The GeForce 9900gtx and 9900gx2 - Page 3

runawayprisoner · May 14th, 2008

Looks like a gun from the side. And again, one huge-ass fan blowing the hell out of a copper (or aluminum) piece contacting with the GPU. So sad we don't have much room for a good GPU fan, eh? A proper fan blowing from the side (might take up two additional slots) like the current CPU HSF designs might be better for cooling. But in any case, looks like it won't be monstrously long. Thank god...

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skoreanime · May 15th, 2008

The cooler for all the brand 9800GX2s are massive...it felt like I was holding a chunk of lead in my hand. I've tested it with PCSX2, TF2, Rainbow Six:Las Vegas 2 and Assassins Creed on everything maxed and 1680x1050 resolution. The stock coolers doing its job well, it keeps it quite cool (for GPUs anyway). The thing I like about it the most? It's so much quieter then what my stock x2900XT HSF put out

Squall-Leonhart · May 15th, 2008

it will have up to 16x64x512bit memory modules.

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Thanakil · May 15th, 2008

The 9600GT is pretty big too. And long.
I remember thinking OMFGWHATTHEHELL when comparing it to my 7950GT, who was SO MUCH smaller (and a minuscule cooler).

I think this one takes the cake tho

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PCXL-Fan · May 15th, 2008

I see they are slowly extending the thickness of the card past dual slots. That think on the bottom is the beginning of the triple slot cards

j/k

It would be funny if we do start seeing triple slot cards though, who knows, maybe the 10800gx2 will be triple slotted, because of its massive heatsink.

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Phil · May 15th, 2008

they need to start making them smaller.

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Thanakil · May 15th, 2008

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Originally Posted by Phil

they need to start making them smaller.

The headquarters = USA, not Japan.
So obviously they'll be aiming for bigger instead of smaller.

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Squall-Leonhart · May 15th, 2008

once they reach 30nm im sure the size of cards will start shrinking again.

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Phil · May 16th, 2008

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Originally Posted by Thanakil

The headquarters = USA, not Japan.
So obviously they'll be aiming for bigger instead of smaller.

Well they aernt located in Texas

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runawayprisoner · May 16th, 2008

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Originally Posted by Phil

Well they aernt located in Texas

And evidently, we don't want to have graphics card the size of our monitors now. ;p They are already a bit longer than most of our d**ks. (apparently bigger)

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Phil · May 16th, 2008

well i dont know about you RAP...

KoPu???? what the heck is that??? RAP, that EEE has emaculated yuou!!!!!

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runawayprisoner · May 16th, 2008

Bring it to the bin, and I'll open a Q & A thread.

And treally... we just don't need really big graphics card for any reason at all. But for some interesting builds, we can... try to have our graphics card stand up instead of lying down.

Just like our d... uhhh... you know what? Let's just leave the rest to the bin.

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dimentionalrift · May 18th, 2008

LOL!!! Man, this thread is sinking lower and lower every day. Man oh man! D*** jokes, now THAT'S original!!! LOL!!

on a more serious note, GPUs are indeed too big. my 8800GTS (640MB) is heavier than some of the laptops you can find online today. I think that the future of the geforce and the radeon family cards will be the same as the Nvidia Quadro - you'll have 2 cases, one for the motherboard, CPU, RAM, Hard Drive/s and DVDs/Blu-Rays and the other case will be ONLY for the power supply and graphics cards, just like the Nvidia QuadroPLEX 1000 GPU rack systems you can buy today.

personally I think that right now we need more breakthroughs in the CPU department since most of recent GPUs have an output that can only be matched by atleast 20 of the best Quad-Core CPUs Intel and AMD can offer today, and I'm talking about server-grade CPUs!

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Phil · May 18th, 2008

I smell Scandal RAP. I thought you would stop grinding that EEE since your back with your girlfriend?

Anyway, my old ATI x1950 was pretty heavy as well (i sold it new for 50 dollars

)

What do you mean by the gpu is better then the cpu? there architectures are wildly different

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dimentionalrift · May 18th, 2008

the gpu is stronger than the cpu only if you compare statistics about their data transfer rates and information proccessing capabilities.

both of them have to be balanced. if you check gpu benchmarks with different cpus, you will see a difference in quality. full potential will be achieved only when the two are truely united as one, both in strength and speed.(just like fusion in DBZ).

to be honest, i prefer to have a QuadroPLEX with 4 QFX5600 (stock-clocked G80, 384bit, 1.5GB GDDR3 each) with SDI technology and a two-CPU motherboard with the best AMD has to offer (no sence wasting so much money on Intel).

