Newsgroup: it.comp.hardware.video-3d
Titolo: Quando si dice ... "parlar chiaro".

 ATI CrossFire MIA:
      There has been a lot of hoopla about ATI and their CrossFire master 
cards lately, and I figured I would drop my 2 cents about all of this. Let 
me start by saying that we checked today with one of the Nets largest online 
computer parts retailers and they explained to me that they did not 
anticipate having stock on ATI CrossFire Master cards till November. Now 
keep in mind this is a mere 5 to 6 (depending how you count) MONTHS after 
their initial introduction of the product back in May...of this year.
      Instead of waxing on for pages, I am going to cut to the chase and say 
what everyone is thinking and what many of us in the technology press are 
feeling.
      1. ATI, HardOCP is not your personal PR bitch, so don't treat us like 
one again. You're on thin ice and you should be ashamed of your actions this 
year. We at HardOCP don't want to be a mouthpiece for vaporware in order to 
keep your stock price up. So from now on, if it is not the real deal, just 
keep it to yourself.
      2. Continue with the "If NVIDIA does it, we can do it too!" 
methodology that has been working for you guys for a while now. But from now 
on, keep a tighter timeline.
      3. Repeat after me. Paper launches, NO. Product launches, YES.
      4. NVIDIA is setting the new standard by having their card builders 
selling the products on the day that they are launched. Learn it, know it, 
live it. And NVIDIA, don't change up on us now.
      The bottom line is that the enthusiast hardware community wants 
products, not Canuck promises. ATI is quickly burning through a solid and 
loyal fan base that they built back in the days of the 9700/9800. Now is the 
time for ATI to step up with honest damage control, not another half filled 
basket of half baked promises.
      And oh yeah, Quake 4 just went Gold. WooHoo! I think I just found a 
reason to go ahead and go SLI. (Always been a big Quake fan...) Too bad 
CrossFire is not a real option, although I am unsure whether or not I would 
consider it at this time, just due to having a fear of lacking support and 
service by ATI.
 
http://www.hardocp.com/index.html#15177-1

 ha scritto nel messaggio 
news:4342359f$1...@x-privat.org...
mi pare 'poco poco' biased
del tipo :
"troviamo un pelo nell'uovo e facciamoci un articolo"
insospettisce piuttosto 

rispondendo al pelo nell'uovo, ati aveva fatto capire che crossfire sarebbe 
stato annunciato insieme a r520
che senso ha traslare i lanci di una settimana o due, quando insieme hanno 
un impatto maggiore?
cos'è tutta sta fretta di avere board xfire?
io la giudico una sboronata come giudico una sboronata sli, buona solo a 
offrire pretesto per critiche senza senso
bah
"During Friday's adventure, we asked ATI for an update on the availability 
of CrossFire hardware. Here's the latest, straight from ATI:
  Radeon X850 XTs CrossFire Edition cards have been shipped to Newegg and we 
expect them to be posted any time now and we are confident no later than the 
end of the week. The X800 XLs and X800s will follow shortly after-around 
October 10th.
  DFI's CrossFire Edition motherboards will also be available on Newegg at 
the end of this week/beginning of next. The others: MSI, ASUS, GBT, ECS, 
PCPartner, ABIT will follow will follow shortly thereafter.
"
http://www.techreport.com/onearticle.x/8853