Leadtek ViVo GeForce FX5900 128MB DDR

FuNsTeR · Jul 4, 2003, 05:14 AM

just saw this in a email i recieved looks totally weird check it out ... should be a excellent O/C

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/S...tml?lea-fx5900

kinetic · Jul 4, 2003, 11:46 AM

That is one cool looking card Funster!

Kgentatszu] · Jul 4, 2003, 11:54 AM

Looks awesome!!!!

FuNsTeR · Jul 4, 2003, 02:49 PM

i very much doubt my wages will extend to buying one

... im sure tempted though

**MIG-31** · Jul 4, 2003, 03:41 PM

look smart in see through panels.

Warpy · Jul 16, 2003, 09:11 PM

Hey ppl.... Just saw this post, and i just got one of these as of yesterday avo!!!

I'm using the Leadtek ViVo GeForce FX5900 beta drivers and they rock! Havent overclocked system as of yet!

Kgentatszu] · Jul 17, 2003, 04:24 AM

cool man, post up some more scores after some oc is done..

Elvis · Jul 17, 2003, 08:56 PM

Warpy · Jul 17, 2003, 09:17 PM

Ok here is my overcloclked value.... increased the core and memory by 10%

ashman12 · Jul 17, 2003, 09:22 PM

you guyz think that i should upgrade from my raddy 9800 pro to a FX5900? is it worth the money...?

Warpy · Jul 17, 2003, 09:31 PM

Thats a good question. I have always been an ATI fan ever since I got my ATI 128MB back int he old days. I have stook with ATI all the way till now...

NVIDIA has good and bad points that i have noticed.

Good points are:

Cheaper to buy $$.
Each driver release makes dramatic performnce hits every time in FPS.
Drivers seem to be more available in terms of Beta releases.
Support from NVIDIA is better when contact is required.
From what i saw at E3, the Doom 3 and Half Life 2 in game performnce runs better on NVIDIA - due to CineFX 2.0 engine and the intersmaple technology.

Bad Points are:

The image quality isnt as good as ATI 9800 PRO.
The benchmark tests in 3Dmark01 and 3Dmark03 are are out by a few %
The retail box doesnt say "Fastest game card in the world!!"

Hope this helps.

mitchelson.

SilentBomber · Jul 24, 2003, 01:18 AM

if you have a 9800 PRO, there is no need to upgrade!! Are you insane?? lol...

Kgentatszu] · Jul 24, 2003, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ashman12
you guyz think that i should upgrade from my raddy 9800 pro to a FX5900? is it worth the money...?

see this mate----------> http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...sus-v9950.html ..............though i dont mind another Radeon 9800pro if you decided that you want a new card..........

Driver 7 · Jul 26, 2003, 06:38 AM

I just bought this card today. It is without a doubt, nothing short of Awesome! Blows my best friends 9800 right out the door. The graphics are so smooth and clear I cant believe my eyes. Anyone with a 59 who has not checked these out. You are missing out.
Dawn Demo
Vulcan
Worth the download

Warpy · Jul 26, 2003, 10:30 AM

Yup I got those....... they arte a must aint they!

What 3dmark01 scores are you getting?

Kgentatszu] · Jul 27, 2003, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Driver 7
I just bought this card today. It is without a doubt, nothing short of Awesome! Blows my best friends 9800 right out the door. The graphics are so smooth and clear I cant believe my eyes. Anyone with a 59 who has not checked these out. You are missing out.
Dawn Demo
Vulcan
Worth the download

can Ati users watch the demo????

Driver 7 · Jul 27, 2003, 06:20 AM

Looks like we Bought the same card Mitchelson. I scored 6045 in 3Dmark03 and 16140 in 3Dmark01.

Maxxypoos give it a shot. Well worth the download. If you can get it to plat you can move Dawn arround by left clicking and right click you can zoom in and out. That's in the Dusk Demo. I think that demo is the best of the three.

Warpy · Jul 27, 2003, 09:28 AM

Thats wicked Driver 7. I aint met anyone on here that has an FX5900.

