Title: PC News Thread
drewgcn - April 30, 2004 02:13 AM (GMT)
We used to have this thread over at hyper, and it worked pretty well just as a place to post and discuss PC news, articles etc.
So if you find anything interesting, whack it on!
Just to get the ball rolling...
Firstly, AMD is releasing a new Athlon XP/64 (bit of a mixture of both architectures) codenamed paris, a 32-bit processor that runs on Athlon 64-bit motherboards. It will be a faster Athlon XP, as it is based on some Athlon 64 architecture (except 64-bit), such as the integrated PC3200 memory controller. This is pretty sweet news, as it is
Also theres some good PCI Express and DDR2 News and Info at Xbitlabs
And theres a new CPU maker coming on the market - they haven't got the speed right away (their current 300mhz processor they are working on can outperform a 2ghz competition they say though), but they have obviously got some good clock-for-clock efficiency, and allows the chip instructions (things like SSE and 3DNow!) to be reprogrammed as different programs are run. They are releasing their chips initially for video and networking this year, but they're expected to expand in the future. Some forumers of other sites expect them to become CPU competition in the future... Info at News.Com
So if you find anything interesting, whack it on!
Just to get the ball rolling...
Firstly, AMD is releasing a new Athlon XP/64 (bit of a mixture of both architectures) codenamed paris, a 32-bit processor that runs on Athlon 64-bit motherboards. It will be a faster Athlon XP, as it is based on some Athlon 64 architecture (except 64-bit), such as the integrated PC3200 memory controller. This is pretty sweet news, as it is
- going to bring Athlon 64 motherboard prices down
- a faster version of Athlon XPs at the same clockspeed
- a cheaper version of chips with the Athlon 64 architecture (memory bandwidth!!!)
- Allows for upgradeability to real Athlon64 chips when 64-bit becomes more widespread, as it is based on the same socket design/pin output as Athlon64s
Also theres some good PCI Express and DDR2 News and Info at Xbitlabs
And theres a new CPU maker coming on the market - they haven't got the speed right away (their current 300mhz processor they are working on can outperform a 2ghz competition they say though), but they have obviously got some good clock-for-clock efficiency, and allows the chip instructions (things like SSE and 3DNow!) to be reprogrammed as different programs are run. They are releasing their chips initially for video and networking this year, but they're expected to expand in the future. Some forumers of other sites expect them to become CPU competition in the future... Info at News.Com
laudern - April 30, 2004 02:42 AM (GMT)
im more excited about the BTX models that will be coming out later this year......I hope intel quickly follow up by releasing a new cpu
drewgcn - April 30, 2004 09:37 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (laudern @ Apr 30 2004, 12:42 PM) |
| im more excited about the BTX models that will be coming out later this year......I hope intel quickly follow up by releasing a new cpu |
Well the last release date we got was November, and that was given last year, and we havent heard much news about it since, so I've got my doubts about it being released this year.
What do you mean? Intel are releasing lots of new CPUs this year. Look out for LGA 775 socket next few months...
But BTX doesnt really affect what chips will be made, except for helping cooling a bit.
Lordage - April 30, 2004 10:27 AM (GMT)
Yeah I am waiting for BTX as well, once BTX arrives I will do a full upgrade. Probably ot the latest AMD64, unless Intel can produce something I am interested in.
With all the new Hardware/Software being released from now until BTX the next wave of PC's are sure to be quite interesting. :)
With all the new Hardware/Software being released from now until BTX the next wave of PC's are sure to be quite interesting. :)
oVerCaffeinated - April 30, 2004 10:28 AM (GMT)
NVIDIA RELEASE SHADER MODEL 3.0 SCREENSHOTS
Nvidia has just released some spanking new shots of what their next gen cards will pump out: Shader Model 3.0 (Pixel Shader 3.0 and Vertex Shader 3.0). These screens are taken from a demo using the FarCry engine :o
NOTE: ATi are heavily rumored not to include PS 3.0 in their next gen cards, looks like we could have a fight on our hands :P
Nvidia has just released some spanking new shots of what their next gen cards will pump out: Shader Model 3.0 (Pixel Shader 3.0 and Vertex Shader 3.0). These screens are taken from a demo using the FarCry engine :o
NOTE: ATi are heavily rumored not to include PS 3.0 in their next gen cards, looks like we could have a fight on our hands :P
thebigm - May 1, 2004 04:30 AM (GMT)
oVer: it seems that they werent from PS2 to PS3 but rahter PS1 to PS2, as PS3 doesn't change the image quailty, only how it is programmed, another bad by nVidia.
http://www.atomicmpc.com/forums.asp?s=2&c=7&t=5278
http://www.atomicmpc.com/forums.asp?s=2&c=7&t=5278
tHe LiNk - May 1, 2004 05:49 AM (GMT)
Yeah, nvidia once again get in shit with the consumers. It actually says PS 1.1 on those photos though.
drewgcn - May 1, 2004 08:16 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Lordage @ Apr 30 2004, 08:27 PM) |
| Probably to the latest AMD64, unless Intel can produce something I am interested in. |
WHOAH!
Lordage considering not buying an Intel, for an AMD. Never thought I'd see the day...
