DID anybody read this?

Hog54 · Aug 20, 2002, 03:34 PM

i found this thread on drvers and thought it was pretty interesting.and try the bench watch how your fps drops when you try it lol.maybe they dont want us having good drivers so we keep buying new cards?
http://www.tech-report.com/etc/2002q...d/index.x?pg=1

Aug 20, 2002, 04:30 PM

Well i was gonna post a link to a thread on the flaming zone about a month
ago but i think its been deleted.

In it was me warning potential vid card buyers not to rush in getting a "better" card
just yet.
And also making a point about how no mater how much we pay for a damn Graphics card its never enough to play a game at Full settings.

Of course im not able to prove it like these guys did in technical terms.

Ryoko · Aug 20, 2002, 09:46 PM

let's put it this way:

that's utter bullshite.

all they have to do is set up another computer to record the 1st computer's video output through the very same video input port they referred to. and you'd still get twice the speed that their utopial method could even dream of.

Matth · Aug 20, 2002, 09:50 PM

Getting data BACK from the graphics card is not something that many people find essential....

Though I do remember suggestions to use the power of a 3D graphics card to assist distributed processing tasks - no doubt with a rather psychaedelic screensaver effect.

Ryoko · Aug 20, 2002, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Matth
Getting data BACK from the graphics card is not something that many people find essential....

Though I do remember suggestions to use the power of a 3D graphics card to assist distributed processing tasks - no doubt with a rather psychaedelic screensaver effect.

lol

yeah if it was designed to process those types of instructions...

Hog54 · Aug 21, 2002, 06:17 AM

what the hell arte you guys talking about?i believe the thread they wrote cause i really think the graphics card companys are holding back on the performance of drivers cause if they gave it all we wouldnt upgrade as much.and ill tell you one thing i know besides what the benchmarks tell you i dont see that much difference in my last 4 graphics cards with the same games as far as visual quality goes in the last 3 yrs.thats from my ati rage fury to my present card gf4-4400.i think theres something going on?

Ryoko · Aug 21, 2002, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hog54
what the hell arte you guys talking about?i believe the thread they wrote cause i really think the graphics card companys are holding back on the performance of drivers cause if they gave it all we wouldnt upgrade as much.and ill tell you one thing i know besides what the benchmarks tell you i dont see that much difference in my last 4 graphics cards with the same games as far as visual quality goes in the last 3 yrs.thats from my ati rage fury to my present card gf4-4400.i think theres something going on?

the only performance improvement that this issue would create is for rendering 3d frames into compressed digital video on the same computer, which is stupid to begin with. this has no bearing on in-game performance unless you are creating a video - which would cut your speed in less than half.

Aug 20, 2002, 03:34 PM	#1
Hog54 HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 164 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	DID anybody read this? i found this thread on drvers and thought it was pretty interesting.and try the bench watch how your fps drops when you try it lol.maybe they dont want us having good drivers so we keep buying new cards? http://www.tech-report.com/etc/2002q...d/index.x?pg=1 __________________ AMD PHENOM II 965 BE ASUS M3N72-D 4 GIGs GSKILL PC-8500 EVGA GTX460 SC 1GB WINDOWS 7 X64 Ultimate

Aug 20, 2002, 09:50 PM	#4
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Getting data BACK from the graphics card is not something that many people find essential.... Though I do remember suggestions to use the power of a 3D graphics card to assist distributed processing tasks - no doubt with a rather psychaedelic screensaver effect. __________________ Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead Now Mary takes her lamb to school, Between two crusts of bread

Aug 21, 2002, 06:17 AM	Thread Starter #6
Hog54 HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 164 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	what the hell arte you guys talking about?i believe the thread they wrote cause i really think the graphics card companys are holding back on the performance of drivers cause if they gave it all we wouldnt upgrade as much.and ill tell you one thing i know besides what the benchmarks tell you i dont see that much difference in my last 4 graphics cards with the same games as far as visual quality goes in the last 3 yrs.thats from my ati rage fury to my present card gf4-4400.i think theres something going on? __________________ AMD PHENOM II 965 BE ASUS M3N72-D 4 GIGs GSKILL PC-8500 EVGA GTX460 SC 1GB WINDOWS 7 X64 Ultimate

Aug 20, 2002, 04:30 PM	#2
GREEKRAGE Guest Posts: n/a	Well i was gonna post a link to a thread on the flaming zone about a month ago but i think its been deleted. In it was me warning potential vid card buyers not to rush in getting a "better" card just yet. And also making a point about how no mater how much we pay for a damn Graphics card its never enough to play a game at Full settings. Of course im not able to prove it like these guys did in technical terms.

Aug 20, 2002, 09:46 PM	#3
Ryoko American Soldier Join Date: May 2002 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 1,725 Rep Power: 0	let's put it this way: that's utter bullshite. all they have to do is set up another computer to record the 1st computer's video output through the very same video input port they referred to. and you'd still get twice the speed that their utopial method could even dream of.