Admittedly I don't really care what name is on my GPU's as long as it does what I need. While I use GeForce Experience, I am not too fond about being locked into it, that's the one thing that annoys me most to be honest. Obviously makes sense from a business perspective to get people locked into a ecosystem, but as the end consumer, just down right annoying imo.
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Nvidia doesn't want to just dominate the graphics card market, it wants to own it
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You're right, it doesn't sit well with me as this is a step in the wrong direction for Nvidia. This is also a discussion forum, discussion usually comes from varying opinions which is certainly the case here. Can't see this working well for Nvidia or their users at all. I have an laptop with a 860M and i'm very pleased with it, i won't be when i get forced into using GFE which i personally don't want to use.
So again, you're right it doesn't sit well with me at all.
I got no problem with GFE or Crimson as some of the stuff is of use and is used by lots of people. It's just the "Forcing" of people to use it. I can see Nvidia blocking all the other outlets of drivers once it's all up and running and going at full steam (No pun intended).
The one thing I will say is that Nvidia do seem to be turning into Apple in more ways than one.
I dont like Apple products because they do not let me have a choice over many things on their devices...hence I run android, which does. It does indeed look like Nvidia are creating an eco system and locking people into it. For them it is a shrewd move, especially with the percentage user base at the moment. For consumers as a whole and for the gaming industry it could well prove it's undoing. However, we will have to wait and see.
Some will ride along the Nvidia wave while others choose not to. Interesting if uncertain times ahead.
GGood but interesting post from you mayo
You use this line about you can not see it working well for Nvidia, But something is definitely working for Nvidia and as much as you or I may like or dislike it they seem to keep doing well.
So the 3.5gb comment on the pro nvidia revenue thread was for discussion too? Yeah right.
You look at many threads and you get lots of bias regardless of it being Nvidia or AMD, that is the nature of having only 2 competitors, it has been that way since the Spectrum Vs C64 days and will continue but whilst I really do enjoy a good debate (as anyone knows), this article is also bigging up AMD and this is why I asked people to fully read the article before commenting.
I personally enjoy seeing the competition and whilst I am a wind up ****, I want AMD around, as do pretty much everyone I speak to. The latest Crimson thing is looking good and according to Shanks latest thread, the latest AMD drivers have really given a big boost to AMD GPUs, so all pluses.
Long may healthy debates continue and a good battle over Greenland and Pascal please
This maybe a step to far, even with mainstream reviewers as paid marketing arms.
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It will work, anything Nvidia does works, look at the 970, vram-gate, once that came to light, they were flying back in their millions with extra cash for their 980s.
If it was AMD, they would have been absolutely slammed, and they'd have been going back in their millions for Nvidia cards.
Its sad, but true unfortunately
If it was AMD, they would have been absolutely slammed, and they'd have been going back in their millions for Nvidia cards.
Its sad, but true unfortunately
I do no think so, not seen anything yet just assumptions. The old saying that time will tell I guess.
I personally do not get hung up about signing up for something, I have signed up on Nvidia's website previously to get Beta access to games. I have signed up for Raptr.
If it comes to a point it annoys me I will stop!
It will work, anything Nvidia does works, look at the 970, vram-gate, once that came to light, they were flying back in their millions with extra cash for their 980s.
If it was AMD, they would have been absolutely slammed, and they'd have been going back in their millions for Nvidia cards.
Its sad, but true unfortunately
You have to ask why they were swapping out 970s for 980s really and why not jump on the 390 etc? Did they see the AMD card as a really poor alternative? Did they see the jump to a 980 as a cheap upgrade?
I see a few jumping to a 980, I see a few sticking with the 970 and I did see the occasional jump to AMD but it was a mountain out of a molehill scenario that Nvidia did **** up on and should have been more honest about. It isn't like AMD ever sell you an 8 core processor that can't actually use all 8 cores at once now is it?
Just as anything positive posted about AMD/Radeon Technologies does not sit well with you Mr Chop. I really think that your thread/post history will prove that statement above completely false. It doesnt take a genius to view most of the AMD threads to see what goes on here.
Ironically enough you then go on to accuse others of exactly the things you are doing.
It is nice to see some Nvidia owners actually looking from the outside in, and commenting on the nature of what seems to be going on in the GFX card industry right now as something that may not bode well for all PC gamers futures.
One last point....some of you have talked about competition coming from consoles if AMD go to the wall. Hang on a second....where will this competition come from if AMD crash and burn??? They supply GFX chips to both Sony and Microsoft remember!!!
If that was the case then either Nvidia cash in and do a deal with Sony/Microsoft or Intel forges ahead to create chips for them.....Just a bit of speculation (Most of the stuff posted here is after all speculation).
It will all come out in the wash in the end....one way or the other whether we are in favour or not.
As have i, but i can opt out if i don't like being bombarded with promotions and still get my Drivers.
Yup, As I said I do not agree with signing up for drivers. All the other bits of software fine but not the basics for the product to work.
On a side note. I wonder what will happen with the windows automatic driver updates if you have to sign up for GFE ?
Do they still do that?
Not sure to be honest, I know that windows 10 install's the Nvidia driver on installation(I think!)
I'm not understanding why registering with GFE is such a big deal (I'm using AMD, so not had the pleasure ).
We have to register with countless sites, like OcUK forums, to be able to use them fully. Why is it suddenly such a terrible thing that you'd have to register with nV to get driver updates?
Sure, I can see why /yet another/ registration might irk you. But seriously, I'm not seeing why it wouldn't be just a 5 minute job to register, then done? Maybe I'm missing the point here...
).We have to register with countless sites, like OcUK forums, to be able to use them fully. Why is it suddenly such a terrible thing that you'd have to register with nV to get driver updates?
Sure, I can see why /yet another/ registration might irk you. But seriously, I'm not seeing why it wouldn't be just a 5 minute job to register, then done? Maybe I'm missing the point here...
Just as anything positive posted about AMD/Radeon Technologies does not sit well with you Mr Chop. I really think that your thread/post history will prove that statement above completely false. It doesnt take a genius to view most of the AMD threads to see what goes on here.
Ironically enough you then go on to accuse others of exactly the things you are doing.
It is nice to see some Nvidia owners actually looking from the outside in, and commenting on the nature of what seems to be going on in the GFX card industry right now as something that may not bode well for all PC gamers futures.
One last point....some of you have talked about competition coming from consoles if AMD go to the wall. Hang on a second....where will this competition come from if AMD crash and burn??? They supply GFX chips to both Sony and Microsoft remember!!!
If that was the case then either Nvidia cash in and do a deal with Sony/Microsoft or Intel forges ahead to create chips for them.....Just a bit of speculation (Most of the stuff posted here is after all speculation).
It will all come out in the wash in the end....one way or the other whether we are in favour or not.
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And this is why I disagree with them.. Anyone in the right mind will not want this to happen if it did..
The pc gaming platform is an open platform not a console. Nvidia is trying it's best to close it down..
Shocking am also shocked at the people who support this.
The pc gaming platform is an open platform not a console. Nvidia is trying it's best to close it down..
Shocking am also shocked at the people who support this.