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Henry DeWitt Smith Fellowship
Congratulations to our 2012 Henry DeWitt Smith Fellowship Recipient: Mojtaba Pordel Shahri!
Mojtaba received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Petroleum Engineering and is now pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Petroleum Engineering. He earned the 1st rank in both undergraduate and graduate studies in 2008 and 2010 among all the students. Mojtaba also ranked 1st in the University National Entrance Examination of Graduate Program. Mojtaba has more than twenty publications in different journals and conferences related to Petroleum Engineering and currently conducting research on the prediction of reservoir stress path under supervision of Dr. Miska and Dr. Yu at the University of Tulsa Drilling Research Projects (TUDRP).
California Institute of Technology Henry DeWitt Smith's example of inspired leadership, professional success, personal integrity, and boundless dedication was his heritage to the mining industry which he served all of his adult life. In his memory, the Henry DeWitt Smith Fellowship was created by his wife Ellen Burke Smith.
Fellowship Deadline
Applications must be received on or before 1 June each year. Applications received on 2 June and after will not be considered.
To Apply complete online application.
Requirements for an Application
To be eligible, you must:
- Be pursuing a graduate degree (master's or PhD) in petroleum engineering or a related field
- Be an SPE member
- Have another source of income (job, family support, other fellowships)
The requirements include:
- A completed online application
- Uploaded transcripts from all universities attended
- (2) uploaded letters of recommendation (one from a current university faculty member)
- An essay submitted online with application:
- If awarded this fellowship, what would you do with your education to make Henry DeWitt Smith delighted that you are the beneficiary?
Because US law prohibits provision of certain services to individuals residing in embargoed countries, not all applicants may be eligible to participate in the Henry DeWitt Smith Fellowship program. Please click here for more information.
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Mr. Keeler bring over 35 years of experience to the area of HVAC and plumbing. He is a practicing PE and has provided support to attorneys in a wide range of matters.
Degree: MDSpecialties: OrthopedicsYears: 22Exams: 75000
As an engineering expert with 30 years experience in combustion equipment research and applications. This includes lab and field testing, data analysis, and expert reports and testimony.
UtiliTech has been providing expert utility and telecommunications consulting services since 1991.
A chartered energy engineer, chartered mechanical engineer and chartered environmentalist with 24 years' experience applying sustainability principles in a wide range of sectors including advising on organisational change, sustainability for manufacturing, for energy systems and in the built environment. A creative thinker and inspirational leader passionate about change for good. Brings vision, energy, creativity, personal integrity and commitment. Experience as expert witness in industrial tribunal in USA relating to product design and engineering of plastic automotive systems.
Ph.D. Electric Power Engineering. MBA. PE in Calif, NY, Texas. Former utility manager. Licensed electrical contractor.
Ph.D. Electric Power Engineering. MBA. PE in Calif, NY, Texas. Former utility manager. Licensed electrical contractor.
40 Years Mechanical Systems License, has an expertise in new combustion technology for boiler & burner operations.
Expert in heat transfer and fluid flow. Including human burns, medical or otherwise. Some expertise in patent and intellectual property law. Expert in medical devices, particularly those dealing with heating or cooling of the body or those dealing with blood flow. Also expert in clean and renewable energy generation.
Ariel Cohen, L.L.B., Ph.D., is a recognized authority on international security and energy policy, and the rule of law. Dr. Cohen, a leading expert in Russia/Eurasia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, serves as a Senior Research Fellow in Russian and Eurasian Studies and International Energy Policy at the Heritage Foundation. Dr. Cohen frequently testifies before committees of the U.S. Congress, and he conducts regular briefings at the request of U.S. Government agencies and institutions. He has published six books and monographs; 30 book chapters; and over 500 articles in professional and popular media. Dr. Cohen consults for Fortune 500 companies and international law firms. He served as a Senior Consultant for Burson Marsteller's Emerging Markets practice, a global public affairs firm, and for Emerging Markets Communications, a boutique strategic communications consultancy. He has prepared expert testimonies and/or testified in high profile cases tried by leading Washington law firms; and wrote expert opinions for investors who are involved in a multi-billion dollar suits against illegal expropriations in the countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. He also was a Policy Adviser with the National Institute for Public Policy's Center for Deterrence Analysis. In addition, Dr. Cohen has consulted for U.S. AID, The World Bank, the Pentagon, the U.S. Senate, and Radio Liberty-Radio Free Europe.
Power industry experience with EPC Contract management, start-up commission
Project Leader and Consulting Engineer with expertise in power plant/industrial facility materials selection, nuclear power, corrosion prevention, failure analysis, ASTM/ASME, NDE and QA.
To join an organization, contribute my leadership skills, talents, and energies to advance the vision and mission of that company.
Thirty years in telecommunications, directed energy weapons, and related optical/electronic technologies; MEMS, optical medical sensors, optoelectronics, product development; eight patents
Gaffney, Cline & Associates (GCA) is an international consultancy providing professional advisory services, technical and corporate, to the petroleum and other energy related industries.
MCB & Associates LLC (MCBA) is a multi disciplined technical services firm dedicated to meeting the needs of energy, technology and manufacturing businesses.
Hydrographic Surveyor/Engineer with 30 years experience in the offshore energy industry. Has been appointed as an Expert Witness in international disputes concerning underwater pipelines and cables.
Reliability and safety consultants with 40 years of engineering, construction, maintenance and operations experience in the energy, oil drilling, manufacturing and chemical processing industries.
HGP is a technical management consulting firm, with offices in SC and NV. We work primarily in the energy, engineering and litigation industry sectors. Our experts have succesfully testfied in civil litigations (3 of the top 10 cases in USA history), and regulatory proceedings. The firm has also sucessfully performed project turnarounds in the energy and manufacturing sectors. Contact us for additional information and a CV.
Over 25 years experience. Affiliations include: AIA, BOCA, BOMA, NFPA, NCARB. Teaches the building code at Harper College in IL.
EW #627 is an independent mechanical and electrical engineering consulting practice, founded in 1908, working internationally and specialising in industrial plant, machinery and electrical installations.
Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering & Physics: Strength and life of polymer composites, intellectual property in materials, materials processing and structural systems, energy systems packaging and instrumentation and controls, smart grid interoperable storage and plug in hybrid electric vehicles.
