gravy Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 Whatever happened to decent cooling and a soldering iron? 570989[/snapback] ???????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze_Badger Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 A VPC for cooling, a soldering iron for volt modding, and away you go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravy Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 A VPC for cooling, a soldering iron for volt modding, and away you go. 571035[/snapback] whats a VPC? and what does that have to do with the new 7800GTX 512MB card? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swifty11212 Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 gravy will ALWAYS find a way to make ati look bad anyways, that new 7800gtx "ultra" better show a significant improvement to compete with that x1800xt. otherwise ill probably settle for the x1800xt or a plain 7800gtx. edit: vpc= vapo chil. in otherwords hook up a phase change cooling system to the gtx "ultra" and overclock it to hell and beyond. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravy Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 gravy will ALWAYS find a way to make ati look bad anyways, that new 7800gtx "ultra" better show a significant improvement to compete with that x1800xt. otherwise ill probably settle for the x1800xt or a plain 7800gtx. 571042[/snapback] if you mean by saying the 550/1800 GTX will stomp the x1800xt........okay....if that makes ATI look bad, then so be it, but every indication is that this is true, and sometimes the truth hurts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze_Badger Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 VPC = Vapour Phase Change. The VapoChill was a VPC system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 just for the record... and for the nvidia fan boys... 512mb = nothing new to gamers even in SLI. also XTPE version of the X1800 is being prepped... 512mb 24 pipelines. even higher clock speeds. though I have no real issues with either card... again if they're going faster than my eyes can see... I don't give 2 craps about 270fps vs 280fps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swifty11212 Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 if you mean by saying the 550/1800 GTX will stomp the x1800xt........okay....if that makes ATI look bad, then so be it, but every indication is that this is true, and sometimes the truth hurts 571044[/snapback] well, what i find sad is that for a 16pipe card, its pretty good performance compared to the 24 pipe card. but either way, either cards will be good, besides most of my games are direct 3d, so im more likely to buy another ati card unless nvidia can take away ati's spot light in direct3d. pretty much my games i buy will influence my next gpu i get. as for now, im happy with my x800xtpe. personally i find the 6800gt a nice card too, i just need to get a silencer for it on my cousins rig. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flashstar Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 It seems that having a cooler card with slower clocks and more pipes makes more sense in terms of longevity. I just wish that NVIDIA put more effort into their drivers because even though their cards are great, I feel that the drivers are holding them back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravy Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 just for the record... and for the nvidia fan boys... 512mb = nothing new to gamers even in SLI. also XTPE version of the X1800 is being prepped... 512mb 24 pipelines. even higher clock speeds. though I have no real issues with either card... again if they're going faster than my eyes can see... I don't give 2 craps about 270fps vs 280fps. 571053[/snapback] i asked an ATI employee i know on another forum board, and he said: It may happen but the quantities will be so low it won't really matter. And sadlly, the r580 is quite awhile away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oralpain Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 just for the record... and for the nvidia fan boys... 512mb = nothing new to gamers even in SLI. I don't think the main concern is the amount of memory. I have heard that the 512MB 7800 will be clocked substantially higher than the current version. 550/900 compaired to 430/600 is a rather significant difference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze_Badger Posted November 3, 2005 Posted November 3, 2005 But that really only comes into play with benchmarks, unless you're running F.E.A.R. @ 2048xsomething. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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