9800gtx+

[NosBoost300]

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The GeForce 9800 GTX+ takes the highly efficient G92-based GeForce 9800 GTX and offers unbeatable value for value conscious gamers.

Key product points:
• GeForce 9800 GTX+ is the best single card price/performance at $229; the original GeForce 9800 GTX will transition to $199
• Processor clock of 1836MHz and graphics clock of 738MHz???
• GeForce PhysX support! World's only physics API for both the CPU and the GPU!
• Support for CUDA-based applications, including Folding@Home and Badaboom video transcoding applications.
• Support for 2-way and 3-way SLI

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9702/n...ard/index.html

GeForce 9800 GTX+ To Fight Radeon HD 4850


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Written by Visionary and filed under News > GPUs & Graphic Cards
Published on June 19, 2008, 4:00 pm

Nvidia has informed their partners of a new GeForce 9800 GTX+ graphics card that will offer better competition against the ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics card. GeForce 9800 GTX+ will be clocked at 738MHz core and 1836MHz shader compared to 675/1688MHz for the current 9800 GTX card. It will be priced at $229 while the GeForce 9800 GTX price will fall to $199 level. The card will offer support for GeForce PhysX and CUDA-based applications, including Folding@Home and Badaboom video transcoding applications. Expected to release in mid July.

VR-Zone : Technology Beats - GeForce 9800 GTX+ To Fight Radeon HD 4850

 

[NightSurge]

Nice! Looking forward to this card.

 

[wafflehammer]

Seems really good. Are the price drops going to be immediate or after awhile? I've noticed that the GTX has already dropped like $30. Was going to get a 9800 GTX for my build, but this GTX+ looks promising.

 

[veg1992]

This isn't coming out until July, so that gives AMD a couple of weeks headstart before this comes out.. but this is a nice card

So my main question for Nosboost-man: still going AMD GPU's w/ x38 or no?

 

[NosBoost300]

yes.. i will be purchasing my x48 ddr2 next friday

nvidia is just too darned expensive for my taste right now... ati is a SUPER contender for such a cheap price.. with the 9800gtx+ coming out.. i know we'll see some hd4850 and 4870 price drops... and i look forward to those...

i'll be able to buy 2 4870's for the price of 1 gtx280

 

[veg1992]

Dude.. get an X38 and flash it! no x48.. waste on the money!

I think it works on every x38 that has a variant of an x48 (but ultimately its your decision)

 

[NosBoost300]

the cost was pretty much the same for x38 and x48..... the dfi lanparty lt.. they both were about 220-230.. so i don't see why not

and random question

blue dye... green dye... or orange dye... :question:

 

[veg1992]

Green Dye because I don't like Intel (unless this is your hair )

 

[NosBoost300]

actually.. maybe i should get red... i am going with ati this time around... hrmm.. but then i don't think red looks good with purple (the uv light)

so i think i may do green... or blue... so hard to choose.. but i got another few days before i make my color decision.. lol

 

[maroon1]

bit-tech.net | Nvidia has 9800 GTX+ : 55nm G92
Radeon HD 4850 512MB and GeForce 9800 GTX+ Performance Quick Take

NOTE: The second link have 9800GTX+ benchmarked, and it seems that it performed better than HD4850 most of the time

And they are saying here that 9800GTX+ use 55-nm manufacturing process

I found a new review for 9800GTX+ that shows similar results
Legit Reviews - ATI Radeon HD 4850 Versus NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ - Battle For Mainstream Market Share

9800GTX+ outperformed HD4850 in 5 of the 7 games tested