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Examiner Rumor: Xbox One GPU upclock yay - 12 GB Ram probably nay (source is NOT B3D)
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Flatline
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This is a serious matter why are you laughing? After the dual bus upgrade of the ESRAM that isn't really dual bus but acts like it because of some magic programming only Microsoft engineers managed to invent circumventing the laws of physics now we finally have the 2 APU upgrade.
Finally, Microsoft's master plan is becoming clear, Reiko was right all along.
The RaDaMaNt
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I hope they'll increase RAM. I might actually buy Xbone in this case.
fastford58
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Hardware changes outside of clock speed adjusting this late in the game?
Get fucking real. Like seriously use your heads, people.
Get fucking real. Like seriously use your heads, people.
demosthenes
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I need cbost in here.
One more vote for RUH as the opposite of FUD.
I mean, to have enough units for a worldwide launch in November they'd need to start production this month. This is way too late for any kind of upclock, and it'd ultimately be meaningless as it doesn't do much to close the gap. When EPIC asked for more RAM on the 360 (for Gears of War) it was well before the console's launch. This latest slew of rumors about magical upgrades to the Xbox One is kind of bizarre.
Lambda Pie
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there's nothing to this, unless MS wants to launch in Spring 2014.
Xbudz
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That would be fine. It's not like Sony has games ready for 2013 anyway.
metareferential
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The only way to do this is to ship devkits come this november. xD
When RAM will start becoming more of an issue, they'll just let developers use more ram for games, taking away OS functionality.
That's the only thing that will increase XB1's ram availability.
When RAM will start becoming more of an issue, they'll just let developers use more ram for games, taking away OS functionality.
That's the only thing that will increase XB1's ram availability.
gaming_noob
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If it ends up being more powerful than PS4 then I might consider buying a One.
Lagspike_exe
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It won't.
Sho_Nuff82
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Why are people so caught up in calling the RAM rumor BS when the OP says it's not happening?
DragonSworne
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If xbox fans want a more powerful system they should get a PS4 or build a PC, not make up wild rumors
NingenJanai
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A GPU clock speed increase won't give it more ROPs, shaders, etc...
In the end it will be a small performance increase, I don't think it'll be worth it from a durability/reliability point of view.
They should instead make Kinect 2.0 optional and lower the price to 350.
In the end it will be a small performance increase, I don't think it'll be worth it from a durability/reliability point of view.
They should instead make Kinect 2.0 optional and lower the price to 350.
Performance isnt just about rops and shaders. Clock speed also plays a roll. If the gpu was clocked an additional 200mhz faster youd increase overall performance up to 25%
NingenJanai
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Yes, but not having the ROPs and shaders won't allow for some graphical effects that will be possible on PS4, no matter how much they increase the GPU clock.
Skiptastic
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I'm not a technical person, but if they added 4 GB of RAM, could they make that RAM specific to the two other OS components that are included in the Xbox One? In other words, have it focused solely on fast switching, maintaining the TV tuner, keeping the OS apps running, etc. while the other 8 GB are assigned solely to the Xbox gaming "OS"?
Maybe because it all started from an other fanboy techdream on B3D and Examiner is just elaborating on that citing their own sources but you know.........at least they realize that the RAM upgrade is impossible.
GPU upclock is really unlikely as well because it would be meaningless, negatives (worse yields, more heat and power consumption thus higher risk of hardware failures) would considerably surpass the only benefit of an insignificant performance improvement.
It's just that a few fans can't deal with what the XboxOne is.
vpance
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Are you the source of the upclock rumor?
http://forum.beyond3d.com/showpost.php?p=1761253&postcount=4267
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Can Crusher
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We'll see if any of this is true when MS releases detailed specs. I'm calling bs on GPU up clock if MS isn't willing to share clock speed.
Windom Earle
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Thinking about this again, it's kind of in line with some of their previous statements like "Not targetting the highest possible specs". Instead "efficiency" "balance".
Nothing wrong about the statement in itself, but stuff you say when your specs are inferior to the competition. And then of course SUPERCOMPUTER.
Even the fanboys on GAF do better spinning than that.
ChorusLindarr
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The people who invented this rumour are laughing their asses of behind their computer screens at work by now.
I'm gonna go ahead and dismiss this as another poor attempt at riling up the MS fan masses. It's a pretty sad state of affairs really. MS should have just announced their specs and put everyone out of their misery.
I'm gonna go ahead and dismiss this as another poor attempt at riling up the MS fan masses. It's a pretty sad state of affairs really. MS should have just announced their specs and put everyone out of their misery.
Valkyr Junkie
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The only way there is going to be any last many hardware changes is if they were decided on by Mattrick before he left; cuz that person will be crucified if there are any issues even remotely as serious as the RRoD.
AppleSmack
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Microsoft is so lost in this business... I wonder how the investors feel right now.
The specs you have are the only specs MS will ever release. We won't know detailed specs until the system comes out and people do a tear down.
Hydrargyrus
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Have you seen Titanfall?
Interfectum
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Can't believe anyone would actually think this is a possibility. Hope vs. common sense.
I find it very weird that specs are still being playing around with, then again when is the Xbox One official launch ? have they extensively tested retail units with this GPU "overclock" ? or has it been like this since the beginning and now being unlocked ? Microsoft not releasing specs for the hardware is causing confusion and doing a poor job for marketing, nothing worse than wild Internet speculation.
Wut? No Cloud layer?
power of the cloud is infinite, so it is all around us... cant be boxed into layer
Interfectum
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You know they'll probably use that right?
Well, there are two Xbox 360 customers to be concerned about right now.
1. Guys who went 360 because the PS3 was such a cluster fuck in the beginning. Brand agnostic. Stuck with the 360 due to superior multiplat games, and having bought into the ecosystem early.
2. Guys who buy Madden and CoD, call it good, will transition to Xbone because they are brand loyal.
Microsoft should be terrified of the #1 customer right now, because it represents the "first wave" of console purchasers. It is guys like myself, who are going PS4 because we don't like the idea of an underpowered and pricier Xbone. Then, the people we know will also go PS4 to game with the #1s, and eventually Microsoft loses the #2 crowd as well.
That's a gross oversimplification, but yeah. Anyone who has been following this industry long enough is not optimistic about Microsoft right now.
That said, I'm sure the Xbone will still do ok in the end. They may very well be the PS3 of this gen, where they end up catching up in the end. Both systems look to have fairly bright futures, it's not like we are talking a Wii U style megabomb.
Portugeezer
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#truthfact means no
That it's a waste of time and money, the same view they had with the xbox and xbox 360
phosphor112
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Source is tales from my ass.
EDIT: Just saw Matt steamroll in and shoot the Sheriff and the Deputy. Thread over.
EDIT: Just saw Matt steamroll in and shoot the Sheriff and the Deputy. Thread over.
Interfectum
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I think Xbone's biggest problem is worldwide adoption. In the U.S. it'll do fine. In the UK, probably the same. But everywhere else? I think it's going to be brutal.
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