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Forum: Site Feedback 24-Oct-2012, 19:05
Replies: 10
Views: 2,412
Posted By Farid
Rys did it, it's back online. Nothing to see...

Rys did it, it's back online.

Nothing to see here, folks. You can continue the "frontpage" jokes normally now.
Forum: Site Feedback 24-Oct-2012, 18:46
Replies: 10
Views: 2,412
Posted By Farid
Oh shuddup, digi! :D We're looking into the...

Oh shuddup, digi! :D

We're looking into the issue. The site shall be back as soon as possible.

That way, you all will be able to perpetuate the "the site has a frontpage?" joke as business as...
Forum: 3D & Semiconductor Industry 21-Oct-2012, 07:39
Replies: 2,712
Views: 331,492
Posted By Farid
AMD Hope for the best, prepare for...

I've made this to summarize the situation with AMD stock:

http://i.imgur.com/wpjT6.png

71% of stock value lost in 6 months. Liabilities ain't going nowhere but up. Income and equities going...
Forum: Console Technology 31-Aug-2012, 16:24
Replies: 5,036
Views: 613,871
Posted By Farid
The RV7x0 architecture has the set of hardware...

The RV7x0 architecture has the set of hardware capabilities required to run standardized Compute Shaders equivalent to what can be found in the current DX11 and the latest OGL APIs.

Given that the...
Forum: 3D & Semiconductor Industry 21-Feb-2012, 20:27
Replies: 2,712
Views: 331,492
Posted By Farid
It's interesting to see that we'll finally see...

It's interesting to see that we'll finally see PowerVR products competing again with NV and exATI again in the high end market. The high-end tablet market, that is.

And while centering the AMD...
Forum: Processor & Chipset Technology 12-Oct-2011, 10:07
Replies: 251
Views: 24,172
Posted By Farid
It's really like the Althon-era was a fluke for...

It's really like the Althon-era was a fluke for AMD CPUs. These BD benchmark results are some sad stuff.

I mean, that Super Pi (1M) result of 11.8 sec with a liquid nitrogen 7.5 GHZ overclocked BD...
Forum: PC Games 10-Oct-2011, 19:58
Replies: 6
Views: 801
Posted By Farid
Icon Idea Steam (And other DL platforms) Promotions & Deals

This type of thread might end up useful,so let's start one:

Metro 2033 is currently going for €2.50 (£3.74 or $5) on Steam!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/43110/

And the whole THQ pack goes...
Forum: PC Games 10-Oct-2011, 19:51
Replies: 84
Views: 11,481
Posted By Farid
Thumbs up Good idea!

Good idea!
Forum: PC Games 09-Oct-2011, 02:36
Replies: 581
Views: 49,693
Posted By Farid
What I don't understand is why id thought it...

What I don't understand is why id thought it would be a good idea to rely on specific drivers, full of optimizations, and on yet unimplemented functionalities (swap-tear)?

I mean, I understand...
Forum: PC Games 07-Oct-2011, 23:20
Replies: 150
Views: 15,169
Posted By Farid
Yeah, it's not the worst game ever. It's just so...

Yeah, it's not the worst game ever. It's just so mediocre and boring that it's an actual waste of time. There are much better games to play, or re-play, out there.
Forum: PC Games 07-Oct-2011, 23:13
Replies: 581
Views: 49,693
Posted By Farid
Thumbs up Thanks Evan, for clearing up some misconception...

Thanks Evan, for clearing up some misconception about the CUDA implementation.

And feel free to emphasize any specific technical point you'd like to. Technical trivia about new engine...
Forum: PC Games 07-Oct-2011, 22:56
Replies: 150
Views: 15,169
Posted By Farid
Note that I said Alien FPS. I know about the cool...

Note that I said Alien FPS. I know about the cool arcade game and the quite decent Alien 3 on Snes/Megadrive.

And seriously, don't even think about shelling out a cent, let alone 5 bucks, for the...
Forum: PC Games 07-Oct-2011, 03:34
Replies: 150
Views: 15,169
Posted By Farid
To be honest, I've never thought highly of the...

