http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/ Engadget Comments for AMD announces 'VISION' guide to buying PCs http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 11th 2009 9:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/
Does that mean black people are primarily concerned with specs, or am I reading it wrong?]]>Sep 10th 2009 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 12th 2009 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/
Premium Vision will let you watch it in HD

And Ultimate Vision will be perfect for you editing your collection so you can share your money shot reel..]]>Sep 10th 2009 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/
/sarcasm]]>Sep 10th 2009 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 11th 2009 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/








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I am well aware AMD may not have the beefiest chips around, but an AMD rig can save some money for people on a budget at the cost of being on the bleeding edge of the performance curve. My Phenom II X3 and Crossfire HD 4870's make short work out of any game I throw at it, including Crysis at highest possible settings with AA and all that crap at maximum (for no good reason cuz I don't really see a difference between 4X AA and 24X AA Edge Detect blah blah blah).

All I know is I have an all AMD rig, and I can play any game I want at highest settings. If a Core i7 will yield me a few more fps that I cannot see a visual difference in, what do I care? It's more about graphics muscle than cpu muscle anyway.

On a different note, I do shudder to think about any game that can max out the upcoming HD 5800 series, as it looks to be twice as powerful at a HD 4890. Crytek to the rescue!]]>Sep 13th 2009 1:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/
Don't tell me what I need. The last thing I want is to be sold something. ]]>Sep 10th 2009 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/I must say, had this all happened awhile ago my mom wouldn't have bought a Alienware computer to watch porn on. Did I say that out loud...]]>Sep 10th 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/
And I could have done all of that with my old P4 2.4 ghz computer. And I could have podcasted with my older sempron machine. C'mon now. It's a good idea... just implement it correctly.]]>Sep 10th 2009 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/
Non-Techy people get blown away by sales-pitch bluff about "gigs" and "cores" etc, which for the most part is fine, but when the likes of my dad actually start getting more proficient using the system and try to - shock horror - play a bloody game, they find it meets all the specs BUT graphics.

At least with this Specs-for-Dummies branding, you know from the outset your machine might be able to handle the occasional Sims session.]]>Sep 10th 2009 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/
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And the looks, of course.]]>Sep 10th 2009 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/
I think if AMD was really serious about this they should decrease the models of processors offered for the platform. They don't need 8 or 10 processors, just one for every tier. Place it right in the middle at each tier and they should be fine. If they're concerned about GHz they should include a program or button that allows consumers to get a little boost. There's you extra GHz if it's THAT important.

And again, advertise!! You can't expect people to just walk into the store and ask for AMD if they don't know it exists.]]>Sep 10th 2009 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/
I personally feel nothing for AMD. They saw the writing on the wall. They new that Intel was working on an integrated memory controller: the only thing that kept them in the lead for years. And yet they did nothing other then sit on their asses.

Reap the whirlwind AMD. Reap it good.
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Well I know that it's meaningless, but AMD obviously doesn't really believe it. Instead of some half-hearted rebranding they should go all out in their crusade. ]]>Sep 11th 2009 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Jan 22nd 2010 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 6:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 11:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 11th 2009 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/
Didn't AMD try this kind of marketing ploy the last time their processors couldn't compete with Intel?

Believe it was the AthlonXP/Sempron/Duron range. They couln't match Intel for speed so they labelled their CPUs with 'Intel equivelant speed' numbering like "2400+".]]>Sep 10th 2009 10:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 11th 2009 12:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 11:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 10th 2009 11:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/10/amd-announces-vision-guide-to-buying-pcs/Sep 11th 2009 8:57AM