Well, it may not be DX 10, but Microsoft has posted a list of cards that are Vista compatible, so one can assume that they will have rudimentary dx 10 compatibility. As far as nVidia, anyth FX 5200 and up is good.
Let's look at the facts: - They benchmarked 2.667GHz Conroe against 2.8GHz Athlon64 FX (FX-60 with 200MHz overclock)
So they are taking the AMD processor out of spec which can affect performance. Also, the forthcoming AMD processors are a new core architecture and will support faster RAM with an onboard memory controller. I think benchmarks of the final products will be much different. This is the same type of dog and pony show Intel has been doing since they released the Celeron (and possibly before, but that is when I started paying attention to hardware marketing).
- 2.8GHz Athlon64 FX will be released in June - 2.667GHz Conroe will be released somewhere in Q3 2006 - Conroe Extreme editition clocked to at least 3.0GHz will be released somewhere in Q3 2006 (there have been rumours about 3.33GHz version)
If you think those numbers mean anything, I would like to know what cave you have been living in for the past 3 years.
Use a road lately? I am sure roads do not interest you personally all that much, but hey, you know, private corporations could do them better and charge us to drive on them!
Not true, in the early G3/G4 days, the PPC chip could knock the pants off of anything in the PC world for raw performance. That started slipping just before the G5 was introduce. Granted, they had been on the style kick ever since Jobs had returned, but there was more reason to get a Mac than just "shiny".
Now, that is the only reason to buy a Mac. It is computing for the style conscious and kids with ADHD. You will get a better machine rolling your own hardware and installing *nix.
That the mass media companies will not be happy till they have totally captive audiences that get thier money sucked directly out of thier account as soon as it is put there. The way these people talk, you would think they would want a setup like the machines had in The Matrix except we are generating thier all precious revenue streams instead of electricity.
Crap like this is why I quit buyibng music years ago, I just listen to the radio now.
Looks like a solid concept. However all the data on the page is from mid -05, any idea if they are going to push the development forward? This looks like a game I would buy, which happens almost never.
The issue goes deeper than just web searches though. Google is working on an entire suite of products to index and share data, and if you use those products, they have total access to that information. If they have total access, that is one more point of data loss or leakage, as not only do you need to worry about your security, but if Google is ever compromised, then that data could be stolen. Also, do you have enough faith in Corporate America that they are going to keep your deepest, darkest, most classified documents mum forever? And even if they do keep it secure, what safeguards do they have against rogue employees?
That is a good point, but the average user does not know how to configure a Windows box for security out of the box. My girlfriend's Windows box has been clean for over six months because we both are pretty security conscious, but every so often a piece of malware does get through.
However, when I was doing end user DSL support, I found myself explaining to them over and over again that all these security programs mean nothing if they click every popup they get and then do not run the scans.
Well, see, what they are going to do is they are going to source the support for Dell India to China so Indian customers have the same homogenous "Dell Experience" that thier American counterparts have, and make Mike a wad of cash in the process. If they pay extra, they can get an Indian call center.
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Will it protect visitors from the terrible secret of space?
Unpimp my Mac?
MS representing on the Apple tip ya'll.
Well, it may not be DX 10, but Microsoft has posted a list of cards that are Vista compatible, so one can assume that they will have rudimentary dx 10 compatibility. As far as nVidia, anyth FX 5200 and up is good.
April 1st is still 12 days away!
Releasing a card without drivers would be the stupidest thing to do ever. No Linux drivers maybe, but Windows and OS X definitely.
You forget, Apple uses the same ATI graphics hardware that PCs use, it would be no problem to find the drivers.
Let's look at the facts:
- They benchmarked 2.667GHz Conroe against 2.8GHz Athlon64 FX (FX-60 with 200MHz overclock)
So they are taking the AMD processor out of spec which can affect performance. Also, the forthcoming AMD processors are a new core architecture and will support faster RAM with an onboard memory controller. I think benchmarks of the final products will be much different. This is the same type of dog and pony show Intel has been doing since they released the Celeron (and possibly before, but that is when I started paying attention to hardware marketing).
