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nVidia GeForce 7800 GTX

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June 22, 2005 5:22:44 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Tom's Hardware has a full review of the next-generation nVidia GeForce card, the 7800 GTX.

nVidia claims that the 7800 GTX has been re-designed from the ground up.  The GTX comes with 256MB of RAM, 24 pixel pipes, and 8 vertex shaders.  With 302 million transistors, the 7800 is the most advanced GPU ever.  Of course, bear in mind, ATI is about to launch their next-gen GPU shortly.  So it'll be interesting to see how the two stack up.

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Reply #1 June 22, 2005 5:26:17 PM
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Waiting watching listening & comparing as soon as ATI gets their's out. Thx Brad!
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Reply #2 June 22, 2005 5:56:50 PM
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Why do I have a feeling those cards will not be operating at their full potential for at least another year? CPU/RAM bottleneck is getting worse and worse.
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Reply #3 June 22, 2005 7:31:45 PM
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Totally awesome!
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Reply #4 June 22, 2005 7:34:42 PM
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Man, now I got drool on my notebook...
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Reply #5 June 22, 2005 8:11:11 PM
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I hope the release of these cards will lower the cost of the 6800 series...they're still in the $400-500 price range. If they come down a bit...I might finally be able to afford one...
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Reply #6 June 23, 2005 10:20:05 AM
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I'm quite happy with my old Gforce 4 thank you!
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Reply #7 June 23, 2005 12:25:23 PM
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Hus, where do you get those prices? 6800GT's retail for only $300.
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Reply #8 June 23, 2005 2:01:14 PM
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Granted...I could probably shop around and find them for $300, but those prices was just a generalisation...and some cards, as you can see...are still well above that price range....
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Reply #9 June 23, 2005 2:23:57 PM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150102

Thats a 6800GT...LESS than $300.

The ultra you posted is one of the 512mb editions...(aka overkill)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150067

^This one is more reasonibly priced.
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Reply #10 June 23, 2005 2:24:51 PM
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This card will probably retail in the $500-$700 range.

I really don't understand why anybody would pay a price like that for a video card. Granted it's great for gaming, but man! get a console for crying out loud if your main purpose is gaming! LOL

Anyway, anything above $125 or so for a video card is just too much for me.

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Reply #11 June 23, 2005 3:27:26 PM
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I'll have to see if I can snag one of those for my new work PC - right now it has the best integrated graphics money can buy!
Not that I actually play many games nowadays . . . programming and writing are too much fun.
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Reply #12 June 24, 2005 3:18:33 PM
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I wonder if the ATI will release their card with 32 pixel pipelines so it can easily beat the 7800 GTX. If it does I have a feeling that the yields will be pretty bad and the availability even worse.

With the current price point of $600 I don’t see myself buying the card anytime soon. And SLI? Do I really want to spend $1200 when in a year the next generation will be out where you will have the performance of the current generation SLI system.

Here is a question is anybody here considering getting a Physics Processing Unit card? The next Unreal engine will support it.
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Reply #13 June 24, 2005 3:26:57 PM
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Paxx, this card (as well as the 6800 series) is aimed at the 'enthusiast' gamers...i.e., not your average home user.

Mick, this 7800GTX will only be the top of the line nvidia card until the R520 is released...I belive nvidia is saving the '7800 ultra' (not sure if that will be the name, but I suspect will have 32pipes) so it can compete directly with ATi's new card. Nvidia wouldnt let ATi beat them so easily...
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