My thoughts - if this is true. First off, its a MONSTER GPU - that thing has to be huge under that heat sink at that size! Second, way outside of my comfort range for power req's. 3rd, not modular like the future designs will warrant. Forth, overly complicated to manufacture a single card which will translate into big $$$ for us. 5th, expensive for even the memory since many chips are needed to create the 512 BW.
ATI might get its crown back it would seem. Even if they didn't for some unknown reason, I'd say that low power and decent speed always wins me over. For example, i hated ATI's 2900 XT part - that thing was a waste of space.
None of this means anythign though if you read between the lines - This is a case of NVidia resting on it's laurels more than anything. That ticks me off, regardless of company. Shows what would happen if their competition dropped out. We would all be stuck with high priced boards that aren't much better than the last one we bought. This is my big beef with what i see.
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