If you were running a board with the NForce2 chipset, you'd realize that a 400MHz FSB was also an option (not just 400MHz DDR). Check out this
press release.
The problem with the NForce2 is that performance gains with the dual-ddr setup is nullified when you FSB and memory bus become asynchronous. Benchmark it now, and with your memory set to 181/362 and see if it's true in your case as well.
NVidia's NForce2 comes with 400MHz (200MHz DDR) FSB support. The problem is that Intel's forthcoming 200MHz FSB isn't DDR, it's QDR (Quad Data Rate) so it's an effective 800MHz FSB.
to be fair, Serious Sam is but one game in a long line of mindless shooters, whereas Black & White at least attempted at innovating some.
But I agree, it doesn't take $25M to innovate. There's middleware engines that can be had for a few bucks (or more) which can be adapted for whatever concept you can dream up.
I'm impressed. Given their track record on software, their decision to obey MIPS patents pleasantly surprises me... unless their goal is to sell these Godsons in the US without a 5.5x10^9% tariff.
I've seen a Sega Genesis "green screen" playing the original Madden Football, but I've yet to see anything go wrong with my XBox in the 16 months I've owned it.
What's the application support for Solaris-x86 look like? I'm not talking about your opensource stuff that can be built on anything from an XBox to a Cray X1, I'm referring to many closed source apps that people purchase Linux and Solaris-sparc boxes for.
Not shocked based on my wife's impressions
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She owns the original + all expansion packs, but she became bored with Sims Online 3 days into the free beta test period and went back to the single player.
I've got a Tornado 1000 case... worst purchase of my life. Next time I upgrade cases I'm going to attempt the >80% silenced PC since this noise truly is irritating. Sometimes buying a Dell isn't so bad after all. They're usually quiet.
If you're interested in what the Slashdot effect looks like for a relatively small story, look here:
http://www.shacknews.com/docs/amd.x
BTW, that spike at 4am is the nightly backup. The webserver load jumped, but the database server was fine since it is run through FastCGI
I believe the 2D acceleration is a moot point (already been conquered), but 2D image quality is another. Many NVidia OEM companies who build their own boards (geforce4 and earlier) are in total control with regards to the component selection. It's been proven that IQ suffers when companies purchase cheap surface mount filtering parts to cut costs and make their card look better than another's. Those cheap parts work just fine when the DAC is drawing a 1024x768 screen in a 3D game, but fail miserably when drawing desktops at 1600x1200 (and up!) due to the increased bandwidth.
Same for our market, so we'll be enjoying the game in HD with a front projector. It'll be strange watching something without TiVo again, but I'm hoping the quality jump will make me forget it. I guess TiVo won't get to use me as a statistic this year (most rewatched play/ad/etc).
Counterstrike is a free mod to a game that costs $$ (or as a standalone $$ title). America's Army, however, is free to download, install, and play, no previous purchase required.
AA gives you the advantage of post-1997 graphics without any of the online cheats seen in Counterstrike.
I get the impression that the TPM is not a general purpose ALU. It just does a few things really fast. That fancy GPU you've got attached to your AGP bus, on the other hand...
I have played T2, but only on a cable modem. I'm not sure if you're saying that T2's network code was so horrible that a T1 and a 56k felt the same, or not. Ping time in that game, and other games that had long range sniping and precision shooting, can make a huge difference. It's hard to snipe *anything* if they're warping their way up and down hills. I definitely noticed the diff between a 50ms and a 300ms (depending on the server I played on) ping. When I could only connect to 300ms games I relied more on splash damage weapons than anything else.
All THG reviews are the same. 1-2 small paragraphs per page spread across 15-20 pages. They're optimized for pageviews so the advertisers are happy. Too bad I'm done reading the text by the time the last ad loads and I'm onto the next page. Large hardware sites are worse than most magazines with the extremely low content-per-page ratio.
v.90 speeds might be tolerable for web and e-mail, but if you've ever tried to play a reaction game (Quake3 and the like) with a 400ms ping... wow. You'd be better off sending your packets via Fedex same day as it might be quicker.
XBL forces the high-ping whiners (I was once one of them, too) off the network so you don't see games where 1/2 the people have 100ms pings and the rest jump and dance around the screen as the client's prediction breaks down under severe lag.
Long story short: Don't blame XBL for requiring broadband. If you want a good (platform independent) gaming experience, one that's not fraught with frustration, then you'd get broadband no matter what.
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If I hadn't given Fileshack my info, I'd never have gotten a T-shirt or a mousepad!
If you were running a board with the NForce2 chipset, you'd realize that a 400MHz FSB was also an option (not just 400MHz DDR). Check out this press release.
