Got my 5800FX Ultra today, results inside

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: imtim83
NFS4 even on unreal 2003, GTA 3, unreal 2, etc ? If you don't play any of those games then what games do you play?

I play Falcon 4.0 SP3, Il-2 Sturmovik, and BF1942. I don't have time to play more than that really

Unreal 2003 -- Pretty graphics, mindless shooting
Unreal 2 -- piss poor game
GTA3 - haven't tried it before

 

[ElFenix]

don't get gta3 for pc its a piece of crap



anyway, i'm just here to say tecate sucks.

 

[Satanist]

Just curious. How many pci-slots that card of yours covers so that they are unusable? By the pictures I guess 2....am I wrong? If it takes two, then it sucks. I need atleast 4 pci's and my mobo (ASUS A7V266-EX) has only 5 pci-slots.....maybe i'll go with Radeon 9700Pro when Ati's new cards come out and the "older ones" get a little cheaper...=)

 

[oldfart]

The Zalman silent P4 HS coupled with a 5800 dustbuster is an interesting combo to say the least. Anyway, hope you are happy with it and can find a new HS to quiet it down. FWIW, my last 2 cards (GF3 and Ti4600) have been nV, but I wouldn't even consider a 5800 FX. Silly noisy HS, lower performance and IQ for more $$ than a 9700 Pro? I don't think so.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: oldfart
The Zalman silent P4 HS coupled with a 5800 dustbuster is an interesting combo to say the least. Anyway, hope you are happy with it and can find a new HS to quiet it down. FWIW, my last 2 cards (GF3 and Ti4600) have been nV, but I wouldn't even consider a 5800 FX. Silly noisy HS, lower performance and IQ for more $$ than a 9700 Pro? I don't think so.

Yeah man. A Zalman Silent P4 HS + a Dustbuster kinda defeats the purpose. I'm on a mission to make my computer completely silent (Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu coming today, Antec TruePower380, low-RPM case fans intake/exhaust, and a new Zalman northbridge HS to replace my HSF combo also coming today).

 

[oldfart]

Nice setup. I run mine similarly. I have a Zalman NB HS, Antec True330, (2) Panaflow L1A case fans (1 intake, 1 exhaust). This weekend, I'll be changing the stock Intel HS/F for an Alpha with another L1A. I'll also be dropping in a P4 2.4B C1 and shooting for 3GHz. The fan on my Ti4600 is pretty quiet. I can live with it.

 

[SickBeast]

Loud, yeah but it sounds manly.

As long as it doesn't sound like a beast then I guess you're ok.

Oh, and Canadian beer is better than the Mexican stuff, IMHO. Corona is nice tho

 

[AmdInside]

Any chance you'd want to trade your GeforceFX 5800Ultra for my Radeon 9700 Pro + cash? Email me if interested. Thanks.

 

[microAmp]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: imtim83
NFS4 even on unreal 2003, GTA 3, unreal 2, etc ? If you don't play any of those games then what games do you play?

I play Falcon 4.0 SP3, Il-2 Sturmovik, and BF1942. I don't have time to play more than that really

Unreal 2003 -- Pretty graphics, mindless shooting
Unreal 2 -- piss poor game
GTA3 - haven't tried it before

You need to add IL-2 Forgotten Battles to that list
How in the hell did you get Falcon 4.0 to work? I've always had problems trying to get that game working.

 

[Cat]

Originally posted by: motoamd
You need to add IL-2 Forgotten Battles to that list
How in the hell did you get Falcon 4.0 to work? I've always had problems trying to get that game working.

ATi drivers' superb quality, once again. . .and yes, I own a Radeon 9700 Pro myself. Doesn't mean I have to like it.

 

[VicodiN]

How much did you pay, and where did you get it?

 

[chizow]

I want one to play with But I'm gonna wait for NV35.

Chiz

 

[Shagga]

Originally posted by: chizow
I want one to play with But I'm gonna wait for NV35.

Chiz

TThinking the same thing....I'm sooo impatient though...

 

[AmdInside]

Originally posted by: VicodiN
How much did you pay, and where did you get it?

I traded some guy a card for it a few months back. I don't know. How much would you want in exchange?

BTW, I never overclocked this card.