To be honest, I've never thought highly of the different Alien FPS games we got. The game I disliked the least, I use a double negative here because I never really liked any of these games, would be...
Forum: PC Games 07-Oct-2011, 03:21
Replies: 581
Views: 49,693
Posted By Farid
True, but it would defeat the whole point of...

True, but it would defeat the whole point of having an opening post that describes, albeit sarcastically, the game. And I didn't erase from the board the existing posts.



The thing is it's not...
Forum: PC Games 07-Oct-2011, 02:38
Replies: 581
Views: 49,693
Posted By Farid
warcrow posted his review of Rage in the Console...

warcrow posted his review of Rage in the Console Forum:
http://forum.beyond3d.com/showpost.php?p=1586656&postcount=589

You can give it a read on his blog:...
Forum: Console Games 07-Oct-2011, 02:33
Replies: 809
Views: 79,859
Posted By Farid
I liked your review, Warcrow. I'm adding it to...

I liked your review, Warcrow. I'm adding it to the links in the PC thread (http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=61022). I'll post a link to your site...
Forum: PC Games 06-Oct-2011, 23:13
Replies: 581
Views: 49,693
Posted By Farid
Sorry Sxotty, I tried to copy the relevant post...

Sorry Sxotty, I tried to copy the relevant post over, but my OP was relegated to the last post because the posts were sorted chronologically.

I've added two links to the previous thread in the...
Forum: PC Games 06-Oct-2011, 21:59
Replies: 581
Views: 49,693
Posted By Farid
Thanks for the heads up, I've added that review...

Thanks for the heads up, I've added that review to the OP. With that said, the RPS review seems to emphasize the same issues Ars' review did (bland, samey, problematic on PC). It's just that RPS'...
Forum: PC Games 06-Oct-2011, 21:11
Replies: 581
Views: 49,693
Posted By Farid
I have an AMD GPU on my main rig, and looking at...

I have an AMD GPU on my main rig, and looking at screenshots with checkered rendering issues all over the map doesn't infuse me with a lot of hope for the game on my PC.

Also, it doesn't take much...
Forum: PC Games 06-Oct-2011, 20:49
Replies: 581
Views: 49,693
Posted By Farid
bigtabs, I more than welcome your discontentment...

bigtabs, I more than welcome your discontentment with this thread, because it's obviously negatively slanted. So, people who think the game has redeeming values are welcome and in fact should express...
Forum: PC Games 06-Oct-2011, 20:17
Replies: 1,079
Views: 79,309
Posted By Farid
Icon Idea Game's released time for a new thread!

Folks, since the game is now on shelves, it's better to have a dedicated thread to it. So I went ahead and made a totally fair and balanced thread about non-console version of Rage:
...
Forum: PC Games 06-Oct-2011, 20:12
Replies: 581
Views: 49,693
Posted By Farid
Nintendo Wii RAGE: That's actually what you do when trying to get the PC version to work

http://i.imgur.com/pW1Kz.png

Summary of what you really need to know:

Rage is a 21th century console game developed by B3D forumites's one true idol, John Carmack and his team at id Software....
Forum: PC Games 02-Oct-2011, 18:44
Replies: 28
Views: 2,424
Posted By Farid
That's cool, but why is that called Syndicate if...

That's cool, but why is that called Syndicate if it shares no gameplay similarities with the original games?
Forum: Console Games 13-Sep-2011, 23:38
Replies: 520
Views: 29,156
Posted By Farid
Of course, they'll say whatever they need to say...

Of course, they'll say whatever they need to say to sell the product, Richard. When Crysis came out, I still remember the argument that the game wasn't actually poorly optimised, like, for instance,...
Forum: Console Games 12-Sep-2011, 23:03
Replies: 520
Views: 29,156
Posted By Farid
Icon Exclaim nAo was right! - Uninteresting story ahead: you've been warned

Well, this ordeal of having Crysis running on Consoles forces me to remember an argument we had a few years ago. That argument involved two parties, a large group comprised of graphics experts, whose...
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