R300 27500 3Dmarks ??

Doomtrooper · Jun 25, 2002, 01:49 AM

There is a some interesting screen captures of a Radeon 9500 Max posted at 3dfxzone , very interesting indeed.
The real question is are they for real, does Maxx refer to dual R300's ??? Discuss in our Upcoming Ati Card Forum

tazdevl · Jun 25, 2002, 04:47 PM

horsepuckey.

digitalwanderer · Jun 25, 2002, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Doomtrooper
There is a some interesting screen captures of a Radeon 9500 Max posted at 3dfxzone , very interesting indeed.
The real question is are they for real, does Maxx refer to dual R300's ??? Discuss in our Upcoming Ati Card Forum

[SIZE=large]You. Must. Be. High.[/SIZE]

"Step right up and look and see these fabulous screenies folks! Ignore all the smoke and mirrors, look at that score!"

Zardon · Jun 25, 2002, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by digitalwanderer
[SIZE=large]You. Must. Be. High.[/SIZE]

"Step right up and look and see these fabulous screenies folks! Ignore all the smoke and mirrors, look at that score!"

well if I didnt know you better id say that was spoken as a true nvidia fan

digitalwanderer · Jun 25, 2002, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zardon
well if I didnt know you better id say that was spoken as a true nvidia fan

<rant/>

Nope I say it as a long time, non-card-carrying member of the un-official (but best) ATI tech support group around; Rage Underground. I never owned a rage128 MAXX, but I've had to deal with hundreds upon hundreds of help requests for 'em! After a while we used to fight over who had to break the bad news to the new guy posting the never-to-be-finally-over-with-question-post of "I just got a rage128 MAXX and I'm having some trouble getting it to work under 2K/XP, is there anything you can do to help?"

And the trees whispered a gentle, "No."......[SIZE=xx-small](Good job trees!)[/SIZE]

It just seems like a hedonistic exercise in futility! If'n such a beast does exist I just fear a return to the nightmares, and please don't give me no "ATI has really improved their driver support lately" talk 'cause a couple of months of decent behavoir does not make up for over half a decade of crap! They still have yet to have a decent product launch before I would do anything else but double-over in laughter/tears at the announcement of an R300 MAXX!

Oh, and I really don't think anyone would be having a working proto-type without someone on one of the ATI boards I frequent having have heard and posted SOMETHING about it besides mere speculation!

</rant>

[SIZE=xx-small](BTW-The rant ain't directed at anyone here or anywhere else, just at ATI in general.)[/SIZE]

Zardon · Jun 25, 2002, 08:08 PM

well its an interesting article even if its more than likely false.

Doomtrooper · Jun 25, 2002, 08:11 PM

Muwahahah

digitalwanderer · Jun 25, 2002, 08:42 PM

<Dig runs over and gives Doomtrooper a big, fuzzy hug...Doomtrooper makes some suspicious "sniff-sniff" noises behind the Dig's back and rolls his eyes...>

[SIZE=xx-small]<The wife just went back to work after a looooooooooooooooooooooooooong week vacation that she had me do a few home improvements during.)[/SIZE]

Doomtrooper · Jun 26, 2002, 12:01 AM

Forge · Jun 26, 2002, 11:10 PM

Actually, the problem with Rage 128 MAXX and NT OSes had to do with AGP. The MAXX was *two* AGP devices, with one IRQ, in one slot. NT OSes did not like that at all. The 8500 AIW, for example, has a R200 and a Firewire controller. For that reason, an AGP-to-AGP bridge is used on the card. Using this AGP-to-AGP bridge, an R200 MAXX (or R100 MAXX, for that matter) is not only possible, it would probably work fine.

Driver problems? Sure. Not like ATI is #1 in that field to start with.
Crippled, totally nonfunctional, general broken except in 9X? No, not anymore.

With that said, the FPS from the tests don't line up with the score, and it's almost exactly as if the mofo used the ancient speedhack (Note he's in 9X, where the speedcheat works, doubt that's a coincidence). His chip name looks Photoshopped in, His base screen and his results screen don't match, His driver info page looks like he either .inf hacked or photoshopped.

It's BS, pure and simple. Don't make me go dummy up perfectly legit looking 'NV30' benches to refute this crap.

DriveEuro · Apr 30, 2003, 05:56 PM

I'd like to see this happening.... It's been almost a year. Musta been a joke.

Catalyst25 · Apr 30, 2003, 10:32 PM

It's a nice idea, but I doubt ATI will go the dual VPU approach anytime soon. One reason being they'd be competing against themselves. Another being the already high price of the cards... add more VPUs, board architecture, ram, etc.... no one could afford it.

Add to this that ATI already took the steps (and I'm sure have been comtemplating it for quite some time) to move their product cycle up from 18 months to 24 months due to a stagnant PC market .... draw your own conclusion

~~Asuka~~ · May 1, 2003, 01:47 AM

Il link mi porta solo nel pagina iniziale del foro...
e, guardando nel foro per le schede ATI, non posso vedere alcun messagio su questo "9500 Max"... forse Ã¨ giÃ* stato eliminato perchÃ¨ era cosi assurdo.

