5800 Ultra

bkswaney · 04-17-03, 09:39 PM

Is there anyone here that has one that is happy with it?
Just wondering.

I've been having a nightmare with my 9700 Pro and Intel 7205 chipset mobo.
I know they benchmark poor but what about IQ etc?
I was thinking about getting one.

How is your overall gaming performance?

jAkUp · 04-17-03, 10:00 PM

i have one... and personally, i love it... runs every game i throw at it at 1600x1200 2xaa all ingame options maxed... i have yet to see a game bring it to its knees...

btw, the noise doesnt bother me since i have so many fans anways...

bkswaney · 04-17-03, 10:11 PM

I play at 1024 with 8x AA and 8x AF 32bit with my Radeon.
But I have stuttering in some games and lockup etc
in others.
I love the Radeon but it paired with a 7205 mobo is bad news.

ATI's drivers still lack in many area's.

**ricercar** · 04-17-03, 10:47 PM

nForce2 with a GeForce FX 5800 Ultra. Runs great with all the eye candy at 1024 x768 and trouble free.

ATI LoVeR 9700 · 04-17-03, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bkswaney
I play at 1024 with 8x AA and 8x AF 32bit with my Radeon.
But I have stuttering in some games and lockup etc
in others.
I love the Radeon but it paired with a 7205 mobo is bad news.
ATI's drivers still lack in many area's.

There isn't an 8xAA option on the Radeon...

bkswaney · 04-17-03, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ATI LoVeR 9700
There isn't an 8xAA option on the Radeon...

yep.. sorry 6.

Sometimes I play maxed on both.
I know the IQ is going to be a little worse than I
get now but if it runs nice and stable I'll be happy.

Asus, Intel nor ATI it seems have even addressed these
problems. Or there is no fix.

jAkUp · 04-17-03, 11:37 PM

im sure you can play with 1024,768 with 6xaa and 8xaf on the geforcefx with no problem... it only has trouble getting into the higher resolutions with aa and af... you may have to dip the af into the 4x range though...

and personally i dont think you will notice an iq difference... (comparing image quality here, not speed) my friend has a radeon 9700 pro, and really, in splinter cell and ut2003, i notice no differences.

bkswaney · 04-18-03, 02:38 AM

Does anyone have any idea on when the NV35 is coming out?

One thing is for sure from the reviews I read. The FX drivers are bad. Not in a stable point a view but a performance view.
On some test it kicks butt. " eg codecreatures"
So it sure has more in it. The ? is can NV get it out.

Has the newer drivers helped any? Well, from the review drivers.?

Fotis · 04-18-03, 04:43 AM

bkswaney,what drivers are you using?
The stutter bug got squashed with catalyst 3.2.

Anyway if things don't finally work with radeon 9700pro I would suggest you wait a month for the nv35.

Nv30 has a lot of architectural shortcomings(fog bug,4x1 pipes etc) that you wont notice with DX8 games but will criple your card when DX9 games appear.

Uttar · 04-18-03, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bkswaney
Does anyone have any idea on when the NV35 is coming out?

Long answer: www.notforidiots.com/GPURW.php

Short answer: Paper launch @ E3, avaibility shortly afterwards.

Uttar

Steppy · 04-18-03, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bkswaney
yep.. sorry 6.

Sometimes I play maxed on both.
I know the IQ is going to be a little worse than I
get now but if it runs nice and stable I'll be happy.

Asus, Intel nor ATI it seems have even addressed these
problems. Or there is no fix.

From what I understand, it's a bug with the AGP implementation on GB boards, and Intel has said they have no plans to fix it. Hopefully the FX works for ya.

N.H.B · 04-20-03, 12:02 AM

Im happy with my card, cant wait till parhelia 2 comes out!

