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12-29-07, 07:39 PM #23
Re: is a cheap upgrade possible
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Chinese sources claim that the upcoming GeForce 8950GX2 card will sell for $599 USD. It is rumored to be the successor of the previous 7950GX2 and will come with a total of 512MB GDDR-4 memory per GPU. As part of the new 8900 series, NVIDIA plans to introduce the GeForce 8900GTX which will replace the current high-end 8800GTX. It will ship at a retail price of $549 USD and it will also see the inclusion of GDDR4 memory which allows NVIDIA to raise the clock speeds to outrageous 2200MHz frequencies. The power boost may also come from the new 80nm manufacturing process.
Although Nvidia entered the GPGPU market later than ATI, it looks like the Americans are quite happy with their G80 series general processing capabilities. As of now, G80 is still the fastest graphics chip on the market. It has 128 unified shaders and can process a lot of pixels. But those shaders aren't necessarily proficient at rendering complex graphics, as science calculations can easily be run on a graphics card disguised as a small shader program. Now, Geforce 8900 GTX is expected to have 25 percent more Shader power, and thus, dual Geforce 8950 GX2 configurations should provide a lot more Shader and Pixel power.
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12-29-07, 09:23 PM #25
Re: is a cheap upgrade possible
Originally Posted by JBMCW2010
Also, like I asked earlier:Originally Posted by SoySoldier
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12-29-07, 09:58 PM #26Re: is a cheap upgrade possible
Originally Posted by SoySoldier
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/p...9&sku=320-4568
also you say in the next 5 months so by summer(June/July) times I should be able to get it even cheaper? if so then I am surely holding out even longer then.
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12-29-07, 10:17 PM #27
Re: is a cheap upgrade possible
Originally Posted by JBMCW2010
The 3870's available at newegg start at 240 dollars and in that price range you are better off with an 8800 GT 512 for sure.
Come May though all bets are off... who knows what will be available by then? Only the vendors.
Good luck.
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12-31-07, 09:08 AM #28
Re: is a cheap upgrade possible
Originally Posted by JBMCW2010
So, really, if it's a matter of having the best bang for your buck, where "your buck" is defined as a set budget price, then seriously, buy whatever is available now. There isn't any serious reason to put yourself in a constant holding pattern waiting for that next card to come down in price, cause believe me the card right behind it will look attractive to you and you will want to wait for it too.
My advice, if you want to wait for the prices on the 8800GT 256MB to slip down further then by all means, but if you're aiming for a budget price then buy what you can afford at the point when you're ready to buy.
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07-24-10, 12:20 AM #30
Could I play L4D on my PC?
I know that sounds stupid, but what I mean is could I play it on "my" computer. I have a Acer Windows Vista Home Basic. Intel Celeron 550 @ 2.00 GHz proceser(whateverthat means). And a Gig of Ram. I know what the minimium requirements are, but wondered how bad it would be on my PC. Would upgrading to 2 Gigs of RAM help.
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