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GeForce FX For the Masses

by Maarten Goldstein, Mar 06, 2003 10:16am PST

Related Topics – NVidia

HardOCP, Tech Report and Bjorn 3D all have posted previews of the GeForce FX family. So far we had only heard about the GeForce FX 5800 card, but an entire line of cards is planned for release. All supporting DirectX9, there will be cards retailing for $199, $149 and all the way down to $79.

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i foresee things to poop on

Mar 06, 2003 4:36pm PST

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  That was a great post. : booyaka
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    Negative.. : UTSD3DSUCKS
    - OH REALLY WELL MAKE A BETTER ONE THEN OKAY !!! : booyaka

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Dude, if the 5600 Ultra gives good benchmarks and hangs with the big dogs, Why not spend half the money and get it before the 9800? I sure as hell would...

Plus nVidia drivers > ATI drivers (atleast for now they still are).

Mar 06, 2003 4:20pm PST

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Dude, if the 5600 Ultra gives good benchmarks and hangs with the big dogs, Why not spend half the money a... : reVy79
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- Since I got my 9700 Pro, I've had 0 issues with their drivers. This card has been solid as a rock for me.... : Former_HPB

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*yawn* who cares. Where's my 9800pro?

Mar 06, 2003 12:02pm PST

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*yawn* who cares. Where's my 9800pro? : Cpt. Baseballbat
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  I care, I don't wait to pay $400 for a fast videocard.. competition is good! : diehlr
  - *SECOND'D* I swore after shelling out $300 for my first GeForce I'd never do it again. My gf2pro was f... : Sludgehead
  - So buy a 9700pro, or 9500pro. Any direction you go, you'll end up with a better card for less money. Bu... : Cpt. Baseballbat

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heh anyone seen the leadtek solution to making a GFFX card cooling system.....

http://www.darkcrow.co.kr/News/News_Content.asp?board_idx=1925

Mar 06, 2003 1:26pm PST

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heh anyone seen the leadtek solution to making a GFFX card cooling system..... http://www.darkcrow.co.... : UTSD3DSUCKS
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Anyone here planning on getting GeForce FX or waiting for the next nvidia

Mar 06, 2003 7:31pm PST

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Anyone here planning on getting GeForce FX or waiting for the next nvidia : samhain78
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- Depends on how fast it is. Im in the market for a new card soon, was going to grab a 9700 pro when the pr... : Typo

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Wow its almost as fast as a Geforce 4 4200!

"In the standard tests without FSAA and anitotropic filtering, the FX 5600 Ultra seems to be just about the same or slower than a GeForce 4 Ti 4200 8x and Radeon 9500 PRO. "

Mar 06, 2003 6:39pm PST

Wow its almost as fast as a Geforce 4 4200! "In the standard tests without FSAA and anitotropic filter... : junkstyle

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Nvidia trying to play catch-up now ? :)

Mar 06, 2003 1:26pm PST

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Nvidia trying to play catch-up now ? :) : ahmedaf
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- Nvidia trying to play were much cheaper tnow......... Same way ATI was in the past as I recall only 10:1 ... : UTSD3DSUCKS
- Actually I believe nVidia still has the larger chunk of the market... thought it's not near as big as it ... : reVy79

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I wonder how a 79 bucks FX compares to a Geforce 2 GTS, which is still humming happily in my case...

Mar 06, 2003 3:28pm PST

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I wonder how a 79 bucks FX compares to a Geforce 2 GTS, which is still humming happily in my case... : yobock
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- Probably better but I wouldn't bother paying 80 bucks when you can spend 150 and blow your GF2 out of the... : diehlr

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This line from TR made me giggle>As you can see, the GeForce FX 5600 Ultra doesn't need a Dustbuster.
And there was much rejoicing

Mar 06, 2003 2:28pm PST

This line from TR made me giggle>As you can see, the GeForce FX 5600 Ultra doesn't need a Dustbuster. A... : brutal

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whoa who,I may just change my mind and grab an FX chip'd card.

Mar 06, 2003 2:24pm PST

whoa who,I may just change my mind and grab an FX chip'd card. : brutal

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WTF $199 cards?!! Damn what happened to the $400 ones? :)

Mar 06, 2003 2:13pm PST

WTF $199 cards?!! Damn what happened to the $400 ones? :) : celerity

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Interesting, when are these supposed to be released?

Mar 06, 2003 1:29pm PST

Interesting, when are these supposed to be released? : hohoh0

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hmm, you are right, he says so, but i still don't buy it, he is the only one with that info, and it wouldn't make any sense, given that ddr ram is even cheaper than sd ram nowadays.

the only difference is the form factor, the 5200's memory one doesn't have the new BGA package

Mar 06, 2003 12:58pm PST

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hmm, you are right, he says so, but i still don't buy it, he is the only one with that info, and it would... : neo69
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- doh, this was meant to be in response to #7, sorry : neo69

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hmmm..i wonder how that $199 card will do. These cards don't have the Dustbuster attachment either, cool.

Mar 06, 2003 12:38pm PST

hmmm..i wonder how that $199 card will do. These cards don't have the Dustbuster attachment either, cool. : veggie

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competition is teh good!

Mar 06, 2003 12:35pm PST

competition is teh good! : Antilles_Prime

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That 5800 Ultra looks like a joke with that cooling device, I'd rather have a bit slower but silent computer

Mar 06, 2003 12:13pm PST

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That 5800 Ultra looks like a joke with that cooling device, I'd rather have a bit slower but silent compu... : shack_konto
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- you will, because if you didn't pre-order an Ultra, you won't be getting one. : Old_Fart

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waves his PowerColor Evil Commando II board and runs away laughing!

SUCKERS!

Mar 06, 2003 10:50am PST

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waves his PowerColor Evil Commando II board and runs away laughing! SUCKERS! : VERTEBRAINS
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  Evil Commando II. Sounds like a good movie title. : diehlr
  - Yeah, as long as you keep PowerColor off of it it doesn't sound anywhere near as homosexual. : spl

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Be interesting to see just how the $79 price point card does. GFFXMX?

Mar 06, 2003 10:22am PST

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Be interesting to see just how the $79 price point card does. GFFXMX? : Carnivac
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  Hmm ok half the pipelines and SDRAM... : Carnivac
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    Well thats still not as bad as the GF 4mx was : yourname00
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      Heh it'll probably still be faster than my GF3. : Carnivac
      
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      what are you talking about, SD-RAM...it has the same DDR-Ram than all the other cards. what i find disapp... : neo69
      
      Er, from the Bjorn3D article. : Carnivac