Getting a 9700Pro!

Dom · Mar 14, 2003, 05:24 PM

I'm going to be getting a Gigabyte Maya II Radeon 9700 Pro!

293$ shipped!

dipstick · Mar 14, 2003, 05:45 PM

Sweeet, you're gonna love it. Wait 'till you see how good your games will look

Dom · Mar 14, 2003, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kakarot
Sweeet, you're gonna love it. Wait 'till you see how good your games will look

I can't wait!

toddsmack2k · Mar 14, 2003, 06:18 PM

It is awesome cranking up the AA and AF all games just look awesome

kinetic · Mar 15, 2003, 01:42 PM

Let us know how you get on with the card Dom!

Zardon · Mar 15, 2003, 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dom
I'm going to be getting a Gigabyte Maya II II Radeon 9700 Pro!

293$ shipped!

congrats and welcome to the team !

Dom · Mar 15, 2003, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kinetic
Let us know how you get on with the card Dom!

Sure will.

Dom · Mar 15, 2003, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zardon
congrats and welcome to the team !

Thanks.

Always wanted to try one of these babbies out.

Mar 15, 2003, 03:52 PM

im waiting for the 9800 PRO to come out... then i'll get that.

Dom · Mar 15, 2003, 03:57 PM

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Originally posted by generalstupid
im waiting for the 9800 PRO to come out... then i'll get that.

Yeah, not a big defference in the two though. I hear the 9800 is just a revised 9700Pro.

shuki · Mar 15, 2003, 04:34 PM

whats the ETA dom?

kinetic · Mar 15, 2003, 04:42 PM

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Originally posted by BWX232
Estimated Time of Arrival?

Dom · Mar 15, 2003, 04:56 PM

Well, guys. I won it on eBay, I'm yet to pay the seller because I'm waiting for the money to be transfered from my bank account to my PayPal account. That'll probally take 3 days from today, then I will pay the seller, and it should be shipped the next day via FedEx ground. So probally another week.

shuki · Mar 15, 2003, 05:20 PM

*yuck*..... /me hates waiting but is all too familiar with it

Dom · Mar 15, 2003, 08:19 PM

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Originally posted by shuki
*yuck*..... /me hates waiting but is all too familiar with it

Yeah, especially 'cuz your in Israel.

-={420}=- · Mar 16, 2003, 09:13 AM

Nice. I might buy a new card soon too. I was thinking...

The nVidia Quadro FX 2000

But for now I'm stuck with this crappy GeForce 2

Necrosis · Mar 16, 2003, 09:51 AM

I had an Elsa card along time ago..think it was one of the TNT Ultra's. Great company but why a Quadro board since their optimized for specific applications?

If you want to do that kind of work this card would be better.

Evolutionary Wildcat VP Visual Processing Unit (VPU)

* Over 200 32-bit processors dedicated to graphics processing
* 512 MB 256-bit DDR memory interface, 200 Gflops, and 1.2 TeraOps of processing power to enhance speed and performance
* Dual 370 MHz, 10-bit RAMDACs for flawless color and quality display

High-Level Programming Architecture

High-Level Programming Architecture is programmable for future CAD and DCC application advancements following evolving industry standards
Geometry Processing

* 16 dedicated 32-bit floating-point geometry processors
* Flexible surface and vertex processing
* 16 lights accelerated in hardware
* 32-bit Z-buffer minimizes the annoying flicker of triangle transposition

Texture Processing

* 128 dedicated 32-bit floating-point texture processors
* Up to eight, simultaneous textures in a single pass
* Programmable texture formats and filters for maximum texture flexibility

Pixel Processing

* 64 dedicated 32-bit integer pixel processors
* Programmable antialiasing supporting a wide range of antialiasing options
* Up to eight multi-samples in a single pass
* Programmable image processing and compositing

