Hypothetical quest GTX owners - will you sell your GTX for R520 if it proves faster?

GTX owners - if R520 proves faster, will you sell your GTX for it?

  • Yep

    Votes: 25 14.8%

  • No

    Votes: 80 47.3%

  • Maybe

    Votes: 28 16.6%

  • GTX for life

    Votes: 36 21.3%
  • Total voters
    169
Nvidia's support for the gaming community and Linux community is second to none.
Nview has built in functions that are so usefull for me (transparency and always-on-top).
The GTX is a single slot vs the (thus far) Double slot pics we've seen.
SLI is much more matured and the Forceware drivers are constantly getting better.

And until we see prices, I think Nvidia will have a better price : performance ratio.
 
If R520 is faster, I would buy a second GTX. Screw Crossfire.
 
Absolutely not. With 81.26 drivers and dynamic shadows turned off due to a driver bug (everything else maxed out) 4xAA at 1680x1050 in bf2 I always get 60+ fps. Can't beat that.
 
No, I just can't be bothred to put the money, time and effort into swapping it over - my GTX gives decent enough performance, it's just not worth it for me to swap.
 
I would change if the speed is around the same as the gtx, just because of possible features.
 
I would probably keep my GTX and dump it in my second system. However, what will influence my decision whether to go R520 or not will be features and Image Quality; not speed, if it has some must have features, AA modes, or better AF; I would get it even if it weren't much faster.
 
How could you dump your GTX for something that doesn't exist? Let others beta test the drivers and the hardware first then make a decision ;).
 
ATI fans: Even IFit doesn't have the capabilites of the 7800, they will probably buy the new ati card anyways.

Nvidia fans: They will stick with the 7800 and even if the new ATI card is better/faster, they will still claim that its shit and their 7800gtx "pwns" Ati.

[H]ardcore System Tweekers: Will spend insane amounts of money to get 2 of the BEST and run them with SLI or Crossfire. We.... urrrrr.... THEY will sleep better at night knowing that they have the best system possible and have wet dreams about torturing 3dmark05 :)
 
Maybe, depends on a lot of unknowns though - cost, availability, featureset etc. It looks like the Adaptive AA is just ATi's version of Transparency AA. I don't know why we're making polls like this a couple days before we have all the answers.
 
Depends how much faster and if it has any new features.


Not very likely at all.
 
How much faster can it be though? 10%, 20%?

I don't think it's worth it to take a hit to gain 10-20% in performance when the 7800 is already very fast. Makes no difference in perceptible gameplay.
 
I was seriously considering buying an NF4-SLI board with a couple gtx's.. but after reading Anandtech's review and HARD OCP's review on the new Crossfire main board (Halibait... i think) i think i might be waiting until both the R520s and the Crossfire main boards come out on the market to build.
 
Mabey if one R520 beats two GTXs buy 20 to 30%, but I dont think that will happen so no :D
 
Even if i dont have a 7800gtx and i dont know what this card can do <===="in the real life" i love ati cards because in the past i had a 9800xt and it was a very good card perfect card no problems nothing in nvidia cards there are always problems and things like that and the most bad thing in nvidia the drivers nvidia never released a driver that had not have any problem
 
Not unless...........

ATi's R520 were what the 7800GTX was to the 6800Ultra, or what the 6800Ultra was to the 5950Ultra.

and....................

ATi came out with a compatible chipset for the Opteron. After investing in Opteron 254's and 5.0GB of ECC Rigestered ram, I see no reason to upgrade. R520 would have to be outrageously fast and really offer something that my 7800GTX's can't do. Which seems unlikely. Even if it is 515% faster.
 
No, mostly due to money. if I was to be upgrading, then yes I would look at it. My current config will prolly need to last me at least 1-2 years so I will not be buying anything major soon.
 
The r520 would have to have all of the features of 7800gtx and also be much faster at least 25%.
 
Im no 7800GTX owner but I can say that all I care about is if its IQ is better yet retains the same about of speed. If ATi still plays their A game with AA quality and Driver Quality (WHQL Every Month) then I will look into it as an alternative. Of course Price is another thing, I think my future is with the 7800GT due to its Great Performance to Price ratio.
I have to wait and see though, also if the X1x00's do have AA with HDR in any game then count me in as well.
 
