Pitou

[CaineTanathos]

Ya know ,3dchipset found out about this threat , its all over the place now

[funky-d-munky]

I was eroneously refering to the hopefully revised P (higher clock bug fixes agp 8x) as the P2. When in fact I was refering to the next P to be released with better performance "revised P1".

VigilAnt: "This changed, and I updated the info in the thread (if you bothered to read) as much."

[Nappe1]

Originally posted by VigilAnt

Referring to the new revision of Parhelia, I agree. That will be the 8X part with other fixes as I spoke about in one of my previous editorials.

This is not Pitou.

VigilAnt

well, now we are talking same language. I also knew that there is "New Product" at the works, but because it seems to be more far away (which is just IMO.) I decided to consentrate diging up information about new chip revision of parhelia.

Then again, it seems rather wierd that they have new and very different product numbers for AGP 8x boards (at rma.matrox.com), if we are only talking about the "New Revision".
One explanation could be that the changes in the new revision consists new chip packaging, so the pin layout might be changed.

oh well... maybe time shows.

[Fluff]

What is this part number referring to?

RMA list updated??

MGA-PAR.... etc?
There is 8x listed in the rma list as well?

[Nappe1]

Re: What is this part number referring to?

Originally posted by Fluff
RMA list updated??

MGA-PAR.... etc?
There is 8x listed in the rma list as well?

Credit where credit is due to.
someone here found that there is MGA-AGP8X...
who was it?

[TdB]

I think he is refering to "MGA-AGP8X-EXCTR" or "MGA-AGP8X-EXSAV".

hmmm... i Just norticed a "G+/DUALP" on the list too, is matrox going mutichip with the parhelia?

edit: there is also a "G+/QUADP"

interesting...

[Admiral]

So it's going to be the revised Parhelia with all the fixes and extra performance, everything the original P was supposed to be.
The questions are:
Price ? (ain't nobody going to give them more than 400$ for it... without bitching )
When ? (Christmas ? sure hope so... Spring ? not so good)

Also, would I be wrong in assuming that the current P with a price cut will fill the empty spot the P64 was supposed to fill ?

[Wienerschnitzl]

hi,

hello Matrox
please put the revised Parhelia out before Christmas, if there is one...
As you know, ATI+Nvidia are not sleeping:
Soon they will have their Certification Programs on (Card+Image Quality)

[Maggi]

Originally posted by TDB
I think he is refering to "MGA-AGP8X-EXCTR" or "MGA-AGP8X-EXSAV".

hmmm... i Just norticed a "G+/DUALP" on the list too, is matrox going mutichip with the parhelia?

edit: there is also a "G+/QUADP"

interesting...

those "G+" entries are covering G-series cards ...

there are five entries at the very bottom of that drop down box (see attached screenshot) :

• PH-A128B
• PH-A128R
• PH-A256
• PH-A256B
• PH-A64B

my guess would be that "B" stands for Bulk (OEM) and "R" for Retail ...

No clue about those Exciter (?) and Exsaviour (?) cards though

[Fluff]

From this rma list do you think sales @ matrox will tell us that the spec fratures of any model they ask for?

Guess there is only one way to find out...

Suppose with all this Pitou stuff... they may rename this card G800 and say it was too years late and then release the parhelia properly

[GNEP]

Then what about the following? I guess the first few are to do with the medical imaging kit, but there are an awful lot here that I cannot place...

MGA-P8X-MEDAN
MGA-P8X-MEDDI
MGA-P8X-MEDDK
MGA-P8X-MEDSD
MGA-P8X-MEDSD6
MGA-P8X-PTB
MGA-P8X-PTBEXT
MGA-P8X-PVI6DD
MGA-P8X-PVI8DD
MGA-P8X/PVI8DD
MGA-PAR-PVI4SP
MGA-PAR-PVL4DD
MGA-PAR/ESBC
MGA-PAR/EVV8
MGA-PAR/EVVC
MGA-PAR/EVVC8
MGA-PAR/PTB
MGA-PAR/PV4DD
MGA-PAR/PV6DD
MGA-PAR/PV8DD
MGA-PAR/PV8DH
MGA-PAR/PVC6DD
MGA-PAR/PVC6DH
MGA-PAR/PVC8DD
MGA-PAR/PVC8DH
MGA-PAR/PVCI6DD
MGA-PAR/PVCI8DD
MGA-PAR/PVI4DD
MGA-PAR/PVI4DD
MGA-PAR/PVI6DD
MGA-PAR/PVI8DD
MGA-PAR/PVI8DD
MGA-PAR/PVQ4DD
MGA-PAR/PVQ8DD
MGA-PAR/PVVIM

[Fluff]

we could set up another thread with guesses as to what these product codes relate to or ask Haig nicely

DD Dual DVI
DH Dual Head

PAR = Part .. this would make sense.

The others would make sense as not graphics boards but accessories for internal / developer use

The 8x in the numbers may mean another thing than AGP 8x

[ZokesPro]

Originally posted by Wrawrat
Hey ZokesPro, that's not only a Montreal thing. We use that slang pretty much everywhere here.

Parhelia Two would makes sense though, because the pronunciation is similar to P2. Maybe they'll only speed up the core clock to compete with NVidia/ATI. I hope they'll lower their prices, too, because 550$ CAD is a ludicrous price, especially when the company is so close from here.

Yeah I know (it's a french thing obviously) but Matrox HQ is in Montreal that's whay I specified that city.

[Slougi]

I think PAR means regular parhelia and P8X the afp 8x part, that would make more sense imho.

GNEP: Where did you get those?

[Yannick]

Originally posted by Wienerschnitzl
please put the revised Parhelia out before Christmas, if there is one...

I'm quite certain there is a Christmas planned this year, as usual.

Oh, sorry, you were speaking about a revised Parhelia ?