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GSMArena does a blind survey of cameras...

Matches the dxomark charts surprisingly well: http://www.dxomark.com/Mobiles
- MattL
- Post #2
- Oct 26, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Disappointed by AMD

We'll see, also if you are doing serious overclocking you're going to violate your warranty anyways so honestly think that's a moot point. If with modded BIOS or not it turns out to be an overclocking monster then the potential will really be very different than now.
- MattL
- Post #156
- Jun 26, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Disappointed by AMD

I'm sorry but why would you *ever* expect the Fury to be 15-30% faster "at the same price point or less" than any other card... That quite honestly makes no sense. Also the reviews just barely came out, definitely should give it a bit time for voltage to be unlocked and over clocking to be...
- MattL
- Post #153
- Jun 26, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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AMD Fury X Postmortem: What Went Wrong?

Nvidia one upped AMD with the 980 Ti... imagine if the Fury X came out without a 980 Ti in the market... the Fury X would be competing in price with a 980 and be doing very well, comparing closer to a Titan at a much higher price point. Nvidia was extremely smart. With that said I'd say wait...
- MattL
- Post #265
- Jun 26, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Is the R9 280x GDDRM5 being outdated?

I'm running a 7970... Just upgraded my monitor to a 1440p. I can get around 30-50 fps in Dragon Age Iquisition with everything set to Ultra, except the textures set even higher (fade touched), MSAA turned off, and Tessellation cranked down (though if I'm good for a bit more of a hit then I can...
- MattL
- Post #8
- Jun 22, 2015
- Forum: AMD
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AMD Fury X VR Edition + SteamVR

Total tangent but mentioning a Voodoo card brought back memories. Couldn't afford the first Voodoo but by the time it came out was able to swing a Voodoo 2, 8MB not 12MB though, couldn't quite swing that. Brings back memories :) Wow funny to think of an 8 MB video memory card compared to...
- MattL
- Post #3
- Jun 19, 2015
- Forum: AMD
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Gaming monitor - to upgrade or not to upgrade

I'd recommend a VA panel also in the right price range. Often they have 2-4x the contrast ratio of an IPS panel and sometimes better response times. I'll second 27", really worth the extra size and immersion, especially in RPGs etc. Especially if you have enough horsepower and can find the...
- MattL
- Post #4
- Jun 17, 2015
- Forum: Displays
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Which monitor BL3200PT or XL2730Z

Forgot to +1 on this point. Love all the cords and the wonder stand. For such a large monitor it is amazingly stable and adjustable. When you slant it to be vertical it ridiculous how tall it is lol.
- MattL
- Post #35
- Jun 17, 2015
- Forum: Displays
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Turn your 1080p monitor into 1440

lol... lol
- MattL
- Post #25
- Jun 17, 2015
- Forum: Displays
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Which monitor BL3200PT or XL2730Z

Thanks for sharing, great to hear the longer term usage of a product like this. I'm loving mine. The 32" size is amazing, I am glad I didn't go 27" even if it meant a faster monitor or gsync/free sync. It really fills my field of view and makes gaming so much more immersive. It's hilarious...
- MattL
- Post #34
- Jun 17, 2015
- Forum: Displays
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[Rumor (Various)] AMD R7/9 3xx / Fiji / Fury

To respond to a question I wasn't asked (since that's how I roll lol :) I personally might consider it in that case. For me if it's a better purchasing value now despite higher power consumption I'd seriously consider it. I'm not an AMD loyalist (though I've had AMD cards the last two...
- MattL
- Post #543
- Jun 11, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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[Rumor (Various)] AMD R7/9 3xx / Fiji / Fury

That OC'd 980 Ti looks amazing... Personally on casually watching the space, with the price point of the 390x coming it so much higher (seemingly, we won't know for sure of course until it's out) than some 290x... to me it looks like your choice really is an AMD 290x at about $270 or you might...
- MattL
- Post #508
- Jun 11, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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[Forbes] AMD Is Wrong About 'The Witcher 3' And Nvidia's HairWorks

I'd agree that's one of the only ways you can try to change the perception, though even then the people who innovate and out-excecute other brands don't always cause a shift in perception. Though again I'd agree that's one of the few sane ways to approach a perception issue. I don't think...
- MattL
- Post #953
- Jun 10, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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[Forbes] AMD Is Wrong About 'The Witcher 3' And Nvidia's HairWorks

