For all you people that have wondering on the delays of the r600, this helps explain some of them
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38300
Eys, I know it's the inquirer, but a lot of it seems to be correct. One thing that helps explain delays is that ati completely changed the r600 manufacturing process to 65nm, that should bring down r600 pricing and give ati a big lead over nvidia, another is that ati has a major stock pile working up for a massive launch, that way once it does come out, no one can complain about a paper launch. Also looks like amd is joining forces with just about everyone they can to keep up with intel and nvidia now, so I think the future is seriously starting to look bright for amd, yay them

Thoughts? Questions? Comments? (The taco does not accept flaming until a full 48 hours after the topic is posted )

And I just bought a 2nd 8800GTS. :? Sounds like AMD is going to (try) to have a field day with this. I wonder if the 8900's (AKA G81) are up to the job? :?:

I'm not sure, but I know nvidia will drop the bomb once the r2900xtx comes out (I think the reason why ati changed it form 2800 to 2900 is because they designed it to battle with the 8900gtx), but I am sure that ati wouldn't blindly launch the r600 without being completely confident they have done all they can to perfect the r2900xtx, and it being 65nm will really shove a pin up nvidia's arse because ati can price the r600 just slighlty lower than the 8900gtx and if the performance is the same, then they will make lots of money because of cheap manufacturing, and nvidia will start to lose sales, kudos to ati for that

This is old news already. There's at least two more posts on the same subject and, as you said, it's the Inq...

Ohh, well I checked the gpu sections and didn't find any titles talking about my article, but then again I only checked the top few, but this informaiton has only been out for a few hours now, it can't be that old

Not old news to me. Thanks.

That's what I thought, I was only out for a few hours, and this had only came up once I came home, I'm surprised that it has been posted a few times already in that sliver of time, anyways, I'm out to help teach

Will be for sure, they'll go head-to-head in benchmarks, just like current gen.

Anyway,
48 hours is a wrong prediction, this thread will be hijacked very soon I sense.

The 65nm part is some what old news, but that's the first I'd seen of that particular article.

Just what are you planning on doing prozac? 8O ^_^

Its not just the Inq thats posted this. At CEBIT there was supposedly a statement from AMD/ATI to that effect

*IF* ATi had an actual stockpile of product, it would be selling right now....changing their manufacturing process means they do NOT have a stockpile, that they still have to create it.....any secret "Stockpile" would be the OLD process not the new 65nm process.... ATI will sell product the minute it has enough to ship out. They won't be holding on to it until they have millions on hand....that is NOT how business works.


You know I like AMD and ATi products as much as NV, but with all the hype, some one needs to toss out a dose of reality now and then geeeesh. :?

Exactly; I'd love to see the X2900XTX outperform the 8800GTX, but until they have a product on the market, it's nothing but talk.

Nothing. Just discussing the exciting topic of R600...

45 hours 37 minutes 24 sec LEFT 8O

GET THE GUNS!




Anyway nice to hear that ATI is getting ready for a good competition.



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