ATI's R600 appears to be a complete monster...
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MetalX
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Yea, actually I'm only going to get the 2407WFP if I have enough for it and a second 7950GT AND a PSU that has enough volts/amps to run them both. If I can't afford the 2407 after getting the second 7950GT/PSU, I'll probably get a 20.1 or something... know any good brands?
kitty500cat
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MetalX:
Dell, Acer, Hanns-G, Sony...although that last one might be overpriced.
I'm guessing that X2800XTX would, um, (I can't think of an extreme enough verb) my old integrated S3 Unichrome GPU.
I guess it's overkill, but it would still be cool...the thing is, though, these cards like the R600 and the G80 are a lot of old technology, it seems, just pushed to the limit. They do have some new stuff to allow for the crazy clock rates and stuff, but they need to do something like Intel did with Conroe...to give it this MAJOR revision that it can kill anything else on the market while eating something like the Conroe's 65 watts
Dell, Acer, Hanns-G, Sony...although that last one might be overpriced.
I'm guessing that X2800XTX would, um, (I can't think of an extreme enough verb) my old integrated S3 Unichrome GPU.
I guess it's overkill, but it would still be cool...the thing is, though, these cards like the R600 and the G80 are a lot of old technology, it seems, just pushed to the limit. They do have some new stuff to allow for the crazy clock rates and stuff, but they need to do something like Intel did with Conroe...to give it this MAJOR revision that it can kill anything else on the market while eating something like the Conroe's 65 watts
I personally LOVE my Sceptre X20WG-Naga It has a 1000:1 contrast ratio for GREAT color, and a 1680x1050 resolution not to mention the 5ms response time. They make bigger screens than mine also. They are cheap, mine was 240-40 Mail in rebate that I never got out lol.
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wolfram
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Hey MetalX, you want to game at 1920x1200? Hmm, even two 7950's would struggle to play Oblivion and other high end games at that res...
I'm very very happy with my 1280x1024 resolution.
Heck, I was playing HL2 yesterday at 800x600 (4x AA) on my monitor, and it looked pretty good! And its native resolution is 1280x1024!
I normally game @ 1280x1024, but this computer I have right now (My old 64 rig, with 640 generic RAM) doesn't allow me to game using with high resolution textures....
But that should change with my future rig
BTW does anyone know something about ATI's R600 based mid-range cards?
I might change my X850XT soon, but I don't know if I should get a high-end DX9 card (a X1950XT or a X1950XTX), or a mid-end DX10 card (a possible X2600 or a 8600GT/Ultra)
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I'm very very happy with my 1280x1024 resolution.
Heck, I was playing HL2 yesterday at 800x600 (4x AA) on my monitor, and it looked pretty good! And its native resolution is 1280x1024!
I normally game @ 1280x1024, but this computer I have right now (My old 64 rig, with 640 generic RAM) doesn't allow me to game using with high resolution textures....
But that should change with my future rig
BTW does anyone know something about ATI's R600 based mid-range cards?
I might change my X850XT soon, but I don't know if I should get a high-end DX9 card (a X1950XT or a X1950XTX), or a mid-end DX10 card (a possible X2600 or a 8600GT/Ultra)
Regards
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Rage_3K_Moiz
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The X2600 (price not revealed) and X2800GTO (around $300) are cards made for that range.wolfram said:
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I want to know how many core cpu's we'll be using then :suspiciou! Maybe DDR5/6 memory? 10Tb hard drives standard? *Drools* :unch:
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I think in time, with the use of new technology games, and operating systems (*cough*Vista*cough*), we can find a way to fill in all of that space.
Rage_3K_Moiz
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LOL my thoughts exactly. After all, how much space is truly enough?cfitzarl said:
(and I thought MGS 2 took too much space! =P )
If I were you I'd (in fact this IS what I'll truly do) wait for the X1950XT(X) to come down to sub 200$. It RIVALS the 8800GTS, NOT the 8600GT. That is, it is FASTER than a 8600GT (pretty much same thing with the X850XT and 7600GT, except the gap seems to be bigger between the X1950XT and 8600GT)... The X2800GTO won't come down from 300$ anytime soon, so forget that. And if the X2600 is anything like the X1600, I would NOT get it.wolfram said:
Besides, you can play Crysis with everything on high with a X1900XT, one of the Crysis guys mentioned it at the Crysis forums. Obviously the X1950XT(X) would be quite good.
