question about ATI in the future

[jobberd]

ATI is going to simply produce the chipsets and not manufacture the boards in the future, leaving companies such as Hercules or Asus to do that for them, correct? if so, what will they do to ensure that their 2d quality is still top notch where Nvidia has for the most part failed?

 

[DClark]

ATi will still be making boards, they're just also allowing other graphics card manufacturers to make boards with ATi cores.

 

[jobberd]

right, so how are they going to ensure that the boards will still have good 2d quality? or is it going to turn into another nvidia, with people's opinions on the 2d of the card varying?

 

[BFG10K]

My primary concern with ATi is whether or not their future cards can keep up with nVidia in terms of raw speed. Currently I have difficulty seeing a Radeon2 compete with even a GF2 Ultra in terms of speed.

 

[Rand]

<< right, so how are they going to ensure that the boards will still have good 2d quality? or is it going to turn into another nvidia, with people's opinions on the 2d of the card varying? >>



Stick to using ATi's own boards
They've set in interviews they will ensure high quality 2D but we shall see I guess...

 

[GuardianAli]

1st - Ati will undoubatly have strict quality controls that it will force on those manufacturers. And if you are ever concerned still, just buy the ATI branded one instead of the other card makers.

2nd - I think ATI can easily keep up with nvidia. They are sorta like AMDs fight against intel. AMD use to just stay in the value and inagrated market with Intel in the high end. Now the athlon is kickign butt. I think same thing here. ATI was mainly lower end value and intagrated and now with the radeon and soon the radeon2, they are kicking and will kick butt in high end. Also with the superb expereince that ATIs recent aquasition of ArtX, im sure they will soon (after this soon comign smaller one) release a great inagrated chipset to fight the nForce as well.

Besides, nothing still beats the bang for the buck i have so far gotten out of my All-in-Wonder radeon.

Its a tivo, video card, campture card, tv tuner, etc...etc...all in one.
Thats what I all value. I dont care about getting 300fps in quake3. What I do want is my money to be well spent.

 

[sash1]

<< Stick to using ATi's own boards
They've set in interviews they will ensure high quality 2D but we shall see I guess... >>


Yeah, I'd do the same. ATI will make their own chips with good 2D quality. I'm actually surprised they decided to let other manufacturers make their chips . Don't knoiw what other companies will do with it (in terms of 2D), but it probably won't be as good as ATI, as they ahve a reputation as being one of the best in 2D (as well as in 3D).