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    Qualcomm SoC & ARMv8 custom core discussions

    A couple of designs that I do not understand from Qualcomm's lineup. (4 x A53) + (4 x A53) -> This is what we often hear as proof of certain region's preference for moar cores. But is that really true or is it simply a Qualcomm's excuse? Are there really benefits of Global Task Switching (or...
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    Samsung SoC & ARMv8 discussions

    They (throttling and scheduling) may not be mutually exclusive. Could it be that the schedulers call for A53 when the chip is thermally challenged?
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    Samsung SoC & ARMv8 discussions

    That is a misleading statement. Different perf/watt, different target form factors, different core counts, unknown die sizes all make a direct comparison pointless. The two chips are built with vastly different approach to performance characteristics. "Clock-for-clock Denver beats A57.." does...
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    CrossFireX & SLI scaling today

    Oh I am not comparing the results from the review. I'm more curious about the necessary bandwidth for these dual-chip cards. I am skeptical that x16/x16 is saturated by either 295's or X2's, as long as the motherboard is properly built. I was thinking even x8/x8 configuration wouldn't hinder...
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    CrossFireX & SLI scaling today

    Do you mean x16/x16 PCIe? That's not enough for 4870X2's?
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    Perlin Noise?

    Humus - Oh, that's a real cool site! Is that your site? I've downloaded bunch of demos. And thank you so much for the explnation on Perlin Noise. Along with the demo, I can understand what it does. From what I understand, it has little to do with Anti-Aliasing. Correct? (I'd imagine AA...
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    Perlin Noise?

    Thank you for the reference. But I thought this was a beginner's forum.. (maybe it was meant for folks who actually started to learn 3D at school or a similar institution?) I am not even at such level. I am more like a 'consumer' compared to the rest of you. Maybe a mod could move this...
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    Perlin Noise?

    Could someone explain what exactly it is? I have a GTX 280 and a HD 4890 side-by-side and doing some comparisons, but it isn't exactly limited to GT200 and RV770/RV790. I believe I had a similar experience with a 8800 GT and a HD 3850 as well. Basically, what happens is that NVDIA's cards...
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    AMD 790FX and 790X - Info?

    Update: Still no reply from AMD, but I just found this little toy from AMD and I am pleasantly surprised by its usability as well as information it provides. Not exactly the kind of information that I was looking for but it's so impressive that I thought I'd share some screenshots with you...
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    AMD 790FX and 790X - Info?

    Haven't received any e-mail from AMD yet, but in the meantime I got my board and started testing it out with a lowly 4050e. (Until 955BE debuts) I was able to get some information via Everest, which was nice. My board is a Gigabyte 790X, and apparently the NB is RD780, 65nm, 1.1V, etc...
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    AMD 790FX and 790X - Info?

    Never thought of it or such possibility.. But apparently you sound like speaking from experience? I guess I will give it a shot. Thanks!
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    AMD 790FX and 790X - Info?

    Yes, I know that. I am interested in a little more details, however. To be blunt, I would like to find documents like these for 790X/790FX and SB750. I am sure such thing exists so that manufacturers can design the boards, but I don't know where..
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    AMD 790FX and 790X - Info?

    Thank you. I did see the page you linked before, and that's just about all I could get from AMD's website. I was thinking 790FX and 790X are maybe the same thing inside (but obviously differently binned/configured) as well. I have been looking to build a Phenom system ever since its birth...
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    AMD 790FX and 790X - Info?

    I have been trying to obtain information regarding technical details of 790X and 790FX (and to a lesser degree 790GX) from AMD.com but it has been a frustrating excercise, to say the least. One quick question - Is 790X a different ASIC from 790FX? Or is it a same ASIC, differently binned...
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    Now the war is over wishfull thinkers please explain how blu will ever replace DVD.

    After the demise (well, not yet but regardless) of HD-DVD, what I'm seeing from avid HD-DVD supporters: 1. Digital download is the future (Anyone else think this newly found 'suppport' for digital downnload ridiculous?) 2. SD-DVD will be good enough for most people. I did not 'support'...
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