Tantawi Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Nvidia is ready for its next-generation GPU launch. According to sources at graphics card makers, the company plans to launch its GeForce 9 series GPU after the Lunar New Year in February.The first chip to rollout of in GeForce 9 family will be the D9E, a high-end product that adopts 65nm manufacturing. The new product will also support DirectX 10.1 and Shader Model 4.1, revealed the sources. In addition to the D9E, Nvidia will roll out a mid-range GeForce 9 family product named D9P in June 2008. The new GPU will adopt 55nm processing, the sources pointed out. http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20071129PD216.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lant Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Hmm... just in time for my birthday. But I'm still happy with my 8800GTS so I'll probably skip that generation (or wait for the GT of that generation). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundayx Veteran Posted November 30, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 30, 2007 I've abandoned plans of a 8800GT for this, meanwhile my friends giving me his 1950XT. Delicious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgEnTsMiTh Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Great news. This is what I have been waiting for and will be getting one then. I have held off on the 8800 line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted November 30, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 30, 2007 Guess I'll be getting the 9-series instead of an 8800GT (Y) Radish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Free AA yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Sweet, I'm happy I skipped the 8 series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted November 30, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 30, 2007 Free AA yet? Free? I don't know. What I do know is that 4xAA is compulsory for DirectX? 10.1 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo11883 Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I think I'll wait for the 20 series the way my finances are looking... :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hankyone Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Guess I'll be getting the 9-series instead of an 8800G(Y)Y)Radish? ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOC Veteran Posted November 30, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 30, 2007 My 8800GTX serves me well enough, runs Crysis butter smooth maxed at the res I play it at on my other PC, so I doubt I'll be getting a S9 card - but you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imnotrichey Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 just curious, you guys that are planning to skip the 8800 GT. Are you guys planning to get the high end model in February or wait til June for the midrange? Seems to me like 8800 GT will be the only choice for midrange (barring any ATI interventions) until June? unless that refresh of the 8800 GTS 640mb comes out sexy and a little closer to 300 bucks I also dont plan on getting a 9 series, but we'll see. Maybe the benchmarks will rock my socks off :) Im hoping for crysis playable at ultra high settings on the 20inch and up monitors in their natural resolution. (Think it will happen?) Right now just running 1680x1050 at all medium settings. Can run high but gets a little laggy at parts, hoping the new drivers and next patch update will make it run smooth at high :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Sagy Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 So no mid-range 9 series card until June 2008? That would actually mean getting a 8800GT is a wonderful choice for the following year or so, considering DX10.1 isn't going to be a necessity anytime soon, and we have quite a handful of months before sanely-priced GF9 cards arrive. Unless I'm misunderstanding that article, that is. Correct me if I'm wrong. EDIT: missed Imnotrichey's post by a bit. He conveys the same point i was trying to (or did). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imnotrichey Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 ^But if those 9800's make the same jump that the 8800's did over the competition it may be totally worth spending the additional 150 (assuming the base 9800 is $400) to get a 9800. Haha thats also assuming the 8800 GT ever drops down to 250. Either way, its good to finally get a word on these cards coming out. Cant wait for the benchmarks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I've abandoned plans of a 8800GT for this, meanwhile my friends giving me his 1950XT. Delicious! Lucky ******! I'm with an X550. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argiris34 Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 good news for me also at around april iam hoping to find some 8800 gtx or ultra second hand from someone who is out to buy a s9 at low 200 dollars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Veteran Posted November 30, 2007 Veteran Share Posted November 30, 2007 I'm trying my best to hold off until late 2008 for a Nehalem processor and an nVidia 9800GT (assuming that'll be the equivalent to the 8800GT as of now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadeater Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Seems to me like 8800 GT will be the only choice for midrange (barring any ATI interventions) until June? It's not even a mid-range card anymore, with all the stores selling most models for $300+ by pretending they're out of stock. You've gotta be desperate or nuts to buy an 8800 GT for $300, for technology that's now over a year old (just a die shrink, and a *worse* cooler design). I wonder how long they're going to keep this up? Prices were supposed to come down, and the new 512MB and 640MB GTSes were supposed to take over the <$400 price range. Yeah, the performance on these cards is good, but there is still no "mid-range" $200-250 card now like Nvidia planned this to be. If you check prices on the 3870s, they've gone up in price too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Free? I don't know. What I do know is that 4xAA is compulsory for DirectX? 10.1 games. Yeah, I've read that, but I remembered hearing how the next nVidia cards would support free AA like the 360 (and I think PS3, right?) do... guess not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantawi Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 What's free AA? isn't 16-32x AA high enough? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Charming Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Free AA is where the Anti-Aliasing is effectively performance free, that is, it can do anti-aliasing without having an effect on the framerate. The 360's Xenos graphics chip has an edram unit that allows it to do 4xMSAA with a minimal to nonexistent impact on performance, but it's effective and possible on the 360 because of the limited resolution support on Consoles; PCs are more complicated to do it with because of the vast range of resolutions they can do. I don't think the PS3 has an equivalent unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantawi Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 Free AA is where the Anti-Aliasing is effectively performance free, that is, it can do anti-aliasing without having an effect on the framerate. The 360's Xenos graphics chip has an edram unit that allows it to do 4xMSAA with a minimal to nonexistent impact on performance, but it's effective and possible on the 360 because of the limited resolution support on Consoles; PCs are more complicated to do it with because of the vast range of resolutions they can do. I don't think the PS3 has an equivalent unit. Aha, thanks for the explanation (Y). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amano Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Thanks for the news, Teh. Everyday news makes me say "I'll wait, I'll Wait", don't know when will I get a really good gaming card for the best value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randolph Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Jesus. What more could they do? NVIDIA 9800 GTX with 5GB DDR10 ram and quad core mem+core? Like seriously. I sometimes wonder if this is a joke. I really think the current 8 Series will serve us for some time. But to each to their own I guess. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoochieMamma Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Fix your drivers first nVidia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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