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RE: Ignorance is bliss
By Starcub on 3/4/2009 1:05:32 PM , Rating: 2
Don't you all get tired of explaining to your family and friends how a mobile graphics solution is inferior to its similarly named desktop part? I know I do. Using the same architecture for 3 named generations??? Come'on....

With more people deciding to buy laptops instead of desktop computers, they may be trying to differentiate the segments a little more. Gamers should really be buying desktop computers; even most laptop gamers are concerned about heat and battery life given what has happened in terms of reliability with gaming laptops (now about a 6 year old market).

I don't see the tick tock tock strategy as something bad myself; my 8800M GTS is plenty good enough for most of the games I play.

RE: Ignorance is bliss
By afkrotch on 3/4/2009 3:43:20 PM , Rating: 2
GPUs going with a tick tock tock tick strategy has worked for a while now. I think it's less of a problem now than before, with multiple gpu solutions available. Games are becoming more graphically intensive, but not so much that graphics cards aren't able to keep up.

The latest game I've bought was FEAR 2. I'm clocking in at 60 fps (seems like the game's capped at that) at 1920x1200. I'm not using any AA/AF though. Maybe it's just me, but I can't tell the difference with it on or off. Probably cause I'm usually looking at what's right near me and not some wire, fence, tree way off in the distance. Looking at that crap gets you killed.

