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Mephex · 04-14-2004, 08:46 AM

NVIDIA Launches GeForce 6 Series - Biggest Performance and Feature Leap in Company History

Hallelujah !! The time has come! Good bye Ti4600!

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Wednesday April 14, 9:00 am ET
3D Gaming Performance, Ultra-Realistic Graphics and On-Chip Video Processor Distinguish New Desktop GPUs

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA - News), the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, introduced today the NVIDIA® GeForce(TM) 6800 models of graphics processing units (GPUs) for high-performance desktop computers. The NVIDIA GeForce 6 Series, which includes the flagship GeForce 6800 Ultra and GeForce 6800, is designed to deliver:
Industry-leading 3D performance -- new superscalar 16-pipe architecture delivers more than twice that of current industry leading NVIDIA GPUs
New features, including Microsoft DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 feature set -- for ultra-realistic cinematic effects
Unprecedented on-chip video processing engine -- enabling high- definition video and DVD playback
"This is the biggest generation-to-generation performance leap that we have ever seen with a new GPU," said Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of NVIDIA. "In addition to the raw performance increase, we had two fundamental strategies with the 6800 models. First was to take programmability to the next level with the industry's only GPU with Shader Model 3.0. Second was to extend the reach of GPUs to the consumer electronics market with a powerful and fully programmable video processor capable of multiple video formats and 'prosumer' level image processing."

"As DOOM 3 development winds to a close, my work has turned to development of the next generation rendering technology. The NV40 is my platform of choice due to its support of very long fragment programs, generalized floating point blending and filtering, and the extremely high performance," said John Carmack, president and technical director of id Software

Revolutionary New GeForce 6800 Architecture

The innovative 3D graphics architecture of the GeForce 6800 GPUs introduces many key new technologies that will drive the image quality and performance in 3D gaming, including:

Blazingly Fast Graphics Performance: With a revolutionary new 16 pipeline superscalar architecture and the world's fastest GDDR3 memory, GeForce 6800 GPUs offer a staggering amount of graphics horsepower. Gaming performance is super charged with eight times the floating-point shader power, four times the shadow processing power and double the vertex processing power over last generation's award winning GeForce FX architecture.
Revolutionary New Feature-Set: Built with full Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 support, the GeForce 6 Series was built to deliver ultra- realistic next-generation DirectX 9 titles. The GeForce 6800 GPUs give developer's unlimited programmability, 32-bit shader precision, displacement mapping, geometry instancing and other features unique to the GeForce 6 Series. In addition, this new GPU delivers full floating point support throughout the entire pipeline, GeForce 6800 GPUs vastly improve the quality of images in motion with floating point filtering. The new rotated-grid antialiasing feature removes jagged edges for incredible image quality and a new 16x anisotropic filtering mode adds clarity to textures.
"The NVIDIA GeForce 6 Series is a great leap forward in PC graphics, bringing next-generation Microsoft DirectX 9 rendering performance to new heights while continuing forward with the high-definition floating-point rendering, driver performance, and stability NVIDIA is famous for," stated Tim Sweeney, Founder EPIC Games. "As the first GPU supporting the new Pixel Shader 3.0 programming model, the GeForce 6 Series enables games to use entirely new rendering approaches and obtain higher performance per-pixel lighting, shadowing, and special effects than previously possible."

"We appreciate NVIDIA"s continued support of Microsoft DirectX," said Chris Donahue, Lead Technical Evangelist of the Windows Graphics and Gaming Team at Microsoft. "We are eager to experience the hardware implementation NVIDIA® GeForce(TM) 6 Series promises to bring to the market."

-- World's first on-chip video processor: GeForce 6800 GPUs have a
programmable video processing engine that delivers stunning
high-definition video playback. Featuring support for MPEG encode
and decode, as well as support for Windows Media Video 9 (WMV9), the
GeForce 6800 delivers an amazing video experience when used with the
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Media Center Edition operating system. The
GeForce 6800 also enables high-quality video playback on any window
size, and has an integrated TV-encoder for direct-to-TV playback.

"Adobe is very excited about the programmable video features in these new NVIDIA GPUs. Many Adobe customers have already been enjoying the power of NVIDIA GPUs to create sophisticated 3D animations for the past year. Our future products will take even more advantage of the new capabilities being unveiled in these GPUs," said David Trescot, senior director, Digital Video Products at Adobe.

