2900 XT Reviews

[undersea]

Has anyone seen anything?

Isn't the card suppose to come out today?

[solofly]

May 14th

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...d=766&Itemid=1

[Niner]

This usually happen with launch dates, another push back...

[fatlazyhomer]

So we are expecting reviews + Launch on the same date? Reviewers have the cards in hand already?

[undersea]

I'm ready. I saw a chart somewhere of all the different cards. I'll do a GTO or GT version.

If they push back another month I'm going nvidia again.

[cuke2u]

Hi, reviewers, and some retailers have the cards to test but they are under NDA's at the moment and it's not clear when they end...
ChrisC

[Psychouk]

Just recieved July edition of PC Advisor mag in the UK. Includes review of card.
Here's the benchmarks (FPS ):

Company of Heros:
1024x768 GTS 320=113.5 GTS 640=114.9 2900xt=139.8
1280x1024 =89.7 =91.8 =122.9
1600x1200 =68.6 =69.6 =96

Fear
1024x768 =117 =118 =116
1280x960 =79 =82 =86
1600x1200 =56 =58 =60

Stalker
1024x768 =88.8 =102 =118
1280x1024 =59.6 =87.4 =88.47
1600x1200 =51.6 =74.5 =74.33

HL2
1024x768 =133.2 =139.5 =140.2
1280x1024 =123.6 =136.2 =136.5
1600x1200 =97.6 =131.9 =127


Card tested was Saphire HD2900 Xt, no idea of test system specs.
Guide price in mag was £249inc VAT.

Here a link to the review (not a lot of detail and the benches are not on the web site...so you'll have to trust me!)

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/i...m?reviewid=834

[_dangtx_]

what psu was used?

[Psychouk]

No idea of test set up ... sorry the Mag doesnt go into details. Quite a well respected publication in the UK....more trustworthy than some review web sites I've come across!!

[Palandri]

May 14th

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...d=766&Itemid=1

LOL! All this waiting and it loses to the 8800

[TheGlasMan]

FUD stands for F'ed Up Data, Right

[cuke2u]

Hi, to which 8800 are you referring to? The 2900XT is a competitor to the gts, both variants, not the gtx or the ultra...
ChrisC

[Palandri]

Hi, to which 8800 are you referring to? The 2900XT is a competitor to the gts, both variants, not the gtx or the ultra...
ChrisC

With all this waiting, I was expecting it to be on top of any varient of the 8800.

It was going to be my next upgrade.

[undersea]

The question is how well will it be priced?

$489.00 Yuck!

Not my kind of card.

[Psychouk]

We are normally ripped off in the UK pricewise (eventhough rate is roughly $2 to £1 tech items are often $1=£1 so I guess you'll get it in the US for more like $275-300!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!