Rainbow Man
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Wasn't the tesselator described pre-launch as one of the 360's most advanced and powerful features? What the heck happened there really?!
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I assume it means changes for artists, changes in workflow, changes in how you port things... basically a lot of changes that will take a long time for people to get used to. Once tessellators become the norm on PC hardware, you'll see it used more.Wasn't the tesselator described pre-launch as one of the 360's most advanced and powerful features? What the heck happened there really?!
I'm in the same boat really, i'm trying to decide between an HD2900xt and an 8800GTS (640mb model, I don't really want to 'downgrade' my memory count). I play at 1280x1024 with 2x or 4x AA on average with max settings (quality is paramount). The shamefull AA performance on the 2900xt really bums me out, but then there are times where it really shines for no obvious reason. I can't decide whether or not to just dive in headfirst and go with the 2900 or not... Power usage isn't an issue, nor is heat or case size. I've also been given conflicting views on the quality of the upgrade (coming from an x1900xt 512mb).
Bah, it's cheaper, i'll give it that (average of $500 vs the $600+ for a GTS 640mb).
I don't think "dropped the ball" is really accurate. I think that with no AA, the R600 seems pretty reasonable, but once you get into CFAA, things look very bad. They have no way to guarantee performance with CFAA, so I get the feeling they're having to do a lot of tweaking on a per-app basis.As for HD2900, well we've seen that it's unpredictable. It runs too hot for what it delivers. Does it have potential to grow? I rather doubt it honestly. I refuse to believe that ATI dropped the ball that far on their drivers; I think the hardware is flawed/unbalanced in unknown ways. Buying into an R600-based board looks to be a serious gamble on whether they can magically deliver superior drivers. Been there with ATI before, no thanks (R100, R200).
The HD 2900XT is cheaper? That's rather shocking considering in the US the GTS is usually $100 cheaper than the HD 2900XT and sometimes even more depending on deals at the time.
Does it also show you in a simple interface every tweak and customizable setting you could possibly ever need?
Please list " every tweak and customizable setting you could possibly ever need " and i'll be able to tell you
The only UE3 game released so far is Rainbow Six Vegas, which the 2900 XT excels at.
Hmm.. thought it was UE2.5?
I play Vegas with my GTS8800 320MB and it plays ok at 1680x1050(Modified bin). It plays well at 1280x960.
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