9800gx2

9800gx2...what a card!

Im now getting really angry and impatient. I want to get a card like this...but where?I will not get one online...i hate waiting! I live in london and have been trying for 2 days to find a shop that sells decent cards...PC world is a joke! I want one TODAY...im sure you guys know the feeling but where from?

any help please...im going insane waiting to play conan!

9800gx2...what a card!

Im now getting really angry and impatient. I want to get a card like this...but where?I will not get one online...i hate waiting! I live in london and have been trying for 2 days to find a shop that sells decent cards...PC world is a joke! I want one TODAY...im sure you guys know the feeling but where from?

any help please...im going insane waiting to play conan!

piinshot

An 8800Gt would max AoC!

Also only a fool would buy a 9800GX2 with the new NVidia and ATI cards around the corner.

[QUOTE="piinshot"]

9800gx2...what a card!

Im now getting really angry and impatient. I want to get a card like this...but where?I will not get one online...i hate waiting! I live in london and have been trying for 2 days to find a shop that sells decent cards...PC world is a joke! I want one TODAY...im sure you guys know the feeling but where from?

any help please...im going insane waiting to play conan!

daytona_178

An 8800Gt would max AoC!

Also only a fool would buy a 9800GX2 with the new NVidia and ATI cards around the corner.

yep big waste of money when a 8800GTS in SLI is on par with a 9800GX2.

Forget that the new cards are coming next month and just think for a second. You have spent 2 days looking for one of these, and I guess that you wont find one today so that is 3 days of looking in shops. On the other hand if you ordered it online when you started looking in the shops it would be there tomorrow.

[QUOTE="daytona_178"][QUOTE="piinshot"]

9800gx2...what a card!

Im now getting really angry and impatient. I want to get a card like this...but where?I will not get one online...i hate waiting! I live in london and have been trying for 2 days to find a shop that sells decent cards...PC world is a joke! I want one TODAY...im sure you guys know the feeling but where from?

any help please...im going insane waiting to play conan!

superkoolstud

An 8800Gt would max AoC!

Also only a fool would buy a 9800GX2 with the new NVidia and ATI cards around the corner.

yep big waste of money when a 8800GTS in SLI is on par with a 9800GX2.

Wouldnt a 9600GT be about the same aswel?

[QUOTE="superkoolstud"][QUOTE="daytona_178"][QUOTE="piinshot"]

9800gx2...what a card!

Im now getting really angry and impatient. I want to get a card like this...but where?I will not get one online...i hate waiting! I live in london and have been trying for 2 days to find a shop that sells decent cards...PC world is a joke! I want one TODAY...im sure you guys know the feeling but where from?

any help please...im going insane waiting to play conan!

daytona_178

An 8800Gt would max AoC!

Also only a fool would buy a 9800GX2 with the new NVidia and ATI cards around the corner.

yep big waste of money when a 8800GTS in SLI is on par with a 9800GX2.

Wouldnt a 9600GT be about the same aswel?

Slower but not by too much. An 8800GT in SLI is slighty slower then the 9800GX2 and we know a 9600GT in SLI is slightly slower then a 8800GT in SLI. Point being the 9 Series is a waste of money.

does anybody know will these new upcoming cards be much better than a Gf 9800Gx2?MykoStation

yes but not by much. Thay will be better then the 8 series. Each generation is only slighty faster then the previous. This is why you just jump in and buy a card of the current gen and in a year upgrade again. Sure during the year faster cards will come out but they won't be worth the money because the actual gain isn't too big. The only exception to this is when a Big significant technology comes out like a Pixel Shader 5.0

does anybody know will these new upcoming cards be much better than a Gf 9800Gx2?MykoStation

Nobody knows anything yet for sure apart from they are coing out soon'ish and they are meant to be very powerful.

does anybody know will these new upcoming cards be much better than a Gf 9800Gx2?MykoStation

generally the last top model is the power of the new model, though this only stands for the original top model not GX2s, X2s or the superly overclocked versions they do at the end of the range.

If a GX2 is realeased for the new series it'll be about 1.5 times the power of the 9800GX2. The new top model won't beat the GX2 on stats but in games it'll probebly give a small advantage but the GX2 may still have still have the advantage at top resolutions.

[QUOTE="MykoStation"]does anybody know will these new upcoming cards be much better than a Gf 9800Gx2?markop2003

generally the last top model is the power of the new model, though this only stands for the original top model not GX2s, X2s or the superly overclocked versions they do at the end of the range.

If a GX2 is realeased for the new series it'll be about 1.5 times the power of the 9800GX2. The new top model won't beat the GX2 on stats but in games it'll probebly give a small advantage but the GX2 may still have still have the advantage at top resolutions.

The gtx280 should be at least 30% faster at any res without aa. 9800gx2 will get demolished at high res with aa.

[QUOTE="MykoStation"]does anybody know will these new upcoming cards be much better than a Gf 9800Gx2?superkoolstud

yes but not by much. Thay will be better then the 8 series. Each generation is only slighty faster then the previous. This is why you just jump in and buy a card of the current gen and in a year upgrade again. Sure during the year faster cards will come out but they won't be worth the money because the actual gain isn't too big. The only exception to this is when a Big significant technology comes out like a Pixel Shader 5.0

Every other generation is usually a huge difference.