Virtual Memory Architecture

* Memory stored as L2 cache for faster access to frequently used data
* Seamless handling of large datasets - even when they exceed the card memory limits
* Designed for optimal buffer download performance
* Automatically pages out unused buffers for maximum efficiency

Flexible Dual Display

* Full 2D and 3D acceleration on two displays from a single card
* Double buffered hardware overlays
* Two analog displays (2 DVI-VGA adapters included), or one analog and one digital display, or two digital displays
* Dual display control panel and Window Manager

Drivers

* Unified, highly optimized, certified OpenGL and Direct3D drivers that run on any Wildcat VP board
* Custom 3D Studio Max drivers
* Acuity Window Manager provides precision window control on dual displays
* Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000
* OpenGL 1.3 with shader extensions
* DirectX 8.1 with vertex shader 1.1 and pixel shader 1.2
* Prototype OpenGL 2.0 drivers on request

High-Quality Video Processing

* Hardware color-space conversion
* Native support for YUV422 video (YUY2 and UYVY)
* High-quality up/down scaling

Display Connectors

* Dual DVI-I connectors
* Two (2) analog display adapters included
* DDC1/2b/2b+ support
* VESA display power management

Package Contents

* Wildcat VP Pro professional graphics accelerator
* Installation Guide
* Two (2)DVI-VGA adapters
* Driver CD, including virtual desktop manager and bonus applications

Wildcat VP 990 Pro

The Wildcat VP 970 128 MB is only $1,199.00 so just imagine how much this beast costs!!!

-={420}=- · Mar 16, 2003, 11:47 AM

The Quadro FX 2000 retails for around $1,899, and that's cheap! Other places sell them for well over 2 grand.

-={420}=- · Mar 16, 2003, 11:50 PM

Well, If you're gonna get a Wildcat, might as well be the best of the best:

BWX · Mar 17, 2003, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by -={420}=-
Well, If you're gonna get a Wildcat, might as well be the best of the best:

I don't think that honkin thing would fit in my computer!

-={420}=- · Mar 17, 2003, 08:42 AM

You're right!
It needs the following things to work:

Intel® E7505 or Intel® E7205 AGP 8x chipset
Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP2) or Windows XP
One AGP Pro 50 slot
One open PCI slots adjacent to the AGP Pro 50 slot for cooling and mechanical
128MB min. system memory, 512MB or more for best performance
3 MB of free space on hard drive for the video display driver software
50W of available power

Dom · Mar 20, 2003, 12:41 AM

OKay guys, it's all paid for, should ship tomorrow!

MikeDaMan · Mar 20, 2003, 12:55 AM

I hope you recieve everything safely Dom.

Dom · Mar 22, 2003, 06:15 PM

Well the card shipped yesterday via Priority Mail, altough I specificly asked the seller to send it via FedEx (he said he would), so that I may track it. Card should be here Monday, hopefuly. And of course I will provide you guys benchies for your comparing pleasure.

GOG · Mar 22, 2003, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BWX232
I don't think that honkin thing would fit in my computer!

Hehe, I was about to say the same thing. What a big sucker...

Dom · Mar 24, 2003, 01:53 PM

It's here!

shuki · Mar 24, 2003, 02:04 PM

woohooo!!! just give yourself a proper install (referrably a clean OS install) and you'll LOVE it!!!

toddsmack2k · Mar 24, 2003, 02:16 PM

Excellent DOM!!! Enjoy that great card bud!

Dom · Mar 24, 2003, 11:30 PM

Well I'm having some problems installing the card. I keep getting an error message saying something like; hardware or network failure data could not be saved. I get like 20+ of these messages, one for seemingly every program installed on my computer, i.e. PaintShop Pro, Motherboard Monitor, Norton SystemWorks, etc, etc, etc. I didn't do a complete format (I know that I probaly will have to), I just uninstalled my old nV drivers, restarted, ran DriverCleaner and install the Cat. 3.2's (or whatever version is latest, I forget). Note, I ge these messages as soons as Windows boots, not when I run the specific program. Also the problem goes away when I put my 4200 back in.

