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Alistair · Dec 30, 2005, 11:56 PM

OK I've about had it with the naming conventions being used on video cards recently. You ever try explaining to people over the phone which video card is better? Those of us who are tech savy understand what is better, but our friends and family in many cases do not!

Whatever happened to the good old fashioned Non-pro, Pro, and Ultra naming conventions? BRING THEM BACK PLEASE!

EDIT: Added SE and LE to the title

riles9262 · Dec 31, 2005, 12:11 AM

i just like larger numbers...

btw, don't forget se and le

Alistair · Dec 31, 2005, 12:21 AM

Yeah... forgot about those...

Lowfat · Dec 31, 2005, 03:59 AM

I agree. Bring back the pro, and the non-pro.

And for nVidia, bring back the Ultra, and the non-Ultra.

niceguyrichy · Dec 31, 2005, 04:06 AM

damn straight!

GTO , GTO² ??!!??

WHAT THE FUCK!?

and while we're at it, how about the way pentium are naming they're cpu's these days.
D4921..... uhh?

what in the hell was wrong with calling it by it's damn clock speed???

H3X4D3C1M4L · Dec 31, 2005, 06:25 AM

Why not just have 3 products from each manufacturer and say "This is Power Supply Shit Edition, this is Power Supply OK edition, and this is Power Supply Best edition" or somesuch

Necrosis · Dec 31, 2005, 09:39 AM

LOL, Please I love my 7800 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Third Rev Over Clocking 491.5556789 Core Edition!

Randomletters · Dec 31, 2005, 01:36 PM

They should just use Good/Better/Best, For example I have a 6800Best

Alistair · Dec 31, 2005, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by niceguyrichy

damn straight!

GTO , GTO² ??!!??

WHAT THE FUCK!?

and while we're at it, how about the way pentium are naming they're cpu's these days.
D4921..... uhh?

what in the hell was wrong with calling it by it's damn clock speed???

Yeah their CPUs are getting just as bad. I love my P4 630 though

I'm glad at least AMD seems to be sticking with the 3000+ schema. Wonder if Intel is afraid to go to that schema for fear of a potential lawsuit?

JDwoods[TeamATi] · Jan 9, 2006, 11:15 PM

yeah, it's nice to be able to compare AMD procs by

4400 < 4800

I am so confused with Intel vs. AMD right now... :P

riles9262 · Jan 9, 2006, 11:20 PM

intel is way worse than graphic card manu's.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jan 10, 2006, 12:24 AM

Yeah cause Intel used an arbitrary scheme....

I think their idea though is higher number = better performance but it gets confusing when they have the 530 and 531 for example.... which one has more cache and a slower bus or higher frequency and less cache etc... argh

JDwoods[TeamATi] · Jan 10, 2006, 12:31 AM

yeah, I stick with specific brands so I don't get mixed up...

AMD
ATi

pr0digal jenius · Jan 10, 2006, 02:50 AM

we need a Radeon Home, Radeon pro, Radeon Server, and a Radeon Datacenter

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Jan 21, 2006, 08:44 AM

its fucking retarded, intel DROPPING the pentium name. the logo looks terrible and this new naming scheme of 500,600,800,900 series. its fucking lame.

and yea 9700 pro, 9800 pro was solid. i dont at all mind XT. geforce sounded better with ultra and Ti in it. MX was gay though. XL, GS, GTO is all fucking gay

Sandok · Jan 21, 2006, 01:07 PM

Meh they should just build 1 graphics card and sell em for free... No more problems

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jan 21, 2006, 06:10 PM

Selling them for free is impossible, if it costs nothing its a give away :P

pr0digal jenius · Jan 23, 2006, 01:18 AM

naw, there's always tax, shipping, handling, gratuity, etc

Nacht · Jan 23, 2006, 06:00 AM

if it didnt cost anything then there would be no incentive for innovation.

this is why capitalism is the end-all system for economics

NUCLEARWINTER · Jan 31, 2006, 07:21 PM

Product Stagnation(shudders At Thought)

kafkacell · Feb 2, 2006, 01:32 PM

for free? some cards may cost a lot even for free... TNT, Vanta and the like ggg.

And yes, we will end up learning the whole alphabet to reconize a vid card

6800 Vanilla Owner (or just Ice cream names)

SFOSOK · Feb 2, 2006, 04:43 PM

Is chocolate goin to come with a cooler that looks and smells like a turd?

Rayder · Feb 2, 2006, 07:37 PM

The naming of video cards has gotten quite stupid, yes.

So is having 58 versions of the same freakin card. (which causes all those stupid naming conventions)

I also wish they would let the software fully max-out current cards before coming out with a whole new one all the time.....give it a full year between revisions. They're changing so fast that software companies never even get a firm grip on current tech before all new tech hits. It's starting to annoy me. This is why we end up with sorry shadows in games and other such idiotic issues.

NUCLEARWINTER · Feb 8, 2006, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rayder

The naming of video cards has gotten quite stupid, yes.

