AMD Releases Final R600 Specs

[flintlock]

Originally Posted by JSLTIGER

All I know is that it's gonna be priiiicey.

I'm hoping it will be in a similar price range as the 8800 GTX. AMD has a little more leeway with respect to price than ATI did on their own, so I remain hopeful. I also imagine that the 8800 GTX will go down a little in price thanks to the new competition on the block. Always a better proposition from a consumers standpoint.

Speaking about video cards and prices, it wasn't too long ago when NVIDIA and AMD got slapped with those subpoenas on allegations on price fixing. Remember that little fiasco?

[JSLTIGER]

Indeed I do...as I recall, they're still fighting it.

P.S. @ Flintlock, check your PMs.

[geetrue]

Do I understand this correctly ... AMD now owns NVIDIA and ATI?

Isn't that a little unfair to Intell?

[elite_hunter_sh3]

no AMD owns ATI they didnt have enough pocket change to buy nvidia without downsizing their company and they didnt want that.

edit* intels graphics chipset is surprisingly doing good because of it being integrated into 90% of company computers like HP, compaq, dell etc..

edit again lol* intel sucks end of story :rotfl::rotfl::rot fl::rotfl:lol

[flintlock]

Originally Posted by geetrue

Do I understand this correctly ... AMD now owns NVIDIA and ATI? Isn't that a little unfair to Intell?

Back in October last year, AMD completed the acquisition of ATI to the tune of 5.4 billion after jumping through all the necessary regulatory hoops. I don't think it's unfair to Intel, as they could've tried to aquire ATI too. It definitely will make things a little more challenging for Intel though.

AMD's official press release:
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_543~113741,00.html

[Boris]

I've always sided with AMD anyway, as I've always seen Intel as the evil empire of CPUs.
I'll definitely be looking at buying one (or maybe an 8800) depending on price. My x1950xt won't have lost too much resale value either.

[elite_hunter_sh3]

Originally Posted by Boris

I've always sided with AMD anyway, as I've always seen Intel as the evil empire of CPUs.
I'll definitely be looking at buying one (or maybe an 8800) depending on price. My x1950xt won't have lost too much resale value either.

AMD 0wNz !NT3L lol.... amds quad cores are coming out in few months they will be 40%ish faster then intel quadcore(poop) :rotfl: , ati r600 is 12.4 inches long so get ready to buy new full server tower case for it

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Boris

I've always sided with AMD anyway, as I've always seen Intel as the evil empire of CPUs.
I'll definitely be looking at buying one (or maybe an 8800) depending on price. My x1950xt won't have lost too much resale value either.

My x1900 XTX will have lost a lot of its value - I paid $570 for it, and that was a steal at the time.

As far as this x2900 goes - I'll pass. What is not written here is that it eats 240 Watts (ouch! Talk about a space heater sitting inside your case! I thought my x1900 XTX at 120 Watts was already outrageous!), and that it is over a foot long and probably won't fit into my Coolermaster Wavemaster case. I'll wait till the x2950 comes out with lower PSU requirements and increase performance. Over the years I've learned to not buy the first rev of a new board design since the first rev typically requires a vacuum cleaner to keep it cool. As they make the design more efficient, then it becomes more desirable.

-S

[geetrue]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

My x1900 XTX will have lost a lot of its value - I paid $570 for it, and that was a steal at the time.

As far as this x2900 goes - I'll pass. What is not written here is that it eats 240 Watts (ouch! Talk about a space heater sitting inside your case! I thought my x1900 XTX at 120 Watts was already outrageous!), and that it is over a foot long and probably won't fit into my Coolermaster Wavemaster case. I'll wait till the x2950 comes out with lower PSU requirements and increase performance. Over the years I've learned to not buy the first rev of a new board design since the first rev typically requires a vacuum cleaner to keep it cool. As they make the design more efficient, then it becomes more desirable.

-S

Here's a present day x1950xtx:

Connect3D Radeon X1950XTX 512MB Connect3D ATI Radeon X1950XTX 512MB DDR4 Dual DVI/VIVO PCI-Express Video Card MFN 3060 RETAIL Specification 3060 Chipset: Radeon X1950 XTX Engine Clock: 650MHz Video Memory: 512MB DDR4 Memory Clock: 2GHz Memory Interface: 256 b ...
Dealer Part C3D-195XTX Manuf Part 3060 February 16,2007 14:21:00

Price $365.90 free shipping

or a regular old x1900gt for:

ATI Radeon X1900GT 256MB GDDR 3 SDRAM 575MHz Core and 594 (1 188) MHz Memory Clock Rates Up to 512-bit Internal Ring Bus for Memory Reads 384 Million Transistors on 90nm PCIE RETAIL ... Dealer Part ATI100435800 Manuf Part 100-435800
February 02,2007 20:49:00Price $272.99
Ship free ups ground order $300 $272.99

[flintlock]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

As they make the design more efficient, then it becomes more desirable.

This is true enough, though looks like this time around they're going with more sophisticated cooling right from the onset.

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by Boris

I've always sided with AMD anyway, as I've always seen Intel as the evil empire of CPUs.

You are correct!

[flintlock]

AMD claims their ATI R600 is primed and ready to beat NVIDIA's 8800.



http://blogs.zdnet.com/Berlind/?p=364

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by geetrue

Do I understand this correctly ... AMD now owns NVIDIA and ATI?

Isn't that a little unfair to Intell?

No! Those goobers are practically a monopoly. Intel is feeling the "love" from AMD's anti-trust lawsuit.