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The New Razer Blade: Thoroughly Reviewedby Vivek Gowri on 10/3/2012 5:40 PM EST
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ahamling27 - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkIt was my black Macbook from 2007, only larger and with a weird placement of the trackpad. It's sleek, I'll give them that, but I'd much rather pay for something that's bulky but has more horsepower under the hood. That's all we're really talking about here though, and I'm not willing to choose form over function, not at that price point. Reply
danjw - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkOk, so why bother with a comment? To me it is a good trade off of form factor and functionality. Like Vivek, I would prefer an option for a pure SSD; But it isn't a bad compromise they have gone with.
I like the Switchblade to play with as well. Some may find it cumbersome to program, but as a computer programmer, I doubt I will find it so.
Anyway mobile devices are about trade offs, some will fit some peoples styles and others will fit others. it is part of the game. Reply
ahamling27 - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkThe point was to start a discussion. I honestly don't see why anyone would pay so much for something when a better spec'd machine can be had for quite a bit less. I understand that it's not easy to cram all that in a rather slim and attractive design, but why should that cost such a premium?
Back in 2009 I purchased a Gateway P-7811 FX for 40% of the asking price and it's got a 1920x1200 screen, a 9800m gts, and a dual core 2.26 ghz processor, and that was over 3 years ago! Sure it wasn't .88" thin, and all black, but it wasn't ugly either.
All I'm saying is that for this to be anything but an expensive gimmick, they need to figure out a way to lower their costs. Reply
gelb - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkWell in my opinion, its like this; A Toyota Tacoma cost around 30,000 dollars for a 3.4 liter v6 engine and and a great sleek good looking finish along with a nice attention to detail. Now on the other hand is the around 20,000 dollar Nissan Frontier with a 4.0 liter v6 engine. Now, the Tacoma will give you a lot more features along with nicer finish and machine work to the actual frame and parts, but it lacks the "uumph" the Frontier has with it's 4.0 liter v6 engine. Now another thing that should be taken into account their fuel efficiency. The Tacoma gets a much better fuel efficiency than the Frontier does. So, the Blade in my opinion is the Tacoma and the other brands such as Asus etc. are the Frontier makers. In the Blade, you don't get the same kind of power but you trade it for a better finish/build and sleekness. Reply
elhoboloco - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - link> Toyota
> Great design
Pick one. Reply
VivekGowri - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkHahaha. You can make the same argument with the 911 and the Corvette, if that helps. Power and value versus refinement, style, fit and finish, design/build quality, etc. Reply
Bob Todd - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkSaying the Gateway P-7811 FX wasn't ugly doesn't help your case. It was hideous. I had one for 2 days before returning it for a screen defect. Some people are willing to pay (significantly) more for better materials and build quality. You can get the same CPU/GPU/resolution in a $999 Lenovo Y580. That doesn't make it a better laptop for everyone. One feels premium, the other feels like a tin can. It might not be worth it to you, but not everyone has the same use case and priorities as you. You don't try to build a premium brand (with premium margins) by starting off competing in the hotly contested space between $800-$15000. For me, Vivek was spot on about wanting to ditch caching storage and add IPS at this price point. So while I wouldn't spend $2500 on this, I can absolutely understand others doing so. I'd love to have one, and that's kind of the point from a product perspective. Reply
Bob Todd - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkIf only I could edit...that was supposed to be "basically the same CPU/GPU/resolution", as the Blade obviously has the 3632QM vs. the 3610QM in the Y580. Reply
ahamling27 - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkThe Gateway was far from ugly, but what it looks like is purely subjective and had nothing to do with the point I was trying to make. You actually helped me prove my point with the Lenovo. That's a great laptop there, so why does the Switchblade cost $1500 more?
$1500 more for something that "feels premium"? It's a plastic body...
The problem with them making a "premium" product is that they aren't using "premium" parts. They are using middle of the road hardware and calling it "premium". That's what I have a problem with. Reply
ahamling27 - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkWhoops, now I'm red in the face, I guess it is made of aluminium , not plastic. +1 Razer, but I'm still standing my point, it woefully overpriced. Reply
Rezurecta - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkOne question. Do you think MBP's are overpriced? Reply
ahamling27 - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkThey sure are, but if you want OSX on a laptop, you don't have much choice. You can get a better W7 gaming laptop for much cheaper. Reply
solinear - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkThis kind of comment reminds me of the late 90s linux users, who bragged about how they spent $150 less on their systems and could do "everything I could" (except use software)... then a few years later went out and spent $2000 on a Mac with OSX and talked about how awesome it was and suddenly the price argument they previously had was not only not there, but they refused to discuss price when I brought that up.
Price is important, but it's just part of a package. I think that the Razer package is probably worth ~$2000, though I might go with an HP instead (Alienware feels legacy to me) when I buy a new laptop. However, this is definitely on my short list for laptops.
The feature set is really nice and the fact that I wouldn't have to go "Which one of these ports is USB3 again?" or move a device out of a port to use the one that I need for something is more than a small amount of convenience.
Basically this laptop has everything that I'd want for the next 2-3 years in a laptop except for the SSD and RAM. Like others said, I'd rather have 16+GB RAM and an OS/apps drive that is a 256GB SSD and a platter-based disk for data or apps that I am not as concerned about performance on. That's what we did with my wife's HP laptop and we couldn't be happier with it. Reply
Clockwurk - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkThe problem with them making a "premium" product is that they aren't using "premium" parts. They are using middle of the road hardware and calling it "premium". That's what I have a problem with.
Seems to work well enough for Apple, no? Reply
ahamling27 - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkYes, but with Apple your buying OSX not a W7 gaming machine. You're comparing apples to oranges, no pun intended, and it does work well for them.
Except the rMBP has a better screen, faster processor, industry leading trackpad, but the gpu is a 650(for what it's worth, it's overclocked an extra 165 mhz). Plus, it's about $300 cheaper, and you have the option of a larger SSD. Reply
Zap - Friday, October 05, 2012 - linkBuying ANY notebook computer is picking form over function. If you want highest performance for a lower price while still keeping some sense of portability, then build a mini ITX gaming rig. Remember that Silverstone SG05 that was reviewed in the past couple months? You can build one with an overclocked Core i7 and GTX 680, with a lot more storage space too.
