MSI Radeon HD X2600 XT benckmarks

[Ripper3]

Zoom into the image, and you'll see it's very strange. The hole for the fan, has too much wight space behind it, as if there's no PSB beneath it, and no other shielding for the fan, so it's either an old image, or an image of a photoshopped 2900, because it really is too long.

 

[Ebola Bob]

Nvidia sponsored?

Maybe he is sponsored by Nvidia?

 

[rhythmeister]

But I am afraid it aint gonna be anywhere near that price, in the UK I would guess in the £125-£150 range.

Then the 8600 will wipe the floor with them I'd say

 

[Tatty_Two]

Then the 8600 will wipe the floor with them I'd say

Well obviously I dont know for sure but with the 2400 competing I would guess with the 8500GT (bare in mind the poor old 2400 is only going to have 64Bit memory bandwidth!) its a fair estimate I think to beleive that the 2600 is going to sit somewhere around the 8600GT/GTS price range. If the 2600 outperforms the 8600GTS in any case, ATi are not in a position to release it at a higher price than the GTS because that would place it around the 8800GTS 320MB price bracket and I will be surprised if it matches that, but again, just because they are being beaten in DX9 does not mean they will be beaten in DX10.

 

[rhythmeister]

Yes, but if I can buy the 8600 GTS for less then why would I buy an overpriced 2600, regardless of it's ATI pedigree?!

 

[Tatty_Two]

Yes, but if I can buy the 8600 GTS for less then why would I buy an overpriced 2600, regardless of it's ATI pedigree?!

Could not agree more! I am about to do the same, well 2 for SLi but I think I may actually go for the 8600GT for SLi....low power consumption (not even a 6pin PCI-E plug on card) and I have just found one that comes with a zalman cooler as standard that clocks the core to more than stock GTS speeds! I am having some of that.

 

[TooFast]

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/06/05/sapphire_shows_off_dual_hd_2600_xt/1

 

[Tatty_Two]

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/06/05/sapphire_shows_off_dual_hd_2600_xt/1

naaaaaaa not convinced, show me a price and it's performance when it is released then you will probably find out by then that the 8800GTX single is cheaper and faster and by then the 8900GTX will be out bringing the 8800 series down in price even further, I do like the sound of the 2600XT though.

 

[rhythmeister]

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/06/05/sapphire_shows_off_dual_hd_2600_xt/1

Oh me oh my, I think I may need one of these in my lanbox lite flying in from germany for UT3!

 

[WarEagleAU]

uber dual card.


Im just hoping a few driver tweaks by ATI will put the HD2900XT up there with the 8800GTS in DX9. Its still a viable platform for games in this day and Age and it will be a good while before DX10 fully replaces DX9. I believe ATI will come out alright.

 

[Tatty_Two]

uber dual card.


Im just hoping a few driver tweaks by ATI will put the HD2900XT up there with the 8800GTS in DX9. Its still a viable platform for games in this day and Age and it will be a good while before DX10 fully replaces DX9. I believe ATI will come out alright.

Agreed, I really want to see these cards performances in a proper DX10 title, not these buggy demo's that TBH are a waste of space, that coupled with some more mature drivers might just even things up a bit.