Memory is only a deciding factor at a price leve. If one of those people see a 512MB card for only $80 and then turn around and see a 256MB going for $500 you know they are going to have a big "wtf" on their face. Price is the biggest deciding factor when buying things, its generally assumed that the higher the price the better it is. Then its, a 512MB $80 must be better than a 128MB $80 card when its often completely opposite.
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Hellbinder said:
I guess I should have also added a disclaimer to go along with my post.
I am not a "twitch" gamer, and Far Cry is the only FPS I'm playing right now. I'm mostly playing somewhat older flight simulations and the assorted demos that come along.
I try to keep my resolution at 1280x1024 or 1024x768 at the very least and bump down the settings when needed (like with the FEAR demo). I play Far Cry at 1024x768, high settings, 2xAA, 4xAF and it plays fine, with the occasional stutter that I personally don’t mind.
I guess my point is that the newer cards simply do not do enough for me to justify the huge cost. Using the FEAR demo again, there is honestly not that huge of a difference between medium and high settings to warrant a $400 upgrade.
Ailuros said:
...nothing. I didn't say the R520 necessarily WOULD be better - your comment was that you didn't care that much about ATi improving performance over the 7800GTX, since you don't think there are any games which really need the added speed. I gave you an example of a very intensive title which very much does need more.
Apple740 said:
I would guess "not yet", tho obviously some reviewers saw it in action in a controlled environment for Avivo demos (see the Hexus piece linked upstream). On a big-un like this I would guess they are getting their kit at Tech Day to take back to probe on the bench at home. I still don't think I've seen anyone say for sure just when Tech Day is tho. But my impression is it hasn't happened yet.
It certainly does seem to be a jigsaw puzzle that ATI is putting together here, with a whole lot of stuff in a short time. I would imagine as much fun as is being had by all, that both ATI and the working press will be happy to be done with each other for awhile in a few weeks. 
The hints round the 'net would suggest folks have had CF on the bench for awhile. That makes sense to me not only because of its newness probably meaning some struggles, but also because of the near-bewildering number of combinations between graphics cards/mobos/modes/IQ options. Done right that had to be a staggering amount of work.
Then they have their little max res problem with X8xx boards. How to manage that problem, when the hints are it is addressed in R5xx? Well, launch Avivo before CF NDA lift and you kill a couple birds --get Avivo more attention than it would otherwise get when the testosterone dumps on The Big Day, and also have the double dual-dvi goodness on the public record so you can talk about what it means for CrossFire R5xx when you launch CrossFire X8xx.
Then you move to the "main event".
At least that's my analysis of what we're seeing.
The hints round the 'net would suggest folks have had CF on the bench for awhile. That makes sense to me not only because of its newness probably meaning some struggles, but also because of the near-bewildering number of combinations between graphics cards/mobos/modes/IQ options. Done right that had to be a staggering amount of work.
Then they have their little max res problem with X8xx boards. How to manage that problem, when the hints are it is addressed in R5xx? Well, launch Avivo before CF NDA lift and you kill a couple birds --get Avivo more attention than it would otherwise get when the testosterone dumps on The Big Day, and also have the double dual-dvi goodness on the public record so you can talk about what it means for CrossFire R5xx when you launch CrossFire X8xx.
Then you move to the "main event".
At least that's my analysis of what we're seeing.