What's the point? Any computer choice is always a tradeoff. Pick your poison. Reply
santeana - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkWhy comment? It is a valid point. I happen to agree with him. For just over half that price you can get the same chip with a premium display and your choice of AMD 7970m or NV GTX685m and it's only slightly thicker than this one. It's certainly a nice machine and I like the sleekness of it, but honestly it looks similar to the Sager/Clevo I just described and it's hundreds of dollars more. Reply
N4g4rok - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkPersonally, i wish more laptops did that with the trackpad. The placement makes more sense when you're use to mouse and keyboard. That, and i won't hit it while i'm typing. Reply
inighthawki - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkI'd prefer a numpad there myself. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkDitto. Reply
davos555 - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkAs one of the 10% of left handed people, I couldn't use this. I much prefer the trackpad in the middle, as I draw with my left hand (use my finger) and click with the right hand. I couldn't use it comfortably where it is on this. Reply
Old_Fogie_Late_Bloomer - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkAnd I'm a righty, but I tend to mouse lefty when I'm not gaming to even the wear and tear on my wrists. Heck, at work I use my left hand almost exclusively. That trackpad just isn't a viable solution for me. :-\ Reply
adityav - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkIts a problem for left handers like me. I am willing to buy this but that trackpad position won't work for me. Reply
tipoo - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkAs we all know, that was the first and only black laptop before this.
Kidding, but I don't see much similarity beside that, I don't have to repeat that the chicklet keyboard isn't unique to the MB either. Reply
tbutler - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkThe 'form over function' slam is really irritating. This is a *laptop.* The entire point is being able to tote it around. (If desktop space is limited, an AIO or SFF will still give you more bang for the buck than a laptop if you're not going to be carrying it around.)
Therefore, size and weight are FUNCTIONAL issues. Not fashion. Size/weight vs performance is still a valid discussion, but it's a choice between two different kinds of functionality - not form over function.
By the same token, case materials are a functional issue. Logo stickers, sculpted flanges, all that crap is form - but a solid metal build vs the kind of cheap plastic described in yesterday's Clevo review will definitely affect the laptop's operation. Again, goes back to portability; a well-built case is going to hold up better under the wear and tear portable systems experience, and do a better job of protecting the internal components. Reply
Octopilion - Friday, October 05, 2012 - linkYour argument is pointless mac book pros don't even have these specs and cost about the same price and there's a ton of sheep buying them Reply
CaptainDoug - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkI just wish that there was some way to just install the OS on the Msata and then have my hard drive for anything else. I really don't get caching. I get it, but it's lame. For me, this second revision makes it a much more serious contender but I think I'd still choose the HP ENVY 17t-3200 series. You get a msata port + 2x2.5" drives. The 7850M is only slightly worse than the 660M and it has amazing sound. True it is 1.28" thick instead of .88" but it's also $1000 less and comes with a blu-ray drive. I totally understand why someone would want this though. I'm not bashing on this laptop at all, it's just not everything i want. If the Razer Blade R2 was somehow user upgradeable/configurable, that's another story. 16GB of ram, and replacable hard drives isn't too much to ask is it? That being said, if I had money to blow, I'd get this for the coolness factor over the HP Envy. Reply
JarredWalton - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkI wish Razer would offer a build with a 256GB mSATA SSD with the OS and apps, and then provide a 750GB/1TB HDD for mass storage. (Or just leave the 2.5" bay open and let users add something on their own if they need more storage.) I'd also be far happier with a traditional touchpad and save the money that it costs to put the Switchblade into the laptop. Reply
VivekGowri - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkIf you're willing to get intimate with the DataPlex software, you can theoretically uninstall it and set up the mSATA SSD as the boot/application drive. I'm not sure why Razer didn't go that route with it, I guess it was just cheaper for them to give a smaller caching drive? Reply
s2kpacifist - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkThis looks like a great second entry into the gaming laptop market, but I really wish if they had a 15" flavor of the Blade, sans Switchblade. Hell, maybe even a 17" version without the switchblade touchpad. The reason? Any serious gamer will undoubtedly be using high dpi mouse for the game they are playing. The whole concept of the Switchblade is innovative, but it's probably adding some unnecessary cost and features most gamers can do without. The buttons are okay, but until Razer can get the trackpad screen to out-do what most modern smartphones can do in terms of responsiveness, browsing experience, and dpi/resolution, I think Razer can do much better without Switchblade . Reply
Cutebone - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - link"I'd also like to see an optional SSD-only configuratoin"
Thanks for the write-up...wish I had $2,500 to spare... Reply
robmuld - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkI wish they offered a 16:10 option. Also, a proper navigation keys (PgUp/Dn and Home/End) section on the keyboard. This has sadly disappeared from most mobile keyboards nowadays, whereas it was more common years ago. Reply
andykins - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkGreat notebook and great review. I'm really glad you decided to dump PCMark7. I totally ignored the benchmarks from that suite in every review; I actually have no idea why Anandtech includes them, they're totally useless really.
I have to say, I think if I had that amount of money to spend I would rather get a rMBP. If money was no object, however, I'd get both! ^^ But it begs the question why you didn't include rMBP (running Win7) in the results when you have a machine at hand? :) Reply
Camacho - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkWhy is the Macbook "A different story entirely"? It is pretty much the same damn hardware as the Blade with a slightly slower GPU (GT 650m) and slightly faster CPU at base and all core clock. Blade beats it on single thread by 100MHz. @ 3.4GHz AND is cheaper. Plus it has your IPS display. Just wondering as you can just install Windows on the Mac. IPS laptop display is as fast as anything I have seen in a portable so not sure what the Razer guy was on about. ???. Reply
Camacho - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkI was wrong the Macbook Pro has a faster CPU on all counts. Reply
will54 - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkActually the Macbook has a faster GPU at there stock clocks since for some reason the MBP has a 165 mhz higher clock speed than other GDDR5 650M's. Not sure why they didn't just go with the GTX 660M. Reply
VivekGowri - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkBecause it's an OS X-based 15" machine that plays in a completely different size and weight class? You wouldn't compare a Porsche 911 and a Mercedes S-class just because they cost roughly the same and have a similar amount of power, right - same principle applies here. Reply
andykins - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkI disagree, Vivek. Maybe I am isolated case but I would very much like to see it compared to the rMBP. After all, the Razer is compared to laptops that weigh 3lb (50%+) heavier. Reply
VivekGowri - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkI dunno, there's just a huge difference between a 4.5lb 15" system and a 6.5lb 17" system in terms of form factor. Add in OS X, and I felt like they were different enough that they wouldn't be cross shopped much. M17x, on the other hand, is probably the biggest competitor for the Blade. The rMBP to me is an amazing system but I can't see a valid comparison. I guess maybe if you wanted the closest thing to the Blade in a 15" form factor, get an rMBP? Reply
Flunk - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkIt's a shame they don't make a 15" version of this. 17", no matter how thin is just too big to be reasonably portable. Heck, I would buy a 15" version of this at the same price. There really isn't much in that market space right now. Reply
VivekGowri - Wednesday, October 03, 2012 - linkrMBP + Windows? Reply
Flunk - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkI've considered it, a lot of people have told me that it has throttling and overheating issues while gaming in Windows. Also the native resolution is really inconvenient for running windows programs on. Reply
Imp@sse - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkWhy didnt you compare the MSI GT70 ONE? Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkYou mean the iBUYPOWER CZ-17? Or are you talking about a different GT70 chassis? Reply
AppleRules123 - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkI can't believe how much this sucks. This laptop is a blatant rip-off of the MacBook Pro from Apple. This is exactly the same as the MacBook Pro 2010 model, and the 2010 model is more powerful than this load of garbage. Who the heck do Razer think they are? Stealing Apple's designs for their laptops and making them worse. I'm getting sick and tired of industry clowns stealing Apple's innovations. Apple should definately sue Razer for this joke of a laptop. Reply
piroroadkill - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkIf you're not a shill, I feel pity for you.
