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Originally posted by cmirko:
went and bought xfx 5850 - silent and fast which is a great combination in my book

no problems at all with il2, played all evening and didn't even have one "flashing textures" when tracers went by me.....

I'm using 9.10 cat drivers, hope that flashing textures stay permanently gone...


cheers

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Flying online as NORAD_Shinjiro

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Originally posted by cmirko:
will post details during weekend, in general:

winxp (will be w7x64 later on)
c2d e7200@3.96Ghz
3008 mb :P ddr2@800Mhz
9.10 driver - ai disabled
8xAA supersampling, 16xaniso
1680x1050 all perfect, water0

4.09m BD track
minimum 24 fps - average 58 - maximum 60 fps

one dip under 45fps during strafing of column, and minimum of 24fps during la5 and fw190 crash - every other part stays locked to refresh rate

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TSMC are unfortunately running into more problems with their 40nm process technology which is causing issues for AMD and Nvidia in regards to GPU production.

Both graphics cards giants are expected to face shipment delays of their most current orders from TSMC due to these issues with 40nm yields. TSMC chairman Morris Chang spoke to Heaven Media earlier today and reported that 40nm yields recently dropped to just over 40% at the beginning of October and that they are working as hard as they can to resolve these issues before the end of the year.

For those of you who don't know TSMC are a vital link in the production chain for both graphics card manufacturers and given the poor state of the current 40nm market with the release of the excellent HD5000 series from AMD it is tough for AIB partners to get the necessary samples to meet demand. With Nvidia's Fermi just around the corner this situation is only going to get worse especially in the run up to Christmas holiday season.

TSMC have been having issues for quite some time with this complex process and have actually improved their yield rates from 20 percent during the Q2 phase - unfortunately it is still not reaching the required levels to deliver the goods to both Nvidia and AMD. ...

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Originally posted by RAF_OldBuzzard:
With ATI cards, water=2 gives the same IQ as nVidia cards give at water=4. I haven't tried it with my card, but it's possible that if he went with water=4 he would get an IQ decrease.

Now as for the 5xxx availability, and for the upcoming next gen cards from nVidia, it's going to sparce. This is the reason.

Posted at DRIVERHEAVEN.NET Forums:

quote:

TSMC are unfortunately running into more problems with their 40nm process technology which is causing issues for AMD and Nvidia in regards to GPU production.

Both graphics cards giants are expected to face shipment delays of their most current orders from TSMC due to these issues with 40nm yields. TSMC chairman Morris Chang spoke to Heaven Media earlier today and reported that 40nm yields recently dropped to just over 40% at the beginning of October and that they are working as hard as they can to resolve these issues before the end of the year.

For those of you who don't know TSMC are a vital link in the production chain for both graphics card manufacturers and given the poor state of the current 40nm market with the release of the excellent HD5000 series from AMD it is tough for AIB partners to get the necessary samples to meet demand. With Nvidia's Fermi just around the corner this situation is only going to get worse especially in the run up to Christmas holiday season.

TSMC have been having issues for quite some time with this complex process and have actually improved their yield rates from 20 percent during the Q2 phase - unfortunately it is still not reaching the required levels to deliver the goods to both Nvidia and AMD. ...

Read more: 40nm yield issues cause Nvidia and AMD delays http://www.driverheaven.net/ne...s.html#ixzz0VVmMymWP