04-17-03, 09:39 PM	#1
bkswaney Mr. Extreme! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SC Posts: 3,421	5800 Ultra Is there anyone here that has one that is happy with it? Just wondering. I've been having a nightmare with my 9700 Pro and Intel 7205 chipset mobo. I know they benchmark poor but what about IQ etc? I was thinking about getting one. How is your overall gaming performance? __________________ Notebook! Compaq Presario CQ60-215DX AMD 64 Athlon X2 @ 2GHz (QL62) 15.6 inch HD WideScreen Nvidia 8200M-G 895mb 2Gig system ram 250Gig SATA 5400rpm HDrive Vista Premium

04-17-03, 10:00 PM	#2
jAkUp eat. sleep. overclock. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chino, California Posts: 17,744	i have one... and personally, i love it... runs every game i throw at it at 1600x1200 2xaa all ingame options maxed... i have yet to see a game bring it to its knees... btw, the noise doesnt bother me since i have so many fans anways... __________________ 965xe \|\| evga x58 classified \|\| 3x evga gtx 480 \|\| 6gb g.skill \|\| win7 x64

04-17-03, 10:11 PM	#3
bkswaney Mr. Extreme! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SC Posts: 3,421	I play at 1024 with 8x AA and 8x AF 32bit with my Radeon. But I have stuttering in some games and lockup etc in others. I love the Radeon but it paired with a 7205 mobo is bad news. ATI's drivers still lack in many area's. __________________ Notebook! Compaq Presario CQ60-215DX AMD 64 Athlon X2 @ 2GHz (QL62) 15.6 inch HD WideScreen Nvidia 8200M-G 895mb 2Gig system ram 250Gig SATA 5400rpm HDrive Vista Premium

04-17-03, 10:47 PM	#4
ricercar fugue master Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: silicon valley Posts: 1,603	nForce2 with a GeForce FX 5800 Ultra. Runs great with all the eye candy at 1024 x768 and trouble free. __________________ I used to drive a Heisenberg, but whenever I'd glance at the speedometer, I'd get lost.

04-17-03, 11:37 PM	#7
jAkUp eat. sleep. overclock. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chino, California Posts: 17,744	im sure you can play with 1024,768 with 6xaa and 8xaf on the geforcefx with no problem... it only has trouble getting into the higher resolutions with aa and af... you may have to dip the af into the 4x range though... and personally i dont think you will notice an iq difference... (comparing image quality here, not speed) my friend has a radeon 9700 pro, and really, in splinter cell and ut2003, i notice no differences. __________________ 965xe \|\| evga x58 classified \|\| 3x evga gtx 480 \|\| 6gb g.skill \|\| win7 x64

04-18-03, 02:38 AM	#8
bkswaney Mr. Extreme! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SC Posts: 3,421	Does anyone have any idea on when the NV35 is coming out? One thing is for sure from the reviews I read. The FX drivers are bad. Not in a stable point a view but a performance view. On some test it kicks butt. " eg codecreatures" So it sure has more in it. The ? is can NV get it out. Has the newer drivers helped any? Well, from the review drivers.?

04-18-03, 04:43 AM	#9
Fotis Radeforce GTX7970 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Greece Posts: 1,346	bkswaney,what drivers are you using? The stutter bug got squashed with catalyst 3.2. Anyway if things don't finally work with radeon 9700pro I would suggest you wait a month for the nv35. Nv30 has a lot of architectural shortcomings(fog bug,4x1 pipes etc) that you wont notice with DX8 games but will criple your card when DX9 games appear. __________________ Intel Core i7 920 @3.8GHz\|Corsair H50\|MSI X58 Platinum\|3x2GB Mushkin DDR3 1600 7-8-7-20\|Gigabyte Radeon 7970 OC 3GB windforce\|Samsung SSD 830 256GB/Intel SSD X25M 80GB\|Seagate Ext. 2TB eSata\|Corsair TX 750W\|Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000\|Silverstone Grandia GD-01 MX Black\|Dell UltraSharp U2412M\| Windows 7 x64 Pro Last edited by Fotis; 04-18-03 at 04:49 AM.

04-20-03, 12:02 AM	#12
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