Ati Hd2900 (r600)

Zardon · May 30, 2007, 12:34 PM

Discuss !

jp306 · May 30, 2007, 12:51 PM

I'm waiting to see how it does after Cat 7.5 or 7.6.

Erroneus · May 30, 2007, 12:59 PM

Yeah new drivers in 2 or 3 months will tell.

INSTG8R · May 30, 2007, 01:07 PM

Considering the Drivers we have been getting lately I'm in no hurry. I am planning to build a new rig probably the end of next month and TBH my loyalty is waining towards the Red Team as of late and for me right now its a tough decision to make.

Vikingod · May 30, 2007, 01:47 PM

As much as I want to love it, Im just not impressed. I'm waiting for the next run of DX10 cards anyway, I hope next year is brighter for ATI. Then again, NV has me pissed with not releasing drivers for XP, so I'm equally bothered by that. I won't be picking up one of their cards untill I'm sure that every eight months they don't stop driver development on my card and focus solely on the next generation cards.

**temeteus82** · May 30, 2007, 01:53 PM

Going to wait and see if driver updates improve it's performance... I do hope that it will be the case.

Lowfat · May 30, 2007, 06:21 PM

Not worth the $100+ over a 8800 GTS.

Buddahpest · May 30, 2007, 06:34 PM

I'm waiting to see if driver improvements bring up the performance of the card. If that is the case, I'll buy one. Otherwise I may do the unthinkable and get an Nvidia 8800 something. Not sure which model though. (GTS or GTX)

Judas · May 30, 2007, 06:58 PM

I'm considering waiting for the 65nm refresh, with Full UDV support.

RoyBatty · May 30, 2007, 08:36 PM

HD 2400 and HD 2600 are 65nm and have UVD. Or did you mean the R650?

Judas · May 30, 2007, 09:45 PM

No... the 2900 series.... or wen the r650....

**Mousey** · May 30, 2007, 10:28 PM

i'm not bothered until they release it in AGP lol,
iat the moment i'm in love with an x1550 so my standards aren't sky high yet

Chaos · May 30, 2007, 11:16 PM

I dont think they had any choice but to release it because of all the hype they put into it, but I think they should have canceled it and waited for the new shrink to 65nm because of all the negative press it created and AMD has enough on their plate trying to get cash flow

|2A|N · May 31, 2007, 12:27 AM

Nvidia is ichiban

Cpt.Planet · May 31, 2007, 07:11 AM

Uhhhhh how many months late was this and it still sucks that bad.

CDsDontBurn · May 31, 2007, 07:17 AM

NVIDIA or bust.

the hd2900 consumes almost as much power as a GTX, performs considerably less than a gtx, in most cases is out perfromed by a cheaper card that has more memory, AND they're trying to make a new 8 pin PSU standard for gfx cards forcing us to buy new PSUs!!!

Falstaff · May 31, 2007, 08:20 AM

Damn expensive....

OmegaRED · May 31, 2007, 08:21 AM

The 2900XT needs to be aborted. We're only in the 2nd week it's not a best seeling GPU so killing it off won't be painful to the fanbase.

Erroneus · May 31, 2007, 09:54 AM

Meh alot can be saved with drivers and the same driver-tweaks can properly be used on a r650 model anyway.

brutusmaximus · May 31, 2007, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

NVIDIA or bust.

the hd2900 consumes almost as much power as a GTX, performs considerably less than a gtx, in most cases is out perfromed by a cheaper card that has more memory, AND they're trying to make a new 8 pin PSU standard for gfx cards forcing us to buy new PSUs!!!

Far be it from me to feed your nvidia fanatism (don't you work for Evga?). however if you are going to quote technical information, at least get it right.

The 2900 consumes more power than the GTX, in fact it consumes more power than the Ultra. You will know on your next pro nvidia rant

Arathogorn · May 31, 2007, 12:48 PM

Well... I voted for the last option, I am an ATi fan, always liked their cards more than Nvidia's, but this one just sucks, it consumes 200W+ , needs a 8-pin PSU, has a loud fan and it's a pretty hot VGA.

Unless the miracle I'm waiting for is true, the drivers performance increase, it is a waste to buy it.

