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  • #46
    The "drivers" on the new board will be "feature rich"

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    • #47
      We don't want feature rich drivers and HW. We just want the fastest 3D anywhere so we can have our names on the top of the 3DMark2001 benchmarks.
      <TABLE BGCOLOR=Red><TR><TD><Font-weight="+1"><font COLOR=Black>The world just changed, Sep. 11, 2001</font></Font-weight></TR></TD></TABLE>

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      • #48
        Even though the G550 is -RUMORED- to only have two pixels pipelines like the G400, but it can do two extures per pixel... So, coupled with 128-bits DDR-SDRAM and Matrix Skinning, it will be a pretty interesting card, although not as fast than those of the competitors. However, Dual-Head, solid multi-platform drivers and exceptionnal images quality will be things pushing in favor of Matrox. Concerning HSR, I don't think it will be done if hardware; if Matrox is to include HSR with the G550, it will most probably be software solution.

        M, I'm still waiting...
        Francis

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        We're currently working on the impossible;
        For miracles, we ask for a 24 hours notice ...

        (Workstation)
        - Intel - Xeon X3210 @ 3.2 GHz on Asus P5E
        - 2x OCZ Gold DDR2-800 1 GB
        - ATI Radeon HD2900PRO & Matrox Millennium G550 PCIe
        - 2x Seagate B.11 500 GB GB SATA
        - ATI TV-Wonder 550 PCI-E
        (Server)
        - Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 @ 2.66 GHz on Asus P5L-MX
        - 2x Crucial DDR2-667 1GB
        - ATI X1900 XTX 512 MB
        - 2x Maxtor D.10 200 GB SATA

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        • #49
          I agree with CHHAS. Such a board could be out for 1 year .

          I fear Matrox use only a 128 bits architecture. If so, i think the use of 128 DDR will not be usefull as of a Radeon or Gforce. Wait and see.

          HSR even in software could give us some boost, but what really will be appreciate are S3TC and Dot3 bump mapping.

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          • #50
            Most probably , will , could , should , may


            until i get a word from Matrox , I will not make up a card in my head


            so should you
            -muted-

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            • #51
              HSR in software sure provide some performance gain, sometimes alot, but it looks like my hairy 455 Have you tried software HSR on a Voodoo 5 5500 / GeForce 2 /GeForce 3 ??? Almost UNplayable in most games: a lot of dropped triangles and pixels, bad Z coordinates (an object supposed to be hidden by an other appears in front of that one) bugs current wave of software HSR.Even the hardcoded HSR in the Kyro/2 sometimes exhibits such problems (yet much more rarely...)

              Also, I don't know why you say that because TCFKAG800NKAG550 only uses a 128 bits architechture it shouldn't gain much from DDR SDRAM memory... Hey, doesn't the G4X0 already possesses a 256bits architechture ? and G550 is -RUMORED- to be a souped-up G400 (If I'm not mistaken, M's G400 was the first graphics chip to have a 256-bits architechture). I think you mistaken the core architechture with the memory bus' width

              CU, in hell or heaven; it doesn't matter to me, as long as there's beer and babes

              Francis,

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              What was necessary was done yesterday;
              We're currently working on the impossible;
              For miracles, we ask for a 24 hours notice ...
              What was necessary was done yesterday;
              We're currently working on the impossible;
              For miracles, we ask for a 24 hours notice ...

              (Workstation)
              - Intel - Xeon X3210 @ 3.2 GHz on Asus P5E
              - 2x OCZ Gold DDR2-800 1 GB
              - ATI Radeon HD2900PRO & Matrox Millennium G550 PCIe
              - 2x Seagate B.11 500 GB GB SATA
              - ATI TV-Wonder 550 PCI-E
              (Server)
              - Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 @ 2.66 GHz on Asus P5L-MX
              - 2x Crucial DDR2-667 1GB
              - ATI X1900 XTX 512 MB
              - 2x Maxtor D.10 200 GB SATA

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              • #52
                About HSR, don't know, never try, but you could be right.

                The G400 processor is 128 bits architecture.

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                • #53
                  <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by Barbarella:
                  ...

                  The G400 processor is 128 bits architecture.
                  </font>
                  true, but that's not all of the story ...

                  Despite my nickname causing confusion, I am not female ...

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                  • #54
                    i know that don't have time to explain each time

                    so don't tell it to me, tell him

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                    • #55
                      I didn't want to explain it to you, Barb ...

                      I rather extended your post, not ?

                      Cheers,
                      Maggi
                      Despite my nickname causing confusion, I am not female ...

                      ASRock Fatal1ty X79 Professional
                      Intel Core i7-3930K@4.3GHz
                      be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2
                      4x 8GB G.Skill TridentX PC3-19200U@CR1
                      2x MSI N670GTX PE OC (SLI)
                      OCZ Vertex 4 256GB
                      4x2TB Seagate Barracuda Green 5900.3 (2x4TB RAID0)
                      Super Flower Golden Green Modular 800W
                      Nanoxia Deep Silence 1
                      LG BH10LS38
                      LG DM2752D 27" 3D

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                      • #56

                        lol,

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                        • #57
                          I knew that it was a 256 DualBus core; I also know it's slightly different than a true 256 bits bus (two 128 bits buses instead of a 256 bus) and that difference offer almost no disadvantages over a true 256 bus...

                          So, let's get back to the real problem here: when are we be able to get our paws on a G550 ?


                          ------------------
                          What was necessary was done yesterday;
                          We're currently working on the impossible;
                          For miracles, we ask for a 24 hours notice ...
                          What was necessary was done yesterday;
                          We're currently working on the impossible;
                          For miracles, we ask for a 24 hours notice ...

                          (Workstation)
                          - Intel - Xeon X3210 @ 3.2 GHz on Asus P5E
                          - 2x OCZ Gold DDR2-800 1 GB
                          - ATI Radeon HD2900PRO & Matrox Millennium G550 PCIe
                          - 2x Seagate B.11 500 GB GB SATA
                          - ATI TV-Wonder 550 PCI-E
                          (Server)
                          - Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 @ 2.66 GHz on Asus P5L-MX
                          - 2x Crucial DDR2-667 1GB
                          - ATI X1900 XTX 512 MB
                          - 2x Maxtor D.10 200 GB SATA

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