The new Nvidia GTX 280 cards

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The new Nvidia GTX 280 cards

Postby HarvesteR » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:25 pm

i don't know if anyone else has said anything about this here yet... so here i go..

Nvidia revealed yesterday it's new generation of graphics cards, the GeForce GTX 280 and 260

i couldn't really draw a conclusion on how good they are... mostly because i think i'm scared of them  ;D

Nvidia also posted this pic here

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which i think they did just to make us feel bad about our own computers...  ;)

so, what do you guys think about this?

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Re: The new Nvidia GTX 280 cards

Postby NickN » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:31 pm

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvi ... 53-15.html

Keeping in mind the 8800 Ultra is a SINGLE core card and a 8800GTX can be clocked to Ultra specs, are there really any questions?
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Re: The new Nvidia GTX 280 cards

Postby HarvesteR » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:56 pm

yeah... i was reading another review about these cards... and they tested them against the 9800GX2... in some instances, the GX2 outperformed the new one...  :-?

hmm... i think i'll stick with my 8800GTX for now... and get another one while i'm at it  ;)

8800 is here to stay it appears!!  :D

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PS. this is the review i was reading

EDIT: just read your review... dear god!!! i didn't think it was THAT bad!!!  :o
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Re: The new Nvidia GTX 280 cards

Postby AMDDDA » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:23 pm

Take a look at the FPS's for crysis, on Nick's link, that is.


GTX280 outperforms the rest at the higher detail.
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Re: The new Nvidia GTX 280 cards

Postby NickN » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:30 pm

This is a Flight Sim site.. you wanna play Crysis, buy it.. you wanna play FSX you will be sorry you spent that much

Its a well known fact and even PTaylor knows the 8800GTX/Ultra is still the best FSX card on the market
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Re: The new Nvidia GTX 280 cards

Postby AMDDDA » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:34 pm

I know, but I was just showing that for an all-around job, the GTX280 isn't a complete failure, as it appears so in this thread.
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Re: The new Nvidia GTX 280 cards

Postby NickN » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:36 pm

For 600+ dollars, I'll pass

especially when the 4870 in July will most likely match it for 1/2 the price and it wont have any DX10.1 issues or be a blow dryer in a tower
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Re: The new Nvidia GTX 280 cards

Postby todayshorse » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:40 pm

Im not too botherd about what it can and cant do, because i wont be buying one -  but it certainly looks like somthing Darth Vader Built after the destruction of the Death Star!!!
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Re: The new Nvidia GTX 280 cards

Postby NickN » Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:40 pm

[quote]Im not too botherd about what it can and cant do, because i wont be buying one -
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Re: The new Nvidia GTX 280 cards

Postby T1MT1M » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:16 pm

im abit dissappointed lol. was hoping for awesomeness.
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Re: The new Nvidia GTX 280 cards

Postby djt » Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:44 am

I know, but I was just showing that for an all-around job, the GTX280 isn't a complete failure, as it appears so in this thread.


Yes, not too many of us drop $2000-$3000 on a gaming PC just to play FSX.
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Re: The new Nvidia GTX 280 cards

Postby NickN » Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:36 am

It does not pull ahead of the 8800 with 650 dollars worth in FSX

and 650 if a rediculous price. Nv is out of control on pricing and laughing all the way to the bank

As for compares to the 4780.. no one can make that call yet. I do agree it will probably not top the 280 but for 1/2 the price who cares about a few frames. I dont see it being a huge reduction in performance over the 280
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Re: The new Nvidia GTX 280 cards

Postby djt » Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:42 am

It does not pull ahead of the 8800 with 650 dollars worth in FSX


Actually the EVGA GTX 280 FTW I ordered is cheaper than what I paid a year ago for the EVGA 8800 Ultra
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Re: The new Nvidia GTX 280 cards

Postby lilpilotty » Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:22 am

lol nick N.  ;D  

i know u think nvidia is bad in the fs case but if u know about comps get the latest intel processor and dual sli the latest gpu from nvidia and liquid cool both for overclocking and know u have a comp that can double max out fsx settings.

try it nick ull see.  :)
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Re: The new Nvidia GTX 280 cards

Postby MOUSY » Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:46 am

Most likely he has tried what's on the market and it still hasn't...
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