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  1. Zion Halcyon

    Remember when Kyle broke the AMD story regarding Raja? Now the rest of the story

    https://wccftech.com/exclusive-amd-navi-gpu-roadmap-cost-zen/ Based on this, it looks like in order to save the company, the gaming side of the graphics division had to be sacrificed. We are going to be seeing a high-end gaming card for quite a while.
  2. Zion Halcyon

    Best freesync 2 HDR monitors available now?

    I was looking into getting a freesync 2 HDR monitor. I don't know if there are any quality ones out. I've heard both good and bad about this to Samsung models but not sure if anything else is out there. Is there anyone who has suggestions or maybe even first-hand experience?
  3. Zion Halcyon

    Know of aftermarket laser etch places for pc panels?

    Considering picking up the thermaltake tower 900 and if I do, there's some specific laser etching I want done on the windows. However, I can't find a place where I can get the case along with the required laser etching in one go, so I was wondering if anyone knew of an aftermarket place that...
  4. Zion Halcyon

    I don't have great faith in Vega, but I don't necessarily hold Raja accountable just yet.

    First, I think Kyle's Article here is required reading: https://www.hardocp.com/article/2016/05/27/from_ati_to_amd_back_journey_in_futility In particular, note the complaints from Engineers and how Polaris fell well short of what they intended it to be. Now consider that Polaris is part of...
  5. Zion Halcyon

    FS: PC Starter Kit - CPU (6600k), Mobo (Asus Z170 Deluxe) and Ram (SuperLuce)

    First, my Heatware: https://heatware.com/eval.php?id=75156 Next, here is a pic of everything up and in action: I decided I want to sell off my Intel parts for Ryzen. As you can see, the ram is blue led and fades in and out. RAM has the limited lifetime warranty on it from GEIL. RAM: GEIL...
  6. Zion Halcyon

    Cases with built in Vertical GPU Mounting - is Deepcool and Thermaltake it?

    And yes, I realize I can always mod my case, but if I didn't want to do that, are the Deepcool Genome and some of the Thermaltake cases the only ones that have vertical GPU mounting supported out of the box in the case?
  7. Zion Halcyon

    So, Decent Analysis from AMD's Reddit on the gaming latency issues

    [link] Causes of poor gaming relative to CPU performance of Ryzen: 1. Windows is load-balancing across CCXes. This means that a thread is being moved around on the CPU - which is normal - so that a single core isn't used more than others. On Ryzen, that needs to happen ONLY within a CCX...
  8. Zion Halcyon

    Well, AMD may be releasing the RX4xx Refresh next month - RX5xx possibly incoming in April.

    Grain of salt time: https://videocardz.com/66359/amd-radeon-rx-500-series-to-launch-in-april That said, on April 4th Radeon RX 580 and Radeon RX 570 will be available for sale. A week later, on April 11th AMD will unveil its Radeon RX 560 and Radeon RX 550 series. All cards, except RX 550, are...
  9. Zion Halcyon

    Damn, its nice to see people getting legitimately EXCITED for an AMD product

    And I don't mean the "I want to believe!" that's followed the graphics cards for a while, but a real, legit, intelligent BUZZ for the upcoming release of these chips, with even reviewers getting HYPED. I mean come on - Kyle saying "don't be a pussy and preorder" - he can spin it any way he...
  10. Zion Halcyon

    MS releases PIX for PC - Will help Devs with DX 12 Optimizations

    http://wccftech.com/microsoft-introduces-pix-pc-dx-12/ Interesting note from the article - this is only for DX12, and only for 64bit apps. Perhaps this is a clever way to "convince" (strong arm) developers into making games that are 64 bit and DX12? And I wonder what performance video cards...
  11. Zion Halcyon

    LATEST: AMD Zen Rumors. 8 core for $300 Bios on Chip. Etc

    http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ifDxcNqnlaUJ:carbonite.co.za/f20/amd-zen-141214/index3.html+&cd=3&hl=ru&ct=clnk&gl=ru (Original thread locked but this is cached). Highlights: ============================================== * All overclocking is done via Overdrive, you...
  12. Zion Halcyon

    Have to say, this latest round of Video Card wars is hilarious in its self-inflicted stupidity.

    You have AMD and NVidia trying to out do each other with asinine launch announcements. You have Polaris underperforming. You have the Founders Edition fiasco And then to top it all off, you have this gem: "HAHA - POLARIS SUCKED. MY 1080/ 1070 IS SO BLAZING FAST IT BURNS CIRCLES AROUND YOUR...
  13. Zion Halcyon

    Finally proof NVidia is EVIL!!!

