Posts by BombBuster

Check out the Bethesda Oblivion forums. Oblivion can even bring a $10k Alien desktop to it's knees. The art of playing Oblivion is about getting the display and render settings just right for one's particular system. There's lots of...

Mine's doing great. Had to RMA it once for a cold solder on the SATA cable that went bad but's been aces since. Fortunately, the SATA cable broke with a month still left on the warranty so I got it fixed for free. Just cost me shipping...

Sounds like the issues are on ATI's side. Too bad for us and them. Having one product dominate the market (nVidia) is not good for the consumer.

That's interesting. What was the nature of the problem? Was it a power or cooling issue?

Quote: Originally Posted by coolchris DAY 5: Fiancee concerned...Beard in full, floor littered with various empty fast food bags. Too funny. Congrats and have fun with you awesome machine

The first DX10 chip on the near horizon is the nVidia G80 I think. Even though it's got more transitors than the 7900 it's a 80nm chip so it might use the same amount of power as the 7900 (which is a 90nm chip). Let's keep our fingers...

My point may have gotten missed. I agree that the mass market generates more profit than the enthusiast market. But I don't agree with: Quote: its not the high end chips they make money on I think they make a tidy sum...

Not so sure about that. The high end, enthusiast market can generate some nice cash flow. That's why Dell bought Alienware.

A site your dad might trust is the BBB website (Better Business Bureau, google it). He can check out the various Sager resellers there. He can also check out the customer service ratings of the resellers at resellerratings.com Also,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Leafs how can you trust them? Let go Luke. Trust your instincts....