>From what I have read all nVidia products with a 84xx or 86xx model number, both mobile and desktop. But I could be wrong.
---- Brian On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Steve Tomporowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Which particular P/N boards are the G84/G86 used in? I do have a > 8800GT and an 8800GTS here, but no problems so far. > > My experience with Nvidia has mostly been, install card, load drivers, > run. Next version drivers make it go faster. > > My experience with ATI has been, install card, load drivers, doesn't > work, download new drivers, it sort-of works, don't worry fixed in > next driver version, months later, new driver version, something > different broken or same stuff not fixed, runs slower, oh, that'll be > fixed in next driver version, rinse and repeat. > > But that's just my experience. The 8800GT/Unreal Tournament problem > has really irritated me as the problem is supposed to be fixed in the > 177 version. Currently a 177 version is released for every operating > system EXCEPT XP. And that's been like that for a month now. > > So I'm in the market for a new video card, want something fast that'll > work. Seems like a pipedream.... > > Steve > > > On 7/11/08, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >From what I can tell the crashing is all about the fan issue I mentioned > > which is causing the overheating and crashing. And yes, it is a faulty > > driver. > > > > There are hacks to fix it while waiting for the next Catalyst driver > update > > on 15 July: > > > > http://nwgat.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/ati-radeon-hd-4870-4850-fanfix/ > > http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?p=4272339#post4272339 > > http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?p=2751569#post2751569 > > > > --- > > Brian > > > > On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Steve Tomporowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > Searched the forums for a bit on 4870 and came up with quite a number > > > of messages about crashing with most of the conclusions being 'driver > > > problems' and 'wait a few weeks for xxx drivers.' > > > > > > Now, of course I'll have to search on Nvidia problems and see if those > > > are less than 104,000 hits..... > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > On 7/11/08, Steve Tomporowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Is AMD/ATI's driver support finally gotten mature enough? That is > > > > what always burned me in the past. The drivers were always crap > right > > > > out of the box and updates were few and far between. And the review > > > > sites would never tell you stuff like visible skyboxes, etc. > > > > > > > > Of course now, with the 8800GT, Nvidia dropped the ball with people > > > > waiting over a year for driver corrections with respect to the Unreal > > > > Tournament series. > > > > > > > > And, of course, I expect to get a chorus of 'I've never had a problem > > > > with an ATI card'. > > > > > > > > My experience has been ATI = trouble, except if its a cheap 2d card > > > > you do nothing with. > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > On 7/11/08, FORC5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > some of us just DO NOT like ATI video cards. Everyone I ever messed > > > with gave me grief, nVidia never has. FWIW > > > > > Well every plug in, just built a system with built in ATI and it > gave > > > me no problem. chipset was AMD/ATI. > > > > > fp > > > > > > > > > > At 06:35 AM 7/11/2008, Brian Weeden Poked the stick with: > > > > > >Absolutely agree - why bother with Nvidia? Sure, they have the > single > > > > > >fastest card overall but that same card is on average only a bit > > > faster than > > > > > >something $250 cheaper (and in some cases slower). > > > > > > > > > > > >To quote Anand: > > > > > > > > > > > >"A pair of Radeon HD 4850s can come close to the performance of a > > > GeForce > > > > > >GTX 280, and a pair of Radeon HD 4870s are faster across the board > - > > > not to > > > > > >mention that they should be $50 less than the GTX 280 and will > work on > > > > > >motherboards with Intel-chipsets. Quite possibly more important > than > > > the > > > > > >fact that AMD's multi-GPU strategy has potential is the fact that > it > > > may not > > > > > >even be necessary for the majority of gamers - a single Radeon HD > 4850 > > > or > > > > > >Radeon HD 4870 is easily enough to run anything out today." > > > > > > > > > > > >His review: > > > > > > > > > > > >http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3341 > > > > > > > > > > > >And another roundup that reaches the same conclusions: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/07/11/summer-2008-graphics-performance-roundup/1 > > > > > > > > > > > >---- > > > > > >Brian > > > > > > > > > > > >On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 9:23 AM, Hayes Elkins < > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> And add to mix the 8800 Ultra, which still has higher > theoretical > > > specs in > > > > > >> certain areas (it is still the fastest card period for Flight > > > Simulator X > > > > > >> and few other older games). > > > > > >> > > > > > >> All in all, the GTX280's have the most upside. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Frankly for the price, the Radeon 4870 mops the floor with > > > everybody. Is > > > > > >> 5fps worth $300 more in Crysis? > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:54:38 -0400 > > > > > >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >> > To: [email protected] > > > > > >> > Subject: [H] Fastest Nvidia Card??? > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > Been searching the web on this, but it's beginning to get > rather > > > > > >> > confusing...which Nvidia chipset/card is the fastest...for > gaming? > > > > > >> > You've got the 9800GX2 versions and the GTX 280 which run > about > > > the > > > > > >> > same price. The hardware on the GTX series seems to have more > of > > > > > >> > everything, yet, the GX2 seems to be faster in certain cases. > Then > > > > > >> > this is made more complex as the drivers have evolved, so > > > benchmarks > > > > > >> > seem to vary from month to month. Anything definitive out > there? > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > Thanks....Steve > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > >> Making the world a better place one message at a time. > > > > > >> > http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_BetterPlace > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Tallyho ! ]:8) > > > > > Taglines below ! > > > > > -- > > > > > The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
