Whoops, I see Derek was able to find my Q in the huge article thread and was good enough to answer. I thanked him there, and I'll do so again, here. Thanks, Derek. :)
I'm really looking forward to the Part II article, as that should encompass the nitty-gritty details that have caused so much consternation these past few months. We're seeing everyone start looking past the "lies, damned lies, and statistics," and that's good for consumers.
BTW, thanks for the article. If this is indeed Derek's first article for Anandtech, it's quality work. I, too, am a bit unnerved by beta drivers and unshown IQ issues, but I can wait for Part II, and I'm glad you made us aware that you were looking into things.
BTW, thanks for the article. If this is indeed Derek's first article for Anandtech, it's quality work. I, too, am a bit unnerved by beta drivers and unshown IQ issues, but I can wait for Part II, and I'm glad you made us aware that you were looking into things.
Derek or Anand, here's a repost of a question from the article comments thread. Maybe one of you can spare a moment to answer. Thanks. --------- I'm curious why 9600P results were left out of the Homeworld 2 benches. I also thought ATi's framerate problems with NWN were known, because the devs coded the engine around nVidia cards (though I also know ATi seems to be working to fix this).
special tools include locking one self in a room and running test after test after test ;-)
we are working on automation of things, but that isn't an immediate concern at this point... besides, there's a lot to be said for having to sit there and make sure everything happens the way it is supposed to happen.
... anyone have any cammo I can borrow? I may try to sneak past the guard dogs and motion detectors to get back to testing for the next part :-)
Hmm... I think a "sneak peek into the AT lab" would be a good idea for an upcoming article. Do you use any special software when your benchmarking or do you do it all manually? Do you have any special procedures so that you can streamline the process (ie benchmarking on one machine while ghosting a fresh HD on the other). It would also be interesting to see all the special tools you use to get work done.
You sure this is not a typo on page 2 of the XT article:
"According to ATI, the Radeon 9600 XT should be the first mainstream part to outperform the Radeon 9700 Pro in all situations – not bad for a $199 card."
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Pete - Friday, October 3, 2003 - link
Whoops, I see Derek was able to find my Q in the huge article thread and was good enough to answer. I thanked him there, and I'll do so again, here. Thanks, Derek. :)I'm really looking forward to the Part II article, as that should encompass the nitty-gritty details that have caused so much consternation these past few months. We're seeing everyone start looking past the "lies, damned lies, and statistics," and that's good for consumers.
Pete - Friday, October 3, 2003 - link
*cough*Derek or Anand, any comments? Or is posting in an old blog thread unwise?
Pete - Thursday, October 2, 2003 - link
BTW, thanks for the article. If this is indeed Derek's first article for Anandtech, it's quality work. I, too, am a bit unnerved by beta drivers and unshown IQ issues, but I can wait for Part II, and I'm glad you made us aware that you were looking into things.Pete - Thursday, October 2, 2003 - link
BTW, thanks for the article. If this is indeed Derek's first article for Anandtech, it's quality work. I, too, am a bit unnerved by beta drivers and unshown IQ issues, but I can wait for Part II, and I'm glad you made us aware that you were looking into things.Pete - Thursday, October 2, 2003 - link
Derek or Anand, here's a repost of a question from the article comments thread. Maybe one of you can spare a moment to answer. Thanks.---------
I'm curious why 9600P results were left out of the Homeworld 2 benches. I also thought ATi's framerate problems with NWN were known, because the devs coded the engine around nVidia cards (though I also know ATi seems to be working to fix this).
Anonymous - Wednesday, October 1, 2003 - link
I have a parachute and a plane. Care to be dropped off at the lab?:)
Derek Wilson - Wednesday, October 1, 2003 - link
special tools include locking one self in a room and running test after test after test ;-)we are working on automation of things, but that isn't an immediate concern at this point... besides, there's a lot to be said for having to sit there and make sure everything happens the way it is supposed to happen.
... anyone have any cammo I can borrow? I may try to sneak past the guard dogs and motion detectors to get back to testing for the next part :-)
Shalmanese - Wednesday, October 1, 2003 - link
Hmm... I think a "sneak peek into the AT lab" would be a good idea for an upcoming article. Do you use any special software when your benchmarking or do you do it all manually? Do you have any special procedures so that you can streamline the process (ie benchmarking on one machine while ghosting a fresh HD on the other). It would also be interesting to see all the special tools you use to get work done.GTa - Wednesday, October 1, 2003 - link
*there (not their) in #2 :)I hate typos when I can't edit!
GTa - Wednesday, October 1, 2003 - link
*there (not their) in #2 :)I hate typos when I can't edit!
GTaudiophile - Wednesday, October 1, 2003 - link
And thanks Derek and Anand for busting your ball$ to put out the best XT (and NV38) article on the Net.I also hope their will be a part 3 to your test: when the CAT 3.8s arrive with OverDrive.
-resident fanATIc
GTaudiophile - Wednesday, October 1, 2003 - link
Anand,You sure this is not a typo on page 2 of the XT article:
"According to ATI, the Radeon 9600 XT should be the first mainstream part to outperform the Radeon 9700 Pro in all situations – not bad for a $199 card."
You sure they didn't say 9500 Pro?
-resident fanATIc