Lordage - May 1, 2004 12:47 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (drewgcn @ May 1 2004, 06:16 PM) | ||
WHOAH! Lordage considering not buying an Intel, for an AMD. Never thought I'd see the day... |
To be honest nor did I, but they have really impressed me of late.
As for the nVidia news, those shots are quite impressive, although I will be more interested to see what ATi come up with, they always seem to be one step ahead of nVidia. :P
tHe LiNk - May 2, 2004 04:39 AM (GMT)
First good picture of the X800 Pro:
Taken from: http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/product.as...C71XN9HSTJ27C2#
Taken from: http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/product.as...C71XN9HSTJ27C2#
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| The ATI RADEON™ X800 PRO delivers frame rates that surpass any previous graphics processor making it the world’s most powerful VPU. With up to two times the performance of the acclaimed RADEON™ 9800 PRO, the RADEON™ X800 PRO provides an extremely smooth, responsive HD gaming experience, putting capable gamers in complete control of even the most demanding game titles. A radically new architecture based on the latest .13 micron, low-k manufacturing process with ultra fast and efficient GDDR3 memory combine to produce extreme data rates and unbelievable acceleration in a quiet, cool, single-slot solution. BREAKTHROUGH IMAGE QUALITY The RADEON™ X800 PRO defines a totally new High-Definition Gaming experience for the avid gamer by maximizing performance and image quality in higher detail and at higher resolutions than ever before. ATI‘s new and revolutionary 3Dc™ image enhancement technology brings characters to life and scenery to greater realism by enabling significant improvements to the image detail of character art with increased performance and lower memory usage. 3Dc™ is slated to become the industry standard to support more complex high-definition visual effects in real time. ADVANCED 3D ARCHITECTURE The RADEONTM X800 PRO features SMARTSHADER™ HD, the most advanced pixel shader engine with 12 parallel pixel pipelines capable of an incredible 6 igapixels/second fill rate in full precision! With six programmable vertex shader pipelines, capable of up to 7000 million vertices per second and an overall capability of over 140 million floating point operations per second(Giga FLOPS), the RADEON™ X800 PRO delivers the most beautifully rendered high-definition 3D animation for the ultimate in intense, interactive game play. CUTTING EDGE VIDEO TECHNOLOGY The RADEON™ X800 PRO gives you more than just a great gaming experience. It also has sophisticated video processing, filtering and acceleration features that make multimedia applications more efficient, inspiring and fun. With VIDEOSHADER™ HD, the RADEON™ X800 PRO takes advantage of its advanced shader processing engine for user programmable video effects, video quality enhancement, and encoding and decoding of many video standards, including MPEG1/2/4, Real Media, DivX and WMV9. The RADEON™ X800 PRO also supports the latest high-definition and wide display formats, giving users bigger and more vivid movie, gaming and Internet experiences. SMARTSHADER™ HD * Support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 programmable vertex and pixel shaders in hardware * Direct X 9.0 Vertex Shaders o Vertex programs up to 65,280 instructions with flow control o Single cycle trigonometric operations (SIN & COS) * Direct X 9.0 Extended Pixel Shaders o Up to 1,536 instructions and 16 textures per rendering pass o 2nd generation F-buffer technology o accelerates multi-pass pixel shader programs with unlimited instructions o 32 temporary and constant registers o Facing register for two-sided lighting o 128-bit, 64-bit & 32-bit per pixel floating point color formats o Multiple Render Target (MRT) support * Complete feature set also supported in OpenGL® via extensions SMOOTHVISION™ HD * 3Dc™ - Normal map image compression technology resulting in high detail image quality * 2x/4x/6x Anti-Aliasing modes * Sparse multi-sample algorithm with gamma correction, programmable sample patterns, and centroid sampling * Lossless Color Compression (up to 6:1)at all resolutions, including widescreen HDTV resolutions * Temporal Anti-Aliasing * 2x/4x/8x/16x Anisotropic Filtering modes o Up to 128-tap texture filtering o Adaptive algorithm with bilinear (performance) and trilinear (quality) option 3DC™ * High quality 4:1 Normal Map Compression * Works with any two-channel data format HYPER Z™ HD * 3-level Hierarchical Z-Buffer with Early Z Test * Lossless Z-Buffer Compression (up to 48:1) * Fast Z-Buffer Clear * Z Cache optimized for real-time shadow rendering * Optimized for performance at high display resolutions, including widescreen HDTV resolutions VIDEOSHADER™ HD * Seamless integration of pixel shaders with video in real time * FULLSTREAM™ video de-blocking technology for Real, DivX, and WMV9 formats * VIDEOSOAP™ noise removal filtering for captured video * MPEG1/2/4 decode and encode acceleration o DXVA Support o Hardware Motion Compensation, iDCT, DCT and color space conversion * All-format DTV/HDTV decoding * YPrPb component output for direct drive of HDTV displays * Adaptive Per-Pixel De-Interlacing and Frame Rate Conversion (temporal filtering) |
Lordage - May 2, 2004 01:24 PM (GMT)
I love you ATi.
That's a damn sweet card. If only I didn't spend so much on my 9800Pro 9months ago :(
That's a damn sweet card. If only I didn't spend so much on my 9800Pro 9months ago :(
drewgcn - May 5, 2004 07:43 AM (GMT)