Time to R520 Launch?

[Unknown Soldier]

Time to R520 Launch

http://www.ati.com

11 Days 23 Hrs 50 Min.

5th October. Seems Imminent.

US

 

[KimB]

I see 12 days, 8 hours, 44 minutes. Odd.

 

[rendezvous]

That's probaly becouse you are in different time zoones.
The contd own is calculated from the time on the local computer, change the date and see for yourself.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Well the way I see it it means

9am, 5th October GMT+2

 

[Sc4freak]

"Radeon X1K Enter a World of Visual Velocity"?

 

[bouy]

the equation for velocity was on the banner, does this signify anything? I firugre it's symbolic of it's power, but it's a physics equation, what if it has something to do with physics?

 

[IRQ Conflict]

Hmm Built in PPU

 

[_xxx_]

ROTFL @PPU

 

[Geo]

ROTFL @PPU

Hey, Wavey said there was a "secret" still!

P.S. Tho this better not end up in Inq!

 

[KimB]

the equation for velocity was on the banner, does this signify anything? I firugre it's symbolic of it's power, but it's a physics equation, what if it has something to do with physics?

I don't think you can call that a physics equation.

 

[kemosabe]

I don't think you can call that a physics equation.

Velocity is most definitely a concept born out of Newtonian physics, so it is very much a physics equation (although one of the simpler ones).

 

[KimB]

Sure, but that's not velocity, as velocity is a differential vector equation.

I'd more call that an equation from grade school math word problems.

 

[Rys]

When I first saw it figured it as the equation for 1D motion in kinematics. Then my brain moves on to "they're going to accelerate 1D graphics processing too, somehow?"

 

[MuFu]

Maybe it literally is the fastest video card on the planet, point-to-point? It has an inflatable skirt and the fan exhaust can propel it across the lab at incredible speed.

 

[Guden Oden]

Speaking of fan, that cooler it's equipped with looks awesome. VERY nice design!

 

[Arun]

Slap me if I'm imagining things, but wouldn't v=d/t be a marketing joke, where t would be the time it took them to get to market, thus implying that v is still high because d is huge?
Okay, for 10 minutes, you now have the right to kill me. Or, if I'm right, to kill the ATI guy who thought of that*.

Uttar
*: No explicit guarantee of the legality of such an action.

 

[MuFu]

*slap*

 

[dizietsma]

On August 26th at rage3d I thought a sweepstake should be done on when r520 should be released. Sadly there was only one entry .. mine .. so be default I won

Here's the post ... not bad guess eh ?

http://www.rage3d.com/board/showpost.php?p=1333872865&postcount=389

 

[bouy]

Sure, but that's not velocity, as velocity is a differential vector equation.

I'd more call that an equation from grade school math word problems.

True, but they probably have to market to the lowest common denominator. I doubt people recognize the larger and more complex equations. But I would figure marketers be a bit more discrete and put up a less recognized equation if they wanted to imply a PPU, like how about the equation for friction or Newton's Law of Gravity? Then people who recognize them could post about them in forums and create some kind of buzz.

 

[KimB]

Gah, it's just a stupid little statement in an attempt to get people to associate their next product with speed.