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Don't want to be a downer guys, but I'll probably wait for an annoucement from ATI's R300 before I jump on the Matrox bandwagon (I won't be building my system until September anyway). But right now I have to say Matrox is looking mighty well.
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This card has been way too over hyped, it is a briliiant card but overhyping can be bad and even though it is a good card it will not meet some people expectations.
System 1:
AMD 1.4 AYJHA-Y factory unlocked @ 1656 with Thermalright SK6 and 7k Delta fan
Epox 8K7A
2x256mb Micron pc-2100 DDR
an AGP port all warmed up and ready to be stuffed full of Parhelia II+
SBLIVE 5.1
Maxtor 40g 7,200 @ ATA-100
IBM 40GB 7,200 @ ATA-100
Pinnacle DV Plus firewire
3Com Hardware Modem
Teac 20/10/40 burner
Antec 350w power supply in a Colorcase 303usb Stainless
The spender in me wants one. But the wallet does not want to be raped. I most often have a hard limit of spending $300(CAD) on video cards, so I will probably wait until the 0.13s comes out so the originals are cheaper. Note: I couldn't care less about any games at this point, but if I do, I would like a card that CAN play them. I still don't think I will ever care about the absolute fastest framerate though and I really like Matrox parts. This G400 will be staying in this comp for some time methinks.
Personally, I got used to seeing to many people say it would blow me away. It doesnt really. It's marginally better looking than a GF4 with some nifty extras, but honestly, I was kinda hoping for something a little better in some regards. I do think it does have some very good features and it's a nice step for Matrox, and I will most likely be getting one as soonas I can, but thats only cause I know I wont pay retail for it. If I was looking at 400+ for the fast version of the board I wouldn not be buying it.
Thats my .02
A computer is like sex. Your never 100% sure what your doing but when all goes well, it feels REAL good.
So Far I'm very impressed by it and it seems to live up to the hype its gotten...which is nice to see from Matrox. I'm defently gonna get one, just because its Matrox, but I'm eagerly waiting benches on it also.
I have faith that it will be a great card....
Scott
Why is it called tourist season, if we can't shoot at them?
This card has been way too over hyped, it is a briliiant card but overhyping can be bad and even though it is a good card it will not meet some people expectations.
And there are some people who will not be pleased no matter what they do.
Relax, all that has been seen so far involves alpha boards, which are probably running below specs, and alpha drivers that still have alot of optimizations that can be and will be done.
Joel
Libertarian is still the way to go if we truly want a real change.
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