Why did Apple used to sell more iOS devices than Android? Why does Android sell more than iOS? Why does car X sell more than car Y? There are countless context specific answers to this. Such as brand awareness, cost, availability, deals and sales, marketing, etc. I'd argue GeForce vs...
- MattL
- Post #949
- Jun 10, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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[Forbes] AMD Is Wrong About 'The Witcher 3' And Nvidia's HairWorks

One *could*, but it really doesn't make sense, at least in that phrasing. Just because one brand has a majority of market share doesn't mean people would argue they are the "pinnacle"... just simply they have the most market share that more people buy their brand of product vs other brands...
- MattL
- Post #947
- Jun 10, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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[Forbes] AMD Is Wrong About 'The Witcher 3' And Nvidia's HairWorks

Personally, the way I see it there's a lot of blame to go around: Nvidia: Not for implementing custom features or trying to exclusive support for them from games, but for not opening up HairWorks like AMD did TressFX. I think that's a fair criticism of them especially in comparison to their...
- MattL
- Post #931
- Jun 10, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Which monitor BL3200PT or XL2730Z

So I just bought them new off Amazon at $600, still a great price for such a good quality 32" 1440p monitor. The black levels and contrast are amazing. In Dragon Age I can see so much more detail than my 23" old Dell TN monitor (that has an odd resolution of 2048x1152). I'm actually going...
- MattL
- Post #31
- Jun 8, 2015
- Forum: Displays
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Which monitor BL3200PT or XL2730Z

So my wife and I got our new monitors yesterday and absolutely love them. 32" is amazing for gaming, especially loving it in Dragon Age: Inquistion, just makes you feel so immersed. Thanks for the help. My 7970 is getting me about 30-35 fps in Ultra (with MSAA turned off), which isn't bad at...
- MattL
- Post #29
- Jun 8, 2015
- Forum: Displays
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Which monitor BL3200PT or XL2730Z

So I ended up ordering on Amazon, figured I'd be safe, especially since I was ordering two (might have risked it on one)... also I have Amazon Prime so getting it by Sunday was very tempting. Now the next temptation is a new video card... will be good to see what the new AMD cards are this...
- MattL
- Post #27
- Jun 6, 2015
- Forum: Displays
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Which monitor BL3200PT or XL2730Z

Thanks for all the feedback, I ordered 2 BL3200PT monitors (one for my wife and I, she's a gamer too so we always upgrade together)... I think that will be the best monitor for me for now. All the responses have been immensely helpful.
- MattL
- Post #22
- Jun 6, 2015
- Forum: Displays
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Which monitor BL3200PT or XL2730Z

Yeah, been scouring reviews for the 32" monitor and it seems like a *really* good compromise for a great price (even at $600) if you value image quality and screen real estate and are willing to sacrifice TN levels of game responsiveness. The only other monitor that had my interest is the 40"...
- MattL
- Post #21
- Jun 5, 2015
- Forum: Displays
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Which monitor BL3200PT or XL2730Z

Thanks for sharing, yeah I definitely need to stop at 1440p with my current cards... heck I don't think I'd even go 4k even with new cards, games like Dragon Age: Inquisition and the Witcher 3 seem to get barely 60 FPS running dual of the top-end cards right now... Think I'll be good at 1440p...
- MattL
- Post #20
- Jun 5, 2015
- Forum: Displays
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Which monitor BL3200PT or XL2730Z

Thanks for sharing your experience with the monitor... I have definitely seen plenty of postings around the web in late 2014 with your same experience. Any monitor I'll buy from Amazon and I have prime shipping, love how great they are on return policy. A motherboard we ordered for my wife...
- MattL
- Post #12
- Jun 4, 2015
- Forum: Displays
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Which monitor BL3200PT or XL2730Z

Thanks for the comments and opinions and thanks for the welcome :) Been reading anandtech for many years but the first time I've been to the forums. Though a 34/14 IPS panel with 75hz is definitely quite interesting I see three potential flaws compare to the 32" BenQ VA panel 1) Already my...
- MattL
- Post #8
- Jun 4, 2015
- Forum: Displays
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Which monitor BL3200PT or XL2730Z

So I'm looking to upgrade my monitor soon, more appropriately add a new primary one and relegate my current one to a secondary screen. I've had my current monitor for probably 5 years or so now, a Dell sp2309w that has served me well. I'm wanting to get at least a 27" one in size and better...
- MattL
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- Jun 4, 2015
- Replies: 37
- Forum: Displays

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