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Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Pirus on August 15, 2006, 10:47:47 am
As many of you know vista is coming out early next year and it will have directx 10 well nvidia and ati are producing cards that are made just for that.  Nvidia's card will come out in september and will feature the first ever dual core gpu.  If you remember the nvidia 7950 it has 2 cards merged together to be used as 1 card well this is the same type thing.  Needless to say its gonna kick ass.  The process (gpu die size) has been lowered on both cards for increased power and speed.  Not to mention the nvidia card is also going to have ddr4 instead of the current ddr2 memory system.  The ati card will be out sometime in november. The code names for the cards are:  G80(nvidia) and the R600(ati)
Title: Re: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Jeyk on August 15, 2006, 11:13:59 am
Damnit, I like how I plan my upgrades right on the verge of new shit coming out.

I'm sure ATI will follow suit.  I'm curious as to how they will do now that they are owned by AMD.  Nonetheless, I'm definately looking forward to hearing the benchmarks of an SLI dual core GPU. :D
Title: Re: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Pirus on August 15, 2006, 11:17:37 am
lol well jeyk here is some more bad news for ya then amd is coming out with a new chip in a month or 2 to compete with the pentium conroe it will be 65nm instead of the current 90nm process, so in other words its a lot faster and its also dual core and should be an increase of 25% above the top current amd chip.  Atleast thats what amd has said, but only benchmarks will tell the truth about that.  Btw the conroe pentium chip is now available on new egg. It as of right now is the best gaming cpu out it destroys the amd x2's and fx chips.
Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Anonymous on August 15, 2006, 11:21:35 am
/drool  Am i going to be able to afford to put any of these in my new pc come next year. hehe
Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Jeyk on August 15, 2006, 11:22:38 am
I guess I'll be sticking with the budget crowd. :(

Do you still have your old X2 lying around, Pirus?
Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Pirus on August 15, 2006, 11:24:02 am
well the direct x 10 card sure there will be several models you can get one of the mid ranged ones or something.  As for the amd chip I seriously doubt it lol im sure it will start out around $800 usd.
Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Pirus on August 15, 2006, 11:25:38 am
ah i didn't have an x2 i have a 3800 64 chip and i'll have it in there until tomorrow when i get my new chip.
Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Anonymous on August 15, 2006, 11:26:58 am
Man i either need to win the lotto, or rob a bank lol. But seriously, I'll be happy if I just have a half way decent gaming pc, I just want to be able to turn up my graphics and enjoy the scenery sometimes lol.
Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Tecknik on August 15, 2006, 12:40:53 pm
Wow... Time to upgrade again?  I guess I better start setting money aside.
Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Subb on August 15, 2006, 01:19:39 pm
Well I have all the equipment I need!!!! *looks at the sticks, twigs and masking tape next to him*
Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Anonymous on August 15, 2006, 01:43:42 pm
Meh, what will yer need em for
Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Anamodiel on August 15, 2006, 01:45:17 pm
Perfect timing. I'll be done with my job in two weeks, and I'll have 700 dollars (or so) to spend, if my dad doesn't make me save half of it. If he does, I'll have about 350 or so... :(
Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Pirus on August 15, 2006, 02:48:22 pm
yeah cool if you have 700 you'll have to pick which you want the badass processor or badass video card
Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Anamodiel on August 15, 2006, 04:14:11 pm
Well, if I have an nVidia 6800 GTO, and a 3.2 ghz HT P4 processor, which one should I go for?
Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Pirus on August 15, 2006, 04:29:51 pm
well if you want to stay with pentium... yuck lol then you will see a pretty big difference from the conroe pentium chip but i would go with the direct x 10 card nvidia 8800 when it comes out.
Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Anonymous on August 15, 2006, 05:16:41 pm
Damn too bad I'll be spending $700 plus for the PS3 when it comes out in nov. A new DX10 card would be nice though.
Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Jeyk on August 15, 2006, 07:16:21 pm
This:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115004

or

This:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103547

or

This:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103545

Help me choose.
Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Jeyk on August 15, 2006, 07:24:39 pm
God, the SLI mobo's for the Conroe Core 2 Duo's are so fucking expensive! :(

I may wind up having to try to stick with OC'ing the hell out of the X2, unless the prices on the Core 2 Duo's SLI boards drop significantly in price next month.
Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: NoCry on August 16, 2006, 03:36:21 am
*nocry beats himself with his brand new beautiful and until now powerful computer*
Title: The New DirectX 10 cards
Post by: Subb on August 16, 2006, 12:59:38 pm
*subb points and laughes at nocry*
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