Read my post history. I don't get into petty arguments. I have no interest in "AMD vs Nvidia" arguments, whose drivers "suck balls", or whether xyz card is a waste of money (etc). My only interest is in the technology. How GPUs work, and what the future may hold. I approach the problem scientifically, which is probably a consequence of my training through work and education (I'm a University researcher and this is related to my field), and I have a fairly good understanding of how GPUs work.
In the past I've learned a great deal from knowledgeable others on these forums and elsewhere. In the meantime I've advanced my own knowledge in the field partly through my job, and partly through independent research. I still learn the odd thing or two here, from the few other knowledgeable people we have, and I'm always grateful for the chance to do so.
Where I can I like to contribute to others understanding of GPU technology. Many see them as 'magical' black boxes, when the basic processes are actually quite well defined, and in many cases have very predictable outcomes. You can look back to my predictions of how the last few generations of GPUs would be composed, and how they would perform, if you want evidence of this. You'll find they've never been too far off the mark.
If your ego is so fragile that you must turn everything around into an "argument", where you "turn out to be in the right", then there is nothing I can do about that. That's your problem, not mine. You should think, though, what this says about you and how it makes you seem to others... Believe it or not - this was never an argument. It started out as a discussion between myself and Rroff (who is another highly knowledgeable member of this forum), and evolved into an attempt by me to increase your knowledge on the subject. Clearly that is not something you are interested in.
I have no interest in your ego, nor in arguing with you. But, when I see people make statements that are factually incorrect, or misleading, with regards GPU technology I will speak up. Not because I care one fig about you personally, or "showing you up", or however else you may choose to see it. But because having misleading information on the forum leads to others being misled.
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If you would like to actually discuss something then please go ahead - list your viewpoints clearly and I'll address them from a neutral perspective (as always). I'll have all the time in the world for a mature discussion on one of my pet topicsBut if your only interest is in petty one-upsmanship and "winning" arguments, then I have no time for you.
I'm nobody special.
You detailed illustrations tie in to what i'm saying, so I really don't see the problem, I don't disagree with you and it seems to me you don't disagree with me.
I just don't understand why you felt the need to keep on illustrating the same thing that it seems we already agree on.
I don't pretend to be an expert and all knowing, I simply cite the effects of what is already widely known and try to add reasoning to it to provide an answer.
I'm not a teacher. so perhaps I may be wrong in demonstrating the effects of a cause in ways we all understand and see for our selves when we interact with the device, rather than mapping out the engineering of that device
Personally I have always found it far more useful for someone to show me how something works as opposed to giving me a verbal engineering schismatic.
perhaps if it was your cited ego and one-upmanship. I might try.
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