Comments on: Minor hardware upgrade news http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2008/06/21/minor-hardware-upgrade-news/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:39:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: William (green) http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2008/06/21/minor-hardware-upgrade-news/comment-page-1/#comment-30067 William (green) Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:05:21 +0000 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/?p=838#comment-30067 I think he might have been joking, maybe, and that's what he was referring to? Don't look at me; I don't get it. I think he might have been joking, maybe, and that’s what he was referring to? Don’t look at me; I don’t get it.

]]> By: Cyde Weys http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2008/06/21/minor-hardware-upgrade-news/comment-page-1/#comment-30045 Cyde Weys Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:32:43 +0000 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/?p=838#comment-30045 I don't think you went over anyone's head here. We're just saying that gaming isn't the primary area of concern when it comes to computers. It's far more important that they be as cheap as possible and as widely available as possible. The existence of integrated graphics chips is part of what allows that to happen by bringing down the number of discrete components that must be assembled, as well as bringing down component costs themselves (an integrated graphics chip costs far less to manufacture than a GeForce 8800, for instance). Besides, what would you do, outlaw integrated graphics chips? There's obviously a huge market for them. I use them in all of my servers (which run headless until there's a bad problem) and I'm rather glad I have the option to use a really cheap graphics card instead of a more expensive one, considering I don't use it 99.9% of the time. I don’t think you went over anyone’s head here. We’re just saying that gaming isn’t the primary area of concern when it comes to computers. It’s far more important that they be as cheap as possible and as widely available as possible. The existence of integrated graphics chips is part of what allows that to happen by bringing down the number of discrete components that must be assembled, as well as bringing down component costs themselves (an integrated graphics chip costs far less to manufacture than a GeForce 8800, for instance).

Besides, what would you do, outlaw integrated graphics chips? There’s obviously a huge market for them. I use them in all of my servers (which run headless until there’s a bad problem) and I’m rather glad I have the option to use a really cheap graphics card instead of a more expensive one, considering I don’t use it 99.9% of the time.

]]> By: T2A` http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2008/06/21/minor-hardware-upgrade-news/comment-page-1/#comment-30021 T2A` Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:02:19 +0000 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/?p=838#comment-30021 Wow. Totally <i>whoosh'd</i> you both. Wow. Totally whoosh’d you both.

]]> By: Kelly Martin http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2008/06/21/minor-hardware-upgrade-news/comment-page-1/#comment-30000 Kelly Martin Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:51:02 +0000 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/?p=838#comment-30000 Oddly enough, there are uses for computers other than playing games... Oddly enough, there are uses for computers other than playing games…

]]> By: Cyde Weys http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2008/06/21/minor-hardware-upgrade-news/comment-page-1/#comment-29970 Cyde Weys Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:06:38 +0000 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/?p=838#comment-29970 Yeah, but why should customers be forced to spend extra money on graphics processors more powerful than what most of them need simply so that some of them can go "randomly pick up a game on a whim"? If you're actually trying to put together a $300 desktop, you need those integrated graphics chips. Yeah, but why should customers be forced to spend extra money on graphics processors more powerful than what most of them need simply so that some of them can go “randomly pick up a game on a whim”? If you’re actually trying to put together a $300 desktop, you need those integrated graphics chips.

]]> By: T2A` http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2008/06/21/minor-hardware-upgrade-news/comment-page-1/#comment-29969 T2A` Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:42:22 +0000 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/?p=838#comment-29969 Intel graphics can't even run a screensaver at a decent framerate. Fuck those chips, man. Seriously. They're a big part in why PC gaming isn't as popular -- I bet something like 90% of the systems bought retail and from Dell, HP, and whatnot come with that shit, preventing any of their users from going out and randomly picking up a game on a whim. Gaming on a PC should be viable, but there's sooo many imposed barriers that it's ultimately 100x less hassle to go get a 360. D: Intel graphics can’t even run a screensaver at a decent framerate.

Fuck those chips, man. Seriously. They’re a big part in why PC gaming isn’t as popular — I bet something like 90% of the systems bought retail and from Dell, HP, and whatnot come with that shit, preventing any of their users from going out and randomly picking up a game on a whim.

Gaming on a PC should be viable, but there’s sooo many imposed barriers that it’s ultimately 100x less hassle to go get a 360. D:

]]> By: William (green) http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/2008/06/21/minor-hardware-upgrade-news/comment-page-1/#comment-29952 William (green) Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:44:47 +0000 http://www.cydeweys.com/blog/?p=838#comment-29952 Actually, you can get a 500GB for about $60 off the 'Net right now. Actually, you can get a 500GB for about $60 off the ‘Net right now.

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