HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION!! (Interesting!!!)

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Tweak155

Tweak155

Lifer
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Lets say there is a video card on the market that does the following:

60 fps, no ups, no downs, any settings you wish (max res, aa/af, etc...)

This thing stays at 60 fps no matter WHAT game your playing....it never goes up, never goes down, ALWAYS 60 fps...

Now besides this card, you have the cards that are already on the market...the 9800 and everything thats already available...which card would you pick if the hypothetical card above cost 1,500$? It comes in agp and PCI express form-factor...and is same price for either form...

The catch is, it only does this on dx9 apps and previous, once dx10 comes out the card is shit...would you buy it?
 
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cpals

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Originally posted by: Tweak155

This thing stays at 60 fps no matter WHAT game your playing....it never goes up, never goes down, ALWAYS 45 fps...
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It just went down 15 fps. ;)
 
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MangoTBG

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Lets say there is a video card on the market that does the following:

60 fps, no ups, no downs, any settings you wish (max res, aa/af, etc...)

This thing stays at 60 fps no matter WHAT game your playing....it never goes up, never goes down, ALWAYS 45 fps...

Now besides this card, you have the cards that are already on the market...the 9800 and everything thats already available...which card would you pick if the hypothetical card above cost 1,500$? It comes in agp and PCI express form-factor...and is same price for either form...

The catch is, it only does this on dx9 apps and previous, once dx10 comes out the card is shit...would you buy it?
 
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MangoTBG

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Apr 28, 2003
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Lets say there is a video card on the market that does the following:

60 fps, no ups, no downs, any settings you wish (max res, aa/af, etc...)

This thing stays at 60 fps no matter WHAT game your playing....it never goes up, never goes down, ALWAYS 45 fps...

Now besides this card, you have the cards that are already on the market...the 9800 and everything thats already available...which card would you pick if the hypothetical card above cost 1,500$? It comes in agp and PCI express form-factor...and is same price for either form...

The catch is, it only does this on dx9 apps and previous, once dx10 comes out the card is shit...would you buy it?
 
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gentobu

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Originally posted by: Tweak155
Lets say there is a video card on the market that does the following:

60 fps, no ups, no downs, any settings you wish (max res, aa/af, etc...)

This thing stays at 60 fps no matter WHAT game your playing....it never goes up, never goes down, ALWAYS 45 fps...

Now besides this card, you have the cards that are already on the market...the 9800 and everything thats already available...which card would you pick if the hypothetical card above cost 1,500$? It comes in agp and PCI express form-factor...and is same price for either form...

The catch is, it only does this on dx9 apps and previous, once dx10 comes out the card is shit...would you buy it?
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What happend to the other 15 fps?;)
 
Tweak155

Tweak155

Lifer
Sep 23, 2003
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its been a long day and you a-holes nitpick one mistake, it said 60 fps twice already...i origonally was gonna say 45 but i changed my mind and didnt edit that one...let it go
 
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TommyVercetti

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Originally posted by: Tweak155

The catch is, it only does this on dx9 apps and previous, once dx10 comes out the card is shit...would you buy it?
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That's a pretty weak catch. Usually a catch is involved in something which is too good to be true. Like you can invest tax free in a certain country, but the catch is that when you take out all the money, it will be taxed. What you described is not a catch, but just another disadvantage. The price would be a better catch.
 
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illusion88

Lifer
Oct 2, 2001
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no one would buy that card, it would be worthless once dx 10 came out. Then what are you going to do once games start requiring that? Hmmmm? And $1500? What a load of crap.
 
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dighn

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definitely not worth the price. not only because of the dx9 restriction. even if the restriction wasnt there, $1500 would be insane for all but those who buy $500 video cards.
 
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flxnimprtmscl

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Jan 30, 2003
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Not to crap all over you or anything but how in the hell is this question interesting :confused:

Oh, and you're theoretical card blows ass.
 
TuxDave

TuxDave

Lifer
Oct 8, 2002
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hell no for $1500. I could upgrade to the top of the line video card once a year for the next 5 years and by that time the card I have will blow this one out of the waters.
 
Tweak155

Tweak155

Lifer
Sep 23, 2003
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ok, well lets say in order to upgrade it to the new dx versions you had to add 25 bucks every time they came out...and there is a 300 dollar mail in rebate :)
 
DanTMWTMP

DanTMWTMP

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hmm..wat was that new graphics card w/ 2 gpu's?.....arg forgot..i saw it as a text ad on the left side in these forums...

said something like "tired of ATI and nVidia?"


EDIT:
nm..as soon as i went back the ATOT, i saw it..

http://www.xgitech.com/


anyone knw of any details?
 
TuxDave

TuxDave

Lifer
Oct 8, 2002
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Originally posted by: Tweak155
ok, well lets say in order to upgrade it to the new dx versions you had to add 25 bucks every time they came out...and there is a 300 dollar mail in rebate :)
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So... you're saying it's $1200, and to get the dx10 version I just need to toss in an extra $25? Or will the new card cost $1225? If it's the latter, than still a big hell no.

Now to make this thread a little more interesting, why don't you propose a better deal? Something that YOU would have trouble deciding on because right now, this deal is crap.
 
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