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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Not when it's equipped at the required level. It costs at least $349 that way. Wii some bundles are cheaper. AFAIK, the 360 has no development issues. It uses a generic 3 core processor. Most bundles…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross That's true, maybe even bigger than ten times. The iMac is perfect for them. Casual gaming really needs little in the way of graphics performance. My wife is a perfect example of what they mean. She play…
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I'm not interested in MBA personally for exactly two reasons: too big, and no ethernet. 12" was good for me, just a tad smaller would be perfect. As it stands I have no reason to switch from a low end Macbook to a MBA, other than weight. But I do…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross We're talking about different types of gamers, if you haven't noticed. I keep saying that I'm not talking about the average gamer, but the one so devoted that they are willing to spend upwards of $3,000 for…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross What high end? That's been gone for some time. Neither company has produced anything new and exciting for some time. High end ≠ new and exciting. High end is just the fastest stuff that is out. nVidia has h…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Power draw is, what, on the order of 225-275 watts? Too much. If that's too much, then all SLI combos are too much. Why does every manufacturer offer a SLI mobo? Why are they stocked at stores? I read that …
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross I'm not saying that the Wii is up to the standards of the 360 or the PS3. All I'm saying is that the graphics aren't that bad when compared to the others. And I'm saying the Wii suffers from lack of power i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross The main difference is not the graphics themselves, because all game graphics are about the same, though the PS3's is higher resolution, with greater detail. The difference is in the motion, and smoothness of …
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Quote: Originally Posted by NasserAE Well, I guess the article clearly talk about a game controlled \ Many games won't work all that well with a different input method. What I'm really saying is that one shouldn't expect anywhere near all game…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross I've been saying for a long time, that until the MacPro's sales reach a certain point, we won't see third party cards. This, then, is an important step. If ATI feels that sales are enough for them to get bck i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Clive At Five This I could comprehend... For 1080 -> ~270 (272 to be exact) Just tell the unit to render every 4th pixel of the 1080 image. Anyone know exactly how it's done, though? I'm curious. -Clive …
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross A bit, true. But the word from ATI is that if this does well on the Mac, we can expect more again. How well can it do, best case? Eat nVidia's 8800GT upgrade sales, and that's it. Mac Pro users are a rea…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross A Radeon HD 3870 will be coming to the Mac Pro sometime soon, supposedly by the end of May, according to ATI. That's a very good card. It will run on Macs and PCs. It should help. Slower than 8800GT, …
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Quote: Originally Posted by FuturePastNow Those Hypermemory and Turbocache cards are incredibly crappy. Better to use an IGP and save power. Just a week ago, I read a test where integrated graphics from ATi and nVidia on desktop motherboards p…
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Quote: Originally Posted by NasserAE Doesn't have to be. Imagine iPhone games can be played on AppleTV just the same way. That can be nice add on. You want to rub against your TV? Quote: I think we will see this method of buying software expa…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross those extreme gamers shouldn't mind paying for a Mac Pro then. For an "extreme gamer" that is hardware obsessed to such a degree that they are buying 15krpm HD's, surely Mac Pro is out of the question due t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea Um...why would you want a sound card with an iMac? I frequent another Mac forum, in another language. I get the vibe that about every second person there has a firewire sound card, driving a pair of active stu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism You don't think the average iMac customer is buying extra optical drives and TTV Tuners for their iMac? It's a particular machine for a particular customer. A market is that happens to be growing while PC tow…
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Quote: Originally Posted by vinea Translation: My whine is now about money and not wires because the wire whine has been proven to be clueless. Wow, you are really being sour for some reason. Clive is right - the iMac is only clean and neat up…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Kickaha Wow, DC, you're hitting all the troll highpoints in one day... pace yourself man, you don't want to blow your wad all at once. As long as the fish are biting, won't digging for new bait just take up good fis…