GeForce 6800 GPUs benefit from the renowned compatibility and reliability of the NVIDIA® ForceWare(TM) software featuring the NVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture (UDA). In addition NVIDIA ForceWare delivers industry-leading software features such as custom game profiles, HDTV output, overclocking, multi-display support, and much more.

Availability

The first GPUs based on the NVIDIA GeForce 6 Series, the GeForce 6800 Ultra and GeForce 6800 models, are manufactured using IBM's high-volume 0.13-micron process technology and are currently shipping to leading add-in-card partners, OEMs, system builders, and game developers.

Retail graphics boards based on the GeForce 6800 models are slated for release in the next 45 days.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation is a market leader in visual computing technology dedicated to creating products that enhance the interactive experience on consumer and professional computing platforms. Its graphics and communications processors have broad market reach and are incorporated into a wide variety of computing platforms, including consumer digital-media PCs, enterprise PCs, professional workstations, digital content creation systems, notebook PCs, military navigation systems and video game consoles. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and employs more than 1,800 people worldwide. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.nvidia.com .

Certain statements in this press release, including any statements relating to the Company's performance expectations for NVIDIA's family of products and expectations of continued revenue growth, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, manufacturing and other delays relating to new products, difficulties in the fabrication process and dependence of the Company on third-party manufacturers, general industry trends including cyclical trends in the PC and semiconductor industries, the impact of competitive products and pricing alternatives, market acceptance of the Company's new products, and the Company's dependence on third-party developers and publishers. Investors are advised to read the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly those sections entitled "Certain Business Risks," for a fuller discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.

NOTE: All company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice.

MahlerIsGod · 04-14-2004, 09:10 AM

Is this the PCI-Express stuff we have heard so much about hear on this forum and elsewhere? And if I remember correctly, didn't Carmack declare the 9700 Pro (when it first came out) the card of choice for Doom 3? Just wondering. Thanks

Mephex · 04-14-2004, 09:21 AM

It's not pci express, that I can see.

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjA2

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=2023

And I haven't been paying any attention to what Mr Carmack has to say.

Redjake · 04-14-2004, 09:25 AM

Tom's Hardware is having a shitfit over this.......apparently it's performing up to 3 times better than the 9800XT and 5950 Ultra......

/insert Ode to Joy here

the_marq · 04-14-2004, 09:27 AM

Was there a GeForce 5? Was I just sleeping for that one?

Mephex · 04-14-2004, 09:28 AM

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Originally posted by the_marq
Was there a GeForce 5? Was I just sleeping for that one?

I believe that was the FX 5XXX series. Utter shite, imo.

Lasereth · 04-14-2004, 09:28 AM

This is absolutely amazing. You guys need to check out Tom's Hardware's review of the GeForce 6800. Not only is it better than the 9800 XT and 5950 Ultra in every category, but it's literally THREE times as powerful as the best cards in the world right now!! Jesus H!! The 6800 has been benchmarked, and in various tests, this thing honestly pulls in double and even triple the results of the 9800 and 5950.

THG also said that this is the biggest videocard performance increase since the Voodoo 1 to Voodoo 2 by 3DFX.

Check out the review at www.tomshardware.com . They're getting owned right now by thousands of people trying to read the review, but I'd still give it a shot. One of the THG editors simply says "Owned." after one of the tests (when the 6800 does three times better than the 5950 Ultra).

Now, how much will it cost...?

-Lasereth

Lasereth · 04-14-2004, 09:29 AM

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Originally posted by Mephex
I believe that was the FX 5XXX series. Utter shite, imo.

I hope you're just talking about the FX 5200 and the FX 5800.

The rest of the FX series is incredibly powerful. Ya can't leave out ATI with it's 9200, either!

-Lasereth

Mephex · 04-14-2004, 09:29 AM

Cost ? Who cares ? We're bleeding edge here!

I cannot wait to crank up to 1600x1200 at 8xAA and 4xAF.

Whooooo babay!

Redjake · 04-14-2004, 09:30 AM

I hope it costs eight thousand dollars

the_marq · 04-14-2004, 09:31 AM

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Originally posted by Redjake
I hope it costs eight thousand dollars

I was hoping they would give me one for free since I'm such a nice guy.

