Win An ATI Radeon 4870 Video Card!

Get your questions in for the SkinCast!

Monday, August 4, 2008 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News

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Although we had to take another break from the WinCustomize SkinCast last week, this week we are returning and will have a special guest, along with some huge prizes we are giving away.  For an upcoming episode of SkinCast, we will be talking with Darren McPhee, the Sr. Marketing Manager in Gaming for AMD.  We will be discussing several topics with Darren including AMD/ATI products, graphics, gaming, and much more.

We will also be taking user-submitted questions from the community for this episode, and the top three questions selected will win a prize.  We will select three of our favorite questions, and the users who submitted these questions will win one of the following:

  1. Grand Prize Favorite - ATI Radeon 4870 512mb video card courtesy of AMD/ATI. 

  2. Second Favorite - Copy of Demigod, when released and beta access.

  3. Third Favorite -   Copy of Sins of a Solar Empire.

User submitted questions must be submitted as comments in this thread only, no other means will be accepted.  Questions can be related to ATI/AMD, skinning, Vista, technology, gaming, etc.  The deadline for submissions is 11:59pm EST, Wednesday, August 13th 2008.  Good luck and get those questions in!

*Employees, family, direct friends of Stardock, AMD/ATI, GPG, IC can ask questions, but are not eligible for prizes. 

 

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PCPrincess
Reply #21 Monday, August 4, 2008 1:28 PM
Question: What is ATI's equivalent to the Nvidia 8800 series cards? What advantages would gamer's have in using the ATI over the Nvidia?

TheMasterBaron
Reply #22 Monday, August 4, 2008 1:42 PM
Does AMD/ATI see an eventual convergence of CPU and GPU into a single chip much like the CPU and FPU have merged? Or, does AMD/ATI see dedicated chips as the way computers will grow in complexity?

winstar4
Reply #23 Monday, August 4, 2008 1:54 PM
With the ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series listing many Key Features, such as TeraScale Graphics Engine, Advanced Memory, and ATI CrossFireX technology, along with many others, which main feature do you feel sets the ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series apart from its competitors, and makes it the must have GPU?

Lantec
Reply #24 Monday, August 4, 2008 2:19 PM
Make a profile in the catalyst control center, say for example Lantec40. Enable ATI Overdrive, go to C:\Users\owner\AppData\Local\ATI\ACE\Profiles. Open up Lantec40 profile with notepad. Basically change the bold areas. 40 percent is not too loud. 70 percent sounds like a hoover. Mine is on 40 and decreases the temperature drastically For the better of course Make several profiles so u can easily change fanspeed. Property name="FanSpeedAlgorithm" value="Manual" / /Feature Feature name="FanSpeedRPMTarget_0" Property name="Want" value="0" / /Feature Feature name="FanSpeedPercentTarget_0" property name="Want" value="40" / Of course, you might already know this and im just writing this for no reason lol.


Yes, I've already set up several profiles. Normal-42% CAD-50% Game1-60% Game2-70%
I'd like something more....."Automatic" or at least an easier method to do it.

Because I run dual monitors I can load GPU-z and set on my secondary screen while playing Crysis (1600x1200 high) and watch the temps run up. Without the profile settings my temps went over 100C under heavy load. I'm not worried about the video card...I'm worried the ambient temp increase might fry my CPU, HDDs, memory or some other crucial part.

Lurchybaby
Reply #25 Monday, August 4, 2008 2:24 PM
With the recent "leak" of information regarding Nvidia's pulling out of the chipset market (and their subsequent denial of said information - but hey, that means little, look at the drama surrounding Brett Favre's return to the NFL, he denied it initially as well), how do you see the possibility of this bolstering your position with Crossfire still being supported and what would this mean for future chipsets? I have some interest in the future of Crossfire/SLI as I'm in the market for upgrading my system and now have some trepidation as to what I should pursue - keep my current Nvidia card (8800 GTS 512) or ditch it and go back to an ATI Crossfire solution (I'd previously had 2 X1600's in Crossfire as my current mobo supported this).

