Ugh DBZ power talk -_-
Durango is Goku after defeating Ginyu Force?
Ugh DBZ power talk -_-
Its funny because this is exactly how the craziest Nintendo fans post when they hear something they don't like.
And of course this is thread worthy. We are in the lead up to console releases. Just like with the WiiU, every decent rumor should be given some attention good or bad.
This is not "Wii U damage control" or retaliation for negative Wii U threads, jesus grow the fuck up.
But thread summaries are no better.God GAF never disappoints
The posts with comebacks, one-liners, jabs, stawp!, experts, expert of experts, down-players, Good Lord, first page alone is amazing!
That shit should be used as a GAF guideline, holy hell, giggling though it
I understand the reasoning behind this, but Microsoft is not that concerned about power consumption/overheating. Marcan is only a homebrew developer - if he has information from someone who says they are "in the know" I would highly doubt their validity.
Yeah, it's just a rushed and sloppy thread.
Is it really worthwhile to take this Marcan guy's word? Why would someone involved in Durango development give this detail leak to a console hacker?
Not to mention I7's or I-anything could possibly be in the Durango, so yeah clock speed doesn't matter I guess Marcan guy, but the number of cores used makes the CPU in Durango potentially much more powerful.
Clock speed matters if there are very few cores or whatever to work with.
Its funny because this is exactly how the craziest Nintendo fans post when they hear something they don't like.
And of course this is thread worthy. We are in the lead up to console releases. Just like with the WiiU, every decent rumor should be given some attention good or bad.
Jeez, netBuff, calm down. People are teasing is all. It's nice to joke around after the gloom and doom of the past weeks.
It already is. AMD has tricked plenty of people into buying their shitty desktop processors with this route.
God GAF never disappoints
The posts with comebacks, one-liners, jabs, stawp!, experts, expert of experts, down-players, Good Lord, first page alone is amazing!
That shit should be used as a GAF guideline, holy hell, giggling though it
Could this be the thread where GAF finally learns clock speed is only one small part of measuring CPU performance?!
But thread summaries are no better.
And now you've got the post from the guy who feels superior and labels everyone else in the thread!
Truly the complete package.
1.6 multiplied by 16 = 25.6
While 3.2 multiplied by 3 = 9.6
Therefore thanks to my full proof and totally not pulled out of my arse method of determining processing capabilities the durango is only 2.7 times as powerful as the 360. Clearly MS are cheaping out on the specs.
Someone email kotaku and polygon.
Well we've taken his word on the Wii U CPU so I don't see why there should be a double standard.
I don't believe he ever gave us any concrete evidence on how he got the Wii U info
Sorry, but does this marcan guy have major connections or something?
Sorry, but does this marcan guy have major connections or something?
Not that I follow PC hardware heavily, but iirc almost all their big multicore releases(Phenom, Bulldozer, etc) have turned out to be pretty bad correct?
Well we've taken his word on the Wii U CPU so I don't see why there should be a double standard. I don't believe he ever gave us any concrete evidence on how he got the Wii U info
He hasn't tested the Durango, he hasn't even gotten a whiff of it.
Running hardware tests is in a different world completely than rumors and speculation for hardware that won't come out in a year.
..the Wii U is out.
Because this rumored clock speed is roughly the same as the Wii U's CPU clock speed, and the Wii U got killed because of it
Yeah, I must be a crazy Nintendo hater, that's why I bought a Wii U.
And no, this isn't really interesting in any way - some random dude on Twitter writing all kinds of other stuff writing something that he apparently heard somewhere (even if true) doesn't tell us anything that's relevant to anyone.
This is all part of the fun. I'M HAVING FUN, ARE YOU HEARING ME *chokes BlackJace*
As soon as I saw the thread title, I chuckled pretty hard. Let posters have their fun, and if they go too far, their asses will get banned, which will in turn be even funnier.
In reference to a question Marcan got on the Wii U's CPU clock at 1.25ghz...
Marcan is one of the key members of failoverflow and a lead hacker in the Wii/Wii U scene. He apparently has some sources in the know, aside from confirming the exact specs of the Wii U himself through hacking means.
Lock if old, I did a quick search and came up with nothing... but the tweet is 14 hours old so I wouldn't be surprised if I missed something.
(edit) Whoops, forgot to put the source. https://twitter.com/marcan42
(edit 2) Some clarification edits.
He hasn't tested the Durango, he hasn't even gotten a whiff of it.
Running hardware tests is in a different world completely than rumors and speculation for hardware that won't come out in a year.
Well obviously he's got some inside sources. Why would we doubt his credibility?
Well obviously this would be dev kit information.
And let's not forget this "great" titbit of information doesn't seem threadworthy in the least.
Yeah, it's just a rushed and sloppy thread.
Is it really worthwhile to take this Marcan guy's word? Why would someone involved in Durango development give this detail leak to a console hacker?
Not to mention I7's or I-anything could possibly be in the Durango, so yeah clock speed doesn't matter I guess Marcan guy, but the number of cores used makes the CPU in Durango potentially much more powerful.
Clock speed matters if there are very few cores or whatever to work with.
MS will most certainly be concerned with heat. They spent 1 billion dollars repairing early 360's and I'm sure they'll avoid a repeat.I understand the reasoning behind this, but Microsoft is not that concerned about power consumption/overheating. Marcan is only a homebrew developer - if he has information from someone who says they are "in the know" I would highly doubt their validity.
Yeah, I must be a crazy Nintendo hater, that's why I bought a Wii U.
And no, this isn't really interesting in any way - some random dude on Twitter writing all kinds of other stuff writing something that he apparently heard somewhere (even if true) doesn't tell us anything that's relevant to anyone.
Durango is Goku after defeating Ginyu Force?
Not that I follow PC hardware heavily, but iirc almost all their big multicore releases(Phenom, Bulldozer, etc) have turned out to be pretty bad correct?
60 pages worth of people believed him about the Wii U. No one was doubting him thenn
Hopefully this gets it into people's heads that clockspeed isn't everything. Different architectures can vary wildly in terms of performance / clock.
Oh that helpsstop damage controlling this thread.
What people need to get into their heads is that a CPU that runs at nearly 1/3 the clock speed of an other has to be able to do nearly 3x the work per a clock and that it takes up a lot of space and needs a lot of CPU designing know how to pull it off.
You can not just claim that a low clocked CPU will beat a higher clocked CPU because you want it to.
60 pages worth of people believed him about the Wii U. No one was doubting him thenn
I'd take anonymous information more seriously than someone saying they have "inside sources". Why would people involved in the development for a console leak something to someone who hacks and manipulates consoles? What is there to gain?
60 pages worth of people believed him about the Wii U. No one was doubting him thenn
That's also after devs who worked with the console pretty much confirmed what he had to say.
GAF won't be satisfied unless that console has over 9000 Mhz.