Yes. The X1650XT is faster than my X850XT. If the X2600XT is faster than the X1950XT, I'm definitely getting it instead. But that's very unlikely, as the X1950XT rivals the 8800GTS, which is supposed to be rivaling the X2800GTO and not the X2600XT. Not to even talk about the XTX version.F1N3ST said:
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I, personally, would go and get a mid-range DX10 card over a high-range DX9 card, imagine the possibilities of having DirectX10 *looks at Crysis and drools* :unch:...
MetalX
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Damn, ATi/AMD has gotta get rid of all those X's in the card names. There must be ~100 capital X's in this thread so far...
And yes, wolfram I do want to play at 1920x1200 or at least 1680x1050. If I could afford it, I'd get a 3007WFP so I could play at 2560x1600 (twice as big as 1080p). I just find that 1280x1024 is too small for me.
And yes, wolfram I do want to play at 1920x1200 or at least 1680x1050. If I could afford it, I'd get a 3007WFP so I could play at 2560x1600 (twice as big as 1080p). I just find that 1280x1024 is too small for me.
Like I said, Crysis WILL run on DX9 with ALL the eyecandy it will have on DX10. The DX10 mode will simply be FASTER for owners of DX10 hardware, not more [content/eyecandy/etc.]-rich.cfitzarl said:
Besides, if all of the new games were DX10 only, who would play them? Surely not even 75% of all gamers are going to upgrade to DX10 just to continue playing games. And while you might say they could get something like a 8600GS for cheap, would they want that if say right now they have an X1900XT? Obviously not.
How about 640x480? I use that to play most FPS's. Not because I can't crank up the res., but because I find it easier to play at that res. More focusing on objectives rather than good-looks (though Crysis will definitely not be run at 640x480 by me, it's WAY too pretty....)
wow, that's sick! amd will probably whoop nvidia's behind.. if it indeed comes in the same price range. Would be nice to see this card versus the geforce 8900gx2 if it comes out .
But still, I think I'll wait with purchasing anything new until directx 10 and vista are well settled, and the graphics cards aren't coming out this fast. I mean, the 7 series are anything but old, and now the 8 series are out already. Oh well, my dear 7600GT will serve fine until then =)
. But still, I think I'll wait with purchasing anything new until directx 10 and vista are well settled, and the graphics cards aren't coming out this fast. I mean, the 7 series are anything but old, and now the 8 series are out already. Oh well, my dear 7600GT will serve fine until then =)
It isn't one card. Currently it's only the X2800, which should be rivaling the 8800. If you wanna rival the "8900GX2" you should wait for a "X2950XTX" =).Exonimus said:wow, that's sick! amd will probably whoop nvidia's behind.. if it indeed comes in the same price range. Would be nice to see this card versus the geforce 8900gx2 if it comes out
But still, I think I'll wait with purchasing anything new until directx 10 and vista are well settled, and the graphics cards aren't coming out this fast. I mean, the 7 series are anything but old, and now the 8 series are out already. Oh well, my dear 7600GT will serve fine until then =)
Also, I don't know where but somewhere I read that there'll be quad-crossfire (with 4 physical cards)... Any ideas?
wolfram
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I wouldn't like to have a 2kW PSU just to run four X2800XT's... Imagine your electricity bill $$$$$$$....
But if you want to play Crysis and other DX10 games, you'd need to run Vista :unch:, and you know, Vista drivers are very crappy. I'm gonna use XP for a LONG LONG time, (maybe two months), so I'll be using DX9 for a while. So I may get that precious X1950XTX
But if you want to play Crysis and other DX10 games, you'd need to run Vista :unch:, and you know, Vista drivers are very crappy. I'm gonna use XP for a LONG LONG time, (maybe two months
), so I'll be using DX9 for a while. So I may get that precious X1950XTX
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I wonder how it would run on my old integrated GeForce 6150 :haha: !
