discobrian24
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2467563&CatId=0
I am just wondering how this one might perform.
I am just wondering how this one might perform.
geposted Mon 11 Dec 06 @ 8:39 pm
sbangs
looks good remember ul need a dvi supporting monitor
geposted Mon 11 Dec 06 @ 8:43 pm
discobrian24
I believe they all come with the DVI converter. Cyder may say this is overkill, but I want the new Flight Simulator X and it needs a good card.
geposted Mon 11 Dec 06 @ 8:50 pm
sbangs
only new ones:)
geposted Mon 11 Dec 06 @ 8:53 pm
discobrian24
Glad you mentioned that, I just went back and checked and this one does. I am in the process of building my new VDJ machine.
ASUS AMD Athlon 64 4000+
1gb memory for now
maybe this card I don't know as of yet as I am still shopping around
XP home OEM
Just got the MOBO and CPU today can't wait to get it installed and all upgraded to SP2 as the OS isn't SP2
ASUS AMD Athlon 64 4000+
1gb memory for now
maybe this card I don't know as of yet as I am still shopping around
XP home OEM
Just got the MOBO and CPU today can't wait to get it installed and all upgraded to SP2 as the OS isn't SP2
geposted Mon 11 Dec 06 @ 9:04 pm
sbangs
kool
geposted Mon 11 Dec 06 @ 9:11 pm
A Man and His Music
It comes with DVI to VGA adapters, so I would'nt worry about that. I would try to find out how good it works with VDJ. I know a lot of us use nVidia cards. I would also want to know how quiet the fan is. My nVidia card has a loud fan.
geposted Mon 11 Dec 06 @ 9:14 pm
discobrian24
I too want to know how it works, but I guess the only way to do that is to buy the card and try it. I wonder how much better GDDR4 is from GDDR3. And you are right about the fan I too wonder how loud it is.
geposted Mon 11 Dec 06 @ 9:18 pm
A Man and His Music
I know you probably know this already. It takes up 2 pci slots. We might not know how this card works, but maybe the same drivers have been used, with another card. That's a lot of money to find out it don't work.
geposted Mon 11 Dec 06 @ 9:24 pm
discobrian24
I believe all the 1x00 cards use the same drivers.
geposted Mon 11 Dec 06 @ 9:26 pm
sbangs
its about 2 times better as it has a higher bus speed
geposted Mon 11 Dec 06 @ 10:06 pm
DJ Cyder
Wow neato I wan't one
Features
* 384 million transistors on 90nm fabrication process
* Up to 48 pixel shader processors
* 8 vertex shader processors
* Up to 256-bit 8-channel GDDR4 memory interface
* Native PCI Express x16 bus interface
Ring Bus Memory Controller
* Up to 512-bit internal ring bus for memory reads
* Fully associative texture, color, and Z/stencil cache designs
* Hierarchical Z-buffer with Early Z test
* Lossless Z Compression (up to 48:1)
* Fast Z-Buffer Clear
* Optimized for performance at high display resolutions, including widescreen HDTV resolutions
* Ultra-Threaded Shader Engine
* Support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 programmable vertex and pixel shaders in hardware
* Full speed 128-bit floating point processing for all shader operations
* Up to 512 simultaneous pixel threads
* Dedicated branch execution units for high performance dynamic branching and flow control
* Dedicated texture address units for improved efficiency
* 3Dc+ texture compression
* Complete feature set also supported in OpenGL® 2.0
Advanced Image Quality Features
* 64-bit floating point HDR rendering supported throughout the pipeline
* Includes support for blending and multi-sample anti-aliasing
* 32-bit integer HDR (10:10:10:2) format supported throughout the pipeline
* Includes support for blending and multi-sample anti-aliasing
* 2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasing modes
* Multi-sample algorithm with gamma correction, programmable sparse sample patterns, and centroid sampling
* New Adaptive Anti-Aliasing feature with Performance and Quality modes
* Temporal Anti-Aliasing mode
* Lossless Color Compression (up to 6:1) at all resolutions, including widescreen HDTV resolutions
* 2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes
* Up to 128-tap texture filtering
* Adaptive algorithm with Performance and Quality options
* High resolution texture support (up to 4k x 4k)
Avivo™ Video and Display Platform
* High performance programmable video processor
* Accelerated MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, WMV9, VC-1, and H.264 decoding and transcoding
* DXVA support
* De-blocking and noise reduction filtering
* Motion compensation, IDCT, DCT and color space conversion
* Vector adaptive per-pixel de-interlacing
* 3:2 pulldown (frame rate conversion)
* Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video in real time
* HDR tone mapping acceleration
* Maps any input format to 10 bit per channel output
* Flexible display support
* Dual integrated dual-link DVI transmitters
* Dual integrated 10 bit per channel 400 MHz DACs
* 16 bit per channel floating point HDR and 10 bit per channel DVI output
* Programmable piecewise linear gamma correction, color correction, and color space conversion (10 bits per color)
* Complete, independent color controls and video overlays for each display
* High quality pre- and post-scaling engines, with underscan support for all outputs
* Content-adaptive de-flicker filtering for interlaced displays
* Xilleon™ TV encoder for high quality analog output
* YPrPb component output for direct drive of HDTV displays
* Spatial/temporal dithering enables 10-bit color quality on 8-bit and 6-bit displays
* Fast, glitch-free mode switching
* VGA mode support on all outputs
* Drive two displays simultaneously with independent resolutions and refresh rates
* Compatible with ATI TV/Video encoder products, including Theater 550
CrossFire™
* Multi-GPU technology
* Four modes of operation:
* Alternate Frame Rendering (maximum performance)
* Supertiling (optimal load-balancing)
* Scissor (compatibility)
* Super AA 8x/10x/12x/14x (maximum image quality)
Some notes about this card
Better have a damn good power supply to run this thing check out the wattage consumptions
X1950 XTX 293w 166w
First number is at full load second is at idle. Yes this thing will eat a 300 watt powersupply for lunch.