Sounds like your rig is better with your 3Dmark scores there. I'm just dressn me PC up for Half Life 2. The cool thing is Mr Driver is that although Valve have identified a bug in the AA for the new release.. it wont effect ppl like us since we will be running the game in 1600x1200! I disable AA no need with thump'n high resolutions. I always have AF set to 8 though

Kgentatszu] · Jul 27, 2003, 11:38 AM

.......sorry to disappoint ya guys, but i dont think ya can run HL2 in 1600x1200, especially when the graphics is soo damn good...........anyway, can you play splinter cell in 1600x1200???

**MIG-31** · Jul 27, 2003, 03:30 PM

theres no doubt your going to need a powerflull system to run hl2.

Warpy · Jul 27, 2003, 06:03 PM

If i cant run Half Life 2 in 1600x1200 then i will find some thump'n hardware that will

May have to sell my bod at the wkd for some extra $$ tho!!

Kgentatszu] · Jul 28, 2003, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by johnybravo
theres no doubt your going to need a powerflull system to run hl2.

you mean me??? ~LOL

Warpy · Jul 28, 2003, 10:22 AM

If you wear a skirt and shave ya legs!!!

LOL

But seriously... i hope i can at least run the game in 1280x1024.

Kgentatszu] · Jul 28, 2003, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mitchelson
If you wear a skirt and shave ya legs!!! LOL

But seriously... i hope i can at least run the game in 1280x1024.

yup, definitely, that's a big "CAN"...............
anyway, what's your latest scores???? hheehe.......seemed like we're having mini benchmarks competition here.....~LOL

Kgentatszu] · Jul 28, 2003, 10:53 AM

i'm thinking with your fastest card in the world, you maybe able to obtain the fastest rig throphy.......~LOL

Driver 7 · Jul 29, 2003, 11:09 AM

I am damn close to beating rhe high score. I am not all that experienced in overclocking however. But I went out yesterday and bought a new mobo. An Asus A7N8X. Maby today I'll do it.

Warpy · Jul 29, 2003, 06:22 PM

Cool

I have just ordered some new RAM. So i shall crank my FSB from 190 to (hopefully) 240

I'll drop my CPU multi down to 11.0 and increase da voltage by the next available voltage value and see how we go. If you dont hear from me within the next 7 days, its coz i have fried me system! I mean you just gotta try these things out eh!

Kgentatszu] · Jul 30, 2003, 03:04 AM

careful, man......it'll cost ya' another fortune if ya' fried yours...~LOL

Driver 7 · Aug 2, 2003, 01:41 AM

Damn Mitchelson. We're almost running the exact same system. But your running PC 3700. Why only 190 FSB? Oh. The 2500+ ?
Is the 3700 what your upgrading cuz thats pretty good ram. You need a faster cpu dont you?
Doesent it suck spending hella on a barton only to end up wanting something better a month or 2 later

Sting · Aug 2, 2003, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ashman12
you guyz think that i should upgrade from my raddy 9800 pro to a FX5900? is it worth the money...?

Why spend the money on a FX5900 if you already have a GREAT card which is in the same class as the FX5900.
Except for a few minor numbers on the benchmark scores you are not going to see much of a difference.
Save your money and be happy to own a ATI 9800 Pro. It's an awesome card with excellent graphics and speed.

If you do want to upgrade wait at least a couple of generations. Unless you got money to burn then buy one of each of the most expensive cards from different manufacturers and post some test scores

Jul 4, 2003, 05:14 AM	#1
FuNsTeR Caledonian & Proud Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Darkest Ayrshire Posts: 1,077 Rep Power: 54 System Specs	Leadtek ViVo GeForce FX5900 128MB DDR just saw this in a email i recieved looks totally weird check it out ... should be a excellent O/C http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/S...tml?lea-fx5900 __________________ "They say when you play a Microsoft CD backwards you can hear satanic messages ..... but that's nothing, if you play it forward it will install Windows"

Jul 4, 2003, 02:49 PM	#4
FuNsTeR Caledonian & Proud Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Darkest Ayrshire Posts: 1,077 Rep Power: 54 System Specs	i very much doubt my wages will extend to buying one ... im sure tempted though __________________ "They say when you play a Microsoft CD backwards you can hear satanic messages ..... but that's nothing, if you play it forward it will install Windows"

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Jul 16, 2003, 09:11 PM	#6
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,772 Rep Power: 0	Hey ppl.... Just saw this post, and i just got one of these as of yesterday avo!!! I'm using the Leadtek ViVo GeForce FX5900 beta drivers and they rock! Havent overclocked system as of yet! __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

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Jul 4, 2003, 11:46 AM	#2
kinetic DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester England Posts: 2,559 Rep Power: 0	That is one cool looking card Funster!

