Ati Hd2900 (r600)

***Zardon*** · May 30, 2007, 06:34 AM

Discuss !

jp306 · May 30, 2007, 06:51 AM

I'm waiting to see how it does after Cat 7.5 or 7.6.

Erroneus · May 30, 2007, 06:59 AM

Yeah new drivers in 2 or 3 months will tell.

INSTG8R · May 30, 2007, 07:07 AM

Considering the Drivers we have been getting lately I'm in no hurry. I am planning to build a new rig probably the end of next month and TBH my loyalty is waining towards the Red Team as of late and for me right now its a tough decision to make.

**Vikingod** · May 30, 2007, 07:47 AM

As much as I want to love it, Im just not impressed. I'm waiting for the next run of DX10 cards anyway, I hope next year is brighter for ATI. Then again, NV has me pissed with not releasing drivers for XP, so I'm equally bothered by that. I won't be picking up one of their cards untill I'm sure that every eight months they don't stop driver development on my card and focus solely on the next generation cards.

***temeteus82*** · May 30, 2007, 07:53 AM

Going to wait and see if driver updates improve it's performance... I do hope that it will be the case.

Lowfat · May 30, 2007, 12:21 PM

Not worth the $100+ over a 8800 GTS.

Buddahpest · May 30, 2007, 12:34 PM

I'm waiting to see if driver improvements bring up the performance of the card. If that is the case, I'll buy one. Otherwise I may do the unthinkable and get an Nvidia 8800 something. Not sure which model though. (GTS or GTX)

Judas · May 30, 2007, 12:58 PM

I'm considering waiting for the 65nm refresh, with Full UDV support.

RoyBatty · May 30, 2007, 02:36 PM

HD 2400 and HD 2600 are 65nm and have UVD. Or did you mean the R650?

Judas · May 30, 2007, 03:45 PM

No... the 2900 series.... or wen the r650....

Mousey · May 30, 2007, 04:28 PM

i'm not bothered until they release it in AGP lol,
iat the moment i'm in love with an x1550 so my standards aren't sky high yet

Chaos · May 30, 2007, 05:16 PM

I dont think they had any choice but to release it because of all the hype they put into it, but I think they should have canceled it and waited for the new shrink to 65nm because of all the negative press it created and AMD has enough on their plate trying to get cash flow

|2A|N · May 30, 2007, 06:27 PM

Nvidia is ichiban

Cpt.Planet · May 31, 2007, 01:11 AM

Uhhhhh how many months late was this and it still sucks that bad.

CDsDontBurn · May 31, 2007, 01:17 AM

NVIDIA or bust.

the hd2900 consumes almost as much power as a GTX, performs considerably less than a gtx, in most cases is out perfromed by a cheaper card that has more memory, AND they're trying to make a new 8 pin PSU standard for gfx cards forcing us to buy new PSUs!!!

Falstaff · May 31, 2007, 02:20 AM

Damn expensive....

OmegaRED · May 31, 2007, 02:21 AM

The 2900XT needs to be aborted. We're only in the 2nd week it's not a best seeling GPU so killing it off won't be painful to the fanbase.

Erroneus · May 31, 2007, 03:54 AM

Meh alot can be saved with drivers and the same driver-tweaks can properly be used on a r650 model anyway.

brutusmaximus · May 31, 2007, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

NVIDIA or bust.

the hd2900 consumes almost as much power as a GTX, performs considerably less than a gtx, in most cases is out perfromed by a cheaper card that has more memory, AND they're trying to make a new 8 pin PSU standard for gfx cards forcing us to buy new PSUs!!!

Far be it from me to feed your nvidia fanatism (don't you work for Evga?). however if you are going to quote technical information, at least get it right.

The 2900 consumes more power than the GTX, in fact it consumes more power than the Ultra. You will know on your next pro nvidia rant

Arathogorn · May 31, 2007, 06:48 AM

Well... I voted for the last option, I am an ATi fan, always liked their cards more than Nvidia's, but this one just sucks, it consumes 200W+ , needs a 8-pin PSU, has a loud fan and it's a pretty hot VGA.

Unless the miracle I'm waiting for is true, the drivers performance increase, it is a waste to buy it.

I won't buy one even if it's more powerfull than a 8800GTS 640 with the new drivers, I'm going to wait for Crysis benchmarks before chosing a graphics card, I want one that do more than 60 fps at that game, even If I will have to wait for R700/G90.

CDsDontBurn · May 31, 2007, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brutusmaximus

Far be it from me to feed your nvidia fanatism (don't you work for Evga?). however if you are going to quote technical information, at least get it right.

The 2900 consumes more power than the GTX, in fact it consumes more power than the Ultra. You will know on your next pro nvidia rant

more power than the gtx and ultra. where was that info at? the DH review, or another forum's review? i said what i said regarding the power consumption because that's what i remembered. i guess i remembered it wrong

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and just because i may seem pro nvidia doesn't mean i'm an NVIDIOT. i just simply go for who ever has the best hardware for the best value. recently i just even bought my current ATI card, the x1950pro agp, because the 7800gs blows compared to it

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RoyBatty · May 31, 2007, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arathogorn

...needs a 8-pin PSU...

It doesn't need a 8-pin PSU, you can run it with 2x6 pin (you just won't be able to use the Overdrive)

Arathogorn · May 31, 2007, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoyBatty

It doesn't need a 8-pin PSU, you can run it with 2x6 pin (you just won't be able to use the Overdrive)

I believe it needs the 8-pin PSU to monitor the temperature as well, doesn't it?

Judas · May 31, 2007, 02:17 PM

all that is stated is that 2x6pin will only limit your ability to use overdrive, nothing about temps or anything...

RoyBatty · May 31, 2007, 02:23 PM

I don't think that the power connector has anything to do with a temperature monitoring.

Edit: Just noticed this is my post number 666.