what name will the card have?

[der-Leo]

the chip is called parhelia-512.
but what name will the card have?

the cards and the chips never had the same names.
for example:
chip: athena - card: impression
chip: 2064 - card: millennium
chip: 1064 - card: mystique
chip: 2164 - card: millenniumII
chip: g100 - card: productiva g100
chip: g400 - card: millennium g400, millennium g400max, marvel g400
and so on......

so what nave will the card with the parhelia have?

[VJ]

Well, continuing the early tradition, there ought to be different names for the different versions, followed by Parhelia...

But they could do what they did with the G400: keep the name of the chip, and add an extension indicating the version of the card (similar to G400 and G400Max). The other specs of the G400 had do to with the video-capture system (millenium vs. marvel), which is no longer present.
Looking at the naming of the later cards (G450, G550), I'd say they'll be using the chip-name with an extension...


Jörg

[Pace]

Guessing at:
Parhelia (L) 64MB
Parhelia 128MB
Parhelia Pro 128MB
Parhelia Pro 256MB

The last 2 generations saw Millennium precede the chip name, but Parhelia is meant to encompass all that is Matrox - so it'll likely continue into the card name.

P.

[[GDI]Raptor]

Perhaps they are keeping the Millennium name! Thats a a well known product name that many assosiate with a good product, but we'll se....

[Tempest]

Maybe it'll be the Matrox Millennia

...no, I wouldn't like that. Mr. Trottier seems to be very interested in astronomy, so it would not be surprising for me if the name had something to do with that (okay, Parhelia already has).

[ALBPM]

The Matrox "SOON-512"

[ZokesPro]

The Matrox "Monkey Basher 2000"

[BuddMan]

The Matrix.....

[Pace]

I think the Millennium name will be dropped. Matrox are touting this as the best thing since the Millennium. Another Millennium could be confusing. New name, new era of professional graphics.

(should I join Matrox PR? )

P.

[knirfie]

it wil; be something with parhelia, that much is clear from the matrox tech forum. Hey and you forgot the G200 schipset in your list with the G200, Millenium, G200 Mystique and teh G200 Marvel

[Parhelia Pro256]

A good name? hmmmm, let /me think. . . . . . . .

[Chrono_Wanderer]

how about
Matrox Parhelia XP (no good... Matrox will have to get copyright from M$)
Matrox NVStorm
Matorx M4D
Matrox Fidelity Pro-512 MAXXXXXX
Matorx Ultima-Parhelia
Matorx MVA (Matrox Visual Accelerator)
Matrox RSN Magic
and......
(64MB Version)Matrox BOAT
(128MB Version)Matrox COAT
(256MB Version)Matrox GOAT

[der-Leo]

Originally posted by knirfie
it wil; be something with parhelia, that much is clear from the matrox tech forum. Hey and you forgot the G200 schipset in your list with the G200, Millenium, G200 Mystique and teh G200 Marvel

i also forgot the G250, G450, G550 and all the other chips.......

[roadie]

yep the goat gets my vote