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runawayprisoner · May 19th, 2008

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I smell Scandal RAP. I thought you would stop grinding that EEE since your back with your girlfriend?

My girlfriend is a tech-loving, game-loving, anime-loving, art-loving, and especially... me-loving girl.

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Anyway, my old ATI x1950 was pretty heavy as well (i sold it new for 50 dollars

)

Aww... cheers. People are selling them for $70 and nobody is buying...

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What do you mean by the gpu is better then the cpu? there architectures are wildly different

No... they are not... NO THEY ARE NOT!!! You make me cry...

But seriously, though. They are just large... huge... and totally... not offering much.

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Paratech · May 19th, 2008

Heh, the NVIDIA 8600 GeForce GT I purchased was too freaking big, 2 slot monster, but I like the graphics on Half Life 2 with it.

Yeah I'm easy to please.

I hope Mass Effect looks good with it. I wonder how it'll compare to the XBOX 360 version on my system?

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Phil · May 19th, 2008

8600? why not a 8800gt? there super cheap nowadays

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PCXL-Fan · May 19th, 2008

what brand of 8600gt are dualslot? thats pretty pointless imo. Due you overclock the 8600gt to gts or slightly greater than gts levels?

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skoreanime · May 19th, 2008

I've seen 8600GTs with those dinky little fan coolers. Why would that card need a dual slot cooler

?

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May 14th, 2008	#41 (permalink)
runawayprisoner Mobile Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 6,205	Looks like a gun from the side. And again, one huge-ass fan blowing the hell out of a copper (or aluminum) piece contacting with the GPU. So sad we don't have much room for a good GPU fan, eh? A proper fan blowing from the side (might take up two additional slots) like the current CPU HSF designs might be better for cooling. But in any case, looks like it won't be monstrously long. Thank god... __________________ cChip interpreter WIP - current status: Release Candidate LRx Filter RC - current performance rating: 9/10

May 15th, 2008	#42 (permalink)
skoreanime Your resident reaper... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 6,031	The cooler for all the brand 9800GX2s are massive...it felt like I was holding a chunk of lead in my hand. I've tested it with PCSX2, TF2, Rainbow Six:Las Vegas 2 and Assassins Creed on everything maxed and 1680x1050 resolution. The stock coolers doing its job well, it keeps it quite cool (for GPUs anyway). The thing I like about it the most? It's so much quieter then what my stock x2900XT HSF put out

May 15th, 2008	#43 (permalink)
Squall-Leonhart Behind ur girlfriend :D Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 18,832	it will have up to 16x64x512bit memory modules. __________________ VBA-M \| Xtemu \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions \| TNHW \| XBCD 0.2.6 \| Satanic666's Emulator Compiles Don't be a NOOB, READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct Need Help with ePSXe? This is your first stop!. If you don't post all the required information, you don't get help. Everytime someone posts a romsite, God kills a beautiful woman.

May 15th, 2008	#44 (permalink)
Thanakil Overheating. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The internet, ma'am. Posts: 2,198	The 9600GT is pretty big too. And long. I remember thinking OMFGWHATTHEHELL when comparing it to my 7950GT, who was SO MUCH smaller (and a minuscule cooler). I think this one takes the cake tho . __________________ “Wall of Text” (Illusion, Bureaumancy) Upon casting this spell the mage bathes a 10'x10' cube/lvl. area with mindless mutterings, ranting, copious formulaic backstory, or repeated iterations of “Romani ite Domus!” Anyone in the area of effect must make a will save or suffer one of three effects: Confusion, Emotion of Hopelessness, or their head explodes. Blind targets are not affected. Dyslexic targets save at +3. Counterspell: Erase

May 15th, 2008	#46 (permalink)
Phil Regular User ;) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Naples Florida Posts: 9,964	they need to start making them smaller. __________________ A Mac is like an escort, you pay a ton and get nothing. A PC is like a hooker, it's a lot cheaper and gives you what you're after.. and if unlucky some diseases as well, that's why you gotta use protection. -CC

May 15th, 2008	#48 (permalink)
Squall-Leonhart Behind ur girlfriend :D Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 18,832	once they reach 30nm im sure the size of cards will start shrinking again. __________________ VBA-M \| Xtemu \| NGOHQ \| Post Impact Productions \| TNHW \| XBCD 0.2.6 \| Satanic666's Emulator Compiles Don't be a NOOB, READ THE NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct Need Help with ePSXe? This is your first stop!. If you don't post all the required information, you don't get help. Everytime someone posts a romsite, God kills a beautiful woman.