    We got a fun one for you today folks. We’re going to be talking about how Nvidia got its name and its fascinating history in Roman mythology. In Latin, invidia is the sense of envy, an intense gaze associated with malice and the “evil eye”. Invidia is also the Roman name for the ancient Greek...
  14. Zion Halcyon

    Will Vega be "MidRange" compared to Polaris's "Low Range"?

    More WCCF rumors, so usual grain of salt caveat, but I think they buried the lead: AMD’s Waterdrop Strategy Paying Off These actions had a direct effect on getting the company back in the game. As a newly appointed head of the RTG Raja Koduri quickly began drafting a new strategy and amassing...
  15. Zion Halcyon

    Thinking that Navi will be the first real "Raja" card we see from AMD

    Reposting this (I was the original author) from reddit. It was a thought that occurred to me as I stupidly took a thread here off topic, and then used the ensuing vacation Kyle was nice enough to give me to do some digging on AMD, Raja, Arctic Islands conversion to Polaris and Vega, and put it...
  16. Zion Halcyon

    Vulkan for Doom Released - anyone want [H] do a Vulkan comparison with current cards vs DX12?

    Because I do :p Would love to see the following in Doom DX12 vs Vulkan: 1080, 1070, FuryX, 480. I've been hearing some nutty things with Vulkan - sounds like it would be fun...
  17. Zion Halcyon

    Microsoft To Provide An Abstraction Layer To Help With mGPU Under DirectX 12

    Yes, the layer will be available in this repo. We will also be publishing two mGPU sample projects along with it – one using the layer and one not using the layer. We’re making some final tweaks and doing additional testing and plan to post it all soon. Read more...
  18. Zion Halcyon

    RX490 Speculation - Vega 10, not Polaris.

    AMD Radeon RX 490 | VideoCardz.com Interesting if it ends up true. Consider also that on the eve of Polaris launch, Raja was focusing on Vega's milestone. Also consider that this is coming in August: NVIDIA Pascal GP100 GTX Titan Launch Rumored in August
  19. Zion Halcyon

    Question for Outlook Experts

    Trying to find this on Google and having a hell of a time. I thought would be simple, but can't figure it out. Essentially, I've created a template to make my job easier, and I am in a corporate exchange environment. However, to further try to speed things up, I'd like to have whatever I put...
  20. Zion Halcyon

    Latest 480 (4GB) leak shows OC beating FURY X (Proven FAKE)

    I believe this is from the same guy who posted the original 480 firestrike score. At this point, shit feels bananas. I can't even take it seriously, but figured I'd bring it here anyway.
  21. Zion Halcyon

    Forbes article on the new AMD Radeon mindset

    Exclusive: How AMD's 'The Uprising' Ad Campaign Will Incite A Radeon Rebellion Most important excerpt: So will it just be banner ads and tweets? Nope. AMD wants to pepper the streets with these posters. They’ll be doing AMAs and giving consumers direct access to Raja Koduri and other...
  22. Zion Halcyon

    Dual Power Supply Cases - why? What needs 2 PSUs?

    Just something I came across, that some enthusiast cases have room for dual PSUs. My question I guess is why? Is there an inherent enthusiast benefit to using 2 PSUs? What even supports that? Totally clueless, so wondering if people more familiar than I with multiple PSU configurations can...
  23. Zion Halcyon

    Because AMD Fodder is fun: 490x Rumored specs changing?

    Taken from Rumors About Upcoming AMD Radeon RX 490 The Radeon RX 490 marks an entry of AMD's Polaris 10 GPU, the flagship of the Polaris family. The website wccftech.com goes in details about the features and specs of the upcoming cutting-edge RX 490, based on a SiSoft Sandra benchmark spotted...
  24. Zion Halcyon

    New Layer in AotS controversy - NVidia not realizing they indited themselves?

    Sean Pelletier‏@PellyNV 19h19 hours ago @dankbaker Weird. 368.19 was a press-only driver and not public. 368.25 was the first public driver. Wonder where they got that driver... At first, yes, the question is why AMD had access to a Press only driver. However, think about it - the press...
  25. Zion Halcyon

    Kyle ikes to poke fun at AMD Fanbois. Well, there are fans, and then there's this guy...

    Too much time on his hands. Counts as being in the video card section, right? :p
  26. Zion Halcyon

    Need help on Displays - Seems no monitor has it all at a decent price.

    So, here is what I am looking into. I want to look into getting a freesync monitor to run off my Radeon 390. Currently I have a very nice IPS monitor, a Dell U2412M. What that means to me is that I don't want something less than 24" as that is what I have now. Also, since I game a lot, I...
  27. Zion Halcyon

    Could Explicit Multiadaptor be the death of SLI/Crossfire?

