You didn't really interpret that the way I wanted it to be. What I'm trying to say is that the only special thing about the mac is the aluminium case and maybe the OS, but that is interchangeable so may not count. The insides are the same. Using the car analogy was trying to make things simpler...
What if I were to say you could get a Hyundai with the exact same engine/speakers/electronics as the BMW/Merc? That'd change things.
The only special thing about a mac is the badge and the case.
Yes that is a good point, synthetic benchmarks never do really show the true potential of these things.
EDIT: Ok I've just read that xtreme systems link, it explains it all.
I see what you're trying to say, that now RAM is now more focused on bandwidth instead of latency.
But what I'm saying is that it should be able to produce better results despite this, because if you look at the price difference and how new the tech is you would expect it to be faster than a 2+...
That seems ridiculous. My Opteron 165 scores 30.907s in 1M at 2.8GHz so there is definitly something wrong with their testing, or the chips have somehow got worse.
I've had this problem before, and also when I close it, the music is still playing but theres no window. I usually just end the process.
Not sure if there is a fix for this really.
What annoys me is that, when we first saw 8800 cards, there was what, less than a month between the actual release and the pictures.
But no.. we have to wait until may.. bah
Best Motherboards:
SLI
DFI Venus
DFI nF4 SLI-DR Expert
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe
Crossfire
DFI CFX3200 (People often say this is the best)
ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe (I have this one - only cost me £82 brand new, same chipset as the DFI CFX3200 too)
I'm just waiting for the R600 cards.
Reasons:
-Nvidia prices will drop
-ATI will give Nvidia more competition - possibility of prices dropping further on ATI's side too.
-More cards will be on the market, giving a wider range to choose from and more comparisons available.
All of this is only...
I've just bought the ASUS board myself.
It was supposed to be delivered today... but hasn't arrived yet. :banghead:
EDIT: I misread the list. I've bought the asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe. Oops...
I can't change my vote now can I.