Tech Olive

Nvidia’s technical marketing director, Tom Petersen, had a go at Intel after seeing some Intel marketing that claimed a Core i7 920 CPU would boost gaming performance by 80 percent, compared to other CPUs.

Petersen says Intel’s claim is based on the 3DMark Vantage’s CPU score alone, and that it makes no sense whatsoever. He says the benchmark “doesn’t actually measure anything about game performance,” and says Intel is being a “little disingenuous.”

He then compared a Core i7 based PC with a GTS 250 to a Hummer vehicle. “It has got to be big, and it’s got to be expensive and of course it’s infused with Hafnium, which is kind of a dig at Intel.”

Any Core i7 users that beg to differ?

First of all, the title may be a little misleading, so I apologize. I couldn’t resist, but you know you wanted to believe it. Anyway, Nvidia has just released a new product for their online store. A genuine G98 Nvidia GPU core, sealed in a 1.5″ square of clear Lucite, complete with an attached keyring for everyday use. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want one of these things and I have a sneaking suspicion that I will end up buying one…..for the good of the Olive, of course.