Still, great comment. Reply
VivekGowri - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkThat comment made my day. Reply
TareX - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkThis laptop is exactly what I want: A portable, good looking 17" laptop with enough horsepower to play most my games at decent fps. That's it. Of course I know it's no 680M, but there are currently no laptops with the 680M that aren't as thick as bricks. I'm buying this as soon as I can afford it, which should be within the next two months. If a similarly (or comparably, at least) thin laptop with a 680M makes an appearance, I'll get that one. I'm not interested in Switchblade UI or the extra panel (unless you can use it for foreign letter input, which Razer hasn't implemented yet), so I'm really getting this because of the extremely unique blend of good looks and good specs. The price comes with the rarity of this blend. Reply
NeBlackCat - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkCan we please have a 1920x1200 product please? Reply
AppleRules123 - Friday, October 05, 2012 - linkGet a retina MacBook. It's way better than this load of garbage. Reply
Zmokin - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkWell, I've had mine for four days now so let me tell you my impressions.
For something this expensive you tend to second guess yourself, especially with all the nay-sayers out there. Although there are a few nagging issues (see below), so far I'm still happy with my purchase.
Keep in mind I'm upgrading from a four year old laptop so my experience will probably be different from yours.
Despite some other reviews, The sound is loud enough (for me) to play music in a small room or for gaming and sounds reasonably good for a laptop. I'm not an audio expert so others may disagree.
The screen looks great to me. It's not washed out, doesn't fade much from the side or when I change the angle of the screen. No complaints.
- It is taking me a bit to get used to the touchpad location, but it's not such an annoyance as to make a big deal about it.
- Storage space. Plenty for me. I have all my music (20 gigs), lots of photos, four games, ms office, adobe suite, slew of other programs for work and all my data and I still have plenty of space left over (almost half). I'm not sure what else I would put on there except more games, but it definitely is better than the 256gb alone. I have no idea what all folks put on that they need terabytes of storage on a laptop, but more power to them - I'm satisfied.
- Awesome looks! Took it to work and everyone wanted to check it out just from the initial looks - hadn't even turned it on yet! Once the switchblade came on with all the pics and stuff - it was all over, everyone was just drooling.
- boot up speed is fast (for me anyway), around 20 secs or so. There is a lot of stuff being loaded in the msconfig startup list, some of that might be eliminated. Maybe someone more knowledgable could tell us what isn't really needed to help make it boot even faster.
- Overall weight and size of course. My backpack thanks me for replacing my old 17" Gateway! And so does my back itself. The power brick (can't really call it that anymore) is so small for so much power.
- Fingerprints! Everywhere! On the cover, on the palm rest, on the keys - it's disgusting. It looks like I just ate some fried chicken and didn't bother to wash my hands before picking up and playing with the laptop. And yes, I did wash my hands before handling it! I find myself cleaning it continuously, especially before taking it out in public since it distracts from the beauty of the beast. The worst part is that they don't come off easily. You really have to clean it as opposed to just simply wiping them off like other laptops I've had.
- Heat after long/heavy game playing. Could fry an egg on the surface. Played GW2 for four hours with everything on high minus anti-alias. Game played pretty smooth without hiccups or stuttering the whole time.
However.... I noticed the palm rest under the switchblade ui was getting really hot, and I mean really hot.
So I started feeling around. Right above the power button, it was so hot that I would have burned my hand if I would have kept it there.
So I did an informal temp measure just to see for myself if I was imagining it.
I emphasize informal since all I had was a standard home thermometer. I placed the tip on the palm rest and it quickly rose over 100F and then settled at 105.4F.
When I placed the tip above the power button, it rose to 110F and then just went to 'H' because my poor thermometer wouldn't read any higher (humans would probably be dead at that level!).
That said, reading Vivek's article, it sounds like this is normal. Still a little worrisome.
- Switchblade is good/bad. Good because it looks really neat and can be functional and versatile. I can see the potential.
However, it only works if you are connected to the Internet! WTH! As soon as I lose connection or if I'm in an area with no wifi, everything disappears and it is just a trackpad - even the buttons above the touchpad are all blank. I can't even turn it into a numpad which I think would be the least it could do. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but so far I haven't figured out how to download the profiles so that I can use the switchblade without being connected to the Internet. Dumb in my opinion.
Also, I tried to configure my own buttons across the top to add the simple functions of home, end, del, etc. to work along with the trackpad. Couldn't do it. In order to reassign the keys, you have to press the key you want to reassign it to. Since there is no home key to press, I couldn't assign it to the blank key. I found a way around by switching to their built in numpad, pressing the home key, but there is no way to assign the icon for it. They should offer a list of keys (especially those missing from the keyboard) to choose from and their corresponding icons to make this easier.
Overall I'm still happy, but the few things I mentioned do distract from the overall experience. Reply
Zmokin - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkHere is a post from someone who opened the case (voiding the warranty) and installed new SSDs.
