Sorry, but no. He is just trolling, as usual. If he "truly truly just wants to see how many multi GPU setups there are", he would have made it like that, and not divided it up into SLI/Crossfire. Everyone knows SLI has more users, its been out longer, and has more cards.
If he "truly truly just wants to see how many multi GPU setups there are", he wouldnt be saying Crossfire owners need to post pics for proof, or calling them shy. On a unprovoked post, he calls out "ATi backers" as having no class. Its not hard to look thru his trolling. Instead you just name call like he does. Good job.
Another worthless, trolling topic. His last one didnt turn out to his favor, but here we go again.
Anyone who thinks a thread is useless/pointless and posts IN it continually so it can be bumped to the top so more people will read it is, in fact, a moron. No assumption there.
Whether this thread was a response to some other thread or not, I don't know. I don't read all the threads here. There is NOTHING in his OP that even hinted that it was a trolling post, regardless of what you see Ackmed. Splitting things up as SLI and Xfire isn't automatically a trolling post. It would have been smarter for the detractors to wait and see when he posted "Hey look at that! More SLI users than Xfire!" and then even *I* would have jumped in and said "Of course there is, you idiot!"
But as it is, all we have here is a bunch of Rollo-haters attacking any and every thread he starts yelling "troll" before he has even done anything. You say you have to "look thru his trolling". I'm sorry, but we're all here just posting on an enthusiast hardware message board. I think it's hugely counterproductive to attempt to psychoanalyze posts, trying to determine the "true meaning behind the words". All it is is a freakin poll people. Vote if you have it, otherwise roll on to the next thread.
Seriously, if he mentioned even ONCE in his post that nV's SLI must be better than ATI's Crossfire because the results of a poll in this forum, not only would I publicly call him a moron in this thread (as I do the detractors), but I would have to question his common sense that the quantinty of users somehow indicates a superior position.
Whether this thread was a response to some other thread or not, I don't know. I don't read all the threads here. There is NOTHING in his OP that even hinted that it was a trolling post, regardless of what you see Ackmed. Splitting things up as SLI and Xfire isn't automatically a trolling post. It would have been smarter for the detractors to wait and see when he posted "Hey look at that! More SLI users than Xfire!" and then even *I* would have jumped in and said "Of course there is, you idiot!"
But as it is, all we have here is a bunch of Rollo-haters attacking any and every thread he starts yelling "troll" before he has even done anything. You say you have to "look thru his trolling". I'm sorry, but we're all here just posting on an enthusiast hardware message board. I think it's hugely counterproductive to attempt to psychoanalyze posts, trying to determine the "true meaning behind the words". All it is is a freakin poll people. Vote if you have it, otherwise roll on to the next thread.
Seriously, if he mentioned even ONCE in his post that nV's SLI must be better than ATI's Crossfire because the results of a poll in this forum, not only would I publicly call him a moron in this thread (as I do the detractors), but I would have to question his common sense that the quantinty of users somehow indicates a superior position.
apoppin
Lifer
Moron yourself
there is nothing wrong with the topic . . . i am interested in who has a multi-gpu setup and feel free to respond in any thread . . . what IS wrong is the poll . . . it is meaningless
what is also wrong is calling ati supporters classless and liars unless they post "proof" . . . not strangely, Rollo doesn't ask for SLI proof...
Rollo is master of starting topics that try to put ATi in a bad light . . . when he gets confronted with his troll tactic he attacks [or ignores] the messenger or - if it gets too "hot" for him, he just "runs away" as he did in his 3 threads on ATi's supposed "lack" of VTF in PF.
i care about Rollo's intentions and "purpose" - especially his continued unfair attempts to portray ATi as badly as possible
What Rollo says about Xfire
I have 7800GT SLI. My only beef is that I have to use Beta drivers for v-sync with SLI enabled. <beats hand on desk> get busy nvidia and fix this!
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QFT. This is getting a little too out of hand.
Well, it looks like some of these guys want the fastest ticket to early vacation.
