Buy 6800GT now or wait

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How long will it be until the new R520s and NV47s start rolling out?

I don't want to spend big bucks on a new 6800GT and then have it be outdated and cheap in like 3 months.
 
You should probably wait until the generation AFTER the R520/NV47 lines come out. That's where it will be right there. But then again maybe you should wait after that generation as well. There will be something better coming three generations of GPU/VPU after that as well. :rolleyes:

I can't stand it when people like you waffle over and over again over a purchase that may be obsolete in three months. In case you haven't been paying attention product cycles and supportability within this realm of the technology market are quite long. Any 6800/x8xx model that you buy today will take you into the next two years at worst I'm sure. Just go buy something. :rolleyes:
 
you're talking agp i assume?

figure that the current trend for new cards is to come out pcie first. With the actual delay between announcement and availablity, added to the delay for them to be released as agp (which is no longer a guarantee) i would think that buying the 6800gt is your best bet currently. Unless of course you're talking about pcie, in which case the $100 cheaper x800xl is a no brainer.
 
being that the new generation of video cards is just a few months away I would wait.
 
I would also wait.

Also, that guy who said all that stuff about current gen cards being good 4 2 years?! 1 year maybe, 2 years for sure not, By that time Directx10 will be out and about, and possibly some games with it.

I would wait for the R520s and such. These miht have some prliminary Dx10 support. And you can see the price tag
 
Dx10 will be worthwhile because I will definitely be getting Longhorn, when it finally releases, that is.
 
Mojo said:
Dx10 will be worthwhile because I will definitely be getting Longhorn, when it finally releases, that is.
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Ive heard of longhorn, what exactly is it?

Also, Nvidia always has had good relationship with Micrososft, There next cards mihgt have some sort of Dx10 support (I dunno about ATIs R520 though, its plausable)
 
I believe Longhorn is the next Microsoft Windows. It'll be the next windows after XP...i overheard some ppl talking once saying that its very similar to windows XP...same format and look etc...i really dont know...but from what ive heard...im not overly excited about it to be honest.
 
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Also, that guy who said all that stuff about current gen cards being good 4 2 years?! 1 year maybe, 2 years for sure not, By that time Directx10 will be out and about, and possibly some games with it.
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I dunno, I'd call a 9500/9700 adequate by today's standards. The same holds true for GF4Ti, though to a much lesser extent. These are already two years old, more for the latter. I also don't know how important DX10 will be, since the lower tier of Longhorn will still support older versions of the standard.

And no, Longhorn looks completely different from XP. From what I've seen, Microsoft is really pushing the idea of a "3D Desktop"- not holographic, just perspective.
 
carbonsteel said:
I believe Longhorn is the next Microsoft Windows. It'll be the next windows after XP...i overheard some ppl talking once saying that its very similar to windows XP...same format and look etc...i really dont know...but from what ive heard...im not overly excited about it to be honest.
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Windows always fails to get me excited...

Except when it crashes or reboots for no reason, then I get excited... with a murderous rage...
 
mavalpha said:
And no, Longhorn looks completely different from XP. From what I've seen, Microsoft is really pushing the idea of a "3D Desktop"- not holographic, just perspective.
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Where can I find pics of holographic windows?

Edit: I just looked at a few pics of longhorn, It looks exactly the same! The only place I saw a fair amount of diffrence was the Login panel...

Hopefully its less buggy...
 
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MAValpha said:
And no, Longhorn looks completely different from XP. From what I've seen, Microsoft is really pushing the idea of a "3D Desktop"- not holographic, just perspective.
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Where can I find pics of holographic windows?
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The basic ideas:
Linked to be dial-up friendly, caution
Same

There is also one floating around in which the Properties for a given window are on the back of the window, rather than just a dialog box. I'll try to find a pic/vid of what I mean, check back later.
 
That would definatley make windows a lot more interesting. Maybe itll someday be like Minority Report lol
 
I can see it now...running 3D windows on a 30inch widescreen monitor. Then dragging and dropping windows with a pair of gloves overtop the screen...just like in Minority Report...how many years off do u think that is lol
 
Cached or something, sorry. To get a better idea of a "3D Desktop," look up Sun's "Project Looking Glass." It looks like MS copied a lot of stuff from it after it went open-source.
The demonstration Hideya gave me of the system was quite dynamic. Windows spin and zoom, stack, become translucent, flip to reveal additional information on the back, and more. (Source)
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ExtremeTech has also had a few previews of it from different aspects, try searching Longhorn at their website.
 
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