With pictures:
(The link goes to the forum page so you may have to wander down the posts to find it.) Reply
karasaj - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkIf Razer took out the switchblade UI and made a 15 inch version etc. it would be very compelling... even more portable than this one is. As it is, this is pretty cool. I would definitely like one of these if I ever got into a situation where I wasn't traveling/transporting my laptop every day. Reply
Death666Angel - Thursday, October 04, 2012 - linkI think this laptop is something different. It is expensive for the innards you get, but it is slim, quiet, still powerful and does things a little different. The switch from full SSD to chaching is a shame though.
What I would like to see in R3 of The Razer Blade: Make the Switchblade a 4.5-5" screen with 720p resolution, give us a Tegra3/Exynos Quad/Krait Quad/whatever based SoC with a full Android/Linux version and have the run on the small screen or if we chose to use this on the go just for internet, give it out on the big screen in 1080p and save tons of battery. That would be pretty neat. Reply
jed22281 - Saturday, October 06, 2012 - linkSo putting aside the unique aspects of this device, how does the rMBP stack up against this purely for Gaming?*
Does the better GPU mean much better perf. at the same res. for both, or does the rMBP's CPU make that moot?
Can you till play many games (full settings or near) at the RMBP's native res. & get an acceptable frame-rate?
Anyone played with both a fair bit????
*note I have license for Win 7 & can dual-boot so that's not an issue. Reply
jed22281 - Saturday, October 06, 2012 - link"Can you till play many games (full settings or near) at the RMBP's native res. & get an acceptable frame-rate?"
In hindsight, I realize the silliness in that statement....
One cool adv with the rMBP, would be that one can always buy an external thunderbolt GPU later for much more serious gaming, right?
I recall there being some on the market or coming, are there any decent ones out there nowadays? Reply
themiracle - Sunday, October 07, 2012 - linkWhy Anand didnt review the envy 17 3D, it has a similar design to this one, but has better display, and a slightly better GPU\CPU, it the fastest laptop ive ever used, it has two problems out of the box, but o well, wth, maybe you can make a review
Envy 17 3D 3290nr Reply
tariq3877 - Monday, January 07, 2013 - link- I understand ALienware are expensive but they have good after sales value too.
- I understand These other systems may have a slim Chassis but the thing that matters is the GPU on board or Slot-IN, as i used to do GPU REBALLING i can say it matters a lot.
- Best machines according to repair point of view are Acers.
- Worst machines with 90% heat and GPU failling problems are HP. Reply
raok7 - Thursday, September 05, 2013 - linkwell this looks great and will be one of the best product!!!!!!!!!
http://www.aimaxprovider.com/index.php/magento-web... Reply


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DiceLock encryption architecture improves symmetric ciphers like block cipher as Advanced Encryption Standard (AES 128, AES 192 and AES 256) with different block cipher operation modes and stream ciphers as HC 128 and HC 256 and others.
DiceLock (both configurations) makes use of the following random number tests: Frequency Test, Block Frequency Test, Cumulative Sum Forward Test, Cumulative Sum Reverse Test, Runs Test, Longest Run Of Ones Test, Rank Test, Universal Test, Approximate Entropy Test, Serial Test and Discrete Fourier Transform Test.
Additionally DiceLock Digested configuration makes use currently of following hash digest algorithms: Sha 1, Sha 224, Sha 256, Sha 384, Sha 512, Ripemd 128, Ripemd 160, Ripemd 256 and Ripemd 320.
As the new version XDiceLock 184.108.40.206 for Apple Mac OS X is developed, all individual components must be tested and verified, and in this article we verify Discrete Fourier Transform class (computing Discrete Fourier Transform random number test) with NIST FIPS 800-22rev1a "data.e" test file.
At the bottom of the post you can find C++ source code being used to perform this test.
Verified XDiceLock 188.8.131.52 for Apple Mac OS X
Verification components:
– Random number test: DiscreteFourierTransformTest class
– NIST FIPS 800-22rev1a test file: data.e
– Bit stream memory management: PhysicalCryptoRandomStream class (memory pages kept in RAM, not swapped to file)
Memory characteristic used in this test:
PhysicalCryptoRandomStream class makes use of mlock that uses physical nonpaged memory, preventing that memory from being paged to the swap area, so memory is not swapped to hard disk. The pages are guaranteed to stay in RAM until later PhysicalCryptoRansomStream object is deleted.
In order to use PhysicalCryptoRandomStream class, the process must be privileged (CAP_IPC_LOCK) in order to lock memory, and since Linux 2.6.9, no limits are placed on the amount of memory that a privileged process can lock and the RLIMIT_MEMLOCK soft resource defines the limit on how much memory an unprivileged process may lock.
Random test performed with alpha set to 0.01, that is, confidence level is 99.00 %.
Once computed we've got the following result:
|Expected PValue:
|Computed PValue:
XDiceLock 18.104.22.168 for Apple Mac OS X C++ source code used in this test:
– XDiceLock 220.127.116.11 for Apple Mac OS X
– XDiceLockCipher.h
– baseCryptoRandomStream.h
– baseCryptoRandomStream.cpp
– physicalCryptoRandomStream.h
– physicalCryptoRandomStream.cpp
– baseRandomTest.h
– baseRandomTest.cpp
– mathematicalFunctions.h
– mathematicalFunctions.cpp
– discreteFourierTransformTest.h
– discreteFourierTransformTest.cpp
So, DiceLock cipher test and analysis can go on …
DiceLock is a trademark or registered trademark of his owner where applies. DiceLock research is the research to implement Self-corrector randomisation-encryption and method, european patent EP1182777 granted 08/21/2003 and US patent US7508945 granted 03/24/2009.


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DeLAND, Fla. - A Volusia County man says he was given a ticket for impolitely honking his horn.
Michael Lambert is a criminal defense attorney in Volusia County. When the unmarked police car in front of him did not move within five seconds after the light turned green, he honked his horn.
"The officer pulled up and asked me if I knew why he stopped me and I said 'no, I'd be intrigued to find out' and he told me it was for impolitely honking my horn," said Lambert.
The officer originally only gave Lambert a warning, but the attorney asked for a ticket instead so he could argue the case in court.
The officer did not show up to the scheduled court date. He has since asked the judge to dismiss the case.
"I've asked a judge to have him held in contempt for failing to honor subpoena to appear in court," said Lambert.