Mephex · 04-14-2004, 09:32 AM

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Originally posted by Redjake
I hope it costs eight thousand dollars

Awwww, sounds wike someone bought a wittow bittow ati

Lasereth · 04-14-2004, 09:36 AM

Ha ha, the 6800 requires two molex connections to the PSU. Yep, a videocard that takes up two power supply connectors. This is great.

-Lasereth

Mephex · 04-14-2004, 09:36 AM

And not only the agp slot, but the next door pci.

I sure hope the manu's ship the boards with a spare fan.

Silvy · 04-14-2004, 09:39 AM

That's a BEAST!

-period-

SecretMethod70 · 04-14-2004, 10:02 AM

Ah, yes, thanks for reminding me why I'm waiting to get a new graphics card until Doom III comes out and I absolutely need it so I can get something amazing. Now I know which to look at

Definitely curious about the starting price though.

Silvy · 04-14-2004, 10:05 AM

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Originally posted by SecretMethod70

Definitely curious about the starting price though.

According to Tom's hardware (table on page 2 I think) the launch price will be the same as the launch price for the current flagship cards.
$499

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Originally posted by Mephex
It's not pci express, that I can see.

According to THG only the launch model is native AGP, and all subsequent versions will be native PCI-express.
AGP versions will use NVIDIA's proprietary bridge that should allow higher bandwiths.

I'm still reading on this, so I'm not 100% sure about how the HSI bridge works. But THG does say that new models will be native PCI-express.

Mephex · 04-14-2004, 10:06 AM

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Originally posted by Silvy
According to Tom's hardware (table on page 2 I think) the launch price will be the same as the launch price for the current flagship cards.
$499

Nummy.

MahlerIsGod · 04-14-2004, 12:09 PM

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Originally posted by Lasereth
Ha ha, the 6800 requires two molex connections to the PSU. Yep, a videocard that takes up two power supply connectors. This is great.

-Lasereth

It requires a minimum of a 480W PSU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great Googly Moogly!. That is a monster and 1/2.

bltzkriegmcanon · 04-14-2004, 12:23 PM

Looks like ATI's gonna be playing catch-up for the rest of the year. Things are about to get interesting.

I love this statement from Tom's Hardware.

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Compared to the GeForce 6800 Ultra, both the Radeon 9800XT and the FX 5950 Ultra look like outdated toys from the last century.

That's some major pwnage.

Mephex · 04-14-2004, 12:24 PM

ATI has their new beast waiting in the shadows, should know more in 2-3 weeks.

bltzkriegmcanon · 04-14-2004, 12:26 PM

No kidding, sounds like a typical ATI strategy, responding to the newest Nvidia monster with one of their own.

Kllr Wolf · 04-14-2004, 12:43 PM

The card looks awesome. Jsut in time too. With the tax return a new system is planned. this is definatly on the wish list. I wonder what the avaliabilty of it will be on release.

SecretMethod70 · 04-14-2004, 01:25 PM

Crap... PCI-Express?

I'm gonna have to buy a new mobo too?

I dunno if I'll be able to get it now. *sigh*

bltzkriegmcanon · 04-14-2004, 01:38 PM

Yeah, if you're gonna go beyond the 6800, be prepared to get a PCI-Express supporting mobo. Sucks, but that's where the future is headed currently.

wakelagger · 04-14-2004, 01:42 PM

I hope the hometown favourite (I live ten minutes from ATi's home office) can pull something off to keep these two dogs fighting. Ever since ATi started putting pressure on nVidia, progress has accelerated incredibly at both camps, and us, the consumer, are the ones that benefit from better performance at lower prices.
hoorah

BigGov · 04-14-2004, 02:27 PM

I hope this knocks down the prices of the "outdated" technology

JStrider · 04-14-2004, 02:44 PM

yah its crazy big....

i heard that it will prolly have a more reasonably sized heatsink and only one molex plug in the real manufacture version...

i really hope it doesnt sound as loud as some of the fx cards did...

ChrisJericho · 04-14-2004, 03:19 PM

Is this card powerful enough for Counter-strike?

bltzkriegmcanon · 04-14-2004, 03:56 PM

The card would issue a gigantic fuckoff if you tried to play CS on it. Nothing less than UT2K3 should be played on a machine with the 6800 in it.

