Discussion On The ATI Radeon 5*** Series Before They Have Been Released Thread

[Jokester]

Using WoW as an example of how good it is is another fudge, it's massively CPU limited.

 

[kylew]

Lol, can someone start a seperate thread when we actually get anything.

Thanks.

I did do and a troll ruined it.

 

[LeJosh]

Man I've been away for 4 hours and still no info? Oh well and kylew did that thread get locked?

 

[kylew]

Man I've been away for 4 hours and still no info? Oh well and kylew did that thread get locked?

It did do, spitbucket wouldn't let it go though. and I'm supposed to be the fanboy troll

 

[straxusii]

Christ those 6 monitors look bloody awful, the center of the screen needs it's own monitor, isnt that really obvious?

 

[kylew]

Christ those 6 monitors look bloody awful, the center of the screen needs it's own monitor, isnt that really obvious?

yeah, single height is what it should be, with a centre screen for the main action and a left and right for peripheral vision.

To have the crosshair split between two screens is rather lame.

 

[Tom|Nbk]

Using WoW as an example of how good it is is another fudge, it's massively CPU limited.

Stop saying fudge.

I want some

 

[Zarf]

Eyefinity is cool, but honestly i'd rather more work was put into 3D VR headsets, combined with head tracking systems like TrackIR, that's where I see the real future lying.

 

[straxusii]

Using WoW as an example of how good it is is another fudge, it's massively CPU limited.

Err you sure it's that cpu limited at 7000xwhatever it was Jokester? Maybe on yesterdays tech.

 

[kylew]

Using WoW as an example of how good it is is another fudge, it's massively CPU limited.

I reckon it was done solely on popularity, as we all know, as lame as WoW is, it's disgustingly popular.

 

[mmj_uk]

Wanna see what 24.5 million pixels looks like?

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4858/eyefinity.jpg

How anyone can play a game with big black bars all over the screen I have no idea, I mean you can't even see the character.

 

[TheGamingGeneral]

Bah, I was working later tonight to build up some flexi time, I thought, SHHHHHHHHHHHHURLEY, there will be something by the time I get home (by that I mean a price).

With respect to how the card looks, I like it funnily enough, looks a lot like that 285 classified from evga (imo). Am chomping at the bit for a XFX XXX edition HD 5870 Was going to get an X2 but no point till I upgrade the monitor (22 the now).

 

[ntarki]

I reckon it was done solely on popularity, as we all know, as lame as WoW is, it's disgustingly popular.

the place where i see in the pic, a 7800gtx can run it with 50-80 fps maxed all

wtv

 

[Jokester]

Err you sure it's that cpu limited at 7000xwhatever it was Jokester? Maybe on yesterdays tech.

It's been CPU limited for years and years, it's a bit like using Minesweeper as a benchmark. It's about the only game that you'll get a linear increase in fps just by overclocking your CPU.

 

[Tom|Nbk]

They weren't using it as a benchmark?

Only a demo I think.

 

[kylew]

How anyone can play a game with big black bars all over the screen I have no idea, I mean you can't even see the character.

When the bezels are vertical, it's not noticable, I've messed around with HL2 across 2 screens, one screen being the main view you'd see in normal situations, then the right screen showed right peripheral vision.

It really heightened the immersion factor of the game, with the left peripheral vision, it would have be extremely good.

I couldn't cope with the main action being split over two screens with a bezel between them, that would be the definition of fail.

3 screens is the sweetspot in my opinion.

An RTS though wouldn't really matter how it's split.

 

[arc@css]

Whats the point, the gaps between the screens are just annoying

Not my cup of tea either.

 

[straxusii]

1, 3 or 9 screens, forget the rest

 

[fornowagain]

snip

On that.. 4 HD5870 Six in Crossfire X

http://www.hwupgrade.it/forum/showpost.php?p=28831757&postcount=8715

 

[Tom|Nbk]

...Woah.