R520 Release Date?

[Major_A]

My best guess would be the end of the year before you can go and buy one. I say this because Crossfire hasn't even gone out to review sites yet. Once review sites have it then you should be able to buy it in a few months, unless they have availability problems again. Then ATi has to whore out their Crossfire solution for a while. After that settles down a bit you will see the R520.

[sUpervizer']

and for now let nVidia rule the market for 4 month or more ?

[Disposibleteen]

My best guess would be the end of the year before you can go and buy one. I say this because Crossfire hasn't even gone out to review sites yet. Once review sites have it then you should be able to buy it in a few months, unless they have availability problems again. Then ATi has to whore out their Crossfire solution for a while. After that settles down a bit you will see the R520.

you know that dell and people like that will get it before we do so whatever, i hate the way they give their major supply of high end cards to system buildeers and not to retail outlets. Its so dumb, they just like price gouging if you ask me.

[sUpervizer']

I wanted to buy X900XT in the end of July (thought it was the release date)
I guess I'll go for 7800GTX :\ I'm tired of waiting already (about 6 months )

[perkam]

I wanted to buy X900XT in the end of July (thought it was the release date)
I guess I'll go for 7800GTX :\ I'm tired of waiting already (about 6 months )

Do keep in mind...for everyone buying a 7800GTX right now. The R520 was delayed for one purpose and one purpose only....for it to be finalized at a higher spec than the G70 ... so the R520 WILL end up faster than the GTX...that's almost guaranteed...because the guys in Markham, Ont. are playing around with the clocks as we speak

Perkam

[furyfax]

Anyone know the price of Radeon X900 XT-PE approximately? And the release date is 7th of july on this card?

[sUpervizer']

I guess the price for the XTPE will be around 700-900$ on the moment its out..

[sUpervizer']

Do keep in mind...for everyone buying a 7800GTX right now. The R520 was delayed for one purpose and one purpose only....for it to be finalized at a higher spec than the G70 ... so the R520 WILL end up faster than the GTX...that's almost guaranteed...because the guys in Markham, Ont. are playing around with the clocks as we speak

Perkam

Are you talking about the delay to 26th July or the delay to the end of the year?
Like I said if the R520 will be released at the 26 I'll buy it but I cant wait anymore its too much time :\

[Major_A]

Do keep in mind...for everyone buying a 7800GTX right now. The R520 was delayed for one purpose and one purpose only....for it to be finalized at a higher spec than the G70 ... so the R520 WILL end up faster than the GTX...that's almost guaranteed...because the guys in Markham, Ont. are playing around with the clocks as we speak

Perkam

That may be true to a certain extent. From what I've read different places they are having a tough time yielding working GPU's. Granted one of those places was theinquirer.net.

[GregP24]

That may be true to a certain extent. From what I've read different places they are having a tough time yielding working GPU's. Granted one of those places was theinquirer.net.

It's not hard to be pessimistic about ATI's ability to do more than a paper launch, though. Most of us are likely to believe any rumor that ATI is having a hard time with good yeilds. Did X800XT PE's ever become much more than vaporware?
I got lucky with mine. I pre-ordered my X800XT PE from Compusa in early May last year. It was on my doorstep 2 days before the official launch in June. I was one of the few to even get one in 2004. Sooooo, I figure if I can manage to not buy a GTX for awhile, I'll just preorder an X900XT/XT PE as soon as I can. Maybe I'll get lucky again.

I really do think ATI is going to build the faster cards again.

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

X900XT PE is expected to be 2-3 times faster than X850XT PE (unconfirmed ATI source).