DAAMIT confuses with X2K line - bit-tech.net Forums

WilHarris · 13th Mar 2007, 12:12

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/03...with_X2k_line/

DougEdey · 13th Mar 2007, 12:20

Can we please move away from the whole silly DAAMIT thing?

It's AMD's graphics department.

Tyr · 13th Mar 2007, 12:47

Someone over at The Inquirer seems to have started it.

Either way that is unrelated to the subject.

ATi have a good history of messing about products. The Mobility 9800 was based on a similar core to the X700 not the 9800. The Mobility 9700 was a 9600XT (underclocked in all but one notebook) and had no relation to the 9700Pro.

There are other examples but nVidia has done just the same in the past and is still doing so now. Low end products are always a con as they hardly ever comply with what they should. I wouldn't go for anything less than mid ranged unless the PC was going to be a glorified typewriter.

Sparrowhawk · 13th Mar 2007, 14:00

And here I came in to ask if Bit Tech was taking after ol' El Reg. Someone seems to have beaten me to it.

Though I really hope the DAAMIT thing doesn't catch on.

David_Fitzy · 13th Mar 2007, 14:28

I've been a nVidia person since first GPU TNT2 and ATi's numbering has always eluded me It was a real pain when Intel decided to use arbitary numbers "because AMD did", alphabetical pre/postfixes are a pain too. Alphabetically a 8800GTS could be misinterperated as better than a 8800GTX (A GTA being best, GTZ being worst)

Veles · 13th Mar 2007, 15:10

DAAMIT? Have I been living under a rock?

Tyinsar · 13th Mar 2007, 16:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Veles

DAAMIT? Have I been living under a rock?

It appears to be an anagram of AMD & ATI. I'd say it's on the same level as the variants of "Macro$loth" or "crApple" - though not as obvious at first read - so I guess it makes the writer more 1337!!!!!!

.

Having said that tough - Someone needs to give the people who name these parts (and all graphics cards) a serious slap upside the head (figuratively speaking).

Fiber4now · 13th Mar 2007, 18:10

What all this is about is the delay of the R600 has had an impact upon AMD's ability to get anything new into their lineup of GPUs. By rebadging to a higher number they perceive the off the shelf market purchasers as a bunch of dummies that will purchase X300 and X1300 again and again with out really receiving any advantages from their new purchase other than support for shader model 3.0. which buy the way only slows down that part dramatically when presented with a game that uses SM3.0 such as Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. In other words the low end at ATI has not been thrown a bone for a very long time and are still using an X300 and X600 with a few fancy bells and whistles attached.

randosome · 13th Mar 2007, 18:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Article

ATI's X2000 series is here already, in the forum of the Mobility Radeon X2300.

Anyway, i too seem to have missed the DAMMIT thing, even if you say its ATI/AMD something
How do you get from AMDATI to DAMMIT ? (+ there's 1 to many M's in that case

)

Firehed · 13th Mar 2007, 18:19

Yes, please do lose the Inq DAAMIT thing. It's just not Bit's style.
(randosome - two 'A's, one 'M'; DAAMIT, not DAMMIT)

Still, an interesting little snippet.

L2wis · 14th Mar 2007, 08:58

moderatly interesting (tbh the most interesting thing was trying to find out what DAAMIT was suspose to mean :P)

Iago · 14th Mar 2007, 09:43

I like The Inquirer's nicknames for Intel (Chipzilla) and nVidia (Graphzilla) much more. Chimpzilla (AMD) was kind of cool too. But DAMMIT allways felt a bit forced to me.

Tyinsar · 14th Mar 2007, 18:49

I appears that we the users have spoken (more about the headline than the article).

While I occasionally use "marco$loth" and am amused by "Chipzilla" and "Graphzilla" I think I'm unlikely to use "DAAMIT".

Back on topic: Since we also agree that the current letter system stinks what would you all recommend? I like David_Fitzy's idea of alphabetical suffixes (e.i. GTA > GTZ) although I think I'd reverse the order (A = ver 1, Z = ver 26) with higher letters being better.

13th Mar 2007, 12:12	#1
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13th Mar 2007, 12:47	#3
Tyr Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 3 Helios System, Orion Arm, Milky Way Posts: 107	Someone over at The Inquirer seems to have started it. Either way that is unrelated to the subject. ATi have a good history of messing about products. The Mobility 9800 was based on a similar core to the X700 not the 9800. The Mobility 9700 was a 9600XT (underclocked in all but one notebook) and had no relation to the 9700Pro. There are other examples but nVidia has done just the same in the past and is still doing so now. Low end products are always a con as they hardly ever comply with what they should. I wouldn't go for anything less than mid ranged unless the PC was going to be a glorified typewriter. __________________ Ex-Notebook Junkie... Now Desktop Junkie...

13th Mar 2007, 14:28	#5
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13th Mar 2007, 18:19	#10
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13th Mar 2007, 14:00	#4
Sparrowhawk Wetsander Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kentucky Posts: 545	And here I came in to ask if Bit Tech was taking after ol' El Reg. Someone seems to have beaten me to it. Though I really hope the DAAMIT thing doesn't catch on.

13th Mar 2007, 18:10	#8
Fiber4now Don't feed the trolls Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 27	What all this is about is the delay of the R600 has had an impact upon AMD's ability to get anything new into their lineup of GPUs. By rebadging to a higher number they perceive the off the shelf market purchasers as a bunch of dummies that will purchase X300 and X1300 again and again with out really receiving any advantages from their new purchase other than support for shader model 3.0. which buy the way only slows down that part dramatically when presented with a game that uses SM3.0 such as Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. In other words the low end at ATI has not been thrown a bone for a very long time and are still using an X300 and X600 with a few fancy bells and whistles attached.

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14th Mar 2007, 09:43	#12
Iago Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Madrid Posts: 202	I like The Inquirer's nicknames for Intel (Chipzilla) and nVidia (Graphzilla) much more. Chimpzilla (AMD) was kind of cool too. But DAMMIT allways felt a bit forced to me. __________________ May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.

14th Mar 2007, 18:49	#13
Tyinsar 6 screens / 1 card Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: AB.CA Posts: 2,005	I appears that we the users have spoken (more about the headline than the article). While I occasionally use "marco$loth" and am amused by "Chipzilla" and "Graphzilla" I think I'm unlikely to use "DAAMIT". Back on topic: Since we also agree that the current letter system stinks what would you all recommend? I like David_Fitzy's idea of alphabetical suffixes (e.i. GTA > GTZ) although I think I'd reverse the order (A = ver 1, Z = ver 26) with higher letters being better. __________________ It's not about how life treats you, it's about how you treat life.