NVIDIA Tegra 2 vs Epic GPU

[Roq]

OK, well let me explain my legit reason(s) & please let me know if you approve of them.

1) My first laptop: Dell Inspiron 5100, came from manf. with Nvidia FX5200 installed (payed extra for it). Right out of the box, the graphics were choppy and less than 48 hrs from receipt, I was on the phone with Dell Tech Support because the LCD stopped working. They sent 2 cards first a replacement Nvidia which lasted all of a week before the same problem arose, then the technician installed the second replacement, which was an ATI Mobility Raedon. I had no problems with the laptop after that; still have it, still use it...problem solved.

2) My bosses laptop: an HP Pavilion TX model with an Nvidia MPU...that's media processing unit...installed. He had trouble with his laptop for years and asked me to look at it after multiple system crashes. I couldn't find anything wrong with the OS no matter how many reinstalls I did. I finally took it to a friend who is a reliable hardware repair tech, and he later on informed us that there was an issue with part of the latop's motherboard (the MPU) that was also causing problems on Apple and Dell laptops with the same hardware installed. My boss ended up getting another new laptop with out anything Nvidia inside...problem solved!

3) My sister desktop: I bought my sister a Dell Dimension 4700 as a wedding present without realizing it came with an Nvidia GeForce 8400 (preinstalled from the outlet). The system constanly had display problems and was prone to overheating, which was quite a feat for a desktop. The system overheated so badly one time that the hard drive failed and could not be recovered. Dell still replaced the bad hard drive, and the on-site technician noticed the make and model of the video card and called in for a replacement to an ATI card. They sent out an ATI x600, which was only offered as a defective replacement for the stock Nvidia, but 6 years later and that desktop is still running strong...problem solved!

4) We finally come to the last and greatest Nvidia migraine: My old Dell XPS M1710 with its Nvidia GeForce 7900 GS. For the first 4 months I had this system, it was pure nirvana. Then hell hath no fury: daily overheating, BSDO's 6-7 times a week. Dell replaced the card and motherboard and processor at least 3 times a piece over a 3 year period, as well as replacing the LCD once and the RAM twice. I finally got a postcard in the mail regarding a lawsuit against Nvidia for selling defective GPU's to Dell and other comp. manfs. I was included in this class action because of my M1710. Two more months of repairs and I finally give Dell enough hell over all of this and they give me a system exchange and replace my M1710 with an Alienware m17x with an ATI 5850 XFire cards. So awesome and I've had no video problems with it yet...problem solved!

So if you lost count, there were FOUR separate systems from TWO different manufacturers that had problems and the only commonality was...wait for it...their Nvidia cards! Now maybe there could have been some other underlying cause that instigated all of these comp. problems, but with so many different technicians finding problems within the same brand components time and again, its hard to believe it was anything but Nvidia's fault; you know that old saying,"If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck..."

Build your own computer. Problem solved and money saved.

 

[badankles]

It's one game they are using to showcase their wares. Get over it. With the three or so dual core options out there, do you really think any developer trying to make a buck would write an android game limited to a specific chipset? Doubt it.

it was Samurai II: Vengeance. the description said optimized for NVIDIA Tegra based Android devices only. there are many other games with the same note, so not just one. where did you get that info?

still, that's fine if developers want to narrow their customer base (i'm sure they are getting a kickback from NVIDIA).

 

[dbpaddler]

My bad then if there are many. I thought I remembered reading somewhere about them showcasing the chipet with games designed around it.

Though, maybe it's designed for dual core architecture in general in which the epic wouldn't qualify. Need someone with a qualcomm dual core to check it out. Just a thought.

 

[o0Syn]

I've owned mostly AMD/Nvidia my whole life and I have had hardly any issues, things are going to break someday if your do intense gaming and downloading. First off a FX5200 is NOT for intense gaming at all it is very entry level you cant even play WoW with decent Resolution and that game is O-L-D.

