear down that great machine for a new mobo with out seeing if everything works great for you with the Max board.

[Talonman]

No worries... I am keeping it. Besides, my wife would kill me...

I would never get to enjoy the new mobo!

I just think the GX2 is that good, that it's going to sell more new SLI motherboards until new tech cards are out.
I think people in general when building a new system think GPU first, and mobo second.
I never thought I would be an SLI guy. The new 9800 GTX won't give me 1920 x 1200 in Crysis. I think the GX2 is my best bet... Hello SLI! Suprise..

I have been very satisfied thus far with the stock card's performance. I hope soon that they will release a driver that scales well with overclocks though.

I wonder if that is why nVidia told EVGA they had to wait two weeks to release an OC GX2 model? It was in that cbit video. http://youtube.com/watch?v=lfaigoUzSxI

[Buckeye]

I really wanted the Striker II Extreme but I cannot seem to find one up for sale yet.

But I saw people I trust using the EVGA 790i Ultra so I went with that. I will still end up getting a Striker for later testing.

My plan on the build is to bench it out first with 1 9800gx2, then install the second and bench again just to see the dif between 1 and 2 cards.

[y2kbos]

Congratulations!
I think it will do just fine...

I had thought that it would take 3.5GHz on your CPU to take full advantage of a GPU... (At least a GPU as fast as the GX2.)

Due to discussions in other threads, I now believe anything close to 3GHz on your CPU will keep any GPU happy.

The reason is that if you move your CPU from 3GHz to say 3.5, you suposidly will not see a large gain in FPS. I can't speak from experience due to my current GPU, wich is soon to be upgraded too.

They say that the graphic intensive games we like to play at high res, will always be more GPU dependant than CPU.

In short, I think your Q6700 @ 3.20ghz and a GX2 should fly like the wind.
Hang on...

Nice score BTW...
I am not sure what 3DMark score you will hit with the GX2...
I am sure however that it will have better performance than a single 8800 GTX in games.

You should be able to run Crysis with these settings: http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA==

What res do you run at?

Thanks for that Talonman, I was getting a bit worried when I was checking reviews of cards on here with Q9650 @ 4.2ghz etc and thinking I was going to bottleneck it...

I play at 1680 by 1050, 22" Samsung Monitor...

Have already played Crysis to death lol, it ran fine on my 8800gtx, put a few settings like post processing, physics etc to medium and the cool stuff like texture, model detail etc to high/very high, it ran perfect and looked great...

Playing Gears Of War and Tomb Raider legend at the moment, but really need the new card to play them properly ( Legend looks class with next gen on) getting World in Conflict free with the card ( xfx one) and will get Assassins Creed when it comes out...

How do you do that fancy benchmark on Crysis with custom the settings?

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/2905/770sk0.jpg

I know their is a benchmark for crysis in the bin folder ( cpu and gpu) but they are different...

My 3d Mark score wasnt bad,I had the gtx for over a year and only ran it for the first time a few weeks ago lol...

[Talonman]

I really wanted the Striker II Extreme but I cannot seem to find one up for sale yet.

But I saw people I trust using the EVGA 790i Ultra so I went with that. I will still end up getting a Striker for later testing.

My plan on the build is to bench it out first with 1 9800gx2, then install the second and bench again just to see the dif between 1 and 2 cards.

Good deal, you can see how efficient you Quad SLI is working...

Opps the 2 weeks wasen't in that video.. Can't remember where I saw it now...

Oh well... soon I hope on the OC model!

Good luck on the Striker II Extreme hunt too...

[Talonman]

will get Assassins Creed when it comes out...

At 1680 by 1050 you should flat out haul butt!

Assassins Creed Looks killer!!
Better than Crysis to me.. These 3 videos are for the PC version. Looks well done: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/as...eed/index.html
The Conan game should be good two, if they ever get it released.

Both will probably be GX2 material!

[y2kbos]

At 1680 by 1050 you should flat out haul butt!

I have seen the 3 videos on the Assassins Creed web page... Looks killer!!
Better than Crysis to me..

The Conan game should be good two, if they ever get it released.

Both will probably be GX2 material!

Nice..

One question though and I fear know the answer already.

I have a 22" monitor on my desk with a 32" samsung hdtv 720p above it, sometimes I watch movies on the tv with the pc...

Can I still do that with the 9800gx2 without having to switch between tv dvi cable and monitor dvi cable ( switching between monitor 1 and 2, only using one at a time) or do I have to switch dvi cables everytime I want use tv or monitor?

[Talonman]

Good question. Not sure.

[Buckeye]

Yeah that looks pretty hot !

I hope it's not a bad port, I hate games that are done for both console and PC as I do not like console controls.

[Fusion2002]

Anyone done any testing between Quad SLI and Tri SLI? I'd like to see some comparisons.

[pvtdonuts]

Has anyone taken one of them apart yet? I'm curious as to how much a new application of TIM would help the temps on these guys, but I dunno how delicate that sli bridge is. These cards get blisteringly hot, when i put my hand near the side vent the air coming out feels really really hot, I'm hoping for a nice waterblock or a good aircooler to come out soon, its only a matter of time before some1 tries to stick 2 HR-03's on these guys.

[videogamer323]

14 days on my step-up program. Personally I'm waiting to see what the GTX will do. I'm thinking if it performs something like 15-20% better than my 8800gts 512 then I will upgrade to it. Since rumored prices are around $360 and I paid $360 for my 8800gts lol. I don't have high hopes though. GX2 looks HOT.

[Talonman]

Good luck on the GTX, it's out the 1st correct? You should be able to read allot of reviews soon...

[Talonman]

Did you guys see this?

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...50#post2869750

Eddy to the rescue, working hard to make us a GX2 waterblock worth installing! Go EK!!

Copper rules...

I will be getting one down the line...

[xMrBunglex]

At 1680 by 1050 you should flat out haul butt!

Assassins Creed Looks killer!!
Better than Crysis to me.. These 3 videos are for the PC version. Looks well done: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/as...eed/index.html
The Conan game should be good two, if they ever get it released.

Both will probably be GX2 material!

don't hold your breath. as pretty as Assassins Creed looks, it is another Ubisoft 360 port. Ubisoft is notorious for making games for the 360 and then doing a hack job to port their titles to the PC, often with little or no support after their release. i'm still pissed about Double Agent. i promised i'd never buy another Ubisoft port again until they patched the game and fixed its terrible flaws, but they never did that.

[Talonman]

Thanks for the tip... I will wait for the reviews.

[bluehaze]

Pretty easy to ignore actually...it's the first card I haven't bought on release in the last 6 months mainly due to the 600 dollar price tag. Nvidia is raping non SLi mobo owners with this one, better performance has been availablle for a long time now for cheaper if your running an Nvidia chipset with SLi.