2006 In Review

**Capper** · January 2nd, 2007

So, now that we're on to 2007.....what was your thoughts on 2006? what was the biggest tech story? What was the best new product? what was the most overhyped product?

Panda Man · January 2nd, 2007

what was your thoughts on 2006?

Think? What's that?

what was the biggest tech story?

Probably all the DirectX 10 coverage. Tech demos being the best. Not sure, can't really think of anything on this subject.

What was the best new product?

I'd have to go with Core 2 Duo

what was the most overhyped product?

HardwareLogic... wait, that wasn't a product. Hmm, I'd say the PhysX cards, those were pretty hyped and ended up being a flop with a performance impact and nothing to really support it. Maybe it will be better next year when more games and such support it.

Jokerswild · January 2nd, 2007

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Originally Posted by Capper

So, now that we're on to 2007.....what was your thoughts on 2006? what was the biggest tech story? What was the best new product? what was the most overhyped product?

Biggest tech story, Sony laptop battery recall

Best new product, Dual core processors

Over hyped product, Vista

**One4yu2c** · January 2nd, 2007

What are your thoughts on 2006?

Heckuva year! We've seen dual-core really explode into the mainstream, AMD finally adopting DDR2 and saying goodbye to the much loved s939, Intel letting go of the long stage pipelines and regaining both the crown and momentum with Core 2 Duo, MaxPC got a killer contributing writer and HardwareLogic snagged my favorite Hardware Editor to date, Monarch vanishes as if it never existed, desktop PSUs broke the 1KW mark, and so much more. This has been one of the busier years in the tech industry in recent memory.

What was the biggest tech story?

A tossup between the AMD/ATI merger and Dell selling AMD configured PCs.

What was the best new product?

Core 2 Duo would have to rank right up there when considering the implication and not just performance alone.

what was the most overhyped product?

The PhysX was probably the most overhyped, with the Killer NIC coming in a close second, losing the dishonor only because it didn't (and doesn't continue to) receive the same attention. And I don't know if we can call this a product, but Capper's, Jeff's, and Joker's CSS skills were definitely all flops in '06.

**Hitman** · January 3rd, 2007

I agree with Pauls flops, I would also like to throw Cross-Fire in there. I was hoping it would give SLI a run for it's money but that just didn't happen.

**gvblake22** · January 4th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Hitman

I agree with Pauls flops, I would also like to throw Cross-Fire in there. I was hoping it would give SLI a run for it's money but that just didn't happen.

It will probably pick up steam as more Radeon cards support the internal CrossFire connection rather than the external dongle and the requirement of a CF "master" card.

January 2nd, 2007	#1
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January 2nd, 2007	#2
Panda Man Meow means woof in cat. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Elba, AL Posts: 1,910	Re: 2006 In Review what was your thoughts on 2006? Think? What's that? what was the biggest tech story? Probably all the DirectX 10 coverage. Tech demos being the best. Not sure, can't really think of anything on this subject. What was the best new product? I'd have to go with Core 2 Duo what was the most overhyped product? HardwareLogic... wait, that wasn't a product. Hmm, I'd say the PhysX cards, those were pretty hyped and ended up being a flop with a performance impact and nothing to really support it. Maybe it will be better next year when more games and such support it. Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe @ 2.80GHz Cooler Master GeminII - Thanks Rich and HL! GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 (rev. 1.3) EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB @ 726/962 CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (4 x 1GB) DDR2-800 OCZ GameXStream 600W PSU Maxtor 300GB 7200RPM SATA150 16MB cache HDD Seagate 500GB 7200ROM SATA300 16mb cache HDD Sony NEC Optiarc 18X DVD±R DVD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 ZyXel m-202 802.11g adapter Antec Nine Hundred Creative 5.1 speakers Viewsonic Optiquest q20wb 20" LCD Last edited by Panda Man; January 2nd, 2007 at 15:43.

January 2nd, 2007	#4
One4yu2c I don't know how to put this, but, I'm kind of a big deal. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Lounge Lizards Posts: 2,628 Blog Entries: 3	Re: 2006 In Review What are your thoughts on 2006? Heckuva year! We've seen dual-core really explode into the mainstream, AMD finally adopting DDR2 and saying goodbye to the much loved s939, Intel letting go of the long stage pipelines and regaining both the crown and momentum with Core 2 Duo, MaxPC got a killer contributing writer and HardwareLogic snagged my favorite Hardware Editor to date, Monarch vanishes as if it never existed, desktop PSUs broke the 1KW mark, and so much more. This has been one of the busier years in the tech industry in recent memory. What was the biggest tech story? A tossup between the AMD/ATI merger and Dell selling AMD configured PCs. What was the best new product? Core 2 Duo would have to rank right up there when considering the implication and not just performance alone. what was the most overhyped product? The PhysX was probably the most overhyped, with the Killer NIC coming in a close second, losing the dishonor only because it didn't (and doesn't continue to) receive the same attention. And I don't know if we can call this a product, but Capper's, Jeff's, and Joker's CSS skills were definitely all flops in '06.

January 3rd, 2007	#5
Hitman Functional Alcoholic Join Date: May 2006 Location: 14S E:561116 N:3830189 Posts: 4,399 Blog Entries: 2	Re: 2006 In Review I agree with Pauls flops, I would also like to throw Cross-Fire in there. I was hoping it would give SLI a run for it's money but that just didn't happen.

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