AMD and ATI to Create Processing Powerhouse (bull...)

The Gravedigger · Post by **The Gravedigger** » 24 Jul 2006, 19:55

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/Virt ... 99,00.html

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo......................
Whatever happened to the green machine combo of AMD and nVidia!
I'm ruined, this ends my reign with the complete green machine....

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/07/24 ... t_license/

Seems as though nVidia is without any support from a chipset be it AMD nor Intel (the Intel chips are heavily dependant on the Crossfire technology).

Skyline_man · Post by **Skyline_man** » 24 Jul 2006, 20:24

So i guess it will be like this:

(AMD+ATi)

&

(Intel+nVIDIA) ?

I love my (Intel+nVIDIA) combo anyways.

GINIX_2007 · Post by **GINIX_2007** » 25 Jul 2006, 04:26

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6154521.html

AMD acquires ATI!!!!!!for $5.4 billion

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 25 Jul 2006, 04:29

that's old news for me... the merger news was leaked a few months ago.

The Gravedigger · Post by **The Gravedigger** » 25 Jul 2006, 05:13

Only reason I bothered to post this was because it was the official statement, the news about the merge was/is a bit old I'll admit, but anyhow it's 100% certified now.

NFSBLUECIVIC · Post by **NFSBLUECIVIC** » 25 Jul 2006, 06:07

NOOSORS! We will stil be able to use amd processors and crap with nvidia tho right?

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 25 Jul 2006, 06:14

most probably. i mean, c'mon. it's not like they can make it so that AMD processors wont work if there's an nVidia graphics card in the system. the merger just means that ATI and AMD are now one company, that's all.

Sir Ibi · Post by **Sir Ibi** » 25 Jul 2006, 10:31

Aw, come on guys... its not that bad is it... what's wrong with ATI, they have been responsible for some really important innovations in the world of graphics cards (up until recently)

Dragster · Post by **Dragster** » 25 Jul 2006, 10:33

Weird, I said to myself that I'll always buy a AMD + ATi combo... guess I'm a damn seer!

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 25 Jul 2006, 10:57

I guess it's meant for the integrated graphics sector isn't it?

bam_bam · Post by **bam_bam** » 25 Jul 2006, 14:31

Sigh , who knows . I dont think this will stop you from using Nvidia cards with AMDs or anything so whats the big deal .

The Gravedigger · Post by **The Gravedigger** » 25 Jul 2006, 14:37

bam_bam wrote:Sigh , who knows . I dont think this will stop you from using Nvidia cards with AMDs or anything so whats the big deal .

The fact you wont get any performance boost from using the two together like you used to?

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 25 Jul 2006, 15:33

Performance boost? There never was any.

The Gravedigger · Post by **The Gravedigger** » 25 Jul 2006, 16:16

Ugh, thought I added 'apparent' to the sentence...

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 25 Jul 2006, 19:57

there's no performance boost, but i've found an ATI+AMD combination to be more stable when overclocking. that's it. nothing else.

Ataraxia · Post by **Ataraxia** » 25 Jul 2006, 20:13

prince1142003 wrote:most probably. i mean, c'mon. it's not like they can make it so that AMD processors wont work if there's an nVidia graphics card in the system. the merger just means that ATI and AMD are now one company, that's all.

I doubt that could happen. It'd turn into an anti-trust like Microsoft putting IE into windows and MAKING you use it. I've been noticing a change of Intel + Nvidia for a while now. AMD + ATi has always seemed to make more sense for some reason. If anything I think this could be a good thing.

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 25 Jul 2006, 22:24

prince1142003 wrote:there's no performance boost, but i've found an ATI+AMD combination to be more stable when overclocking. that's it. nothing else.

That somehow sounds like a load of bull to me. Since when does a graphics card influence a CPUs stability when overclocking? The motherboard is a major factor though.

Hope things aren't going to turn out bad.. I want AMD + nVidia, with nForce mobos.

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 25 Jul 2006, 22:46

i use a product by all three companies in my system. AMD CPU, nForce MoBo, ATI graphics.

the stability factor could be bull, or it could be influenced by other factors on the systems i've built, i dont know. i was just sharing my experience, that's all.

spike_minoda · Post by **spike_minoda** » 26 Jul 2006, 09:19

I hate ATI , i hate AMD .... so much !

lol ,it feel so good to know that AMD is going to acquire ATI , and when Intel release the Conroe processor ,AMD is gonna be bankrupted ,and then Intel will buy them both hahha (j/k)

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 26 Jul 2006, 12:09

AMD isn't going to be bankrupted. If they are, Intel would've done the same in the past. The K7 series owned.

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 26 Jul 2006, 12:17

And if AMD went bankrupt, Intel would become a monopoly and be split up into several other companies.

bam_bam · Post by **bam_bam** » 27 Jul 2006, 02:47

Dont you just love to hate intel ?

GINIX_2007 · Post by **GINIX_2007** » 27 Jul 2006, 02:53

This is the first time I have ever used a intel processor and it will be the last. Too much overheatin problem.

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 27 Jul 2006, 11:19

Well, that's pretty much over with their new processors. Gotta say that their Conroe processors are quite amazing.

It's gonna take a while before AMD jumps back in.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060726-7355.html

Joel · Post by **Joel** » 10 Sep 2006, 21:11

Ive only ever used ATI + AMD but Im moving on to nVidia + AMD v. soon

But I would never (given the choice) touch intel. They feel evil. AMD has got cookies