Matrox Parhelia on Sale UK 15th July

Zardon · Jul 13, 2002, 03:56 AM

The UK release date of the new Matrox card is imminent, due for sale on Monday 15th July at £278.06 (some dealers offering it for slightly less). With mixed performance reports so far on the card, will this be a monumental flop or will this be Matrox's new comeback into the 3d Directx9 gaming market, with a challenge to the market leaders, ATI and Nvidia?

Only time will tell.

For those interested in being one of the first to own the card, get your order in <a href="http://shopmatrox.com/preOrder/europe/parhelia_datasheet.asp"> HERE </a>

Candyman · Jul 13, 2002, 03:58 AM

I really hope Matrox has a winner here....

Zardon · Jul 13, 2002, 04:01 AM

Well our very own Uberlord has his order in, so we will find out just how good this little baby really is !

tazdevl · Jul 13, 2002, 09:17 AM

Bah, I don't do professional graphics and this card is overpriced given it's performance. Driver updates will help some, but it won't be able to keep up with the newer techs on the market... especially given the fact that R300 is right around the corner and the CEO of nVIDIA restated that there would be a .13m part on the market this fall.

tazdevl · Jul 13, 2002, 10:35 AM

Latest review is @ GamersDepot.

Jul 13, 2002, 03:56 AM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Matrox Parhelia on Sale UK 15th July The UK release date of the new Matrox card is imminent, due for sale on Monday 15th July at £278.06 (some dealers offering it for slightly less). With mixed performance reports so far on the card, will this be a monumental flop or will this be Matrox's new comeback into the 3d Directx9 gaming market, with a challenge to the market leaders, ATI and Nvidia? Only time will tell. For those interested in being one of the first to own the card, get your order in <a href="http://shopmatrox.com/preOrder/europe/parhelia_datasheet.asp"> HERE </a>

Jul 13, 2002, 03:58 AM	#2
Candyman [DH] Lover! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 284 Rep Power: 0	I really hope Matrox has a winner here.... __________________ AMD Athlon XP 1700+ @ 2.53GHz Abit NF7-S v.2 Thermalright SP-97 w/ TT Smart Fan 2 2 x 512MB GeIL PC3500 Platinum DDR 2 x 120GB WD HDD - RAID-0 2 x 80GB Barracuda V HDD - RAID-0 ATI Radeon AIW 9800PRO SB Audigy 2 HP L2335 23" LCD (DVI-D) WinXP Pro SP2

Jul 13, 2002, 09:17 AM	#4
tazdevl DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 310 Rep Power: 0	Bah, I don't do professional graphics and this card is overpriced given it's performance. Driver updates will help some, but it won't be able to keep up with the newer techs on the market... especially given the fact that R300 is right around the corner and the CEO of nVIDIA restated that there would be a .13m part on the market this fall. __________________ RIG: P4 2.6C, Thermalright SP94/Panaflo 92MM M1A, IC7 Max3, Swifty MCX159, 1GB Geil PC4000 Ultra Plat, Modded Radeon 8500, Audigy 2, 2X WD Raptor RAID 0, WD 250GB SE, Plex 708A, 166SDVD, LianLi PC75, WinXP Pro SP1, Z680's.

Jul 13, 2002, 10:35 AM	#5
tazdevl DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 310 Rep Power: 0	Latest review is @ GamersDepot. __________________ RIG: P4 2.6C, Thermalright SP94/Panaflo 92MM M1A, IC7 Max3, Swifty MCX159, 1GB Geil PC4000 Ultra Plat, Modded Radeon 8500, Audigy 2, 2X WD Raptor RAID 0, WD 250GB SE, Plex 708A, 166SDVD, LianLi PC75, WinXP Pro SP1, Z680's.

Jul 13, 2002, 04:01 AM	Thread Starter #3
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	Well our very own Uberlord has his order in, so we will find out just how good this little baby really is !