BigGov · 04-14-2004, 05:25 PM

You mean UT2K4

panbert · 04-14-2004, 05:29 PM

O what!!!
And I just bought a Radeon 9600XT. I know it isn't the fastest card in town but wasn't expecting to be owned within a month of purchase.
I already sold my kidney for the 9600XT, how am I going to afford the GeForce 6800? Besides. my current motherboard & PSU wouldn't sustain this monster.
I'll be a good boy for the rest of this year if Santa promises to deliver me a new system with 6800.

Mephisto2 · 04-14-2004, 05:42 PM

Look! My dick is bigger than your dick!!

Look! I can piss farther than you can!!

Look! My girlfriend is hotter than your girlfriend!!

No, wait a minute. Geeks who get hot over this kind of catch-up probably don't have girlfriends....

Mr Mephisto

PS - the "high end" cards you have today are fine for HL2 and D3. Spend your money on something else, or wait for the price to plummet in a few months. Sheesh...

sailor · 04-14-2004, 06:15 PM

At the risk of appearing juvenile

...

flagpole · 04-14-2004, 06:18 PM

I predict that since all the hardware sites just creamed themselves over the 6800, Nvidia will crank on another $200, and drop it when ATI release their beast

Karm · 04-14-2004, 07:20 PM

Is this all happening before xmas? Maybe I can combine all my gifts into 1. THE one. One system specially built for FPS games.

panbert · 04-14-2004, 07:23 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mr Mephisto
[B] Look! My dick is bigger than your dick!!

Look! I can piss farther than you can!!

Look! My girlfriend is hotter than your girlfriend!!

Mr Mephisto, I will keep my opinion of you to myself...!!!
I doubt people "cream themselves" over the latest hardware, but it is good to know what is new on the market even if they aren't necessarily going to buy them. It's better than being ignorant and buying whatever the vendor suggests without knowing.

//SiN-edit - Let's play nice, people. Thanks.

Homey_V · 04-14-2004, 07:26 PM

While the 6800 does look promising, in some of the IQ test, the 9800XT still beat it. Speed is fine and all, but if it dont look purdy its no good.

Its about time Nvidia turned out something that is up to par though. Its good to see them pushing the envelope again.

I cant wait to see what ATI's new beast can manage.

panbert · 04-14-2004, 07:30 PM

True. I've been an nVidia fan for years and it's good to see them making a leap.
I hope that ATI does respond with their own release and not get wiped out or take over by nVidia. Simply b/c competition is good for the consumers.

Lasereth · 04-14-2004, 08:07 PM

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Originally posted by Mr Mephisto
Look! My dick is bigger than your dick!!

Look! I can piss farther than you can!!

Look! My girlfriend is hotter than your girlfriend!!

No, wait a minute. Geeks who get hot over this kind of catch-up probably don't have girlfriends....

Mr Mephisto

PS - the "high end" cards you have today are fine for HL2 and D3. Spend your money on something else, or wait for the price to plummet in a few months. Sheesh...

Some people have computer hardware as their hobby. It's sure one of mine. I enjoy reading articles on the latest hardware, and when something of this magnitude comes out, it's worth getting excited over. It's like the release of a new car that had double the horsepower of its predecessor.

I do have a girlfriend, even though personal relationships have nothing to do with computer hardware.

It's just about what you're interested in. If you're not interested in new videocards, that's fine, but don't make fun of those that are. We're the ones that aren't buying Radeon 9200 SE's and GeForce FX 5200's for $200 because they have 256 MB of RAM.

-Lasereth

04-14-2004, 09:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
MahlerIsGod At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done Location: London/Elysium	Is this the PCI-Express stuff we have heard so much about hear on this forum and elsewhere? And if I remember correctly, didn't Carmack declare the 9700 Pro (when it first came out) the card of choice for Doom 3? Just wondering. Thanks __________________ "But a work of art is a conscious human effort that has to do with communication. It is that or its nothing. When an accident is applauded as a work of art, when a cult grows up around the deliciousness of inadvertent beauty, we are in the presence of the greatest decadence the West has known in its history."