I agree that the assumption of anyone voting Xfire must be a classless liar is wrong. However, I do have to wonder who the 5 people out there are. If none truly exist, then I have to say voting in a poll just the skew results is a bid childish. The OP did specifically ask for those who vote to respond in-thread with what you have. None did. Then again, by count, there are several 7x00 SLI that haven't responded as well.
But, my point is that he HASN'T DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT YET IN THIS THREAD!
Hey, I don't care one way or the other. Troll, not troll. It makes no difference to me. I buy what I want, when I want. Ain't anything he can do to convince me to do anything. But, for those of you who *do* have a problem with him and want to discredit him at every chance, it just might be more prudent for you to actually WAIT until he does something worth attacking. It might make outsiders see your point easier. Some of us don't read all the threads. If he's trolling in other threads, and you attack him because of that, those that don't know about those other threads are just seeing a bunch of people attack someone for putting up a simple poll. Which makes *them* look like the bad guys.
OK, so we're at 13 SLI and no Crossfire so far.
I'm going to have to agree that Crossfire voters post, especially since I asked everyone to do so. As no Crossfire owners have posted who they are we'll have to assume there are none at AT or if there are any, they choose not to participate.
It's sort of sad to see all the trolling and bad behavior in this thread.
As was noted in the X1800XT vs GTX thread, I think multi GPU is becoming more prevalent and is a factor to be considered with any high end video card purchase. I was hoping to get an idea of the multicard users here at AT.
I didn't add single card owner to the poll because I really don't care how many people have single gpu- it's obviously "most of them".
What's interesting to me is how people felt a need to defend ATIs products by voting for them when they obviously didn't own them. Why? I think anyone who reads the poll and sees all of us SLI owners posting with SLI in our sigs and offering pics are "a tad more credible" than the anonymous voters. What purpose did these people think they were serving? Noting that some people wished they had Crossfire?
I don't think you'd see this kind of thing on a boating forum if you posted "Poll: How many Four Winns and Sea Ray Bowrider owners here- rowboat owners opinions not desired?".
Can you imagine the boat owners all foaming at the mouth like rabid dogs posting stuff like "You don't control the forum! Rowboats are the best!" and "What are your motives for posting this?!"
LOL adults would never behave in this fashion, so I can only assume some of you are children.
Anyway- the poll lives!
Calling all SLI and Crossfire owners! Post your rig and let's see how many of us have made the jump to multi!
I'm going to have to agree that Crossfire voters post, especially since I asked everyone to do so. As no Crossfire owners have posted who they are we'll have to assume there are none at AT or if there are any, they choose not to participate.
It's sort of sad to see all the trolling and bad behavior in this thread.
As was noted in the X1800XT vs GTX thread, I think multi GPU is becoming more prevalent and is a factor to be considered with any high end video card purchase. I was hoping to get an idea of the multicard users here at AT.
I didn't add single card owner to the poll because I really don't care how many people have single gpu- it's obviously "most of them".
What's interesting to me is how people felt a need to defend ATIs products by voting for them when they obviously didn't own them. Why? I think anyone who reads the poll and sees all of us SLI owners posting with SLI in our sigs and offering pics are "a tad more credible" than the anonymous voters. What purpose did these people think they were serving? Noting that some people wished they had Crossfire?
I don't think you'd see this kind of thing on a boating forum if you posted "Poll: How many Four Winns and Sea Ray Bowrider owners here- rowboat owners opinions not desired?".
Can you imagine the boat owners all foaming at the mouth like rabid dogs posting stuff like "You don't control the forum! Rowboats are the best!" and "What are your motives for posting this?!"
LOL adults would never behave in this fashion, so I can only assume some of you are children.
Anyway- the poll lives!
Calling all SLI and Crossfire owners! Post your rig and let's see how many of us have made the jump to multi!
I've heard of one Crossfire owner at Rage3d so far, you'd think someone here would have one given how large a forum population we have.
While I know im not suppose to be posting in this thread. I don't get why people are actually voting for Crossfire when they don't own it? Its pretty imature if you ask me. For you guys doing it grow up and if you don't apply to the poll hit "view results" thats what its there for.
If you think Rollo is doing this just to be a fan boy then combat it by NOT posting in this thread. Getting into a flame war as we have seen in the past obviously solves nothing. It just bumps the thread and makes it even worse.
