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WilHarris · 26th Oct 2005, 13:57

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/10...tx_on_nov_7th/

keir · 26th Oct 2005, 14:12

could any games actually benifit from 512mb video ram?

Tim S · 26th Oct 2005, 14:17

yes, Battlefield 2, FEAR, DOOM 3, Quake 4, Half-Life 2 (to an extent) and AOE3 (I think) to name a few.

julianmartin · 26th Oct 2005, 14:45

I'm wondering if ATi are ever going to catchup with Nvidia now...given that these rumours are true..if Nvidia can beat the X1800XT, before it even comes out..! I guess the only thing is that ATi might be able to release a buffed up X1800XT, like some sort of PE maybe. But again...it's going to be another wait..and another £70 or whatever knowing ATi...but, applause for Nvidia, they are really mincing ATi up this year!

-EVRE- · 26th Oct 2005, 15:20

yea, its harsh being ATI right now, trying to sell an inferior, over priced, unavailible product.
I want a 512mb 7800GT!!!
with drivers, if I had a 256mb, could I have a 512mb card too?

MrWillyWonka · 26th Oct 2005, 15:27

In SLi, thats a GB of texture memory, that is a lot!

mashles · 26th Oct 2005, 15:33

the ocuk thread has dissapeared :O, maybe they got a bit over excited at ocuk, revealing stuff before nvidia wanted.

MrWillyWonka · 26th Oct 2005, 15:39

If anyone has this page cached, they should save it!

pman · 26th Oct 2005, 15:51

google might have

Kipman725 · 26th Oct 2005, 16:34

lying little.. they public said there would be no ultra version of the 7800gtx and that would be the fastest 7800.

/slaps lying nvidia

MrWillyWonka · 26th Oct 2005, 16:56

Hmm, some more news here. nVidia is also working on another card, well they must anyway, they're not going to be sitting down all day watching the money roll in!

Firehed · 26th Oct 2005, 20:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrWillyWonka

In SLi, thats a GB of texture memory, that is a lot!

No, it's not. Both cards' ram hold the same data in SLi mode; it's redundant, not additional. RAID1 vs RAID0 in effect.

Still, yay! I'm more interested in what it does for price points on the other 7-series cards.

I don't see HL2 benefitting. Lost Coast maybe, but that's all of fifteen minutes worth of gameplay. I can max it out on a 6800GT without issue. The other games mentioned definately though. I'm curious about FEAR, it just seems to have the "feel" of a game that simply needs more horsepower to run smoothly, rather than not enough space for textures and whatnot.

Tim S · 26th Oct 2005, 21:07

maximum texture detail can use well over 250MB for texture memory.

Sathy · 12th Nov 2005, 17:05

I wonder what ever happened to these 512mb wondercards?
There's hardly any information about them, found some pictures @ www.ga-forum.com

I'm a bit sceptic about the clockspeeds displayed in the first image, I'm not totally sure, but I think 1800mhz ddr isn't very likely. Simply because they would need to change the chips to something more expensive (as the chips used in the 256mb models don't go that far) and that would effect their chances in competing with the x1800xt.

What do you think?

Awoken · 12th Nov 2005, 18:08

Well the leaked release dates came and went, either nVidia are having problems with yield/stability or they were just vapourware

The_Pope · 12th Nov 2005, 21:00

Awoken: the 'leaked' date was clearly incorrect, but not by much

Sathy: there is hardly any infomation out there because there is an NDA in place. There's at least one lucky person with an early retail delivery, but all press (including bit-tech) have to hang tough for a little while longer.

Don't panic - you know where to go for the best review

Awoken · 12th Nov 2005, 21:19

Ah... the 14th was the second date bandied about, looks like we're sitting tight till Monday. Two launches in two weeks and if this launch is another hard launch then I think we can safely say that nVidia have it in the bag this year. Roll on next gen and the contest begins anew!

You've made my weekend Pope

Tim S · 12th Nov 2005, 22:59

stay tuned...

silent_project · 14th Nov 2005, 14:04

Now that's the new hotness...

26th Oct 2005, 13:57	#1
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MrWillyWonka . Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Southampton, Hants Posts: 5,746	Hmm, some more news here. nVidia is also working on another card, well they must anyway, they're not going to be sitting down all day watching the money roll in! __________________ Project Red - HL2 - PSOne LCD S-Video Guide Main Rig: Asus Striker Extreme, Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 OC'd to 2.65GHz, 4GB Corsair XMS, 8800GTS in SLI, 36 & 74GB Raptors

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Sathy Multimodder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 163	I wonder what ever happened to these 512mb wondercards? There's hardly any information about them, found some pictures @ www.ga-forum.com I'm a bit sceptic about the clockspeeds displayed in the first image, I'm not totally sure, but I think 1800mhz ddr isn't very likely. Simply because they would need to change the chips to something more expensive (as the chips used in the 256mb models don't go that far) and that would effect their chances in competing with the x1800xt. What do you think? __________________ Using: Core 2 Q6600 \| 2GB Corsair XMS \| GeForce 8800 GTS 512\| Antec Phantom 500

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Awoken Gazing at the stars Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Marston, Oxford Posts: 1,144	Well the leaked release dates came and went, either nVidia are having problems with yield/stability or they were just vapourware __________________ Saving for a new desktop and laptop (Ooooh! Is that Windows Mobile 7 and Android 2 around the corner?)

12th Nov 2005, 21:00	#16
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	Awoken: the 'leaked' date was clearly incorrect, but not by much Sathy: there is hardly any infomation out there because there is an NDA in place. There's at least one lucky person with an early retail delivery, but all press (including bit-tech) have to hang tough for a little while longer. Don't panic - you know where to go for the best review

12th Nov 2005, 21:19	#17
Awoken Gazing at the stars Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Marston, Oxford Posts: 1,144	Ah... the 14th was the second date bandied about, looks like we're sitting tight till Monday. Two launches in two weeks and if this launch is another hard launch then I think we can safely say that nVidia have it in the bag this year. Roll on next gen and the contest begins anew! You've made my weekend Pope __________________ Saving for a new desktop and laptop (Ooooh! Is that Windows Mobile 7 and Android 2 around the corner?)

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