I trust Nvidia to make awesome products. But I do not trust the avg person to care enough about their devices to watch out for things like heat and then go do something about it. Instead of breaking it and then crying about it like a child. It's like the people that never check their oil or their tire pressure or the overall condition of their car and then bitch when shit goes wrong. Just learn about and care about your stuff a little, jeez.

On topic: I am glad to own a Hummingbird processor

 

[NickBeamon]

I don't understand why some of you are against NVidia stepping into the android market. All it can do is help keep it compeditive and bring higher quality android phones. They have years of quality work and can bring alot to the table.
I was a AMD guy for years and since they were spanking intel up to the core duo they forced intel to build better cpus.
Who knows maby one of the other gpu builders will step it up and beat them.

Ive had nothing but bad luck dealing with ATI/AMD gaming video cards not handling games that i play. Nvidia cards have been great.

 

[Shabbypenguin]

I don't understand why some of you are against NVidia stepping into the android market. All it can do is help keep it compeditive and bring higher quality android phones. They have years of quality work and can bring alot to the table.
I was a AMD guy for years and since they were spanking intel up to the core duo they forced intel to build better cpus.
Who knows maby one of the other gpu builders will step it up and beat them.

Ive had nothing but bad luck dealing with ATI/AMD gaming video cards not handling games that i play. Nvidia cards have been great.

see for me i am torn, i love nvidia cards but i love amd cpus. cuda is amazing, i mean sure there is ati steam.. but do they even support it? as for cpus bang for buck amd cant be beat, if you want max power then intel but you are going to seriously pay for it.

 

[Wisenos]

see for me i am torn, i love nvidia cards but i love amd cpus. cuda is amazing, i mean sure there is ati steam.. but do they even support it? as for cpus bang for buck amd cant be beat, if you want max power then intel but you are going to seriously pay for it.

amd cpu /nvidia card
cleap, reliable, fast
untill ATI brings our a real videocard wich will cost less and performs more than a nvidia card...

i'm using nvidia card with amd cpu
perfect mix...
i mixed a phenom II x4 965 BE with a asus M4N82-D and as vid card a gtx 460 1gb
runs like a charm...

but now back on topic

 

[Jmich456]

amd cpu /nvidia card
cleap, reliable, fast
untill ATI brings our a real videocard wich will cost less and performs more than a nvidia card...

i'm using nvidia card with amd cpu
perfect mix...
i mixed a phenom II x4 965 BE with a asus M4N82-D and as vid card a gtx 460 1gb
runs like a charm...

but now back on topic

Sorry Bud. But right now AMD has the crown for price/performance in the videocard market. It has been like that since the introduction of the HD5X00 cards. I have owned both NVIDIA and AMD videocards and i can honestly say both are good. Only people who do not know what they are doing have problems with these cards. Unless it is a hardware issue. Though 99% of the time it is driver related (you have to completely uninstall drivers then install new drivers. Oh and maybe reinstall Windows about once a year will help)

I have been running AMD GPU/ Intel for a while now since they have best performance. Intel is probably about 2 generations ahead of AMD in the CPU department but AMD has really good videocards/price since the HD6X00 line has come out.

Let's be honest with ourselves. The Android Game Market is pathetic compared to the Apple App store. I have owned an iPhone 4 (which I jailbroke immediately to get good functionality out of it.) and they have awesome games. The best we have is only some of Gameloft's rip off games =( So it really doesn't matter what phone/GPU you have right now cuz most of the games suck for Android. And benchmarks mean nothing in the end. (note: I do not like apple anymore and have been a convert to Android since last fall)

 

[badankles]

are you sure about android games? the android market is tailored to the device, so if the device doesn't support the game published then it won't show up. there are some really cool games out there, but i agree, there might not be as many right now comparatively.

 

[Roq]

I won't buy anything Nvidia, not even if I was tortured into it. All their products are SH!T.

Tell us about your bad experience that mad you so emotional.