Jul 4, 2003, 11:54 AM	#3
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	Looks awesome!!!!

Jul 17, 2003, 04:24 AM	#7
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	cool man, post up some more scores after some oc is done..

Jul 17, 2003, 09:17 PM	#9
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,772 Rep Power: 0	Ok here is my overcloclked value.... increased the core and memory by 10% __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Jul 17, 2003, 09:22 PM	#10
ashman12 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	you guyz think that i should upgrade from my raddy 9800 pro to a FX5900? is it worth the money...? __________________ ANTEC SX1040 PERFORMANCE II Athlon XP 2500+ @ 2.17Ghz Soltek 75-FRN2-L SAMSUNG 256MB PC2700 DDR333 X2 ASUS 9600XT 128MB @ 576/347DDR MAXTOR 80GIG 3DMark2001: 13822 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7417946 3DMark2003: 4348 Won't Post HALF-LIFE 2 READY!!

Jul 17, 2003, 09:31 PM	#11
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,772 Rep Power: 0	Thats a good question. I have always been an ATI fan ever since I got my ATI 128MB back int he old days. I have stook with ATI all the way till now... NVIDIA has good and bad points that i have noticed. Good points are: Cheaper to buy $$. Each driver release makes dramatic performnce hits every time in FPS. Drivers seem to be more available in terms of Beta releases. Support from NVIDIA is better when contact is required. From what i saw at E3, the Doom 3 and Half Life 2 in game performnce runs better on NVIDIA - due to CineFX 2.0 engine and the intersmaple technology. Bad Points are: The image quality isnt as good as ATI 9800 PRO. The benchmark tests in 3Dmark01 and 3Dmark03 are are out by a few % The retail box doesnt say "Fastest game card in the world!!" Hope this helps. mitchelson. __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Jul 24, 2003, 01:18 AM	#12
SilentBomber DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	if you have a 9800 PRO, there is no need to upgrade!! Are you insane?? lol...

Jul 26, 2003, 06:38 AM	#14
Driver 7 Discombobulated NVidiot Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC - CANADA Posts: 1,015 Rep Power: 0	I just bought this card today. It is without a doubt, nothing short of Awesome! Blows my best friends 9800 right out the door. The graphics are so smooth and clear I cant believe my eyes. Anyone with a 59 who has not checked these out. You are missing out. Dawn Demo Vulcan Worth the download __________________ [COLOR=Black]Asus A8N Deluxe SLI, AMD64 4200 X2 Dual Core, 2x 6800's, Corsair TwinX PC4000 DDR500, Yamaha F1 cdrw, Soundblaster Audigy 2, 2 SATA 120 gig Maxtor HD's, Raid 0 array, Altec Lancing 5.1 Surround Speakers, Thermaltake Xaser III Case, Stealth 470w Power supply, 21.3" Samsung widescreen, MX1000 Lazer mouse.[/COLOR]

Jul 26, 2003, 10:30 AM	#15
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,772 Rep Power: 0	Yup I got those....... they arte a must aint they! What 3dmark01 scores are you getting? __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Jul 27, 2003, 06:20 AM	#17
Driver 7 Discombobulated NVidiot Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC - CANADA Posts: 1,015 Rep Power: 0	Looks like we Bought the same card Mitchelson. I scored 6045 in 3Dmark03 and 16140 in 3Dmark01. Maxxypoos give it a shot. Well worth the download. If you can get it to plat you can move Dawn arround by left clicking and right click you can zoom in and out. That's in the Dusk Demo. I think that demo is the best of the three. __________________ [COLOR=Black]Asus A8N Deluxe SLI, AMD64 4200 X2 Dual Core, 2x 6800's, Corsair TwinX PC4000 DDR500, Yamaha F1 cdrw, Soundblaster Audigy 2, 2 SATA 120 gig Maxtor HD's, Raid 0 array, Altec Lancing 5.1 Surround Speakers, Thermaltake Xaser III Case, Stealth 470w Power supply, 21.3" Samsung widescreen, MX1000 Lazer mouse.[/COLOR]

