XFX launches 9800GX2 in India!!

[Abheek]

source Tech2.com

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XFX today introduced the XFX NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2-based graphics card. The new card combines the power of two GeForce 9800 GPUs into a single graphics solution. Featuring NVIDIA HybridPower technology, 256 screaming fast stream processors and a 1GB framebuffer, it clocks in at up to 50 percent faster across games as compared to the GeForce 8800 Ultra.

The 9800 GX2’s dual-GPU design enables smooth game play at resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600, even with all available in-game features turned on. It is also designed for the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture, offering the highest data transfer speeds for the most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications, while maintaining backwards compatibility with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest support.



The 9800 GX2 graphics card utilizes a second generation NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology engine for an unsurpassed home theater experience. Users experience unprecedented HD picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color and precise image scaling for movies or video. PureVideo is a discrete programmable processing core that provides ultra smooth movies with 100 percent of H.264 video decoding from the CPU with significantly reduced power consumption.

Also being released at the same time is the new nForce 790 SLI motherboard, which is the only platform that supports DDR3 SLITM-Ready memory with EPP 2.0 and provides world-record setting memory speeds up to 2GHz. With a 1600 MHz FSB the XFX’s 790i Ultra SLI motherboard is also capable of three-way SLI.

The 9800GX2 graphics card and 790i Ultra motherboard are available with Rashi Peripherals and its nationwide branches across India at an estimated street price of Rs. 45,999 and Rs. 22,999 along with 3 and 2 years warranty respectively.

[goobimama]

What has the world come to!

[nish_higher]

oh sh** i thought 790i would cost 15k , this is insane
bonetrail be with u

[shadow2get]

Originally Posted by nish_higher

oh sh** i thought 790i would cost 15k , this is insane
bonetrail be with u

It will come down in a month or two. But not to abt 15k. Maybe at around 18k-19k. The Asus Striker Extreme which has nForce 680i chipset is still sitting at Rs. 18000 for the past 6-8 months from the time it was released in India.

BTW, if you are assembling a system based on this chipset, you would need to shell out some extra cash for DDR3 Memory which costs you about 10k-20k, for which you would get a new system with DDR2 RAM.

You would have to go for for this mobo only if price of the DDR3 RAM goes down.

[nish_higher]

^ i've got DDR3 rams (1333mhz gskill ones) for 180$ and will get Intel Bonetrail soon

[BBThumbHealer]

45K ...

[FilledVoid]

All I can say is "Absolutely Sick " . Now I go and fetch a hammer to break open my little piggy bank.

[Pathik]

@nish, Skulltrail? Btw where did u get that ram 4m? How many gb?

[Faun]

anything VFM from AMD ATI ?

[hellgate]

Originally Posted by Pathik

@nish, Skulltrail?

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/06...obo_pictured/1

[abhijit_reddevil]

Rs.45k is insane for a graphics card. Better buy PS3. At least it will not be outdated in the next 6-12 months, like Nvidia launching newer graphics cards every 6-8 months.

[infra_red_dude]

46k for gfx card and 23k for mobo which wud be "outdated" in 6 months??? Insane... shamelessly insane!

[dOm1naTOr]

u cud have CrossireX with 3870X2*2 for 45k!!!!!!!!or 9600GT 3 way SLI for mere 30k!!!!!!! and both cud easily beat this one

[Faun]

^something useful and worth considering

[ancientrites]

i will opt for 9800gtx or wait couple of months for this monstrous 9800gx2 to slash down a bit say about 35000/-.i still remember for this price i bought my leadtek winfast px8800gtx tdh way back in nov2006

ok where is Darklord? i would like his opinion on price

[max_demon]

PS3 is better

[nish_higher]

Originally Posted by Pathik

@nish, Skulltrail? Btw where did u get that ram 4m? How many gb?

naah, Bonetrail .ie. Intel DX38BT which costs 13k in india
2gb ram from Newegg,for almost 10k,

[fun2sh]

insane! 45k
no1 is goin to buy it.

[hellgate]

^^^ dont say that.hardcore gamers and enthusiats will surely buy.

[gary4gar]

Originally Posted by hellgate

^^^ dont say that.hardcore gamers and enthusiats will surely buy.

People would better buy a PS3 for sure.
i feel PC gaming has become pointless

[jithudigitised]

they could have priced it less...so that not that hardcore gamers like us can also make use of these beasts.ohh what a pityyy????

[xbonez]

crazy!! 50% faster than 8800 ultra!!!

[dOm1naTOr]

its crazy to hear....its just 50% faster than 8800 Ultra???
is this the best nvidia cud have done...over their own 1.5yr old technology[G80] ??
And it dun even supports SLI...Even 1.5yrs before....u cud have built more powerful system with 2*8800 GTX/U in SLI.

But on looks this one is a real beast.

[Harvik780]

From the info i have the Geforce 9 series was rushed in 2007.Expect the GT-200 to release sometime in 6-8 months.
Even the GT-200 appears to be a mildly powerful chip over the 9800X2 but its still early stage(so as they say).
BTW i am ready for some physics using multi-GPU,One of my systems is already installed with hybrid G84(8600GT) and G92(8800GT) GPUs,only the right software is required.

2560 x 1600! Is there a monitor that can support that resolution?