3d Labs?

Har_Har_the_PirateHar_Har_the_Pirate Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19388Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">ummmm wth</div> i was flipping threw my tiger direct catalog and was glancing in the video card section and low and behold there was 3dlabs(not 3dfx) video cards right there after the Nvidia and ATI sections. Are they in the video card game again? whats going on?
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  • DubersDubers Pet Shop Boy Edinburgh, UK Join Date: 2002-07-25 Member: 998Members
    <a href='http://www.3dlabs.com/' target='_blank'>http://www.3dlabs.com/</a>
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  • JaspJasp Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13076Members
    edited June 2004
    Geez have you seen the specs on thier top end GFX card, that thing is beyond reason.

    What unholy card needs 640megs of GDDR3 ram, it goes upto a maxium res of 3840 x 2400 where talking very small letters here lol.

    <a href='http://www.3dlabs.com/products/product.asp?prod=293&page=6' target='_blank'>http://www.3dlabs.com/products/product.asp?prod=293&page=6</a>

    Only problem with it is the fact it eats up 2 PCI slots because its so bloody big lol.

    Now if only i could find out how much it costs lol.
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  • Dorian_GrayDorian_Gray Join Date: 2004-02-15 Member: 26581Members, Constellation
    Dear lord that makes NVidia's monstrosity look small, quiet and practical... That thing is MASSIVE.
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  • Thats_EnoughThats_Enough USA Join Date: 2004-03-04 Member: 27141Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Just remember....

    That's not a card for gaming <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> It's like the Quadro series of nVidia... it's workstation based. i.e. you use it for programs like autocad or some very VERY GPU and CPU intensive 3d modeling programs (Maya, etc).

    <a href='http://www.nvidia.com/page/qfx_uhe.html' target='_blank'>http://www.nvidia.com/page/qfx_uhe.html</a>
    <a href='http://www.ati.com/products/fireglvseries/index.html' target='_blank'>http://www.ati.com/products/fireglvseries/index.html</a>

    Although, I think 3d labs is a bit ahead on that market. I can't remember the name of the other companies out there, but they put nVidia and ATI to shame with their workstation cards. But hell... if you are rich, may as well buy one to have one, right?

    (buy me one too in that case <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> )
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  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    Yipes!

    I bet you can beat a dozen cattle to death with it before it becomes unusable. And here I thought the Geforce 6 was good enough to beat people to death with....

    But yeah, not designed for gaming <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The Wildcat Realizm Multiview Option Kit integrates 3Dlabs' fifth-generation Genlock and Framelock capabilities for seamless synchronization between displays and systems for visual simulation, virtual reality and broadcast applications. To add Framelock and Genlock capabilities to the Wildcat Realizm 800, the kit offers an interface card, which occupies the space of an additional slot, and includes both a jumper cable to connect to the graphics accelerator and a six foot Framelock cable. Available in third calendar quarter of this year, the kit has a suggested retail price of $650.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <a href='http://cgw.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=OnlineArticles&SubSection=Display&PUBLICATION_ID=18&ARTICLE_ID=206489' target='_blank'>The sourse.</a>
    Does not designed for gaming mean it won't run games?
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  • JavertJavert Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15954Members
    edited June 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Swiftspear+Jun 28 2004, 09:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Swiftspear @ Jun 28 2004, 09:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The Wildcat Realizm Multiview Option Kit integrates 3Dlabs' fifth-generation Genlock and Framelock capabilities for seamless synchronization between displays and systems for visual simulation, virtual reality and broadcast applications. To add Framelock and Genlock capabilities to the Wildcat Realizm 800, the kit offers an interface card, which occupies the space of an additional slot, and includes both a jumper cable to connect to the graphics accelerator and a six foot Framelock cable. Available in third calendar quarter of this year, the kit has a suggested retail price of $650.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <a href='http://cgw.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=OnlineArticles&SubSection=Display&PUBLICATION_ID=18&ARTICLE_ID=206489' target='_blank'>The sourse.</a>
    Does not designed for gaming mean it won't run games? <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No, it can, though it would be economically unsound to use such an overkill. This is the stuff Pixar and ILM use.

    Makes the Voodoo5 looks sleek! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • sheena_yanaisheena_yanai Join Date: 2002-12-23 Member: 11426Members
    yeah,3dlabs builds cards for professional 3d workstations.. like mine <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    a octane with dual r14000 mips risc 600Mhz on a 8 gigabyte T-ram systemboard. ive used a old wildcat in the pci cage, but then i bought a Vpro 12 board very cheap on ebay <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    this board (yeah, board, not card) is fully integrated into the architecture of the octane and doesnt need slow pci slots <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    but it also have no svga connector like regular monitors.. its the infamous 13w3 connector sun workstations using :-o
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    Showoff.

    That thing is a sexy beast <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Dorian_GrayDorian_Gray Join Date: 2004-02-15 Member: 26581Members, Constellation
    Indeed it is... now I want one.
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  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    Well, looks like I might get one in the far future, because I want a career involving IT. Unfortunately, our school forced us to do multimedia.

    And I guess I will use the card to do 3D modelling and beating my inmate with it then.

    BTW, sorry for the off-topicness, but....WHERE DO YOU GET ALL THOSE GHOST IN THE SHELL PICTURES SHEENA?!
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