04-14-2004, 09:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mephex Psycho	It's not pci express, that I can see. http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjA2 http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=2023 And I haven't been paying any attention to what Mr Carmack has to say. __________________ He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections. -Samuel Adams

04-14-2004, 09:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	Tom's Hardware is having a shitfit over this.......apparently it's performing up to 3 times better than the 9800XT and 5950 Ultra...... /insert Ode to Joy here __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

04-14-2004, 09:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
the_marq All hail the Mountain King Location: Black Mesa	Was there a GeForce 5? Was I just sleeping for that one? __________________ The Truth: Johnny Cash could have kicked Bruce Lee's ass if he wanted to. #3 in a series

04-14-2004, 09:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	This is absolutely amazing. You guys need to check out Tom's Hardware's review of the GeForce 6800. Not only is it better than the 9800 XT and 5950 Ultra in every category, but it's literally THREE times as powerful as the best cards in the world right now!! Jesus H!! The 6800 has been benchmarked, and in various tests, this thing honestly pulls in double and even triple the results of the 9800 and 5950. THG also said that this is the biggest videocard performance increase since the Voodoo 1 to Voodoo 2 by 3DFX. Check out the review at www.tomshardware.com . They're getting owned right now by thousands of people trying to read the review, but I'd still give it a shot. One of the THG editors simply says "Owned." after one of the tests (when the 6800 does three times better than the 5950 Ultra). Now, how much will it cost...? -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

04-14-2004, 09:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
Mephex Psycho	Cost ? Who cares ? We're bleeding edge here! I cannot wait to crank up to 1600x1200 at 8xAA and 4xAF. Whooooo babay! __________________ He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections. -Samuel Adams

04-14-2004, 09:30 AM	#10 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	I hope it costs eight thousand dollars __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

04-14-2004, 09:36 AM	#13 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Ha ha, the 6800 requires two molex connections to the PSU. Yep, a videocard that takes up two power supply connectors. This is great. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

04-14-2004, 09:36 AM	#14 (permalink)
Mephex Psycho	And not only the agp slot, but the next door pci. I sure hope the manu's ship the boards with a spare fan. __________________ He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections. -Samuel Adams

04-14-2004, 09:39 AM	#15 (permalink)
Silvy paranoid Location: The Netherlands	That's a BEAST! -period- __________________ "Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. " - Murphy MacManus (Boondock Saints)

04-14-2004, 10:02 AM	#16 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Ah, yes, thanks for reminding me why I'm waiting to get a new graphics card until Doom III comes out and I absolutely need it so I can get something amazing. Now I know which to look at Definitely curious about the starting price though. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

04-14-2004, 12:24 PM	#21 (permalink)
Mephex Psycho	ATI has their new beast waiting in the shadows, should know more in 2-3 weeks. __________________ He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections. -Samuel Adams

04-14-2004, 12:26 PM	#22 (permalink)
bltzkriegmcanon Holy Knight of The Alliance Location: Stormwind, The Eastern Kingdoms, Azeroth	No kidding, sounds like a typical ATI strategy, responding to the newest Nvidia monster with one of their own. __________________ What do you say to one last showdown? - Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 3 The password is "Who are the Patriots?" and "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." Gotcha. - The Colonel and Snake, Metal Gear Solid 3

04-14-2004, 12:43 PM	#23 (permalink)
Kllr Wolf Psycho Location: Lubbock, TX	The card looks awesome. Jsut in time too. With the tax return a new system is planned. this is definatly on the wish list. I wonder what the avaliabilty of it will be on release. __________________ Caffeine - the molecule of life.

04-14-2004, 01:25 PM	#24 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Crap... PCI-Express? I'm gonna have to buy a new mobo too? I dunno if I'll be able to get it now. sigh __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

04-14-2004, 01:38 PM	#25 (permalink)
bltzkriegmcanon Holy Knight of The Alliance Location: Stormwind, The Eastern Kingdoms, Azeroth	Yeah, if you're gonna go beyond the 6800, be prepared to get a PCI-Express supporting mobo. Sucks, but that's where the future is headed currently. __________________ What do you say to one last showdown? - Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 3 The password is "Who are the Patriots?" and "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." Gotcha. - The Colonel and Snake, Metal Gear Solid 3

04-14-2004, 01:42 PM	#26 (permalink)
wakelagger Insane Location: Toronto	I hope the hometown favourite (I live ten minutes from ATi's home office) can pull something off to keep these two dogs fighting. Ever since ATi started putting pressure on nVidia, progress has accelerated incredibly at both camps, and us, the consumer, are the ones that benefit from better performance at lower prices. hoorah

04-14-2004, 02:27 PM	#27 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	I hope this knocks down the prices of the "outdated" technology __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!" Last edited by BigGov; 04-14-2004 at 02:31 PM..