50 years in application of industrial refrigeration equipment to process cooling and storage/food processing and air conditioning for land based and shipboard installations.
Mechanical Engineer, Forensics and Expert Engineering both design and construction for mechanical sytems
HGP is a techincal management consulting firm we work in the energy and engineering and litigation industries. Our experts have succesfully testfied in civil litigations (3 of the top 10 cases in USA history, regulatory proceedings. The firm also has sucessfully performed project turnaround. Contact us for additional information and a CV.
Provides process engineering services for the metallurgical, chemical, wastewater, and energy fields. Process economics of new technology ventures. Conducts root cause investigations. Experienced in all aspects of process/project management especially those involving inorganic chemicals and nonferrous metals in a process or an environmental setting. Proficient in moving from concept to reality in technology and business. Strong investigative skills and proficient in root cause investigations in accidents involving metal failures or chemical reactions. Project engineering experience on projects up to $10 million; lead process engineering experience on projects up to $1 billion.
Over 30 years of experience in Mechanical / Structural Engineering. Involved in several litigation cases utilizing Technical Expertise.
More than 40 years of experience in areas associated with the properties and processing of conventional and synthetic fuels. He has participated in, as well as led, significant research in defining the use of chemistry of heavy oil and coal.
David Gossman can provide technical assistance to legal counsel in litigation involving chemical and environmental forensics, hazardous waste materials, hazardous materials handling, regulatory compliance, fires and explosions at hazardous waste facilities and injury or chemical exposure claims due to hazardous materials or hazardous materials operations.
EW #2855 offers Technical Expert Services for electrical, electronic, PLC, and microprocessor based control systems used for Industrial applications, Automation, Robotics, and Production Machinery.
Dean A. Schiffman, Ph.D., is an expert in statistics, economics, econometrics and probability. Dr. Schiffman is also an attorney able to conduct cross examination in these same areas.
DCGI provides advice and expert witness service to large utility users, utilities and regulators. Experience throughout the US and Canada.
Over 100 cases broad experience with air-conditioning, heating, process and refrigeration
26+ years experience in Mfg Housing and site built homes. Including HVAC,Moisture issues and building failure with over 500 buildings documented. Cases range from product liability to wrongful death.
Experience in the sales, engineering, design, and implementation of facility automation systems and networks.
I am an ASE certified collision repair specialist with 10 years of experience in evaluating and repairing collision damage, including assessment of the circumstances surrounding automotive wrecks.
Signa is a professional petroleum engineering company providing expert witness testimony to resolve complex cases involving injury, patent infringement, environmental infractions and property damage.
A leading expert in marine operations and safety, is actively employed as master of offshore O/G industry support vessels in Gulf of Mexico/internationally.
Power supplies, lighting ballasts, converters, circuits and components. Speciality in packaging (physical implementation). Professor/researcher with 25 years, >100 publications and have been deposed twice. No trial experience.
An engineering consulting firm specializing in HVAC, plumbing, fire protection and process piping. Comprised of professional engineers, construction executives and service and repair professionals.
Expertise in many project types including but are not limited to retail, office, light industrial, restaurants, medical/dental, educational, recreational, civic and residential projects.
accident reconstructionist, Long Island, Nassau County, Suffolk Country, Tri-State area,five boroughs, biomechanics, defense, plaintiff, product liability,injury impact, force analysis,motion,velocity
Provides case review and expert witness services in the area of obstetrics and gynecology with 15 years of experience, including case review and deposition. Strong interest in medicolegal issues.
This expert has over 45 years of experience in the mechanical engineering field. His experience includes the design of mechanical systems for the building industry as well as forensic engineering analysis of mechanical systems and components.
Established in 1946, maintains over a fifty-year history of delivering outstanding quality in structural engineering design.
EW 3275 has Thirty-four (34) years experience in force analysis, shock physics, impact damage effects, explosions, and weapon design, including theory, research, development, and testing.
20 years chemical engineering R&D, teachnical consulting and expert witness for attorneys. Expertise in applied chemistry, engineering, polymers, and chemical processes/products
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Specialist Chemical and toxicology expert services and investigations including vast experience in carbon monoxide poisoning, combustion, gas appliances, oil and gasoline spills, fire and explosions, materials analysis and related forensic science and engineering. Dr. Goldstein has 30 years of experience in expert witness in criminal and civil litigation, trails, depositions, arbitration and in related forensic consulting. He as worked for both plaintiffs and Defendants. He is the founder of the Carbon Monoxide Safety and Health Association (COSHA). He is a member of Underwriters Laboratories UL 2034 and UL 2075 standards committees. In recent years Dr. Goldstein specializes in carbon monoxide poisoning.
Having over 30 years experience in geological, seismological and forensic studies.
I am an IPTM Certified Accident Reconstructionist, who is currently employed as a WV Deputy Sheriff.
Background in facility, HVAC, manufacturing, mechanical, plant, product, and quality assurance engineering. MBA, Bachelor in Engineering, and Registered PE. Judge and jury Experienced.
Expert Witness Sales Account
Cypress provides litigation consulting and expert testimony on complex litigation involving securities, transactional, valuation and other investment banking related issues.
Chartered Mechanical Engineer, Corporate Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, specialist in automotive plastics product development. Speaks Spanish, German and French.
Industrial & Utility power generation and cogeneration expert. 30 years hands-on experience with plants from 100 kW to 1,000 MW. Extensive International experience arbitrations & litigations expert.
50 years of design and analysis of building mechanical systems.
EW #1494 is an expert in testing, adjusting, balancing, design, field engineering, consulting, and problem solving for heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and mechanical systems.
We provide expertise in Fraud Investigations, Forensic Accounting, and Investigative Accounting. Based in Toronto, Ontario, we operate across Canada, the United States and throughout the world.
Digital Formation provides the premier graphic solution and professional consultation for the petroleum E&P industry.
Offering Corrosion Services, Metallurgical Failure Investigations, Smelting of Mercury, Lead, Copper, Zinc and Nickel and Decontamination from soil water and air. Pollution Abatement Services
EW #465 MASI, MCIOB, AMInstE is a Corporate Building Surveyor and Chartered Builder with twelve years experience of producing expert witness reports.
