caco_killer Posted July 24, 2006 http://www.gamespot.com/news/6154489.html "As much as analysts aren't always right, they aren't always wrong, either. In May, RBC Capital Markets analysts said microprocessor manufacturer AMD was considering an acquisition of graphics-card maker ATI Technologies. Today, Reuters is reporting that AMD is close to a deal that would see it acquire ATI for $5.5 billion, citing "a source familiar with the situation" for the info. The source said a deal could be announced as soon as Monday. In suggesting the purchase in May, the RBC analysts noted that the idea of Intel or AMD purchasing a graphics-chip maker has been batted around for a while, and pointed out AMD's stated intent to increase its capacity in the coming years. As for ATI being chosen for acquisition instead of a rival company like Nvidia, the pair called ATI "a rare buy in the semiconductor space right now." ATI stock has lost almost 5 percent of its value since the end of May, but shares closed up more than 5 percent today to close at $16.56. Meanwhile, AMD has been taking a beating of late, losing more than 40 percent of its share value since May. Today alone, the stock dropped almost 16 percent to close at $18.26, and is down further in after-hours trading. Hey, if this deal works out well, maybe AMD will help ATI make Dual-Core graphics cards! :D 0 Share this post Link to post
caco_killer Posted July 24, 2006 Have you had problems with their graphics cards? I'm quite pleased with my Radeon X1300 Pro. 0 Share this post Link to post
Arioch Posted July 24, 2006 caco_killer said:Have you had problems with their graphics cards? I'm quite pleased with my Radeon X1300 Pro. Quite pleased with my: 8500 9800 x800xtpe and x1900xt (getting here tomorrow) 0 Share this post Link to post
Hobbs Posted July 24, 2006 caco_killer said:Have you had problems with their graphics cards? I'm quite pleased with my Radeon X1300 Pro. Yes, both my 7600 and my 9800 were really shitty cards. The only good ATi card I ever had wad my Rage Pro way back when. 0 Share this post Link to post
kristus Posted July 24, 2006 Rage Pro? Are you insane? That was the card that put me off ATI in the first place. 0 Share this post Link to post
XXoXX Posted July 24, 2006 Maybe they can help improve ATi sucky drivers. Damn you Catalyst! 0 Share this post Link to post
Doom_Dude Posted July 24, 2006 Arioch said:Quite pleased with my: 8500 9800 x800xtpe and x1900xt (getting here tomorrow) Quite pleased with my: 8500 9800 X1600 0 Share this post Link to post
caco_killer Posted July 24, 2006 XXoXX said:Maybe they can help improve ATi sucky drivers. Damn you Catalyst! You could try using Omega Drivers. They're supposedly better then ATI's drivers, but I didn't see much of a difference when I used them with my Radeon 9200 on my other computer. http://www.omegadrivers.net/ 0 Share this post Link to post
XDelusion Posted July 24, 2006 I love NVIDIA and all, I've used the a lot in the past, but there backwards support really sucks now a days which is a no go for us old and new schoolers. :) 0 Share this post Link to post
Csonicgo Posted July 24, 2006 ati cards can't render inprecise geometry properly, Nvidia cards have slow Shaders and anti-aliasing, ATI drivers have no desktop tools, Nvidia lacks a few extensions, ATI cards have problems with low resolution modes! so, now a company with a reputation of overheating and crashing combines with another company to compete with...SGI? dual core graphics cards? wow, that'd make that gayass physics card look stupid. 0 Share this post Link to post
leileilol Posted July 24, 2006 Dual core isn't a new thing. 3dfx did the same thing, even a quad core v5 6000 but that never got out due to a bios corruption 0 Share this post Link to post
Bucket Posted July 24, 2006 XDelusion said:I love NVIDIA and all, I've used the a lot in the past, but there backwards support really sucks now a days which is a no go for us old and new schoolers. :) That's what oldschool LAN rigs in the basement are for. Serves you right for not holding on to your Voodoo3 or Matrox. Hell, I still have an HCGA card around here somewhere... 0 Share this post Link to post
Csonicgo Posted July 24, 2006 Bucket said:That's what oldschool LAN rigs in the basement are for. YES, my Voodoo2 SLI setup is awesome for old Quake2 matches. 0 Share this post Link to post
DeumReaper Posted July 24, 2006 XDelusion said: I love NVIDIA and all, I've used the a lot in the past, but there backwards support really sucks now a days which is a no go for us old and new schoolers. :) Any specific games or programs you're referring to? I'm asking because I have a 6800 Ultra and all of my games, old and new are fine; my oldest games are DOS Doom and Quake btw. 0 Share this post Link to post
Goat Posted July 24, 2006 there goes my crossfire and conroe system. back to waiting for NVIDIA to release a nice mobo for conroe... :( 0 Share this post Link to post
CODOR Posted July 24, 2006 HobbsTiger1 said:Maybe this would make ATi not suck. Well, they're the only choice until nVidia actually releases a card as good as the Radeon 9500 ASC... 0 Share this post Link to post
XDelusion Posted July 24, 2006 Aside of the slave labour taken advantage of to make all there crap... ...this is pretty cool! 0 Share this post Link to post
Job Posted July 24, 2006 My 9600xt refurb has been just fine since I got it 2003. 0 Share this post Link to post
Nautilus Posted July 24, 2006 ATI may have had a past history of buggy drivers and cards, yet for several years now it has produced decent, competitive cards. I've been happy with all recent ATI cards that I've had. 0 Share this post Link to post
deathz0r Posted July 24, 2006 The only ATI chip I've ever owned was an onboard 4mb Rage Pro on my Pentium II and it's far superior than my mum's 32mb S3 Savage. 0 Share this post Link to post
SulfurOccult Posted July 25, 2006 My old 9700 pro was great, but the increasingly shitty catalyst drivers drove down its performance. i now have an x700 pro and it does a lot better but this catalyst stuff still gets worse and worse and pisses me off. my next computer will have an Nvidia card in it. 0 Share this post Link to post
Snarboo Posted July 25, 2006 It's official, AMD has bought ATI. I would post a link, but I'm lazy. 0 Share this post Link to post
AndrewB Posted July 25, 2006 Long story short, we're moving toward motherboards (or chipsets) with integrated high-end video, and AMD has the advantage. I care 0 though. 0 Share this post Link to post
Sephiroth Posted July 25, 2006 i have never really had an issue with ATI, other than linux/BSD compatibility issues. this has got me curious about the things we will be seeing in the future from both ATI and AMD. last i heard it did happen 0 Share this post Link to post
Zaldron Posted July 25, 2006 AndrewB said:Long story short, we're moving toward motherboards (or chipsets) with integrated high-end video, and AMD has the advantage. About fucking time. Intel has done enough damage with their 25 cent integrated graphic solutions. It's not about their incapacity to play today's games, or yesterday's games...hell, they can't even render several animated gifs at the correct framerate. 0 Share this post Link to post
Bank Posted July 25, 2006 kristus said:Rage Pro? Are you insane? That was the card that put me off ATI in the first place. 0 Share this post Link to post
Bloodshedder Posted July 25, 2006 AndrewB said:we're moving toward motherboards (or chipsets) with integrated high-end videoThe problem is, AMD makes neither motherboards nor chipsets, and they do not have the manufacturing capacities to make either. With capacity added by ATI, they will be able to produce chipsets, but motherboards will still likely be out of reach. 0 Share this post Link to post
Csonicgo Posted July 25, 2006 XDelusion said:Aside of the slave labour taken advantage of to make all there crap... ... 0 Share this post Link to post