04-14-2004, 02:44 PM	#28 (permalink)
JStrider Poo-tee-weet? Location: The Woodlands, TX	yah its crazy big.... i heard that it will prolly have a more reasonably sized heatsink and only one molex plug in the real manufacture version... i really hope it doesnt sound as loud as some of the fx cards did... __________________ -=JStrider=- ~Clatto Verata Nicto

04-14-2004, 03:19 PM	#29 (permalink)
ChrisJericho eat more fruit Location: Seattle	Is this card powerful enough for Counter-strike? __________________ "A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows us that faith proves nothing." - Friedrich Nietzsche

04-14-2004, 03:56 PM	#30 (permalink)
bltzkriegmcanon Holy Knight of The Alliance Location: Stormwind, The Eastern Kingdoms, Azeroth	The card would issue a gigantic fuckoff if you tried to play CS on it. Nothing less than UT2K3 should be played on a machine with the 6800 in it. __________________ What do you say to one last showdown? - Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 3 The password is "Who are the Patriots?" and "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo." Gotcha. - The Colonel and Snake, Metal Gear Solid 3

04-14-2004, 05:25 PM	#31 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	You mean UT2K4 __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

04-14-2004, 05:29 PM	#32 (permalink)
panbert Crazy	O what!!! And I just bought a Radeon 9600XT. I know it isn't the fastest card in town but wasn't expecting to be owned within a month of purchase. I already sold my kidney for the 9600XT, how am I going to afford the GeForce 6800? Besides. my current motherboard & PSU wouldn't sustain this monster. I'll be a good boy for the rest of this year if Santa promises to deliver me a new system with 6800.

04-14-2004, 05:42 PM	#33 (permalink)
Mephisto2 Junkie	Look! My dick is bigger than your dick!! Look! I can piss farther than you can!! Look! My girlfriend is hotter than your girlfriend!! No, wait a minute. Geeks who get hot over this kind of catch-up probably don't have girlfriends.... Mr Mephisto PS - the "high end" cards you have today are fine for HL2 and D3. Spend your money on something else, or wait for the price to plummet in a few months. Sheesh...

04-14-2004, 06:15 PM	#34 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	At the risk of appearing juvenile ... __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato Last edited by sailor; 04-15-2004 at 04:49 AM..

04-14-2004, 06:18 PM	#35 (permalink)
flagpole Tilted Location: england	I predict that since all the hardware sites just creamed themselves over the 6800, Nvidia will crank on another $200, and drop it when ATI release their beast

04-14-2004, 07:20 PM	#36 (permalink)
Karm Upright	Is this all happening before xmas? Maybe I can combine all my gifts into 1. THE one. One system specially built for FPS games.

04-14-2004, 07:23 PM	#37 (permalink)
panbert Crazy	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mr Mephisto [B] Look! My dick is bigger than your dick!! Look! I can piss farther than you can!! Look! My girlfriend is hotter than your girlfriend!! Mr Mephisto, I will keep my opinion of you to myself...!!! I doubt people "cream themselves" over the latest hardware, but it is good to know what is new on the market even if they aren't necessarily going to buy them. It's better than being ignorant and buying whatever the vendor suggests without knowing. //SiN-edit - Let's play nice, people. Thanks. Last edited by SiN; 04-15-2004 at 01:52 PM..

04-14-2004, 07:26 PM	#38 (permalink)
Homey_V Psycho Location: Canada	While the 6800 does look promising, in some of the IQ test, the 9800XT still beat it. Speed is fine and all, but if it dont look purdy its no good. Its about time Nvidia turned out something that is up to par though. Its good to see them pushing the envelope again. I cant wait to see what ATI's new beast can manage. __________________ You did what with a duck?

04-14-2004, 07:30 PM	#39 (permalink)
panbert Crazy	True. I've been an nVidia fan for years and it's good to see them making a leap. I hope that ATI does respond with their own release and not get wiped out or take over by nVidia. Simply b/c competition is good for the consumers.