ICE-Raver

Nvidia finally showcased the 300 series called Fermi today. http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2009/9/30/nvidia-gt300s-fermi-architecture-unveiled-512-cores2c-up-to-6gb-gddr5.aspx

Here is a thread with a ton of reviews in it. Most of these reviews bench the card with 3D Mark during the testing. You just have to thumb through them. http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=100927286

Google is your friend. There are reviews and benchmarks all over the web. If you can't use google, there are alot of posts linking benchmarks and such in this forum: http://www.evga.com/forums/tt.asp?forumid=80

BSOD 2 times last night playing warhammer II. I'm getting rid of these for now.

I had 1 BSOD while running Arma Mark myself.

I ran it about 10 times in a row.;)

Ok, I've been tweaking my system for about 2 hours since I installed these. As of right now my Arma Mark score went from 7917 to around 6600 with these drivers using the same settings with 190.38's. However certain portions of the test increased quit a bit, (base flyover, tank portion and the halo drop) but the rest decreased. the biggest loss was the spin test for me. Typically I get 113 FPS on the spin test and now I am getting 77?:confused: Also, now when I run this test fraps shows higher numbers than the game is scoring for me, by alot (like 20ish+) I think these may improve certain things for alot of people. But for me, there is still some tweaking to do.

Well before you ati guys jump on the 5870 bandwagon you might want to wait. First looks 5870X2 http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/15692/1/ And the 300's may be coming by thanksgiving. http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/15688/1/

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Depends on what card you are running.

Don't worry I'm sure the mods will lock it/move it shortly. I'm surprised it lasted this long.

True. The 5870's are only $379 on newegg but are already sold out. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102856&cm_re=5870-_-14-102-856-_-Product I'm kinda surprised how cheap they are................for a new card anyway. Of course I'm sure that will change when they release the 5870x2 next month.:)

Awesome, this means Nvidia will be releasing the 300 series asap to slap ati down once again!:D

Wow. That article of BS is being spread like wildfire across the web. How can you read an article like that from some site like "semi-accurate" and take it at face value without any proof or data to back it up? Especially about a product like the 300 which nividia has kept a super tight lid on. If I go to you tube and make a video saying how great it is would everyone believe me and link it in forums too? Sheesh

Really? Are you running SLI? SLI performance differs by game. Some games have huge increases and some not so much. For me in Arma 2 I got a very nice gain going from a single 280 to dual 280's. However if I were him I would go with the 5870 or wait for the 300 series. It's late in the game to be buying 200's unless you can get them on the cheap. Personally I intend to go the 300 route x2 sli when they arrive if the benchmarks and reviews on them are as good as everyone believes they will be.

Best Buy has it. Newegg. Wal-Mart Personally I prefer steam.

I use the UAV alot, but I just use it for the hellfires. Return to base re-arm rinse and repeat.

It isn't. You just need to do some tweaking and probably some driver updates. All new PC's need a little polishing.

Turning off Phys x won't. Arma 2 doesn't support physx. I run the game with all settings to very high 1680 x 1050 with full grass and vd 3000. I get around 30-70 fps normally with 2 gtx280's.

I went from a single 280 to 280x2 sli. It didn't double performance by any means but I can run ARMA 2 with all settings on VERY HIGH 1680x1050 and rarely ever drop below 30 fps. Typically about 30-70 with full grass and viewdistance 3000. If I kill the grass or drop the AA my FPS goes really high. Over 100 in some cases. It made a worthwhile improvement for me. However, we are talking arma. Everyone seems to have different results even when using the same hardware.

Well you can read some of the debate here: http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=100870448&mpage=1&key= Alot of these guys are modders, most over overclockers. Opinions are like assholes of course, but my point was that alot of these guys preferred the haf over the antec 1200 (which I am running btw) and several have ran the 900 previously. The 1200 is basically just an upgraded 900. Alof of guys are taking the haf over the 1200 so if I had to pick between the 900 and the haf I would pick the haf. Of course, the haf is 40 bucks more expensive than the 900 atm. A case is a case is a case pretty much. For this guy it probably wouldn't matter anyway. It was just a suggestion.

It's exactly like Joint ops AAS, just with ARMA 2 style gameplay. ---------- Post added at 10:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:42 PM ---------- The spawn camping is ridiculous I'll give you that, but spawning in AAS hot zones has always been available if your team controls the zone. The problem I think is that the spawn armor doesn't last long enough. I've been in many games this week where I am killed before I can even react and move. Pisses me off to no end. Also they need to do something about either the vehicles or the anti-vehicle weapons. Tanks, apc's and such are pretty much worthless with every player toting a javelin. It also seems like armor is pretty weak compared to armor in a co-op game.

The BMF AAS server is epic! i'm an old JO player and I love the AAS gametype. There are some drawbacks to it with ARMA but overall it is alot of fun. I've been on it every night this week. You can't beat PVP warfare.

If your going to spend that kind of money on a case I would recommend the HAF 932. Alot of the guys on the evga forums swear by them as being one of the best aircooled cases available atm. Also they have fantastic cable routing. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160 The antec 900 is an older case and I would definitely recommend the HAF over it. Of course, looks are subjective. You may not like the haf. But IMO it's the obvious choice. The storm sniper is also supposed to be a pretty good case. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119196 Also be really careful if you are counting on rebates. Many are a PITA just to get the stuff turned in on time and correct and then you have to wait forever before you get them most of the time. That is if you get them at all. Many of them make you jump through hoops in hopes you do something wrong so they can invalidate the rebate. I despise the rebate system. Be wary.

It means by the time they strip it down enough (graphically) so the PS3 can handle running it you probably won't recognize the game. Much less the controller issue. It may get to PS3 sooner or later, but it will definitely have to be tweaked to hell so the PS3 hardware can handle it. I'm no PS3 hater either. I have one, and a 360 for what it's worth.