Astronomer Posted October 16, 2012 Member ID: 2069 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 214 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2411 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 2409 Achievement Points: 18298 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 08/08/1966 Device: Windows Share Posted October 16, 2012 This, from the insane bureaucracy of the European Union, where everything from the size and shape of a turnip is regulated: "An update to an energy law, which will apply in the European Union, has the power to limit sale of discrete components deemed 'energy inefficient.' GPU maker AMD is worried this will affect future technology as it becomes available, as well as some current offerings. From TFA: 'According to data NordicHardware has seen from a high level employee at AMD, current graphics cards are unable to meet with these requirements. This includes "GPUs like Cape Verde and Tahiti", that is used in the HD 7700 and HD 7900 series, and can't meet with the new guidelines, the same goes for the older "Caicos" that is used in the HD 6500/6600 and HD 7500/7600 series. Also "Oland" is mentioned, which is a future performance circuit from AMD, that according to rumors will be used in the future HD 8800 series. What worries AMD the most is how this will affect future graphics cards since the changes in Lot 3 will go into effect soon. The changes will of course affect Nvidia as much as it will AMD.' Is this the beginning of the end for high-end GPU sales in the EU?" The report in question. Each performance category of hardware has a power draw ceiling; in this case, regulators are increasing the minimum bus bandwidth for the highest performance category, bumping all hardware on the market into the next lowest. Unfortunately, no current hardware or planned hardware on the high end will come under the power draw ceiling for that category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
wildbill72 Posted October 16, 2012 Member ID: 1624 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 22 Topic Count: 56 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 669 Content Per Day: 0.13 Reputation: 558 Achievement Points: 5061 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/29/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 4, 2020 Birthday: 04/01/1972 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Absolutely unbelievable....whatever next,are we going to be told how much air we can breathe.The big chip makers are already doing their best to make there products energy efficient,sounds to me like another money making exorcise if these companies dont meet these targets,in the form of penalties and such... baldie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Boomer Posted October 16, 2012 Member ID: 2083 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 42 Topic Count: 172 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3554 Content Per Day: 0.73 Reputation: 4992 Achievement Points: 23761 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/31/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 14, 2014 Birthday: 10/20/1962 Share Posted October 16, 2012 nah they will be like companies in the U.S., they 'll just pull out take their money and move their shit elsewhere and then when you want or need something, you can get it at a mere 3 times the cost it was before...... but now its smaller and you get less than before.... BASTARDS! baldie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djMot Posted October 16, 2012 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 94 Topic Count: 355 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 5234 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 11106 Achievement Points: 48754 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 112 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: 12 hours ago Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Share Posted October 16, 2012 Oddly, I don't remember seeing a single CFL when I visited Europe a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TheCheeseyCrusader Posted October 16, 2012 Member ID: 88 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 248 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 3484 Content Per Day: 0.65 Reputation: 1843 Achievement Points: 22909 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 39 minutes ago Birthday: 11/13/1991 Device: Android Share Posted October 16, 2012 im off to console..cya pancakes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
baldie Posted October 16, 2012 Member ID: 607 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 75 Topic Count: 243 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 3339 Content Per Day: 0.63 Reputation: 2598 Achievement Points: 33710 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 10/21/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 8 hours ago Birthday: 09/16/1966 Device: Windows Share Posted October 16, 2012 Cheese how dare you mention that word c__ __e.... Now I can put up with weird political views racist remarks and naked pics of wildthing and hxtr but you crossed the line using that word I must report you to a Senior Admin and ask for you to be shot at dawn ;) Damit1 and TheCheeseyCrusader 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
