Dedicated Nvidia 9800 GTX Released!!! | Discussion | Reviews | See OP!!

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http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_9800gtx.html

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Considering how big the General 9-Series discussion has become, this is created for the discussion of Nvidia's 9800 GTX Graphics Solution which is released on the 1st April 2008.

Please keep all other 9-series talk in the original 9-series thread HERE


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General Reviews

BFG 9800GTX 512MB Review @ Hardware Canucks
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB Review @ Bit-Tech
ASUS GeForce 9800 GTX Review @ Tech Spot
GeForce 9800 GTX, 3-way SLI: May the nForce Be With You @ AnandTech
The new standard of fast: XFX 9800 GTX @ NeoSeeker
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX Round-Up @ Hot Hardware
ZOGIS GeForce 9800GTX Review @ Overclockers Club
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB @ HardwareZone
XFX and Palit GeForce 9800 GTX @ Legit Reviews
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX Review @ Toms Hardware
XFX GeForce 9800 GTX Review @ Extreme Tech
NVIDIA (BFG) GeForce 9800 GTX @ Hexus
XFX GeForce 9800GTX Review @ Overclockers Club
9800 GTX/X2 and 3870 Roundup @ Driver Heaven
XFX 9800GTX 512MB Review @ Bjorn3D
BFGTech GeForce 9800 GTX @ HardOCP
Zotac GeForce 9800 GTX @ TechPowerUp
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB Review @ PC Perspective
POV GeForce 9800GTX Review @ Guru3D
BFG GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB in SLI mode @ Guru 3D
High-end graphics card roundup Inc. 9800 GTX @ Nordic Hardware
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX @ Legion Hardware
ZOTAC GeForce 9800 GTX @ Benchmark Reviews
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX in Tri SLI Tested @ TweakTown
Point of View GeForce 9800 GTX @ T-Break
9800 GTX and SLI / 3-Way SLI Preview @ Rage3D
Early Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX Review @ PC Online
All Brands GeForce 9800 GTX Cards Roundup @ VR-Zone (Non-Review)

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GeForce 9800GTX Specifications:



• Core Clock: 675MHz
• Process: 65nm
• Shader Clock: 1688MHz
• Memory Clock: 2200MHz
• Memory Type: GDDR3
• Memory interface: 265-bit
• Memory capacity: 512Mb
• Stream Processor Unit / Unified shader number: 128
• Standard Shader Model: 4.0
• Standard DirectX Version: 10
• Interface: PCIe 2.0
• SLI Support: Three Card SLI Support
• RRP: 299-349USD


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Prices In Australia

More HERE: http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=9800GTX
And HERE: http://www.pricespy.com.au/search.php?q=9800GTX

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Hardware Canucks - 174.74 - X38 - Vista 64 - Q6600@3.5
Bit Tech ---------- 174.53 - 780i - Vista 64 - Q6600@3.0
Techspot --------- 174.40 - X38 - Vista 64 - E8400@3.0
NeoSeeker -------- 174.74 - 680i - Vista ?? - E6700@2.67
Hot Hardware ----- 174.53 - 790i - Vista ?? - QX9650@3.0
Overclockers Club - 174.53 - X38 - Vista ?? - Q6600@2.4
Hardware Zone ---- 174.74 - 975 - XPP SP2 - E6700@2.66
Legit Reviews ----- 174.74 - X38 - Vista 64 - QX9650@3.0
Toms Hardware ---- 174.53 - X38 - Vista ?? - QX9650@3.0
Extreme Tech ------ ?????? - X38 - Vista ?? - QX9650@3.0
Hexus ------------- 174.53 - 680i - Vista 64 - QX9650@3.0
Driver Heaven ------ 174.74 - 790i - Vista 64 - QX9770@3.2
Bjorn3D ------------ 174.74 - X38 - Vista 64 - Q6600@2.4
Hard OCP ---------- 174.74 - 965 - Vista 64 - X6800@3.0
TechPowerUp ------ 174.74 - P35 - XPP SP2 - E8400@3.6
PCPerspective ------ 174.74 - 680i - Vista 64 - X6800@30
Guru3d ------------- 174.53 - 680i - Vista ?? - X6800@3.0
Nordic Hardware ---- 174.40 - X38 - Vista ?? - QX9650@4.0
Legion Hardware ---- 174.53 - X38 - Vista 64 - E8400@3.0
T-break ------------ 174.53 - 790i - Vista 32 - QX9775@3.2
Benchmark Reviews - 174.74 - X48 - XPP SP2 - Q6600@3.6
Rage3d ------------ 175.53 - 790i - Vista 64 - E6300@3.2

 

Heheeh yah its been a while, quite a mix of reviews I like this overclock version which is expected to come out..