So is having 58 versions of the same freakin card. (which causes all those stupid naming conventions)

I also wish they would let the software fully max-out current cards before coming out with a whole new one all the time.....give it a full year between revisions. They're changing so fast that software companies never even get a firm grip on current tech before all new tech hits. It's starting to annoy me. This is why we end up with sorry shadows in games and other such idiotic issues.

fuckin amen to that!!!

g35x · Feb 8, 2006, 03:26 PM

i dont agree with give it a year for revisions i say perfect your release.....like ati with the x1800xt and xl......then the x1900xtx and crossfire what? a few WEEKS later? thye shoulda just released the x1900 lol....and the people who have the $ for the waayyyyyy better stuff (not me..... why am i standing up for them!?!)want it when it's made.....we dont want them holding back on the advancement of technology (ati says ahhhh we got the x1900 out now and the x2000 ready for next year,lets stop engineering and take a break) lol

NUCLEARWINTER · Feb 8, 2006, 04:40 PM

not take a break for a year, but trying to perfect in everyway the video cards that they are currently designing. that gives the cards that are out the chance to mature and game developers the chance to write games that more closely use the vid-cards resources. but if u and everyone else on the net except for a few of us that do not have the moneyto upgrade to every whim then be my guest.

g35x · Feb 8, 2006, 05:51 PM

yeah

NUCLEARWINTER · Feb 8, 2006, 07:59 PM

i cant believe how soon after the x1800's were released the x1900 was debuted. its almost like we're better off not buying anything until technology takes a breather. instead of revising a product a hundred times, they should move on to totally new processes. upgrade(not just upsize)the ram they use. i heard mention of the possibility of using ddr2 ram. would that be beneficial? if so develope that. or work on making the manufacturing process more lean so as to cut cost and pass savings on to customers. i feel like we are sorta being choked out of the competition with the wealthy because they can afford all the new toys. im not complaining about my lot in life, i want a level playing field.

SFOSOK · Feb 8, 2006, 08:02 PM

ATI and Nvidia don't give a shit about game developers or their buyers, they care about the money. And all the bitching and whining in the world ain't gunna change that.

g35x · Feb 9, 2006, 02:37 PM

now fuckin amen to THAT

Dec 30, 2005, 11:56 PM	#1
Alistair Spoos Join Date: May 2002 Location: State College, PA, USA Posts: 435 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Gto-xl-xt-xt Pe-xtx-gs-gt-gtx-se-le OK I've about had it with the naming conventions being used on video cards recently. You ever try explaining to people over the phone which video card is better? Those of us who are tech savy understand what is better, but our friends and family in many cases do not! Whatever happened to the good old fashioned Non-pro, Pro, and Ultra naming conventions? BRING THEM BACK PLEASE! EDIT: Added SE and LE to the title __________________ - Alistair Last edited by Alistair; Dec 31, 2005 at 12:21 AM. Reason: added se and le

Dec 31, 2005, 12:11 AM	#2
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H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Why not just have 3 products from each manufacturer and say "This is Power Supply Shit Edition, this is Power Supply OK edition, and this is Power Supply Best edition" or somesuch

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Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	LOL, Please I love my 7800 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Third Rev Over Clocking 491.5556789 Core Edition!

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JDwoods[TeamATi] DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 69 Rep Power: 0	yeah, it's nice to be able to compare AMD procs by 4400 < 4800 I am so confused with Intel vs. AMD right now... :P __________________

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H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Yeah cause Intel used an arbitrary scheme.... I think their idea though is higher number = better performance but it gets confusing when they have the 530 and 531 for example.... which one has more cache and a slower bus or higher frequency and less cache etc... argh

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Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	The naming of video cards has gotten quite stupid, yes. So is having 58 versions of the same freakin card. (which causes all those stupid naming conventions) I also wish they would let the software fully max-out current cards before coming out with a whole new one all the time.....give it a full year between revisions. They're changing so fast that software companies never even get a firm grip on current tech before all new tech hits. It's starting to annoy me. This is why we end up with sorry shadows in games and other such idiotic issues.

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g35x Hellhound Pilot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Posts: 1,100 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	i dont agree with give it a year for revisions i say perfect your release.....like ati with the x1800xt and xl......then the x1900xtx and crossfire what? a few WEEKS later? thye shoulda just released the x1900 lol....and the people who have the $ for the waayyyyyy better stuff (not me..... why am i standing up for them!?!)want it when it's made.....we dont want them holding back on the advancement of technology (ati says ahhhh we got the x1900 out now and the x2000 ready for next year,lets stop engineering and take a break) lol __________________

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NUCLEARWINTER Reap What You Sow. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 1,135 Rep Power: 65 System Specs	not take a break for a year, but trying to perfect in everyway the video cards that they are currently designing. that gives the cards that are out the chance to mature and game developers the chance to write games that more closely use the vid-cards resources. but if u and everyone else on the net except for a few of us that do not have the moneyto upgrade to every whim then be my guest. __________________ insert witty comment here!

Feb 8, 2006, 05:51 PM	#27
g35x Hellhound Pilot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Posts: 1,100 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	yeah __________________

Feb 8, 2006, 07:59 PM	#28
NUCLEARWINTER Reap What You Sow. Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 1,135 Rep Power: 65 System Specs	i cant believe how soon after the x1800's were released the x1900 was debuted. its almost like we're better off not buying anything until technology takes a breather. instead of revising a product a hundred times, they should move on to totally new processes. upgrade(not just upsize)the ram they use. i heard mention of the possibility of using ddr2 ram. would that be beneficial? if so develope that. or work on making the manufacturing process more lean so as to cut cost and pass savings on to customers. i feel like we are sorta being choked out of the competition with the wealthy because they can afford all the new toys. im not complaining about my lot in life, i want a level playing field. __________________ insert witty comment here!

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SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	ATI and Nvidia don't give a shit about game developers or their buyers, they care about the money. And all the bitching and whining in the world ain't gunna change that. __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

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g35x Hellhound Pilot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Posts: 1,100 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	now fuckin amen to THAT __________________