7Toes Posted October 16, 2012 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 57 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27249 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Share Posted October 16, 2012 some one isnt getting enough kick back to fill there bank accounts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sonovabich Posted October 16, 2012 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.94 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 3 Device: Windows Share Posted October 16, 2012 I wish the EU would go and take all their straight Bananas and every other stupid idea they ever had an fuck themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostToast Posted October 16, 2012 Member ID: 2834 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 44 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 25 Achievement Points: 400 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/23/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 11, 2019 Birthday: 03/17/1992 Share Posted October 16, 2012 The fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck? Fuck the bastards they can't stop me. I will purposefully set out to fuck up the environment if they mess with my gaming. I will literally kill this planet. I will just shit radioactive turds everywhere and fill the atmosphere with so much methane that all the trees die. Yeah not sure where that came from. Sorry got a bit emotional. Seriously though this is fucking ridiculous. Starting to understand the saying "Rules are made to be broken" pancakes, sabreeyes and Damit1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Damit1 Posted October 16, 2012 Member ID: 1188 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 258 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 1692 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 1355 Achievement Points: 15036 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/26/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 25, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Well EU peeps....so what this means, instead of picking a fight (when gaming) it will be more like leading the sheep to slaughter or even worse....that might suck out loud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
DEEJAYKEG Posted October 16, 2012 Member ID: 1238 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 4984 Achievement Points: 50727 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted October 16, 2012 With our energy prices having just gone up 6-9%, how much electricity we use and in what could well be more of an issue for some of us... If a card is not energy-efficient, it is going to produce more waste heat. The solution is to turn ones house heating down and let AMD keep the family warm! sabreeyes, pancakes and Damit1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TheCheeseyCrusader Posted October 16, 2012 Member ID: 88 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 248 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 3484 Content Per Day: 0.65 Reputation: 1843 Achievement Points: 22909 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 39 minutes ago Birthday: 11/13/1991 Device: Android Share Posted October 16, 2012 The fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck? Fuck the bastards they can't stop me. I will purposefully set out to fuck up the environment if they mess with my gaming. I will literally kill this planet. I will just shit radioactive turds everywhere and fill the atmosphere with so much methane that all the trees die. Yeah not sure where that came from. Sorry got a bit emotional. Seriously though this is fucking ridiculous. Starting to understand the saying "Rules are made to be broken" PS3 later?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
ChknFngr Posted October 16, 2012 Member ID: 922 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 72 Topic Count: 149 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 3472 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 1286 Achievement Points: 23224 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 12/23/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 16, 2021 Birthday: 10/01/1975 Share Posted October 16, 2012 bye bye priceless electricity bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
imurdaddy Posted October 16, 2012 Member ID: 3155 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 11 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 33 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 18 Achievement Points: 245 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/24/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 28, 2023 Birthday: 04/29/1968 Device: Android Share Posted October 16, 2012 They just want to force you all to buy new cards so they can make more money. does this mean they are gonna be harder to hit then they already are with their high pings?lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
hxtr Posted October 20, 2012 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 3.16 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129713 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted October 20, 2012 This, from the insane bureaucracy of the European Union, where everything from the size and shape of a turnip is regulated: "An update to an energy law, which will apply in the European Union, has the power to limit sale of discrete components deemed 'energy inefficient.' GPU maker AMD is worried this will affect future technology as it becomes available, as well as some current offerings. From TFA: 'According to data NordicHardware has seen from a high level employee at AMD, current graphics cards are unable to meet with these requirements. This includes "GPUs like Cape Verde and Tahiti", that is used in the HD 7700 and HD 7900 series, and can't meet with the new guidelines, the same goes for the older "Caicos" that is used in the HD 6500/6600 and HD 7500/7600 series. Also "Oland" is mentioned, which is a future performance circuit from AMD, that according to rumors will be used in the future HD 8800 series. What worries AMD the most is how this will affect future graphics cards since the changes in Lot 3 will go into effect soon. The changes will of course affect Nvidia as much as it will AMD.' Is this the beginning of the end for high-end GPU sales in the EU?" The report in question. Each performance category of hardware has a power draw ceiling; in this case, regulators are increasing the minimum bus bandwidth for the highest performance category, bumping all hardware on the market into the next lowest. Unfortunately, no current hardware or planned hardware on the high end will come under the power draw ceiling for that category. they will make them more energy efficient is all. If you ask me... run 1200w of Power or more to run a machine is a huge waste of electricity. Just watch... they will make the chips smaller and they will take up less power. Then again..... i have been know to be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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