ATI's R300

This is the same as AMD in my opinion.

Until they offer MORE speed for LESS money I won't do it.

I don't care if they offer close to the same speed - they MUST be number 1, lacking not ONE nvidia feature (per pixel wank wank - that kind of thing)

I want to have a video card that can run what all the competition can run at the same time (era)

Hence lets ASSUME the ATI 300 is designed for Doom3 and the GF4 also is.
I would _EXPECT_ both cards will have IDENTICAL features within the game - neither lacking any features and close image quality.

Then, based on speed I decide which one to purchase - simple as that.

AMD have now "changed the flow" for me - I will _NOT_ buy an intel cpu, until I can get faster than an AMD for LESS money.
I'm loyal to no company just my wallet and my frame rates.

why cant chip makers let people fucking master what we have and have the best drivers possible instead of rushing new shit out the door with bugged drivers and features no one has yet to use?

damn it, Im about to go to consoles man.


these 6-8 month cycles are fucking killing me financially

:(

ATI has yet to prove to the gaming nerds that they can deliver timely and improved driver updates. I've seen two driver releases for the ATI product, one which fuxored Q3A prettiness for fps (we all know about that one) and the second which produced a good fps upgrade without the cheats the first release used.

If I am to ever buy an ATI product they'll have to firstly prove they can support their products, even to 50% of the support nVidia provides. Until then I'll keep buying my overprices nVidia products as at least I know I'll get manufacturer support for more than 3 months for my new card.

All these new card announcements is making me think it over about getting a new card.

The Inquirer always knocks the market leader. If ATI gets there, they'll start ripping at them too. It's their demographic.

Maarten should have emphasized this is all speculation atm ;D

how can ATi claim that their card is faster? Have they seen the GF4's performance, or even it's specs?

I can claim that my left testicle can render games faster than a GF4, but we all know that's not true...

Im gonna get a GF4 for what it has that every game can and does use, 128mb of memory :).

These video card wars are running almost too hot...

I was considering waiting for a ti200 to come down in price / release of .13 micron athlons.
Now because of all these press releeases I'm waiting for the GF4 or new ATI one :)

Go ATI!!!

"ATI is positioning SnoBIT 2002 at Hangover, Germany, as the venue for some big introductions including the R300, the INQUIRER learns."

Funny. Maybe they're talking about the CeBIT in Hannover? :>

It cant be a first post can it?