The Fermi Thread - Part 3

[Musho]

Won't chiphell get sued for these benchmarks if they turn out real? I mean, didn't they sign a NDA which probably means you have to pay 200k+ if you break it?

[mindfury]

Won't chiphell get sued for these benchmarks if they turn out real? I mean, didn't they sign a NDA which probably means you have to pay 200k+ if you break it?

They signed NDA... I really dont know why they broke it...Maybe for some website traffic....

[Musho]

They signed NDA... I really dont know why they broke it...Maybe for some website traffic....

Those NDAs usually are _very_ expensive. Surely having to pay 200k+ isn't worth it to generate some website traffic?

[mattlef]

Those NDAs usually are _very_ expensive. Surely having to pay 200k+ isn't worth it to generate some website traffic?

That really does depend on how much you're getting in advertising revenue due to increased traffic right?

[LesGrossman]

Won't chiphell get sued for these benchmarks if they turn out real? I mean, didn't they sign a NDA which probably means you have to pay 200k+ if you break it?

Really? I mean really? Fermi thread part 3, thousands of irrelevant posts, someone finally post some benchmarks and you're worried about NDA.

[Musho]

That really does depend on how much you're getting in advertising revenue due to increased traffic right?

True, but then again, the prices you have to pay are huge. I can't really see them generating that much money just be being 6 hours earlier

Really? I mean really? Fermi thread part 3, thousands of irrelevant posts, someone finally post some benchmarks and you're worried about NDA.

I'm not worried by the NDA, chiphell should be. And I'm glad we finally have some numbers to go by. I was merely wondering about the NDA. Is that such a huge deal?

[mattlef]

True, but then again, the prices you have to pay are huge. I can't really see them generating that much money just be being 6 hours earlier

You'd be surprised.
This could have all been pre-arranged with advertisers, and they're going to pay a premium for each hit to the review page. If I were chipshell, I'd arrange for special release date advertising pricing, because of the guaranteed influx of traffic. Recouping that 200k would be peanuts.

[Musho]

Chiphell gets its cards not through nVidia but partner relationships. No real NDA, just release when it's near so to protect the partner itself.

Oh and hello HD5870 2GB.

Sounds logical Thanks for the explanation.

You'd be surprised.
This could have all been pre-arranged with advertisers, and they're going to pay a premium for each hit to the review page. If I were chipshell, I'd arrange for special release date advertising pricing, because of the guaranteed influx of traffic. Recouping that 200k would be peanuts.

I guess you're right. Adds is a powerful way of generating money. The money google generates, is for 97% by adds.

Here's a nice video about google
http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/8669...e_is_eng_.html

[highoctane]

96C is obviously a short peak before the fan even ramped up and for all we know the fan could be ramped up to 40% or 90% for the SS.

[Chickenfeed]

96C is obviously a short peak before the fan even ramped up and for all we know the fan could be ramped up to 40% or 90% for the SS.

Overclocked at 925/950 with 1.25+ voltage I find my 5870 reachs 92 or so sustained with the default fan profile ( makes its way up to 50-55% fan speed which is quite loud ) Under normal use though its at 32-40% which is bearable. The question to be asked is how loud is the 480 under normal conditions and since we can assume that the furmark result is using a stock card, how much headroom are we talking. The thing I'm least happy with is their number for power... nearly 50% more than the 5870... thats alot of extra juice / heat to cope with (especially with regards to watercooling, thats a lot more heatdump for a rad). All this said, I'm excited to see what these beasts do on a smaller process. As for what they'll do today...

At the comment of 9k extreme on a 5870, this is accurate with a highly clocked i7 and 10.3 drivers. However the dirt 2 numbers, assuming they used the ingame benchmark AND the retail version, are off noticeably...