...you know what I'd name my cards? HELIX (cool word) 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. Even once it got to 10, wouldn't change. 20, same thing. The HELIX 82 (years and years later) sounds just fine, not too high of a number at all. And then for the grades of each product, it could simply be R (regular), A (advanced), D (deluxe), and P (platinum). So my first card would be the Helix 1, and the ultra high-end, for example, would be the Helix 1 P.
None of this GTX, GT, PE XT, 3, 4, then suddenly, 5200, 9800, x300, SE garbage. I don't get what's so difficult about NAMING CONVENTIONS.
Some examples:
Why was the GeForce 5800 not called the GeForce 5? Suddenly they decided adding "00" makes the product seem faster?
How come Radeons started out at 7000? Because it was better than the 6000? Oh wait, there was no 6000. Then they got to 9800 and were like, oh sh!t, five digits are too many, so lets add an x to the beginning and then we can start all over again! And of course there will never be a Radeon X1000, I'm sure with the next gen they'll ditch that and come up with something else. Maybe like a * or something would be good. The ATI Radeon *500. Now there's a name.
nVidia had it right with the GeForce line. Until the 5xxx series. Then they lost it.
Well there's my rant, now I'm going to go away and realize how bored I am.
None of this GTX, GT, PE XT, 3, 4, then suddenly, 5200, 9800, x300, SE garbage. I don't get what's so difficult about NAMING CONVENTIONS.
Some examples:
Why was the GeForce 5800 not called the GeForce 5? Suddenly they decided adding "00" makes the product seem faster?
How come Radeons started out at 7000? Because it was better than the 6000? Oh wait, there was no 6000. Then they got to 9800 and were like, oh sh!t, five digits are too many, so lets add an x to the beginning and then we can start all over again! And of course there will never be a Radeon X1000, I'm sure with the next gen they'll ditch that and come up with something else. Maybe like a * or something would be good. The ATI Radeon *500. Now there's a name.
nVidia had it right with the GeForce line. Until the 5xxx series. Then they lost it.
Well there's my rant, now I'm going to go away and realize how bored I am.
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