Techtv's Screensavers completely unbelievable!!

[jjyiz28]

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On the show when you were talking about cheating drivers, you only mentioned ATI had code in their drivers optimized for 3dMArk. YOu then went on to show screenshots of improperly rendered sections of the benchmark which didnt come from an ATI card but rather from your beloved sponsors Nvidias card.


ATI's driver showed a marginal 1.5-2.5% increase which can be attributed to new drivers like in the past, but nvidias 25-30% gains and you have no mention of it?


Way to keep the sponsors happy I guess???

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Anyway, I completely agree with the first post, the story, as presented by Leo and Pat, completely mis-represented the facts. Futuremark issued the patch and driver audit in response to Nvidia's horrendous cheating in 3Dmark2003, boosting their scores by upto 25%.

I can't imagine a single ATI owner not being just horrified by the way this story was presented on the show. ATI stood up and said essentially that they've done something wrong and they'll fix it. Nvidia, on the other hand, have denied and accused everyone but themselves for their own misdealings.

I'd personally like Pat and Leo to clarify this story at the head of the show on Wednesday. I doubt this will happen, but I certainly think ATI, as a company, deserve to have the facts presently correctly.

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guys over at rage3d talking about it
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just thought it was too big to post in videocard forum. just spreading the news , since i just found out about it myself yesterday.

 

[GTaudiophile]

I agree completely. Everyone knows nVidia is a big sponsor, though, so no surprise.

 

[Texun]

nVidia signs the front of the check and Pat and Leo sign the back. I stopped watching that show a long time ago anyway, it's become way to wussified now.

 

[jjyiz28]

sad but true, i remember seeing their one episode like 2 months ago or so, they have a alienware setup, p4 blah blah, but included a ti4600, and saying this is the ultimate gaming machine. hmm.. 9700 pro been around for awhile since last year.

 

[Tom]

I think it's a great show. Unless you're married to your video card I don't see this as a big deal. They did mention Nvidia's cheating as I recall.

 

[Snoop]

waaaaaaaaaa

 

[Schadenfroh]

nvidia's whore = techtv
ati's whore = futuremark