You know that 64 on the end of all the new AMD processors? Guess what it stands for. :)
Windows XP 64bit is officially finished and will start appearing in new computers soon. Some people will be able to upgrade for free, some will have to wait for a retail version.
Wha????!?!
Noooo. I don't think so.
Truform is an ATI specific thing. What it does is smooth out the corners of polygons so that models look less blocky. (I don't know if it tranforms the edges into splines, or the exact method it uses.) This is less of an issue today since games have...
There are numerous memory management programs. Apparently they fill up your RAM (forcing unused programs out of RAM and into pagefile) and then release it for use by (next program you run).
For years, large corporate game publishers have been setting all the
rules for gamers and game developers alike. Valve software, because
they are privately funded, has a chance to change the way games are
not only distributed, but the amount of control that the corporate
pointy-hairs wield...