Colorful to launch new GeForce 9800GT with 128bit interface & GDDR2 memory : http://forums.vr-zone.com/news-around-the-...dr2-memory.html

speaking of GC that uses back primitive memory chips

must be damn slow

wtf tat card really look cheap....

the new cheap arse build quality from Colourful 9800GT as stated above perfomance just on par with 6600gt

ya..maybe gud for juz physX...and wtf tat colorful put it as 9800gt?

what?colourful 9800GT on par with 6600GT?

anyways 6 series are legends .my old 6600GT was able to play cod4 and several game titles on low to medium setting.then skipped 3 generations and on gtx260 currently .imagine all the drolling i have during my 6600 days,whn u guys hav 7,8,9 series

what a shame

im also lah
use 8500gt 1 year then straight jump to gtx 260

lol

really mah.... 8800gt going to mid end now, still wan make low ended version

8800GT is fighting from "high" till "low" wtf...haha.
should not be labelled 9800GT...should be 9700 haha.

somehow that word just tickled me

Single-PCB GeForce GTX 295 in the Works

Traditionally, NVIDIA designs dual-GPU accelerators with two PCBs holding a GPU system each. With the GeForce GTX 295 and its competitive pricing, NVIDIA found itself in a difficult position, as it faces direct competition from ATI with its now competitively priced Radeon HD 4870 X2. On the one hand, escalating manufacturing costs due to extreme competition with the sub-$300 graphics card market, is making it difficult for NVIDIA to keep up with GTX 295 stocks, on the other its repercussions that include bad press and losses due to not being able to keep up with demand, have pushed NVIDIA to rethink a way to make the GeForce GTX 295.

Enter innovation. The company is reportedly redesigning the GeForce GTX 295, this time on a single PCB design, which ATI has been using for its dual-GPU accelerators. Both GPU systems of the GTX 295 will be placed on a single PCB. This is expected to significantly bring down manufacturing costs, allowing the company to keep up with demands and competitive pricing. Expreview sourced the drawings of one of the prototypes, which shows a long single PCB card, with a central fan. You will also observe that there is a back-plate in place. It shows that a number of memory chips will be populated on the back, and both GPU systems on the front. It will be an engineering challenge, to populate five major heat-producing components (two G200b GPUs, two NVIO2 processors, and one BR-03 bridge chip), 28 GDDR3 memory chips, and the VRM area to power it all. The new redesigned card may surface internally in April, and may enter production by May.



Source: Expreview

wow, finally they are forced to be abit more inovative since they realized they are spending to much to build GTX 295. about time

but i wonder how's the temperatures gonna be like

single pcb gtx295.4870 x2 gonna lose its throne

look like my old alpha dog 8800GT

The position of fan is really bad..hope it just a prototype image

unless they make dual fan or put the fan at the back (like 4870x2)

is there any performance boost or performance lose in this new gtx 295??
i wonder can it SLI with dual pcb gtx295

i juz hope the price will be significantly cheaper..

I just bought the new Palit 9600GT 512MB with HDMI output. This new batch does not need extra 6-pin power supply. Sounds cool but can it surely be stable? Afraid might affect my PC if I do OC on the card.. hmm

*Anyway, u can see my 3dMark06 results with multiple CPU and GPU speed configuration here:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/647005/+500

This post has been edited by hazairi: Mar 26 2009, 04:46 AM