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Seedler
07-24-2006, 06:26 PM
Advanced Micro Devices announced Monday plans to buy Canadian graphics chip-maker ATI Technologies for $5.4 billion in a deal that could help AMD match or beat its rival, Intel, as a supplier of graphics chips.

But Caris & Company analyst Rick Whittington said the deal can best be described as "defensive" and presents a number of integration challenges.

AND THIS::glag:

"At this stage, their management must be focused on those tasks, not trying to marry some difficult Canadian bride."


Source
http://www.forbes.com/markets/emergingmarkets/2006/07/24/amd-ati-0724markets11.html
Monkeee
07-24-2006, 06:45 PM
Wow Wow Wow Wow
mr. nails
07-25-2006, 06:02 AM
i, for one, think this is pretty shitty news. intel kinda asked for it though. they were shorting ati chipsets from us (not allowing ati to build costing them money) for quite some time now. even though, yeah, intel was advertising lots on LGA 775 sockets supporting ati chipsets for crossfire. that's exactly why i'm pissed. i'm looking forward to possibly buying a conroe and i wanted to go crossfire also. gay.

(same as news post. i can't emphasize this enough!)
Tylerrought
07-25-2006, 06:59 PM
id rather see AMD buy Nvidia... i hate ati cards...

<<<<----------NVIDIA fanboy
mr. nails
07-25-2006, 07:23 PM
id rather see AMD buy Nvidia... i hate ati cards...

<<<<----------NVIDIA fanboy
just asking... what's to hate?
Tylerrought
07-25-2006, 09:37 PM
every time ive had an ATI card ive had driver problems.. never had any driver problem with Nvidia ever. so im sticking with Nvidia for life :)
mr. nails
07-26-2006, 04:41 AM
u must not update ur nvidia drivers very often for they have been very problemactic and buggy for the last 6 or so months.
Tylerrought
07-27-2006, 06:27 PM
ive got the latest ones and I havnt had a single driver problem yet :) idk maybe im lucky
Virtualbody1234
07-27-2006, 09:00 PM
ive got the latest ones and I havnt had a single driver problem yet :) idk maybe im lucky

No problems here either.
mr. nails
07-28-2006, 04:57 AM
ive got the latest ones and I havnt had a single driver problem yet :) idk maybe im lucky

so do i (91.33's) and they are great! everything imo be4 those and after the 84.43's were buggy as hell and just plain awful drivers.