Possible top-end Nvidia GPU coinciding Crysis launch

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Not sure if this is any news to anyone but Nvidia’s senior vice president Dan Vivoli spoke at a Crysis event in California saying that Nvidia intended to “launch new hardware to coincide with Crysis’ launch.”

The exact quote from the site: "During his speech, Nvidia’s senior vice president Dan Vivoli let slip that Nvidia intended to “launch new hardware to coincide with Crysis’ launch.” Vivoli didn’t elaborate, but the rumor mill has been predicting that Nvidia would ship a new top-end GPU right before the holiday shopping season, just as they did with the GeForce 8800 last year."

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/nvidia_launching_new_hardware_to_coincide_with_crysis_release
 
Ya know what's rumored to launch a mere three days after Crysis? ATI 2950s.

Interesting development, and financially intelligent - I know Crysis players on both sides are screaming for new graphics cards after entering the unoptimized beta testing, people will jump on anything new that promises the best performance just for that game.
 
Yep, you got that right. What that means to me though is a price drop on the now old 8800s. Cant wait till black friday :)
 
There is more that a few of us loaded up with cash, waiting to jump! I am one of them...

I can smell 1 TERRAFLOP comming my way...

I just wish Penryn was here now. I cant wait until Jan, so I guess I will be putting my C2D processor in my uber rig for a while. I thought I wanted a GO stepping processor...

Not any more. ;)
 
TalonMan said:
There is more that a few of us loaded up with cash, waiting to jump! I am one of them...

I can smell 1 TERRAFLOP comming my way...

I just wish Penryn was here now. I cant wait until Jan, so I guess I will be putting my C2D processor in my uber rig for a while. I thought I wanted a GO stepping processor...

Not any more. ;)
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The wait is maddening. I am still running on an older machine with a 7800 GS to keep it going but I recently bought the LG L246W 24" monitor... the next gen of cards could not come too soon. I am waiting for the next high end Nvidia card to do a full system upgrade.
 
Yeah I hear ya, I just bought a NEC 20wmgx2 and I can't handle Bioshock on full settings anymore with my 7900GS in native =(
 
That would be the Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTXWTFMEDIUMSETTINGS Limited Crysis Edition w/ Special PWN Sauce
 
I hope it is a new GPU line, and not the 780i motherboards or something.

Speaking of which, what if a new GPU happened to cost less than an 8800 Ultra, and I wanted to step up with EVGA? Would they pay you, allow you to trade without cash, or just not allow it at all?
 
Raxxath said:
I hope it is a new GPU line, and not the 780i motherboards or something.

Speaking of which, what if a new GPU happened to cost less than an 8800 Ultra, and I wanted to step up with EVGA? Would they pay you, allow you to trade without cash, or just not allow it at all?
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My question exactly. No info on that in the FAQ. :)
 
Damn too many decisions this xmas season, do I get a new laptop or grab a new vid and load up on games, hehe.
 
azuldenial said:
Damn too many decisions this xmas season, do I get a new laptop or grab a new vid and load up on games, hehe.
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no decision necessary.........the answer is BOTH!! hehe

Incidently, I think it would be a fantastic move for nvidia to whip out a new mobo(780i) alongside a new graphic card. Wouldnt be a bad idea at all seeing as x38 is here(or just about here). :D
 
It would be horrible if it was just something like an 8800 Ultra OC.

Edit:
Oh my god. I just realized they actually do sell this already. Who needs that kind of power?
 
RoboticPotPie said:
It would be horrible if it was just something like an 8800 Ultra OC.

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Oh my god. I just realized they actually do sell this already. Who needs that kind of power?
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My Ultra only gets me 25-35 fps in the Crysis beta, so I do.
 
Calm down.

It is just the 8800 GT, come to be a less powerful replacement for the 320mb GTS.

LOL Ultra OC. LOL. The ultra is just an OC GTX, so an OC ultra would be called "unstable"
 
aikjo2 said:
Calm down.

It is just the 8800 GT, come to be a less powerful replacement for the 320mb GTS.

LOL Ultra OC. LOL. The ultra is just an OC GTX, so an OC ultra would be called "unstable"
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Otherwise known as 7900gtx :p
 
Activity *early* this morning out of Taipei:

Nvidia G92 GPU launch brought forward
DigiTimes - Taiwan
Nvidia is bringing forward the launch date of its upcoming GeForce 8800 GT (G92) GPU to October 29 from the original November 12, targeting AMD's new Radeon ...


UMC receives Nvidia G92 orders
DigiTimes - Taiwan
Nvidia has placed orders with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) for its G92 graphics chips, with the foundry's 12A fab processing 5000-6000 wafers ...

Pretty stoked they moved the launch forward by a couple of months. Seems like a counter to the ATI activity up in Seattle this week.
 
No new single card solution coming guys... but 2x of the new ones will outperform the current stuff for less total cost :D. So, in a way, there is a new high-end... it just isn't a single-card solution ;).
 
GoldenTiger said:
No new single card solution coming guys... but 2x of the new ones will outperform the current stuff for less total cost :D. So, in a way, there is a new high-end... it just isn't a single-card solution ;).
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Thats actually better. The mid-high range cards OC better anyway, my WC system is getting anxious.
 
GoldenTiger said:
No new single card solution coming guys... but 2x of the new ones will outperform the current stuff for less total cost :D. So, in a way, there is a new high-end... it just isn't a single-card solution ;).
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Not if you dont want to buy a buggy nvidia m/board though :rolleyes:
 
I'm eagerly waiting for the [H] reviews to come out on the G92 and RV670 before I make the jump.
 
Yeah I was thinking about a new card, but from what I hear assuming the final release of Crysis is less buggy than the beta, a dual 7900GTX setup with only a 1280x1024 monitor should be fine...

When I heard that, I went back to planning on new videocards as of May next year.
 
Raxxath said:
I hope it is a new GPU line, and not the 780i motherboards or something.

Speaking of which, what if a new GPU happened to cost less than an 8800 Ultra, and I wanted to step up with EVGA? Would they pay you, allow you to trade without cash, or just not allow it at all?
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Hahaha you think it'll cost less?

Ultra on Best Buy's site looks like MSRP of $700. Without competition from ATI, they *might* drop that to 600 for xmas, and the new cards will be 700-1k.
 
The newer cards will be costly and stay that way if ATI does what they did this time around
 
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