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DarthBinky
04-10-04, 12:47 PM
Saw this at ********* - http://www.*********.com/#1021.

Scans of the article say 500+MHz core, GDDR3 mem (600MHz), 16 (full) pipes, 32 pixel shaders.

Very nice, if true.
Lezmaka
04-10-04, 01:05 PM
As usual, the people at maximumpc have no idea what they are talking about.
Geforce4ti4200
04-10-04, 01:09 PM
itll probably be clocked at 400/1100
Sazar
04-10-04, 01:12 PM
you have obviously never read maximumPC :cool:

last year they gave out so much b.s. about the nv30 it was not even funny... and it continued all through the year with subsequent releases...

it was the only magazine I saw that regularly had the nv3x cards running 10-20% faster than ati's counterparts for the same range.... :rofl

so yes... I advise taking anything they put out with a pinch of salt...
ragejg
04-10-04, 01:14 PM
Once I read this paragraph, I knew I'd puke if I kept reading...


http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=5247

The "real" problem?

LOL

Well, MAYBE there's some "real" info in that article, but hmmm, in a persuasive editorial, do you greet the reader with FUD, and then sprinkle in the actual info?? does that sell or something?
Geforce4ti4200
04-10-04, 01:19 PM
seems they are accurate with that part. the fx cards do have weak pixel shader, HL2 takes a huge performance hit unless its ran at dx8 and ps 1.1 but then why bother getting a fx when a ti4200 does dx8 fine? even a 9700 pro beats out the fx5950 in dx9 and pixel shader games which are those modern games. the fx5950 does shine in older games, but so does any card in the last 3 years
ragejg
04-10-04, 01:24 PM
They should have just cut that paragraph and inserted the blurb with the ACTUAL explanation of the nv30's "problem"...

Heh, I guess that paragrah "sold" me, dammit, I got mad and read the rest... :p

And I really don't know how to take the main focus of the article... to me the info seems as likely as an inq story...
ragejg
04-10-04, 01:28 PM
seems they are accurate with that part.

Dude, what I meant was teh fact that they mentioned a poorly coded, non optimized piece or warez, and a horribly coded mess of a Lara Croft game... I mean, heck, to stick with the trend of the paragraph, they could have also thrown in mention of how the cards performed in "Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy!"... :p:p
Ninja Prime
04-10-04, 10:44 PM
I seem to recall Maximum PC once saying that the Geforce3 would come out at 300mhz core 550mhz ram too... wasnt even close as I recall.