So what ya guys think, reformat only fix?

Necrosis · Mar 24, 2003, 11:38 PM

Sounds like it's regedit time.

Mar 14, 2003, 05:24 PM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Getting a 9700Pro! I'm going to be getting a Gigabyte Maya II Radeon 9700 Pro! 293$ shipped! Last edited by Dom; Mar 15, 2003 at 02:29 PM.

Mar 14, 2003, 06:18 PM	#4
toddsmack2k It Never..... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,173 Rep Power: 0	It is awesome cranking up the AA and AF all games just look awesome __________________ [color=blue]*Bleeding From the Inside Pouring Out, The* *DriverHeaven* Spiral, We Shall Never Let Go Of.[/color]

Mar 16, 2003, 09:13 AM	#16
-={420}=- DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	Nice. I might buy a new card soon too. I was thinking... The nVidia Quadro FX 2000 But for now I'm stuck with this crappy GeForce 2 __________________ [COLOR=red]My eBay Auctions[/COLOR]

Mar 16, 2003, 09:51 AM	#17
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	I had an Elsa card along time ago..think it was one of the TNT Ultra's. Great company but why a Quadro board since their optimized for specific applications? If you want to do that kind of work this card would be better. Evolutionary Wildcat VP Visual Processing Unit (VPU) * Over 200 32-bit processors dedicated to graphics processing * 512 MB 256-bit DDR memory interface, 200 Gflops, and 1.2 TeraOps of processing power to enhance speed and performance * Dual 370 MHz, 10-bit RAMDACs for flawless color and quality display High-Level Programming Architecture High-Level Programming Architecture is programmable for future CAD and DCC application advancements following evolving industry standards Geometry Processing * 16 dedicated 32-bit floating-point geometry processors * Flexible surface and vertex processing * 16 lights accelerated in hardware * 32-bit Z-buffer minimizes the annoying flicker of triangle transposition Texture Processing * 128 dedicated 32-bit floating-point texture processors * Up to eight, simultaneous textures in a single pass * Programmable texture formats and filters for maximum texture flexibility Pixel Processing * 64 dedicated 32-bit integer pixel processors * Programmable antialiasing supporting a wide range of antialiasing options * Up to eight multi-samples in a single pass * Programmable image processing and compositing Virtual Memory Architecture * Memory stored as L2 cache for faster access to frequently used data * Seamless handling of large datasets - even when they exceed the card memory limits * Designed for optimal buffer download performance * Automatically pages out unused buffers for maximum efficiency Flexible Dual Display * Full 2D and 3D acceleration on two displays from a single card * Double buffered hardware overlays * Two analog displays (2 DVI-VGA adapters included), or one analog and one digital display, or two digital displays * Dual display control panel and Window Manager Drivers * Unified, highly optimized, certified OpenGL and Direct3D drivers that run on any Wildcat VP board * Custom 3D Studio Max drivers * Acuity Window Manager provides precision window control on dual displays * Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 * OpenGL 1.3 with shader extensions * DirectX 8.1 with vertex shader 1.1 and pixel shader 1.2 * Prototype OpenGL 2.0 drivers on request High-Quality Video Processing * Hardware color-space conversion * Native support for YUV422 video (YUY2 and UYVY) * High-quality up/down scaling Display Connectors * Dual DVI-I connectors * Two (2) analog display adapters included * DDC1/2b/2b+ support * VESA display power management Package Contents * Wildcat VP Pro professional graphics accelerator * Installation Guide * Two (2)DVI-VGA adapters * Driver CD, including virtual desktop manager and bonus applications Wildcat VP 990 Pro The Wildcat VP 970 128 MB is only $1,199.00 so just imagine how much this beast costs!!! Last edited by Necrosis; Mar 16, 2003 at 10:01 AM.

