Was there/is there a 256mb 5800 out there?

ragejg · 07-28-04, 10:36 PM

Title sez it all, folks... who knows somethin... cmon...

3madcows · 07-28-04, 11:31 PM

[edit] Looks like there's no 256MB version. Both Ultra and non-Ultra had 128MB of DDR2 RAM

aAv7 · 07-28-04, 11:39 PM

nah they both had 128mb...i had a ultra...

ragejg · 07-29-04, 12:37 AM

I mean like reference/development samples and the like...

-=DVS=- · 07-29-04, 12:43 AM

If there was its collectors item by now and will be arround 5000$

**ricercar** · 07-29-04, 08:22 PM

The only NV30 with 256MB was the Quadro FX 1000.

**saturnotaku** · 07-29-04, 08:30 PM

Wonder if it could be soft (or hard) modded back to a regular 5800?

ragejg · 07-29-04, 08:32 PM

AHA!!!

hmmmm....

so there IS an nv30 with 256!!

quik_2_win · 08-18-04, 05:01 PM

very interesting... I can see where we're going with this and I think I like it...

Sazar · 08-18-04, 05:17 PM

hot damn

that thing must be worth a fortune..

quik_2_win · 08-18-04, 05:53 PM

eh- OK, the QuadroFX1000 and FX2000 both have 128MB RAM, so I'm feeling a bit deflated about this whole concept- might as well just run a 5800U with it's higher clocks. Here is a great review of the 'workstation' performance of the FX2000 :http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.c...305/index.html
An interesting quote from the review
"Overall, it's unusual that the NV30 chip can prove its performance potential better in the OpenGL segment than it can in the gaming area. It used to be the other way around. This suggests that this time the developers at NVIDIA have furnished the graphics engine with more OpenGL hardware acceleration. That would explain the driver's short development time - the greater the chip's conformity with the latest OpenGL specifications, the "thinner" the driver layer. In addition, the handling of the NV30 is much easier thanks to its highly flexible programmability." - dated March 5th, 2003

**ricercar** · 08-18-04, 08:12 PM

Mrrrm? I was certain I once played with an NV30GL engineering sample with 256MB. Maybe I'm mixed up with my NV35GL 256MB. Didn't mean to confuse.

07-28-04, 10:36 PM	#1
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07-28-04, 11:31 PM	#2
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07-28-04, 11:39 PM	#3
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07-29-04, 12:37 AM	#4
ragejg nV News Alumni Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Finger Lakes of Hell, NY Posts: 5,399	Re: Was there/is there a 256mb 5800 out there? I mean like reference/development samples and the like... __________________ 2010-2011 Reviews: GTX 570 \| GTX 580 \| GTS 450 \| GTX 460 \| GTX 465 Pre-2010 Reviews: 6600 GT \| XMS 4400 DDR \| SilenX Cooler \| 6800 \| 5900 XT \| Personal Cinema \| 5900 NU ______________________________________________ Phenom II x6 1090t @ 4.0 ghz \| Asus M498TD-EVO Am3 SLI nForce 980a \| 2x EVGA GTX 560 SLI \| 2x4gb DDR3-1333 \| Antec EarthWatts EA650 PSU \| 60gb Mushkin Calisto Enhanced Sandforce SSD \| 2x WD2500KS RAID 0 \| Sunbeam Tuniq 3 case \| 24" Asus 19x10 LED LCD \| 26" Panasonic 720p TV \| Sidewinder X5 mouse \| Logitech MX5500 & Revolution mouse \| Altec Lansing 5.1 THX-Certified audio \| Win 7 Ultimate \| desk \| couch "Stars must die so that I may live. I... stepped out of a Supernova."

07-29-04, 12:43 AM	#5
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07-29-04, 08:22 PM	#6
ricercar fugue master Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: silicon valley Posts: 1,603	Re: Was there/is there a 256mb 5800 out there? The only NV30 with 256MB was the Quadro FX 1000. __________________ I used to drive a Heisenberg, but whenever I'd glance at the speedometer, I'd get lost.

07-29-04, 08:30 PM	#7
saturnotaku Apple user. Deal with it. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The 'burbs, IL USA Posts: 12,502	Re: Was there/is there a 256mb 5800 out there? Wonder if it could be soft (or hard) modded back to a regular 5800?

07-29-04, 08:32 PM	#8
ragejg nV News Alumni Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Finger Lakes of Hell, NY Posts: 5,399	Re: Was there/is there a 256mb 5800 out there? AHA!!! hmmmm.... so there IS an nv30 with 256!! __________________ 2010-2011 Reviews: GTX 570 \| GTX 580 \| GTS 450 \| GTX 460 \| GTX 465 Pre-2010 Reviews: 6600 GT \| XMS 4400 DDR \| SilenX Cooler \| 6800 \| 5900 XT \| Personal Cinema \| 5900 NU ______________________________________________ Phenom II x6 1090t @ 4.0 ghz \| Asus M498TD-EVO Am3 SLI nForce 980a \| 2x EVGA GTX 560 SLI \| 2x4gb DDR3-1333 \| Antec EarthWatts EA650 PSU \| 60gb Mushkin Calisto Enhanced Sandforce SSD \| 2x WD2500KS RAID 0 \| Sunbeam Tuniq 3 case \| 24" Asus 19x10 LED LCD \| 26" Panasonic 720p TV \| Sidewinder X5 mouse \| Logitech MX5500 & Revolution mouse \| Altec Lansing 5.1 THX-Certified audio \| Win 7 Ultimate \| desk \| couch "Stars must die so that I may live. I... stepped out of a Supernova."

08-18-04, 05:01 PM	#9
quik_2_win Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 205	Re: Was there/is there a 256mb 5800 out there? very interesting... I can see where we're going with this and I think I like it...

08-18-04, 05:17 PM	#10
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08-18-04, 05:53 PM	#11
quik_2_win Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 205	Re: Was there/is there a 256mb 5800 out there? eh- OK, the QuadroFX1000 and FX2000 both have 128MB RAM, so I'm feeling a bit deflated about this whole concept- might as well just run a 5800U with it's higher clocks. Here is a great review of the 'workstation' performance of the FX2000 :http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.c...305/index.html An interesting quote from the review "Overall, it's unusual that the NV30 chip can prove its performance potential better in the OpenGL segment than it can in the gaming area. It used to be the other way around. This suggests that this time the developers at NVIDIA have furnished the graphics engine with more OpenGL hardware acceleration. That would explain the driver's short development time - the greater the chip's conformity with the latest OpenGL specifications, the "thinner" the driver layer. In addition, the handling of the NV30 is much easier thanks to its highly flexible programmability." - dated March 5th, 2003

08-18-04, 08:12 PM	#12
ricercar fugue master Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: silicon valley Posts: 1,603	Re: Was there/is there a 256mb 5800 out there? Mrrrm? I was certain I once played with an NV30GL engineering sample with 256MB. Maybe I'm mixed up with my NV35GL 256MB. Didn't mean to confuse. __________________ I used to drive a Heisenberg, but whenever I'd glance at the speedometer, I'd get lost.