Here's a quote from TFA that I also found quite unnerving... "Also, we found that our 700W power supply wasn't up to the task of powering a Radeon HD 2900 XT CrossFire rig. In order to achieve stability, we had to switch to a new Thermaltake 1kW PSU with a pair of eight-pin connectors that AMD supplied."
Now don't get me wrong, I love to see these types of improvements in real time graphics rendering, but you know there's something wrong with the industry if they can ask PC Enthusiasts with a straight face to use power supplies powerful enough for Air Conditioning Units (albeit small ones) in their computers. That being said, I still commend the improvements made and I look forward to the lower end, passively cooled, versions becoming available for my next HTPC.
Good in the sense that children in 3rd world countries finally have a chance to experience a part of modern technology which we truly take for granted. Bad in the sense that we're breeding a new wave of Uruguayan Uber Hackers that will wreck havoc on the pipes in a couple years.
I still think it's worth it and it's nice to see this project which we've been hearing about for years finally start coming to life.
Apparently, according to the discoverer, this key also works on bluray. Almost all of the articles and posts I see forget to mention (or don't realize) that this key also works on bluray media. Either way, after reading through the forums on doom9, it seems like it was one hell of a fun endeavor. Hope the MPAA hasnt gotten their hands on the fellow.
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=121866&pag e=9
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Here's a quote from TFA that I also found quite unnerving... "Also, we found that our 700W power supply wasn't up to the task of powering a Radeon HD 2900 XT CrossFire rig. In order to achieve stability, we had to switch to a new Thermaltake 1kW PSU with a pair of eight-pin connectors that AMD supplied."
Now don't get me wrong, I love to see these types of improvements in real time graphics rendering, but you know there's something wrong with the industry if they can ask PC Enthusiasts with a straight face to use power supplies powerful enough for Air Conditioning Units (albeit small ones) in their computers. That being said, I still commend the improvements made and I look forward to the lower end, passively cooled, versions becoming available for my next HTPC.
Good in the sense that children in 3rd world countries finally have a chance to experience a part of modern technology which we truly take for granted. Bad in the sense that we're breeding a new wave of Uruguayan Uber Hackers that will wreck havoc on the pipes in a couple years. I still think it's worth it and it's nice to see this project which we've been hearing about for years finally start coming to life.
Apparently, according to the discoverer, this key also works on bluray. Almost all of the articles and posts I see forget to mention (or don't realize) that this key also works on bluray media. Either way, after reading through the forums on doom9, it seems like it was one hell of a fun endeavor. Hope the MPAA hasnt gotten their hands on the fellow. http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=121866&pag e=9