r600 or 8800 ultra?

[baron5]

with my setup would having nvidia over ati make a difference, since my mobo is optimised for nvidia?

does anyone know much about those cards?

 

[b1gapl]

Well the 8800Ultra is just a 8800GTX, that is heavily overclocked from 575/1800 to 650/2160. I could be wrong on the clocks of the ultra though. Take a look at this thread:
http://www.techist.com/forums/f76/ati-amd-hd-2900-xtx-owned-gtx-still-141839/

 

[maroon1]

b1gapl,

True but 8800Ultra will have also much higher shader clock. I heard it will have speed of 1.6GHz or something like that. GTX has 1.35GHz shader speed.

Anyway, 2900XT is slightly faster than 8800GTS and it will be released on May.

2900XTX might get delayed to Q3 2007, because of it's poor performance.
Fudzilla

 

[will h4x 4 food]

Do not make any decisions until May 2nd...You will see...

 

[Phantom118]

^ Agreed.. Im sure you can wait a few days..

 

[Waphlez]

Final 8800 Ultra specs disappoint

It's going to be a paper launch and it's only going to be clocked to 612/2.16GHz, I don't even think you'll be able to even get one because they are going to be so rare, even more so than the 7800GTX512 was.

8800 Ultra edition cards will be few and far between

 

[maroon1]

8800 Ultra will also have faster shader clock than 8800GTX

 

[hmammen]

8800ultra will pwn all....just trust me...

 

[Wildside]

b1gapl,

True but 8800Ultra will have also much higher shader clock. I heard it will have speed of 1.6GHz or something like that. GTX has 1.35GHz shader speed.

Anyway, 2900XT is slightly faster than 8800GTS and it will be released on May.

2900XTX might get delayed to Q3 2007, because of it's poor performance.
Fudzilla

what? NO!!!! I wanted the HD 2900 XTX to come out in May!!

darn it, so much for getting Hellgate: London in the summer.... :-(. My computer doesnt even work because i disabled the freakin graphics card n needs repair, i dont even have Windows XP Pro Setup CD, mine was built!

o well, that gives me more time to get a job n get the money. Bad benchmarks im afraid lol, HD 2900 XTX must of glitched itself.

 

[maroon1]

The final spec for 8800 Ultra:

Clock speed: 612MHz
Memory speed: 2.16GHz
shader clock: 1.5GHz

And it will be priced around US$850

VR-Zone : Technology Beats - Updated : GeForce 8800 Ultra Card & Final Clocks Unveiled

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And here is the spec for GTX for people who don't know it's spec

Clock speed: 575MHz
Memory speed: 1.8GHz
shader clock: 1.35GHz