Now this is a OC version i would buy

http://en.expreview.com/2008/04/01/foxconn-9800gtx-512mb-core-clock-rated-at-780mhz/#more-320

 

Voted "The 9800GTX Looks Good.." but I settled with the 9800GX2, which I feel wasn't a bad move. Tri-SLI = $450+ board + $400 + $400 + $400 = $1650

 

But tri-sli will be faster than a single gx2 , and what mobo are you going to use with your gx2 ?

I like the GTX but also the Gx2 , my options would be 2xGTx or 1xGX2 .

 

Anyways, monkey needs a banana and some sleep, will post up other reviews that come online when i wake up. Enjoy

 

True, but the 9800GX2 wasn't for long term arrangement and I really didn't want to go and get another SLI board. I know the true next gen card will truely tempt me in ditching what I'm about to build. So what i'm about to build by the end of the week will suffice.

<offtopic sorry>
decided on using a EX38-DS5, I've no need for overclocking and need two PCI slots that aren't close to the PCIe for my wi-fi and x-fi and didnt want the bells and whistles of the dq6.

EDIT:

Damn you DM, I'm supposed to sleep but I can't, bloody graphs and pretty pictures Will sleep soon, will read half of it now and half at work when I get the chance. Cheers

 

To be honest, I'm quite a fan of the innovative stuff that Foxconn have been displaying will be keen to see how they all shape up as we workout what revision silicon they're running etc.

 

Damn these overclocked 8800GTS cards are overpriced
Nvidia must be happy with all this hype about these so called 9800 series cards, when all they did was overclock their 8800GTS cards and change the name.
This must be Nvidias April fools joke. They must be having us on if they expect people to pay anywhere near $400 for a card thats essentially an overclocked 8800GTS.

 

The card Tomshardware used overclocked nicely over 800 MHz. That's a lot of raw performance indeed...

 

Techspot review states this cards performance nicely ..

http://www.techspot.com/review/92-asus-geforce-9800-gtx/

 

Maybe , but considering the next release is also G92 based you may be using your Gx2 longer than you had thought.

My GTS 512 clocks over 800 too , I think nvidia is just taking advantage of the ability of this gpu .

 

9800GTX SLI wipes the floor with 9800GX2

German site Computerbase always test their videocards with a Quadcore running at 4 GHz.

Here are some benchmarks in DX10:

Bioshock: http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/...a_geforce_9800_gtx_sli/15/#abschnitt_bioshock

Call of Juraez: http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/...rce_9800_gtx_sli/16/#abschnitt_call_of_juarez

Company of Heroes: http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/..._9800_gtx_sli/17/#abschnitt_company_of_heroes

Crysis: http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/...dia_geforce_9800_gtx_sli/18/#abschnitt_crysis

Lost Planet: http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/...eforce_9800_gtx_sli/19/#abschnitt_lost_planet

World in Conflict: http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/..._9800_gtx_sli/20/#abschnitt_world_in_conflict

20K in 3D Mark: http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/...ia_geforce_9800_gtx_sli/7/#abschnitt_3dmark06

 

Hmm I think 800 is on the upper end of what's possible. I had a XFXGTS512 and although I could bench at 800 it was only really stable at around 740 MHz. Biggest difference for sure is the RAM. That was a huge bottleneck on the GTS and the RAM also didn't overclock that much more on the GTS.

 

While the SLI results look good, i think most people wouldn't be too keen on a SLI board and 2 cards

it does beat the 8800GTX though.. a 14 month old card.. by a tiny bit

 

Anandtech review: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3275

 

I plan to upgrade same time next year to be precise. When the next release, what Q3 this year? I think i'll be fine

edit: I don't have the luxury to upgrade to another G92 based card. I'm sure not all current G92 owners now will ditch their 14 month old cards that are just marginally slower than the 9800GTX, but as I said if the move was significant, ie. for me from 78xx series, then either a gx2 or a gtx is a good move.

I'm also hoping future driver updates will improve things.

 

I always hear this when a new card comes out, i was wondering if it has actually happened significantly in the past?

 

Oh well, time for mainstream users to catchup on high-end users.

My enthusiasm for a new graphics card are pretty low atm....need new games to justify a purchase.

 

I'll probably upgrade in a month or so, at the end of the day the high performence of the 8800GTX's means that I can get pretty decent money for them..so it's not going to cost too much to upgrade...might move on the whole rig actually...go the 790i + QX9650 + 4gb memory + 9800GTX (unknown quantity)