- 2.8GHz Athlon64 FX will be released in June
- 2.667GHz Conroe will be released somewhere in Q3 2006
- Conroe Extreme editition clocked to at least 3.0GHz will be released somewhere in Q3 2006 (there have been rumours about 3.33GHz version)
If you think those numbers mean anything, I would like to know what cave you have been living in for the past 3 years.
Use a road lately? I am sure roads do not interest you personally all that much, but hey, you know, private corporations could do them better and charge us to drive on them!
That will not be a problem because Bush keeps cutting Veteran's benefits, to the tune of over $14 Billion since he took office.
Support our troops indeed.
That is covered under attorney client privelege.
I love that movie, yet nobody I know really understands why.
Looking back, it was certainly one of the more accurate near future pieces in the 90s, sans the simsense.
If this is not summarily dismissed for the crock it is, Whistleblowing in this country will officially be dead, federal protections notwithstanding.
Living here is becoming creepier and creepier, I think some of Katz's old paranoid ramblings here may not have been so paranoid.
Not true, in the early G3/G4 days, the PPC chip could knock the pants off of anything in the PC world for raw performance. That started slipping just before the G5 was introduce. Granted, they had been on the style kick ever since Jobs had returned, but there was more reason to get a Mac than just "shiny".
Now, that is the only reason to buy a Mac. It is computing for the style conscious and kids with ADHD. You will get a better machine rolling your own hardware and installing *nix.
First, they dump the Power PC chip right before it is announced that they will be able to push it to 6 Ghz, then, they start getting viruses.
Where is your God now Mac users?
(Liked Macs when they still pushed performance over style)
They announce they have full DX 9, Pixel Shader, and Hardware TnL support.
Until then, I will keep Windows for games so I can actually get the use out of my graphics card that I payed for.
That the mass media companies will not be happy till they have totally captive audiences that get thier money sucked directly out of thier account as soon as it is put there. The way these people talk, you would think they would want a setup like the machines had in The Matrix except we are generating thier all precious revenue streams instead of electricity.
Crap like this is why I quit buyibng music years ago, I just listen to the radio now.
Looks like a solid concept. However all the data on the page is from mid -05, any idea if they are going to push the development forward? This looks like a game I would buy, which happens almost never.
What you are proposing is an idealistic fantasy that would never come true in a capitalistic society.
The issue goes deeper than just web searches though. Google is working on an entire suite of products to index and share data, and if you use those products, they have total access to that information. If they have total access, that is one more point of data loss or leakage, as not only do you need to worry about your security, but if Google is ever compromised, then that data could be stolen. Also, do you have enough faith in Corporate America that they are going to keep your deepest, darkest, most classified documents mum forever? And even if they do keep it secure, what safeguards do they have against rogue employees?
And just how do you propose that this be achieved?
That is a good point, but the average user does not know how to configure a Windows box for security out of the box. My girlfriend's Windows box has been clean for over six months because we both are pretty security conscious, but every so often a piece of malware does get through.
However, when I was doing end user DSL support, I found myself explaining to them over and over again that all these security programs mean nothing if they click every popup they get and then do not run the scans.
That should be make root access default
I beg to differ about Windows being too easy to exploit. Run Linux with root access and you are just as vulnerable.
Well, seeing as how most Linux distros do not make root access and Windows does......
Also, I have yet to see one piece of malware (tracking cookies excepted) that will actually affect Linux.
So, vulnerable to hacking yes, but see my comment on default access.
Bizarrely, one of the warning methods even involves networked photocopiers, believe it or not."
But is it a beowulf cluster?
Well, see, what they are going to do is they are going to source the support for Dell India to China so Indian customers have the same homogenous "Dell Experience" that thier American counterparts have, and make Mike a wad of cash in the process. If they pay extra, they can get an Indian call center.