45- 50 DB on the noise guys. Not too bad
the X1950 XTX is the X1900 XTX .. yet with the one difference: namely gDDR4 memory. The extremely high memory bandwidth in this card will boost performance considerably. But overall not an huge improvement over
this card is a beast for sure. AMD thank you!
Features
* 384 million transistors on 90nm fabrication process
* Up to 48 pixel shader processors
* 8 vertex shader processors
* Up to 256-bit 8-channel GDDR4 memory interface
* Native PCI Express x16 bus interface
Ring Bus Memory Controller
* Up to 512-bit internal ring bus for memory reads
* Fully associative texture, color, and Z/stencil cache designs
* Hierarchical Z-buffer with Early Z test
* Lossless Z Compression (up to 48:1)
* Fast Z-Buffer Clear
* Optimized for performance at high display resolutions, including widescreen HDTV resolutions
* Ultra-Threaded Shader Engine
* Support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 programmable vertex and pixel shaders in hardware
* Full speed 128-bit floating point processing for all shader operations
* Up to 512 simultaneous pixel threads
* Dedicated branch execution units for high performance dynamic branching and flow control
* Dedicated texture address units for improved efficiency
* 3Dc+ texture compression
* Complete feature set also supported in OpenGL® 2.0
Advanced Image Quality Features
* 64-bit floating point HDR rendering supported throughout the pipeline
* Includes support for blending and multi-sample anti-aliasing
* 32-bit integer HDR (10:10:10:2) format supported throughout the pipeline
* Includes support for blending and multi-sample anti-aliasing
* 2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasing modes
* Multi-sample algorithm with gamma correction, programmable sparse sample patterns, and centroid sampling
* New Adaptive Anti-Aliasing feature with Performance and Quality modes
* Temporal Anti-Aliasing mode
* Lossless Color Compression (up to 6:1) at all resolutions, including widescreen HDTV resolutions
* 2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes
* Up to 128-tap texture filtering
* Adaptive algorithm with Performance and Quality options
* High resolution texture support (up to 4k x 4k)
Avivo™ Video and Display Platform
* High performance programmable video processor
* Accelerated MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, WMV9, VC-1, and H.264 decoding and transcoding
* DXVA support
* De-blocking and noise reduction filtering
* Motion compensation, IDCT, DCT and color space conversion
* Vector adaptive per-pixel de-interlacing
* 3:2 pulldown (frame rate conversion)
* Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video in real time
* HDR tone mapping acceleration
* Maps any input format to 10 bit per channel output
* Flexible display support
* Dual integrated dual-link DVI transmitters
* Dual integrated 10 bit per channel 400 MHz DACs
* 16 bit per channel floating point HDR and 10 bit per channel DVI output
* Programmable piecewise linear gamma correction, color correction, and color space conversion (10 bits per color)
* Complete, independent color controls and video overlays for each display
* High quality pre- and post-scaling engines, with underscan support for all outputs
* Content-adaptive de-flicker filtering for interlaced displays
* Xilleon™ TV encoder for high quality analog output
* YPrPb component output for direct drive of HDTV displays
* Spatial/temporal dithering enables 10-bit color quality on 8-bit and 6-bit displays
* Fast, glitch-free mode switching
* VGA mode support on all outputs
* Drive two displays simultaneously with independent resolutions and refresh rates
* Compatible with ATI TV/Video encoder products, including Theater 550
CrossFire™
* Multi-GPU technology
* Four modes of operation:
* Alternate Frame Rendering (maximum performance)
* Supertiling (optimal load-balancing)
* Scissor (compatibility)
* Super AA 8x/10x/12x/14x (maximum image quality)
Some notes about this card
Better have a damn good power supply to run this thing check out the wattage consumptions
X1950 XTX 293w 166w
First number is at full load second is at idle. Yes this thing will eat a 300 watt powersupply for lunch.