Deland Police Chief tells Local 6 that the officer was working on a homicide case which takes precedent and that is why he didn't show up.
Lambert believes the officer was just on a power trip, and that he was at no fault for honking his horn.
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Diy Dictionary Bunting
Obviously I used this bunting in the baby's nursery but I think it would make a great party decoration for a children's story themed birthday bash, a literary themed wedding (any book will do), or a surprise party using photographs instead of book pages. At a cost of almost $0, its a project I suspect Ill be using again.
ps: Yes, I used the very same dictionary I used for this project way back when. Lucky for me, there are lots of pages left!
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I made something like this for my then-boyfriend's (now-husband's) 40th birthday party. The color theme was black and white, and we are big readers, so I made mine with dictionary pages, too.ReplyDelete
For mine, I wanted to make them stand out more from the walls - which in this case were white - so before cutting I painted random swirliness onto the pages with watered-down acrylic craft paint.
Also, because I was decorating a large space for a party, I didn't glue them together, but used a single-hole punch at each top corner and strung twine through it.
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Derek Stepan:
"I felt more comfortable and I could play my game more. That makes things a lot easier."
"Man we were all just going. Those two guys (Avery and Fedotenko) are puck-getters, and they both can score goals too. We just seemed to click. I don't know how to explain it. But we played well tonight."
On his first goal:
"It's like getting the monkey off the back. I was kind of gripping the stick a little tight, so it felt good to finally tap one in."
On his mindset:
"My thought process is still to just play, and play hockey and compete for 60 minutes. That's just the way I'm going to keep it, and I'm not going to change the way I'm thinking."
Is that hard?
"For sure, it's hard. It's really hard. You go to bed at night and you're doing numbers in your head, you're doing lines in your head. It's tough. But the best way to handle it is to just not think about it."
Henrik Lundqvist:
On the difference between this game and the one in Detroit. (you can always count on him for an honest assessment):
"The biggest reason is that they were missing the top guys. When you watch that game (Sunday), to see their first line, they're really scary. They're really good. They were not playing tonight, so it's a big difference to not play against those guys, I must say. But at the same time, we did a great job. We played really solid defensively, and then offensively we created a lot of chances.
"It's fun to see. A lot of guys with a lot of skill on this team. Definitely more guys that can do it for us, so that's a good feeling."
On Stepan:
"He plays very mature and solid. Sometimes when you're young and you come into (the league) you don't think and you just play. You just focus on doing everything right. I know when I played my first year, you're so focused … they always say the second year's tougher, because you start thinking."
"I think everybody's feeling good about where we are right now. We're getting close."
On having Biron around:
"What I feel is that I have to play really well to earn my minutes. I want to play, but to have Marty behind me there, he's a great goalie and if I don't play well enough he'll step in. Hopefully that competition — it's a support, but it's also a competition, so we'll push each other to play better.
"I'm not going to focus on a number here, how many I should play. We'll see in the end how many it will be. But I feel already, just knowing that he's here and knowing I have to be on my toes to get my minutes."
I got a chance to speak a bit with Pavel Valentenko, in a group.
He's a character. He has a bit of a sore throat or something, so he sounds like Don Vito Corleone at the moment. He likes to laugh. He thinks his nose is broken from that high stick in the first period. He smiled that "it's not a problem."
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HOUSTON - The teenager at the center of one of Houston's biggest police brutality cases has pleaded guilty to a second burglary charge Wednesday.
Chad Holley was arrested in June in connection with a burglary at a house in northwest Harris County. He entered a guilty plea Wednesday morning, officials said.
The judge will decide on Holley's punishment following a pre-sentencing investigation.
"He's ready to step up and be a man and do something more constructive with his life," Holley's attorney, Letitia Quinones, said. "He's ready to choose better friends and he's ready to choose better surroundings."
Four Houston police officers were accused of brutality after Holley's previous burglary arrest in March of 2010. That arrest was captured on a storage lot security camera.
A jury found one of the officers not guilty last spring. The other three are still awaiting trial.
Holley is facing up to 10 years in prison on the latest charge. He was also convicted of burglary after his arrest in 2010. The judge will hand down his sentence March 14.
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The only reason that comes to mind about why you'd do such a thing is because you truly enjoy my company
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But Marcus... Don't believe what Casa told you about me tweaking.
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Is there an alternative hypothesis?
Yeah, I had two choices. Keep running, which meant I'd have to run with tall, sweaty, Tony dude (who Candice failed to introduce me to in the first damn place, since she is horrible at introducting people to one another) or stay back and take a break at the water stop and wait for Candice, so I'd have something to look at, despite having to listen to her babble.
Innocent until proven guilty, I say.
I've got no problem with you.
Oh. So you think i'm hot. I get it.
I can bring my Mother to the race.
or stay back and take a break at the water stop and wait for Candice, so I'd have something to look at, despite having to listen to her babble.
No, I'm saying I'd rather look at you than look at Tony.
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I'm entertained, but also somewhat offended, by the 2012 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being index released a couple weeks ago which showed my home state of Illinois did not make the Top 10 list for the happiest states in the country.
The data was apparently based upon information received through daily interviews in 2012 with 500 adults from across the country. The survey was based, in part, upon the state's weather and climate, emotional and physical health of its residents and job satisfaction.
According to the index, if Illinois residents are looking for the happiest states in which to live, they might consider relocating to Hawaii, Colorado, Minnesota, Utah or Vermont, which make up the top five happiest states in the union. Or, we could consider a move to Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Iowa or Massachusetts, which round out the "top ten" happiest states in the county.
But I'm personally glad that at least Illinois did not come in as one of the Top 10, rather Bottom 10, of the "most miserable" states in the union. (In a way, that's a bit surprising to me taking into consideration some of our past governors and our ongoing financial crisis.)
Going down the scale of happiness, it appears Illinois residents should try to stay away from moving to the Bottom 10 states, which include Oklahoma, Nevada, Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, and at the bottom of the bottom, West Virginia.
In the past, I personally have had close family members who have lived in West Virginia, Tennessee and Indiana. I have lived in Ohio. I have met a lot of happy people in those states.
In all fairness to the 10 most miserable states, the range of ranking was less than 10 points from the top to the bottom. So even the lowest of the low states showed that two-thirds of their residents have a sense of well-being in their states. I think that's pretty impressive.