Expert Witness Testimony. Environmental/Occupational Health. Chemical/Biological Exposure, Risk & Causation. Toxicology & Epidemiology. Former Leading Scientist at Battelle Institute. Board Certified.
A full service toxicology consulting practice. We specialize in forensic, clinical, occupational and environmental toxicology.
21st Century Forensic Animations creates sophisticated 3-D computer animations for Trial Litigators. Since 1989, we have utilized science and technology to help you communicate. Call for free DVD.
25 years experience solving heat transfer, combustion, incineration, RCRA permit submittal and air pollution control system problems. Therm-A-Cor specializes in optimizing the operation of existing equipment.
Specializing in accidents involving propane. Over 30 years experience in delivery, service, and management. A hands on expert that still works daily in a retail propane facility.
Expert witness for Aircraft engine and Automotive structural issues Experience at GE Aircraft Engines, GE Power Systems and GE Research Center,Instron and Rolls-Royce.
Twenty two years experience in oil and gas operations, Domestic and International / Onshore and Offshore.
Our areas of expertise are diverse and include multimedia presentations relevant to asbestos, tobacco, breast implant, vaccine injury and hazardous waste litigation.
EW #1195 Licensed Customs Broker, C.E.O. of two international businesses
Highly motivated and productive Leader, Engineer, Developer, Project Manager, Sales Professional and Asset Manager with extensive experience in electrical engineering, business development, plus.
Eileen Duignan-Woods,PE, and her expert staff at E.D.W. Associates,Inc., utilize critical analysis and many years of construction and design experience to explain solve problems.
A. ZHUKOV, Ph.D. & ASSOCIATES is an internationally recognized consulting engineering firm with over twenty-five years of Scientific Motor Vehicle & Traffic Accident Reconstruction experience.
Ron is President of GME Consulting Inc., a company that focuses on speaking, training, and Professional Development.
Over 24 years experience in fixed-income investment banking, financial and credit analysis, due diligence, municipal econ. de't.
35 years experience, distinguished professor, international consultant, expert witness (40 cases in recent years) in combustion, accidental fire and explosions, fossil fuels, synthetic fuels, air pollution.
Consulting, forensic investigations: architecture, bldg construction, bldg. failures, const. & architectural contracts, documents,codes, ADA& handicapped access, professional negligance
Accident reconstruction & analysis; accident investigation documentation; witness interviews; electronic scene documentation; Crash Data Retrieval from GM vehicles.
Over 40 years experience in design and application engineering, installation and manufacturing of industrial/commercial refrigeration systems, industrial ventilation / heat recovery, humidity control
Metallurgical Engineer and Expert Witness in Failure Analysis and Forensic Engineering
Analyzes accident scenarios, causes of system failure and human behavior in complex situations.
Peer-reviewed publications and over twenty years of experience with computer-controlled machines, factory automation, IP, patents and robotics
Gerald Spencer is a Registered Professional Mechanical and Electrical Engineer providing expert Engineering Design Services and/or Legal Expert Witness services related to HVAC; I have been a multidiscipline project manager for the past 30 years. I am also the Mechanical and Electrical designer and the engineer.
Over 40 cases for both plaintiffs and defendants. Testified in federal and state courts.
Global leader in technical consulting and education in the fields of lubrication, tribology, machine reliability, and oil analysis.
Most senior Member of ASHI in Minnesota. Home inspector since 1975
I have extensive experience in both academinc and industrial environments. I have recent experience in patent litigation and accident reconstruction.
Licensed Professional Engineer (Florida) with over 29 years of electric utility experience including power engineering, data/telecommunications and electrical/ fire accident forensic investigation.
Twenty years as consultant, contractor and employee for major software, consultant and financial firms. Expert witness and/or technical expert in ten software intellectual property disputes.
EW #3035 is a certified Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction & Cause Analysis professional providing service to law firms and insurance companies that require accident reconstruction for use in civil litigation.
we provide litigation consulting and comprehensive forensic civil engineering expert services necessary for supporting legal actions and subsequent mitigations.If you are an attorney or an individual in need of experienced, diligent, consistent, and detail-oriented civil engineering experts, at Expert Engineering Witnesses, we can help you. We provide our services nationwide with an emphasis on the western states.
Expert witness on matters related to photography, copyright infringement, business practices, lost film, contracts, model releases, rights of privacy, photography licensing, photography stock.
The Experts of Experts since 1991! Forensic Business - Construction - Engineering - Medical - Scientific - All Professional and Technical Disciplines.
35 years of international experience in safety, personal injury, products liability, warnings, human factors and manufacturing.
409A Valuation and Expert Witness services for litigation are available from Rick Gibson, HOTventures, LLC. Rick has spent 37 years building fast-growth technology companies. He has raised tens of millions of dollars in venture funding for early stage entities, had several venture exits, taught entrepreneurship at three universities, served as a board member at several tech incubators, been a mentor-in-residence. He's invested in and served as board member or advisor for dozens of companies and been on selection panels for Invest Southwest Capital Conference, Desert Angels and Northern Arizona Angels.
30 years of management and hands-on experience, a full service construction and environmental consulting firm with offices in California and Arizona.
Extensive experience involving electrical designs and failures. Twenty years practice as a technical manager performing the analysis of electrical failures resulting in loss.
We'll find you the best expert and the search is FREE OF COST. We're a seasoned expert services firm that delivers superior experts through custom search, with unrivaled accuracy.
Extensive experience in investigations, assessments and repair cost estimating for residential and commercial Fire, Water, Defects damage construction litigation. Indoor Air Quality Consultant
Doctor of Physical Therapy and Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Regional Medical Center. Expert in Policy/Procedure and Standard of Care issues.
In addition to my strong technical capabilities, I have excellent oral and written communication skills. I have over 4 years of experience working as an expert witness, primarily in patent cases.
Thirty years experience in all phases of bank operations and regulations. Advanced degree.
Ms. Rhonda Harper is a court-qualifited expert witness with seven years of experience. She has provided courtroom testimony, delivered expert reports, conducted and reported on consumer and customer surveys, and consulted on strategy and jury selection. With more than 25 years of Fortune 500 business experience with companies including Walmart, UPS, and Kraft, Ms. Harper has held full accountability for brand and branding, marketing, trade marketing, research and insights, advertising, promotion, public relations, social marketing, interactive, in-store merchandising, creative services, print production, strategic planning, licensing, sales, innovation and product development, trending, trademarks, valuation, and measurement.
