We still dont know if Nvidia will keep developing these massive GPUs, or maybe they can move to a different strategy like AMD actually does: doing smaller GPUs and putting 2 of these in the same card.
Hmmm... I don´t think so. As far as i remember the 8800GTX delivered by far more performance comparing to the previous generation.
I got a mixed feeling about this new 5870. It seems somewhat bandwidth limited in many situations. Its theoretical computational power almost double comparing to...
From my experience i can remove epoxied heatsinks better, after using a hairdryer :)
Using a freezer also can work, but i get better results heating the sinks.
Just heat up those damn sinks... :D
"9600xt only has 4 pipelines vs. a 5900se having 8 pipelines"
Sorry but this is wrong... there are many theorical fill rate tests that pointed that the NV35 acts like 4x2.
Anyway ATI PS2.0 operations are always faster and more compatible... there are some missing features like MRT and...