As far as for us Illinois residents, it appears Illinois has come in at the 28th happiest state in the country, which is a nice increase from the 2011 ranking as the 32nd happiest. However, our happiest year, in the past five, was apparently 2010 when we had our best showing of 26.
Though I have questioned the validity of the survey, I do understand the value of the collected data which is apparently used by public and private sectors to develop and prioritize strategies to help their communities thrive and grow. This is a good thing. Also, journalists, academics and medical experts are said to benefit from the data for use in their research and reporting. This is another good thing.
But I personally think that the happiness-level of a state isn't measured by surveys.
But still, maybe if we all smile a bit more, get a little bit healthier, and watch our money more carefully, as individuals and as a government, then maybe next year will be our year for Illinois to reach that Top 10.
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It's the time of year when you need plenty of good winter warmers. Lisa Haynes reveals how to be fashion savvy through the depths of mid-winter.
By Lisa Haynes Party season is over and spring is on its way but before that there's the snug transition.
During the months of January and February, there's no other option but to layer up and beat the barometer.
Just as a party dress isn't complete without accessories, your winter ensemble is nothing without those cosy extras.
Wearing a winter coat solo just isn't going to cut it when Jack Frost is at work - you need practical woolly, furry or insulating essentials to keep out the cold.
Feeling the chill already? The January sales are the perfect time to stock up on winter warmers.
The good news is that these accessories aren't trend-led so they'll keep for the next cold snap too. Time for an injection of snug style.
Head first You may have been accustomed to wearing a party hat recently but you'll need more than a cracker offering to withstand frosty climes.
It's a winter myth that you lose more than a third of your body heat from the head but a winter hat is an effective way to battle the elements.
You might inadvertently become a bit of a head-turner too. A hat creates an instant style statement and it's usually the accessory that dominates an outfit, so choose your headgear wisely.
If you want to go conservative, head for a woolly beanie, up the stakes with an oversized bobble hat or go totally OTT with a Russian-style faux fur Cossack hat.
Ears can really feel the chill. Try a trapper style for a multi-tasking head and ear warmer or forgo the hat altogether for a cosy pair of ear muffs for an instant youthful look.
For something less confined to winter, choose a felt hat in an opulent shade.
Finger de-freezers No matter how gorgeous your cocktail rings from Santa Claus are, it's worth covering them up to keep your hands cosy.
If the cold is really biting, ensure you're wearing a top with sleeves that are snug at the wrist for extra insulation.
While mittens keep your hands slightly warmer than gloves, they compromise your mobility. If you want to be really versatile, look for a pair that can convert from mittens to fingerless with one magic manoeuvre.
For durability and sleek style, you can't beat a pair of leather gloves. This winter they've been updated with contrast panels of fur, wool or shearling for extra detail.
If you're bored by black, this season leathers come in a variety of rich colours like berry or navy.
Neck warmers Swap that party season choker for some winter-friendly statement neckwear.
There are two fashion camps when it comes to accessorising your neck: scarf or snood.
If you prefer something that you can bury your face in, a snood is the winter warmer to covet. While a woolly version can usually be wrapped twice around your neck (or head), a faux fur style will just be one size so ensure it's the shape that you're looking for.
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Lucid's Hydra Unleashed: Part 1by Ryan Smith on 1/7/2010 11:00 AM EST
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liveonc - Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - linkHydra is still pretty raw, but can it be the One Chip to rule them all, One Chip to find them, One Chip to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie? CPU, GPU, GPGPU wars comming to a standstill, where it doesn't matter if you use an Intel, AMD, Nvidia or Ati. Reply
Focher - Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - linkI think people should really give Lucid their due in regards to proving the underlying concept - that it is feasible to deliver mixed frame rendering in real time. Granted, the technology still seems immature but one has to remember that AMD and NVIDIA have both rejected the approach at this point.
I'm still prepared to wait and see how the technology - and not just the current approach from Lucid - evolves. For example, perhaps AMD and NVIDIA will put some RnD efforts into multi-GPU cards that are better equipped at mixed frame rendering. Having it all on the same board could alleviate some of the bottlenecks. Reply
Baron Fel - Sunday, January 10, 2010 - linkCrysis has a 91 at Metacritic and sold millions.
Just wanted to point that out. Reply
x86 64 - Saturday, January 09, 2010 - linkI thought the Hydra didn't do SLI\CF through software? I thought that was one of the main benefits of Hydra, no software profiles were needed. The preliminary results you guys posted are less than impressive. Not to sound like a pessimist but I figured it was too good to be true. Reply
Focher - Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - linkI think the term "profiles" isn't appropriate, as the review suggests it's more of a whitelist than any type of profile with customized settings for the specific game. Reply
prophet001 - Friday, January 08, 2010 - linkThe implications of this technology are tremendous. I'm rather surprised at people brushing it off. It is fledgling and will obviously need some work but they will be able to do some really neat things once this matures. I'm thinking GPU farm via external PCI-E. Reply
hyvonen - Friday, January 08, 2010 - link"We'll start with Call of Juarez, which is one of the Hydra's better titles. With our 5850s in Crossfire, we get 94fps, which is just less than double the performance of a single 5850 (49.5)."
Don't mean "... we get 94fps, which is more than double the performance of a single 5850 (49.5)."
Or, on other words, WFT happened - how do you get more than double the performance with CF?!?!? Something got messed up in your test here, bro. Reply
Veerappan - Friday, January 08, 2010 - linkRead it again... He's saying that the 94fps that they got is just slightly LESS THAN double 49.5 fps. So if a single 5850 gets 49.5 fps, double that is 99 fps.
They got 94 fps, which is just a little bit less than 99. Reply
jmurbank - Friday, January 08, 2010 - linkTo me Lucid got something going but they should have done it differently. If they created the Hydra chip to be an on-board graphics chip and dispatcher, things will be different. Right now all they have is a dispatcher chip that uses a discrete graphics card to output video which makes it have multiple bottlenecks. It will be better if the Hydra output the graphics on on its own through its own display port while all the processing is done by the discrete graphics cards using stream processing technology like CAL (ATI) and CUDA (nVidia).
Of course bad drivers screws up everything. Have look at ATI's history. ATI still makes poor software, but people do not mind. It seems people care more about performance than reliable and stable drivers. I care more about reliable and stable drivers, so it screws up my day if my computer crashes because of a driver. Reply
beginner99 - Friday, January 08, 2010 - linkThe worst thing you can do is promise stuff you can't deliver. it's sad. After these first benchmark, the tech will just have a bad reputation even if it will get better over time. Intel way would have been better. Just don't release it at all if it's an underperformer.
