Conversely, it might prove beneficial to us all if AMD was actually bought up by a company who actually has the resources to turn AMD into a formidable competitor. Not just with their hardware. They need a backbone sufficient to hold them up. Software and development are so far behind it isn't even funny at this point. A company like Samsung, or Hyundai maybe.
AMD as it sits right now, and as a result of many bad decisions by past CEO's, is hurting. This is not a reason to buy their products however.
If they enter into a dire enough financial situation, they will be bought up, or at least their IP will.
Intel should buy ATi.
Nvidia should buy AMD.
Problems solved:hmm:.
ATI was bought by AMD in 2006...Intel should buy ATi.
Nvidia should buy AMD.
Problems solved:hmm:.
Aww, aren't you adorable. When your argument is that flawed, it's pretty hard not to say that there's not some confirmation bias involved.LOL, RS is probably the most knowledgeable and valued member of this forum.....To say he is biased and has an agenda show just how wrong you are...goodbye!
Good for you but why did two of my nvidia cards have issues oh I know "megatextures" are busted.I played the game from day 1 on my gtx560ti and never had a problem with it.
RAGE is a buggy game man everyone knows this and is not all "holy Drivers" that will fix everything like lots of people seem ti think rather it's John Carmack whom needed to fix his busted game engine and "megatextures" that's the issue bud.So you avoid the question/issue entirely because you're answer didn't work. The game doesn't matter it's a question of driver support. You obviously don't want to admit that AMD had worse support. Whatever.
Brand loyalty is a foolish game.nVidia.
I still feel like AMD needs to do a lot more to get me to consider jumping ship. I'm comfortable with getting nvidia cards and it would take a lot to get me to switch at this point. Having some mid range card that is x% better price/performance isn't enough. For one I don't usually buy mid range and secondly I'll happily pay the extra few bucks for something I am confident with. Just like the comparative value of the GTX 670 won't be enough to cause some big AMD fans to switch - they prefer their brand for their own reasons.
To bad physx adds nothing to the game nice it didn't flop performance for you though.even the version in Batman AC has improved quite a bit and is perfectly playable on the cpu if you have a Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge.
Many of us PC gamers place allot of value in high performance frame rates to me they are just as important if not a bit more than IQ. I know I made the switch to the PC almost exclusively for 60fps although Half life 2 absolutely blew me away on PC as compared to the Xbox graphically speaking cause when I seen it and played it on PC @ 60fps for the first time it was all over I then proceeded to permanently move "AFG" Away From Gamepad.When I read things like useless eye-candy or it's only fidelity additions -- what kind of gamer doesn't appreciate improvements in fidelity? I always could understand the performance hit and one can always turn it off if one desired but to nit-pick eye candy, hehe!
200fps is ridiculous and a bit unnecessary but over 60fps mins are more what I mean when talking about high performance framerates. LOL whom is getting 200fps in any somewhat modern graphical game today what that's just a dumb statement are you gaming at 640x480 to get that LOL.To each his own, right? Some people like IQ, some like 200fps. So both things are valid.
Many of us PC gamers place allot of value in high performance frame rates to me they are just as important if not a bit more than IQ. I know I made the switch to the PC almost exclusively for 60fps although Half life 2 absolutely blew me away on PC as compared to the Xbox graphically speaking cause when I seen it and played it on PC @ 60fps for the first time it was all over I then proceeded to permanently move "AFG" Away From Gamepad.
200fps is ridiculous and a bit unnecessary but over 60fps mins are more what I mean when talking about high performance framerates. LOL whom is getting 200fps in any somewhat modern graphical game today what that's just a dumb statement are you gaming at 640x480 to get that LOL.
come on man 200fps what are you play Quake II LOLIt was a general example. Tone it down a notch, will you?
come on man 200fps what are you play Quake II LOL
Ya some people don't mind watching a choppy gameplay or even a slide show me I think smooth animation should be a first concern as the base because to me the level of eyecandy is only as good as how well/smooth it's animating the eyecandy. In short framerates are a first priority then when that's in check it's time to pour on as much eycandy as you can until the framerates drop to much then take away just a bit of eyecandy for the best balance of performance/eyecandy IMHO.It's great for the guys to turn them off or down-- you can have more frames if one desires. No one is forcing ultra quality, features or improved immersion -- they're offering choice. With flexibility and choice many gamers can decide what best fits their needs, subjective tastes and tolerances.
come on man 200fps what are you play Quake II LOL
Ya some people don't mind watching a choppy gameplay or even a slide show me I think smooth animation should be a first concern as the base because to me the level of eyecandy is only as good as how well/smooth it's animating the eyecandy. In short framerates are a first priority then when that's in check it's time to pour on as much eycandy as you can until the framerates drop to much then take away just a bit of eyecandy for the best balance of performance/eyecandy IMHO.
When your little 7850 precious is getting 200fps in Metro and Crysis, BF3, The witcher 2, maxed then yo can talk. Don't diss the the 560SE cause I can only play Metro 2033 maxed DX11 @ 30fps.We don't all own SE's
Kidding.