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Limp Gawd
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- Jan 13, 2003
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- 139
First of all Brent, Kyle, great article. Nobody else out there is doing the kind of hardware analysis you guys do.
I got a problem with your article though. My complaint is one I have with many tech websites: WHERE IS THE MIDRANGE HARDWARE!
I think it is pretty pointless to compare a 7800GTX on 3.6GHZ to a 7800GT on 3.2 GHz
That's not a representative range of hardware choices, that's all high end shit, no matter how hardcore of a gamer you are. You have the right idea with this article, but your focus is too narrowed. You tested only one setup that was even remotely midrange, and I'd even call a 2.8 p4 with a 6600GT pretty high up there.
It's all well and good seeing how well a corvette does against a porsche against a ferrari, but I wanna throw in some cameros and eclipes too.
I wanna know if it's worth upgrading the CPU in my rig with the 9800pro
I wanna see the improvement in performance i'll get replacing my 9800pro with a 7800GTX 512 on my 1.8Ghz 3000+
I wanna see the improvement in performance I'll get when I go from 2.0 GHz to 3.4 GHz on a 6600GT on my old P4
Or how about the numbers I'll see going from my AthlonXP 2.2GHz to a A64 2.2 GHz with a comparable card.
Atleast you could have tested a wider range of frequencies. How about 2.4 - 3.4 on P4 and 1.8 - 2.8 on A64. I know sombody there in the underground bunker has the OC skill to provide that range of frequencies.
How about reviews and comparisons of gear the average man (or boy) can afford. Sure, show off the GT40 in the showroom, but give us a base of comparison. Let us know how well the focuses and mustangs do too.
Your article IS helpful, and I'm sure I have no idea the amount of time and effort expended in compiling it. But, I don't come to this site to find out what is fastest, I can go anywhere and do that. I continually come here, to hard ocp, to find out what is the best value for my limited funds, and the best value is almost never the high end gear you normaly serve up.
I got a problem with your article though. My complaint is one I have with many tech websites: WHERE IS THE MIDRANGE HARDWARE!
I think it is pretty pointless to compare a 7800GTX on 3.6GHZ to a 7800GT on 3.2 GHz
That's not a representative range of hardware choices, that's all high end shit, no matter how hardcore of a gamer you are. You have the right idea with this article, but your focus is too narrowed. You tested only one setup that was even remotely midrange, and I'd even call a 2.8 p4 with a 6600GT pretty high up there.
It's all well and good seeing how well a corvette does against a porsche against a ferrari, but I wanna throw in some cameros and eclipes too.
I wanna know if it's worth upgrading the CPU in my rig with the 9800pro
I wanna see the improvement in performance i'll get replacing my 9800pro with a 7800GTX 512 on my 1.8Ghz 3000+
I wanna see the improvement in performance I'll get when I go from 2.0 GHz to 3.4 GHz on a 6600GT on my old P4
Or how about the numbers I'll see going from my AthlonXP 2.2GHz to a A64 2.2 GHz with a comparable card.
Atleast you could have tested a wider range of frequencies. How about 2.4 - 3.4 on P4 and 1.8 - 2.8 on A64. I know sombody there in the underground bunker has the OC skill to provide that range of frequencies.
How about reviews and comparisons of gear the average man (or boy) can afford. Sure, show off the GT40 in the showroom, but give us a base of comparison. Let us know how well the focuses and mustangs do too.
Your article IS helpful, and I'm sure I have no idea the amount of time and effort expended in compiling it. But, I don't come to this site to find out what is fastest, I can go anywhere and do that. I continually come here, to hard ocp, to find out what is the best value for my limited funds, and the best value is almost never the high end gear you normaly serve up.