I do see that it must we extremly complex to get this running at all. So it's actually quite an achievment but it's similar to cars. Combustion engines have been optimized during the last 100 years. No wonder no new technology can compete.
Maybe in 1-2 years this will be usable. If lucid is still alive then...Don't believe many will buy this board.
I also was rather suprised about CF. Used to be quite bad too as I remember? Probably due to a driver update? And how nows what nvidia or ATI is doing in there drivers. I assume they could put in stuff to cripple hydra on purpose. Reply
cesthree - Friday, January 08, 2010 - linkMulti GPU gaming already suffers from drivers that suck. You want the < 3% who actually run multi GPU's to throw HYDRA driver issues into the mix? That doesn't sound appealing, at all, even if I had thousands to throw at the hardware.
Fastest Single GPU. Nuff Said.
Although if Lucid can do this, then maybe ATI and Nvidia will get off their dead-bums and fix their drivers already. Reply
Makaveli - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkThe major fail is most of the post on this article, its very early silicon with beta drives. And most of you expect it to be beating Xfire and Sli by 30%. When the big guys have had years to tune their drives and they own the hardware. I would like to see where this by next christmas before I pass judgement. Just because you don't see it in front of your face doesn't mean the potential isn't there.
Sometimes alittle faith will go along way.
prophet001 - Friday, January 08, 2010 - linki agree Reply
Hardin - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkIt's a shame the results don't look as promising as we had hoped. Maybe it's just early drivers issues. But it looks like it's too expensive and it's not any better than crossfire as it is. It doesn't even have dx 11 support yet and who knows when they will add it. Reply
Jovec - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkWith these numbers, I wonder why they allowed them to be posted. They had to know they were getting much worse results with their chips than XF, and the negative publicity isn't going to do them any good. I suppose they didn't want to have another backroom showing, but that doesn't mean they should show at this stage. Reply
jnmfox - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkAs has been stated the technology is unimpressive, hopefully they can get things fixed. I am just happy to see one of the best RTS ever made in the benchmarks again. CoH should always be part of anandtech's reviews, then I wouldn't need to go to other sites for video card reviews :P. Reply
IKeelU - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkI was actually hoping AMD would buy this tech and integrate it into their cards/chipsets. Or maybe Intel. As it stands, we have a small company, developing a supposedly GPU-agnostic "graphics helper" that is attempting to supplant what the big players are already doing with proprietary tech. They need support from mobo manufacturers and cooperation from GPU vendors (who have little incentive to help at the moment due to the desire to lock-in users to proprietary stuff). I really, really, want the Hydra to be a success, but the situation is a recipe for failure. Reply
nafhan - Friday, January 08, 2010 - linkThat's the same thing I was thinking through the whole article. The market they are going after is small, very demanding, and completely dependent on other companies. The tech is good, but I have a hard time believing they will ever have the resources to implement it properly. Best case scenario (IMO): AMD buys them once they go bankrupt in a year or so, keeps all the engineers, and integrates the tech into their enthusiast NB/SB. Reply
krneki457 - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkAnand couldn't you use a gtx295 to get approximate gtx280 SLI figures? I read that Hydra doesn't work with dual GPU cards, but couldn't you disable Hydra? You mentioned in the article, that this is possible.
As for technology itself, like a lot of comments already mentioned, I really don't see much use in it. Even if it worked properly it would have been more at home in low to mid range motherboards. Reply
Ryan Smith - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkI'm going to be seriously looking at using hacked drivers to get SLI results. There are a few ways to add SLI to boards that don't officially support it.
It's not the most scientific thing, but it may work to bend the rules this once. Reply
krneki457 - Friday, January 08, 2010 - linkSorry Ryan just noticed you wrote the article. Well it was just an idea how to get at least some SLI results with as little hassle as possible. Presuming Hydra can be turned off to work only as PCIe bridge, than this ought to work. Reply
chizow - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkHave you tried flashing the Trinergy BIOS for SLI support? It might kill off Hydra capabilities in the meantime and deprecate the Hydra 200 to its basest form, a PCIe controller but for purposes of measuring N-mode performance that should suffice. The other alternative would be to simply use the Trinergy with SLI results as a plug-in doppelganger since it is identical to the Fuzion, save for the NF200 vs. Hydra 200 serving as PCIe switches. Reply
jabber - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkI think it has some promise. I think the ultimate aim is to be able to 'cobble' together a couple of GPUs of similar capability, have them work efficiently together and not have to worry about profiles. The profiles could just be handled seamlessly in the background.
If they can push towards that then I'll give them the time. Reply
chizow - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkThe technology does still rely on profiles though. You don't need to set-up game specific profiles like with Nvidia, even if that kind of granularity is probably the best option, your choices are limited to a handful of somewhat generic performance/optimization profiles provided by Lucid.
The scariest part of it all is that these profiles will rely on specific profiles/drivers from both Nvidia and AMD too. I'm pretty sure its covered in this article, but its covered for sure in Guru3D's write-up. Hydra only plans to release updates *QUARTERLY* and those updates will only support specific drivers from Nvidia and ATI.
Obviously, depending on Lucid's turnaround time, you're looking at signficant delays in their compatibilities with Nvidia/ATI, but you're also looking at potentially 3 months before an update for an Nvidia/ATI driver that supports a newer game you're interested in playing. Just way too many moving parts, added complexity and reliance on drivers/profiles, all for a solution that performs worst and costs more than the established AFR solutions. Reply
danger22 - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkmaybe the amd 5000 cards are to new to have support for hyrda? what about trying some older lower end cards? just for interest... i know you wouldn't put them in a $350 mobo
vol7ron - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkI like the way this technology is headed.
Everyone is saying "fail" and maybe they're right because they want more from the release, but I think this still has potential. I would say either, keep the funding going, or open it up to the community at large to hopefully adopt/improve.
