Recent content by ZobarStyl

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    ATI and Nvidia gearing up to face Intel

    Intel has always made practically useless integrated 3D solutions and anyone wanting any performance gets an ATi/nVidia GPU. This is not news, and like Genx said, you don't compete with the low end by releasing the ultra high end.
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    NVIDIA to Acquire ULi Electronics, a Leading Developer of Core Logic Technology

    I'm on the fence on this one...like Erwos said, nV has really been pushing ATi lately, which is great for the GPU industry as far as competition is concerned (and the reason why the GPU industry has moved so fast), but this is almost moving into the anti-competitive realm. I hope the licensing...
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    SLOW HaloPC performance with 9800

    Not quite...FEAR may not be the most efficient code out there, but Halo is hands down the most badly coded game for PC ever, considering the source. How they managed to take it from a Celly 733/GF3 (XBox) to PC and it still hurts my 6800GT is beyond me. Part of me wonders whether or not it was...
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    Why does Quake 4 run so poorly on the Xbox 360?

    All conjecture as to what the performance of the XBox360 is aside, it's obvious that it's just a bad port, which can happen in both directions (Halo for PC, lest we forget).
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    Please lets not continue to flame ATI

    While I will admit that the recent string of completely unneccessary pro-nV/anti-ATi threads have been quite annoying, you still need people calling out the companies for the big problems, otherwise they (the companies) keep getting away with it. I think people definitely should call out nV IQ...
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    Best card to tie me over until next gen?

    The x800GTO is the best bet if you know your stuff (as far as modding is concerned), but personally I'd say that if you're just getting this as a stopgap solution, get a cheaper card that can do what you need, like the 6600GT/x800 (your choice, both are good cards).
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    7800GTX 512 in low quantities

    Very bad move if it turns out to be true. It doesn't matter if they want to outcompete the x1800XT as soon as possible with this ubercard, they shouldn't deviate from their hard launches. And just when we were starting to get used to them, too.
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    X1600 and X1300 don't need Master Cards

    Great job by ATi to get Crossfire away from the Master Card fiasco, but what's the reasoning behind adding it to these cards? Most people firmly agree that multicard is the realm of the ultra high end, not two mid end cards, much less two bargain basement cards like the x1300. Good idea...
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    X850 vs 7800GTX

    Actually, considering the settings the 7800GTX can do that the x850 will not be able to reach, I'd say the GTX's image quality will be better at those higher resolutions + AA/AF settings. However, as was mentioned, you're really comparing the wrong generations. The direct competitor to the...
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    X1800 XT in stock now

    I hope they really have another batch coming soon, or this is just like the x800XT PE last time...release a dozen at a time, they sell out...repeat for 5 months. Cmon ATi, keep 'em coming and give us some competition.
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    Poll at R3D: X1800XT vs 512 MB 7800 GTX

    I can't believe people are actually thinking about when R580 is coming out. They just now managed to release a tiny handful of R520's, you can't think R580 is anywhere near completion, much less with 3x the pipes. Plus, the numbers for the 512mb GTX are still just speculation at this point as...
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    Exact spec of 512mb GTX to be 550/1600 standard, with OCed 600/1800 versions from retailers

    Way to ignore the question directly concerning your huge post. Direct question, as in my above post: who buys their computer hardware at BB/CUSA? Why would you not go online and pay hundreds less?
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    Exact spec of 512mb GTX to be 550/1600 standard, with OCed 600/1800 versions from retailers

    550 seems reasonable if they've tweaked the core (and we all know they've had time to), but 600 is a little extreme. As for the memory, it doesn't matter too terribly whether or not it's 1800 or just the 1500 that the XT has, both would be great for making up that 25% bandwidth deficiency...
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    You know whats REALLY irritating?

    1) Did you use Driver Cleaner between the 9800Pro and the 7800GT? 2) That's not exactly a top-of-the-line motherboard. Why stick a dual core processor and a 350 dollar GPU in a bargain basement mobo? 3) You might attribute your hitching to your lack of a hard drive. Those CD read times...
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    You know whats REALLY irritating?

    You do that. People were honestly trying to help you, and you wrote them off. You asked for a fix in your original post, now you don't want one? If you don't want any help, then you posted a troll thread. What we, the less angry users, are trying to tell you is that many of us do not have...