What is going on with Anandtech[Missing reviews]?

[Saylick]

Ya, on 1980s tech.

If that's what you want to believe, then by all means you have that right. You also have the choice of doing your own research and studying too if you don't want to wait. The internet is your oyster; there's more information at your disposal than ever before in the history of mankind.

Don't want to do your own research? Then you're going to have to wait. In the meantime, there are plenty of other review sites out there that can offer you the same info everyone else is rehashing and publishing on the same day, at the same time. If you want info even sooner than launch, then I have just the website for you. It's called WCCFTech. I hear they have some great "deep dives" over there.

 

[It's Not Lupus]

Great review on the GTX 1060 that I read on a different site.

 

[poohbear]

Aren't video cards the most popular component to review? I always see more people on the video card forums than any other forum. And this is the year that both AMD & Nvidia is releasing their new cards, and not one review from Anandtech? What gives?

 

[swilli89]

Aren't video cards the most popular component to review? I always see more people on the video card forums than any other forum. And this is the year that both AMD & Nvidia is releasing their new cards, and not one review from Anandtech? What gives?

Well as far as the 480.i actually have hope that anandtech is taking its time to review them once the voltage bug was patched and also some AIB 480s.

 

[zentan]

Aren't video cards the most popular component to review? I always see more people on the video card forums than any other forum. And this is the year that both AMD & Nvidia is releasing their new cards, and not one review from Anandtech? What gives?

Ryan did say he was injured, may be that's affecting some of the schedule.
But even considering that we didn't get 1080/70 full reviews either.

 

[Termie]

Anandtech's video card reviews have been written by Ryan for years. I assume he's the only one that can do them because he has possession of Anandtech's GPU test fleet. He's located in the U.S., while most of the other reviewers are elsewhere. So when he's having health issues, the video card reviews don't get published.

I know Ryan is reading this thread, so perhaps he might consider whether a new reviewer can be hired to handle the video card reviews. Anandtech has capable reviewers dedicated to CPUs (Ian), SSDs (Billy), phones (Joshua), and so on. Ryan obviously loves GPUs, and he understands them better than just about anyone out there, but perhaps his energies would be better focused on his editor-in-chief role, which is a huge one for a site of this size.

By the way, as others have noted, the Tech Report is facing the same problem, with late or missed video card reviews resulting from the departure of its founder Scott Wasson. He was a brilliant GPU reviewer, the only one who could go toe to toe with Ryan, and perhaps no one can quite fill his shoes there.

But Anandtech and Tech Report shouldn't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Sure Ryan and Scott were the best video card reviewers in the business, but keeping readers happy (and keeping traffic numbers up) may not require the best of the best. They should aim for solidly above-average reviews delivered on a relatively timely basis.

 

[Staples]

I came here earlier today to find a 1060 review. Nothing.

My fallback these days is pcper.

The comments above are correct. A lot of these sites are run by very few people. If one is out for a few days, things won't get done.

 

[Rannar]

Ryan did say he was injured, may be that's affecting some of the schedule.
But even considering that we didn't get 1080/70 full reviews either.

That does not explain 960 review that was first postponed because of personal reasons and later cancelled.
Same with 1080/1070/480 which all came out at different times. What makes it even worse is that in previews we were told full reviews are coming same week or in few days and now weeks and months later still nothing.
Honest answer that timely reviews are not a priority anymore would be enough. People who can't wait can move forward to other sites.

 

[n0x1ous]

Ryan's 1080/1070 review is up!

 

[DeathReborn]

Ryan's 1080/1070 review is up!

I don't even visit the main page anymore, not gonna do so for a uber late review either.

 

[n0x1ous]

I don't even visit the main page anymore, not gonna do so for a uber late review either.

Your missing out. Skip the benchmarks, but the architectural deep dive is second to none and what we have all been waiting for.

 

[mohit9206]

your missing out. Skip the benchmarks, but the architectural deep dive is second to none and what we have all been waiting for.

lol

 

[TestKing123]

Your missing out. Skip the benchmarks, but the architectural deep dive is second to none and what we have all been waiting for.

Yes skip the benchmarks, because they're completely out of date.

 

[antihelten]

Yes skip the benchmarks, because they're completely out of date.

Given the publication date of the review, shouldn't they be some of the most up to date benchmarks out there?

 

[Staples]

Given the publication date of the review, shouldn't they be some of the most up to date benchmarks out there?

I think that was a joke.

And I will add to it. Sure the review is chock full of geeky architectural stuff but at the end of the day, the benchmarks, price and maybe energy use are the only thing that matters.

 

[Elixer]

This is unprecedented in AT's history.

First 1080 comes out... no review at launch.
1070 comes out... no review at launch.
480 comes out... no review at launch.
1060 comes out...no review at launch.
470 comes out...no review at launch.
460 will come out and... we can bet there will be no review at launch.

Then, it was said the 480 review was going to be before the 1080/70 review, "You will see 480 before you see 1080/1070. It's unorthodox, but there was no sense in delaying 480 as well."
Then the 1080 review finally shows, with the 1060 supposed to be "soon", no 480 review.
470 launches today, not a peep about it on AT.

This is one long losing streak on GPU reviews going on here...

 

[mohit9206]

Still no reviews from Anandtech.

 

[Elixer]

*shrug*
@Ryan Smith any news?

 

[topmounter]

I agree completely. Out of the "old-guard" websites, the only viable one still cranking out on-time reviews is Tom's Hardware. I remember reading them back in the late 90s.

Each day that I click on anandtech.com and don't get redirected to tomshardware.com is a good day.

 

[Elixer]

/me looks at the front page, I guess it is official, this site is geared toward mobile now.

September 7, and still MIA reviews.

Sad.

 

[Rifter]

Ryan's 1080/1070 review is up!

to late to matter.

 

[Phynaz]

/me looks at the front page, I guess it is official, this site is geared toward mobile now.

September 7, and still MIA reviews.

Sad.

It's been that way for a couple of years. Welcome to the post PC world.

 

[ConsoleLover]

I barely visit the main Anandtech site anymore and when I do I have adblock enabled. They are just not worthwhile of my time to visit and support them. Literally no GPU reviews, the actual performance numbers use terrible games, they are not using the latest patches for the games and latest drivers, they are not providing a good mix of racing, strategy, 3rd person, fps, simulation games, also we see no popular title like Dota2 to compare performance in older games like that that are not as demanding, but provide amazing info to tens of million of people how their GPU's perform on the title.

Many other sites like guru3d, tomshardware, eurogamer with their specialised tech report, etc... are way better.

 

[DTN107]

The site is dying? Crap! I been working to get to the 25 post so I can post in the "for sale" section. I guess I'll head back to hardforum again?

(Yes I made this post to help reach #25 heh)

 

[Anonamouse7]

I won't pretend to have been a reader of anandtech from the beginning, but ever since I've been interested in computer hardware, I've been reading this site, and a lot of my interest has fallen to GPUs.

This past couple of years have been disappointing content wise, but especially this year - 1070 over a month late (and just a preview of the 1080 for two months), only a preview for the RX 480, NOTHING (not even in bench) for the 470 and 460.

The 1060 review was two weeks after release (which I feel is a fair lead time) but came before the (still absent) RX 480 despite that card being released first!

Obviously I do appreciate that it takes a lot of work to produce these articles, which we do get for free, but my question simply is - what the heck is going on?