Search results matching tags 'NVIDIA' and 'Tessellation'

Re: AMD Radeon HD 6870 and 6850 Overclocked Round-Up

animatortom — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 01:19:12 GMT

That powercolor one has a really cool design! It looks futuristic and functional! Might be hell to clean:P

I kinda learned that you must wait about six months to buy a new card. These things will probably be in the 1Bill range by the summer, then they will also have the new 7800's out by then. I think if they really wanted to up thier earnings then they should focus on releasing less versions of thier cards with greater features. that way people wont feel like they have just been ripped off once they finnaly buy that new Hot GPU:P

RE: ATI FirePro Peformance Plug-ins Optimized for AutoCAD, 3ds Max

animatortom — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:56:58 GMT

Plus every time you open CCC, it says you have to restart for new changes?

It is almost like the ATI autodetect has a problem with stabilization!

What sucks even worse is that Nvidia has come out with their Quadro 4000! it only has 256 streams, but it also has OpenGL 4.0 compared to 3.2. All other specs are the same, I would take 150 stream if they are at least stable and more productive! Plus it is only 780 Bucks! Next time I end up spending 1400 dollars for my professional livelihood, I wont be wasting it on AMD products!

I would like to keep telling them how much they suck, but every time I do they thank me for buying thier flagship workstation card and say they will continue to support it! Well no SH@# it just came out you tools!

RE: Asus Matrix 5870 2GB Video Card Review

animatortom — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 01:33:56 GMT

I agree Neil!

If it was just a matter of gaming, then the costs would be the major factor and ATI would win hands down. On the Professional side, they really need to step up their products!

I had an HD 4850 and that was a good card for Gaming. It even ran my 3D programs at reasonable rates, just the rendering sucked. Now imagine buying a 1400dollar card that is supposed to be ten times better than that one, and it is actually worse when actually working with it! The render times are substantially faster, but when working with it, the display is actually less stable than the HD4850. Then two months later they come out with a card that is half the price with the same performance and uses less power!

If they can not provide good drivers for the game professionals then I don't see how ATI could have stable drivers for the games they make? Much like a Yugo. It may look like a car and get you there. But the engine is unreliable and becomes more trouble than it is worth!

This is the era of disposable Chinese electronics so I guess I should know better by now:P

RE: Asus Matrix 5870 2GB Video Card Review

animatortom — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:35:46 GMT

I don't know Rapid...The V8800 has 227/400 power consumption.

The Quadro 6000 is 243/446 Not that much of a difference. But when it comes to having my viewports actually working properly over saving a few bucks, is worth a whole lot more in terms of production times!

It still bugs the hell out of me that I spend 1400bucks and when I scroll through a scene, certain parts of a character stays in place and doesn't move with the animation. It becomes very frustrating when you are supposed to watch the motion of that arm or leg. Especially when it didn't do that with a cheap HD4850? So much for paying for WS drivers!

ATI has lost my support and I urge anyone who values their time in production to stick with Nvidia for 3D DCC!

Re: NVIDIA Launches GeForce GTS 450, Affordable DX11 Graphics

animatortom — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:31:54 GMT

I think Nvidia enjoys the fact that they have a good grasp on the gaming market. Mostly because they listen to their customers!

Simple concept really! Kinda like Sye Sperlling.....He's not only the spokesman for hair club for men, He's also a client :P

Havent had a chance to try my GTS250 Bcuz I dont play to many games. It is good to see that Nvidia is averaging out their prices to be competitive with Amd.

I know now, if I could have waited I would have gone with the New Quadros instead of being raped by the Fires :P

I always thought FTW meant...F%#@ That Wally! This article made me finally do a search.....Learn something new everyday, I always say :)

Re: Zotac GTX 480 Amp Edition Video Card Review

animatortom — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:27:05 GMT

Good performance...But LOOK AT ALL THE PLACES THAT DUST CAN COLLECT!

Your gonna have to take it out and clean it with a toothbrush every other week:P