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What do you think of the new Radeons?
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2002 12:51 pm
by sbp
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2002 1:58 pm
by nexus_7
Ill be looking at the 9700 forsure. I already have a 8500 so im not all that intreasted in the 9000...but if they make it in PCI I will be thrilled...but eithor way, it is a far better purches then the MX line!
Greg
Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2002 11:23 pm
by Sahakiel
Originally posted by nexus_7
Ill be looking at the 9700 forsure. I already have a 8500 so im not all that intreasted in the 9000...but if they make it in PCI I will be thrilled...but eithor way, it is a far better purches then the MX line!
Greg
Aw, crap, my
7500 PCI just got
outdated.
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2002 9:45 am
by sbp
The Radeon 9700 is impressive-a DX9 compliant part with 107 million transistors on a 0.15 micron process, and ATI managed to clock it a 300 Mhz plus.
Downside is its expen$ive. Guess thats to be expected for a next-generation part for now.
The followup likely is modified R300 core produced using a .13 micron fab size. Don't expect it till next year (ATI uses the TSMC the same foundry as Nvidia}.
Personally I'm going to wait until NV30 comes out before getting a next-generation videocard. I believe Nvidia going to launch the NV30 in 3 different models in varying speeds and pricetags.
About Matrox-the Radeon 9700 leaves them in a bad spot. Who will buy Matrox's Parhelia? Matrox spent much time and money making this card and its outperformed. I'm wondering how Matrox is going to surive with its market share decreasing and with only one design team.
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2002 10:04 am
by nexus_7
They will also be releasing a R9000 64meg PCI which I will get ALL over so I can use it in my mini shuttle case...only pci slots.
I would like to see the nv30 sooner though. My 8500 128meg is lagging in a few games now.....so I wana Upgrade!
Greg
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2002 10:56 am
by sbp
You always want to upgrade.
:up
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2002 5:05 pm
by Sahakiel
Two constants in life:
Girls will be girls, and upgrading is always a justifiable.
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2002 2:51 am
by chottoED
you know.. matrox would've had a more loyal user base if they had/did several things:
1 - treated customers with more care via better support
2 - not back out of end user market (they did pure business oriented cards after the g400)
3 - and not be such total assholes to interested members of the press (they straight up said our site was too small and to ask them again for review samples when we got bigger - F*CK THEM is all i can say)
I'll be that much happier when these losers finally die off
Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2002 12:08 pm
by PreDatoR
LOL Ed how do you really feel