Pics of Nvidia 8800!

[K404]

http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/showpost.php?p=841400&postcount=620

Points:

That PCB is about the same size as the original GX2.

Its a single PCB...with 2 PCI-E plugs

Some of the reference coolers....are watercoolers

Looks like single die. So its either a true dual-core card (thinking to previous rumours, not sure if thats still on the cards) or still single core

Mounting holes around the core are the same I think, but not the wider mounting holes (so no DD68 blocks on it!)

Kenny

 

[fatty]

I think i may neeeed one of these

 

[K404]

Getting a new PSU to go with it then?

 

[sacha35]

Looks nice, but with the info that it is still only using a 90nm chip and not the 65nm chip as we were made to believe, will it be that much better, yes i guess it will have DDr3 but thought that as said it would have had the 65nm chip?

 

[OV3RCLOCK3R]

So basically, 2 cards will require 4 pci-e connectors just to run sli? :-o

 

[stocky]

So basically, 2 cards will require 4 pci-e connectors just to run sli? :-o

That just sounds silly, I've given up on SLI yet it seems people are getting a bit greedy! 8)

I find that one card does the job fine, in gaming and 3D CAD design/ rendering

 

[nick25]

.... and 8 PCIe connectors for quad SLI?

 

[Firelord]

That just sounds silly, I've given up on SLI yet it seems people are getting a bit greedy! 8)

I find that one card does the job fine, in gaming and 3D CAD design/ rendering

Amen to that!

I'm fed up with all this multi card thingy as its really the marketing dept getting the upper hand. Bring on multi core single die solutions!

 

[K404]

Those will be multi-plug as well I reckon, once the new cards are out. Either that and/or absolutely MASSIVE.

I do like the feeling of having bought something actually worth the money when a new GPU lands, especially compared to a CPU, but this aint right.

IMHO GPUs need a presler-> Conroe style architecture change

 

[jellybeard999]

Multi GPU is only required for WR benchmarking, or people with 24"+ TFT monitors, both of whom are willing to pay or have money to burn...

i have a 7800GT and have yet to find a game that doesnt run at max detail, 2xAA 2xAF, 1440x900 at more than satisfactory level... CoD2 DX9 is the most taxing ive found, and though i can play single player fine, it doesnt have the FPS for multiplayer (and i can actually tell the difference between 60fps and 160fps ... despite what people say, but only in multi when split seconds count)... but in multiplayer im less concerned about fancies tbh

 

[maverik-sg1]

Anyone playing Elder Scrolls : Oblivion would tell you that you need new everything to play it But Jelly's right, 80% of all games out has to run decent on many levels of hardware, else it simply won't sell.

As for multiplayer - the extra FPS multiplayer, I once read that high fps wopuld help reduce lag, how true this is I do not know but it makes sense.

I dont think for one minute that this is anything more than pre-release stuff - interesting though, wonder if a dual core GPU is en route?

I notice that once again Nvidia chooose Innovatek as preferred OEM for waterblocks, no wonder me and scorchio use em

 

[Master_G]

Oh good, stock watercooling and dual PCI-E plugs for a single card. Say hello to the Prescott of the GPU world, havent these guys learnt anything from the CPU arena recently?

G

 

[maverik-sg1]

Oh good, stock watercooling and dual PCI-E plugs for a single card. Say hello to the Prescott of the GPU world, havent these guys learnt anything from the CPU arena recently?

G

If you think this is bad - this is being recognised by all as a more efficent unit than the ATI R600 :O

Mav