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Dual Core cpu 2 SLi 6800 GTs, will this be gaming bliss ?
I suppose they must start making games that support dual core cpus right ?? everyone game should right ? Would love to get a dual core mobo 2 cpu slots, thus 4 cpus, i bet Tyran will do one That and 2 Sli vid cards i think it would be sweet, also some DDr3 memory 3 gigs ? What do you think will this happen Thanks. |
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On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 21:17:39 +1100, The Other Guy. wrote:
I suppose they must start making games that support dual core cpus right ?? everyone game should right ? Would love to get a dual core mobo 2 cpu slots, thus 4 cpus, i bet Tyran will do one That and 2 Sli vid cards i think it would be sweet, also some DDr3 memory 3 gigs ? What do you think will this happen Thanks. Look at the gross out prices for the MBs , Vid cards etc now I dont even want to think what the mem is going to cost. And frankly I dont see any games that need it now. Games drive the gear like Doom3 and Halflife are doing for the 6800s and other new generation cards. Most people besides the hardcore types dont even have that yet. Now if some new ground breaking game that needed that gear came out then you might actually see growing enthusiasm to upgrade more. I wouldnt mind seeing environments that are a magniture even richer looking than they are now, widescreen panels - maybe even multiple panels that surround you. And of course lots of quick moving detailed complex figures on screen with complex AI. Maybe they can start a HOME GAME ROOM craze like the Home Theater craze where people spend tens of thou or even several hundred to have a room modeled for acoustics and all that. In a game room they make it all dark with mood lighting that changes with the game , sound proof so there are distractions and maybe even temperature and full home theater level environmental sound reproduction. In the acoustically modeled room there would be a game seating module with the surrounding panels etc. Hey why not go all the way and have a machine that lifts the seat in the air and moves it around? So it simulates flight and car movement to some degree ? I have to admit though some costs are gross right now --- some are getting really reasonable. Im about to buy my new system as soon as parts are in stock. The AMD chip and a few boards are close to reasonable in price already. My beef - whats with the shortages delays with nforce4 motherboards? Many arent in stock. And whats with the ATI vaporware? They are listed in the WIRED top ten vaporware list for their poor performance in delivering various models to the mkt and whats with the 800XL that was so hyped???? I dont see any sign of it. Theres a hole thats huge just waiting for bungling ATI to get back into the game finally --- Nvidia seems on a roll but then screws themselves by having 6600 GTs priced decently but a huge gap between that and the low 6800s. The 6800s are going for ridiculous prices except for the deep discount sales on GTs once in a while. If the 800XL sells even for $299 and then they come out with a 128 meg version to fill that hole between $180-240 - I know Im buying it. Instead of having a decently priced plain old 6800 128 meg PCI express for $200-230 they are leaving a big hole there for ATI to clean up. Frankly I cant even find a PCI express 6800 and even the AGP are going for ridiculous prices. You have to go down to the 6600 or go way up to the 6800GT. |
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On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 21:17:39 +1100, The Other Guy.
wrote: I suppose they must start making games that support dual core cpus right ?? everyone game should right ? Would love to get a dual core mobo 2 cpu slots, thus 4 cpus, i bet Tyran will do one That and 2 Sli vid cards i think it would be sweet, also some DDr3 memory 3 gigs ? What do you think will this happen Thanks. Beyond a power trip, wouldn't it just be $2K spent on parts that'll look sluggish again in 2 years time? Typically the video card(s) will need replaced, 2 x dual-core CPUs shouldn't make a lot of difference, certainly not as much as tweaking out a motherboard and memory for maximum bus rates. |
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I beleive the time dual cpus come out all games will support it as well as appilcations. On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 15:04:03 GMT, theyak wrote: In article , says... I suppose they must start making games that support dual core cpus right ?? everyone game should right ? Would love to get a dual core mobo 2 cpu slots, thus 4 cpus, i bet Tyran will do one That and 2 Sli vid cards i think it would be sweet, also some DDr3 memory 3 gigs ? What do you think will this happen Thanks. I think it will be irrelevant for gaming as very very few games can use multiple processors. But hey, if you want to spend 3 grand every year to upgrade your gaming system, then more power to you. |
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On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 03:34:20 +1100, The Other Guy.
wrote: I beleive the time dual cpus come out all games will support it as well as appilcations. All games and applications? How many support P4's HT right now? How many support 2 CPUs right now? SMP isn't "new". How many support SSE2, SSE3? How many even have Athlon optimizations? Some do, most don't. When dual CPUs come out, they'll be expensive. The majority of gamers won't have them so the target market isn't there. Game development takes many months, years... they won't have any working samples of the CPUs until they come out, there's no way to put the cart before the horse. Dual core CPUs are not some grand advantage as you'd believe. One can already buy a dual CPU system... it's slower at gaming. AMD & Intel are moving to dual CPUs not for a performance advantage per se, but because they need it due to inability to keep ramping up CPU speeds with present technology. |
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On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 15:04:03 GMT, theyak wrote:
I think it will be irrelevant for gaming as very very few games can use multiple processors. But hey, if you want to spend 3 grand every year to upgrade your gaming system, then more power to you. Someone posted that AMD prices were going down again later this month or so. Also there are very few nforce boards and it seems like some Nvidia and ATI chips/boards are kind in a tight supply situation. If that clears up there could be cheap lower end 6800 , 800XLs maybe 128 meg versions down to $200 and a lot nforce4 boards down to $100-120. They were actually down to 116 initially at some places but prices are crazy now. There seems to be shortages on various things pushing prices up and down. The Gigabyte board was around 120 something then it went up to 135-175 at various places! The 3000 939 chip was 149 at newegg then they jacked it up to 175 ! Then they lowered it to 156 I think all within two months ! Nutty ! Also 6800 AGP prices were really going down in Dec and now they are jacked up sky high. You cant even find a PCI express version unless its taken from a DELL . Right now SLI boards are $200+. If SLI boards fell to 130 then I can see some hardcore gamers buying two 6600GTs if they were 120-150 or so. That puts the whole package into a non-nutso range. I can even see some buying some GTs for $250 for bragging rights. I think its nuts though but many would a SLI and one GT which would be in the OK range and then just see $250 or maybe even lower later as just like upgrading to a faster vid card a few months later especially if someone did a deep discount rebate sale like on black friday next yr. If a new game that needed super heavy duty graphic power came out then I could see it pushing sales to some extent. But whats with the shortages? Is the tsunami affecting anything? Are they just experiencing the usual delays ramping up production? Is the fact they have to ramp up nforce4 production and the relatively new 6800 and other lines AND working on supposedly a new PS3 game console for Sony just spreading them too thin? And ATI is supposedly working with MS for the new Xbox2 thats supposed to be out at the end of this year Ive read. |
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