May 16th, 2008	#51 (permalink)
Phil Regular User ;) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Naples Florida Posts: 9,964	well i dont know about you RAP... KoPu???? what the heck is that??? RAP, that EEE has emaculated yuou!!!!! __________________ A Mac is like an escort, you pay a ton and get nothing. A PC is like a hooker, it's a lot cheaper and gives you what you're after.. and if unlucky some diseases as well, that's why you gotta use protection. -CC

May 16th, 2008	#52 (permalink)
runawayprisoner Mobile Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 6,205	Bring it to the bin, and I'll open a Q & A thread. And treally... we just don't need really big graphics card for any reason at all. But for some interesting builds, we can... try to have our graphics card stand up instead of lying down. Just like our d... uhhh... you know what? Let's just leave the rest to the bin. __________________ cChip interpreter WIP - current status: Release Candidate LRx Filter RC - current performance rating: 9/10

May 18th, 2008	#53 (permalink)
dimentionalrift Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Israel Posts: 544	LOL!!! Man, this thread is sinking lower and lower every day. Man oh man! D* jokes, now THAT'S original!!! LOL!! on a more serious note, GPUs are indeed too big. my 8800GTS (640MB) is heavier than some of the laptops you can find online today. I think that the future of the geforce and the radeon family cards will be the same as the Nvidia Quadro - you'll have 2 cases, one for the motherboard, CPU, RAM, Hard Drive/s and DVDs/Blu-Rays and the other case will be ONLY for the power supply and graphics cards, just like the Nvidia QuadroPLEX 1000 GPU rack systems you can buy today. personally I think that right now we need more breakthroughs in the CPU department since most of recent GPUs have an output that can only be matched by atleast 20 of the best Quad-Core CPUs Intel and AMD can offer today, and I'm talking about server-grade CPUs! P.S. Keep it up with the D* jokes!!! LOL!!!

May 18th, 2008	#54 (permalink)
Phil Regular User ;) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Naples Florida Posts: 9,964	I smell Scandal RAP. I thought you would stop grinding that EEE since your back with your girlfriend? Anyway, my old ATI x1950 was pretty heavy as well (i sold it new for 50 dollars ) What do you mean by the gpu is better then the cpu? there architectures are wildly different __________________ A Mac is like an escort, you pay a ton and get nothing. A PC is like a hooker, it's a lot cheaper and gives you what you're after.. and if unlucky some diseases as well, that's why you gotta use protection. -CC

May 18th, 2008	#55 (permalink)
dimentionalrift Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Israel Posts: 544	the gpu is stronger than the cpu only if you compare statistics about their data transfer rates and information proccessing capabilities. both of them have to be balanced. if you check gpu benchmarks with different cpus, you will see a difference in quality. full potential will be achieved only when the two are truely united as one, both in strength and speed.(just like fusion in DBZ). to be honest, i prefer to have a QuadroPLEX with 4 QFX5600 (stock-clocked G80, 384bit, 1.5GB GDDR3 each) with SDI technology and a two-CPU motherboard with the best AMD has to offer (no sence wasting so much money on Intel). Last edited by dimentionalrift; May 18th, 2008 at 22:10.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

May 19th, 2008	#57 (permalink)
Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, Pa Posts: 4,121	Heh, the NVIDIA 8600 GeForce GT I purchased was too freaking big, 2 slot monster, but I like the graphics on Half Life 2 with it. Yeah I'm easy to please. I hope Mass Effect looks good with it. I wonder how it'll compare to the XBOX 360 version on my system? __________________ -Dreams of getting a new 360 XBOX in 201x. -Current consoles: Playstation 2 and Wii, also has DS/GBA and a PSP 3000 -PC: AMD 5000 2.6 Dual Core, 2GB Ram, 8600 GeForce GT video card, SB Live!, Win XP SP3

May 19th, 2008	#58 (permalink)
Phil Regular User ;) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Naples Florida Posts: 9,964	8600? why not a 8800gt? there super cheap nowadays __________________ A Mac is like an escort, you pay a ton and get nothing. A PC is like a hooker, it's a lot cheaper and gives you what you're after.. and if unlucky some diseases as well, that's why you gotta use protection. -CC

May 19th, 2008	#60 (permalink)
skoreanime Your resident reaper... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 6,031	I've seen 8600GTs with those dinky little fan coolers. Why would that card need a dual slot cooler ?