OKKK... this is my last response to DefRef in this thread...
"So don't buy them! Do you buy a new car every year? Of course not! So, why are you feeling pressured to buy Nvidia cards? (Do the other kids at school pressure you to take drugs too?"
I didnt say im feeling pressured. But its not such a good feeling to buy the current top Nvidia card only to find out it will be outdated (according to Nvidia) 6 months later. By the way, i have finished school a long time ago. Drop your sarcasm.
"Do you remember what the Voodoo 2s cost when they came out in 1998? They were $250 for an 8MB card and $300 for the 12MB version. You had to supply a dedicated 2D card and buy TWO V2s to get 1024 rez. Were you protesting the unfairness of having to spend over $600 to play games back then? Why aren't you complaining that Porches cost more than Hondas?"
What i remember, is that 3D accelerator cards where far more affordable and there wasnt any 6 month cycle like it is now. Even a single V2 was more than enough, the SLI solution you are reffering about, wasnt a necessity.
"How are you being cheated? After Nvidia pulled the twice-a-year product cycle off a few times, you'd think people would've gotten hip to the pattern, but according to you, they haven't. This is Nvidia's fault how?!?"
Then explain who's fault is it? Or is everyone supposed to like Nvidia's pattern no matter what? And even if some people have gotten used to this pattern, there are tons out there who havent and never will. I am one of them. And its not because of my "pure Nvidia hatred" as you keep saying. I also thought and took under consideration, Nvidia's strategy but i just dont like it. The Geforce3 was supposed to be the next generation-trademark card that would run Doom3. I remember Carmack him self saying it, along with Steve Jobs when Geforce3 was announced back in early 2001, yet Nvidia rushes and develops GF4 later on, because of the Ati 8500. You call that a pattern, or desperate moves in order to gain ground (that had an impact, to us, the consumers)? Personally i find it pathetic. Do you also know that because of that pattern, only half of the abilities of current Nvidia cards are actually utilized? Take the XBOX for instance. It has only a modified version of a Geforce3 yet the graphical quality it produces is purely amazing in many examples.
You still like Nvidia's pattern? Be my guest.
As for the "contradiction" issue you said, i should of been more specific. Yes i dont need to have the top of the line video card and i dont mind playing games on their default settings. But thats also because i am cautious when it comes to investing my money, i dont want to invest on another Nvidia card, because i dont like its 6 month pattern. Still though, i feel like the new 9700 is worth it. Its truly a leap forward and it wont make me feel like a retard 6 months later. Sorry, but thats how i feel about it. I want to try something new and get off the Nvidia bandwagon.
And that, is my last post about the subject.
The release of the Radeon 9700, is a very important event. Not only its a leap forward for ATI in all aspects but it also is the beggining of the one thing that many people wanted for years now: The start of serious competition that will make things better for everyone. Wether some people like it or not, things have finally changed... to the better
"So don't buy them! Do you buy a new car every year? Of course not! So, why are you feeling pressured to buy Nvidia cards? (Do the other kids at school pressure you to take drugs too?"
I didnt say im feeling pressured. But its not such a good feeling to buy the current top Nvidia card only to find out it will be outdated (according to Nvidia) 6 months later. By the way, i have finished school a long time ago. Drop your sarcasm.
"Do you remember what the Voodoo 2s cost when they came out in 1998? They were $250 for an 8MB card and $300 for the 12MB version. You had to supply a dedicated 2D card and buy TWO V2s to get 1024 rez. Were you protesting the unfairness of having to spend over $600 to play games back then? Why aren't you complaining that Porches cost more than Hondas?"
What i remember, is that 3D accelerator cards where far more affordable and there wasnt any 6 month cycle like it is now. Even a single V2 was more than enough, the SLI solution you are reffering about, wasnt a necessity.
"How are you being cheated? After Nvidia pulled the twice-a-year product cycle off a few times, you'd think people would've gotten hip to the pattern, but according to you, they haven't. This is Nvidia's fault how?!?"
Then explain who's fault is it? Or is everyone supposed to like Nvidia's pattern no matter what? And even if some people have gotten used to this pattern, there are tons out there who havent and never will. I am one of them. And its not because of my "pure Nvidia hatred" as you keep saying. I also thought and took under consideration, Nvidia's strategy but i just dont like it. The Geforce3 was supposed to be the next generation-trademark card that would run Doom3. I remember Carmack him self saying it, along with Steve Jobs when Geforce3 was announced back in early 2001, yet Nvidia rushes and develops GF4 later on, because of the Ati 8500. You call that a pattern, or desperate moves in order to gain ground (that had an impact, to us, the consumers)? Personally i find it pathetic. Do you also know that because of that pattern, only half of the abilities of current Nvidia cards are actually utilized? Take the XBOX for instance. It has only a modified version of a Geforce3 yet the graphical quality it produces is purely amazing in many examples.
You still like Nvidia's pattern? Be my guest.
As for the "contradiction" issue you said, i should of been more specific. Yes i dont need to have the top of the line video card and i dont mind playing games on their default settings. But thats also because i am cautious when it comes to investing my money, i dont want to invest on another Nvidia card, because i dont like its 6 month pattern. Still though, i feel like the new 9700 is worth it. Its truly a leap forward and it wont make me feel like a retard 6 months later. Sorry, but thats how i feel about it. I want to try something new and get off the Nvidia bandwagon.
And that, is my last post about the subject.
The release of the Radeon 9700, is a very important event. Not only its a leap forward for ATI in all aspects but it also is the beggining of the one thing that many people wanted for years now: The start of serious competition that will make things better for everyone. Wether some people like it or not, things have finally changed... to the better
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