The problem with the NForce2 is that performance gains with the dual-ddr setup is nullified when you FSB and memory bus become asynchronous. Benchmark it now, and with your memory set to 181/362 and see if it's true in your case as well.
NVidia's NForce2 comes with 400MHz (200MHz DDR) FSB support. The problem is that Intel's forthcoming 200MHz FSB isn't DDR, it's QDR (Quad Data Rate) so it's an effective 800MHz FSB.
But I agree, it doesn't take $25M to innovate. There's middleware engines that can be had for a few bucks (or more) which can be adapted for whatever concept you can dream up.
due to a vendor's application dependability. One of our main apps switched to 2.4 on us, but other than that we'd have stayed put at 2.2.
I'm impressed. Given their track record on software, their decision to obey MIPS patents pleasantly surprises me... unless their goal is to sell these Godsons in the US without a 5.5x10^9% tariff.
I've seen a Sega Genesis "green screen" playing the original Madden Football, but I've yet to see anything go wrong with my XBox in the 16 months I've owned it.
apparently it doesn't matter anymore. >:(
You're right, VHDL is a tool of the terrorists. That's why sane people use verilog.
(but real people still draw the geometry)
Hey, our old Attorney General is now our Governor too.. maybe we'll get some help here in Wisconsin.
Not that it matters; I switched to MCI's "The Neighborhood" for my local & long distance so SBC doesn't get any more of my cash.
What's the application support for Solaris-x86 look like? I'm not talking about your opensource stuff that can be built on anything from an XBox to a Cray X1, I'm referring to many closed source apps that people purchase Linux and Solaris-sparc boxes for.
She owns the original + all expansion packs, but she became bored with Sims Online 3 days into the free beta test period and went back to the single player.
I've got a Tornado 1000 case... worst purchase of my life. Next time I upgrade cases I'm going to attempt the >80% silenced PC since this noise truly is irritating. Sometimes buying a Dell isn't so bad after all. They're usually quiet.
If you're interested in what the Slashdot effect looks like for a relatively small story, look here: http://www.shacknews.com/docs/amd.x BTW, that spike at 4am is the nightly backup. The webserver load jumped, but the database server was fine since it is run through FastCGI
I believe the 2D acceleration is a moot point (already been conquered), but 2D image quality is another. Many NVidia OEM companies who build their own boards (geforce4 and earlier) are in total control with regards to the component selection. It's been proven that IQ suffers when companies purchase cheap surface mount filtering parts to cut costs and make their card look better than another's. Those cheap parts work just fine when the DAC is drawing a 1024x768 screen in a 3D game, but fail miserably when drawing desktops at 1600x1200 (and up!) due to the increased bandwidth.
Same for our market, so we'll be enjoying the game in HD with a front projector. It'll be strange watching something without TiVo again, but I'm hoping the quality jump will make me forget it. I guess TiVo won't get to use me as a statistic this year (most rewatched play/ad/etc).
Do 130 million people around the globe watch the same adult feature?
Counterstrike is a free mod to a game that costs $$ (or as a standalone $$ title). America's Army, however, is free to download, install, and play, no previous purchase required.
AA gives you the advantage of post-1997 graphics without any of the online cheats seen in Counterstrike.
err AGP Port, but Bus.
I get the impression that the TPM is not a general purpose ALU. It just does a few things really fast. That fancy GPU you've got attached to your AGP bus, on the other hand...
The company cut its workforce by 33% last year and it's #34 on the list? Wow, I didn't realize just how crappy last year was.
I have played T2, but only on a cable modem. I'm not sure if you're saying that T2's network code was so horrible that a T1 and a 56k felt the same, or not. Ping time in that game, and other games that had long range sniping and precision shooting, can make a huge difference. It's hard to snipe *anything* if they're warping their way up and down hills. I definitely noticed the diff between a 50ms and a 300ms (depending on the server I played on) ping. When I could only connect to 300ms games I relied more on splash damage weapons than anything else.
All THG reviews are the same. 1-2 small paragraphs per page spread across 15-20 pages. They're optimized for pageviews so the advertisers are happy. Too bad I'm done reading the text by the time the last ad loads and I'm onto the next page. Large hardware sites are worse than most magazines with the extremely low content-per-page ratio.
v.90 speeds might be tolerable for web and e-mail, but if you've ever tried to play a reaction game (Quake3 and the like) with a 400ms ping... wow. You'd be better off sending your packets via Fedex same day as it might be quicker.
XBL forces the high-ping whiners (I was once one of them, too) off the network so you don't see games where 1/2 the people have 100ms pings and the rest jump and dance around the screen as the client's prediction breaks down under severe lag.
Long story short: Don't blame XBL for requiring broadband. If you want a good (platform independent) gaming experience, one that's not fraught with frustration, then you'd get broadband no matter what.