My friend just got an FX 5600 but it turned out to be one of those crippled ones (64 bit DDR). Man this sucks, I hate these companies who think that their customers are nothing but cash cows. ATI and Nvidia are at the top of this list of mine right now. How would it feel if you went to a gallery and bought a Mustang V8 and come home to realize that 4 of the cylinders do not work. This is not likely to happen with cars so you would go mad and take legal actions.
Most users who go and ask for an FX5200 are getting 64-bit DDR models and they never even notice it because most of them don't play 3D games on their PCs, they use it for office work or surfing the net. Still doesn't this sound unfair not to let people know exactly what they are buying.
How come many OEM manufacturers and shops including some online shops are misleading their customers and getting away with things. But its mainly Nvidia's and ATI's fault to not name these cards very clearly different that the other models. (In my opinion the crippling of the card is a stupid process anyway. Unfortunately, such will be the case with upcoming AMD processors as well )
If you have spare time just go to overclockers.com and Ed's article on crippled graphics cards. Link: http://www.overclockers.com/tips00546/
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Most users who go and ask for an FX5200 are getting 64-bit DDR models and they never even notice it because most of them don't play 3D games on their PCs, they use it for office work or surfing the net. Still doesn't this sound unfair not to let people know exactly what they are buying.
How come many OEM manufacturers and shops including some online shops are misleading their customers and getting away with things. But its mainly Nvidia's and ATI's fault to not name these cards very clearly different that the other models. (In my opinion the crippling of the card is a stupid process anyway. Unfortunately, such will be the case with upcoming AMD processors as well )
If you have spare time just go to overclockers.com and Ed's article on crippled graphics cards. Link: http://www.overclockers.com/tips00546/
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