Hardware your computer

[Deleted_171835]

CPU: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ @ 2.0 GHz
RAM: 2GB
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (build 7600), 32-bit
Video Card: Integrated GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
HDD: 320 GB SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec) @ 7200 rpm
Mobo: Asus M2N68-LA
Mouse: Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000
Monitor: HP w2007 20.1" LCD

I'm going to need to get a new computer soon.

 

[Foxi4]

System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (7600)
CPU: AMD AthlonII X2 240 Regor 2.81 GHz
HDD: Some crappy Samsung. My Seagate Barracuda died as of late and I haven't replaced it yet
Mobo: Gigabyte M61PME-S2P
GFX: Integrated GeForce 6150SE nForce 430, slightly overclocked (468 Mhz)
RAM: GoodRam 2Gb DDR2 800

Pretty much the same boat Soul Snatcher is in - gotta upgrade.

 

[Chhotu uttam]

Sony Vaio E-Series VPCEBFG 15" Laptop in White

Specs:
CPU: Core i5 M480 @ 2.67GHz (turbo boost up to 2.93GHz)
RAM: 4GB DDR3 1066MHz
GPU: AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650 1GB
HDD: 500GB 5400rpm
Optical Drive: Sony DVD+/-RW
Screen: 15" 1920x1080 screen,HDMI port
OS:Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

@Berthenk-if you try to update your drivers you will know that ATI control center is now AMD catalyst control .(my laptop shows this)

 

[Berthenk]

@Berthenk-if you try to update your drivers you will know that ATI control center is now AMD catalyst control .(my laptop shows this)

Doesn't change the fact that they're still ATi graphics cards.

 

[Chhotu uttam]

@Berthenk-if you try to update your drivers you will know that ATI control center is now AMD catalyst control .(my laptop shows this)

Doesn't change the fact that they're still ATi graphics cards.

will you call hutchwhich is vodafone now,still hutch?

 

[Berthenk]

@Berthenk-if you try to update your drivers you will know that ATI control center is now AMD catalyst control .(my laptop shows this)

Doesn't change the fact that they're still ATi graphics cards.

will you call hutchwhich is vodafone now,still hutch?

That's not the same. Because did said company change the name of all its existing products? No, and AMD didn't do that either. Say Nintendo changed their name to Bollocks. Would that make us all say "Well, I'm gonna play with my Bollocks Wii and Bollocks 3DS."? I don't think so, and Bollocks will just release a new version of said product and call that Bollocks Wii 360.

 

[Jamstruth]

@Berthenk-if you try to update your drivers you will know that ATI control center is now AMD catalyst control .(my laptop shows this)

Doesn't change the fact that they're still ATi graphics cards.

will you call hutchwhich is vodafone now,still hutch?

If they'd made hardware and you still had one of the HutchWhich phones then yes. It doesn't work when you're dealing with branded hardware -_-

E.g. Let's say I had a Laptop made by a company called "Esus" or something. They got bought over by Sony and started making computers under the Sony brand. Would I suddenly have a Sony Laptop?

 

[Foxi4]

I'm afraid he's right, man. They're AMD Radeon now, not ATi. The name was ditched.

Unless it's a legacy card, it's an AMD card.

 

[Berthenk]

I'm afraid he's right, man. They're AMD Radeon now, not ATi. The name was ditched.

Unless it's a legacy card, it's an AMD card.

TheFreeDictionary tells us that legacy means the following:
Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) (modifier) surviving computer systems, hardware, or software legacy network legacy

Surviving computer systems and or hardware and software, eh? So what, did all those graphics cards automagically get a new name stuck to them via a 9000th dimension? User: "I looked on my graphics card and it now says "AMD Radeon 5770" instead of "ATi Radeon 5770"!" No, I think not!

Edit: perhaps I should understand stuff better, this only proves Foxi4's point.

