Geforce Titan - GK110 will be a consumer part

[Tha Last Meal]

that's really impressive ! Seems nvidia made a terrific job regarding power efficiency.
Just hopin' a cheapo gk110 version now :d

+1

:d

[El Mano]

I'd like a cheaper version without that redundant cooler for us who would slap them a water block.

[highoctane]

My conscience just won't let me spend $1000 for a video card, thats allot of booze and strippers, j/k I don't drink much!

I like my toys as much as anyone but there just isn't enough ROI, maybe if I had 10 absolute block buster games waiting to played.

[mbreslin]

I like my toys as much as anyone but there just isn't enough ROI, maybe if I had 10 absolute block buster games waiting to played.

Stop talking sense! :::puts hands over eyes:::

I will not be deterred!

[Toolius]

^ now lets see what else we can do with $ 2k
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Id still get the cards if i could get my hands on them here

[Tha Last Meal]

^ now lets see what else we can do with $ 2k
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Id still get the cards if i could get my hands on them here

lol

[mbreslin]

Even 4x titans isn't as bad on the wallet as grabbing 8x 256gb crucial c300s on day 1 at 800$/ea.

That hurt. ;p

[Mungri]

I afford my PC hobby by not drinking booze, that's my secret

But this price is just a big no. Most expensive thing I bough yet was my 512 Gb SSD, and I'm gonna get a second one of those after it drops a bit more to 250 quid.

And the games I play not working with SLI makes more 680s or a 690 unappealing.

[Tha Last Meal]

I think I will sell all my cards: 8600GT/9800GT/GTS 250/GTX260/HD 4870.....+All my money so I can get GTX TITAN

[crash5s]

Even 4x titans isn't as bad on the wallet as grabbing 8x 256gb crucial c300s on day 1 at 800$/ea.

That hurt. ;p

It's a dumber purchase though. I don't mind splurging on things that I expect to last. The cold truth is that I change GPUs more often than any other component. So it's easy to justify expensive RAID controllers, storage systems, hell even sound cards and cases than it is GPUs. Odd as it may seem.

[TurboDiv]

A grand for this TITAN seems a lot. Since I have a 680 already I might wait for ppl to start upgrading and maybe get me another 680 for cheap. As of right now I can't see myself getting this Titan at $999 but who knows...

[Mungri]

Unboxing from Linus:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgQbc...ature=youtu.be

[tajoh111]

Considering the clocking rumors that the card actually works at 900 mhz+ to a ghz. It starting to look a little better. But the 1 grand asking price is ridiculous.

Only reason to get this card would be it double precisions performance.

Another thing stopping me in particular from getting a Titan that it is made with A1 stepping. This leaves a lot of room for extra performance. 2880 shader should definitely be in reach, as well as higher clocks. This generation with 28nm it seems yields and getting working parts is no problem. Compared to earlier generations, where they had to use much later steppings for mass productions, Nvidia should be able to crank these out at 800 dollar.

If I am going to pay 1000 dollars, it better be a fully functional product which is in the single digits or close to it in terms of difference in speed between this and a gtx 690.

Its a shame, this card could have been the next gtx 8800, particularly if it was fully functional, considering the performance per watt and the leap over the gtx 580. As is, it seems like a workstation card, that just happens to have good gaming performance which leaves it a very niche product.

[bamtan2]

It's a dumber purchase though. I don't mind splurging on things that I expect to last. The cold truth is that I change GPUs more often than any other component. So it's easy to justify expensive RAID controllers, storage systems, hell even sound cards and cases than it is GPUs. Odd as it may seem.

your logic isn't sound to me.

it is not a dumber purchase if you need it and have the money. and if you don't, why talk about it?

if you do replace GPUs so often, you can make lots of money back selling titan.

there will be no GPU faster than titan for 1-1.5 years. and even then, it will be a $500 gtx 785 or whatever. titan is expensive, but it isn't more dumb than the other $1000 video cards that have been out for months and have lost no value at all. (check 7990 and 690 prices)

[tajoh111]

Double post

[Mungri]

Thing is in 12-18 months, these will probably cost a fraction of what they are charging now, and there will be better cards out for half the current cost.

