GeForce 9900 GTX & GTS Slated For July Launch

[71 (Bryan)]

sweet, thx

[Xello]

the way i see it the GTX 280 is being downplayed by the success of the 9800gx2 when the 8800gtx came out it was fantastic because the 7950gx2 was a bad card and drivers were poor. but Nivida did things allot better with the 9800gx2 and now that the GTX 280 ONLY has 100% more performance than the 8800gtx people are getting down at it?? looks to be a good card to me.

It's certainly different this time, if the 7950 wasn't so bad then the 8800 wouldn't have been the omgwtfbbq performance leap that it was. This time they made a decent job of their GX2, so the next single GPU was always going to be labeled disappointment by some people from the start.

[cptkoulis]

has anyone observed microstutering on vista 64 with 4+ gigs of ram?
i have the feeling its a ram/os issue rather than an inherent flaw of crossfire/sli

i've been using 2x9800GX2 + E8500@4+GHz on Vista 64(4x1GB DDR3) and i was hoping i'd be able to play Crysis @1920x1200(since 2560x1600 is still a slideshow)

The framerate was decent,i think it was around 40fps(according to Fraps) BUT the game was not playable at all.The in-game delay was about 300-500ms when an explosion or gunshot occured,just like lagging in a multiplayer game.As you can understand,this effect cancels the extra power of the second card,it actually delivered "on screen" worst result than a single card.

I am not sure if this is called "microstuttering",i had to read/learn about it while trying to tune my system.Correct me if i'm wrong

So,i guess the GTX280SLI will perform much better compared to 9800GX2 SLI because of better synchronization

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[adamsleath]

The in-game delay was about 300-500ms when an explosion or gunshot occured

i get a bit of lag with explosions, when im in the middle of them....in bf2142 ...with my gt @ 8xQ. but lag is very rare.

crysis is the dog.

So,i guess the GTX280SLI will perform much better compared to 9800GX2 SLI because of better synchronization

well, who's gonna be the guinea pig for this one?

somethings bottlenecking those gx2's, and i dont think it's fixable. () would it be smooth at 5GHz? cpu? at those settings? somehow i doubt it. it is an sli/scaling/sync problem i think, until proven wrong.

[fornowagain]

Lol, they'll get a lot of interest at that price.

[perkam]

Lol, they'll get a lot of interest at that price.

That's in Canada And over here it will most likely be $700 at least

Perkam

[revogamer]

Lol, they'll get a lot of interest at that price.

if they are that price, ill be getting one, hah

[msgclb]

GTX 280 listed in FRY's

[adamsleath]

that's a 9800gtx price. $328
yeah i'll get 2 for that price...actually, no, i dont want the stutters

[Eastcoasthandle]

DX9 1600x1200 AA=4x, 32 bit test, Quality: High, Overall Average FPS: 43.555
DX9 1680x1050 AA=4x, 32 bit test, Quality: High, Overall Average FPS: 33.905
DX9 1600x1200 AA=4x, 64 bit test, Quality: High, Overall Average FPS: 42.78
DX9 1680x1050 AA=4x, 64 bit test, Quality: High, Overall Average FPS: 33.3

Using 64 bit DX9 it takes a very slight hit. I'll have to see if I can find any tests that I ran using one 8800 GT at these resolutions using DX10, AA=4x, 64 bit and High. Is there a know DX10 problem using SLI?

This is the closest I could find.
SLI
DX10 1600x1200 AA=4x, 64 bit test, Quality: High, Overall Average FPS: 13.15
Single
DX10 1680x1050 AA=4x, 64 bit test, Quality: High, Overall Average FPS: 12.63

I've never tried DX9 32 bit or 64 bit with a single 8800 GT.

Why are you taking a bigger hit at 1680x1050 then at 1600x1200

[fornowagain]

That's in Canada And over here it will most likely be $700 at least

Perkam

Even better that's like $318 converted to USD, some typo that.

[iTravis]

GTX 280 on Ebay for $699, apparently they're the one who sells the HD 4850 as well

http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-EVGA-0...d=p3286.c0.m14

[shadow of chaos]

When are the next gen cards coming out after the GTX 280? these ones are quite poor

[natty]

When are the next gen cards coming out after the GTX 280? these ones are quite poor

The next gen will be even poorer...

I think the first good cards come out in 2012.

[Extelleron]

Lol, they'll get a lot of interest at that price.

Do they ship to the U.S. anyway?

[DeanZ]

Lol, they'll get a lot of interest at that price.

I really really really want to order that...but I know I'll get an email in a week saying that it was an error

[shadow of chaos]

The next gen will be even poorer...

I think the first good cards come out in 2012.

i was being serious, is it mid next year?

[fornowagain]

[GoldenTiger]

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Pre-order in, hopefully price drop to $500 is true and I can get a credit... free assassin's creed, $4 overnight shipping with Prime, hoping for some goodness !

[perkam]

i was being serious, is it mid next year?

D10U = 65NM GT 200
D11U = 55NM GT 200 with some minor enhancements mid next year
D12U = Completely new architecture.

That's what I've heard around the web. Plus, the fact that Nvidia has already stated that the G92b (9800 series on 55nm) will be around for 6-12 months more so yea, no new high end very soon.

Perkam

[shadow of chaos]

D10U = 65NM GT 200
D11U = 55NM GT 200 with some minor enhancements mid next year
D12U = Completely new architecture.

That's what I've heard around the web. Plus, the fact that Nvidia has already stated that the G92b (9800 series on 55nm) will be around for 6-12 months more so yea, no new high end very soon.

Perkam

my god..

i guess its true, nothing is holding back any games bar crysis. Truely a bad sign, well good for cost but you know what i mean. I guess its not all bad, but at least newer games should run as smooth as butter (or almost) even on G80 cards.

do you know a time gap between the D11U and D12U?

[phelan1777]

Aw hell I should just pick up another 8800 Ultra for SLI

Even saw an increase in performance over the 9800GX2 in at least one game I play..........even with the newest drivers.

[disruptfam]

question is: is the 280gtx worth the jump from a 8800gtx sli?

[Extelleron]

question is: is the 280gtx worth the jump from a 8800gtx sli?

From a performance standpoint, I doubt it. Performance will probably be close, as 8800GTX SLI should be a bit faster than a 9800GX2 and the GTX 280 should be a bit faster than the GX2 at high res.

Previous high-end SLI -> New high-end has never given you much of a performance increase, except 7900GTX SLI -> 8800GTX.

[sonofander]

but what about 8800 gtx sli to gtx280 sli???