Originally posted by: Rollo
Originally posted by: Lonyo
Originally posted by: Rollo
Wow.
Crossfire one year later than SLI.
High end, unknown spec "launch" four months after 7800GTX- and we don't know if cards will even be available at launch.
Looks like the rumors of another tape-out may well be true.
People have been posting all year, "It's taped out! Wait a month or two!" and now at the end of the year, ATI finally tells us to wait two months. Will be interesting to see if they can deliver by November.
Err, it'll be 3 months by the time they start releasing new cards, and under 3 months by the time they finish (3 months from 7800GTX is mid/late September, then 3 months after the 7800GT is early
NOVERMBER) to release their entire line of new cards, not just the 2 top tier ones
From the affordable top end (7800GT to R520 XL) it will be 4~6 weeks only, which isn't a huge amount, and I would guess that a lot of people might be thinking more about that kind of price than the rediculous 7800GTX/R520XT cards (although you have sooo much money you don't seem to care about the rest of us who don't have quite so much we want to waste on PC's, or that fact that many people are limited to 1280x1024 or 1600x1200 resolutions where the difference between a 7800GT and 7800GTX isn't so huge so we don't need the extra power, but appreciate the extra features such as transparency AA etc), and 7800GT now and SLI (which you seem so fond of) to get 2 7800GT's down the line is a reasonable option compared to a 7800GTX or even two of them.
I'm not sure I understand your reply.
I said it would be:
High end, unknown spec "launch" four months after 7800GTX- and we don't know if cards will even be available at launch.
there is nothing inaccurate about that.
1. We don't know the specs of the R520 from that article, so they are "unknown" like I said
2. We don't know that cards will be available at launch, so that is true as well
3. It says "Early October" for the "launch". I had two 7800GTXs in my hands 6/21/05. Four months from that is 10/21/05.
If "launch" means you can buy a card "early October" is only a week or two less than four months. I don't call a week a difference worth your whole post, so what is it you find inaccurate about mine?
Even AT editor alludes to "launch" and "ship" being two different things here
Originally posted by: KristopherKubicki
rise4310: Youre correct. However, shipping and launching are definitely not the same (particularly for graphics companies). Keep in mind too the dates are just slightly fudged too - usually they launch 3 or 4 cards at a time; you'll have to read in between the lines there.
Kristopher
So my "four months" could be more like five. Or six- who knows? This card has taped out more times than any I can remember.
Question becomes "How long do I wait on the chance these will be good products?"