the 9500 lost in every single test vs the 4400, and even the 9700 lost a few
maybe, but the test resolution was 1024x768. I run my monitor at 1600x1200.
Check out these test results. And these tests are with 8x anisotropic filtering and 4X AA. High stressing for any card.
The 9700 Pro, 9700, and 9500 Pro spank ALL the current nVidia cards at resolutions above 1024x768.
As for the "ATI's looks like crap" I'm not sure what you mean. ATi has always had the best picture. nVidia was always faster but not nearly the same quality picture.
And I pray that ATi has fixed their driver issues. I always hated that they updated their drivers every 6 months. But since the Catalyst 3.0 drivers were released so soon I have new hope.
I know you said 'approx' but the lowest ti4200 with 64 megs of RAM I could find was $110.
And the 9700 Pro is @ $280.
And sure, most games today do not need a 9700 Pro. But what about the games in the next few months?
Seems cheaper to me to pony up the extra few bucks and get a card that will deliver the goods for the next couple years than a cheaper card that is almost at the end of it's product cycle.
Unless, of course, you intend on only running X Windows on it.
The only difference is 1/2 the memory bandwidth. While that may seem like a lot, the 9500 pro actually gives @ 70% of the performance of the 9700 Pro.
and....
The 9700 Pro, 9700, and the 9500 Pro use the exact same GPU. So download a new bios at www.3dchipset.com/temp/warp11.zip and you can overclock the GPU to get almost 90% of the performance of a 9700 Pro.
So.... just like the iPod then, which works on other platforms only due to 3rd parties reverse engineering parts of the on disk format?
mmm, go to www.dell.com and buy an iPod for windows by..... wait for it.... Apple. Or buy an iPod for windows by Apple. Or do you consider the manufacturer of the iPod a third party?
Except OS X isn't tinkerable at all. Practically all the code Apple has written is closed source, and the Mac parts of MacOS are generally only capable of doing things one way. Unlike every Linux and Windows, MacOS is still not capable of being themed by 3rd parties (unless you consider a grey version of the default a "theme").
I could list half a dozen OS X theme managers AND a few dozen themes. Sure, there a lots more for windows but OS X has been around much less time than Stardock.
As for the "OS X isn't tinkerable at all' look at the hundreds of programs that 'tinker' with OS X. Fruitmenu, XSounds, WindowShadeX, ASM, CeePeeYou, A-Dock, Synergy, and tons of other cursor, menu items, haxies, and other enhancements.
And if you want a full cocoa Finder you can get Path Finder from cocoatech.com.
Just because you don't have the source code of OS X doesn't mean that you can't tinker with it to your heart's content.
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"Is this what ./'ers need during those long coding sessions."
Is that anything like the much needed Sex Patch?
And by the pr0n usage of the readers, would they make those in both right-handed and left-handed varieties?
"Is this what
Is that anything like the much needed Sex Patch?
Ummm, why are you assuming that
I can tell you exactly why.
Tivo uses several DSPs to handle the audio and video.
MCE does everything through software which, in technical terms "sucks ass".
This is just another way ms shoots themselves in the foot by forcing everything through windows.
to raise the fucking hit counts and show more ads.
Any particular reason this story couldn't of been 5 to 8 pages at the most?
than the last x-files episode he wrote.
That was bad bad episode.
Storm is not the most powerful of the X-Men, after all
Yeah, but she got the biggest boobies and that PHAT ASS!
n/t
the 9500 lost in every single test vs the 4400, and even the 9700 lost a few
maybe, but the test resolution was 1024x768. I run my monitor at 1600x1200.
Check out these test results. And these tests are with 8x anisotropic filtering and 4X AA. High stressing for any card.
The 9700 Pro, 9700, and 9500 Pro spank ALL the current nVidia cards at resolutions above 1024x768.
As for the "ATI's looks like crap" I'm not sure what you mean. ATi has always had the best picture. nVidia was always faster but not nearly the same quality picture.
And I pray that ATi has fixed their driver issues. I always hated that they updated their drivers every 6 months. But since the Catalyst 3.0 drivers were released so soon I have new hope.
