Recent content by Nelsieus

  1. N

    2900 XT lacks a UVD

    I'm just saying, nVidia went through this similiar situation (to a much lesser extent) upon G80's arrival several months ago, and I don't recall you jumping up to defend them like you have with AMD. Nelsieus
  2. N

    Nvidia facing 51 lawsuits...AMD in there too...

    Being as neither company's margins are 100+ percent right now, I'm gonna have to say you know little of what you speak. Blunt rhetoric like "they're f****** us" is quite dramatic, but unfourtunately that's all you're providing - baseless drama. According to nVidia, G80 was roughly half a...
  3. N

    Nvidia facing 51 lawsuits...AMD in there too...

    Absolutely correct. What most of these complainers don't realize is that the progressive rise of GPU prices matches the rising cost (R&D) it takes to design them. On top of that, you have the increased bus-widths and extra Vram, matched with the complexity of software to develope drivers for...
  4. N

    2900 XT lacks a UVD

    nVidia was vocal in regards to their Vista driver progress, one exert from HardOCP: "NVIDIA has placed a top priority on supporting our customers. NVIDIA will continue to work diligently on optimizing its Windows Vista drivers to ensure maximum performance on 3D applications through...
  5. N

    2900 XT lacks a UVD

    I generally prefer giving companies the benefit of the doubt, but based on history, it seems ATI isn't all to hesitant in using false advertising practices. But personally, I don't really care about the whole UVD thing. In fact, I think it's somewhat been a bit blown out of proportion. But...
  6. N

    2900 XT lacks a UVD

    I find it funny how you start calling apopin out for what you call "crucifying AMD", yet whenever he did the exact same thing to nVidia regarding the Vista driver issues, you didn't seem to mind. It seems your feelings change quite drastically when the "crucifying" is done on the team you...
  7. N

    Oh nooes!!! 8800GTX vs 2900XT in DX10

    Yea, I didn't mean it as shared technology or IT, but rather two partners giving good PR for one-another. Nelsieus
  8. N

    The Real Lessons of the AMD's launch

    I think he's referring to the other half of the scenarios, the outrageous power consumption, noise, heat, and rather buggy state of the architecture right now. Personally, though, I wouldn't go so far as to say it sucks (atleast not yet). That's just my opinion, tho. Nelsieus
  9. N

    Now that ATI/AMD Lost the war....

    Well first off, you have to realize the Geforce 8800GTS has a 320-bit interface compared to the 384-bit of the GTX. Furthermore, it's VRAM is cut down (especially 320MB of the GTS vs. the 768MB GTX). Volume is much higher at this segment, as well (sub $300). According to their cc last week...
  10. N

    Oh nooes!!! 8800GTX vs 2900XT in DX10

    Yes, I somewhat remember sentiments to that nature some time ago last year. I think most of it, though, was a result from the Xbox360 deal between the two. Nelsieus
  11. N

    Oh nooes!!! 8800GTX vs 2900XT in DX10

    And alienate all their radeon-owning customers? I doubt it. Not everyone goes out and buys a new $400+ card when it won't play a certain game - they just don't buy the game. ;) Nelsieus
  12. N

    Now that ATI/AMD Lost the war....

    Actually, I believe x2900XT is roughly 420mm^2 on 80nm compared to 484mm^2 of G80 on 90nm. In other words, G80 is only about 13% bigger than R600, yet retails for about 27% more (along with that similiar match in performance). Therefore, it's quite likely that despite the die size advantage of...
  13. N

    I NEED VISTA DRIVERS FOR NVIDIA 8800GTX :!

    But they can't start until the hardware is atleast up to final silicon (or the actual finalized version). You can't really code for hardware that's undergoing respins, tape-outs, etc. Nelsieus
  14. N

    I NEED VISTA DRIVERS FOR NVIDIA 8800GTX :!

    Beta versions are officially available, and Gamingphreek, as I'm sure you've seen in his thread, has voiced his disontent on the matter. I, too, speak out against the fact that we don't have WQHL cert yet. While I can't complain there's no support for Vista, I can complain that nVidia is not on...
  15. N

    Mark Rein Interview 1/26/2007

    Of course the OP seems to conveniantly omit that. :P Anywho, I'm really looking forward to this game. Nelsieus