{NG}Fidel said:
Im no 7800GTX owner but I can say that all I care about is if its IQ is better yet retains the same about of speed. If ATi still plays their A game with AA quality and Driver Quality (WHQL Every Month) then I will look into it as an alternative. Of course Price is another thing, I think my future is with the 7800GT due to its Great Performance to Price ratio.
I have to wait and see though, also if the X1x00's do have AA with HDR in any game then count me in as well.
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Do keep in mind that if they do allow AA and HDR simultaneously, the performance hit is likely going to to be huge, that the features won't even be usable together. Just a guess. If they were somewhat usable, I bet the FPS you'd get with that in some games would be so bad, I wouldn't use it. Not if it meant choppy gameplay.
 
^ People used HDR with 6800U's and the performance sucked and the quality sucked due to lack of AA at low resolutions and no one complained.
Of course I do understand what your saying but we wont know for sure until the [H] gets the cards in their hands and tests them for us. Even still if I have to play at low resolutions I still would have AA which would make the game tolerable and awsome due to HDR.
In Cross Fire we could have higher levels of AA and Resolutions with HDR enabled.
In either case its a win for gamers.
 
If ATi has:
A Xfire solution comparable to SLI
A sizable performance advantage
A REALLY good(read: overclockable) Xpress200 Xfire solution

Then maybe, but if ATI can not meet all the criteria, I'll just add another 7800GTX down the road.
 
Dew said:
If ATi has:
A Xfire solution comparable to SLI
A sizable performance advantage
A REALLY good(read: overclockable) Xpress200 Xfire solution

Then maybe, but if ATI can not meet all the criteria, I'll just add another 7800GTX down the road.
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Actually I've been hearing cards can't be overclocked with Crossfire, don't know how true it is.
 
It might be faster...but it won't be like INSANE faster....and I can always add a second GTX cheaper than changing platforms...I am pretty happy with whatever gets me into say, the top 10% of speed setups...

So no, I won't be going R520 this cycle...


Nothing against ATI, I like both companies and still own an ATI X800 XT-PE in my 6yr olds rig....I just buy what I can afford at a given point in time, I don't sit around waiting for the "next best thing" because if you do that you will be waiting FOREVER because something faster is ALWAYS "around the corner".

They are just video cards, not religious objects :p
 
I voted no.

I will buy whatever is the best card out when I need or want a new card. This is normally once a generation (sometimes I skip a generation). This time it just so happened that the 7800GTX had just been announced and released the week I was building my card. ATI really had (and to date still doesnt) product to compete. It wasn't much of a descision.

Next Generation, I will again choose whomever is the best.
On a side note: I really hope ATi's card they release next week is truely superior because that will raise the bar again and give me better choices next time I upgrade.
 
Call me crazy, but I'd bet good money that the R520 is going to have a lot of Phantom Edition's on the high end...
 
This poll has a lot of 'ifs' attached to it.

If R520 proves fast enough to lure many 7800GTX owners to switch, maybe there will be some great deals to be had on used video cards. I'm looking for an excuse to make the plunge to PCIe.... especially now that rumor is saying ATI won't be making an AGP version of the R520. A really cheap 7800 card could be just the incentive I need. :D
 
Also, MSRP on the top end X1800XT is $599, while I can buy an Albatron 7800GTX for $464 @ Newegg, plus a $30 mail-in rebate that comes with it, so your grand total is $434 + shipping.

Somehow, I severely doubt that the X1800XT is going to be 38% faster.....

There's just no justification to pay that much cash.

Now, when Nvidia was charging $600 for a 7800GTX, there were no other serious contenders, so they could have charged whatever the hell they wanted.

At this point, ATI cannot do that.
 
SgtSweatySac said:
Also, MSRP on the top end X1800XT is $599, while I can buy an Albatron 7800GTX for $464 @ Newegg, plus a $30 mail-in rebate that comes with it, so your grand total is $434 + shipping.

Somehow, I severely doubt that the X1800XT is going to be 38% faster.....

There's just no justification to pay that much cash.

Now, when Nvidia was charging $600 for a 7800GTX, there were no other serious contenders, so they could have charged whatever the hell they wanted.

