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ATI is thinking BIG!! Take a look at its NEXT card.

post #1 of 23
5/25/06 at 11:18pm
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It looks like it's going to be a monster of a GPU!

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/d...525104243.html

Also, if you're like me and hate ATI's CCC (Catalyst Control Center), here you can get the new 6.5 driver with the control panel insted of the bloatware riddled CCC.

http://www.ngohq.com/showthread.php?t=6306
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post #2 of 23
5/25/06 at 11:27pm
wonder if they have a mobility version...
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post #3 of 23
5/25/06 at 11:48pm
Its funny how they keep saying its the fastest thing they have ever built. It better be if its supposed to be better than all their other cards...
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post #4 of 23
5/26/06 at 12:14am
Wow, I didnt' know Microsoft wasn't going to release DX10 for windows xp, only vista.

That blows.
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post #5 of 23
5/26/06 at 12:31am
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Originally Posted by Zyren
Its funny how they keep saying its the fastest thing they have ever built. It better be if its supposed to be better than all their other cards...
Better doesn't always mean faster, as demonstrated by Intel with the Pentium M architecture.
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post #6 of 23
5/26/06 at 1:27am
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Originally Posted by Hammerhead
Wow, I didnt' know Microsoft wasn't going to release DX10 for windows xp, only vista.

That blows.
Ya, it really blows Hammer. I think it shows a total lack of faith in Vista on the part of Microsoft to try to force us into having to have Vista. As a side note, Mirco(we don't make enough cash)soft is going to be ending all updates for XP six months after the launch of Vista... Damm them!
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post #7 of 23
5/26/06 at 2:05am
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Originally Posted by durden500
Ya, it really blows Hammer. I think it shows a total lack of faith in Vista on the part of Microsoft to try to force us into having to have Vista. As a side note, Mirco(we don't make enough cash)soft is going to be ending all updates for XP six months after the launch of Vista... Damm them!
Please read Microsoft's support lifecycle policy: http://support.microsoft.com/lifecyc...n-us&x=15&y=20
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post #8 of 23
5/26/06 at 2:19am
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Originally Posted by Revenent
Please read Microsoft's support lifecycle policy:

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecyc...n-us&x=15&y=20
I think I've read some things you haven't bro.
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post #9 of 23
5/26/06 at 10:48am
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Originally Posted by durden500
I think I've read some things you haven't bro.
*Shrug* Believe what you want. Any real proof I can provide is confidential so I can't post it here.
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post #10 of 23
5/26/06 at 7:42pm
If we don't come, will they stop building it ?
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post #11 of 23
5/27/06 at 1:48pm
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Originally Posted by durden500
Ya, it really blows Hammer. I think it shows a total lack of faith in Vista on the part of Microsoft to try to force us into having to have Vista. As a side note, Mirco(we don't make enough cash)soft is going to be ending all updates for XP six months after the launch of Vista... Damm them!

They would be shooting themselves in the foot if they did that. Think of how many businesses run XP Pro. Besides, they are still releasing updates for 2000...
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post #12 of 23
5/27/06 at 7:16pm
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Originally Posted by durden500
I think I've read some things you haven't bro.


Yes, argue with the Microsoft employee on Microsoft policy....
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post #13 of 23
5/27/06 at 8:06pm
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post #14 of 23
5/28/06 at 12:32am
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Originally Posted by Soulfly
Yes, argue with the Microsoft employee on Microsoft policy....
No offence to that other guy, but, I think Microsoft is a money grubbing whore of a company, with little interest in making something other then cash.
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post #15 of 23
5/28/06 at 12:33am
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Originally Posted by ewolff
You work for M$? That explains why your rep is so low
Good one wolff!
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post #16 of 23
5/28/06 at 12:35am
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Originally Posted by Hammerhead
Wow, I didnt' know Microsoft wasn't going to release DX10 for windows xp, only vista.

That blows.
yea wtf.
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post #17 of 23
5/28/06 at 12:45am
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Originally Posted by chode messiah
yea wtf.

I couldn't of said it any better Chode!
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post #18 of 23
5/28/06 at 1:47am
Revenant is correct. Microsoft's website is very specific about when support transitions. XP will go from Mainstream (current) support levels to Self Help (no more updates) 24 months after the official release date of Vista. You can look it up at microsoft.com

As to DX10 being Vista only, that is necessary because Vista handles drivers in a fundamentally different manner than XP (or for that matter other prior iterations of Windows) and DX10 is written to support the new methodlogy. To have a DX10 for XP would require pretty much a complete rewrite to make in effect a legacy application.
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post #19 of 23
5/28/06 at 2:50pm
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Originally Posted by durden500
No offence to that other guy, but, I think Microsoft is a money grubbing whore of a company, with little interest in making something other then cash.

Isnt that one of the fundamental goals needed for a company to survive?


Oh wait! what was i thinking! Micro$oft bad! loonix good!
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post #20 of 23
5/28/06 at 3:20pm
Vista is a big update to the windows os and directx, all directx9 apps running on vista using directx 10 hardware will run in emulation. So really this is a no win situation for Microsoft if they made just an update like directx 8 to 9 and it would run on XP people would complain that its not a big anuff update if they do what there doing releasing it on Vista and having a huge update people complain that there not supporting XP and directx 9.
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