I won't buy one even if it's more powerfull than a 8800GTS 640 with the new drivers, I'm going to wait for Crysis benchmarks before chosing a graphics card, I want one that do more than 60 fps at that game, even If I will have to wait for R700/G90.

CDsDontBurn · May 31, 2007, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brutusmaximus

Far be it from me to feed your nvidia fanatism (don't you work for Evga?). however if you are going to quote technical information, at least get it right.

The 2900 consumes more power than the GTX, in fact it consumes more power than the Ultra. You will know on your next pro nvidia rant

more power than the gtx and ultra. where was that info at? the DH review, or another forum's review? i said what i said regarding the power consumption because that's what i remembered. i guess i remembered it wrong

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and just because i may seem pro nvidia doesn't mean i'm an NVIDIOT. i just simply go for who ever has the best hardware for the best value. recently i just even bought my current ATI card, the x1950pro agp, because the 7800gs blows compared to it

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RoyBatty · May 31, 2007, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arathogorn

...needs a 8-pin PSU...

It doesn't need a 8-pin PSU, you can run it with 2x6 pin (you just won't be able to use the Overdrive)

Arathogorn · May 31, 2007, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoyBatty

It doesn't need a 8-pin PSU, you can run it with 2x6 pin (you just won't be able to use the Overdrive)

I believe it needs the 8-pin PSU to monitor the temperature as well, doesn't it?

Judas · May 31, 2007, 08:17 PM

all that is stated is that 2x6pin will only limit your ability to use overdrive, nothing about temps or anything...

RoyBatty · May 31, 2007, 08:23 PM

I don't think that the power connector has anything to do with a temperature monitoring.

Edit: Just noticed this is my post number 666.

dsdsdk · May 31, 2007, 08:49 PM

More powerdrain than 8800GTX and performance on par with 8800GTS. And lacking UVD. Not impressed at all.

coldfrontt · May 31, 2007, 08:59 PM

Already have an 8800GTX, why would I even think about going backwards?

BWX · May 31, 2007, 11:23 PM

Terrible card, should never have been released

I think they should have waited until they could get much better performance out of it before releasing it.. Seems to be a failure as it is, at least when comparing it to Nvidia's fastest cards. Hopefully the next iteration will be better, they need to compete better with Nvidia to bring down prices for all of us, [COLOR="Lime"]Nvidiots[/COLOR] and [COLOR="Red"]fanATIcs[/COLOR] alike, (or people who don't care what company makes their video cards, as long as they get the best deal).

jimmylao · Jun 1, 2007, 01:05 AM

I'm an ATI fan...or was, I think I'm just sticking with whatever is faster and after many reviews Nvidia has clearly shown it won this generation. I just hope competition can occur for the two, otherwise will we be paying 800 for the next new generation of cards? *cries*

P.S. Basically what BWX said, I second that.

May 30, 2007, 12:34 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Ati Hd2900 (r600) Discuss !

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jp306 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 309 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I'm waiting to see how it does after Cat 7.5 or 7.6. __________________ "I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet." Rodney Dangerfield.

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Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,419 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	Yeah new drivers in 2 or 3 months will tell. __________________

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INSTG8R DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canadian lost in Norway Posts: 527 Rep Power: 0	Considering the Drivers we have been getting lately I'm in no hurry. I am planning to build a new rig probably the end of next month and TBH my loyalty is waining towards the Red Team as of late and for me right now its a tough decision to make. __________________ Sys. Specs. Intel E6600@3.2\|Abit IP35 Pro\|2x1024 Crucial Ballistix PC8500 \|Sapphire HD4870 512\|Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500G SATAII 16MB w/PRT\|SB X-Fi Fatality\|TT Tough Power 1200W\|TT Kandalf L.C.S.\|Samsung 204B 20" 5ms LCD\|Logitech G25\|Logitech G5\|Logitech G15\|Saitek X-52+Pro Rudder Pedals\|TrackIR w/Trackclip Pro 3DMark06

May 30, 2007, 06:21 PM	#7
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	Not worth the $100+ over a 8800 GTS. __________________

May 30, 2007, 01:47 PM	#5
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	As much as I want to love it, Im just not impressed. I'm waiting for the next run of DX10 cards anyway, I hope next year is brighter for ATI. Then again, NV has me pissed with not releasing drivers for XP, so I'm equally bothered by that. I won't be picking up one of their cards untill I'm sure that every eight months they don't stop driver development on my card and focus solely on the next generation cards.

