The GT300/Fermi Thread - Part 2!

[highoctane]

That's quite narrow minded in my opinion. You would be surprised by how ignorant you or me or the average customer is when it comes to everyday shopping such as food. But anyway that's irrelevant. I expect somebody who buys specific hardware parts(eg gfx cards) to be fully aware of what he is buying, even though i doubt the average person considers renaming. If another person who doesn't really bother with computers (yes such people exist) decides to buy a tower or a whole computer system, they won't really know if the gfx card is an old one with just a new name. It is logical to assume that if the model has a different numbering system (eg from 200 to 300), then it is most probably a newer and I can think of lots of friends of mine who would fall into that trap. Yes it is ultimately their mistake but you have to be aware of something in order to look for it.

I wouldn't call it narrow minded, we all have freedom to choose how we spend our money and to make sure we spend it as wisely as we can.

Generally in life there is nobody holding your hand and walking you through a purchase of any sort. It is up to the individual consumer to take some initiative and become familiar with what they are spending their money on so they are not just blindly throwing money away without knowing what they are actually buying or if they even need it.

The way to be aware of something is to at the very least do some very basic research before making a purchase and become an informed consumer regardless of what it is, its simply good practice to know what the heck you are buying, why you need it or what it will do.

Thats not to say I haven't made my share of spur of the moment purchases that where bad which is why I try to take a little more time before making certain purchases now.

I'm not going to try and justify any sort of relabeling but I do believe it is ultimately up to the consumer to make responsible decisions regardless.

Anyways its waaaaaay off topic, we need more fermi information already!!!!

[Teemax]

The way to be aware of something is to at the very least do some very basic research before making a purchase and become an informed consumer regardless of what it is, its simply good practice to know what the heck you are buying, why you need it or what it will do.

OK, quick (since you're such an expert); please list the renames of NVIDIA cards that you know of, oh-mister-knowledgable?

No looking up. And I hope to have a reply in 5 mins since you're here