New ATI cards

[Asus]

The ATI X1950XTX is a faster card priced at $449.
ATI X1900XT 256MB is the same X1900XT 512MB but with half the memory and a lower price ($279). That is less than the X1900GT MSRP ($299).
Boring launch except for that price^
FiringSquad Review

FYI they won't ship until sometime in September (forgot the date).

 

[The Brick]

Shit, I thought this thread would be about the dx10 cards. :frown:

 

[bryanf445]

hmm what about the nvidia 7950gx? Is there benchmarks of that vs a x1950xtx? I know the 7950 goes for like 600 usd I think.

 

[Gunner]

And I just bought a x1900gt... frickin great.

 

[Asus]

I didn't notice before but that review doesn't show the X1900XT 256MB in the charts.
Anandtech's does and it looks like a few FPS drop over the 512MB version.
2-8 fps

And I just bought a x1900gt... frickin great.

So did I. =p

 

[satch919]

Shit, I thought this thread would be about the dx10 cards. :frown:

Me too.

 

[Asus]

Not yet. =p
Nvidia DX10 is set for sept/oct and ATI DX10 is closer to christmas if that info is still correct.

 

[NJspeed]

Yeah just wait for the DX10 cards which will blow the current gen out of the water. It would be like buying a 6800 GT last summer only to see 7800 come out, and wheres 6800 now? Already can't keep up. Same thing happened with the X800XL I got early last summer. It just couldn't hold up 6 months later to new games that came out like FEAR and Oblivion. Why do you think all the DX9 cards are so cheap anyway? You can get a 7950 GX2 for under 500 bucks for gods sake. Bottom line, just wait.

 

[Gunner]

Why do you think all the DX9 cards are so cheap anyway? You can get a 7950 GX2 for under 500 bucks for gods sake. Bottom line, just wait.

Yeah cause 500$ video cards are "cheap".

 

[Fliko]

I just got an ATI Radeon X1900 XTX too...

 

[Asus]

A different review said the X1950XTX will be $399. :O
They really are trying to inspire sales.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

So close to DX10 too, I'm much more resilient and patient than that.

 

[Space Farm]

Aren't Dx10 cards housed externally?

 

[Cole]

Aren't Dx10 cards housed externally?

It's only rumored that ATI's card will require an external cooling system and thus being completely placed outside of the computer. I'm doubting it though.

 

[Bait]

Will these cards be PCI-E, or will they own us with some new interface doohickey? (DX10 cards, that is)

 

[Asus]

PCI-Express is here for a lot longer. No new interface that I am aware of.

 

[Cole]

Will these cards be PCI-E, or will they own us with some new interface doohickey? (DX10 cards, that is)

Pci Express just came, it will last for at least 5 years and probably a LOT longer. AGP lasted what? a pretty long time.

 

[Space Farm]

It's only rumored that ATI's card will require an external cooling system and thus being completely placed outside of the computer. I'm doubting it though.

I saw a picture of one. Can't remember if it was a mockup and I'm too lazy to search the net but there was definitely a picture.

 

[Asus]

I saw a picture of one. Can't remember if it was a mockup and I'm too lazy to search the net but there was definitely a picture.

Link

 

[Space Farm]

Aye, that's the one. Thanks.

 

[Cole]

Can't remember if it was a mockup and I'm too lazy to search the net but there was definitely a picture.

Yes I seen that to.
It is a picture that was created off the rumor. It is not a picture of ATI's actual card.