Feeds and Alerts

Comments on ‘Nvidia powers up GeForce 9800 GTX, nForce 790i’

Old news 

john • Monday 14th April 2008 04:45 GMT

The 9800Gtx has been available in retail stores in Australia for a week.

It's about $375 in a cheap shop - thats a lot less than 200 UK pounds. Performance is better than the 8800GTX, but not a lot better. It's 512mb memory is blamed for it not being quicker in some games.

Word is that the replacement to the 9800GTX, due by Xmas, is a LOT quicker.

Think I'll wait... 

Shaun • Monday 14th April 2008 05:46 GMT
Unhappy

...for the 1gb version. It'll probably be a bit cheaper by then as well.

Id wait as well 

Rich • Monday 14th April 2008 08:56 GMT

As benchmarked by hexus it does not out perform the 8800GTX it is actually worse in some cases which is scary.

I'd wait til nvidia get 55nm GPU's out. It might help quieten the loud fans.

The period for commenting on this story has finished

Q & A

  

Editors’ Blog

What do you think of Apple's Time Capsule?

I'm after for a network-connected HD, and this seems the best option - good router, integrated drive, only one power cable, suitable for PCs as well as Macs.

Terry Farrell

Click here to add your answer

  

Mac OS X Tiger out, Leopard back in

I couldn't resist. I went back to Leopard. I've been running Apple's latest operating system for well over a month now, originally 10.5.1 and now 10.5.2, with no untoward effects...

Continued...