A Cars forum. AutoBanter

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » AutoBanter forum » Auto newsgroups » Simulators
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

New video disappointment



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old January 14th 05, 07:15 PM
Mitch_A
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default New video disappointment

Just went out a bought a Pny Geforce 6800GT to replace my trusty 9700pro and
I must say it is quite a letdown. Either the 9700P was wayyy ahead of its
time or Nvidia hasnt got their **** together yet.

The ONLY reason I went Nvidia is because of Linux support.

Mitch
--
Remove "nospam." to reply.
SuSE 9.2 Pro KDE3.3.2a.
YaSTastic!
Ads
  #2  
Old January 14th 05, 07:27 PM
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default


Mitch_A wrote:
> Just went out a bought a Pny Geforce 6800GT to replace my trusty

9700pro and
> I must say it is quite a letdown. Either the 9700P was wayyy ahead

of its
> time or Nvidia hasnt got their **** together yet.
>
> The ONLY reason I went Nvidia is because of Linux support.
>
> Mitch
> --
> Remove "nospam." to reply.
> SuSE 9.2 Pro KDE3.3.2a.
> YaSTastic!


Thanks for the info - I was thinking about a X800Pro vs 6800GT. Guess
it's an X800Pro then (when the prices drop).

Kendt

  #3  
Old January 14th 05, 07:29 PM
redTed
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

> Just went out a bought a Pny Geforce 6800GT to replace my trusty 9700pro
> and
> I must say it is quite a letdown. Either the 9700P was wayyy ahead of its
> time or Nvidia hasnt got their **** together yet.
>
> The ONLY reason I went Nvidia is because of Linux support.
>


You sure it's not something else in your system holding it back ?
Personally, I went for the X800 Pro, but the 6800GT is ,supposedly, very
quick.


  #4  
Old January 14th 05, 07:46 PM
Mitch_A
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

redTed wrote:

>> Just went out a bought a Pny Geforce 6800GT to replace my trusty 9700pro
>> and
>> I must say it is quite a letdown. Either the 9700P was wayyy ahead of
>> its time or Nvidia hasnt got their **** together yet.
>>
>> The ONLY reason I went Nvidia is because of Linux support.
>>

>
> You sure it's not something else in your system holding it back ?
> Personally, I went for the X800 Pro, but the 6800GT is ,supposedly, very
> quick.


Yea Ted I had all intentions of going the X800Pro route but for a couple
minor reasons. First was Linux compatibility and I do like the idea of the
shader 3.0 support and the benchmarks between the two come in very close.

Im gonna do a fresh OS install later today to verify.

Mitch
--
Remove "nospam." to reply.
SuSE 9.2 Pro KDE3.3.2a.
YaSTastic!
  #5  
Old January 14th 05, 08:31 PM
Uwe Schürkamp
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 18:15:41 GMT, Mitch_A wrote:
> The ONLY reason I went Nvidia is because of Linux support.


doesn't ATI provide drivers for Linux, too?

Cheers, uwe



--
GPG Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61
  #6  
Old January 14th 05, 09:07 PM
Larry
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

So THAT's why you have been giving us the cold-shoulder lately

-Larry

"Mitch_A" > wrote in message
m...
> Just went out a bought a Pny Geforce 6800GT to replace my trusty 9700pro
> and
> I must say it is quite a letdown. Either the 9700P was wayyy ahead of its
> time or Nvidia hasnt got their **** together yet.
>
> The ONLY reason I went Nvidia is because of Linux support.
>
> Mitch
> --
> Remove "nospam." to reply.
> SuSE 9.2 Pro KDE3.3.2a.
> YaSTastic!



  #7  
Old January 14th 05, 10:52 PM
Mika Takala
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

> doesn't ATI provide drivers for Linux, too?
>
> Cheers, uwe



Yep, but those who have tried them will tell you to avoid ATI if you use
Linux.

--
Mika Takala


  #8  
Old January 15th 05, 04:25 AM
Mitch_A
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

Uwe Schürkamp wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 18:15:41 GMT, Mitch_A wrote:
>> The ONLY reason I went Nvidia is because of Linux support.

>
> doesn't ATI provide drivers for Linux, too?
>
> Cheers, uwe
>
>
>


Not for Xorg 6.8 just 6.7. Soon though from what I hear. I may take this
Nvidia back for an X800 if that happens soon.
--
Remove "nospam." to reply.
SuSE 9.2 Pro KDE3.3.2a.
YaSTastic!
  #9  
Old January 15th 05, 05:48 AM
rms
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

> So THAT's why you have been giving us the cold-shoulder lately

There's nothing wrong with the 6800GT. It's *twice* the speed of my old
9700pro. No, nvidia can't do fsaa/aa to save their lives, but so what, I'd
rather run 1600x1200 anyway.

At $350 5months ago it is and was the best perf/perf high-end card on the
market. ATI completely botched the release of the X800XT in all
departments, from performance to price to availability. It is only just now
that ATI is releasing a card, the X800XL, that matches the 6800GT, AND IT IS
PCI-E ONLY AND IS NOT YET AVAILABLE.

The upshot is that MitchA is just as screwed up in his videocard opinions
as he is in supporting the Asshole-In-Chief.

rms


 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Best video card for the price?... That age old question.... Jay J Simulators 7 November 6th 04 05:38 PM
Good off road video shot through the window? FlyingPolarBear 4x4 2 March 29th 04 11:20 AM
Great auto detailing video brand new David Welch General 0 February 6th 04 04:20 AM
Video producer seeking expert for how-to video production David Welch General 0 February 6th 04 12:37 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:43 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 AutoBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.