Hey, Hey cool it has begun. Thanks for the work. Bee busy, but I have the weekend off after this morning so I'll see what I can come up with.
Sorry but I <b>HAVE</b> to be critical here so don't take it personally.
Things that need to be changed IMO;
- Less Spaces, way to much space in between stuff.
- Lose the Recommended card section, just put a comparison (put a caveat saying under most situations, blah, blah). The recomendations are too long, will change constantly based on price, and will also become obsolete with newer cards. A better example would be something that is agreed upon (more or less) like FX5200<GF4ti=FX5200U=FX5600<FX5600U-R.1<FX5600U-R.2<FX5800<FX5800U<FX5900<FX5900U.
- I'd also prefer a link to a complete (or semi-complete) list of all/most cards <A HREF="http://www.tech-report.com/etc/comparo/graphics/" target="_new">Like This</A>.
- Brands to avoid I'd add GigaCube (or their new name or A/B) to ATI.
- Needs ALOT more technical stuff but I assume that is to come?
- Where are th main stay FAQ requests? Do I need AGP 8X? What is AGP X? What is the volage of AGP X? What is AGP 3.0/2.0/1.0, etc? (something like <A HREF="http://www.directron.com/15agpguide.html" target="_new">This</A> What is Pro vs non-Pro; Ultra versus non-Ultra (explaining there are no non-pro/ultras, that's just our term)? Which one is better ATI or nVidia or Matrox (good time to link to CoolS's post maybe)? What is all this about cheating? And all that good stuff.
- There is no mention of 2D vs. 3D quality, nor is there a description of Pro/Workstation vs Gaming Cards.
- Brief description with links to AA and AF (inlcuding methods not used by ATI & nV [ie Fragment])
- Quick Intro menu (so people can scroll to the area of their general interest/question)
- A list of good review sites (linked of course) other than THG ([H], Anand, nVnews, Rage3D, Digit-Life, xBitLabs, etc.), plus the news breaking sites, (Inquirer, Register, and Xbit again)
- a Brief description of why 3Dmk01 and 3Dmk03 are different and why Bungholio marks don't mean anything in the real world, they just help everyone get a standard judge of th 'known' universe, etc. Perhaps a discussion of why Benchmaking is under fire, or link to that info.
- a Glossar of terms or a link to a glossary of terms would be good.
- The explicit statement that the information provided from this forum is free an shoul be regarded as such and should be taken at face-value (do your own damn research if you want a guarantee!). And also a reminder that Google and Pricewatch/NewEgg all are still operating so USE them!
- Mention about the idea of buying a card in anticipation of a game (don't count on it, wait 'til the game arrives if you are really woried).
- A blurb/mention on/of Moding/Cooling (enough /'s in there?)
- Note about drivers, and the best places to find them.
- A link to go instruction on how to updat/remove/install drivers/cards would be good like <A HREF="http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?s=46238548d173a4788789f9d47329eea8&threadid=33656771&perpage=20&pagenumber=1" target="_new">THIS</A>.
Anywhoo, that's it for now. I'll see what I can come up with later and post it.
I'm going to cut and paste this in the other thread as well just for information purpose in case one becomes the unofficial 'unofficial Faq' discussion thread.
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