45- 50 DB on the noise guys. Not too bad
the X1950 XTX is the X1900 XTX .. yet with the one difference: namely gDDR4 memory. The extremely high memory bandwidth in this card will boost performance considerably. But overall not an huge improvement over
this card is a beast for sure. AMD thank you!
geposted Mon 11 Dec 06 @ 10:48 pm
discobrian24
Right now I have a 500W X connect power supply, will that be enough or will I need MORE POWER!!!!!
geposted Tue 12 Dec 06 @ 12:03 am
sbangs
that should be fine:)
geposted Tue 12 Dec 06 @ 10:29 am
frd1963
Cyder drooling over an ATI card?
I thought you were an nVidia man ;)
I thought you were an nVidia man ;)
geposted Tue 12 Dec 06 @ 4:21 pm
discobrian24
Just look at that beast, who wouldn't drool lol.
geposted Tue 12 Dec 06 @ 11:31 pm
DJ Cyder
Brian not to fear our friends at Nvidia have a card that totally destroys the ati :) of course its 200 dollars more but damn this makes me drool more then the ati. I think the 384 MI on this gddr3 would out preform gddr4 at 256 and its nvidia couldn't imagine this in sli mode, you'd need a nuclear power supply at that point though ;)
Interface
Interface PCI Express x16
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer NVIDIA
GPU GeForce 8800GTX
Core clock 575MHz
Stream Processors 128
Memory
Memory Clock 1800MHz
Memory Size 768MB
Memory Interface 384-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
3D API
DirectX DirectX 10
OpenGL OpenGL 2.0
Ports
DVI 2
TV-Out HDTV/S-Video Out
VIVO No
General
Tuner None
RAMDAC 400 MHz
Max Resolution 2560x1600
SLI Supported Yes
Cooler With Fan
Operating Systems Supported Windows XP
System Requirements 1GB of system memory
CD-ROM drive
50MB of available hard disk drive space for basic driver installation
PCI Express-compliant motherboard with one vacant PCI Express x16 slot
450W PCI Express-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current rating of 30A or more( Minimum system power requirement based on a standard PC configured with an Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 processor)
Two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors
-or-
Four 4-pin Molex supplementary power connectors
Dual-Link DVI Supported Yes
Features
Vista Ready Yes
HDCP Ready Yes
Features Microsoft DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support
NVIDIA Unified Architecture
NVIDIA Lumenex Engine
NVIDIA Quantum Effects Technology
NVIDIA nView Multi-Display Technology
NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Dimensions:
PCB Length = 10.5"
With Bracket = 11.026"
Height (Inside Case) = 4.376"
With Bracket (Partially Hidden) = 4.975"
Width = 1.809"
Packaging
Package Contents BFGR88768GTXE
Driver Disk
HDTV Cable
2 x Power Cable
2 x DVI to VGA/D-sub Adapter
BFG Teflon Slick Pads
BFG Custom T-shirt
hehe :)
Interface
Interface PCI Express x16
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer NVIDIA
GPU GeForce 8800GTX
Core clock 575MHz
Stream Processors 128
Memory
Memory Clock 1800MHz
Memory Size 768MB
Memory Interface 384-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
3D API
DirectX DirectX 10
OpenGL OpenGL 2.0
Ports
DVI 2
TV-Out HDTV/S-Video Out
VIVO No
General
Tuner None
RAMDAC 400 MHz
Max Resolution 2560x1600
SLI Supported Yes
Cooler With Fan
Operating Systems Supported Windows XP
System Requirements 1GB of system memory
CD-ROM drive
50MB of available hard disk drive space for basic driver installation
PCI Express-compliant motherboard with one vacant PCI Express x16 slot
450W PCI Express-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current rating of 30A or more( Minimum system power requirement based on a standard PC configured with an Intel Core2 Extreme X6800 processor)
Two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors
-or-
Four 4-pin Molex supplementary power connectors
Dual-Link DVI Supported Yes
Features
Vista Ready Yes
HDCP Ready Yes
Features Microsoft DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support
NVIDIA Unified Architecture
NVIDIA Lumenex Engine
NVIDIA Quantum Effects Technology
NVIDIA nView Multi-Display Technology
NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
Dimensions:
PCB Length = 10.5"
With Bracket = 11.026"
Height (Inside Case) = 4.376"
With Bracket (Partially Hidden) = 4.975"
Width = 1.809"
Packaging
Package Contents BFGR88768GTXE
Driver Disk
HDTV Cable
2 x Power Cable
2 x DVI to VGA/D-sub Adapter
BFG Teflon Slick Pads
BFG Custom T-shirt
hehe :)
geposted Wed 13 Dec 06 @ 3:17 am
discobrian24
LOL
geposted Wed 13 Dec 06 @ 5:18 am
djdad
That's a good reason to write to Santa !!!!!!!!
geposted Wed 13 Dec 06 @ 10:19 pm
DJ Cyder
I just like the card because it comes with a free tee shirt :)
geposted Thu 14 Dec 06 @ 3:09 am