We just have to wait for AMD to get competitive again though for that to happen

[mbreslin]

My only question seems to be which vendor will have the highest vmax and/or will I be able to flash a custom vbios with a higher vmax. I *think* I will be skipping a reference purchase and waiting a bit to see what the vendors come up with.

[Mungri]

My only question seems to be which vendor will have the highest vmax and/or will I be able to flash a custom vbios with a higher vmax. I *think* I will be skipping a reference purchase and waiting a bit to see what the vendors come up with.

Normally that would be Asus and MSI, but the initial reference designs might not have any variance with overvolting.

[mbreslin]

Thing is in 12-18 months, these will probably cost a fraction of what they are charging now

Uh, no? 690 is almost a year old and the price has barely moved. Hoping for "a fraction of what they are charging now" is a fantasy. Unless you mean 99/100

[Iconyu]

It's a dumber purchase though. I don't mind splurging on things that I expect to last. The cold truth is that I change GPUs more often than any other component. So it's easy to justify expensive RAID controllers, storage systems, hell even sound cards and cases than it is GPUs. Odd as it may seem.

In this case we think the 780GTX will be slower, so unless ATI are faster in Q3 with their new cards Titan will be a smart buy until the next node change.

[Mungri]

Uh, no? 690 is almost a year old and the price has barely moved. Hoping for "a fraction of what they are charging now" is a fantasy. Unless you mean 99/100

Because it hasnt been bettered at a lower price point? The AMD 7990s that are currently out are priced even higher. 690 prices will start falling after Titan is released.

Also the GTX 690 was originally 850 GBP on release, and currently it can be bought for 735. So thats still a reduction.

[mbreslin]

Well lucky for you if you're in the market for a 690 I guess. From the sellers in the US I'd trust to purchase from most still seem to have 690 prices pegged at 999$USD. A year later no movement. Seems very unlikely to me titan will have any significant price drop within your 12-18 months window. I can't imagine the yields will get so great that nv would want to lower the price much.

Edit: Sorry I just now saw your first sentence. Which single gpu card comes in a year with better performance than titan? 780 doesn't look like it, 8xxx series from amd at the end of the year? doubtful.

If you take out amd/nvidia love/hate and just look on merit based on ryan's very favorable preview even without benchmarks titan looks like a complete beast.

[Manicdan]

Uh, no? 690 is almost a year old and the price has barely moved. Hoping for "a fraction of what they are charging now" is a fantasy. Unless you mean 99/100

thats why i feel quite happy with my 500$ gtx680,
perf/$ on this is worse than the 680 by a long shot, just comparing launch prices, and its been nearly a year for the 680.

this should be 800$ imo, even with where amd is standing. you can buy 2x 7970 and have enough extra for hookers and blow.

[crash5s]

your logic isn't sound to me.

it is not a dumber purchase if you need it and have the money. and if you don't, why talk about it?

if you do replace GPUs so often, you can make lots of money back selling titan.

there will be no GPU faster than titan for 1-1.5 years. and even then, it will be a $500 gtx 785 or whatever. titan is expensive, but it isn't more dumb than the other $1000 video cards that have been out for months and have lost no value at all. (check 7990 and 690 prices)

I was responding to a person pointing out how much they spent on SSDs. As far as premium items go in computer components the GPU tends to be the one swapped out the soonest and most often. Especially compared to things like storage systems. It's a lot easier to justify buying the best for components that tend to stick around a long time, far more so than the one thing that tends to be upgraded the quickest.

[zalbard]

Because it hasnt been bettered at a lower price point? The AMD 7990s that are currently out are priced even higher. 690 prices will start falling after Titan is released.

Also the GTX 690 was originally 850 GBP on release, and currently it can be bought for 735. So thats still a reduction.

There's a problem.
690 is still faster in applications with proper SLI support. And it so happens that those games seem to need performance the most.

IMO the best thing about Titan is VRAM amount. If you're convinced that you absolutely need [a lot] more than 2GB, it is the way to go. Otherwise 2x 670s or 690 seem like a better plan.

Unless you can afford two Titans, lol. But that's the whole different story.