Posted 11/06/2009 at 12:23:18pm

I think the PCI slots are fine, besides motherboards should still keep at least one PCI slot for a bit longer, lots of stuff still uses PCI. Some of us don't want/need to spend $150 upgrading to the PCI-E version of the same soundcard we already have.

Also, it uses Realtek  sound, like most motherboards' onboard audio. I haven't seen a motherboard that uses VIA for sound in a while. And on-board X-Fi would raise the price of the board, especially if they actually put the X-Fi DAC and it's required assisting components. To that point, most "X-Fi" audio daughterboards you see with high end motherboards these days aren't "real" X-Fis. They're the same crappy thing as onboard, the motherboard vendor just licenses some X-Fi software technologies.

Posted 11/13/2008 at 05:40:55pm

Yes! This is great news for people with ATI cards.

I for one will definitely try this encoder/decoder when it comes out in December, I hope it won't be as FAIL as the Badaboom one. >:D

Posted 10/22/2008 at 11:24:33pm

This reminds me of the IMAX dome / OMNIMAX theater at the Ontario Science Center where I live, in Toronto Canada. :) The theater room is exacly the same on the inside.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OMNIMAX

Posted 07/16/2008 at 06:08:35pm

What's with all the bitching, whining, and flaming over ATI? The HD4870 X2's are great cards, and so far from what I've seen should stomp the GTX 280's when "mature" drivers come out. Everyone who is bitching and whining should just stop being a bunch of freaking FANBOYS.

And seriously if some people are willing to stop reading MAXIMUM PC, or to not renew their subscription just because of an article/feature of the magazine then WOW, that is pretty sad; besides if you're willing to stop reading a whole magazine just because of ONE article because of one or two things you don't approve of because of your fanboy views you probably don't deserve to read it anyway!

 PS. I <3 you guys and I love magazine and the podcast, and I'm sure there are more then 3 people listening to it. :P

Posted 06/28/2008 at 02:23:25am

But that picture shows a 4870... :P