Nearly 50 years experience in microwave heating and product and process development; holder of nearly 30 U.S. microwave patents; renown lecturer on microwave topics.
Your technical and scientific expert resource since 1991 that can give you the TECHNICAL ADVANTAGE and the COMPETITIVE EDGE in your cases. Highly quality experts in hundreds of disciplines. Thousands of satisfied clients. Competitive rates.
Specialized in design and construction of pipelines and related facilities.
Expert has over thirty years of professional experience in prediction, measurement and analysis of soil and structure vibrations from construction and industrial sources.
He specializes in sinkholes; ground & surface-water geochemistry; design of ground & surface-water monitoring networks, chemistry of ground-water systems; Karst hydrology & geomorphology.
Lawrence Mayer, MD, MS, PhD is a full-time professor that does part-time consulting and expert witnessing as a medically trained biostatistician/epidemiologist. He splits his time between Annapolis, MD/DC and Scottsdale, AZ. He trained in medicine, epidemiology, and biostatistics. His primary interest is in the evaluation of models and methods used for estimating risks. He enjoys complex problems that arise in a clinical, regulatory, business or policy environment. Over 30 years he has consulted on hundreds of project and given about 100 depositions. As an expert, half his work has been for plaintiffs and half for defendants.
Overview Herbert Roberts investigates a wide variety of mechanical and structural failure issues, including workplace injuries involving machinery, engines, and structural failures. Mr. Roberts holds Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Masters of Business Administration in International business, and holds 14 US patents related to engine design. For 25 years Mr. Roberts worked in the automotive design, manufacturing & repair industry; the aircraft design, manufacturing & repair industry; and the marine design, manufacturing & repair industry. Mr. Roberts specializies in trailer and towing related accidents; engines design and testing; air frame, marine, and automotive metallic and composite based structures; plus impact analysis, accident recreation, and root cause analysis. Mr. Roberts is a skilled teacher and has trained thousands of professionals in advanced engineering skills, six sigma quality methods, and systematic innovation skills in various global venues.
Mechanical design expertise for patent litigation and equipment failures. 45 years experience, good references
Pharmacutical industry expert with over 30 years of experience domestically and internationally. Managed the 1st co-promotion arrangement in the industry.
35 Years of experience in all aspects of Architectural Practice with resume to follow.
Over 40 Years of experience in the practice of Architecture on projects ranging in size from small to large commercial projects worth over $120 million dollars and extremely complex. I provide Architectural Advisory Service for Attorneys in all types of legal matters. I provide investigations for everything from copyright infringerments of documents and instruments of service to construction document production and contract interpretations. I testify in deposition as well as trial litigation when required. I have a very viverse experience ranging from large single family rewsidences and multi-family complexes to forensic laboratories for the Department of Justice DEA labs. I am currentyly working in the medical field through design of a stsate of the art Proton Theraphy for the treatmernt of cellular cancer treatments.
EW #13691 is an expert in the standards of care and custom practices of truck drivers and motor carriers for over 35 years, and has testified in many states.
Services are for PC's and laptops, stand alone units.
A health economist with wide ranging background in antitrust, technology assessment, cost-effectiveness analysis and other issues.
Dangerous Goods Transportation Training & Consulting. Worked on more than 135 cases - provided expert witness testimony, depositions, opinions including Grand Jury testimony.
Dangerous Goods Transportation Training & Consulting. Worked on more than 135 cases - provided expert witness testimony, depositions, opinions including Grand Jury testimony.
EW #10515 is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Finch University of Health Sciences in North Chicago . Expert witness and forensic consultant.
He has decades of experience in the analysis, design and implementation of innovative performance, productivity-enhancement and cost-savings programs. His consulting engagements with numerous CEOs, Boards of Directors, investment bankers, attorneys and certified public accountants for all major industries have embraced a wide range of operational, organizational, strategic and ethical business issues.
Expiereince in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Services including hospital, outpatient, nursing homes, and emergency care.
20+ yrs. experience expert witness/litigation support, arbitration, ASME Code issues, petrochemical plants, nuclear power plants, pressure vessels, piping, welding, asbestos, quality assurance/control
37 years in railroad operations, safety and government regulatory oversite. Expert witness, accident investigator, and DOT hazmat regulations specialist. Accident investigations.
Mechanical and marine engineer-underwater equipment/materials, fiber optics, high-tension cables, machine design, theme park equipment/amusement rides, elastomers, fracture mechanics concrete and rock
48 years of experience in design engineering, development, conceptual design, erection coordination, existing systems rehabilitation, upgrading of material handling systems and forensic engineering.
Metallurgical engineer with experience of > 12 years in plant operations in Indian Zinc Smelters and > 18 years in consulting engineering, project management of Base metals.
Standards of care and custom practices of truck drivers and motor carriers. Over 35 years experience truck driver, safety supervisor, truck driver school operator, Testified in many states.
Maritime surveyor & consultant since 1982 working for: shipping, petroleum, chemical, commodity-trading & insurance interests. Assists admiralty & commercial law firms on a regular basis.
Traffic Accident Reconstruction And Cause Analysis. We are specialists in auto, pedestrian, motorcycle, bicycle, truck, and bus accidents, as well as vehicle inspections. We also specialize in motorcycle rider safety.
Rappoport Development Consulting Services LLC is an environmental consulting firm specializing in tree, plant and landscape issues. RDCS LLC provides legal expert opinions in the fields of arboriculture, landscape design and contracting, horticulture, tree and plant selection and land development issues. RDCS LLC is a commercial consultant and sub-consultant to landscape architects, civil engineers, environmental planning and engineering firms, homebuilders, developers and recreational facilities.
30 years experience in chemical exposures that affect human health and welfare. He is a Board-Certified Toxicologist with a Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology and Licenced Professional Engineer.
He has earned an Associate of Arts degree from Florida Technological University in Orlando, a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science degree from the University of Central Florida, also in Orlando and a Master of Forensic Sciences degree from Antioch University in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He has worked for the U.S. Government as a forensic scientist for over 25 years. Document analysis / ink / handwriting / identity fraud / authenticity /age determinatio n/crime scene / court prep / expert witness critique & testimony, Daubert.