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May 30, 2007, 08:36 PM	#10
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,941 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	HD 2400 and HD 2600 are 65nm and have UVD. Or did you mean the R650?

May 30, 2007, 10:28 PM	#12
Mousey Synth's Long Lost Bro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Web Design Hell Posts: 7,189 Rep Power: 245 System Specs	i'm not bothered until they release it in AGP lol, iat the moment i'm in love with an x1550 so my standards aren't sky high yet __________________

May 30, 2007, 11:16 PM	#13
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	I dont think they had any choice but to release it because of all the hype they put into it, but I think they should have canceled it and waited for the new shrink to 65nm because of all the negative press it created and AMD has enough on their plate trying to get cash flow __________________

May 31, 2007, 12:27 AM	#14
\|2A\|N SE7EN57 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 358 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Nvidia is ichiban

May 31, 2007, 07:11 AM	#15
Cpt.Planet DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 26 Rep Power: 0	Uhhhhh how many months late was this and it still sucks that bad. __________________ 5.1ghz QX6700 5.255ghz X6800

May 31, 2007, 07:17 AM	#16
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,805 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	NVIDIA or bust. the hd2900 consumes almost as much power as a GTX, performs considerably less than a gtx, in most cases is out perfromed by a cheaper card that has more memory, AND they're trying to make a new 8 pin PSU standard for gfx cards forcing us to buy new PSUs!!! __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

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Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	Damn expensive.... __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

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OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	The 2900XT needs to be aborted. We're only in the 2nd week it's not a best seeling GPU so killing it off won't be painful to the fanbase. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

May 31, 2007, 09:54 AM	#19
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,419 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	Meh alot can be saved with drivers and the same driver-tweaks can properly be used on a r650 model anyway. __________________

May 31, 2007, 12:48 PM	#21
Arathogorn DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Brazil Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Well... I voted for the last option, I am an ATi fan, always liked their cards more than Nvidia's, but this one just sucks, it consumes 200W+ , needs a 8-pin PSU, has a loud fan and it's a pretty hot VGA. Unless the miracle I'm waiting for is true, the drivers performance increase, it is a waste to buy it. I won't buy one even if it's more powerfull than a 8800GTS 640 with the new drivers, I'm going to wait for Crysis benchmarks before chosing a graphics card, I want one that do more than 60 fps at that game, even If I will have to wait for R700/G90.

May 31, 2007, 08:23 PM	#26
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,941 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	I don't think that the power connector has anything to do with a temperature monitoring. Edit: Just noticed this is my post number 666. Last edited by RoyBatty; May 31, 2007 at 08:28 PM.

May 31, 2007, 08:49 PM	#27
dsdsdk DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Denmark, CPH. Posts: 586 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	More powerdrain than 8800GTX and performance on par with 8800GTS. And lacking UVD. Not impressed at all. __________________ No more Kitty!

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coldfrontt DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: canada Posts: 248 Rep Power: 0	Already have an 8800GTX, why would I even think about going backwards? __________________ [color=blue]TANSTAAFL![/color]

May 31, 2007, 11:23 PM	#29
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Terrible card, should never have been released I think they should have waited until they could get much better performance out of it before releasing it.. Seems to be a failure as it is, at least when comparing it to Nvidia's fastest cards. Hopefully the next iteration will be better, they need to compete better with Nvidia to bring down prices for all of us, [COLOR="Lime"]Nvidiots[/COLOR] and [COLOR="Red"]fanATIcs[/COLOR] alike, (or people who don't care what company makes their video cards, as long as they get the best deal). __________________

Jun 1, 2007, 01:05 AM	#30
jimmylao DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 117 Rep Power: 0	I'm an ATI fan...or was, I think I'm just sticking with whatever is faster and after many reviews Nvidia has clearly shown it won this generation. I just hope competition can occur for the two, otherwise will we be paying 800 for the next new generation of cards? cries P.S. Basically what BWX said, I second that.