Nvidia GeForce4 TI : approx $100
I know you said 'approx' but the lowest ti4200 with 64 megs of RAM I could find was $110.
And the 9700 Pro is @ $280.
And sure, most games today do not need a 9700 Pro. But what about the games in the next few months?
Seems cheaper to me to pony up the extra few bucks and get a card that will deliver the goods for the next couple years than a cheaper card that is almost at the end of it's product cycle.
Unless, of course, you intend on only running X Windows on it.
The only difference is 1/2 the memory bandwidth. While that may seem like a lot, the 9500 pro actually gives @ 70% of the performance of the 9700 Pro.
and....
The 9700 Pro, 9700, and the 9500 Pro use the exact same GPU. So download a new bios at www.3dchipset.com/temp/warp11.zip and you can overclock the GPU to get almost 90% of the performance of a 9700 Pro.
Read all about it here Firingsquad.com
Also make sure to get DirectX 9
and New Catalyst 3.0 Drivers
And the 9500 Pro is a cheap at $180 delivered.
www.pricewatch.com
the 'Theory of Relativity?
Even the Windows registry does much better than that
Well, that is the first time I have ever read anyone praising the registry.
That damn registry is the worst thing ms ever came out with, including Bob.
So.... just like the iPod then, which works on other platforms only due to 3rd parties reverse engineering parts of the on disk format?
mmm, go to www.dell.com and buy an iPod for windows by
Except OS X isn't tinkerable at all. Practically all the code Apple has written is closed source, and the Mac parts of MacOS are generally only capable of doing things one way. Unlike every Linux and Windows, MacOS is still not capable of being themed by 3rd parties (unless you consider a grey version of the default a "theme").
I could list half a dozen OS X theme managers AND a few dozen themes. Sure, there a lots more for windows but OS X has been around much less time than Stardock.
As for the "OS X isn't tinkerable at all' look at the hundreds of programs that 'tinker' with OS X. Fruitmenu, XSounds, WindowShadeX, ASM, CeePeeYou, A-Dock, Synergy, and tons of other cursor, menu items, haxies, and other enhancements.
And if you want a full cocoa Finder you can get Path Finder from cocoatech.com.
Just because you don't have the source code of OS X doesn't mean that you can't tinker with it to your heart's content.
I first thought I was on that fucking liberal kuro5hin.org website.
n/t
This is 'feel good' legislation. This will accomplish nothing but make some people rejoice that they have enacted stronger gun control laws.
The irony is always lost on these people that the cities with the strongest gun control laws always have the highest crimes per capita.
There is one good thing out of this.
I live in the PDRM "People's Democratic Republic of Maryland" and I was on the fence about purchasing an AR-15 because I really don't have the money.
I will now purchase this weapon and a couple of pistols to make sure I get "yesterday's" technology.
MY weapons WILL fire when I pull the trigger. Because if I pull the trigger I NEED it to fire.
that secure version of Windows that microsoft took a whole month securing?
and have downloadable shrooms?
It was new at OfficeMax.
It was a WD 7200 60 gig drive for $100. $20 instant savings and $30 rebate.
The offer was pulled the next day. Sorry.
Dude, where are you buying stuff?
I just got a Sonnet dual proc card for $400 NEW.
ATi 8500 for $170 and you can even a GeForce2MX than supports dual displays for $40.
1 Gig of RAM $65
Just bought a 60 Gig 7200 RPM drive for $50
Wireless USB keyboard/mouse $40 or get a decent keyboard for $40 and a Logitech mx700 for $42
Jaguar OS $79
CDRW 40X $40
I understand your point and yes, it is better to buy a complete Mac, but you can always find quality parts for a discount if you look.
I first thought this story was about that fucked up cannabalistic pervert in Germany.
Shocking!
How about a middle-aged geek using GIMP to put nipples on Arwen while his life is slipping away?
If there is any other user group that will try to squeeze each and every cycle out of an old 286 then I don't know of them.
It is a steel 'Alienware' case.
Oh, oh, be still my beating heart.
First review sites praise aluminum cases and now they praise a case because it is steel.
Can PC case makers build some taste into these things?