My video card is coming! My video card is coming!

bigben2k · 11-15-2002, 08:31 PM

Check it out!

utabintarbo · 11-15-2002, 08:51 PM

I spit on nvidia! ATI forever!

Puzzdre · 11-16-2002, 04:55 PM

I don't spit on nvidia, but I still say
ATI forever! And Plutonium drivers too!!!

pHaestus · 11-16-2002, 05:08 PM

the worst mistake I ever made was switching from a GF2 to a Radeon1. I won't get burned by ATi again; nvidia for me.

DarkEdge · 11-16-2002, 05:28 PM

I went from 3dfx (Long Live) to ATI. Never had driver problems, unstability, or bad performance. They only problem I did have is I couldn't run a couple demos, but my friend could with the same card.

Chuki · 11-16-2002, 05:40 PM

I'll hafta dig up some links, but 500Mhz or 1Ghz DDR doesn't equal 48G bandwidth, its like 20 something. I don't know the formula for calculating bandwidth.

Also 20k+ 3dmark points? Come on we all now 3dmark is cpu limited, at default tests its not gonna be much faster if at all then the 9700.

pHaestus · 11-16-2002, 05:48 PM

If you want beefy 3dmarks then you will need [H]yperThreading!

Chuki · 11-16-2002, 06:31 PM

1000 more points...
err wait was that 750 or 800 more?

pHaestus · 11-16-2002, 06:40 PM

5000 [S]tevemarks extra!

mfpmax · 11-16-2002, 08:30 PM

my Trident ISA 1Meg will still own you

It can display 16.7 Million colors and full motion video!

jtroutma · 11-17-2002, 11:40 PM

I thought about waiting it out for NV30 but I decided that I couldnt wait that long

So far I have tried 3dfx (1, 2, & 3), Nvidia, and now ATI. I can safely say now that very happy with my Radeon 9700 but still want to crank some more juice out of it. Maybe when I get done tweaking it all out, it will be JUST as fast as the NV30

Then I will be very happy

Otherwise I only had one complaint about ATI and their drivers and I hope that will be the last.

Brad · 11-18-2002, 12:13 AM

pay steve enough and he'll convince you all that the VLB is the best slot to use for graphics cards.

mfpmax · 11-18-2002, 02:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brad
pay steve enough and he'll convince you all that the VLB is the best slot to use for graphics cards.

what are you talking about...VLB is the best.

* Goes into closet and comforts his box of VLB video cards.

Its okay, the bad man can't hurt you...

bigben2k · 11-18-2002, 08:30 PM

The first roundup of info is up:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=6296

Note the lack of significant info at the less desirable websites...

Arcturius · 11-18-2002, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pHaestus
If you want beefy 3dmarks then you will need [H]yperThreading!

I think you have an extra 'r' in there. Isn't it simply [H]ypeT[h]reading now?

bigben2k · 11-18-2002, 09:03 PM

11-15-2002, 08:31 PM	#1
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	My video card is coming! My video card is coming! Check it out! __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

11-15-2002, 08:51 PM	#2
utabintarbo Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sterling Hts., MI Posts: 496	I spit on nvidia! ATI forever! __________________ Sarcasm is yet another of the free services we offer!

11-16-2002, 04:55 PM	#3
Puzzdre Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Croatia Posts: 969	I don't spit on nvidia, but I still say ATI forever! And Plutonium drivers too!!! __________________ 'Out of cheese error... ...please reboot the universe (press the GBL to continue)'

11-16-2002, 05:28 PM	#5
DarkEdge Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sugar Land, Tx Posts: 176	I went from 3dfx (Long Live) to ATI. Never had driver problems, unstability, or bad performance. They only problem I did have is I couldn't run a couple demos, but my friend could with the same card. __________________ Intel p4 2.26@3.0 Abit BD7II-Raid,1gb Corsair 3200 ATI Radeon 9700 3 80gb Seagates 3 40gb Maxtors

11-16-2002, 05:40 PM	#6
Chuki Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Walla Walla, Washington Posts: 41	I'll hafta dig up some links, but 500Mhz or 1Ghz DDR doesn't equal 48G bandwidth, its like 20 something. I don't know the formula for calculating bandwidth. Also 20k+ 3dmark points? Come on we all now 3dmark is cpu limited, at default tests its not gonna be much faster if at all then the 9700. __________________ EPoX 8k3a+ \| XP1900+ 10x180 \| ATI Radeon 9700 Pro \| 512 XMS PC3200 C2\| Maxtor D740X 60gig \| Pioneer 106S 16X Slot Load \| Lite On 24x10x40x \| Turtle Beach Santa Cruz \| Blackice Rad \| DD Maze2 \| Lian Li PC-65 w/side window

11-16-2002, 05:08 PM	#4
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	the worst mistake I ever made was switching from a GF2 to a Radeon1. I won't get burned by ATi again; nvidia for me.

11-16-2002, 05:48 PM	#7
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	If you want beefy 3dmarks then you will need [H]yperThreading!

11-16-2002, 06:31 PM	#8
Chuki Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Walla Walla, Washington Posts: 41	1000 more points... err wait was that 750 or 800 more? __________________ EPoX 8k3a+ \| XP1900+ 10x180 \| ATI Radeon 9700 Pro \| 512 XMS PC3200 C2\| Maxtor D740X 60gig \| Pioneer 106S 16X Slot Load \| Lite On 24x10x40x \| Turtle Beach Santa Cruz \| Blackice Rad \| DD Maze2 \| Lian Li PC-65 w/side window

11-16-2002, 06:40 PM	#9
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	5000 [S]tevemarks extra!

11-16-2002, 08:30 PM	#10
mfpmax Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Rockledge,FL,US Posts: 731	my Trident ISA 1Meg will still own you It can display 16.7 Million colors and full motion video! __________________ My old and retired watercooling setup. Watercooled K6-2 450 at 600 Also Retired - Watercooling an XP1800@1782MHz

11-17-2002, 11:40 PM	#11
jtroutma Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SLO, CA Posts: 837	I thought about waiting it out for NV30 but I decided that I couldnt wait that long So far I have tried 3dfx (1, 2, & 3), Nvidia, and now ATI. I can safely say now that very happy with my Radeon 9700 but still want to crank some more juice out of it. Maybe when I get done tweaking it all out, it will be JUST as fast as the NV30 Then I will be very happy Otherwise I only had one complaint about ATI and their drivers and I hope that will be the last. __________________ 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

11-18-2002, 12:13 AM	#12
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	pay steve enough and he'll convince you all that the VLB is the best slot to use for graphics cards. __________________ 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

11-18-2002, 08:30 PM	#14
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	The first roundup of info is up: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=6296 Note the lack of significant info at the less desirable websites... __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

11-18-2002, 09:03 PM	#16
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	NV30, AKA GeForceFX, aka TI 4600 __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

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