Jul 27, 2003, 09:28 AM	#18
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,772 Rep Power: 0	Thats wicked Driver 7. I aint met anyone on here that has an FX5900. Sounds like your rig is better with your 3Dmark scores there. I'm just dressn me PC up for Half Life 2. The cool thing is Mr Driver is that although Valve have identified a bug in the AA for the new release.. it wont effect ppl like us since we will be running the game in 1600x1200! I disable AA no need with thump'n high resolutions. I always have AF set to 8 though __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Jul 27, 2003, 11:38 AM	#19
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	.......sorry to disappoint ya guys, but i dont think ya can run HL2 in 1600x1200, especially when the graphics is soo damn good...........anyway, can you play splinter cell in 1600x1200???

Jul 27, 2003, 03:30 PM	#20
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,583 Rep Power: 186 System Specs	theres no doubt your going to need a powerflull system to run hl2. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

Jul 27, 2003, 06:03 PM	#21
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,772 Rep Power: 0	If i cant run Half Life 2 in 1600x1200 then i will find some thump'n hardware that will May have to sell my bod at the wkd for some extra $$ tho!! __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Jul 28, 2003, 10:22 AM	#23
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,772 Rep Power: 0	If you wear a skirt and shave ya legs!!! LOL But seriously... i hope i can at least run the game in 1280x1024. __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Jul 28, 2003, 10:53 AM	#25
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	i'm thinking with your fastest card in the world, you maybe able to obtain the fastest rig throphy.......~LOL

Jul 29, 2003, 11:09 AM	#26
Driver 7 Discombobulated NVidiot Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC - CANADA Posts: 1,015 Rep Power: 0	I am damn close to beating rhe high score. I am not all that experienced in overclocking however. But I went out yesterday and bought a new mobo. An Asus A7N8X. Maby today I'll do it. __________________ [COLOR=Black]Asus A8N Deluxe SLI, AMD64 4200 X2 Dual Core, 2x 6800's, Corsair TwinX PC4000 DDR500, Yamaha F1 cdrw, Soundblaster Audigy 2, 2 SATA 120 gig Maxtor HD's, Raid 0 array, Altec Lancing 5.1 Surround Speakers, Thermaltake Xaser III Case, Stealth 470w Power supply, 21.3" Samsung widescreen, MX1000 Lazer mouse.[/COLOR]

Jul 29, 2003, 06:22 PM	#27
Warpy DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 2,772 Rep Power: 0	Cool I have just ordered some new RAM. So i shall crank my FSB from 190 to (hopefully) 240 I'll drop my CPU multi down to 11.0 and increase da voltage by the next available voltage value and see how we go. If you dont hear from me within the next 7 days, its coz i have fried me system! I mean you just gotta try these things out eh! __________________ The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

Jul 30, 2003, 03:04 AM	#28
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	careful, man......it'll cost ya' another fortune if ya' fried yours...~LOL

Aug 2, 2003, 01:41 AM	#29
Driver 7 Discombobulated NVidiot Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC - CANADA Posts: 1,015 Rep Power: 0	Damn Mitchelson. We're almost running the exact same system. But your running PC 3700. Why only 190 FSB? Oh. The 2500+ ? Is the 3700 what your upgrading cuz thats pretty good ram. You need a faster cpu dont you? Doesent it suck spending hella on a barton only to end up wanting something better a month or 2 later __________________ [COLOR=Black]Asus A8N Deluxe SLI, AMD64 4200 X2 Dual Core, 2x 6800's, Corsair TwinX PC4000 DDR500, Yamaha F1 cdrw, Soundblaster Audigy 2, 2 SATA 120 gig Maxtor HD's, Raid 0 array, Altec Lancing 5.1 Surround Speakers, Thermaltake Xaser III Case, Stealth 470w Power supply, 21.3" Samsung widescreen, MX1000 Lazer mouse.[/COLOR]