next gen kepler to support dx 11.1, also take a year to rollout all cards

[Rollo]

Originally Posted by Logical

I'd just want a game to be released that could justify the price and performance of such a machine. It must be like having a Ferrari with a speed limiter on it....nice to look at n all but speed wont go above 30mph untill the Fords and Vauxhalls are powerfull enough to do the same. Yes i referenced consoles as Fords and Vauxhalls.....

Surround gaming is nice but how often do you look at the left and right monitors when gaming ? When i tried my friends surround setup with Dirt 3 and Logitech wheel and pedals etc etc I found my focus still only to be on the middle monitor....Is it a gimmick ?...Is it for the benefit of spectators for more of a wow factor ?...I have never tried surround gaming in 3D but i can't imagine it being much different with the focus being only on the middle screen.

I do hope some developers can release a game that will actualy make use of the system you have there shadow....

You are correct that you mainly focus on the center monitor, but having the other two in your peripheral vision make the game seem more immersive. (likely because it fills more of your field of vision with the game)

With 3d it's pretty much the same, although 3d in general adds more immersion as the scene gets depth. You look into the picture instead of at the picture.

I have been doing some gaming on my 30" 25X16 monitor lately, and playing Crysis2 on my 57 X 10 set as well (23.6" X 3)The surround is just more immersive, definitely not a "gimmick".

BTW- I've played on 6 panel EyeFinity as well, and feel sorry for anyone who got duped into that. The action is on the two middle monitors and you really notice the bezels. When they're in you're peripheral vision you tend to forget they are there because you're not looking directly at the. The way the playing field is divided with 6 panel, you're forced to look at the bezels.

[shadow001]

Seems that according to this article at VR-zone(sourced from fudzilla), the first Kepler GPU's will ship in mid february, but are intended for notebooks that will be released in april when Intel releases models with ivy bridge chips in them, and there's no mention of the desktop Geforce versions at all, never mind the high end version intended to beat the HD7970.


http://vr-zone.com/articles/report-n...ems/14658.html


No comments from me and make up your own minds....

[Rollo]

Originally Posted by shadow001

Seems that according to this article at VR-zone(sourced from fudzilla), the first Kepler GPU's will ship in mid february, but are intended for notebooks that will be released in april when Intel releases models with ivy bridge chips in them, and there's no mention of the desktop Geforce versions at all, never mind the high end version intended to beat the HD7970.


http://vr-zone.com/articles/report-n...ems/14658.html


No comments from me and make up your own minds....

It won't be the "high end" keplers that compete with the 7970- it will be midrange keplers. For NVIDIA to launch a high end part based on a totally new architecture with a measly 15-25% performance increase over last generation is both inconceivable and unprecedented.

There probably is no mention of desktop kepler because NVIDIA doesn't comment on unreleased parts, as always.

Don't worry Shadow, your 7970s will look like a midrange offering and lose $150 -$200 of their value soon enough.

[Roadhog]

Originally Posted by Rollo

There probably is no mention of desktop kepler because NVIDIA doesn't comment on unreleased parts, as always.

GTX 480? Last I checked they hyped the crap out of that thing. Woodscrews and all.

[Rollo]

NM

[Roadhog]

Originally Posted by Rollo

AMD Viral Marketer? Last I heard, you guys hype the crap out of everything, epic fails and all.

Oh my, did I read that right? You just called me an AMD viral marketer? That's the most hilarious thing I've heard from you, ever. Also, what would that have to do with anything? There's a pretty big difference over regular users getting excited and hyping up rumors vs the company producing the GPU spewing out rumors/hype. You are excellent at ignoring/avoiding the statement/question when you are wrong.

[Rollo]

NM

[Roadhog]

Originally Posted by Rollo

Sorry AMD viral marketer. I don't care how much they pay you to spread FUD and misinformation, you aren't worth my time.

[K007]

lol i like how he changed his stuff but you have it on quotes.....

trolling leads to the dark side..

[Roadhog]

Originally Posted by K007

lol i like how he changed his stuff but you have it on quotes.....

trolling leads to the dark side..

He does that a lot.

[shadow001]

Originally Posted by Rollo

It won't be the "high end" keplers that compete with the 7970- it will be midrange keplers. For NVIDIA to launch a high end part based on a totally new architecture with a measly 15-25% performance increase over last generation is both inconceivable and unprecedented.

There probably is no mention of desktop kepler because NVIDIA doesn't comment on unreleased parts, as always.

Don't worry Shadow, your 7970s will look like a midrange offering and lose $150 -$200 of their value soon enough.

The more you hype it up, the harder you make Nvidia's job to impress people when the high end fermi eventually does release, since they expect something huge....Just saying, and if it doesn't turn out to be what you're suggesting/implying, then if you think you're being flamed hard now, just wait until that point in time....This is just the tip of the iceberg by comparison...

[Rollo]

Originally Posted by shadow001

The more you hype it up, the harder you make Nvidia's job to impress people when the high end fermi eventually does release, since they expect something huge....Just saying, and if it doesn't turn out to be what you're suggesting/implying, then if you think you're being flamed hard now, just wait until that point in time....This is just the tip of the iceberg by comparison...

So you think I care about the handful of guys here who flame me? (and coincidentally also flame NVIDIA a lot and promote ATi a lot)

That I sit in my home with a tear running down my cheek thinking,"Why won't Ninja Prime and RoadHog accept my posts as truth?!"?

If I "flamed" you, would you care what I said or thought? If so, don't you think that's pretty nuts?

I look at their posts the same way I look at the guy dressed in rags standing on the street yelling about the end of the world. Perhaps to be pitied, never to be taken seriously.

I post links to information from independent review sites for people who wish to see it, and give my opinions of the gaming hardware industry for those who wish to read it.