Recent content by ieatdonuts

Gains in IPC are irrelevant for ticks because its largely a boost in clock speed. So if you can actually measure changes in overall performance and then make a comparison, then your point would hold more weight. It's not just a shrink to 22 nm, this time it's also a tri-gate transistor, and that...

I feel like your system is good enough to wait a little longer (till next-gen GPUs). The closer we get to Q4 '11 and Q1 '12 the more sense it makes to wait. If you can't wait until March-April of next year (with the same rig) then a 2500k + new mobo right now would be a good choice.

I wouldn't be worried about it wearing down your desk, it might wear down your mouse feet though. And a desk can be very loud.

I had a dv6, I returned it for an Envy 17 3d. Battery life is fairly good (make sure you put it on the IGP of course) so if you are browsing the internet you will pull a min. of 3 hours and up to 5 hours. Surface temperature? The keyboard on the left side will get warm, some people find it...

I'm not a fan of no mousepad. If you aren't a gamer, honestly, literally any mouse pad will do. I game and I use a mousepad I got for free - why waste money on something that will be marginally better? So go to Office Depot or Staples or [insert store here] and buy the cheapest thing you see...

There are no OpenGL issues anymore. The problem was fixed. I don't know about the 460m or 560m - but those cards are generally better than the 6770. The 6850 on the acer is a DDR3 gimped card - it's not as good as a real 6850 and in fact its often worse than a 6770 in the HP.

Well, I don't even think there is any demand for a new console. People are satisfied with the level of graphics offered atm. And MSFT and SONY dont mind because new consoles means much higher costs.

dilute** PC players will wreck the consoles kids :P

Here's to hoping for a DP teraflop by Haswell!

The thing with threads like these is that how long you can wait depends entirely on you and your preferences. It depends on your budget, your income, how willing you are to spend. It depends on the frames you are trying to achieve, the games you are trying to play. You can make a better...

That sounds like a bunch of hype. Kal-El and tablets are not powerful enough just yet to replace consoles. It'll be a step backwards. But given release dates for the next gen consoles are in the range of 2014-2015, and given that Nvidia can meet its roadmap goals, then maybe by then Wayne or...

If you get 30 fps it will be hard to tell a difference. If you can manage a constant 45-60 fps then you will definitely notice the difference, no doubt about it.

Intel probably has a super majority on all graphics. Of all things in a notebook, I would say the graphics card is the single most power-sucking space-taking, heat-generating component. Its just not good at all for a mobile form factor. There's rumours going around about the Macbook Pro...

No offense, but people who get 17" laptops are usually looking for a multimedia and gaming powerhouse and llano processors aren't exactly ideal for that job.

Anyone else concerned that packaging liquid cooling would mean it can't manage temps at the clocks they want to market at on air?