Lurchybaby
Reply #26 Monday, August 4, 2008 2:27 PM
Because I run dual monitors I can load GPU-z and set on my secondary screen while playing Crysis (1600x1200 high) and watch the temps run up. Without the profile settings my temps went over 100C under heavy load. I'm not worried about the video card...I'm worried the ambient temp increase might fry my CPU, HDDs, memory or some other crucial part.
I can't imagine the ambient temp going up too terribly much. My current processor (Pentium 930D) runs around 75C idle and my case's ambient temp sits around 30-35C. All other components (that I can measure temps with - HDD's and video card) are all within normal ranges.

LoverOfJoy
Reply #27 Monday, August 4, 2008 2:46 PM
How has Microsoft Vista impacted video card development?

vStyler
Reply #28 Monday, August 4, 2008 3:11 PM
Why can't Nvidia get it right?   

ChewySolo
Reply #29 Monday, August 4, 2008 3:30 PM
What is ATI's plans to challenge Intel in the processor market? How will ATI re-enter into the high end market, or will it?

MarkMcQ
Reply #30 Monday, August 4, 2008 4:42 PM
Boxers or briefs?

NightlightUK
Reply #31 Monday, August 4, 2008 5:23 PM
I'm running an old 9700pro

My question is...

If I were to buy a NVIDIA card..would I die ?



Aureleus
Reply #32 Monday, August 4, 2008 5:32 PM
Two questions: 1) What effect will ray tracing have on rasterized graphics, if any? And how will this affect AMD/ATI and their development of video cards? 2) Will AMD/ATI be partnering with game developers to help their development and ensure maximum compatibility, much like Nvidia currently does? Thank you.

MadDeez
Reply #33 Monday, August 4, 2008 5:54 PM
my question is a very simple one: when can i expect the delivery of the complimentary radeon 4870 to my door?

darkhelmet_OG
Reply #34 Monday, August 4, 2008 8:12 PM
Two questions: What can we look for in the future regarding AMD/ATi's tools for developers?
What progress has AMD/ATi made with Fusion? Are you getting the increased performance you were hoping to get by combining the CPU and GPU?

kbessa
Reply #35 Monday, August 4, 2008 8:41 PM
Through the years, I've seen people (including myself) upgrade their top-of-the-line motherboard just because there was newer processors/ram available that used a higher frequency than the chipset was able to handle. Do you expect that in the future all motherboard could be "pretty standardized" that you could upgrade only the socketed chipset (like we do with CPU/RAM) ? To me, it would be a revolution for Desktops and even better for Notebooks.

xiaden
Reply #36 Monday, August 4, 2008 11:03 PM
In recent years, VPU speeds have skyrocketed. Is there plans in the near future to change the socket for Video cards to allow for the ever increasing speeds? and how will this affect the general gaming market?

TCAlienWorks
Reply #37 Monday, August 4, 2008 11:26 PM
Can we ask multiple questions without disqualifying ourselves? How does ATI plan to change the future of advanced skinning and animations? For example will there be significant improvements to technologies such as Dreamscene to allow more hardware optimization taking load off of the CPU? This would lead to the ultimate interface if even animations and video files could be displayed 100% independent of the CPU, as well as advanced transparency effects and motion reactions in windowblinds skins.

Dakaki1
Reply #38 Tuesday, August 5, 2008 12:21 AM
As a mid-range to power user, and an unquestionable devotee to AMD processors, what benefits can I expect from using an ATI graphics card along side my AMD processor rather than that of an Nvidia or Intel base, if there are any benefits to be had? Question #2 (if this is allowed): I enjoy participating in open source driver projects (such as OmegaDrivers), and I was disappointed in your company's choice a few years ago to discontinue allowing them to write drivers for your chipsets. As a result of that decision, I switched to an Nvidia card. However, I now see that Omega Drivers is again able to write drivers for the ATI chipset. What benefits do you see in allowing open source drivers to be written for your graphic cards, and what concerns still exist in allowing open modification to your drivers?

puya20
Reply #39 Tuesday, August 5, 2008 3:10 AM
1 In future AMD and Intel will be alloyed and create the most Smart Procesor ever created? 2 How manny procesor need thw strongest Computer in the world? 3 I have an amd athlon 64 3000+ single core and Ati radeon 9550 ..do you think AMD it is better than Intel?..because i want to excange then.

JMSpeakman
Reply #40 Tuesday, August 5, 2008 5:51 AM
I only have PCI space in my computer and need to know what would be the BEST Video Card I can use?

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