    It's something I've been thinking about since NVidia and AMD both seemingly are starting to back off of their multi-GPU solutions (unless it is on the same card). Now, I know explicit multiadaptor doesn't work unless its coded for. However, could this become something that ends up being more...
  28. Zion Halcyon

    AMD RX 480 Cost per WSJ: $199

    AMD Prices 3-D Tech to Spur Virtual Reality Market WCCFTech has the blurb for those who don't have the Wall Street Journal Sub: AMD Radeon RX 480 Graphics Card With Polaris 10 Leaked - 5.5 TFLOPs Compute, 8 GB GDDR5 Memory, Competes Against NVIDIA GM204 I said all along this should be the...
  29. Zion Halcyon

    Important Polaris Details - to be 480 and 470, NOT 490.

    AMD Radeon R9 470 and R9 480 are based on Polaris architecture Everyone (me included) was wondering if AMD is going to market Polaris 10 as R9 490 series. Should AMD decide to use Polaris 10 for 490 series, competitive performance to higher-end cards would be expected. Should AMD use P10 for 480...
  30. Zion Halcyon

    The Entire Witcher Series on Steam for 29.95 - ends June 1.

    Buy The Witcher Trilogy Pack Includes 3 items:The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt SPECIAL PROMOTION! Offer ends June 1 I was one who always heard about the Witcher series but never bought it (didn't...
  31. Zion Halcyon

    X99a Vs Z170 - overall, do the platforms make a difference in gaming?

    Just something that I've been curious about. I know that the x99a (and x99 before it) have oft been marketed as "enthusiast grade", but as a gamer, while the prospect of having the capacity of an overpowered behemoth of an x99 system tickles me, does it really make much of a difference? Seems...
  32. Zion Halcyon

    So, that explains the Radeon Pro Duo vs the nVidia 1080

    Based on the latest benches from AotS: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 DirectX 12 Benchmarks in Ashes of The Singularity Revealed - Async Compute Performance Analyzed The 1080, can deliver just a hair under the Radeon Pro Duo for half the cost. With the sheer horsepower, I don't even know if Async...
  33. Zion Halcyon

    AMD releases Budget SSDs

    AMD Radeon R3 SSD Series Of SSDs Announced – Great Pricing Featured Interesting. If nothing else, I'd say between this and Polaris 11, AMD is looking to take over much of the mobile market.
  34. Zion Halcyon

    Forza Motorsport 6: The first true DX12 game/true test of DX12?

    Just browsing and saw these system requirements for the open beta: Read more: http://wccftech.com/forza-motorsport-6-apex-windows-10-open-beta-5-system-requirements-revealed/#ixzz478eLkOHT This appears to be the first game NOT dependent on DX11. VERY curious to see how it performs.
  35. Zion Halcyon

    Unreal Tournament Pre-Alpha - Free and HOLY **** it's fun!!!!

    Seriously. I saw a link to it in these forums, and while the maps are limited, if you ever wanted a modern UT, holy shit is this so far freaking fan-fucking-tastic! It has been a long ass time since I played UT, but this brought me right back into it. And it looks GORGEOUS. Forget DOOM or...
  36. Zion Halcyon

    Latest Rumors: "Polaris 10" performs "close" to a 980ti

    From the article: If AMD can manage to launch a card at around $329 US with better efficiency and performance close to 980 Ti with twice the VRAM of Fury X, they can have a great product in their hands which many users will be willing to upgrade to. AMD Polaris looks to be an incremental step...
  37. Zion Halcyon

    Wait a sec. Intel just said "Screw it, we're out"?

    Intel Announces Massive Layoffs, Restructure away from PC Massive layoffs, moving away from pc. Sounds like they are moving to more purely mobile architectures. This can't mean AMD will win by default when Zenith comes out right? What kind of shit is that? WTF Intel?
  38. Zion Halcyon

    DX12 v DX 11: The Plot Chickenz! HITMAN Lead Dev: DX12 Possible After Ditching DX11

    HITMAN Lead Dev: DX12 Gains Will Take Time, But They’re Possible After Ditching DX11 I think it will take a bit of time, and the drivers & games need to mature and do the right things. Just reaching parity with DX11 is a lot of work. 50% performance from CPU is possible, but it depends a lot on...
  39. Zion Halcyon

    RUMOR: Radeon 480 to be priced to replace 380, similar output as 390.

    AMD Radeon R9 480 and Radeon R9 470 Series Detailed - Polaris 10 "Ellesmere" Has Around 100W TDP, Polaris 11 "Baffin" Under 50W Key parts of the article: Just recently, VR-World leaked new details for the Polaris 10 GPU. From the looks of it, Polaris 10 samples are already in the wild and...
  40. Zion Halcyon

    Polaris, Vega specs allegedly leaked

    From AMD Vega 10, Polaris 10 & 11 Specs Leaked - Radeon 400 Series Launch Nearing
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