No GTX slayer?

P

PRIME1

2[H]4U
Joined
Feb 4, 2004
Messages
3,942
Early reports of the RV670 show it just under the 8800GT. Is there a GTX killer coming from AMD? (not counting the 8800 ultra which is like a GTX OC)

If not, this is bad. Not just for ATI fans but NVIDIA may not feel the need to put out anything better.

I have not been paying attention to rumors much lately but the early reports were talking about much higher performing cards than what we see from the 8800GT.
 
PRIME1 said:
Early reports of the RV670 show it just under the 8800GT. Is there a GTX killer coming from AMD? (not counting the 8800 ultra which is like a GTX OC)

If not, this is bad. Not just for ATI fans but NVIDIA may not feel the need to put out anything better.

I have not been paying attention to rumors much lately but the early reports were talking about much higher performing cards than what we see from the 8800GT.
Click to expand...

The 8800GT was released to sop up the last bit of money using the old platform. With the new G92 stepping we'll see some much more impressive cards... unfortunately ATi needs to bring something to the table that can't be beaten by price manipulation on nvidia's part.
 
Ravynmagi said:
Some of these 8800GT are getting impressive overclocking results which can turn them into GTX killers.

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4155&Itemid=1

Gainward has a nice looking dual slot 8800GT running at 700MHz. The simple benchmark chart in the article (take it for what it's worth) shows this GT beating out an 621/1000 overclocked GTX.
Click to expand...

My 8800 GT stock and a overclocked e6600 is pushing better performance that is on par or beyond that of a GTX already.
 
In terms of cost, sure the 8800GT is a GTX killer, but not really in terms of performance, since there are plenty of overclocked GTX's and even Ultra's to one up overclocked GT's.

There will be an all-in-one 8800GX2, basically two 8800GTs in one card coming early next year, AMD will have something similar, but true next gen performance will come in the spring from both companies it appears.
 
heatlesssun said:
In terms of cost, sure the 8800GT is a GTX killer, but not really in terms of performance, since there are plenty of overclocked GTX's and even Ultra's to one up overclocked GT's.

There will be an all-in-one 8800GX2, basically two 8800GTs in one card coming early next year, AMD will have something similar, but true next gen performance will come in the spring from both companies it appears.
Click to expand...

I dunno. These 65nm G92 seem to be overclocking quite well. Which seems to be bringing them into the same league and maybe beyond as the overclocked 8800GTX. The one in the brief Fudzilla "review" was an overclocked GTX.
 
Ravynmagi said:
I dunno. These 65nm G92 seem to be overclocking quite well. Which seems to be bringing them into the same league and maybe beyond as the overclocked 8800GTX. The one in the brief Fudzilla "review" was an overclocked GTX.
Click to expand...

overclocking of the 8800 gt is VERY dependant on cards. My xfx 8800 gt doesn't overclock worth beans and seems that most of the hardware is running as fast as it can handle already.
 
Buffy the GTX slayer

sorry, couldn't resist, that would be a good code name for a video card code name though

or maybe, Brent the video card slayer, that's going in my sig :D
 
firebane said:
overclocking of the 8800 gt is VERY dependant on cards. My xfx 8800 gt doesn't overclock worth beans and seems that most of the hardware is running as fast as it can handle already.
Click to expand...

When the vendor does the overclocking for you, it shouldn't be an issue (just RMA if it is).

I just noticed EVGA has a 700MHz GT as well. But they are using a single slot cooler. That heat must be getting brutal on these cards.
 
Ravynmagi said:
When the vendor does the overclocking for you, it shouldn't be an issue (just RMA if it is).

I just noticed EVGA has a 700MHz GT as well. But they are using a single slot cooler. That heat must be getting brutal on these cards.
Click to expand...

Well mines just the vanilla card and I don't get a whole lot out of trying to overclock mine so I just leave it at stock cause I didn't find a whole lot of performance increase by overclocking it.
 
That's Nvidia putting business before customers... we want a GTX slayer right now, since it's been more than 1 year since GTX's release.

Now's the time, Nvidia.. I think you would actually make more $ if you just listen to the customer rather than holding on to that $700 8800 Ultra.
 
firebane said:
My 8800 GT stock and a overclocked e6600 is pushing better performance that is on par or beyond that of a GTX already.
Click to expand...

Shut up, I highly doubt that. I don't expect everyone to be an authoritative hardware guru, but at the same time, idiots shouldn't spread misinformation to justify their purchases.

Any stock c2d combined with a gtx will run 99.9% of applications better than your system (99.9% because most of the software out there are video games).
 
Brent_Justice said:
Buffy the GTX slayer

sorry, couldn't resist, that would be a good code name for a video card code name though

or maybe, Brent the video card slayer, that's going in my sig :D
Click to expand...

