Agreed. - Now playing highest level intellisample - 6x AA and maximum aniso
with texture shrpening and no lag at all on UT2003, RTCW, UT, FS2002 etc etc
with all games maxed out - for me (from a GeForce3) this is amazing for a
200 bucks card.......

"b00gjuice" wrote in message
...
I think you should have taken a pass on the 5800 because it was
basically a mistake to ever
release it.

I disagree, I have the 5800 Ultra and it is a great card, yes the fan is
loud but if you do some creative placement of your PC it isn't so bad. It
wasn't that long ago; if you where an overclocker, that your PC was that
loud anyway. Plus, Nvidia has great drivers and you don't have to worry if
a
game more than a year old, or maybe wasn't that popular will run well or
not, (unlike ATI).

I think it would have been successful at retail but Nvidia got spooked
cause
all the fan sites that tested with the case covers off trashed it for the
noise. Anyone that can pick up a 5800 Ultra or even a 5800 for a smokin
price (much cheaper than a 5900) will be very happy. So if stores start
selling 5800's for a loss just to get rid of them then this may be an
unforseen opportunity for lots of Nvidia fans.

"Steve Simpson" wrote in message
news:%9_Ka.172215$eJ2.87821@fed1read07...

Even Nvidia jokes about the 5800 and admits its not a good card.
Return it and get the 5900
before its too late.


Nvidia's CEO said it was 'not successful'. Please provide a link to
Nvidia
'joking' about it
being a 'bad card'.

The chip was 'released' as a Quadro for professional use before the
'dustbuster' debacle on the
consumer cards ever surfaced.

The 5900 is the same chip with a wider memory interface and an improved
FPU.

If the 5800 is available and significantly less expensive that the 5900
it
makes perfect sense
to buy one.