Mar 16, 2003, 11:47 AM	#18
-={420}=- DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	The Quadro FX 2000 retails for around $1,899, and that's cheap! Other places sell them for well over 2 grand. __________________ [COLOR=red]My eBay Auctions[/COLOR]

Mar 14, 2003, 05:45 PM	#2
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Sweeet, you're gonna love it. Wait 'till you see how good your games will look

Mar 15, 2003, 01:42 PM	#5
kinetic DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester England Posts: 2,559 Rep Power: 0	Let us know how you get on with the card Dom!

Mar 15, 2003, 03:52 PM	#9
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	im waiting for the 9800 PRO to come out... then i'll get that.

Mar 15, 2003, 04:34 PM	#11
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	whats the ETA dom?

Mar 15, 2003, 04:56 PM	Thread Starter #13
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Well, guys. I won it on eBay, I'm yet to pay the seller because I'm waiting for the money to be transfered from my bank account to my PayPal account. That'll probally take 3 days from today, then I will pay the seller, and it should be shipped the next day via FedEx ground. So probally another week.

Mar 15, 2003, 05:20 PM	#14
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	yuck..... /me hates waiting but is all too familiar with it

Mar 16, 2003, 11:50 PM	#19
-={420}=- DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	Well, If you're gonna get a Wildcat, might as well be the best of the best: __________________ [COLOR=red]My eBay Auctions[/COLOR]

Mar 17, 2003, 08:42 AM	#21
-={420}=- DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 0	You're right! It needs the following things to work: Intel® E7505 or Intel® E7205 AGP 8x chipset Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP2) or Windows XP One AGP Pro 50 slot One open PCI slots adjacent to the AGP Pro 50 slot for cooling and mechanical 128MB min. system memory, 512MB or more for best performance 3 MB of free space on hard drive for the video display driver software 50W of available power __________________ [COLOR=red]My eBay Auctions[/COLOR]

Mar 20, 2003, 12:41 AM	Thread Starter #22
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	OKay guys, it's all paid for, should ship tomorrow!

Mar 20, 2003, 12:55 AM	#23
MikeDaMan DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 874 Rep Power: 0	I hope you recieve everything safely Dom. __________________ DFI Lanpart UT 250GB motherboard. 1GB 2X512 Crucial Ballistix PC 3200. AMD Athlon 64 3400+. Retail ATI Radeon X850XT PE AGP

Mar 22, 2003, 06:15 PM	Thread Starter #24
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Well the card shipped yesterday via Priority Mail, altough I specificly asked the seller to send it via FedEx (he said he would), so that I may track it. Card should be here Monday, hopefuly. And of course I will provide you guys benchies for your comparing pleasure.

Mar 24, 2003, 01:53 PM	Thread Starter #26
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	It's here!

Mar 24, 2003, 02:04 PM	#27
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	woohooo!!! just give yourself a proper install (referrably a clean OS install) and you'll LOVE it!!!

Mar 24, 2003, 02:16 PM	#28
toddsmack2k It Never..... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,173 Rep Power: 0	Excellent DOM!!! Enjoy that great card bud! __________________ [color=blue]*Bleeding From the Inside Pouring Out, The* *DriverHeaven* Spiral, We Shall Never Let Go Of.[/color]

Mar 24, 2003, 11:30 PM	Thread Starter #29
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Well I'm having some problems installing the card. I keep getting an error message saying something like; hardware or network failure data could not be saved. I get like 20+ of these messages, one for seemingly every program installed on my computer, i.e. PaintShop Pro, Motherboard Monitor, Norton SystemWorks, etc, etc, etc. I didn't do a complete format (I know that I probaly will have to), I just uninstalled my old nV drivers, restarted, ran DriverCleaner and install the Cat. 3.2's (or whatever version is latest, I forget). Note, I ge these messages as soons as Windows boots, not when I run the specific program. Also the problem goes away when I put my 4200 back in. So what ya guys think, reformat only fix?

Mar 24, 2003, 11:38 PM	#30
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Sounds like it's regedit time.