5 series to 6 was a big step up.

6-7 small step.

7-8 huge step.

8-9 small step.

GTX200 should be another huge step. Sites who are currently testing the card say its a night and day difference.

[QUOTE="MykoStation"]does anybody know will these new upcoming cards be much better than a Gf 9800Gx2?superkoolstud

yes but not by much. Thay will be better then the 8 series. Each generation is only slighty faster then the previous. This is why you just jump in and buy a card of the current gen and in a year upgrade again. Sure during the year faster cards will come out but they won't be worth the money because the actual gain isn't too big. The only exception to this is when a Big significant technology comes out like a Pixel Shader 5.0

[QUOTE="superkoolstud"]

[QUOTE="MykoStation"]does anybody know will these new upcoming cards be much better than a Gf 9800Gx2?Cranler

yes but not by much. Thay will be better then the 8 series. Each generation is only slighty faster then the previous. This is why you just jump in and buy a card of the current gen and in a year upgrade again. Sure during the year faster cards will come out but they won't be worth the money because the actual gain isn't too big. The only exception to this is when a Big significant technology comes out like a Pixel Shader 5.0

Every other generation is usually a huge difference.

5 series to 6 was a big step up.

6-7 small step.

7-8 huge step.

8-9 small step.

GTX200 should be another huge step. Sites who are currently testing the card say its a night and day difference.

Also only a fool would buy a 9800GX2 with the new NVidia and ATI cards around the corner.

daytona_178

[QUOTE="daytona_178"]

Also only a fool would buy a 9800GX2 with the new NVidia and ATI cards around the corner.

maartyr

Your not maxing Crysis. Quad SLI can't max Crysis.

Your not maxing Crysis. Quad SLI can't max Crysis.

superkoolstud

^ ya a whole 1-3 fps higher average is worth another $350 or an extra $100-200 :roll:. Some people were dumb by going out and buying a 9800GTX when there 8800 GT/GTS/GTX was doing their job and were on par with that card or better. The 9 series were a joke for the most part. The only good that came out of that was the 9600 for budget and the 9800gx2 for single slot motherboards.04dcarraher

[QUOTE="daytona_178"]

Also only a fool would buy a 9800GX2 with the new NVidia and ATI cards around the corner.

maartyr

No... you are a fool.

No... you are a fool.

tequilasunriser

[QUOTE="tequilasunriser"]

No... you are a fool.

maartyr

I was refering to your smug condescending demeanor and that you seeming don't realize that he was refering to the average consumer who has modest income and means that make a GX2 purchase foolish (especially in light of an impending release). Not everyone can be a pampered brat suckling at father's teat.

EDIT: Oh, and you're welcome.

[QUOTE="maartyr"][QUOTE="tequilasunriser"]

No... you are a fool.

tequilasunriser

I was refering to your smug condescending demeanor and that you seeming don't realize that he was refering to the average consumer who has modest income and means that make a GX2 purchase foolish (especially in light of an impending release). Not everyone can be a pampered brat suckling at father's teat.

EDIT: Oh, and you're welcome.

[QUOTE="tequilasunriser"][QUOTE="maartyr"][QUOTE="tequilasunriser"]

No... you are a fool.

maartyr

I was refering to your smug condescending demeanor and that you seeming don't realize that he was refering to the average consumer who has modest income and means that make a GX2 purchase foolish (especially in light of an impending release). Not everyone can be a pampered brat suckling at father's teat.

EDIT: Oh, and you're welcome.

Eh we're on the internet, does it really even matter?

Eh we're on the internet, does it really even matter?

tequilasunriser

[QUOTE="superkoolstud"]

Your not maxing Crysis. Quad SLI can't max Crysis.

maartyr

I am a little confused. If you have SO much money and can afford to upgrade every 6 months, why did you wait so long to upgrade from that ancient 7800.

What no 8800 GTX, no 8800 Ultra, no 3870 X2, cause that what you WOULD have gone through if you upgraded every 6 months.

[QUOTE="maartyr"][QUOTE="superkoolstud"]

Your not maxing Crysis. Quad SLI can't max Crysis.

opamando

I am a little confused. If you have SO much money and can afford to upgrade every 6 months, why did you wait so long to upgrade from that ancient 7800.

What no 8800 GTX, no 8800 Ultra, no 3870 X2, cause that what you WOULD have gone through if you upgraded every 6 months.

[QUOTE="opamando"][QUOTE="maartyr"][QUOTE="superkoolstud"]

Your not maxing Crysis. Quad SLI can't max Crysis.

maartyr

I am a little confused. If you have SO much money and can afford to upgrade every 6 months, why did you wait so long to upgrade from that ancient 7800.

What no 8800 GTX, no 8800 Ultra, no 3870 X2, cause that what you WOULD have gone through if you upgraded every 6 months.

Do you have a degree?

Do you have a degree?

ISuperGamerI

[QUOTE="daytona_178"]

Also only a fool would buy a 9800GX2 with the new NVidia and ATI cards around the corner.

maartyr

But i spent half as ,uch money as you and i can can max all games apart from Crysis......hmmm

[QUOTE="superkoolstud"]

Your not maxing Crysis. Quad SLI can't max Crysis.

maartyr

Because I have seen the 9800GX2 benchmarks 8P.