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MSI and ASUS Accused of Sending Reviewers Overpowered Graphics Cards (theverge.com)

An anonymous reader writes from a report via The Verge: TechPowerUp discovered that the MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Gaming X card they were sent for review was running at faster GPU and memory clock speeds than the retail version. This was because the review card was set to operate in the OC (overclocking) mode out of the box, whereas the retail card runs in the more regular Gaming mode out of the box. This may result in an unobservant reviewer accidentally misrepresenting the OC performance numbers as the stock results from the card, lending MSI's product an unearned helping hand. The site found this was a recurring pattern with MSI stretching back for years. Fellow Taiwanese manufacturer ASUS, in spite of having better global name recognition and reputation, has also show itself guilty of preprogramming review cards with an extra overclocking boost. Needless to say, the only goal of such actions is to deceive -- both the consumer and the reviewer -- though perhaps some companies have felt compelled to follow suit after the trend was identified among competitors. The Verge notes that TechPowerUp revealed its finding on Thursday of last week, and has not received any official response from either MSI or ASUS. They did update their story to note that MSI addressed the matter, in a comment provided to HardOCP Editor-in-Chief Kyle Bennett, back in 2014.

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  1. Re:Chinease do as Chinease do. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's why they are Chinease after all.

    Spelling is hard when you're a stupid nigger. Niggers particularly hate Asians. Do you know why? Do you know why it is that when niggers go apeshit and riot over stupid shit, they especially target Asian businesses? That's because the Asians migrate to the country with only a little money and little English. Then within a generation, they're running successful businesses, in the same ghettos in which nigger generation after nigger generation continues to live on welfare. Of course ghetto niggers must hate Asians. Asians come from the same basic poverty level plus additional disadvantages, but through their culture of education and hard work, they still manage to do well for themselves. Meanwhile niggers gang-bang, sell drugs, wind up in jail, and fail to parent their kids. It's one thing to blame "privileged Whitey". It's quite another when another minority with even fewer advantages moves into your ghetto and does much better than you do. Of course they hate Asians. It's simple jealousy. It shows up their stupid victim mentality. It suggests that wow, maybe just maybe, their situation is caused by their own self-defeating decision making. Victimhood is precious to niggers. It's what unites them as they shoot each other. It is their sacred cow. To suggest that maybe young nigger women shouldn't get knocked up at 15, and maybe young nigger men shouldn't join gangs and shoot each other, that maybe they should both stay in school and try to excel, that perhaps their children deserve fathers, well that goes against the victim narrative because it dares to suggest they create their own dystopia.

  2. Re:Shills, Shills Everywhere... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why don't U stop the racist BS already?

    "Racist"? How about "realist"?

    As soon as there are more niggers in college than in jail/prison, I'll consider stopping.

    As soon as most single mothers stop being black, I'll think about it. As soon as 7% of the population (black males) stops committing just over 50% of all murders, I'll be open to the idea. As soon as black men in significant numbers decide to parent their black kids, at the same rate that white fathers parent their white kids and Asian fathers parent their Asian kids, I'll think about it. As soon as blacks (especially black women) stop topping the charts for obesity rates, even in America where EVERYBODY is a lard-ass, I'll happily reconsider. As soon as the rate of black drug abuse lowers itself so it's in line with white and Asian drug abuse rates, then I'll gladly entertain the idea. Once the nigger IQ average resembles the white and Asian average IQ, I'd love to admit I'm wrong.

    These are solid facts with hard numbers behind them. There's no emotion, feeling, or -ism behind it. The government's own numbers confirm it. I would love it if blacks were the beacon of civilization, a shining example for everyone else. That hasn't been the case, at all. Until thei real-world performance improves, my real-world view of them will not change. I refuse to indulge in this feel-good pretend fantasy bullshit. My views are fact-based, not based on what does or does not offend you. It is YOUR views that require justification. Mine are backed by numbers. Q.E.D.