Is there any competion for Aegis? Reviews are all fine and dandy but product comparisons is where the decisions should be made. It should be based on which PPU can perform a given task faster/better. Competition would also drive each competitor to better their own product to beat the other. However, they shouldn't be mutually exclusive (ie. If you use Product A, then you can't use a program with only Product B support).
I wonder how long it will be before there is a mainstream demand for a separtate physics unit (probably as soon as games require them). It sounds like a great idea to take some of the load off the CPU. Does this mean that now game performance will be more directly linked to the speed and power of the GPU and PPU and that the CPU will be more of an I/O director and less of a number cruncher?
I've seen numerous posts of people saying that they do not have any available PCI slots. Will the introduction of a new type of card lead to larger motherboards with more slots or might it lead to a small graphics card that does not monopolize the PCI space? Also, there is the concern of adding another heat source to the mix.
"Get you facts first - then you can distort them as you please." -Mark Twain
I don't wish to simply parrot the pro Linux talk that is already out there. What about those people who bought a copy of an OS (say, for an older computer) and don't wish to pay for it again? Is the consumer going to have to prove that they already own a valid (legal) copy of an OS to be able to purchase a new computer without an OS? If this is just M$ trying to prevent piracy, then they may be just helping to fuel it by pissing people off. I don't completely buy the conspiracy theories that M$ is influencing the Chinese government. True, M$ does have a great deal of influence. I would like to see more information about exactly what kind of license the government is going to require or if they are going to require a specific OS. I agree that if this is enforced, manufactuers definately should go with a free OS (ie. Linux, FreeDOS...). Then if the consumer wants to install another OS; it's on them.
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Is there any competion for Aegis? Reviews are all fine and dandy but product comparisons is where the decisions should be made. It should be based on which PPU can perform a given task faster/better. Competition would also drive each competitor to better their own product to beat the other. However, they shouldn't be mutually exclusive (ie. If you use Product A, then you can't use a program with only Product B support).
I wonder how long it will be before there is a mainstream demand for a separtate physics unit (probably as soon as games require them). It sounds like a great idea to take some of the load off the CPU. Does this mean that now game performance will be more directly linked to the speed and power of the GPU and PPU and that the CPU will be more of an I/O director and less of a number cruncher?
I've seen numerous posts of people saying that they do not have any available PCI slots. Will the introduction of a new type of card lead to larger motherboards with more slots or might it lead to a small graphics card that does not monopolize the PCI space? Also, there is the concern of adding another heat source to the mix.
"Get you facts first - then you can distort them as you please." -Mark Twain
I don't wish to simply parrot the pro Linux talk that is already out there. What about those people who bought a copy of an OS (say, for an older computer) and don't wish to pay for it again? Is the consumer going to have to prove that they already own a valid (legal) copy of an OS to be able to purchase a new computer without an OS? If this is just M$ trying to prevent piracy, then they may be just helping to fuel it by pissing people off. I don't completely buy the conspiracy theories that M$ is influencing the Chinese government. True, M$ does have a great deal of influence. I would like to see more information about exactly what kind of license the government is going to require or if they are going to require a specific OS. I agree that if this is enforced, manufactuers definately should go with a free OS (ie. Linux, FreeDOS...). Then if the consumer wants to install another OS; it's on them.