If you think Rollo is doing this just to be a fan boy then combat it by NOT posting in this thread. Getting into a flame war as we have seen in the past obviously solves nothing. It just bumps the thread and makes it even worse.
Damn, this forum needs more mods. If someone kept pulling these kinds of stunts in OT or P&N they'd be gone.
Sli has been out for a year while master cards for the x1800 series have only recently surfaced. What a silly poll. Ask Ati and resellers how many master cards have been sold. That should give you an exact count if you're really curious. I've seen various people on different forums with crossfire setups. It's a brand new tech for Ati and adoption will be slow in the beginning just like it was with sli. The platform still has issues which might be keeping some potential buyers on the fence until they see driver improvement or such.
If people could only talk about hardware they owned, most of these forum would be quite dead. I have no idea why you bring that ridiculous point up over and over.
If people could only talk about hardware they owned, most of these forum would be quite dead. I have no idea why you bring that ridiculous point up over and over.
RobertR1:
I don't want to discuss why there are more SLI than Crossfire, it's irrelevant to the intent of my post.
I just want to see how many have gone multicard.
If you want to discuss why people may be slow to adopt one form or another, please start your own thread?
BTW- I "bring that ridiculous point up over and over" because I don't see what a non owner of SLI or Crossfire can bring to a count of SLI or Crossfire?
I stated from the start I'm only interested in counting people that own it, and their opinions of it if they like.
As a non owner- what do you and the rest bring to that topic?
Yeah, such as rollo and squirrel, as they are the ones calling names. Oh, thats not what you ment? I gues you'd give your palls a pass, huh.
edit;
Before anyone posted anything "bad", he took a shot at Crossfire owners.
That IS trolling. If you dont think so, we'll, you're just wrong. Again, that was before anyone posted anything about the poll. There is no excuse, this is a trolling topic, as usual. apoppin has a quote from him, that shows what he thinks about Crossfire, and ATi. How you can even consider him as "fair and balanced" is beyond me.
It's obviously the only point he can think of. :laugh:
His AEG samples do not buy him the right to bully everyone in this forum despite his namecalling and insistence to the contrary.
I'd like to point out that I've not supported any particular brand in this thread. I just despise this viral marketing trash. :thumbsdown:
It's irrelevant why? because it demonstrates the flaw in your logic? if you logic wasn't so skewed it wouldn't be as easy to pick apart.
If you really wanted to show how many went "multi gpu" your poll would be much simpler with a yes or no option and you certainly wouldn't be bolding out statements such as "13 Sli and NO crossfire!"
As usual, what you claim and what is clear are very different.
I hate off topic posts, but we're stuck with each other apparently. I think it's amusing how hard you guys are working to de-rail this thread, if I actually cared what you guys are up to I'd post 5-10 more just to watch you guys dance. LOL
Commenting about how disappointing it is people like you have tried to make this into some "ATI vs. nVidia" thread is hardly trolling Ackmed.
It must be sad to have nothing better to do than try to start pointless arguments.
I said there was nothing in his ORIGINAL POST that was trolling. It was just a simple poll. I already agreed that his response after that was out of line. I am guessing too that those voting that they have crossfire are lying to just screw with the poll. So, his response, while too harsh, would be better justified if he said it in a better manner.
Let me ask you. Do you feel that those votes for crossfire are actual and honest? If Rollo had instead focused his response on those who did that instead of generic "ATI supporters", would that have been okay? Cuz, I really would've preferred him to do that as well.
But, again, his original post was not trolling in any way. THEN he had voters allegedly lie. THEN he made his response.
And where did I ever say he was "fair and balanced"? I said he didn't say anything inflammatory or trolling in his original post. Yet the responses were "useless thread", etc.
IN MY OPINION, he was attacked first, likely for things he said, either in another thread recently, or in the past. You can argue all day about "intent" of threads/posts, but when it comes down to it, attacking someone in a thread before they have said anything trollish in THAT thread, you yourself have now become the troll.
BIG "QFT" there deadseasquirrel- can you even imagine how much better the forums would be without this sort of nonsense?
You've got to wonder what motivates these people. (and what kind of parents they had)
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