Are we jaded/spoiled. Perhaps. This question has come up before, I know we've talked about being jaded and taking things for granted before.
The thing is , should those of us who grew up with Commadore P.E.T.s , APPLE ][s and IBM PCs all with Monochrome monitors simply be satisfied that we have colour? What about those with Vic20s, etc.? Or those who's idea of electronic gaming was SIMON or Coleco Handheld?
The thing is not this or that SUX, it's this or that is/isn't worth the money. And that's not an easy question to answer.
<i>Fragglefart</i>, still defends the FX5900U, and that's his prerogative, however it's no so much that it's a CRAP card, it's simply not worth the premium they want and when compared to the competition it currently has, it IS an inferior package. Now things may change when DX9.1 comes out, or if the new DETs bring all they promise, but that's a risk, and based on some past events it's not certain anything will change for the better.
As for <i>CoolS'</i> comments about the upgrades, that can be the case, but some people like myself and Eden, have always advocated; 'DON'T buy a card in anticipation of a Game YET to be released, try and upgrade only once the games you buy aren't able to play on your current hardware. Of course the exceptions are; a) once in a blue moon purchases not wanting to be obsolete too soon, b) people looking to simply buy an all new rig. c) people who have someone else footing the bill, and d) people who simply want the very best (for whatever reasonS).
I have <A HREF="http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=373987#373987" target="_new">advocated buying an R9600P to upgrade from a GF4ti</A>, but that was a very specific case, and even then I added a few caveats. Almost every time I'll stick with general categories: R9100/FX5200, GF4ti, R9600P, R9700np, R9800Pro. Now jumping from one category to the next one up doesn't warrant any great money expenditure IMO, and even then it's likely not going to be noticeable upgrade. Do alot of us slag the FX series, yes indeed, but I feel with ample 'objective' reasoning/points. I used to be a proponent of the FX5600U rev.2 as it did seem like a slightly superior card in some case, and I couldn't pick a winner in that category, UNTIL the DX9 results confirmed that there may be some shortcomings that now place it squarely behind the R9600P IMO. Now I agree that people saying (unless they are doing so jokingly, which some of us will do with the regulars all the time) that people should immediately RMA a card because it's not quite as good as another, that's ludicrous of course. However if someone is having problems with a card that are of a nature that they have to return the card anyway, or there is a chance that they could get a fairly large amount of money back from returning their purchase,why not advise them to do so? Of course you'll always have the people who will just say RMA that POS and get THIS instead, but anyone taking that at face value really needs to become a little more worldly in the ways of tech.
Are we spoiled, not if you payed for the technology yourself, and you earn the money you spend to replace it. Me I'm happy with my R9600P, however I would sell it/give it away tomorrow if I could slap an (R423 w/ PCI-EX adap.) in it's place (should the performance be much better than the R360) because I'm interested in it's features (even if it's a while before I exploit them fully, but it would be a longer term hold).
As for the 'expert' knowledge, seriously, everyone needs to take everything everyone says with a grain of salt. Heck even some of the stalwarts have their skeptics, as it should be. Being creative has it's place, but recommending a Xabre simply to change the monotony isn't a good idea either. I prefer being creative in the humourous sense, so that things aren't as dry (hopfully).
I think the main thing is to try and be genuine in your posts. I'd rather have an honest mistake (like yours) than someone who goes out of their way to misrepresent the facts, but does so by abusing their vast knowledge and experience. But that's just me I'm trying to learn, while trying to share what I'm learning, I hope that's why many would be here. But perhaps that's my own naïveté showing through.
BTW, if knowledge comprehension AND experience ARE proportional, then wouldn't knowledge and experience be proportional through 1/comprehension? :tongue:
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