P.S. If you want to see where the next generation of consoles are headed, simply look at Crysis on a maxed out Rig.
Current Generation PCs can still barely run the game at 1600p with 30fps, personally I predict the next generation consoles to have equivalent power to this.
The current generation of consoles are TERRIBLE compared to PCs. A new PC with a Radeon 5870 has nearly 6-8 times the graphical processing power.
Most consoles games run at sup 720P resolutions and are upscaled to fit a 1080p screen, view distance in console games is terrible, textures are blurry messes, and frame rates suck.
The fact that you can't see a difference between the xbox to xbox360 is laughable.
Just because you have low standards doesn't mean the tech can not advance much further than it already is.
Either way, eventually the hardware will get powerful enough to run real time ray tracing in HD, or at least a mix or real time ray tracing and rasterization, this is when consoles will most likely achieve very long life cycles.
Interesting, I was biking last week and thinking of the same exact thing. Developing a google maps application that finds the path between two points that requires the least amount of energy expenditure.
Patenting something IS Publishing it, when the patent expires anyone has the capability of seeing how the device was put together and improving/developing the design. Which is the whole point of the patent system, a short term monopoly for the long term public good.
I was more interested in the fact that they will have 150Mb Internet connections to every house... Considering the pacing of Time Warner in NYC, I doubt we will approach that until 2020...
You don't need a mac to have a well built PC, I build my own desktops and in comparison to a Mac it would cost nearly 2x as much. Which is silly because I have higher quality components in my own desktop.
What you're referring to is the Bloomfields which are also Nehalems, and the fact of the matter is that the Lynnfield based CPUs are completely gimped when it comes to Multi-GPU setups. So no, there IS a reason for having a Bloomfield based computer.
Besides that, the x58 LGA 1366 platform is simply awesome. By far the most responsive and powerful computer system I have ever owned. Not to mention the extreme ease of overclocking the 2.66ghz chip to 4ghz on air.
Well when you consider NYC has one of the highest population densities around and many internet backbones run into NYC, NYC should have one of the fastest internet connections around. It *should* be comparable to Japan/Korea, but because of Time Warner's monopoly in the city progress has been painfully slow.
For starters, you can get an i7 920 processor for $200 from certain stores. You can also get an i5 750 for even cheaper.
>I would be shocked if anyone was willing to fork over more than $900 for an entire computer these days.
Prepare to be shocked, I spent $2300 for my latest desktop 3 months ago which I built myself. The Core i7 LGA-1366 processors have also been fairly popular amongst enthusiasts since they were released.
And I have to disagree with you, I work in manufacturing(Of raw materials to finished products), there isn't much pain or suffering going on here besides the occasional grumpy boss...
Your argument fails for the fact that it was the developers choice to use Steam to activate the game. There are tons of games that are on steam and are also available for retail and do not require steam in any way shape or form to run.
Don't get me wrong, I've been following VASIMR for a very long time, well over a decade now and I am very excited to see where it's headed. However, the title for the article is very misleading.
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P.S. If you want to see where the next generation of consoles are headed, simply look at Crysis on a maxed out Rig.
Current Generation PCs can still barely run the game at 1600p with 30fps, personally I predict the next generation consoles to have equivalent power to this.
Here is a screenshot.
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/4228/crysis64200806291401238to6.jpg
http://media.photobucket.com/image/Crysis%20max/LiquidReactor/Crysis/Crysis2009-05-2608-40-24-45.jpg
The current generation of consoles are TERRIBLE compared to PCs. A new PC with a Radeon 5870 has nearly 6-8 times the graphical processing power.
Most consoles games run at sup 720P resolutions and are upscaled to fit a 1080p screen, view distance in console games is terrible, textures are blurry messes, and frame rates suck.
The fact that you can't see a difference between the xbox to xbox360 is laughable.
Just because you have low standards doesn't mean the tech can not advance much further than it already is.
Either way, eventually the hardware will get powerful enough to run real time ray tracing in HD, or at least a mix or real time ray tracing and rasterization, this is when consoles will most likely achieve very long life cycles.
Interesting, I was biking last week and thinking of the same exact thing. Developing a google maps application that finds the path between two points that requires the least amount of energy expenditure.
Patenting something IS Publishing it, when the patent expires anyone has the capability of seeing how the device was put together and improving/developing the design. Which is the whole point of the patent system, a short term monopoly for the long term public good.
I was more interested in the fact that they will have 150Mb Internet connections to every house... Considering the pacing of Time Warner in NYC, I doubt we will approach that until 2020...
You don't need a mac to have a well built PC, I build my own desktops and in comparison to a Mac it would cost nearly 2x as much. Which is silly because I have higher quality components in my own desktop.
Lynnfield IS a Nehalem based chipset.
What you're referring to is the Bloomfields which are also Nehalems, and the fact of the matter is that the Lynnfield based CPUs are completely gimped when it comes to Multi-GPU setups. So no, there IS a reason for having a Bloomfield based computer.
Besides that, the x58 LGA 1366 platform is simply awesome. By far the most responsive and powerful computer system I have ever owned. Not to mention the extreme ease of overclocking the 2.66ghz chip to 4ghz on air.
Thanks anonymous, didn't realize my hobby made me retarded.
Maybe you can run my FEA/CFD codes faster on your $500 computer.
So he should just let others profit off of his invention?
Or maybe some corporation will be kind enough to give him a decent salary meanwhile making millions off of his patent?
Not everyone likes to run a charity like you.
Oh quit the moral bullshit, people need to eat too and rent isn't free.
7 performs A LOT better than Vista ever did, faster than XP too from my own experiences.
Well when you consider NYC has one of the highest population densities around and many internet backbones run into NYC, NYC should have one of the fastest internet connections around. It *should* be comparable to Japan/Korea, but because of Time Warner's monopoly in the city progress has been painfully slow.
For starters, you can get an i7 920 processor for $200 from certain stores. You can also get an i5 750 for even cheaper.
>I would be shocked if anyone was willing to fork over more than $900 for an entire computer these days.
Prepare to be shocked, I spent $2300 for my latest desktop 3 months ago which I built myself. The Core i7 LGA-1366 processors have also been fairly popular amongst enthusiasts since they were released.
PSP is actually a dual processor design.
It has two MIPS R4000 with one of the units missing an FPU.
No, it has no 40GB/month Cap.
Lucky them.
Here in NYC, Time Warner just released a 50/5 Mb DOCSIS 3.0 plan... For a whopping cost of $99.95/month.
Thank Goodness, no one wanted you there.
Was getting tired of seeing your posts.
Nations don't "Socialize"...
And I have to disagree with you, I work in manufacturing(Of raw materials to finished products), there isn't much pain or suffering going on here besides the occasional grumpy boss...
Battle.net as a digital distribution service did not exist since 1997, it was primarily a matchmaking service.
What if they're really good binary only drivers?
Your argument fails for the fact that it was the developers choice to use Steam to activate the game. There are tons of games that are on steam and are also available for retail and do not require steam in any way shape or form to run.
You're a retard...
Where's your evidence or proof?
What does causality have anything to do with free energy?
Another crack pot, *sigh*.
Don't get me wrong, I've been following VASIMR for a very long time, well over a decade now and I am very excited to see where it's headed. However, the title for the article is very misleading.
Because you're being paranoid and delusional.
Not today they wouldn't be, give it a few years however.