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> failed to exceed the Geforce 7800GTX performance. It is about even on
> some games but lags in others. Nvidia was holding off the Geforce
> 7800Ultra for the ATI X1800XT if it was significantly better than the
> Geforce 7800GTX but there is no need to rush that anymore. The
> Geforce7800GTX has 24 shader pipes, the X1800XT has 16 (when they were
> bragging for months they were going to have 32) and the difference
> really shows in shader heavy games. The other big difference is that
> the Geforce 7800GTX has been on the market for several months now, so
> it is going for about $450 now while the ATI X1800XT is still at least
> a month away from hitting shelves in extremely limited quantities at
> $600. Pay $150 more for about the same performance, that will be a real
> seller. Not only that, the ATI Crossfire is crap.

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>
> Huh,, Blig Merk is a Nvidia fan-fairy.
> YOU SAD DICKHEAD>>GET A XXXXING LIFE
> yeah.i'm pissed.

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> Another line of bragging bullshit ended. The ATI X1800XT (R520) has
> failed to exceed the Geforce 7800GTX performance. It is about even on
> some games but lags in others. Nvidia was holding off the Geforce
> 7800Ultra for the ATI X1800XT if it was significantly better than the
> Geforce 7800GTX but there is no need to rush that anymore. The
> Geforce7800GTX has 24 shader pipes, the X1800XT has 16 (when they were
> bragging for months they were going to have 32) and the difference
> really shows in shader heavy games. The other big difference is that
> the Geforce 7800GTX has been on the market for several months now, so
> it is going for about $450 now while the ATI X1800XT is still at least
> a month away from hitting shelves in extremely limited quantities at
> $600. Pay $150 more for about the same performance, that will be a real
> seller. Not only that, the ATI Crossfire is crap.
>
> http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1813.1/
> http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1813.2/
> http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1813.3/
> http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1813.4/
> http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1813.5/
>

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> Another line of bragging bullshit ended. The ATI X1800XT (R520) has
> failed to exceed the Geforce 7800GTX performance. It is about even on
> some games but lags in others. Nvidia was holding off the Geforce
> 7800Ultra for the ATI X1800XT if it was significantly better than the
> Geforce 7800GTX but there is no need to rush that anymore. The
> Geforce7800GTX has 24 shader pipes, the X1800XT has 16 (when they were
> bragging for months they were going to have 32) and the difference
> really shows in shader heavy games. The other big difference is that
> the Geforce 7800GTX has been on the market for several months now, so
> it is going for about $450 now while the ATI X1800XT is still at least
> a month away from hitting shelves in extremely limited quantities at
> $600. Pay $150 more for about the same performance, that will be a real
> seller. Not only that, the ATI Crossfire is crap.
>
> http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1813.1/
> http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1813.2/
> http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1813.3/
> http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1813.4/
> http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1813.5/
>

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>
>redTed wrote:
>
>
>Bligmerk's black little heart seethes with hatred for anything Xbox-related.
>He used to hate Nvidia when they were the GPU supplier for Xbox. Now that
>ATI is supplying the GPU for the Xbox 360, his hatred has switched to ATI
>and he's an Nvidia supporter. So not only is he completely and utterly
>obsessed with a toy, he's a two-faced flaming hypocrite. Sad, isn't it?
>
>-Z-
>
>

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> Another line of bragging bullshit ended. The ATI X1800XT (R520) has
> failed to exceed the Geforce 7800GTX performance. It is about even on
> some games but lags in others. Nvidia was holding off the Geforce
> 7800Ultra for the ATI X1800XT if it was significantly better than the
> Geforce 7800GTX but there is no need to rush that anymore. The
> Geforce7800GTX has 24 shader pipes, the X1800XT has 16 (when they were
> bragging for months they were going to have 32) and the difference
> really shows in shader heavy games. The other big difference is that
> the Geforce 7800GTX has been on the market for several months now, so
> it is going for about $450 now while the ATI X1800XT is still at least
> a month away from hitting shelves in extremely limited quantities at
> $600. Pay $150 more for about the same performance, that will be a real
> seller. Not only that, the ATI Crossfire is crap.
>
> http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1813.1/
> http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1813.2/
> http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1813.3/
> http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1813.4/
> http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1813.5/
>

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> Another line of bragging bullshit ended.

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>Memnoch <memnoch@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com> looked up from
>reading the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good,
>the signs say:
>
>
>Fastest is your only criteria?
>
>I'd have gone for fastest card with the best price (which might mean
>second fastest if the price difference is large) and with the best
>driver support (don't care how fast it is if the drivers give problems.)

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>Your all a bunch of sad-arse-moofoo's. This post sure brought out all
>the ATI fanbois in the group. Makes me laugh. Hope you've all stopped
>crying and im sure mummy has given you a nice big cuddle to stop the
>tears.
>
>The ATI X1800XT is rubbish. Everyone in the industry knows it. I've
>personally seen one in action and can verify they are infact slower
>than a bog standard 7800GTX in all the benchies i've seen first hand.
>

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>Sorry ATI fanbois but your 'next big thing' has fizzed and poped.
>NVidia is still king and will be for some time I expect.
>
>It is a shame though, because without competition Nvidia will once
>again rest on its laurrels waiting for ATI to play catchup in the year
>ahead.
>

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>redTed wrote:
>
>
>Bligmerk's black little heart seethes with hatred for anything Xbox-related.
>He used to hate Nvidia when they were the GPU supplier for Xbox. Now that
>ATI is supplying the GPU for the Xbox 360, his hatred has switched to ATI
>and he's an Nvidia supporter. So not only is he completely and utterly
>obsessed with a toy, he's a two-faced flaming hypocrite. Sad, isn't it?

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> Memnoch <memnoch@nospampleaseimbritish.ntlworld.com> looked up from
> reading the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good,
> the signs say:
>
>
> Fastest is your only criteria?
>
> I'd have gone for fastest card with the best price (which might mean
> second fastest if the price difference is large) and with the best
> driver support (don't care how fast it is if the drivers give problems.)
>