WITHTEETH Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 :rolleyes: You guys are pathetic - raw power alone isn't gonna make your game run any better. You still have to know how to optimize your system so you're not sacrificing performance all on the count of visuals. BTW, NVIDIA's GeForce 9800 GX2 should be released anytime soon (maybe later this month, or next month sometime).Im iffy about another dual GPU card from them. All the 9800 GX2 is suppose to be is 2 8800GTS's slapped together, i believe with 10.1 support though. The last one had terrible drivers from what i read. I would wait and see what the 9800GTX is. For me I have more fun buildind it, then I actually do using it, :happy: Im so proud of the computer i built back in march! :biggrin: http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m168/ender61082/DSC01091.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResidentWeevil2077 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I actually don't use NVIDIA (ATI user myself :happy: ), but since all these little kiddies here swear by NVIDIA, I don't want to PO them... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kungfubellydancer Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 This computer uses an ATI, but its an older model, but it was excellent at the time. I'm not saying that anyone who says Nvidia is the best is wrong, just that ATI hasn't given me a reason to change brands yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResidentWeevil2077 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 You know, ATI is what I prefer because not only do I play games, I also watch movies. NVIDIA = high performance gaming, ATI = high definition media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Wolfe Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 Exactly how powerful (and expensive) would these 9800 GX2 and 9800GTX cards be? Because when I buy a computer, I want it to be ridiculously powerful so it'll take longer to outdate. And what about the CPU department? What can we next expect from Intel? PS I'm a Nvidia/Intel supporter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WITHTEETH Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 The 9800GX2 will be 30-50% faster then a 8800ULTRA, pretty fast, but it is expected to be $450 maybe a bit higher. Who knows how fast the 9800GTX will be. Or how much it will cost. Intel will have their Nehalem line out by then. I don't know what to expect out of the new motherboards that will come out. How much money are you looking at to spend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResidentWeevil2077 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 He said anywhere from $1000 to $1600 - and the new 9800 GX2 isn't much to look at I'm afraid. But as I said, I'm an ATI/AMD supporter, so if my comments are highly offensive, I DON'T CARE. Call me a fanboy, I'll sock it to your eyeball :P BTW, AMD will be putting out their new combined CPU/GPU architecture sometime later this year, and that's something neither Intel nor NVIDIA can touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WITHTEETH Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I've built all kinds of systems. I go with whichever has the most performance. Right now the pendulums swing is at the Intel/Nvidia sides. I Don't see it changing anytime soon either. Which is bad for consumers because the companies then wont compete for performance and price, thus we lose out since theres no race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Wolfe Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 As long as there is a race between Intel and Amd, It is the gamers who shall be the winners.... anyhow, I should have around $6000 by the end of August. Compute that! PS What's Nehalem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WITHTEETH Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Wiki wrote:Nehalem will be released in late 2008 for high-end chips and early 2009 for mainstream chips. The microarchitecture is being developed by Intel and is the planned successor to the Core microarchitecture. The processor is expected to debut the microarchitecture. Intel is already well into the development process for Nehalem. Nehalem uses the 45 nm manufacturing methods from Penryn and applies it to the new Nehalem microarchitecture. This processor will debut in the second half of 2008 according to Intel[1]; a working system with two Nehalem processors was shown at IDF Fall 2007.[2] Intel's new flagship manufacturing plant in Israel, Fab-28, currently under construction in Kiryat Gat, will produce the new 45 nm chips beginning sometime in late 2008 6 G's is a lot of money! You will be able to build a MONSTER computer. If you need any help picking out pieces like the case, mobo, etc, just ask. I doubt it will be to hard to find what you want thought, since you bascially will be getting the best. I for instance am always on a budget so i try and find the sweet spot of price and performance. You could save yourself 4 grand easily if you wanted to do the same. But then your PC wouldn't be ass bad ass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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