The only real problem of R600g/c is the lack of S3TC. It will take a while before it will be solved.
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Originally posted by darkbasic View PostThe only real problem of R600g/c is the lack of S3TC. It will take a while before it will be solved.
I'll probably be getting an ATI graphics card for me new Linux box then (never thought I'd say that one day )
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Originally posted by Welsh Dwarf View PostI'd be manly coding but I do like to game from time to time (the most demanding games being SC2/WoW under wine).
Does any one have any experience with this / any tips on choosing my setup.
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If you run WoW in OpenGL mode on r600g, it will look like the textures are stitched together oddly and it will crash within a minute of getting into the game.
DirectX mode doesn't crash, but it has a lot more rendering errors to the point where it's not playable.
I think r600c ran WoW in DirectX mode fairly well at one point. It crashed like once every 30 minutes IIRC. I'll have to try it out again. OpenGL mode on r600c was the same situation as on r600g.
The closed source fglrx driver does run WoW pretty well. So I guess you can't go wrong buying an AMD card.
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Originally posted by pingufunkybeat View PostSC2 is certified platinum on the RadeonProgram matrix. I haven't tried it myself.
Just looked at the RadeonProgram matrix and WoW has a silver rating and SC2 does have a platinum. That's kind of odd.
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Originally posted by monraaf View PostIf you are going to make bold claims like that, you are going to have to back them up with evidence (i.e. benchmarks). With my own testing I could not find that page-flipping made a difference in fps.
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Originally posted by pvtcupcakes View PostI don't have SC2, so I just assumed that since it's a Blizzard game newer than WoW it'd work less.
Just looked at the RadeonProgram matrix and WoW has a silver rating and SC2 does have a platinum. That's kind of odd.
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