Jorsen · May 1, 2003, 02:25 AM

Have you hugged your pet Nvidia fan today?

ptzs · May 1, 2003, 02:53 AM

Fakedelic.

pikapika · May 3, 2003, 07:58 AM

hey Catalyst 3.3 = no more?
ATI to release Catalyst 3.4 instead?

http://www.warp2search.net/article.php?sid=12049

ToshiroOC · May 3, 2003, 08:56 AM

o_O Why is it that everyone keeps linking to the warp2search version, yet it was originally posted here?

DriveEuro · May 5, 2003, 02:19 AM

Yeah, I noticed that in extremeoverclocking forum. They were posting it. I was like "I read this first hand in DriverHeaven"

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Jun 26, 2002, 11:10 PM	#10
Forge DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Location: King of Prussia, PA, USA Posts: 107 Rep Power: 0	Actually, the problem with Rage 128 MAXX and NT OSes had to do with AGP. The MAXX was two AGP devices, with one IRQ, in one slot. NT OSes did not like that at all. The 8500 AIW, for example, has a R200 and a Firewire controller. For that reason, an AGP-to-AGP bridge is used on the card. Using this AGP-to-AGP bridge, an R200 MAXX (or R100 MAXX, for that matter) is not only possible, it would probably work fine. Driver problems? Sure. Not like ATI is #1 in that field to start with. Crippled, totally nonfunctional, general broken except in 9X? No, not anymore. With that said, the FPS from the tests don't line up with the score, and it's almost exactly as if the mofo used the ancient speedhack (Note he's in 9X, where the speedcheat works, doubt that's a coincidence). His chip name looks Photoshopped in, His base screen and his results screen don't match, His driver info page looks like he either .inf hacked or photoshopped. It's BS, pure and simple. Don't make me go dummy up perfectly legit looking 'NV30' benches to refute this crap. __________________ [COLOR=lightgreen] Vargr64[/COLOR]: Core 2 Q9450@3.2 [COLOR=red]\|[/COLOR] OCZ Dominator [COLOR=red]\|[/COLOR] 4GB G.Skill 800MHz [COLOR=red]\|[/COLOR] eVGA GeForce 9800GT [COLOR=red]\|[/COLOR] Raptor150+Seag750+Seag640+Seag320+Seag320 [COLOR=red]\|[/COLOR] Liteon LH-20A1H [COLOR=red]\|[/COLOR] Liteon LH-20A1S [COLOR=Red]\|[/COLOR] TT Armor+ [COLOR=red]\|[/COLOR] Corsair TX750W [COLOR=red]\|[/COLOR] Gigabyte EP35-DS4 [COLOR=red]\|[/COLOR] Logitech Z-680 [COLOR=Red]\|[/COLOR] Vista64 Ultimate SP1 [COLOR=Red]\|[/COLOR] Ubuntu 8.10 x64

Jun 25, 2002, 01:49 AM	#1
Doomtrooper Driverheaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 206 Rep Power: 0	R300 27500 3Dmarks ?? There is a some interesting screen captures of a Radeon 9500 Max posted at 3dfxzone , very interesting indeed. The real question is are they for real, does Maxx refer to dual R300's ??? Discuss in our Upcoming Ati Card Forum __________________ "It's time to kick A$$ and chew bubble gum....and I'm all out of gum." Duke Nukem November 1996

Jun 25, 2002, 08:08 PM	#6
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	well its an interesting article even if its more than likely false.

Apr 30, 2003, 05:56 PM	#11
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	I'd like to see this happening.... It's been almost a year. Musta been a joke. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Apr 30, 2003, 10:32 PM	#12
Catalyst25 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	It's a nice idea, but I doubt ATI will go the dual VPU approach anytime soon. One reason being they'd be competing against themselves. Another being the already high price of the cards... add more VPUs, board architecture, ram, etc.... no one could afford it. Add to this that ATI already took the steps (and I'm sure have been comtemplating it for quite some time) to move their product cycle up from 18 months to 24 months due to a stagnant PC market .... draw your own conclusion

May 1, 2003, 01:47 AM	#13
~~Asuka~~ BANNED Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 579 Rep Power: 0	Va bene, vediamo... ... ma dov'Ã©? Il link mi porta solo nel pagina iniziale del foro... e, guardando nel foro per le schede ATI, non posso vedere alcun messagio su questo "9500 Max"... forse Ã¨ giÃ* stato eliminato perchÃ¨ era cosi assurdo.

May 1, 2003, 02:25 AM	#14
Jorsen DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Have you hugged your pet Nvidia fan today?

May 1, 2003, 02:53 AM	#15
ptzs DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Location: .pt Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	Fakedelic. __________________ I'm not responsible for the above said.

May 3, 2003, 07:58 AM	#16
pikapika DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	hey Catalyst 3.3 = no more? ATI to release Catalyst 3.4 instead? http://www.warp2search.net/article.php?sid=12049

May 3, 2003, 08:56 AM	#17
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	o_O Why is it that everyone keeps linking to the warp2search version, yet it was originally posted here? __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

May 5, 2003, 02:19 AM	#18
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, I noticed that in extremeoverclocking forum. They were posting it. I was like "I read this first hand in DriverHeaven" __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024