Could someone tell Nvidia to slow down a bit.... lol...
Here is a break down of their G-Force line from start to current.

Geforce 256 (sometimes referred to as the Geforce 1) - 1999

Geforce 2 - 2000

Geforce 3 - 2001

Geforce 4 - 2002

Geforce FX (a.k.a. Geforce 5) - 2002

Geforce 6 - 2004

Geforce 7 - 2005

Geforce 8 - 2006

That seems ok.. but now look at the major rush of this year.

Geforce 9 - 2008

Geforce GTX 280 - 2008

Geforce GTX 350 - 2008 (will be out by 4th Quarter)



So... this is what I'm getting at. If I have 600+ dollars and I want a new GFX card (and since I'm an Nvidia guy), should I just hold out till the GTX 350 is released?

The GTX 280 (which in some circles is being called as the Geforce 10280) is the successor of the Geforce 9. This is causing a little confusion for the Nvidia fan base and most of the folks I talk to had to make a double take because like me I was confusing it with their onboard chipset line.

Nevertheless, the GTX 280 came out so fast that the 9800 cards didn't even get a chance to age yet and now the GTX 350 series isn't going to give the 280 any breathing room what so ever.

I guess I'll wait till the Geforce GTX 350 series is out and reviewed before going that direction. I guess it's a good idea cause I'll be able to save up even more money and up the flavor of my new system. I just hate having to wait. I'm still running a Geforce FX 5980 for crying out loud.

I guess you ATI folks will have a say in this.. lol.. Which is welcomed by the way... Just understand that I've been a long term Nvidia guy ever since the Geforce 3 and sort of stuck with Nvidia ever since.... but if it's worth anything, I am an AMD guy too...

For me... I am a gamer (not as much these days but still). I use to be exclusive to 3Dfx back in the day but had no choice to switch to Nvidia since I sort of seen 3Dfx fade out when they decided against licensing their latter GPUs and Nvidia became a big deal at E3 one year.

I have a personal trust in their GPUs since I've never had one issue with them and my Geforce 5980 Ultra had such a very very very long lifetime. It was only with the release of Bioshock that it finally outlived it's usefulness in terms of new games. So for a system to hold out as long as it has is pretty good. It's nearing retirement.

I thought 3Dlabs fazed out their GPUs back in 2006, but I really don't know for sure, I'll have to look it up.

My eyes are on the GTX 280 and GTX 350 for now. I just wait for a bit and let the bench markers have a go at it first before I buy anything. That way I can get an idea if it's worth the money or not.

ATI has always made good GPUs so I always try to keep up with them... so I guess you can say that I'm not entirely bias... but in all truth, it just comes down to flavor....

Yes 3dla did. I was on their website the oher day to see what was new with their products. I just remember when they were popular way back then when they were in demand for their video cards.

Qix77 Wrote:For me... I am a gamer (not as much these days but still). I use to be exclusive to 3Dfx back in the day but had no choice to switch to Nvidia since I sort of seen 3Dfx fade out when they decided against licensing their latter GPUs and Nvidia became a big deal at E3 one year. I have a personal trust in their GPUs since I've never had one issue with them and my Geforce 5980 Ultra had such a very very very long lifetime. It was only with the release of Bioshock that it finally outlived it's usefulness in terms of new games. So for a system to hold out as long as it has is pretty good. It's nearing retirement. I thought 3Dlabs fazed out their GPUs back in 2006, but I really don't know for sure, I'll have to look it up. My eyes are on the GTX 280 and GTX 350 for now. I just wait for a bit and let the bench markers have a go at it first before I buy anything. That way I can get an idea if it's worth the money or not. ATI has always made good GPUs so I always try to keep up with them... so I guess you can say that I'm not entirely bias... but in all truth, it just comes down to flavor....

My graphics card is integrated, and, being the noob that I am, I have no idea how much memory it has. One guy at the store told me 512MB, and another guy told me 256MB. Then I asked the 256MB guy if it'd run Portal and he said yes, so I was happy.

Kinda curious how much memory, though:

NVIDIA GeForce 8200

It works good enough for me.

Also, due to my computer's compact design and integrated graphics card, it's impossible to replace the card with a better one and add more RAM/Memory/drives.

This setup is what I'll be stuck with for the next ten or so years, lol.

Oh, a bit off topic here, but guess what I just found out! A Nintendo DS is more powerful than my old computer. Not in memory, but with processing power, graphics capability, etc.

LUCKYMAN Wrote:Just one tid bit.. If you do get one of the new GTX260-280-350.. they now require your powersupply to have 8pin PCIe cord... If you dont have that then you will have to get a new powersupply... i know it sucks.... but they dont tell you that till you open the box!!!!

Thanks for the input. I'll be building a new computer from scratch so I'll keep that in mind. If I do go SLI in the future then I'll make sure I got a PS with good wattage for it too.

Compucore Wrote:At times I have seen some integrated video cards take 512 megs shared memory onboard and that depends on the motherboard itself as well. And how they set everything up. And how much memory there is on the motherboard itself. I had one that took 64 megs at one time which was considered a lot for a motherboard to use for a shared videocard. And it was not the typical nvidia card either it was a npopular video card being used that did not do the type f gaming that Nvidia and ATI is well known for. If I had to with a gaming machine I usually try and keep the memory seperate from the main memory being used. Since you have more memory for the game being played on the motherboard and the video card can use it's own memory for rendering the images on the game itself. A lesson usually learned very well. TRON.dll Wrote:My graphics card is integrated, and, being the noob that I am, I have no idea how much memory it has. One guy at the store told me 512MB, and another guy told me 256MB. Then I asked the 256MB guy if it'd run Portal and he said yes, so I was happy. Kinda curious how much memory, though: NVIDIA GeForce 8200 It works good enough for me. Also, due to my computer's compact design and integrated graphics card, it's impossible to replace the card with a better one and add more RAM/Memory/drives. This setup is what I'll be stuck with for the next ten or so years, lol. Oh, a bit off topic here, but guess what I just found out! A Nintendo DS is more powerful than my old computer. Not in memory, but with processing power, graphics capability, etc.

There was a discussion topic on some site I was reading a week ago. Some are predicting that there might be a revolution for intergrated GPUs with really high performance and a major price drop. No one really stated what this was based on though so it's nothing to take to heart, but it was a good read.

I'm going to start a topic about Windows 7 and see what everyones thoughts are about it....

TRON.dll Wrote:Actually, I believe you are thinking of Windows Mojave, which is what they tell people Windows Vista is called when they drag them into a room to "try a new operating system". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igSlM3tl2zE

No no no... Mojave is Vista.... Windows 7 is a new OS under development.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1UnGOJnq9A
There is a better one on youtube..

Here is an article on ZDnet posted on the 16th..

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=10464&tag=nl.e539


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nVidia's gone a little crazy, with all the models of cards they have now. It's a bit of a nightmare, figuring out which card you want.

They need to take a hint from ATI, and simplify their lineup. ATI only really has 3 choices right now: 4850, 4870, and 4870x2. I know there are other models, but they're all lower performing so most people won't be interested in them any more.

Meanwhile, nVidia has the 8800GT, 9800GTX, 9800GTX+, GTX260, GTX260 Core 216, and GTX280. And nVidia has even more lower-end models than ATI does.

They also still need to lower their prices a bit. I'm not paying more than $300 for a video card again. Ever. I spent $600 on an ATI X800 a few years back, and it was a ridiculous price to pay. Thankfully, ATI has helped bring back competition that's lowered video card prices somewhat.

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