Comments for: AMD to further open CrossFire support?

#6. Posted at 04:20 PM on Feb 26th 2007

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Fighterpilot

According to Derfunkenstein ATI "doesnt exist anymore"........
and I found it amusing that he's not aware that ATi doesn't exist anymore
Must be a bummer for those working there.....

#6, Type www.ati.com. ATI is now a brand name with in the AMD cor... : PRIME1 (#10) «

#10, ATI is not a brand name of AMD but rather a wholly owned ... : Fighterpilot (#13) «

#6, where have you been the past few months? : SpotTheCat (#11) «

#6, I suspect that many of the top chip designers at (what was) ... : kilkennycat (#12) «

#12, Not according to the current CEOs and VPs at AMD/ATi : Lord.Blue (#21) «

#9. Posted at 04:48 PM on Feb 26th 2007

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Forge

Nvidia hasn't, can't, and won't block CF on SLI chipsets.

Hasn't: Nobody's doing anything to keep CF off of nForce except AMD/ATI.

Can't: It'd be a predatory move and a blatant attempt at tying. Nvidia would get pwnt.

Won't: Same reasons as can't, plus the chipset sales are money, too. Don't forget NF2/3/4 and Xbox1 keeping vital revenue flowing for Nvidia during the darkest GeForce FX days.

#9, 'Hasn't'? Are you kidding? Don't NV chipsets BIOS or drivers... : MadManOriginal (#16) «

#16, other way around I believe. : SpotTheCat (#17) «

#16, God no. The video cards won't run in SLI on non-SLI chips... : SNM (#18) «

#18, I hope You mean crippled Nvidia chipsets? Otherwise th... : JokerCPoC (#20) «

#19. Posted at 11:12 PM on Feb 26th 2007

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Stranger

Maybe its just me but it seems impossible for nvidia to block crossfire. Everything is done in software.

#7. Posted at 04:45 PM on Feb 26th 2007

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PRIME1

I wonder if this has anything to do with the disappointing release of the RD600.

Many enthusiasts may want to crossfire the R600, but there is a severe lack of high end boards that support it.

#7, whoops, wrong reply. : PRIME1 (#8) «

#7, ahhhhh, how can the R600 be a disappointing release when it ... : Sargent Duck (#14) «

#14, The RD600, not the R600. The RD600 was a chipset release. : SNM (#15) «

#3. Posted at 04:03 PM on Feb 26th 2007

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bdwilcox

If nVidia won't let Crossfire run on its chipsets, will ATI prevent SLI from running on its chipsets.

#3, nVidia would have to open it's SLI to that before that would... : Lord.Blue (#5) «

#4. Posted at 04:04 PM on Feb 26th 2007

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Lord.Blue

It's time to see how far the crossfire can go.

#2. Posted at 04:00 PM on Feb 26th 2007

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rika13

if nvidia blocks it, then it becomes a tying agreement situation, since there is no technical reason why ati cant run xfire other than nvidia wont let them and is taking specific action to prevent the use of competitor's products

#1. Posted at 03:57 PM on Feb 26th 2007

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Buub

Smart move.