So in other words no one knows ;)

My only guess would be a GTX refresh for an extra 20%. I don't think AMD will put up anything this round.
 
The heat isnt that bad ! i have my xfx 8800gt oc to 700/1804/2000 linked clocks and get 40 with out load and 60 with a very graphical game like crysis buut cod 4 is at like 50degres.


PB130334.jpg


The fan at the right is blowing air towards the card aand the fan at the left is pushing all the air from the fan of the card and the fan mod.


PB130333.jpg


close up

PB130335.jpg

'

case closed =)
 
jakescakes said:
Nice pink fans is there something your not telling us?
Click to expand...

hahahha no a friend stop by and knows im a freak when it comes to computers and had a whooole bunch of stuff that his uncle didnt want anymore ( works for intel ) and i was looking through all the junk and found the fans ! So i was like hmm cards hot as F*** so lets do somethihng with the fans. there a little loud =( Buut the gt's fan is 10x louder so i keep it off with these fans running !
 
Monkey_feces said:
Shut up, I highly doubt that. I don't expect everyone to be an authoritative hardware guru, but at the same time, idiots shouldn't spread misinformation to justify their purchases.

Any stock c2d combined with a gtx will run 99.9% of applications better than your system (99.9% because most of the software out there are video games).
Click to expand...

wow so angry....why are you giving this guy such a hard time? like it or not several of the stock overclocked versions of the 8800 gt perform better than the gtx. even at stock frequencies it runs damn close to 8800gtx performance. You need to take a chill pill
 
Triple-SLI – Nvidia’s “Focus for Now”, Says Chief Executive

"Nvidia Corp., the world’s largest supplier of graphics processors, said that it has no immediate plans to release graphics cards that offer higher speed than current top-of-the-range GeForce 8800 Ultra,
but said that customers seeking for extreme performance will soon be able to install three graphics cards into one system to get incredible graphics rendering horsepower."

Seems Nvidia does have a GTX killer... your wallet.
 
Greaaaat... so the only way to play Crysis higher than 1280x1024 at max settings is with over $1000 worth of video cards. Sounds reasonable to me...:confused:
 
S3th13 said:
Greaaaat... so the only way to play Crysis higher than 1280x1024 at max settings is with over $1000 worth of video cards. Sounds reasonable to me...:confused:
Click to expand...

Hahhahahahahah this is getting ridiculous ! What happend to the days when you bought a Insane card and the insane card played the most insane games PERFECTLY !!! Now we have to buy 3 Insane cards to play DEcently ???????? F*** them
 
King_Weaver said:
wow so angry....why are you giving this guy such a hard time? like it or not several of the stock overclocked versions of the 8800 gt perform better than the gtx. even at stock frequencies it runs damn close to 8800gtx performance. You need to take a chill pill
Click to expand...

yeah that was a little ridiculous. The GTX has a more advanced architecture compared to the GT, that is undeniable fact. However, the GT with its smaller die has proven to overclock enough to overcome this. But, again, I believe a watercooled GTX would OC enough to come out on top regardless of what the GT had.
 
brahim said:
Hahhahahahahah this is getting ridiculous ! What happend to the days when you bought a Insane card and the insane card played the most insane games PERFECTLY !!! Now we have to buy 3 Insane cards to play DEcently ???????? F*** them
Click to expand...

I've made that point numerous times. The real issue is Crysis is isn't optimized for shit.
 
The GTX killer has already been released. It is called "8800GT SLI" and you can buy it for $540. Just wait for SLI to work with Crysis.
 
Abu Som3a said:
The GTX killer has already been released. It is called "8800GT SLI" and you can buy it for $540. Just wait for SLI to work with Crysis.
Click to expand...

download the cracked version of crysis >.< go to utorrent and run some bench marks ~
 
Any game that needs $600 worth of equipment to run decently is not worth it. Either the game is horribly coded or games have finally caught up to hardware big time.
 
fdiaz78 said:
Any game that needs $600 worth of equipment to run decently is not worth it. Either the game is horribly coded or games have finally caught up to hardware big time.
Click to expand...

It depends on your standards. Halo 3 runs at a very low resolution and no AA on the 360. You could easily run Crysis at that same resolution on a $80 video card.
 
fdiaz78 said:
Any game that needs $600 worth of equipment to run decently is not worth it. Either the game is horribly coded or games have finally caught up to hardware big time.
Click to expand...

You can build a $1000 rig with SLI 8800GT's and an overclocked E2160, along with 2 gigabytes of RAM and still have quality components.
If $1000 is too much, then two 3870's in CF remain as a viable option.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top