ASUS Extreme Radeon X1800 XT TOP

jmke · 3rd January 2006, 00:26

Ironically enough, the tale of the R520 GPU used in ATI’s Radeon X1800 shares many similarities with NVIDIA’s ill-fated NV30 GPU, which was found in their GeForce FX 5800 line.

Both GPUs were based on entirely new architectures. In the case of NV30, NVIDIA was ushering in the era of DX9 graphics, while R520 was ATI’s first graphics part to utilize shader model 3.0. It could also be said that engineers at both firms were shooting for the same basic design philosophy, choosing higher clock speeds rather than integrating more shading units into their respective designs. In the case of NV30, NVIDIA was shooting for the lofty clock speed of 500MHz (most GPUs at the time were stuck around 300MHz), while NV30 was built around a 4-pixel pipeline architecture.

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/..._x1800_xt_top/

3rd January 2006, 01:49

Heatpipes would be a good way to punch Zalman in the face for VGA coolers especially with those noisy stock coolers on the x1800XTs.

jmke · 3rd January 2006, 02:00

"punch Zalman in the face" :wtf:

are you happy @ home?

The Senile Doctor · 3rd January 2006, 10:37

I sense a lot of frustration and anger here

3rd January 2006, 12:52

I need something to cool my x1800XT more silent. The fan whines more than I do

3rd January 2006, 00:26	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	ASUS Extreme Radeon X1800 XT TOP Ironically enough, the tale of the R520 GPU used in ATI’s Radeon X1800 shares many similarities with NVIDIA’s ill-fated NV30 GPU, which was found in their GeForce FX 5800 line. Both GPUs were based on entirely new architectures. In the case of NV30, NVIDIA was ushering in the era of DX9 graphics, while R520 was ATI’s first graphics part to utilize shader model 3.0. It could also be said that engineers at both firms were shooting for the same basic design philosophy, choosing higher clock speeds rather than integrating more shading units into their respective designs. In the case of NV30, NVIDIA was shooting for the lofty clock speed of 500MHz (most GPUs at the time were stuck around 300MHz), while NV30 was built around a 4-pixel pipeline architecture. http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/..._x1800_xt_top/ __________________

3rd January 2006, 02:00	#3
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	"punch Zalman in the face" :wtf: are you happy @ home? __________________

3rd January 2006, 10:37	#4
The Senile Doctor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	I sense a lot of frustration and anger here __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

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3rd January 2006, 01:49	#2
Rutar Posts: n/a	Heatpipes would be a good way to punch Zalman in the face for VGA coolers especially with those noisy stock coolers on the x1800XTs.

3rd January 2006, 12:52	#5
Rutar Posts: n/a	I need something to cool my x1800XT more silent. The fan whines more than I do