That may have gone over my head, but were you being ironic?
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***Nvidia GTX480 & 470 reviews & discussion***
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kylew wishes to speak to you.
Buying 3 x 480s if you are rich enough isnt insanity, as I would do the same if I were rich, just so I could play with them. I'd have 2 PCs, an AMD / ATI, and Intel / Nvidia, swapping the gfx cards between each just to play with benchmarks, testing each configuration, seeing what works better and stuff.
However, buying 3 x GTX 480s just because you actually think they are good, or worth spending your money on is insanity.
However, buying 3 x GTX 480s just because you actually think they are good, or worth spending your money on is insanity.
I know where yeovil is, its on the best side of the country.
But its nowhere near Newcastle
Don,t worry about it, go fill your boots with those 480's TRI SLI.
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I'm guessing Ch3m1c4L should be able to beat these benchmarks.
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I'm guessing Ch3m1c4L should be able to beat these benchmarks.
lol, I posted this before http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=16253089&postcount=643
I hear the new forceware inmproves cooking times by 20%
I'm guessing Ch3m1c4L should be able to beat these benchmarks.
Is there no end to Fermi goodness , still beating ATi like a ginger stepkid
If in doubt, take it out of context
Actually your out of context as the GPU is specialised & only at specific tasks which the CPU is also capable of but the CPU is much slower at.
The GPU has massive limitation where it has to send stuff back to the CPU because the GPU simply does not have the functions.
So its nothing todo with not having a CPU licence because a GPU maker has no more right than creative sound card maker to a CPU licence because there soundcard market is shrinking as onboard sound is getting better & better.
I have no idea what you are talking about. You need an X86 licence to make CPUs compatable with the established standard. And to get one, you need to get into bed with Intel. AMD have a deal with them.
Nvidia tried to aquire VIA because they have a licence, as a workaround.
It's pretty well documented? Nvidia have wanted in on the CPU market for years, why wouldnt they, they already make motherboard chipseets and GPU's, GPGPU is a natural reaction!
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No, you need an x86 license to be able to run Windows unless you give MS a nice payoff to port Windows to your new architecture, you don't actually NEED to have x86 to make a decent CPU and chipset - the problem comes with then only being able to run Linux/Unix.
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My understanding is Intel.
Which is nothing todo with what i said & is exactly why your out of context because the GPU does not have to run x86 code nether does a CPU have to run x86 code its a choice not a right.
You cant make a compatable CPU without a funny handshake from intel.
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1050874/nvidia-trying-x86-chip
http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/intel-threatens-amd-with-termination-of-x86-license-within-60-d/
My point being, Nvidia want access to mass maket commercial CPU production - that means X86.
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the GPU can't be confused with a CPU
the CPU is needed like it or not, Nvidia is only trying to make it possible to use the GPU s power to help out the CPU on CPU intensive apps NOT replace it
Also Nvidia probley won't get one to make x86 CPUs anyway...as it will be expensive they might as well do what they are doing now
the CPU is needed like it or not, Nvidia is only trying to make it possible to use the GPU s power to help out the CPU on CPU intensive apps NOT replace it
Also Nvidia probley won't get one to make x86 CPUs anyway...as it will be expensive they might as well do what they are doing now
Depends what you define as commercial CPU production ...
Isn't ARM like the largest selling CPU around due to being in all sorts of routers, phones and so on?
The issue is not having an x86 license, x86 is dated and old now and needs to be replaced at some point.
The issue is Microsoft only supporting x86 for Windows, which is the dominant OS around atm