AMD/ATI scores a significant victory over Nvidia in G92 vs RV670 battle

Yawn.... Its the usual back and forth again... AMD has been out of the
running for about a year and finally came up with a part thats faster
then Nvidia... BORING....

No it's not boring. It's what enables game makers to put more
graphics-intensive content into their games, which in turn puts pressure on
hardware makers. Capitalism does have some positives.

rms

On Oct 6, 5:23 pm, "rms" wrote:
Yawn.... Its the usual back and forth again... AMD has been out of the
running for about a year and finally came up with a part thats faster
then Nvidia... BORING....

No it's not boring. It's what enables game makers to put more
graphics-intensive content into their games, which in turn puts pressure on
hardware makers. Capitalism does have some positives.

rms

I'm not saying its boring in the sense of the business end of things,
I'm saying its boring here. Its like a PS2/3 fanboy that **** talks
Xbox/360's. Who cares???

Sorry, I should have been a bit more clear on that.

Matt

On Oct 6, 3:40 pm, Tim O wrote:


Anyone who buys on the leading edge is just looking to get screwed.

Then what type of consumers should buy top-of-the-line models?

On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:21:39 -0700, dacconverter
wrote:

On Oct 6, 3:40 pm, Tim O wrote:


Anyone who buys on the leading edge is just looking to get screwed.

Then what type of consumers should buy top-of-the-line models?

Guys in their mid 20's who live with their parents, wear trench coats,
drive Mini Coopers and collect Dungeons and Dragons rule books.

On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:27:18 -0400, Tim O wrote:

On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:21:39 -0700, dacconverter
wrote:

On Oct 6, 3:40 pm, Tim O wrote:


Anyone who buys on the leading edge is just looking to get screwed.

Then what type of consumers should buy top-of-the-line models?

Guys in their mid 20's who live with their parents, wear trench coats,
drive Mini Coopers and collect Dungeons and Dragons rule books.


And think that they have a fan club that worships them for
their computer toys.

On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:21:05 -0500, Ed wrote:

On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:21:39 -0700, dacconverter
wrote:

On Oct 6, 3:40 pm, Tim O wrote:


Anyone who buys on the leading edge is just looking to get screwed.

Then what type of consumers should buy top-of-the-line models?

Geeks with money to burn.


If they got it, let em' spend it.

In article , wrote:
On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:21:39 -0700, dacconverter
wrote:

On Oct 6, 3:40 pm, Tim O wrote:


Anyone who buys on the leading edge is just looking to get screwed.

Then what type of consumers should buy top-of-the-line models?

Guys in their mid 20's who live with their parents, wear trench coats,
drive Mini Coopers and collect Dungeons and Dragons rule books.

You left out the part about the basement!!!!

AirRaid wrote:

A reference board from Nvidia is capable of scoring 10,800 3DMarks,
while a reference board from ATI will score around 11,400 3DMarks, or
a clear 550-600 points advantage.

Wow! What a thrashing! Night and day! (rolling eyes)

For me, it matters not who is slightly faster. Until AMD/ATI gets
their **** together on their Linux support, it's Nvidia all the way.

"chrisv" wrote in message
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AirRaid wrote:

A reference board from Nvidia is capable of scoring 10,800 3DMarks,
while a reference board from ATI will score around 11,400 3DMarks, or
a clear 550-600 points advantage.

Wow! What a thrashing! Night and day! (rolling eyes)

For me, it matters not who is slightly faster. Until AMD/ATI gets
their **** together on their Linux support, it's Nvidia all the way.


Lately (in the past year) ATi's Linux support has been much improved. Every
Linux GL app or game I throw at my X1900XTX works fine. Any driver issues
I've had were rectified 6 months worth of driver revs ago.

What issues are you having currently? Or are you operating and posting from
previous experiences only?

Tony

Tony DiMarzio wrote:

"chrisv" wrote:

For me, it matters not who is slightly faster. Until AMD/ATI gets
their **** together on their Linux support, it's Nvidia all the way.

Lately (in the past year) ATi's Linux support has been much improved. Every
Linux GL app or game I throw at my X1900XTX works fine. Any driver issues
I've had were rectified 6 months worth of driver revs ago.

What issues are you having currently? Or are you operating and posting from
previous experiences only?

I've never been able to get the 3D support working. My most recent
experience was with PCLinuxOS 2007 and a 9500 Pro. I gave up and
bought a 6200-based card.