R520 has a 512bit DDR3 Interface? (Source:HKEPC)

Sentential · Aug 20, 2005

http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/showthread.php?p=1903565#post1903565

Unless G71 has the same I will be buying an R520 XT in the fall

Rattle · Aug 20, 2005

i can't wait to see what they finally put out.

apu318 · Aug 20, 2005

The new cards are gunna be insane but disgustingly priced.

Rattle · Aug 20, 2005

thats ok i'm already saving up

jokers_greg · Aug 20, 2005

it seems the 7800GTX will get smacked down pretty hard

Avg · Aug 20, 2005

Does anyone have any ideo of when these should be available? I don't plan to buy one but the price drop they will cause might help me get a better card. By the way is 512bit necessary or is it going to be like 512mb, which was an improvement but not really needed right now.

jokers_greg · Aug 20, 2005

no no, just compare the same card that has a mem interface 100% less than another. the difference is huge

Avg · Aug 20, 2005

jokers_greg said:
no no, just compare the same card that has a mem interface 100% less than another. the difference is huge

It doesn't work like that, the reason why there is no improvement with 512mb of ram is because there is no need for the extra mem, so my question is, are we being bottlenecked by the 256bit interface so bad that we need to move to 512mb to get enough bandwitdh for the core.

d94 · Aug 21, 2005

man.. mebbe ill wait it out a tad.. get myself a 6600gt

TheGreySpectre · Aug 21, 2005

ahhh college is expensive, and so are video cards

H4Z4RD0US · Aug 21, 2005

I definantly am waiting and ready to purchase the best videocard in the fall..wether its this or the 7800 ultra. if ATI gets the better card.. I will get x2 in Crossfire, if nvidia does, same but in SLI. im guessing the prices will be from 600-650?

Yuriman · Aug 23, 2005

H4Z4RD0US said:
I definantly am waiting and ready to purchase the best videocard in the fall..wether its this or the 7800 ultra. if ATI gets the better card.. I will get x2 in Crossfire, if nvidia does, same but in SLI. im guessing the prices will be from 600-650?

I doubt they will be that low at launch.

Also, I'll assume you plan on upgrading the rest of your system before getting even one of these monsters?

jtlee75 · Aug 23, 2005

......waits with credit card in hand... need reviews.....

deception`` · Aug 23, 2005

Hate to say it, but all of this is completely irrelevant until we have the actual card. I'll pass judgement once ATI feels compelled to give us something more than paper.

deception``

jtlee75 · Aug 23, 2005

deception`` said:
Hate to say it, but all of this is completely irrelevant until we have the actual card. I'll pass judgement once ATI feels compelled to give us something more than paper.

deception``

That is what I was saying. I need reviews. I like ati but not a fan boy. I really need a vid card but want to see how it compares to the 7800 before I drop the cash.

Cheator · Aug 24, 2005

TheGreySpectre said:
ahhh college is expensive, and so are video cards

Who needs college?

This looks pretty good, although, really I am only interested in crossfire coming out. I want to hook up my x850 with crossfire and kick toal ***

EDIT: Relative ***. Obviously it will be hard to beat out this R520 dealy.

El<(')>Maxi · Aug 24, 2005

deception`` said:
Hate to say it, but all of this is completely irrelevant until we have the actual card. I'll pass judgement once ATI feels compelled to give us something more than paper.

deception``

Tell us something we don't know

Don't you think it's a bit silly to expect no discussion on upcoming hardware? I'm with you Sen, the minute these hit retail I'll have one, maybe two

deception`` · Aug 24, 2005

El<(')>Maxi said:
Tell us something we don't know

Don't you think it's a bit silly to expect no discussion on upcoming hardware? I'm with you Sen, the minute these hit retail I'll have one, maybe two

I suppose this is true. Trust me when I say that I am no fanboy of anything really; however, I am just sick and tired of how ATI has strung many of us along when it comes to some of their recent technology. r520...Crossfire....Grouper....the list goes on. To make matters worse, NVIDIA (who is usually guilty of the same paper-launch mess) has actually managed to DELIVER on time, which makes this seem even more foolish.

Like so many here, I am one of those who has refrained from purchasing a high-end video card so that I may compare the 7800 to the r520; unfortunately, there's only so long that a man can wait for something that has been floating around the 'net for months :-/

deception``

blitzkrieg1110 · Aug 24, 2005

deception i agree with you totally....nvidia might have messed up a bit in the past few years but they seem to be back into the swing of things. right now they are crushing ati in the high end sector (dont know about low-mid range) but i appreciate that nvidia is trying to do things on time instead of a pushed back release date on everything.

El<(')>Maxi · Aug 24, 2005

Yes it is frustrating, particularly when there has been so much talk of it's dominating specs. My problem with Nvidia is it inefficiency, they are system hog's compared to ATI card's. So for me I don't mind waiting on ATI if they deliver close to what's been projected.

ATI prices have also fallen recently so lets hope when this card does emerge we can all join the party.

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