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Gabapentin for arthritis pain
Common Questions and Answers about Gabapentin for arthritis pain
I was taking
300 mg
extreme nerve
in my foot, it worked like magic for approx. 3 months then stopped being effective. Any Thoughts - Reasons?
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I am a 50 yr old male. I was prescribed
management by the VAMC in Tampa, Florida. According to some post I've read, Gabapentin is a med that one must be weened off of. I've been taking Gabapentin off and on to help with pain so I can sleep. I don't take it all the time because of the side effects. Sometimes, but not all the time, I feel like I'm having a bad hangover after the medication wears off.
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Thank you. I apologize
my posting here. After I finished posting, I did realize that it was inappropriate. I gotta say, though. Completely turned off the tramadol. One more question; seems like the majority of you guys (gals) have some degree of pain in your day-to-day lives. How do you deal with it? What do you do? There has to be something. No way should a person live like this in the 21st century.
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) of the hips and DDD disease of the lower spine. I have terrible leg and thigh
and take
the neuropathy..this helps some..some days more than others. I have noticed when I take my celebrex(try not to use)..that the pain in my hips of course is less but also the thigh pain...so what I'm wondering does the inflamation in the hip joints radiate to the thighs????? this pain(thighs) somedays is excruciating. Any thoughts?
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has been a miracle drug
me. It helped not only the Fibro
, but my nerve
I have due to inflammation compressing nerves. I have an inflammatory arthritis disease, Ankylosing Spondylitis. My ulnar nerve, sciatic, & a nerve in my neck & shoulder were bad, very painful. My dr had me work my way up VERY slowly. I basically added 100mg a day until I got to my target dose of 1800mg.
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Has anybody else gotten much relief from nerve
from the
, (HE, the
management Dr. says it is muscle
, but my surgeries were to my back, and the leg nerve is what is always killing me) I guess the real name is Neurontin, I think. I was really against adding more meds, I Hate the fact I have to take lisinipril, and I weaned myself off 12 YEARS of Paxil, It took me 6 months I did it so slow, that medication is SO hard to stop, especially if you have been on it for years!
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The side effects/negatives
me with
were much less than muscle relaxers, SSRI's, epitol,
meds, trigger point injections, topical combinations, lidocaine patches, etc. I believe gabapentin caused my feet to slightly swell to where I use diabetic socks to keep from cutting off circulation and getting cold feet. My vision changes anytime the dosage of gabapentin is changed, so I have had to update glasses almost every dosage change.
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Doc thinks it could be migraines without the
. I am currently only taking Xanax and advil
. Was given
but was just a little worried about the drowsiness since I can't sleep well because of the idling or vibrations whatever you want to call them. They are 24/7. The neuros just look at me puzzled. Any thoughts? Had ct MRI for ms and negative. Any thought or do u have these sx?
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You should discuss other treatment modalities specific
. I am not sure that you should be stopping your Gabapentin and you are not on high dose of opiates to have a lot of withdrawal symptoms if you simply gently taper them down half a oil a day or very other day until you are left with only one at night, till threre is none.
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IBD patients being treated with prednisone often get a bonus side effect of relief from joint
. Spinal
(Spondylitis) In spinal
, symptoms could appear months or even years before the onset of IBD. Symptoms include pain and stiffness in the joints of the spinal column that is at its worst in the morning, but will improve with physical activity. Active spondylitis rarely continues beyond the age of 40.
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Hi - my neurologist has recently put me on 2400 mg of
per day
severe RLS, along with the .5 mg Mirapex and .5 mg Clonazepam I am already on. I also had a double bypass about 1 1/2 years ago and am on a lot of different heart meds. For the past two days I have been experiencing numbness in my left arm and hand. I called my pharmiscist just now and he says it is a side effect to the Gabapentin but I should get use to it in a few days. I worry because it is my left arm.
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Of course you must follow your doctor's advice re any medication changes but just for your general info, gapapentin acts on the GABA receptors as does valium in a slightly different way. In very general terms, drugs that occupy the GABA receptor tend to have similar effects to valium, that is they relax the central nervous system which can help with your perception of pain. Gabapentin & similar drugs are generally used off-label for pain control as they were developed as anti-seizure meds.
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I have had chronic hepatitis c
35years I have been suffering with bad joint
My doctor sent me to a rheumtologist he said theres nothing he can give me Its all coming from the hepatits c I have to control it to treat fibromyalgia and Rh postive due to autioamune problem due to hep c. I have been on the combination treatment in 2004 for 3 months like to kill me. Some days its hard to get out of bed.
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Although I have not found any over the counter meds which take this
away. I am taling over the counter analgesicas and
currently but neither seem to help the walking. There is no inflammation or swelling but there is pain in my one knee joint which I know comes from the arthritis as that is the knee on which I had the arthroscopy. But would arthritis cause stiffness too especially in thigh muscles? and one sided or could that be just because I know walk awkwardly?
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I have had severe
in my right hip
about a year. No injury occurred. After 3 orthopedic surgeons, numerous X-Rays, and MRI's it has been determined that I have severe arthritis, a torn labrum, and several cysts on my femur. The last orthopedic doc suggested hip resurfacing as opposed to hip replacement and referred me to an orthopedic at Cleveland Clinic. However, my appointment isn't for 4 months.
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I laid around most of the day and watched Football. Took 2 CELEBREX and 3
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I will have to research more on how much to use
, I use it
my cats
bladder inflamation but dosages may be different ..I buy my products from iherb and will give you a link in the meantime. by using the human form of these supps you are getting a much 'cleaner' product with more beneficial ingredients and for a much CHEAPER price than whats available thru you Vet...
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Hope they give me something besides opioids
. I mean what did people do
before they came out with these damn pills? Well, I guess I'll find out. Hang in there girlfriend. One day at a time, keep praying to God. I know you do...PM me if you need me, always here for you honey.
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Both contain synthetic compounds similar to natural cannabinoids and found to be effective
. In the US I believe Cesamet is approved by the FDA
chemo induced nausea but not
MS pain, so it may not be easy to get access to it. And as far as I know, Sativex isn't approved in the US. In US states where it is legal, natural may be the easiest to get, and perhaps is preferable to the pharmaceuticals.
