It's not the thread I have a problem with, its good that you let people know that the 6770 is a rebadge, but the title is a bit too much.
Yeah, I would defend them cause the might have the same GPU, but the cards aren't. Some 460s are more expensive, cause they have better coolers or different PCBs. The sapphire 6770 is more expensive than the sapphire 5770, but its also cheaper than most 5770s and has a better cooler and HDMI 1.4a. So I think the thread title is incorrect. and Happy is blowing this all out of proportion.
I used those examples to show how sensationalist happy was being.
Yeah, I'll defend them just like I defended the 6800 naming, and the 9800 naming.
Agreed... I am not happy about AMD doing this, people should know but Happy is taking it out of proportion.
To be fair to Happy, I know some AMD "fans" did the same during the 9800 debacle, so perhaps he feels the need to tic-for-tac.
AMD, users, "fans" have to know that there is going to be some backlash from the time nVIDIA did the same though.
Take it on the chin and feel equally as disgusted with the rebadge, is all you can do. I actually bought an 9800GT during the rebadge drama (knowing that it was essentially a 8800GT).
There is some differences like there were with the 9800's, and from what I can see the prices are inline with other 5770's so a none issue other than it's a rebadge.
So, thank you for the information regarding the rebadge Happy, but not the way you've gone about it.
One good thing about AMD themselves, is they're not trying to hide the fact it's a 5770.
http://www.amd.com/uk/products/desk...d-6770/Pages/amd-radeon-hd-6770-overview.aspx
Based on the same hardware as the ATI Radeon™ HD 5700 Series, be ready for the hottest DirectX® 11-capable games with an award-winning architecture