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Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra
Posted: April 14, 2004, 1:41 pm
by pyrella
Posted: April 14, 2004, 2:46 pm
by Janx
Correct me if i'm wrong..but arent they comparing a next gen card vs whats already available? Your comment is missleading since its not a preview of Nvidia's next gen hardware vs ATI's next gen hardware..
Posted: April 14, 2004, 2:59 pm
by Aslanna
Well I guess ATI needs to put out their next gen card then so accurate comparisons can be made!
Fig 5. Dual molex power connectors, both are needed to supply sufficient power.
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Pretty soon they'll need their own 120V power supply. (Or however many volts it is!)
Posted: April 14, 2004, 4:20 pm
by Janx
Yeah, and require a fridge to keep them cool.
Posted: April 15, 2004, 10:49 am
by Durew
The fan & heatsink on this card could be called a fridge lol
Tom's review:
http://www4.tomshardware.com/graphic/20 ... index.html
Posted: April 15, 2004, 2:37 pm
by Xouqoa
To satisfy the 222 million transistor behemoth's hunger for power, NVIDIA strongly suggests the use of a power supply with a minimum capacity of 480 Watts.
lol! damn, that's crazy. I'd have to upgrade my case and power supply just to run one of these. (but I might do it!)
Posted: April 15, 2004, 2:44 pm
by Faerin
Like Janx said, the comparisons are misleading as they're comparing two different generations. This is still a seriously impressive card though (especially considering the current batch are running with a 400mhz core, leaving them a lot of room to grow). Even if ATI upgrades their plans to use 16 pixel pipelines (from the current 12) to match the nv40, I think they'll still have a hard time keeping up.
The power requirements are a little disconcerting, but it's to be expected. And it will only get worse as the tech increases.
Posted: April 15, 2004, 2:50 pm
by Trias
i'll get one eventually...but i don't see anything out currently that will make my asus 9800xt chug
when i see framerate issues with all the good shit turned on is when i usually upgrade