I just want to sympathize, because this is a tangible financial hit to the owner of high-end video card etc. setup.
I mean that the software companies should have a complete product, and the drivers should run it. Each day that passes where you can't use your hardware because of some software hold up is just another day of depreciation.
If you could somehow know ahead of time when a company's game would be compatible with a given hardware setup, then you could hold off and wait to buy your GPUs when they would actually be supported. But as it is, you have to trust that software companies will be on the ball and not drag their feet. So you have faith, invest a lot in your setup, and then it's a big let down as your stuff goes unused. Then when you actually get to use it, the hardware value has dropped enough to just be very frustrating. It's especially galling because software companies and hardware companies get income from first adopters who are the big spenders. You piss them off, then it's a trickle-down effect. You'd think that the hardware companies would put a little more emphasis on getting software right so people want to keep buying the high-end cards.
Usually it's for hobby, folding stuff like that. Nvidia markets it for gaming though.
SLI always reminds me of the Voodoo 2 days, I may be wrong but seemed like it worked with more games than it does today. Maybe NV should go back to 3dfx's Scan Line Interleaving, maybe it would work better or not need native support?
That phrase bugs me for so many reasons. Likely if you are even reading this very thread you are of "first world". Also, a lot of these threads are created by people who likely prioritize things differently.
3x5= 15
15x4= 60
60x6 = 360
2x360= 720
10x2.5 = 25
25x4= 100
100x6= 600
600x2= 1200
I just created a nearly $1000 budget every 6 months for pc upgrades out of 2 everday things for many people. Coffee and cigarettes. While my simple list doesn't apply to everyone the theory does.
I can't even tell what these numbers are supposed to mean, but I'm sure you know how flawed this is anyway.
I'm not 100% sure what the numbers mean either, but I think he means you could replace one daily or weekly expense and pay for an upgrade every couple of months. It just shows that computers aren't that much more of an expense then something like a pack of cigarettes a week.
all of that other crap you just listed is irrelevant to his simple point...That's assuming you have no debt and no unexpected expenses ever come up. Also you never, you know, want to buy games for that gaming computer of yours. Or that there simply aren't other things that you want to save up for. Oh, and that everyone smokes and that nobody lives from paycheck to paycheck. And that you're single with no kids. I could go on all day with this...
Not reallyall of that other crap you just listed is irrelevant to his simple point...
I can't even tell what these numbers are supposed to mean, but I'm sure you know how flawed this is anyway.
That's assuming you have no debt and no unexpected expenses ever come up. Also you never, you know, want to buy games for that gaming computer of yours. Or that there simply aren't other things that you want to save up for. Oh, and that everyone smokes and that nobody lives from paycheck to paycheck. And that you're single with no kids. I could go on all day with this...
$3 per coffee x5 days a week = $15
$15x4 weeks a month = $60
$60x6 months= $360
2 times a year x$360= $720
$10 a pack of cigarettes x 2.5 a week = $25
$25 x 4 weeks = $100
$100 x 6 months = 600
$600 x 2 times a year = $1200
better? I figured us first world people would be able to catch on since we went through a mandatory 12 years of schooling
You're doing the cigarette thing wrong$3 per coffee x5 days a week = $15
$15x4 weeks a month = $60
$60x6 months= $360
2 times a year x$360= $720
$10 a pack of cigarettes x 2.5 a week = $25
$25 x 4 weeks = $100
$100 x 6 months = 600
$600 x 2 times a year = $1200
better? I figured us first world people would be able to catch on since we went through a mandatory 12 years of schooling
You're doing the cigarette thing wrong$3 per coffee x5 days a week = $15
$15x4 weeks a month = $60
$60x6 months= $360
2 times a year x$360= $720
$10 a pack of cigarettes x 2.5 a week = $25
$25 x 4 weeks = $100
$100 x 6 months = 600
$600 x 2 times a year = $1200
better? I figured us first world people would be able to catch on since we went through a mandatory 12 years of schooling
Wow that individual wouldn't have much of a life. I don't have those habits either but that type of pocket change often goes in many other things that make up an everyday life. Like I'll get milk instead of coffee but what's a working individual supposed to drink during the day, gutter water? Gotta have something. Should we skip breakfast too? Eat a muffin for lunch? Not replace our socks? Don't ever clean the car at a carwash? No prostitutes?
I dunno, there's a lot more to daily life out there than saving petty cash for hardware. Just to save all that and put it towards a 6 month upgrade still seems like a bit of a waste considering there are only a small few games per year that push hardware if even that sometimes.
You're doing the cigarette thing wrong
But I guess I smoke more and shouldn't, what else new.
you don't know anybody that gets a coffee before work every day? Or somebody that smokes a pack of cigarettes in a little over 2.5 days?
The numbers I put together aren't unrealistic.
You could easily replace one of the items I listed with going out for a beer, ice cream, scratch ticket, candy bars, dvd/bluray's. People spend an in ordinate amount of money on meaningless consumables and products that ultimately have no worth to them.
Buy a video card for $500 use it for 6 months sell it for $350-$400. If you are good a timing the market and roll the proceeds back into a new one. PC gaming isn't terribly expensive if you are .
yes really as those other things can happen no matter what. so again its irrelevant to his point.Not really
yes really as those other things can happen no matter what. so again its irrelevant to his point.
and speaking of smokers, its a vile disgusting habit that ruins things for other people. you stink up every place you go. you ruin apartment living for those that dont want to smell that stinky crap. cant even roll down my windows or leave vent on fresh air because there is always going to be some ahole with stinking cigarette. roll up your windows and choke on it instead of making me smell it. and of course smokers throw thier butts on the ground as if thats just going to disappear. my father always said that if they dont give a crap about themselves then you cant expect them to care about how their nasty habit impacts others.
lol when it comes to smoking heck yes.You really are a mad person.
Damned Puritans.lol when it comes to smoking heck yes.