CNN: AMD + ATI = Pure goodness

Sounds like a nightmare to me. HTF am I supposed to believe that the current standout best combination for performance and reliability (AMD CPU & Nvidia graphics) won't get crippled "by accident".

Serious conflict of interest there, AMD, please don't do it!
 
I see this as a good thing. I believe it will give ATI access to smaller geometry production facilities faster than the current method of subcontracting the graphics chipset. If AMD does it right, on-board graphics technology will leap-frog Nvidia and Intel. Further direct access to smaller geometry production facilities for High performance ATI products should be producing higher speeds at lower power than Nvidia. This is a win-win scenario.

Now that is the optimists viewpoint. The possibility that AMD/ATI will screw it up royally is definately out there.
 
Apparently Intel is ending its use of ATI-integrated GPUs in its higher-end integrated motherboards but will continue to support Crossfire. Did anyone not see that coming?
 
sechs said:
I guess Intel is going to have to go back to making their own chipsets.
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Not a bad thing, IMHO. IIRC, they were never the performance leader, but set reliability standards that others strived for.
 
ddrueding said:
Not a bad thing, IMHO. IIRC, they were never the performance leader, but set reliability standards that others strived for.
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As of late, I don't think that they were the reasonable-shipping-time leader either. This is why they were using ATi chipsets.
 
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