ATI R600 : What It Means To Us

Dashken · 26th Apr 2007, 11:04 PM

As we approach the day ATI reveals the R600 VPU to tech journalists all over the world, the Internet is rife with speculation about the VPU and the cards based on it. Are the rumours anywhere close to the real thing?

We put forth our own opinions on what the R600 VPU means to us, the gamer. Will the R600 be everything we wished for? Or will our long wait be in vain? Read on and find out what Empire23 thinks.

Link : ATI R600 : What It Means To Us

tashkavarish · 27th Apr 2007, 08:20 AM

quote: I don't know why they didn't choose to use the cooler on the Radeon X1950 XTX instead.

Probably because it's nowhere near quiet. I have it, and regret it.

It's fine for the most part as long as you're in 2D desktop and etc.

Start any 3D for more then a few minutes, it heats up and spins up. Drowns out 6 case fans from 2 PCs side by side! A crossfire system would be insane, add a 3rd one for 'Ludicrous speed!'.

I've thought about getting that Thermalright replacement heatsink but frankly a video card just doesn't last long enough.

Oh and I agree about the buggy driver part, mine seem to randomly swap to/from 2D/3D clock speed = very unstable performance.

The biggest fault is that control center, I wish they'd use their Firegl control panel for all products, or at least, as an option over the CCC.

I got the 1950XTX being fed up waiting for R600. As it stands, I'm most likely to fetch an 8800 GTX or Ultra if only to not see the CCC for at least 6 months.

Needhelp · 27th Apr 2007, 11:24 AM

The way i see it, we don't really need a Dx10 card at the moment. ATI delayed the release will not affect currect games. So we can still wait not unless you don't own a computers and really needed one must get Nvidia G8 series. As for the graphic cooler isn't it the manufacturer can choose to change to a different cooler. Example like asus or leadtek.

Have you seen DailyTech say about R600.
http://www.dailytech.com/ATI+Radeon+...rticle7052.htm
http://www.dailytech.com/ATI+Radeon+...rticle7043.htm

Ps: I join since 2002 but my post is 36. Reputation/power = non-existant

Adrian Wong · 30th Apr 2007, 02:46 AM

IMHO, it's one thing for ATI to be late with the R600. But if they are late and yet ship it with drivers that do not work right, lots of users are going to get really pissed.

AFAICS, the CCC is pure rubbish right now. It's causing more trouble than it's worth. ATI should junk it until they get it working right.

26th Apr 2007, 11:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 30,278 Reputation: 2417 Rep Power: 61	ATI R600 : What It Means To Us As we approach the day ATI reveals the R600 VPU to tech journalists all over the world, the Internet is rife with speculation about the VPU and the cards based on it. Are the rumours anywhere close to the real thing? We put forth our own opinions on what the R600 VPU means to us, the gamer. Will the R600 be everything we wished for? Or will our long wait be in vain? Read on and find out what Empire23 thinks. Link : ATI R600 : What It Means To Us __________________ \| Intel C2Q Q9450 \| MSI P45 Neo3-FR \| 2 x 2GB OCZ / 2 x 1GB G.SKILL DDR2 800 \| 1 x Seagate 250GB HDD \| 2 x Seagate 750GB HDD \| 3 x Seagate 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT \| Cooler Master CM690 chassis \| Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550W PSU \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings

27th Apr 2007, 08:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
tashkavarish Newbie Join Date: 6 Dec 2006 Posts: 10 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Nice hardware, bad software, and ow my ears. quote: I don't know why they didn't choose to use the cooler on the Radeon X1950 XTX instead. Probably because it's nowhere near quiet. I have it, and regret it. It's fine for the most part as long as you're in 2D desktop and etc. Start any 3D for more then a few minutes, it heats up and spins up. Drowns out 6 case fans from 2 PCs side by side! A crossfire system would be insane, add a 3rd one for 'Ludicrous speed!'. I've thought about getting that Thermalright replacement heatsink but frankly a video card just doesn't last long enough. Oh and I agree about the buggy driver part, mine seem to randomly swap to/from 2D/3D clock speed = very unstable performance. The biggest fault is that control center, I wish they'd use their Firegl control panel for all products, or at least, as an option over the CCC. I got the 1950XTX being fed up waiting for R600. As it stands, I'm most likely to fetch an 8800 GTX or Ultra if only to not see the CCC for at least 6 months. __________________ Opteron 165@2.2GHz Asrock Dual-Sata2 OCZ Gold EL PC4000 4X1GB DDR500 CL3-4-4-8 Corsair 620HX PSU Antec P180 (limited black edition) Sappire/Ati X1950XTX 512Mb Benq FP231W 1920x1200 LCD Windows XP SP2 Razer Tempest Copperhead Saitek Eclipse I

27th Apr 2007, 11:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
Needhelp Just Started Join Date: 18 Dec 2002 Location: Land below the WinD Posts: 36 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	The way i see it, we don't really need a Dx10 card at the moment. ATI delayed the release will not affect currect games. So we can still wait not unless you don't own a computers and really needed one must get Nvidia G8 series. As for the graphic cooler isn't it the manufacturer can choose to change to a different cooler. Example like asus or leadtek. Have you seen DailyTech say about R600. http://www.dailytech.com/ATI+Radeon+...rticle7052.htm http://www.dailytech.com/ATI+Radeon+...rticle7043.htm Ps: I join since 2002 but my post is 36. Reputation/power = non-existant Last edited by Needhelp : 27th Apr 2007 at 11:54 AM. Reason: Addon

30th Apr 2007, 02:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 33,143 Reputation: 3730 Rep Power: 78	IMHO, it's one thing for ATI to be late with the R600. But if they are late and yet ship it with drivers that do not work right, lots of users are going to get really pissed. AFAICS, the CCC is pure rubbish right now. It's causing more trouble than it's worth. ATI should junk it until they get it working right. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

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