 

[Ritsuki]

Case : NZXT Lexa S
CPU : AMD Phenom II X4 955 (3.2GHz)
CPU Fan : Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
RAM : 4x2Go Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333MHz
HDs : 2xFujitsu 2.5" 150Go, 1xSamsung 250Go, 1xSamsung 1To (all in SATA)
Drive : LG DVD burner
Mobo : Asrock 880G Extreme3
GPU : HIS Radeon HD 6850 1Go
Screen : LG E2240 22" LED and LG W2240 22" LCD (res. 1920x1080, DVI)

 

[Jamstruth]

I'm afraid he's right, man. They're AMD Radeon now, not ATi. The name was ditched.

Unless it's a legacy card, it's an AMD card.

I have AMD Catalyst Control Centre installed. It says I have an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650. That enough proof for ya? They were manufactured and produced under the ATI name therefore THEY'RE STILL ATI!!!

 

[Foxi4]

Jesus Christ, I just said that legacy cards are still named ATi because they were produced back when ATi was a separate company.

That card's 2 years old. It's a legacy card already.

To clarify for everyone who doesn't know what Legacy means and didn't feel like checking the dictionary like Berthenk did, Radeons produced nowadays are branded as AMD, legacy products are called ATi, products that were produced during the time of merger may or may not be re-branded to AMD, since they may or may not use the exact same driver as the new AMD cards. It's a cosmetic change anyways.

 

[Wizerzak]

it doesn't have to be legacy to be ATi, just hs to be produced while ATi were still a separate company.

 

[Jamstruth]

Jesus Christ, I just said that legacy cards are still named ATi because they were produced back when ATi was a separate company.

That card's 2 years old. It's a legacy card already.

*facepalm* So what you're saying is...
If they were made under ATI's name: They're still ATI cards
If they were made under AMD's name: They're AMD cards.

Basically what I was saying the entire time. If you've got a card branded as ATI then its an ATI card. It hasn't had a magical name change. Also you never mentioned that it was a card 2 years old or older. Pretty sure this card isn't 2 years old though, the 5xxx series was only the last generation of them but it was still manufactured under the ATI name therefore is an ATI card.

 

[Berthenk]

it doesn't have to be legacy to be ATi, just hs to be produced while ATi were still a separate company.

ATi was taken over by AMD a while ago and they were still a separate brand from AMD so this doesn't make any sense.

 

[Wizerzak]

i meant before they stopped producing "ATi" cards and named them AMD instead. Like what Jamstruth just said

 

[jooozek]

I have a Cool ÂÂ PC
Duron 1.1Ghz
1GB DDR1 266mhz RAM
GeForce 440MX

 

[Foxi4]

Jesus Christ, I just said that legacy cards are still named ATi because they were produced back when ATi was a separate company.

That card's 2 years old. It's a legacy card already.

*facepalm* So what you're saying is...
If they were made under ATI's name: They're still ATI cards
If they were made under AMD's name: They're AMD cards.

Basically what I was saying the entire time. If you've got a card branded as ATI then its an ATI card. It hasn't had a magical name change. Also you never mentioned that it was a card 2 years old or older. Pretty sure this card isn't 2 years old though, the 5xxx series was only the last generation of them but it was still manufactured under the ATI name therefore is an ATI card.

Remind me when I said otherwise. In fact, I said that you were right.

 

[Originality]

it doesn't have to be legacy to be ATi, just hs to be produced while ATi were still a separate company.

ATi was taken over by AMD a while ago and they were still a separate brand from AMD so this doesn't make any sense.

The last graphics cards ATi did was the HD 4xxx series. Then they got taken over, however the Market wasn't ready to accept such a sudden change in names so they kept using The ATi logo for another year. In other words, AMD made the HD 5xxx series but still used the ATi brand for those that didn't know ATi no longer existed. From the HD 6xxx series, they're finally putting ATi to rest and just using AMD.

As for the driver names, there's a double standard caused by confusion from the third party developers. The Windows drivers should be using the AMD brand, whilst third party drivers go either way. Everybody knew there'd be this kind of headache for peop,e to make the transition, but really... It happened over 2 years ago, so it's about time people got used to it.

Anyway, this is off topic (not that this thread even has a real topic).

 

[SilentRevolt]

ACER Aspire 5935 Laptop
CPU:IntelÂCore?2 Duo CPU P8700 @ 2.53GHz
RAM:4GBRAM
GPU:Nvidia GeForce GT240M
HDD:320GB