Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

2007-05-11 Thread Hayes Elkins
From: j maccraw [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks. Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 17:33:56 -0700 (PDT) Could Vista be the new 95 or worse, ME? Pants down no lube

Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

2007-05-10 Thread Jin-Wei Tioh
At 10:06 AM 5/10/2007, you wrote: http://it-review.net/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=1314Itemid=1 Pretty pitiful. Also the higher end 1GB part, the XTX, appears to be scrapped until way later to avoid further embarrassment. Not to stick up for the red, but the 8600 and 8500 kind of

Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

2007-05-10 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 12:06 PM 10/05/2007, Hayes Elkins wrote: http://it-review.net/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=1314Itemid=1 Pretty pitiful. Also the higher end 1GB part, the XTX, appears to be scrapped until way later to avoid further embarrassment. Ah, they'll just fix it with drivers. :) T

Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

2007-05-10 Thread Jin-Wei Tioh
At 11:44 AM 5/10/2007, you wrote: Ah, they'll just fix it with drivers. :) T Heh. For that matter, doesn't nVIDIA need to fix their drivers? I don't have any personal experience with the 8xxx series drivers in XP and Vista just yet, although I'm planning to spend some quality time this

RE: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

2007-05-10 Thread Greg Sevart
Nvidia's Vista drivers leave a lot to be desired across the board (6, 7, and 8 series cards) Greg -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jin-Wei Tioh Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 12:12 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600

RE: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

2007-05-10 Thread Jin-Wei Tioh
At 12:30 PM 5/10/2007, you wrote: Nvidia's Vista drivers leave a lot to be desired across the board (6, 7, and 8 series cards) Greg Oh snap, even the 6 series? Never thought I'd see the day when red drivers would be so superior to those from green. Kind of amazing, considering how ATi

Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

2007-05-10 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 02:12 PM 10/05/2007, Jin-Wei Tioh wrote: At 11:44 AM 5/10/2007, you wrote: Ah, they'll just fix it with drivers. :) T Heh. For that matter, doesn't nVIDIA need to fix their drivers? I don't have any personal experience with the 8xxx series drivers in XP and Vista just yet, although I'm

RE: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

2007-05-10 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 02:30 PM 10/05/2007, Greg Sevart wrote: Nvidia's Vista drivers leave a lot to be desired across the board (6, 7, and 8 series cards) So do ATIs. And a lot of other people. Vista caught manufacturers with their pants down. T

Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

2007-05-10 Thread tmservo
15:13:33 To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks. At 02:12 PM 10/05/2007, Jin-Wei Tioh wrote: At 11:44 AM 5/10/2007, you wrote: Ah, they'll just fix it with drivers. :) T Heh. For that matter, doesn't nVIDIA need to fix their drivers? I

Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

2007-05-10 Thread Veech
much damage Vista would do to programs such as Adobe Audition. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 11:20 AM Subject: Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks. Nvidia's sli drivers are just finally

Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

2007-05-10 Thread Hayes Elkins
From: Jin-Wei Tioh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks. Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 11:39:11 -0500 At 10:06 AM 5/10/2007, you wrote: http://it-review.net

RE: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

2007-05-10 Thread Hayes Elkins
From: Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: RE: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks. Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 15:14:06 -0300 At 02:30 PM 10/05/2007, Greg Sevart wrote: Nvidia's Vista

Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

2007-05-10 Thread j maccraw
might finally have OSX for regular PC's before then. ;-) Hayes Elkins wrote: From: Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: RE: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks. Date: Thu, 10 May

Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

2007-05-10 Thread j maccraw
Bah Halo, I'm waiting for Crysis but not if I have to have Vista to play it. Veech wrote: Interesting, because I was looking at Halo 2 for PC -- which was just released Tuesday -- as the first PC game worth upgrading my XP to Vista. But the more I hear stuff like this (I have the X-Fi card),

Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

2007-05-10 Thread Jin-Wei Tioh
At 07:35 PM 5/10/2007, you wrote: Bah Halo, I'm waiting for Crysis but not if I have to have Vista to play it. Finished Stalker? I just got done with a major project and am looking forward to a weekend hardware orgy. :P -- JW

Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

2007-05-10 Thread Veech
, and the landscape and weather effects, the aura of Chernobyl, is just amazing. Highly recommended. - Original Message - From: Jin-Wei Tioh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 6:05 PM Subject: Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks

Re: [H] Yep, the ATI R600 series sucks.

2007-05-10 Thread Jin-Wei Tioh
At 10:59 PM 5/10/2007, you wrote: I'm halfway through STALKER and it's *really* immersive, extremely atmospheric, and has some great spooky elements. I'm not a huge fan of the inventory system, and the RPG elements aren't so much my cup of tea. It's a bit buggy, too. But overall it's the