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Originally Posted by speculum jockey
Good advice. Everyone always quotes Nvidia/ATI's flagship card, but really few people buy them. They're just bragging rights because anyone with 1/2 a brain waits for the next "middle of the road" card release 3-4 months later that has the same or better performance at 1/2 the price. I'm waiting a few months after it's out. Maybe wait for a patch or two. Then after all the reviews and tests are out I'm going to pick the card (whatever brand) that runs it best for the money I'm willing to spend.
As for AMD/ATI not sending a card or a rep over, I can totally understand that.
 "Hey, we got a call from Russia, about SOW."
 "What game?"
"Storm of war, the guys that made IL-2, it's been in development for the past 5 years."
"A flight sim. . . been developed for 5 years? Forget about it."
Sounds like ATI missed out on a highly lucrative opportunity!  It's a wonder they own over 1/2 the market. Oh wait! They don't have to do jack since anyone making a game would be stupid to not use ATI samples to appeal to over half the market.
Hmm. . . Spend money by sending a rep and free cards over so you get a logo on boot-up? Or save your money and time on a niche release and have the developers do it themselves? |
Really?
You may have noticed the PC market is not emerging but
shrinking.
As a result any manufacturer would be well advised to fill any niche they can find or are offered.
Not at any price of course.
The price of cards are peanuts, they would need maybe 6 cards, if they retail at $600, cost will be around $150/p.
Big bucks, huh?
As for sending a rep over - AMD have a Moscow office...
BTW: I now of a few bicycle companies who had exactly the attitude you suggested - all of them went for chapter 11.
Rock Shox and Cannondale are probably the most famous of them.