New cards to be announced ?

[Chrono_Wanderer]

Anyone remember this?

http://www.3dcenter.de/artikel/2003/01-05_b.php

w00t!

It's pretty accurate about Parhelia 8X! First quarter...

Now Parhelia II... second quarter... I doubt that...

edit: It's spreading like wildfire

http://www.3dcenter.de

[SpiralDragon]

23rd.. just a few days away..... please let it be good this time...

[Sasq]

What do you define as good?

[SpiralDragon]

well something that has good ogl suport + all the shebang with triple head... no banding as every one is saying.. i can live with 64mb just let the OGL performance be great.... great enugh to use in CAD systems and compeet with the ATI fire GL and the WildCat VP

[az]

Wake up - this is going to be a business card, with a little 3D (performance a la MX) on top.

Maybe the card/chp after that... but don't hold your breath.

AZ

[ganyaik]

We should wait for the official announcement and the first test reports about features/issues/etc.
If it hits ~ GF3 speeds and there won't be any issues then I may replace my G200 with it finally.

[Enak]

This would make sense after the BIG delay in the latest driver release, but I am a bit dubeous about the naming!

Lets hope the performance is a little better if it's going to be released into the mainstream.

[Flyke]

Don't really think it'll be worthwhile for me..
But I'm deffo anxious about it! Need to upgrade that G400 soon..
So who knows.

7 days people!

/Flyke

[ganyaik]

Better performance with half bandwidth? I wouldn't bet on it.
I wonder how the simpler design of the chip affects OC capabilities. We'll see anyway...

[Novdid]

Originally posted by ganyaik
Better performance with half bandwidth? I wouldn't bet on it.

Have you heard about those "amazing" solutions called GF4 Ti and Radeon 8500???

[SpiralDragon]

well ... i am not about to give up on M even if they dont produce an OGL card now.... (just hope that they do one soon or else i will end up with no alternative)

[ganyaik]

Yes, but those are faster than the original P with double the bandwith of LX, aren't they?
Anyway if the card would be as fast as a P or near to that, then what would be the benefit that the P gives for the extra $$$? Displacement mapping? +64 megs of RAM? If they lower the price of P as well then it's OK.
My 2 cents.
PS: I really hope that the card will be good enough for gaming and for DCC as well, because I should upgrade my G200 soon and I'm a bit afraid to go the ATI or NV way.

EDIT: I->If

[ganyaik]

Just came to my mind: the original P has 512bit mem bus, doesn't it? Then the 128bit of the LX is actually 1/4th of the bandwidth of P. I think this should explain the 'slower in some areas'. OK, I know it's not official yet, but still...

[Sasq]

P is a 256bit bus
the 512 bit refers to internal architecture

[ganyaik]

OK, thanx. Then there's nothing else to do than sit back, relax and wait about 1 week.
Thanx again.