Ati Fire Gl4 128mb

Haddy · 05-10-2002, 07:15 PM

any image is worth 1000 words and i wonder if that card is worth $1,699

prb123 · 05-12-2002, 08:48 PM

Only if you work in Unigraphics or the like all the time. Check out the 3DLabs Wildcad 5xxx line, they have some crazy stuff too.

Haddy · 05-12-2002, 09:22 PM

i just love the hs....looks like a cpu hs.....

btw welcome to the forums

Brad · 05-13-2002, 02:54 AM

Nice looking card and all, but I think I'd prefer giving gainward that much money and asking for the best ti4600 they can produce

prb123 · 05-13-2002, 08:53 AM

Yea it looks cool. You should see the FireGL2 (there is a picture on aceshardware.com) the entire front of the PCB is cover with a gigantic thin heatsink.

jag_e_fattig · 05-14-2002, 02:13 PM

probably old news, but the Matrox Parhelia-512 *drool*

http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles...aid=425&page=1 <--- preview

UglyBunny · 05-27-2002, 12:50 AM

...must have one....

-Ugly

phreenet · 05-27-2002, 08:02 PM

I will reply to this for each of the two graphics cards.

1) You know your computer sucks if your video card has a larger HSF than your CPU(s).

2) What the heck is Matrox thinking with a large HSF unit like that? ATi at least lets you know it takes up two expansion slots.

But none-the-less I want both

[Edited because I sucked at spelling and grammer

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Cieprus · 05-27-2002, 08:57 PM

Is anyone really willing to shell out the l00t for one of those beasts?

UglyBunny · 05-27-2002, 09:31 PM

yes

jtroutma · 05-28-2002, 01:02 AM

The professional GL people are more than willing to dish out that kind of money to save seconds of rendering time on their projects. Still I personally believe that the FireGL is still very overpriced. But that is just me.

As for the Matrox card..... I have very high hopes for that line and expect good figures. Also, its about TIME they made something else

beav · 05-28-2002, 03:12 AM

Pfft fire Gl4....if someone will lend me one...i'll pit it against my quadro 900xgl

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The professional GL people are more than willing to dish out that kind of money to save seconds of rendering time on their projects. Still I personally believe that the FireGL is still very overpriced. But that is just me.

Not necessarily. Time and time again, nVidia's gaming cards and Quadro series have literally CRUSHED big names like 3dlabs Wildcat in terms of rendering speed, but visual quality is where it's at for those expensive wildcats.

phreenet · 05-28-2002, 06:00 AM

Crush this nVidia

I would really like to see them a little ole' GeForce or Quadro do what this can. Not talking about Photoshop renders here, the big stuff, Maya, Lightwave. And not just little scenes I am talking about massive compliations.

beav · 05-28-2002, 09:46 AM

http://www.digit-life.com/articles/p...002-part3.html

beav · 05-28-2002, 10:08 AM

phreenet, no matter hwo big the scene is, the wildcats still lose in speed. Their memory bandwidth and fill rate is significantly less than ANY gaming card's.

Wildcat III 6210 fill rate: 400.0 M pixels/sec
nVidia Ti 4600 fill rate: 4.8 Billion pixels/Sec

Wildcat III 6210 triangls/sec: 33 Million
nVidia Ti 600 triangs/sec: 86 Million

BUT, like i said, nVidia's pixel accuracy is attrocious, and let's not forget 3dlabs insane SuperScene AA

phreenet · 05-28-2002, 12:05 PM

Yeah quality never matters only quanity. Same old same old.

05-10-2002, 07:15 PM	#1
Haddy Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 434	Ati Fire Gl4 128mb any image is worth 1000 words and i wonder if that card is worth $1,699 Last edited by Haddy; 05-10-2002 at 07:19 PM.

05-13-2002, 02:54 AM	#4
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	Nice looking card and all, but I think I'd prefer giving gainward that much money and asking for the best ti4600 they can produce __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

05-14-2002, 02:13 PM	#6
jag_e_fattig Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: SoCal, formerly Sweden. Posts: 110	probably old news, but the Matrox Parhelia-512 drool http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles...aid=425&page=1 <--- preview __________________ Tearing it up AER - 05/29/87-10/26/03, I'll never forget.