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I have been told that this medicine is good
. I know it is also
use with people that have seizures. Could someone tell me how Neurontin has helped or hurt them. I have been taking it at night 300mg small dose for sleep and Chronic Pain. I dont want to go to a higher dosage until I research more. My doctor says this is a good helpful medicine. I just want to get more input. Thank you very much for your help. Shelly.
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There is a cousin to Neurontin called Lyrica, much more expensive, it also needs to be increased as you go along until you plateau, but in general I liked it better mainly because it didn't make me as nauseus as Neurontin does.
and some
that opiates won't help, those gaba drugs are miraculous, in my view.
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I've been in severe
15 years, and it keeps getting worse. My doctor put me on Hydrocodone 10/660 about 10 years ago, and it has worked wonders and kept my pain level down to a 2 (scale 1-10). Now, I'm told she can't prescribe it for me anymore, and has cut me back to 10-335. I feel like I've gone backwards in time. I'm back to soaking me feet in ice water, and coating my feet with Capazation, just for a little bit of temporary relief. She says she will not put me back on 10-660.
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I am 27 female. As of less than 6 months ago, I have DDD and Spinal Arthritis, 2 dehydrated discs and massive spasm over my lower spine, and a few pinched nerves. I am in Constant PAIN!! I have a ton of other unknown symptoms... *Random Floating joint Pain, swelling, warm to touch. Extremely Painful!!
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Also I have heard of some people taking Lyrica
, and Also you can take Neurontin/
the peripheral neuropathy) None of these have tylenol in them. Hope this helps and good job on being clean for 12 years!!
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In addition to the gabapentin, are you taking any anti-inflammatories? That's the first line of defense
. A Cox-II inhibitor like Celebrex may help you out if you can get them in the UK.
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It lasts
a couple of seconds and is gone. Some of the
I have had has been helped by Vicoden. I was told that Vicoden will not help MS.
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Oh joy, I don't want to know........... I have had chronic
12 years. I am also on 2 antidepressants(not
, but who knows) Time to go ice my shouldar/arm/neck.. I did a lot of dishes today and went overboard. I fell asleep for a few hours and the pain is quite bad. I am on lidocaine for a cyst on my knee ( a small bump with a bundle of nerves) I wanted it removed, but was told it might open a new can of worms. I mean lidocaine patch.
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If his answer isn't satisfactory to you and/or he doesn't offer other alternatives
managing your
, I think you need to start looking
another doctor. I hope you find relief for your pain soon.
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i have had a nerve root block injection sciatic, in my right leg one week ago, i have had sciatic
one year now and this is my second injection. however before this last inj i had a flare up, this followed a coughing episode, resulting in intense muscle spasm in my lower back and increased leg pain in the right and new slight leg pain in the left. Now followinf the nerve root inj the left leg pain has subsided about 40% but i have intense leg pain in the right hand side.
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When I was having severe jaw
radiating to the ear and whole side of my face, both of these worked
was the same as TN, in fact, they were having trouble edeciding if it was TMJ, TMD, or TN. It turned out to be an internal derangment of the temporal-mandibular disc. Cause by arthritis, the disc has shifted out of place. I didn't even know the jaw had a disc, LOL. I hope this helps you some, I know how painful it can be. Maybe from too many loud fireworks?
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I'm a 69-year-old white Vietnam vet, married 42 years and broke most of my life, so I am not one to identify with Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife.
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I also believe that Jesse Jr. has great potential for good; he has talent and abilities that can benefit the city, state and nation.
He deserves his punishment, but I hope he can someday put this behind him and find a place in our society where we can benefit from his abilities. To Jesse Jr. I would say, "Don't become the crook that so many people think you are, become the man that you can be.
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Don't you think it makes sense to keep these tests so we know which high school students are college-ready early on? The removal of the NWEA MAP tests for grades K-2 makes sense since this standardized computer-based test is not appropriate for young children. Yet, the article failed to mention the incoming KIDS (Kindergarten Individual Development Surveys) assessment for early childhood classrooms, which will be implemented by the State of Illinois in conjunction with the private West Ed test makers.
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Frame Rating Dissected: Full Details on Capture-based Graphics Performance Testing
How Games Work
Because of the complexity and sheer amount of data we have gathered using our Frame Rating performance methodology, we are breaking it up into several articles that each feature different GPU comparisons. Here is the schedule:
- 3/27: Frame Rating Dissected: Full Details on Capture-based Graphics Performance Testing
- 3/27: Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition vs GeForce GTX 680 (Single and Dual GPU)
- 3/30: AMD Radeon HD 7990 vs GeForce GTX 690 vs GeForce GTX Titan
- 4/2: Radeon HD 7950 vs GeForce GTX 660 Ti (Single and Dual GPU)
- 4/5: Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition vs GeForce GTX 660 (Single and Dual GPU)
- 4/16: Frame Rating: Visual Effects of Vsync on Gaming Animation
The process of testing games and graphics has been evolving even longer than I have been a part of the industry: 14+ years at this point. That transformation in benchmarking has been accelerating for the last 12 months. Typical benchmarks test some hardware against some software and look at the average frame rate which can be achieved. While access to frame time has been around for nearly the full life of FRAPS, it took an article from Scott Wasson at the Tech Report to really get the ball moving and investigate how each frame contributes to the actual user experience. I immediately began research into testing actual performance perceived by the user, including the "microstutter" reported by many in PC gaming, and pondered how we might be able to test for this criteria even more accurately.
The result of that research is being fully unveiled today in what we are calling Frame Rating – a completely new way of measuring and validating gaming performance.
The release of this story for me is like the final stop on a journey that has lasted nearly a complete calendar year. I began to release bits and pieces of this methodology starting on January 3rd with a video and short article that described our capture hardware and the benefits that directly capturing the output from a graphics card would bring to GPU evaluation. After returning from CES later in January, I posted another short video and article that showcased some of the captured video and stepping through a recorded file frame by frame to show readers how capture could help us detect and measure stutter and frame time variance.