 

[Mem]

I want one to play with But I'm gonna wait for NV35

I read some info on the NV35 over@NvNews

Our reader Lax was kind enough to translate and send in part of the article from chip.de's website. They mention some interesting stuff about the upcoming NV35 GPU.
NV35:
256 Bit Memory Bus
500MHz DDR I (Effective 1000MHz)
500MHz GPU
Low noise cooling solution (Different from NV30)

Here is the translation:


While running a quick benchmark in Quake3, 1600x1200, 4XAA and 8xAF it got 111 FPS, compared to a GeForce FX Ti5800 Ultra that got 48 FPS. However both chips were clocked at 250MHz because it was still a prototype, and they wanted to make an exact comparision to the NV30. So basically both were set to 250 in order to make a fair benchmark.

Link

 

[daction]

^ I read that as well, a 100%+ increase in AA/AF performance over NV30 sounds good to me Can't wait to hear more official news from bigger sites soon.

 

[chizow]

Originally posted by: daction
^ I read that as well, a 100%+ increase in AA/AF performance over NV30 sounds good to me Can't wait to hear more official news from bigger sites soon.

Oh my :Q, reading that was like going through that BMW Z4 commercial. :Q

It might be more than 100%, as performance might not scale linearly with NV30. 2x the clockspeed might give it the cycles and bandwidth to fully stretch its legs. Definitely a poor decision by nV to go with DDR-II and a 128-bit bus over DDR and a 256-bit bus if they knew they couldn't have both (due to memory controller limitations).

Chiz

 

[x1v]

Asylum? eww

 

[Schadenfroh]

what did you get on the 3dmark 2001?

 

[EdipisReks]

Originally posted by: NFS4
Unreal 2003 -- Pretty graphics, mindless shooting
Unreal 2 -- piss poor game

 

[First]

Originally posted by: EdipisReks

Originally posted by: NFS4
Unreal 2003 -- Pretty graphics, mindless shooting
Unreal 2 -- piss poor game

Of course, that's his opinion. He could be wrong.

 

[nick1985]

quit raining on his parade, the fx is a GOOD card, face it. maybe it isnt the best deal, but that doesnt stop it from being a high-performance card...

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Evan Lieb

Originally posted by: EdipisReks

Originally posted by: NFS4
Unreal 2003 -- Pretty graphics, mindless shooting
Unreal 2 -- piss poor game

Of course, that's his opinion. He could be wrong.

Well, all the reviews for BOTH games seem to back that up 100% Hell, even on these forums it's apparent:

UNREAL 2 - Utter and complete crap!

 

[First]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Evan Lieb

Originally posted by: EdipisReks

Originally posted by: NFS4
Unreal 2003 -- Pretty graphics, mindless shooting
Unreal 2 -- piss poor game

Of course, that's his opinion. He could be wrong.

Well, all the reviews for BOTH games seem to back that up 100% Hell, even on these forums it's apparent:

UNREAL 2 - Utter and complete crap!

I like UT more than HL, yet there are a ton of people I know who are just the opposite. I could give a hoot. (Btw, I think U2 is great, but again that's just me).

Besides, does anyone really care what Ebert and Roeper's opinions are on how good a movie is? I experience movies and games before I ask the opinion of someone else. That's just me though.

 

[Czar]

Originally posted by: Mem

I want one to play with But I'm gonna wait for NV35

I read some info on the NV35 over@NvNews

Our reader Lax was kind enough to translate and send in part of the article from chip.de's website. They mention some interesting stuff about the upcoming NV35 GPU.
NV35:
256 Bit Memory Bus
500MHz DDR I (Effective 1000MHz)
500MHz GPU
Low noise cooling solution (Different from NV30)

Here is the translation:


While running a quick benchmark in Quake3, 1600x1200, 4XAA and 8xAF it got 111 FPS, compared to a GeForce FX Ti5800 Ultra that got 48 FPS. However both chips were clocked at 250MHz because it was still a prototype, and they wanted to make an exact comparision to the NV30. So basically both were set to 250 in order to make a fair benchmark.

Link

sweeet though still they are using Quake3, an game from the stoneage

now I wish both ATI and nVidia would just slow down and start doing 12 month product cycles, the speed jumps are just getting too big, I want programers to catch up and actually use the power the cards bought last year have