At this point, ATI cannot do that.
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The leaked MSRPs according to Hexus, http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=3566

X1xxx xx Memory Price
X1800 XT 512MiB $549
X1800 XT 256MiB $499
X1800 XL 256MiB $449
X1600 XT 256MiB $249
X1600 XT 128MiB $199
X1600 Pro 256MiB $199
X1600 Pro 128MiB $149
X1300 Pro 256MiB $149
X1300 256MiB $129
X1300 128MiB $99
X1300 Hyper Memory 128MiB $79


and if ATi is able to get it out in decent volumes at launch, then you will be able to find them bellow MSRP, like you can with any product. I hope ATi is able to get the 512MB version out in volumes because 50 bucks for double the memory is a good deal, especially now that COD 2 shows huge benefits from 512MB http://www.amdzone.com/modules.php?...s&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=182&page=3
 
Particleman said:
and if ATi is able to get it out in decent volumes at launch, then you will be able to find them bellow MSRP, like you can with any product.
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They haven't even been able to get it out the door....

Based on the amount of delays we've seen, and the whole fiasco of the X800XT I'm not holding my breath on there being enough stock.

They were able, however, to get the x850XT out the door in great numbers, I will give them that.

But with all these delays....
 
I might swtich to the R520 if two things occur:

(ranked by importance)

1) 1x R520 totally mops the floor with 1x GTX

2) The Crossfire plaform turns out to have no performance degradation on the Nforce 4 based mobos. I won't buy a Xpress 200 Crossfire Edition.

The only other thing to factor in is build quality. When I bought a 9600XT, I had to RMA two before I got one that didn't artifact in 3D and 2D within 1 weeks use. (no I didn't overclock them, ever) All in all, this left me with the feeling that ATI's products are of a flaky quality. And then they go and shorten their warranty to 1 year. Not cool.
 
sure if i can get a 520 for the same price i ebay my 7800gtx for, and the 520 is noticeably faster.

so no.
 
Nope cant say that ill switch. nVidia is more mature when it comes to dual cards. ATi loves to overprice their stuff and keep it that way for a long time. If you look at nVidia, within 3 months, the price dropped of the GTX over $150 from an MSRP of $599. When I plan an upgrade, im going to be looking for SLIx16, M2, DDR2 (or DDR3) something high end when it comes out. ATi still has to mature before they can compete really well. The hardware may be great, but if there arent good drivers arent out there, the hardware is wasted. Personally, I think what one should do is if they want SLI, get 2 low end cards and OC the sh*t outta em and bang, u got SLI. As far as crossfire goes, you gotta get a master card and a slave one, put em in the right order, if u dont have CF, one's gotta put in a terminator card (which is stupid) etc... SLI just get 2 same cards and your done. CF still has a lot of maturing to do which is why im sticking with nVidia. Forceware 80 (& 81) drivers will prove a big boost for nVidia's SLi. But im not gonna sell my GTX as it awesome. If ATi released CF when SLi was released, or a little after, then maybe there would be some decision making for me, but since nVidia is a year ahead of them, theres no competition.
 
TheRapture said:
It might be faster...but it won't be like INSANE faster....and I can always add a second GTX cheaper than changing platforms...I am pretty happy with whatever gets me into say, the top 10% of speed setups...

So no, I won't be going R520 this cycle...


Nothing against ATI, I like both companies and still own an ATI X800 XT-PE in my 6yr olds rig....I just buy what I can afford at a given point in time, I don't sit around waiting for the "next best thing" because if you do that you will be waiting FOREVER because something faster is ALWAYS "around the corner".

They are just video cards, not religious objects :p
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Ahh I like this man's words. My daughter and son both have GF4 Ti4600's now in the spongebob computer and the princess one :p.
 
Well I don't own a GTX and was not planning on building a new rig until after the holidays.

It depends alot on who makes the Crossfire boards. If it's a company I like that's one point.

It depends on how much of a performance boost there is and how it is gotten, second point.

Finally it will depend on who has good linux support for both of the above since I dual boot. The only thing I generally run windows for is light web browsing a a bit 'o gaming I can't do under Linux.
 
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