05-27-2002, 12:50 AM	#7
UglyBunny Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cali Posts: 15	...must have one.... -Ugly __________________ Metal detectors Drugtests Curfews Don't let the system continue to rape You Vodka and benzene Destroy the machines The glorious end justifies the means

05-27-2002, 08:02 PM	#8
phreenet Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Gloucester, Virginia Posts: 356	I will reply to this for each of the two graphics cards. 1) You know your computer sucks if your video card has a larger HSF than your CPU(s). 2) What the heck is Matrox thinking with a large HSF unit like that? ATi at least lets you know it takes up two expansion slots. But none-the-less I want both [Edited because I sucked at spelling and grammer ] __________________ Dual Pentium!!! 933@1107 Liquid Cooled.

05-12-2002, 08:48 PM	#2
prb123 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 51	Only if you work in Unigraphics or the like all the time. Check out the 3DLabs Wildcad 5xxx line, they have some crazy stuff too.

05-12-2002, 09:22 PM	#3
Haddy Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 434	i just love the hs....looks like a cpu hs..... btw welcome to the forums

05-13-2002, 08:53 AM	#5
prb123 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 51	Yea it looks cool. You should see the FireGL2 (there is a picture on aceshardware.com) the entire front of the PCB is cover with a gigantic thin heatsink.

05-27-2002, 08:57 PM	#9
Cieprus Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2002 Location: ~America~ Posts: 180	Is anyone really willing to shell out the l00t for one of those beasts?

05-27-2002, 09:31 PM	#10
UglyBunny Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cali Posts: 15	yes __________________ Metal detectors Drugtests Curfews Don't let the system continue to rape You Vodka and benzene Destroy the machines The glorious end justifies the means

05-28-2002, 01:02 AM	#11
jtroutma Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SLO, CA Posts: 837	The professional GL people are more than willing to dish out that kind of money to save seconds of rendering time on their projects. Still I personally believe that the FireGL is still very overpriced. But that is just me. As for the Matrox card..... I have very high hopes for that line and expect good figures. Also, its about TIME they made something else __________________ Athlon64 X2 4200+ @ 2.5Ghz (250FSB x 10) OCZ VX 1GB 4000 @ 250FSB (6-2-2-2 timmings) DFI LANParty nForce4 Ultra-D SCSI Raid 5 x (3) Cheetah 15K HDDs LSI Express 500 (128MB cache) OCZ PowerStream 520W PSU ATI X850XT PE (Stock) DTEK WhiteWater + DTEK Custom Radiator Eheim 1250

05-28-2002, 06:00 AM	#13
phreenet Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Gloucester, Virginia Posts: 356	Crush this nVidia I would really like to see them a little ole' GeForce or Quadro do what this can. Not talking about Photoshop renders here, the big stuff, Maya, Lightwave. And not just little scenes I am talking about massive compliations. __________________ Dual Pentium!!! 933@1107 Liquid Cooled.

05-28-2002, 09:46 AM	#14
beav Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Danville Posts: 96	http://www.digit-life.com/articles/p...002-part3.html __________________ What a chump.

05-28-2002, 10:08 AM	#15
beav Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Danville Posts: 96	phreenet, no matter hwo big the scene is, the wildcats still lose in speed. Their memory bandwidth and fill rate is significantly less than ANY gaming card's. Wildcat III 6210 fill rate: 400.0 M pixels/sec nVidia Ti 4600 fill rate: 4.8 Billion pixels/Sec Wildcat III 6210 triangls/sec: 33 Million nVidia Ti 600 triangs/sec: 86 Million BUT, like i said, nVidia's pixel accuracy is attrocious, and let's not forget 3dlabs insane SuperScene AA __________________ What a chump.

05-28-2002, 12:05 PM	#16
phreenet Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Gloucester, Virginia Posts: 356	Yeah quality never matters only quanity. Same old same old. __________________ Dual Pentium!!! 933@1107 Liquid Cooled.

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