ATI takes back the performance lead

Post by **Grudge** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:35 pm

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2679

So, who's gonna spend $550 on a graphics card?

Post by **dzjepp** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:37 pm

Coming in 4 months: Nvidia takes back the performance lead

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Post by **Freakaloin** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:38 pm

yep...ati has bad timing...moron alerts?...

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:39 pm

snoozefest

Post by **BlueGene** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:43 pm

Grudge wrote:So, who's gonna spend $550 on a graphics card?

People who have money.

One thing I hate is ATI drivers but especially the new CCC. Also they can't make decent drivers for Linux.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:03 pm

wtf are those ports on the left?

Post by **o'dium** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:04 pm

My GF 6800 may not be as fast but damn, its far sexier than that. Plus it has blue lights inside. Owned?

Post by **Foo** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:38 pm

ToxicBug wrote:wtf are those ports on the left?

wtf indeed.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:42 pm

ToxicBug wrote:

wtf are those ports on the left?

Crossfire?

Post by **Scarface** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:10 pm

SOAPboy wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:

wtf are those ports on the left?
Crossfire?

you got it :icon14:

Pritty much the same thing as nvidia and their SLI

Post by **Scarface** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:15 pm

Holy fuck, the x1900 xtx on it's own under full loads draws 459W, fucking insane

Post by **booker** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:19 pm

crossfire is done thru the mobo

Post by **SOAPboy** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:24 pm

booker wrote:crossfire is done thru the mobo

And the cable..

http://www.ati.com/technology/crossfire/howitworks.html

Post by **booker** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:31 pm

SOAPboy wrote:
booker wrote:crossfire is done thru the mobo
And the cable..

http://www.ati.com/technology/crossfire/howitworks.html

its just a monitor jumper cable between the two cards. the two on the x1900 don't look like any monitor cable that i have ever seen.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:15 am

booker wrote:
SOAPboy wrote:
booker wrote:crossfire is done thru the mobo
And the cable..

http://www.ati.com/technology/crossfire/howitworks.html
its just a monitor jumper cable between the two cards. the two on the x1900 don't look like any monitor cable that i have ever seen.

its quite possible its a new cable.. :icon26:

Post by **plained** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:17 am

aw agin with the blower

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i hope they make some silent powerfull cards soon

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:39 am

Soapboy is right, That is The crossfire connector..

Also, i would like to add that IS a new connector, with the older Crosfire ( listen to that, older

) Setup, it wouldent allow any higher of a res of something like 1200X1600 or something.. people bitched and ATI Changed it. Hence the new connector's..

i can get the offical info if needed.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:36 am

AmIdYfReAk wrote:
i can get the offical info if needed.

nope. not needed. thanks though.

Post by **Canis** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:55 am

Have they done any tests with crossfire?

Post by **mjrpes** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:08 am

Scarface wrote:Holy fuck, the x1900 xtx on it's own under full loads draws 459W, fucking insane

Electricity here is $.18 per kwh. If I played and were addicted to WoW , averaging 8 hours a day, every day, that's $20 (YOU FUCKING IDIOT FORGOT TO DIVIDE BY THREE) of electricity a month!

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:08 am

mjrpes wrote:
Scarface wrote:Holy fuck, the x1900 xtx on it's own under full loads draws 459W, fucking insane
Electricity here is $.18 per kwh. If I played and were addicted to WoW , averaging 8 hours a day, every day, that's $62 of electricity a month!

Post by **Canis** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:10 am

mjrpes wrote:
Scarface wrote:Holy fuck, the x1900 xtx on it's own under full loads draws 459W, fucking insane
Electricity here is $.18 per kwh. If I played and were addicted to WoW , averaging 8 hours a day, every day, that's $62 of electricity a month!

Thats fucking nuts!

Post by **mjrpes** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:28 am

Damn, I thought it seemed kind of high. Now checking my math I see I forgot to divide by three.

It'd be $20/month.

But... electricity rates are now up 33% over last month (fuck you PG&E). This would bring it up to $26. Still quit a load of cash to put into it.

Post by **bitWISE** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:56 am

mjrpes wrote:Damn, I thought it seemed kind of high. Now checking my math I see I forgot to divide by three.

It'd be $20/month.

But... electricity rates are now up 33% over last month (fuck you PG&E). This would bring it up to $26. Still quit a load of cash to put into it.

WoW wouldn't require a kwh worth of electric. Do you shut down your PC whenever you aren't using it?

Post by **SOAPboy** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:14 am

bitWISE wrote:
mjrpes wrote:Damn, I thought it seemed kind of high. Now checking my math I see I forgot to divide by three.

It'd be $20/month.

But... electricity rates are now up 33% over last month (fuck you PG&E). This would bring it up to $26. Still quit a load of cash to put into it.
WoW wouldn't require a kwh worth of electric. Do you shut down your PC whenever you aren't using it?

Does anybody?

I mean, really?

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