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janskjaer

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Re: Visit www.3dfx.com in days gone by
Reply #15 - 04.03.04 at 14:34:50

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But I belive that the same destiny is waiting a n-Vidia too (ATI is hungry... and biger every day) Grin

hehe!!

Do you really think it will end that way? ???
I didn't thik nVidia are in that much of a mess. As long as nVidia keep a financial balance, I can't see ATI ever buying them out. By the sounds of it, nVidia aren't doing too bad this year anyway. They're doing quite well in fact!

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dlc Junior Member Offline Tracker music rulez! Posts: 83 Belgrade, Serbia Gender:	Re: Visit www.3dfx.com in days gone by Reply #16 - 04.03.04 at 14:40:53 Well, OK... But I would like some gigant to buy n-Vidia just because I don't like them!!! Voodoo will RIZE AGAIN!! hehe
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janskjaer

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Re: Visit www.3dfx.com in days gone by
Reply #17 - 05.03.04 at 14:27:51

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Well, OK... Cry

But I would like some gigant to buy n-Vidia just because I don't like them!!! Angry

Voodoo will RIZE AGAIN!! Grin

hehe

It would be nice for 3dfx to rise again in some form or another, but it may be just wishful thinking! Cry

However, I hope nVidia do stay where they are, but I also hope a lot of other manufacturers get themselves back on the graphics card scene because for the past two years, it's been a two-horse race (and seems pretty boring at times Sad

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If companies like 3DLabs, Matrox and XGI get themselves back on the scene and up to speed, we could see some more competition on. Which, at the end of the day, benfits us the most. The more better and rivaled technology that is designed, we have a better selection to choose from in terms of performance and technology. The advances in technology would evolve more rapidly also in that scenario.

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Micha

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Re: Visit www.3dfx.com in days gone by
Reply #18 - 05.03.04 at 15:41:49

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If companies like 3DLabs, Matrox and XGI get themselves back on the scene and up to speed, we could see some more competition on.

--> the problem i wrote about in the big thread in the the off-topic forum..they have to use the ati dx9 technology to get max performance, as nvidia is still not faster and M$ doesn't think about allowing other dx9 techs. so it doesn't counts if e.g. xgi has a faster tech than ati, it won't be faster due to dx9 specs & limitations Undecided

sad

>>adding<<
but your're right, the days will come after cebit when dx9 shader3.0 are finally implemented in gfx boards or (in worst case) with dx10 coming 2005. here the cards can be mixed a new way, at least i hope so Wink

« Last Edit: 05.03.04 at 15:46:35 by Micha »

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janskjaer

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Reply #19 - 10.03.04 at 17:39:17

DirectX10, huh? It would be nice if ATI, nVidia and the others would make sure they implement that technology fully.
When DirectX9 came about, it was a bit of a farce because ATI were already shipping their boards out before Microsoft had already finished making the new changes to the Direct3D API.
Who could prove that ATI's cards fully implemented all the new technology built into Microsofts 9th version of DirectX?

They seemed to recover from it though, and do well out of it too, as they are one of the leading 3D graphics vendors.

Back onto the topic of DirectX 10, Micha, do you have any URL links to press releases or even rumours about DirectX10?

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amp_man Ex Member	Re: Visit www.3dfx.com in days gone by Reply #20 - 10.03.04 at 20:45:50 Odd, Isn't it? Here we are complaining because ATI or Nvidia controls the graphics card market and they are the ones who are limiting everything, when in reality, we've got it all wrong. Who controls DirectX? Certainly not ATI/Nvidia/3DLabs/S3/XGI/Matrox.
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