Nvidia's 9800 GTX and 9800 GX2 seem to be a waste of time & money

On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:05:44 +0100, "Trimble Bracegirdle"
wrote:

Wise man (?) say:
"You're joking, right? ...... Running an 8800GTX at 1024x768 with
everything maxed on a 21" CRT? You're using an 8800GTX 768Mb card to do what
an 8600GT would do at 1024x768."

Exactly...a year ago the 8800GTX (DX10 etc) looked to make sense & those
other
cheaper lower spec 8xxx's were not out .
The CRT won't last forever anway.

It sure will last lots longer than the backlight on current generation
LCDs. For both the total lifetime and the (lack of) intensity loss per
year. Take a look at the lumens vs time curve for a typical LCD
backlight. You will not like what you see... at all. Both of these
problems with LCD backlights will only be solved with the universal
availability of LED backlighting (at a denent price). Oh, and getting
a replacement backlight for your LCD -- forget it.....

John Lewis

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