Finally, during the launch of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan graphics card, I released the first results from our Frame Rating system and discussed how certain card combinations, in this case CrossFire against SLI, could drastically differ in perceived frame rates and performance while giving very similar average frame rates. This article got a lot more attention than the previous entries and that was expected – this method doesn't attempt to dismiss other testing options but it is going to be pretty disruptive. I think the remainder of this article will prove that.
Today we are finally giving you all the details on Frame Rating; how we do it, what we learned and how you should interpret the results that we are providing. I warn you up front though that this is not an easy discussion and while I am doing my best to explain things completely, there are going to be more questions going forward and I want to see them all! There is still much to do regarding graphics performance testing, even after Frame Rating becomes more common. We feel that the continued dialogue with readers, game developers and hardware designers is necessary to get it right.
Below is our full video that features the Frame Rating process, some example results and some discussion on what it all means going forward. I encourage everyone to watch it but you will definitely need the written portion here to fully understand this transition in testing methods. Subscribe to your YouTube channel if you haven't already!
Continue reading our analysis of the new Frame Rating performance testing methodology!!
How Games Work
Before we dive into why I feel that our new Frame Rating testing method is the best for the gamer, there is some necessary background information that you must understand. While we all play games on a near daily basis, most of us don't fully grasp the complexity and detail that goes into producing an image that makes its way from code a developer writes to the pixels on your monitor. The below diagram attempts to simplify the entire process from the game engine to the display.
In the image above we have defined a few important variables based on time that will help us explain graphics anomalies. The first is t_game and it refers the internal time that the game engine is using to keep track of its internal simulations and interactions. This is where processes like the physics simulations, user interface, artificial intelligence and more are handled. Different game engines keep time in different ways, but they usually fall into two categories: fixed or variable time steps. In a fixed time method the game engine cycles the environment in its internal simulation on a regular, fixed iteration. This is more predictable but it also forces other systems to sync up to it (drivers, GPU rendering) which may cause some issues. The variable time step method allows a lot more flexibility, but it can be more complicated for developers to maintain a fluid feeling simulation because of simply not knowing when the next simulation update will take place.
Following that is t_present, the point at which the game engine and graphics card communicate to say that they are ready to pass information for the next frame to be rendered and displayed. What is important about this time location is that this is where FRAPS gets its time stamps and data and also where the overlay that we use for our Frame Rating method is inserted. What you should notice right away though is that there is quite a bit more work that occurs AFTER the t_present command is sent and before the user actually sees any result. This in particular is where capture method's advantages stem from.
After DirectX calls the game engine to recieve its time, the graphics driver gets its hands on it for the first time. The driver maps the DX calls to its own specific hardware and then starts the rendering process on a GPU. Once the frame is rendered, we will define another variable, t_render, which is reported when the image is ready to be sent to a display. Finally, t_display will be defined as the time in which data from the frame is on the display, whether that be a complete frame (Vsync enabled for example) or a partial frame.
You can likely already see where the differences between FRAPS data measurement and Frame Rating measurement start to develop. Using capture hardware and analysis tools that we'll detail later, we are recording the output from the graphics card directly as if it were a monitor. We are essentially measuring frames at the t_display level rather than the t_present point, giving us data that has been filtered through the entire game engine, DirectX, driver, rendering and display process.
It is also useful to discuss stutter and how it relates to these time definitions. Despite some readers opinions, stutter in game play is related to the smoothness of animation and not hard wired to low frame rate. If you have a steady frame rate of 25 FPS you can still have an enjoyable experience (as evident by the 24 FPS movies we all watch at the theater). Instead, we should view stutter as a variance level between t_game and t_display; if the total display time runs at 50ms (20 FPS) you won't have stuttering in animation (in most cases) but if total display time shifts between 20ms and 50ms you definitely will.
In our second video on Frame Rating, we looked at a capture from Dishonored in a frame by frame analysis and saw a rather large stutter. I think a better term for that is a hitch, a large single frame rate issue that isn't indicative of a microstutter smoothness problem. Using the above variables, a hitch would be a single large instance of t_game – t_display. As you'll see in our results analysis pages (including games like Skyrim) this happens fairly often, even in some games that are smooth otherwise.
Our 2nd video on Frame Rating from a couple months ago...
There is also a completely different discussion on the advantages and differences of capturing data from FRAPS versus capturing data with our Frame Rating methodology. I believe that the advantages of hardware capture outweigh the concerns currently, but in reality the data that FRAPS generates isn't that important, it just happens to be the closest data point to another metric we would love to know more about: game time.
Game time is the internal game clock that the software engine uses to keep track of the physical world. This clock could be based on a fixed time span for each tick or it could be variable or timed off of another source (like the OS or GPU driver). An Intel GPU engineer, Andrew Lauritzen, recently made a great post over on the Beyond3D.com forums about game time, back pressure on the game pipeline and much more. Here is a short portion of that post, but I would encourage everyone to read the entirety completely:
1) Smooth motion is achieved by having a consistent throughput of frames all the way from the game to the display.
2) Games measure the throughput of the pipeline via timing the back-pressure on the submission queue. The number they use to update their simulations is effectively what FRAPS measures as well.
3) A spike anywhere in the pipeline will cause the game to adjust the simulation time, which is pretty much guaranteed to produce jittery output. This is true even if frame delivery to the display (i.e. rendering pipeline output) remains buffered and consistent. i.e. it is never okay to see spikey output in frame latency graphs.
4) The converse is actually not true: seeing smooth FRAPS numbers does not guarantee you will see smooth display, as the pipeline could be producing output to the display at jittery intervals even if the input is consistent. This is far less likely though since GPUs typically do relatively simple, predictable work.
Clearly the best case for evaluating overall gaming performance will be to have access to the internal game and measure it in comparison the output from Frame Rating, the actual frames on your display. Differences there could be analyzed to find exact bottlenecks in the pipeline from game code to display. The problem is no game engine developers allow access to the information currently and the number of different engines in use today makes it difficult for even the likes of NVIDIA and AMD to gather data reliably. There is opportunity for change here if an API were to exist (in DirectX for example) that would give all game engines reliable time iterations that we would then have access to.
NVIDIA's Involvement
You may notice that there is a lot of "my" and "our" in this story while also seeing similar results from other websites being released today. While we have done more than a year's worth of the testing and development on our own tools to help expedite a lot of this time consuming testing, some of the code base and applications were developed with NVIDIA and thus were distributed to other editors recently.
