Trt......are you really telling me that with a Quad at over 4Gig your 2900XT still cant match a GTX? Damn that just shows how good a GTX can be!
I would be interested to see a SM2 run at those speeds.
No Im not saying that, that gtx I believe is on water mine is not. My cpu is running faster I realize, but a 2900 xt's on water will do 900/ 2200, mines only runnig at 870 by 1180(very fast for air cooling) so I had to pump up my cpu. My gpu is runing no where near it's full potential if say Madeloran had my cpu instead of a AM2 Opteron he could easily match or beat that GTX.
1, allen337 - Sapphire HD2900XT @ 833/981 - 13923 - Q6600 @ 3555.2Mhz - 395FSB
2, trt740 - ATi HD2900XT @ 848/1140 - 13551 - Q6600 @ 3249.8Mhz - 406.2FSB
3, lane - Sapphire HD2900XT @ 880/999 - 13335 - E6700 @ 4120Mhz - 412FSB
4, trt740 - ATi HD2900XT @ 875/1190 - 13289 - E6850 @ 4140.3Mhz - 460FSB
5, trt740 - ATi HD2900XT @ 843/1150 - 13185 - E2160 @ 3690Mhz - 410FSB
6, Oliver - ATi HD2900XT @ 848/1050 - 12601 - E6700 @ 3447.7Mhz - 383.1FSB
7, Lt JWS - Sapphire HD2900XT @ 850/1000 - 12221 - E6750 @ 3607Mhz - 450.9FSB
8, binormalkilla - HIS HD2900XT @ 860/1050 - 11656 - E6600 @ 3005.7Mhz - 334FSB
9, Agility - Asustek HD2900XT @ 850/900 - 11572 - E6420 @ 3200Mhz - 400FSB
10, yogurt_21 - ATi HD2900XT @ 928/980 - 11568 - A64 FX-62 @ 3406.4Mhz - 262FSB
nVidia Scores - Single Card Setup's Average Score = 9852
1, orion23 - XFX 8800GTX @ 655/955 - 14446 - Q6600 @ 3897.3Mhz - 433FSB
2, HookeyStreet - BFG 8800GTXOC @ 610/950 - 13546 - Q6600 @ 3402.3Mhz - 378FSB
3, Live Or Die - XFX 8800Ultra @ 675/1150 - 13493 - E6850 @ 3975.1Mhz - 441.7FSB
4, thebeephaha - eVGA 8800GTX @ 626/1000 - 13328 - Q6600 @ 3000.1Mhz - 333.3FSB
5, trt740 - eVGA 8800GTX @ 660/1044 - 13283 - E6600 @ 3903.7Mhz - 433.7FSB
6, Jadawin - Gainward Bliss 8800GTX @ 650/1000 - 13118 - Q6600 @ 3300Mhz - 368FSB
7, ADV4NCED - BFG 8800GTXOC @ 641/980 - 12912 - E6600 @ 3775.1Mhz - 419.4FSB
8, cowie - eVGA 8800GTS @ 726/998 - 12428 - E6600 @ 3746Mhz - 416.2FSB
9, trt740 - nVidia 8800GTS @ 689/1100 - 12342 - E6600 @ 3881.3Mhz - 431.3FSB
10, Tatty_One - Gainward 8800GTS @ 684/1060 - 12305 - E6850 @ 4049.8Mhz - 450FSB
These are very good comparisons both are using the same air coolers Thertmalright HR-03. I do realize the e6850 is runing faster but if you were to adjust that cpu down and give the 8800 gtx some newer drivers both cards would be neck and neck with the nod to the 8800 gtx it would still win but not by much. Worth noting the 8800 gtx I used is the fastest clock non ultra in this bench and matches the ultras in speed above it ,water or not, yet the 2900 xt is not at it's full potential it will reach speeds of 900/2400 on water. I'm not sure about the rest of these cards but both of mine were on air. The 2900 xt and 8800 gtx cards are really close . ATi has really unlocked the 2900 xt's potential and since the 2900 xt is cheaper than a 8800 gtx in most cases and always cheaper than a Ultra it really makes this a hard descision. If you want the best Dx10 support and good Dx9 then go 2900 xt. IF you want the best DX9 and good DX10 go 8800 gtx. I like ATI/AMD better and am a fanboy so I will remain with AMD. It comes down to what you like.