G92 High End or Mainstream?

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   How many of you think that the G92 coming in November (rumor) will be the high end card meant to dethrone the 8800 GTX and the Ultra or a Mainstream one in between the current lineup? I think its the latter rather than the former especially considering the driver issues Nvidia has had with the current batch. 

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Rexxaran Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 129	Quote Reply Topic: G92 High End or Mainstream? Posted: 11 Oct 2007 at 2:39am
	How many of you think that the G92 coming in November (rumor) will be the high end card meant to dethrone the 8800 GTX and the Ultra or a Mainstream one in between the current lineup? I think its the latter rather than the former especially considering the driver issues Nvidia has had with the current batch. Give your 2 cents.

sundowner Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 501	Quote Reply Posted: 11 Oct 2007 at 3:40am
	I have no idea what you just said. But I do know that they aren't releasing any GPU's that currently outdo the GTX/Ultra. They're releasing the GT's, 256 and 512, with a few up dates to make them a bit faster/more powerful and 10.1 ready. They're replacing the 8600 and 8800GTS 320mb. The 9 series won't be out till next spring more than likely.
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Minion Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 112	Quote Reply Posted: 11 Oct 2007 at 5:58am
	I'm hoping for a mid-range card at a mid-range price.

Rexxaran Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 129	Quote Reply Posted: 11 Oct 2007 at 10:50am
	What happens to the Flahship products like the Ultra and GTX then. They won't get 10.1 support hardware wise but what about software? From what I understand Directx 10.1 would add bug fixes and and it might just be the case of updating your system to Directx 10.1 on SP1 for Vista. Why would Nvidia limit it to only the card?

Tyler Lowe Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Quote Reply Posted: 11 Oct 2007 at 11:53am
	It's hardware based, not driver based. DX10.1 will require shader version 4.1. The initial DX10 cards were manufactured with shader version 4.0. Any bug fixes released in 10.1 will benefit cards that use the 4.0 shader version, as 10.1 fully supports 10.0. I would not get too excited over this change. It's pretty minor. DX9 has been through multiple shader version changes and I've been getting along just fine on a card built with shader version 2.0. It's nothing to get excited over. The card itself is supposed to replace the GeForce 8600GTS and the GeForce 8800GTS 320MB cards. I would expect performance to be similar to the current crop of GeForce 8800GTS 640MB card at best, and far more likely just shy of that. The GeForce 8800GT is not a flagship killer, it's the midrange card everyone was hoping for 6 months ago. Edited by Tyler Lowe - 11 Oct 2007 at 11:59am

skyR Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Digital Storm Apprentice Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2220	Quote Reply Posted: 11 Oct 2007 at 12:16pm
	8600 GT is getting replaced later down the road by another 8600 that is compatible with PCI-E 2.0. The 8800 GT is replacing 8800 GTS 320MB on October 29th. The 256MB version will be priced at $199 and the 512MB version will be priced at $249.
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sundowner Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 501	Quote Reply Posted: 11 Oct 2007 at 9:37pm
	http://www.evga.com/articles/364.asp Edited by sundowner - 11 Oct 2007 at 9:38pm
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Bigdog Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 450	Quote Reply Posted: 11 Oct 2007 at 11:59pm
	sundowner, thats pretty slick on that link you posted there.
	Processor: QX6850 (3.3Ghz) RAM: 4GB 1066 Dominators Graphics: 2x 8800GTX 768MB Sound Card: Fatal1ty HDD 1: 2x 150GB raptor (RAID 0) HDD 2: 1x 150GB raptor HDD 3: 320GB western Liquid cooling (red)

Tyler Lowe Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 14 May 2008 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0	Quote Reply Posted: 12 Oct 2007 at 12:16am
	If you don't mind (or can read) Chinese: http://news.expreview.com/2007-10-11/1192099246d3907.html Could be legit, could be complete rubbish, but there you have it. (Alleged) 8800GT benchmarks.

skyR Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Digital Storm Apprentice Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2220	Quote Reply Posted: 12 Oct 2007 at 8:28am
	the link won't load but if you are talking about this =p
	The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star.

sundowner Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 501	Quote Reply Posted: 12 Oct 2007 at 11:03am
	I'm thinking once DS is in the trade in program for Evga, the extra $20-30 will be worth the exchange, especially in the performance side of things.
	Pro case with extra fan Quad Q6600 2.4 OC'd 3.1! Nvidia 8800GT Asus Maximus Formula Mobo 2xgb 800mhz corsair xfire - xuntiltheendx

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