A bit disappointed, still can't enable godrays on Linux... :huh:

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Quoting: LinasAlthough it is already useful for getting games like Dying Light to work properly.

What is wrong with Dying Light? It seems to run just fine for me...:huh:

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Quoting: GuestIf your number-1 metric is vanity then you're destined to make bad decisions.

It depends on what you call a "bad decision." There can be plenty of good technical reasons to choose AMD as well, and keep in mind that not everybody buys higher-end cards.
For what it's worth, if I had to buy some GPU today, I'd clearly buy an RX 5600, and that's not even driver or FOSS-related.

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Wow. Just WOW! This patch is awesome! Thank you so much OldUnreal, once more you nailed it. I'm having some happy fragfest tonight!

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UT 2004 is already in a playable state, just link some system libraries and you're set. The original UT port was so broken lately, I just uninstalled it recently. I didn't expect UT 469 to release so soon, what an amazing job! I'll have to test it as soon as possible.

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About id software and Microsoft, it is difficult to expect anything precisely. If it all goes according to Microsoft acquisition history, the studio will either disappear or its historical members will quit at some point. Either way, they can't just throw away all the code that is related to OpenGL or Vulkan in idtech, and even if they did, they would have to start it anew which is no small feat. In any case, I am not going to buy anything with the Microsoft name on it, so I guess my id software days are gone, for good. I've been playing the hell out of their games since Doom 2...

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Quoting: ShabbyXAs somebody pointed out elsewhere, at least be happy it's not bought by Apple, Intel or Qualcomm.

I don't understand to what extent Nvidia is any better.

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Quoting: omer666This sucks big time, because it's going to create a new HPC hardware monopoly. Also given Nvidia's company "culture" about openness, this hardware monopoly can potentially become even worse.

Money is the only argument that prevents me from building an all-new full AMD rig and scrap both Nvidia and Intel parts for good right now.

They still have to face competition from AMD and Intel so it's not exactly a monopoly. And other companies are still going to be able to license ARM IPs.

There is competition indeed, but do they stand a chance? It is like suggesting Microsoft didn't have a monopoly in the 90's because there was Apple. HPC is already their biggest source of income right now, and with the ARM buyout, I can't think of anyone who can stop them as we speak.

How are they more likely to dominate this market that already is dominated by Intel? ARM doesnt have significant portions of the HPC market.

Nvidia does have a good share of the AI market but other comapnies are growing up a lot and some like tesla are making their own technology

They are more likely to dominate because for years now, HPC projects have been willing to get rid of x86 for many reasons, including (but not limited to) lack of parallelization capabilities, thermal efficiency, and scalability.
ARM doesn't dominate this market because it's quite a newcomer, but its progress has been tremendous.

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Quoting: WJMazepas

Quoting: omer666This sucks big time, because it's going to create a new HPC hardware monopoly. Also given Nvidia's company "culture" about openness, this hardware monopoly can potentially become even worse.

Money is the only argument that prevents me from building an all-new full AMD rig and scrap both Nvidia and Intel parts for good right now.

They still have to face competition from AMD and Intel so it's not exactly a monopoly. And other companies are still going to be able to license ARM IPs.

There is competition indeed, but do they stand a chance? It is like suggesting Microsoft didn't have a monopoly in the 90's because there was Apple. HPC is already their biggest source of income right now, and with the ARM buyout, I can't think of anyone who can stop them as we speak.

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This sucks big time, because it's going to create a new HPC hardware monopoly. Also given Nvidia's company "culture" about openness, this hardware monopoly can potentially become even worse.

Money is the only argument that prevents me from building an all-new full AMD rig and scrap both Nvidia and Intel parts for good right now.

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