nVidia unveil at Pax East - Page 2

Ninja Prime · 02-22-10, 06:56 PM

Interesting that the NDA doesn't expire until launch... Why dont they want us to know anything about it before we buy it?

H4yd3n · 02-22-10, 07:03 PM

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NVIDIA: We want to apologize for the confusion around our most recent GF100 update. To clarify, the launch date for GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 is March 26, 2010. This date also coincides with the GeForce LAN event NVIDIA is hosting at PAX 2010. Hope you can attend the show. For more info, please visit: www.nvidia.com/paxeast

Edit: Oh boy, 480 is $699.99.

Rollo · 02-22-10, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninja Prime

Interesting that the NDA doesn't expire until launch... Why dont they want us to know anything about it before we buy it?

It's a pretty common practice in the graphics industry Ninja Prime. I know second tier companies like ATi sometimes opt to do "paper launches", but NVDIA hasn't done this for a long time.

They saw how angry the customers got with ATi's X800XT Phantom Edition, and decided to keep availability of parts and information simultaneous since then.

Revs · 02-22-10, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rollo

The 5870 is going to look kind of, well, "pale" in comparison very soon. (sooner yet for some of us!)

I hate people knowing stuff I wanna know. Damn you NDA!

pkirby11 · 02-22-10, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Rollo

NVIDIA did not "make an announcement to make an announcement".

That is the day you can buy the cards, NDA ends. The "announcement" was to inform the public this product is being hard launched at PAX East, you can buy one there if you wish.

The whole gaming world has been speculating about the date this card launches, NVIDIA told them today.

Now anyone who wants to buy a HD5870 in the next 32 days can at least decide whether they want to wait the 32 days and have a NVIDIA option in their buying choices.

When you're considering spending $400+, 32 days is not that long to wait. If it's too long to wait, my opinion is "for one month of having the best single GPU card out, the user traded eleven months of having the best single GPU card". Because the GTX480 is faster than a HD5870, has more features, and is an evolution in GPU arch.

The 5870 is going to look kind of, well, "pale" in comparison very soon. (sooner yet for some of us!)

Well to be fair the article says "Test drive our highly-anticipated, next-generation GPU…you may even be able to buy one before anyone else"

That may be when the NDA is up but that doesn't mean I can hop over to Newegg and pick one up. You may can mean many things. But seeing as you obviously have the inside scoop I'll trust you when you say that they will launch for sale on the 26th. But you can see were some people would think it's and announcement to make and announcement.

pkirby11 · 02-22-10, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Revs

I hate people knowing stuff I wanna know. Damn you NDA!

I know right?!

**AdamK47** · 02-22-10, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by H4yd3n

Edit: Oh boy, 480 is $699.99.

Where did you get that? From the fake pre-order site linked earlier today?

**lee63** · 02-22-10, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Rollo

HD5870-esque Phantom Edition launch where the internet will complain for 3 months about no cards available and NVIDIA won't gain any market share due to lack of stock? Or will there be plenty for everyone?

My guess is the answer will lie somewhere in between.

I never mentioned ATi...will there be cards for everyone, that's all. Or will we be paying 1, 2, 3 hundred over msrp ?

**Rummy** · 02-22-10, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by lee63

I never mentioned ATi...will there be cards for everyone, that's all. Or will we be paying 1, 2, 3 hundred over msrp ?

LOL probably the latter. You know how launches go.

trivium nate · 02-22-10, 08:46 PM

I'd like to go to pax pretty sweet stuff from nvidia

Ninja Prime · 02-22-10, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Rollo

It's a pretty common practice in the graphics industry Ninja Prime. I know second tier companies like ATi sometimes opt to do "paper launches", but NVDIA hasn't done this for a long time.

They saw how angry the customers got with ATi's X800XT Phantom Edition, and decided to keep availability of parts and information simultaneous since then.

I like how you trash ATI for tactics NV invented. At least they had the courtesy to release benchmarks on the 5870 2-3 weeks before it came out, I guess NV isn't that confident though.

weevil · 02-23-10, 05:52 AM

Thanks rollo, can't wait to see your review. You lucky devil

Can you please test Rise of Flight when you have some time sir? I can provide you with a benchmark (WW1 flight simulator, advanced non-PhysX physics, fluid dynamics, works the cores very hard)

http://riseofflight.com/en/store/planes

02-22-10, 06:56 PM	#13
Ninja Prime Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Utah Posts: 2,263	Re: nVidia unveil at Pax East Interesting that the NDA doesn't expire until launch... Why dont they want us to know anything about it before we buy it?

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trivium nate Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,023	Re: nVidia unveil at Pax East I'd like to go to pax pretty sweet stuff from nvidia __________________ CM-HAF-932//AMD Phenom-II-X4-965-BE-Deneb-3.4 GHz-Quad Core//CorsairH50 ASRock 770 EXTREME3 Mobo//EVGA GTX-480(1536MB GDDR5)-Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme+cooler 180GB SSD//3TB//G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB//DVD-RW//blu-Ray//1000 Watt Corsair PSU 42"Vizio TV-1920x1080-1080P-120Hertz//Win 7 Ultimate(64)//XBox360-pc controller Saitek Eclipse 2 keyboard//Razer DeathAdder Mouse//250gb-Xbox 360//160gb-PS3

02-23-10, 05:52 AM	#24
weevil Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 208	Re: nVidia unveil at Pax East Thanks rollo, can't wait to see your review. You lucky devil Can you please test Rise of Flight when you have some time sir? I can provide you with a benchmark (WW1 flight simulator, advanced non-PhysX physics, fluid dynamics, works the cores very hard) http://riseofflight.com/en/store/planes