Matrox fanboys, rejoice! (especially Ape!)

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Local shop got these finally.

256MB Parhelia512, the dream can finally be realized, Matrox fanboys have the ultimate weapon at their hands, and it's only 978 Canadian smackers away! Pull 'em up Johnny! :smile:

GrapeApe must be drooling by now... or was it his excessive Bubba drinking that caused this? (Crazy Molson)

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I'll bet you anything this thing will perform better than 9800pro and 5900Ultra even if their overclocked to the max LOL

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phial

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they arent actually

good for CAD i hear. gaming performance.. average considering the specs of the thing

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And there was much rejoicing; Hurray! - Monty Pyton and the Holy Grail :wink:

They are the BEST cards for running large multiple 2D screens (can't think of a better option for Photoshop users) however gaming they deffinitely lack Oomph.
I'm just interested in seeing any tweaks for the 512mb version. I did notice that the 'retail' version of the 256mb (220/440) is faster than the 128mb (the oem 256 is the same) (200/400).
I'd love to buy one of these cards, but really I'm just to interested in either 3d gaming or 3d apps to put it in either of my rigs (maybe FireGL, Wildcat or Quadro). Anyone just doing photoshop and 2D work would be hard pressed to find a better money-no-object card.

However what I would like to see is some game that rocks on the Parhelia just because of a specific architecture design that sides with it. Or something that was un-optimized for the main plaers. However I doubt thats going to happen, and unfortunately I think their experience with the Para. has soured Matrox on gaming. We can always use another mfr. out there. IMO

BTW, No Drooling, wastes valuable fluids in this here DESERT! Why do you think I need a Bubba-in-a-backpack! :eek:

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