Spyder Veteran Posted April 14, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 14, 2004 anotehr that looks so stupid :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XLS Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 that looks so stupid :/ But do you notice when you plug in your AGP port and close the side of the case and start playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder Veteran Posted April 14, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 14, 2004 sure. ever hear of side panel windows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XLS Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Yes, but its not the only GFX card available :rolleyes: You can buy that one or one of the others wich will surely look a whole lot nicer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder Veteran Posted April 14, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 14, 2004 :argh: ok so going back to what I originally said... that looks stupid! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XLS Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Well, what you are looking at is the back of it. And the bottom. So it might be look cool at the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger.Girl Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 the green board is so 1990's and the heatsink is ugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted April 14, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 14, 2004 Xbit article: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/nv40.html Ignoring the 3DMark score because the whole concept of synthetic benchmarks is stupid, it performs pretty well. The biggest difference being when pumped up to 1600 x 1200 with AA and AF on. That's where you really get the use out of the card. Drivers are a bit messed at the moment, check out the screenshot of Far Cry; it's messed. Here's a HL2 benchmark to see what era we're getting into :devil: : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.MULLA Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 those fps are very high.. for HL2 ..11! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XLS Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 I have been reading around. And the card is still noisy as hell 50dbA + ! Thats insane a big minus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk Reviews Posted April 14, 2004 Reviews Share Posted April 14, 2004 I have been reading around. And the card is still noisy as hell 50dbA + ! Thats insane a big minus i wonder wheer you heard that...NONE of the review sites say abything about it being noisy and this is a reference board, NOT what we will be buying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XLS Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 i wonder wheer you heard that...NONE of the review sites say abything about it being noisy and this is a reference board, NOT what we will be buying... Read before you speak :rolleyes: http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/revie...XJsX3BhZ2U9MjQ= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samoa Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 hella impressive indeed. :yes: *Waits for the 5950ultra and 9800XT prices to drop* :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder Veteran Posted April 14, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 14, 2004 *Waits for the 5950ultra and 9800XT prices to drop* :cool: smooth (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathanael Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Xbit article:http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/nv40.html Ignoring the 3DMark score because the whole concept of synthetic benchmarks is stupid, it performs pretty well. The biggest difference being when pumped up to 1600 x 1200 with AA and AF on. That's where you really get the use out of the card. Drivers are a bit messed at the moment, check out the screenshot of Far Cry; it's messed. Here's a HL2 benchmark to see what era we're getting into :devil: : Wonders hows that going to run on my system which scores 3k 3dmark03 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight' Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 I have been reading around. And the card is still noisy as hell 50dbA + ! Thats insane a big minus Care to cite your sources?:blink:k: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XLS Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Read before you speak:rolleyes:s: http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/revie...XJsX3BhZ2U9MjQ= Knight ... READ:crazy:y: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight' Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 lol sorry about that dude, must have missed that post ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted April 14, 2004 Veteran Share Posted April 14, 2004 i need one of these fockers... I am seriously considering maybe trying to sell my current card which is a Asus 5900 Ultra 256 (9 months old, still have box and all game disks which of course I will include if anyone is interested) and getting one of these bad boys when they come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XLS Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 lol sorry about that dude, must have missed that post ;) Sorry dude, its just so annoying. Tons of people just dont read anything anymore :happy: :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrowhead Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Take a look at toms hardwares review of the card, The actual review is HUGE, and the card is absolutely awesome, im looking forward to seeing ATI's competition too :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANova Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Here's a HL2 benchmark to see what era we're getting into :devil: : That can't be an HL2 benchmark. The 9800XT gets around 60 fps, not 44. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuka_t Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 i think that the r420xt will beat this card. but, it dosent matter how fast these cards are i want to know about the 6600ultra and the x600xt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acezo Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 I read the whole Tom's review and my heart just sunk...I don't have any pride in my 9700P anymore :huh: This is an amazing achievement though, first time I ever remember seeing a new generation increasing performance so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christracy Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 im in the same boat. Anandtech has some good head to head comparisions that will take the wind out of ur sails as well. but at least i know my next card purchase will be worth it. i think appreciable increase in video card performance comes every 2 years so the next card for me, likely 2005 will be the middle of the cycle so i will hold tight with my 9700pro until then. besides i never pay beyond 1024x768 anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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