NVIDIA was responsible for developing the color overlay that sits between the game and DirectX (in the same location of the pipeline as FRAPS essentially) as well as the software extractor that reads the captured video file to generate raw information about the lengths of those bars in an XLS file. Obviously, NVIDIA has a lot to gain from this particular testing methodology: its SLI technology looks much better than AMD's CrossFire when viewed in this light, highlighting the advantages that SLI's hardware frame metering bring to the table.
The next question from our readers should then be: are there questions about the programs used for this purpose? After having access to the source code and applications for more than 12 months I can only say that I have parsed through it all innumerable times and I have found nothing that NVIDIA has done that is disingenuous. Even better, we are going to be sharing all of our code from the Perl-based parsing scripts (that generate the data in the graphs you'll see later from the source XLS file) as well as a couple of examples of the output XLS files.
Not only do we NEED to have these tools vetted by other editors, but we also depend on the community to keep us on our toes as well. When we originally talked with NVIDIA about this project the mindset from the beginning was merely to get the ball rolling and let the open source community and enthusiast gamers look at every aspect of the performance measurement. That is still the goal – with only one minor exception: NVIDIA doesn't want the source code of the overlay to leak out simply because of some potential patent/liability concerns. Instead, we are hoping to have ANOTHER application built to act as the overlay; it may be something that Beepa and the FRAPS team can help us with.
Thanks Dan,
As you mentioned, there is certainly something to this stuttering. It is worthwhile to continue to optimize the test criteria so that it completely removes any Nvidia bias.
Ryan, can you comment about the possibility of raising the size of the scan lines for runts?
Just because Toms hardware is longer around does not mean that they do a better job. My vote goes to Pcper, I prefer to read something proper, no offence to Toms hardware.
Can you do a test with an APU like the A10-5800K in crossfire with like an HD 6670 to see if this frame rate discrepancy occurs in this circumstance as well?
I would assume it would based on your results but nonetheless I'm curious on its results.
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All you have to do is use RadeonPro and it will fix all these issues...
I dont see this huge problem i guess i am blind or only run 1 screen but i have played all titles listed and got better FPS in all of them using my GTX680's and My 7970's.
I still prefer my AMD cards for now for these reason:
1)In benchmarks my AMD cards kill my 680's in crossfire overclocked.
2)Graphics just look allot nicer on the AMD cards.
3)Biggest problem is Nvidia cards Cant Mine!!! (That's the big killer there for me)as id rather make $500.00 off my cards a week if i feel like it and be able to game as well.
I am not an Nvidia or AMD Fanboy as i have 680's in one of my builds and 7970's in a couple others plus have bought many of both cards in between.
I think maybe there is a problem for those running triple screens that hopefully AMD fixes as you have to admit they did a hell of allot on drivers recently that gave huge performance boosts.But 1920 x 1080 60 hertz i have no issues and def a big difference when i add a 2nd 7970 as i have swapped a card to other builds and put it back in do to loss of performance. The other thing i use my cards for is overclocking and Benchmarking and they def show huge performance there.I had my 680's over 1300mhz and they couldn't come close to 2 7970's at only 1225mhz.
So id have to say for working computers i will run my 7970's until there is no more money to be made and i will game on the 680's.
Pretty much not many games need more then 1 card anyway unless running multiple screens and high resolutions, Hell an APU can Max most console port games on the Market but the very few true PC games we actually have.
Yes i agree AMD fix the damn problem. But i also don't think Nvidia fan boys should be rooting for this because if they do the 7970 will be a nasty card all around that's capable of allot more then playing just games.
Just my opinion and experience on the to many cards i have owned to count in my life from both brands.
Take Care
If only we had a tool such as radeon pro to tweak the crossfire to make it operate properly. If only it existed...
The crysis 3 results are a bit questionable as in game vsync was causing havoc for nvidia (input lag) and amd (stuttering). Also crossfire was not engaging properly unless you alt-tabbed (this still occurs half the time). Not to mention the weird fix of opening an instance of google chrome to fix some of the problems with frame rate people were having with AMD setups.
My 7970 cf with radeon pro and other fixes works perfectly for me with Crysis 3, but there are some people still having issues. Also depends when the testing was done as when patch 1.3 was first released it caused massive problems for AMD cards that were later fixed.
Might have a typo or grammar error in the paragraph before the last in the Vsync topic. Anywho, have you ever considered triple buffering on AMD solutions as well as that config on 60Hz vs 120Hz as well? Input latency sure will be an issue but it'd be nice to know if it's better with 120Hz monitors.
This Dell T5600 has good video benchmarks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uK1J3o1fks
I have read this article four or five times and I find it intriguing. I must admit to not understanding most of it though. However, I must say being the owner of THREE 7970's, MSI Lightning BE, MSI Ghz OC Edition & Club3D RoyalAce at a cost of around £1300.00 GBP, just shy of $2000.00 USD I feel somewhat cheated. I hope AMD's forthcoming "Fixes" will redress these issues. Brilliant article and I am looking forward to all the follow ups.
What would a game look like if
it got a smooth 120+ fps,
was on a 60Hz display,
and in addition to the regular 'vsync' spot, it would 'vsync' at the '1/2' way spot?
aka update the display at the top and middle, updating at these same two spots every time, and only updating at these two spots.
Would the middle 'vsync' spot be annoying? helpful? noticed? informative? etc...? (This sounds like a good way to see how important fps is)
What's a good name for this?
1/2 x vsync, 2 x vsync, vsync 1/2 x, vsync 2 x, or something else?
What's the logic behind your pick(s)?
(forward note: i have bad english.)
1) is there a diff in observer fps between cards with more ram?
i.e. sli of 2x gtx770 2g vs sli of 2x gtx770 4g?
2) can you publish a min/max/var of partial frame per frame?
insted of runt i wanna know how many different "color" are per frame, and if they are evenly spread.
Nice review. I'm interested as to how this tech is evolving.
But now I'm curious- I've read some of your test methods- but I may have missed something. I've seen mostly games that are more single player/first-person. Is that part of your methodology? I'm thinking of more intensive object rendering titles like Rome Total War II that has to render myriads of objects and stress memory more. Have you considered something like that?
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