newtekie1I don't understand it. You people bash nVidia for releasing the G92 GPUs because they aren't a big improvement. Then when they release GPUs that are huge improvements you bash them too. I guess these companies are damned if they do and damned if they don't. I personally am very happy technology is moving along. By the time this will be release it will be almost 2 years since G80's release. It is about time we see a major jump.

The cycle begins again. These GPUs will be power hungy and put out massive amounts of heat, and they will improve that over time. And I will buy them one they are near the end of their life cycle and have matured.

What happened to the 9700 PRO and 7900s of the world?

eidairaman1What happened to the 9700 PRO and 7900s of the world?

Remember when the Geforce 3 TI came out. They lasted about 2-3 years playing new games at high settings and resolution. Why can't Nvidia reproduce a card of the Geforce 3's caliber again? I would rather Nvidia wait 3/4 years before releasing high end cards if it means the cards remain able to cope for longer durations.

DarrenRemember when the Geforce 3 TI came out. They lasted about 2-3 years playing new games at high settings and resolution. Why can't Nvidia reproduce a card of the Geforce 3's caliber again? I would rather Nvidia wait 3/4 years before releasing high end cards if it means the cards remain able to cope for longer durations.

because they would loose money

here is how i view it, your better off waiting for 3 gens of cards to go by than going for 1 gen after the other, thats how things advance, i went from a 9800 Pro to a 1950 Pro, that was a considerable Jump.

eidairaman1here is how i view it, your better off waiting for 3 gens of cards to go by than going for 1 gen after the other, thats how things advance, i went from a 9800 Pro to a 1950 Pro, that was a considerable Jump.

i agree not really any point to jump on the next gen if it doesn't out perform what you have now buy a considerable amount, it used to be a new gen would be a lot better performance but thats not the case anymore, its prob good just to wait till your card/s are a couple gens old then you'll be sure it will be a big performance gain... of course it depends on what you consider a good performance gain

but then again it is fun having the latest and greatest!

Am I the Only One Who Thinks Nvidia Is Retarded?

Look I've never owned anything other than Nvidia cards before for the simple fact that they've always served me well and you do get attached to one brand after a while. I have owned a few AMD chips though. Basically I go with what tech gives the best price\high performance ratio for the most part. I just think Nvidia is out of their minds with all of this. The naming of the new cards, the PCI crystal they forgot to mention, the quad SLI and so forth. They haven't even fully optimized SLI yet! What's the point of having $1200 worth of cards if it's only going to give you a few extra FPS? I mean they still haven't addressed the Folding@Home aspect of their drivers, or lack of rather. And then you fork over all that money and in 4-6 months something better comes out. My 8800GTX is the first top of the line card I've ever bought and I'm extremely lucky it held the top end for as long as it did. I would be absolutely pissed if I paid $600 for a card and in 6 months it was replaced with something that's twice as powerful. What's Nvidia thinking? Are they that blind that they can't see the backlash they're going to create? :slap: <--Nvidia

Buy it now or keep waiting. The industry has to keep the customers on its toes and the registers ringing you can't really blame it. You should buy from a manufacturer that offers easy, affordable upgrades such as eVGA (Step-Up programme).

malwareWord is circulating that just four short months after the launch of GeForce 9800 GTX and GeForce 9800 GX2, NVIDIA will welcome its new high-end graphics cards to the world. Logically their names will be GeForce 9900 GTX and 9900 GX2. Both cards will be based on the GT200 GPU. Details are all you want I'd say, but unfortunately there's not much to know. According to VR-Zone, GeForce 9900 GTX is to replace 9800 GX2 and this gives us a clue that a single GT200 card will actually outperform a dual G92 card. The story also suggests that the GT200 will still be manufactured by the old 65nm process, and the PCB used for the new cards will probably be P651. The release date for both cards is also said to be in July. I know this comes just a day before April Fools' Day, but the report has been posted all over the web, so we can assume it's fairly legit.

Source: TweakTown, VR-Zone

This doesnt surprise me that much, the G92 architecture that the current 9800's are based on had been out for almost 6 months now. And the g92 was just a die shrink of the g80, so it doesnt surprise at all that they are coming out with a new line again. I had figured all the 9800 g92 cards would have been released around feb. or so. But it didnt and it just makes this new card seem like it coming so fast....

BFG Tech is starting a similar program as Evga, last month I think.

PVTCaboose1337Just to say... these cards are coming out too fast, and the marginal difference and the bragging rights of a new 9xxx card is not worth it in my mind. ATI has still managed to do reasonably well, but they have not come out with a new "4xxx" series card yet. Nvidia needs to learn.

ati did the same thing i was so mad when they were coming out with the 1xxx series because b4 that they banged out all the variations of the 8xx series out in what seemed like 2 months...now nvidia these companys need to learn to slow down. their not helpiong market sales..if my 8600 JUST died i would wait for the 9900 but now that i have a 9600 im going to sli i wont look at a 9900 for years.

Solaris17ati did the same thing i was so mad when they were coming out with the 1xxx series because b4 that they banged out all the variations of the 8xx series out in what seemed like 2 months...now nvidia these companys need to learn to slow down. their not helpiong market sales..if my 8600 JUST died i would wait for the 9900 but now that i have a 9600 im going to sli i wont look at a 9900 for years.

and by then something new will be out that you end up going with.

sweet

GSG-9sweet

what's sweet exactly?

btarunrBuy it now or keep waiting. The industry has to keep the customers on its toes and the registers ringing you can't really blame it. You should buy from a manufacturer that offers easy, affordable upgrades such as eVGA (Step-Up programme).

These Companies dont make the most money off the Top end but the Average Joe Users, so the 9600/9500 GF line and the Radeon 3670/50 and 3470/50 are what most users go for

[I.R.A]_FBiwhat's sweet exactly?

Referring back to the article as I just read it. In the back of my mind I was thinking the next generation of video cards would not be capable of doubling in performance as the 6800-7800 was. Im glad to hear they are on track to do it.

only time will tell

eidairaman1only time will tell

Indeed :toast:

meh, i have compared the 9600gt vs the 3870, at higher res's the 9600 starts to falter in my exp, sure it can take higher AA modes with lower perf hit, BUT it requiers 4x aa from nvidia to match 2x aa from ati(compair it yourself, my 1900xtx per settings 2x as good as my 8800gt)

alright lets not turn this into a flamewar.

eidairaman1alright lets not turn this into a flamewar.

yeah I dont even think we shoud go there. :roll: