Bottlenecking Tests for 2009?

Excellent idea, as well as a brief interpretation of bottleneck, and what it truly means/says. Theres been many a thread about how a mid ranged card is affected by a mid/lower range cpu.
I think an article like this maybe wont get ads, but itll certainly get readers, much like the P2 vs i7 article did

Somehow, we really need to bottleneck those so called bottlenecking ideas

Leave it to wuz for the right ideas. +1 wuzy. Great idea, and great article, and only makes sense, as each new gen of cards could pose a threat to any pci standard bandwidth, of which we have several now, unlike back then

Those bandwidth articles are pathetic, they do nothing but do pointless tests without actually explaining the reasons why.

Look at any forum around the net and no one, no one actually can explain why usage would go up.

THe thinking is the more powerful the more usage without any backing up of why.

Show me an article which explain, without conjecture, just cold hard facts about what causes bandwidth usage.

People will do tests and all that and look at fps differences, usally average and try and deduce things from them but they show nothing, nothing at all of any use.

I find it's always the conclusion that many authors can get caught out on.
It has to be a fine balance between making it as specific as possible and not being caught out by generalisation (ah yes, I don't forget easily). And making the above statement understandable by general public at the same time.

A large proportion of readers may skip straight to conclusion I believe.
Being a little different here what I do when I read a review of core components:
1. Scan read through the intros
2. Check test platform (hardware AND software) to make sure there's no unfair bias (e.g. if SSD is being tested with Windows XP, stop reading)
3. Start reading the data and look for real-world usage ones, especially relating to your work. Disregard all raw synthetic benchmarks unless I'm researching on academic basis.
4. Read the conclusion of the author. If it matches mine then he/she gets a big tick in my book (very hard to come by btw). Partially matching, ok a pass. Totally biased and unfair, BLACKLISTED!

Only reason why synthetics are pop is because they are easy to test with.

For me, I just skip them and look at program I actually use .

no, no, you get AMD fanbois to do that for you.

Their FUD is much more interesting to scoff at.

yes...

new avatar now... what do you think?

Imagine what would happen if jaydee's avatar and your one produced off spring, scary thoughts.

Nuthin but a bunch a red headed step chiles heheh