The main thing is that down the road this will be cheaper, faster, better. When SSDs came out stuttering, people were also saying "fail." Reply
shin0bi272 - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkI know how you feel but their original claim was scalar performance with a 7watt chip on the mobo. It's not even as good as standard crossfire (and probably not even standard sli) so that's what's prompting the fail comments. Instead of getting 75fps on call of juarez with a pair of 5850's they should be getting 99 or 100 according to their original claim. Dont get me wrong it functions and for a chip thats literally a couple of months old (maybe 24 since its announcement) thats great but the entire point of hydra was to do it better out of the box than the card makers were doing it. Reply
shin0bi272 - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkI had high hopes for this technology but alas it appears it is just not meant to be. Maybe its the single pci-e 16x lane they are using to try to feed 2 pci-e 2.0 16x lane video cards... just saying. Would have been nice to be able to keep my 8800gtx and add in a 5870 but oh well. Reply
AznBoi36 - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkWhy would you spend $350 on this mobo and then spend another $350 for a 5870, just so you can use your old 800GTX with a minimal gain? You could spend $150 on a CF mobo, plus 2 4890's at $150 each for a total of $350 that would give a 5870 a run for it's money. Reply
shin0bi272 - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkoh and the reason for the 5850's is because I am really wanting the dx11 capabilities... I could go with 2 4890's and end up paying less yes but it wouldnt be dx11. Reply
shin0bi272 - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkI know thats what I was saying. The technology was supposed to be more worthwhile than this. Plus you cant mix gpus with a regular motherboard so Id have to get another 8800gtx to match mine on my sli supported motherboard. Or if I wanted to go with ati's new card Id have to get 2x5870's ($400ea)and a new crossfire mobo($150) to go crossfire instead. That's more expensive than getting this $350 mobo and adding a 5870 to my 8800gtx. Even if I went with 2 5850's at $300 each its still more expensive than buying this $350 mobo and one 5850. So you see why I really was hoping this tech would work better than it does.
This would really do well in the budget mobo market IMO, so that people who didnt want to pay 300+ dollars for a motherboard then buy two video cards could use an old card and get better performance than they would have by just getting the low end mobo and using their old gpu.
If they can get it to be truly scalar (or close to it) like they originally claimed it would be then maybe some other motherboard makers will pick it up but if they dont get it fixed it will end up falling by the wayside as a tech that missed its time (sort of like the hardware physx cards).
Then again the crossfire 5850 in the call of juarez test got nearly scalar performance increases itself which is sort of new isnt it? isnt it the norm for crossfire and sli setups to do 40-50% better than single cards not 94%? Could just be my erroneous recollection but I dont recall near perfect doubling of fps with sli or crossfire before. Reply
GourdFreeMan - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkIt is an amazing technological feat that they got this working at all, but in the few games in which it does work properly the performance is frankly terrible. Look at what happens when you pair a 5850 and a GTX280 -- equal or worse performance to a 5850 by itself, when theoretically you should get a ~75% gain over a single card. Reply
FATCamaro - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkThis technology had fail written all over it. They unleashed a big sack of fail... Reply
danger22 - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkmaybe the amd 5000 cards are to new to have support for hyrda? what about trying some older lower end cards? just for interest... i know you wouldn't put them in a $350 mobo Reply
chizow - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkSadly, I think Lucid missed their window of opportunity as the need for Hydra largely evaporated with X58 and certainly P55's mainstream launch, offering support for both CF and SLI on the same platform. The only real hope for Hydra was the prospect of vendor-agnostic multi-GPU with better-than-AFR scaling.
Those lofty goals seem to be unrealistic now that we've seen the tech, and with its current slew of problems and its incredibly high price tag, I just don't see the technology gaining any significant traction over the established, supported multi-GPU AFR methods.
The article touched on many of the key problems early on, but never really drilled down on them, hopefully we'll see more on this in the next installment, especially IQ and latency:
What you won't see them focusing on is the performance versus AFR, the difference in latency, or game compatibility for that matter.
Guru3D did an extensive review as well and found CF scaled significantly better than Hydra without fail. Add in the various vendor-specific feature compatibility questions and an additional layer of driver profiles that need to be supported and synchronized between potentially 3 parties (Nvidia, ATI sync'd to each Lucid release) and you've got yourself a real nightmare from an end-user perspective.
I'm impressed they got their core technology to work, I was highly skeptical in that regard, but I don't think we'll be hearing too much about this technology going forward. Its too expensive, too overly complicated and suffers from poor performance and compatibility. I don't see the situation improving any time soon and its clearly going to be an uphill struggle to get their drivers/profiles in order with both older titles and new releases. Reply
sheh - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkI agree. It's interesting from a technical standpoint but not many would want to go through all the fuss of SLI/CF (noise, heat, power) plus having to worry about the compatiblity of two or three sets of drivers at the same time. And that's assuming costs weren't high, and performance was better.
I suspect in 1-2 years NV or ATI will be buying this company.
(I'm somewhat surprised even SLI/CF exists, but maybe the development costs aren't too high or it's the bragging rights. :))
chizow - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - link
I suspect in 1-2 years NV or ATI will be buying this company.
Not so sure about that, Intel has actually been pumping venture capital into Lucid for years, so I'm sure they're significantly vested in their future at this point. I actually felt Lucid's Hydra was going to serve as Intel's CF/SLI answer not so much as a straight performance alternative, but rather a vessel to make Larrabee look not so....underwhelming.
Think about it, sell a Larrabee for $200-$300 that on its own, is a terrible 3D rasterizer and pair it up with an established, competent GPU from Nvidia or ATI and you'd actually get respectable gaming results. Now that Larrabee has been scrapped for the foreseeable future, I'd say Intel's financial backing and plans for Hydra are also in flux. As it is now, Hydra is in direct competition with the PCIe controllers they provide for little added cost that support both SLI and CF natively (licensing fee needed for SLI). In comparison, the Hydra 200 chip reportedly costs an additional $80! Reply
TemjinGold - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkI think the issue I see is that X-mode will most commonly be used by people looking to save a few bucks when upgrading by combining the card they already have with a new one they buy. Unfortunately, I seriously doubt that this is the same crowd that would shell out $350 for a mobo. That just leaves A and N modes, which the Hydra currently loses horribly to CF/SLI.
If the Hydra was put on a cheap mobo, I might see where it could be appealing. But someone who spends $350 on a mobo will most likely just shell out for 2-3 new gfx cards at the same time rather than going "gee, I could put this $50 to use if I reuse my old video card." Reply
AznBoi36 - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkRight on. If I were to spend that much on a mobo, I wouldn't be thinking about saving some money by using an old video card, and in no way would I be mis-matching cards anyway. Seeing all this performance issues, I wonder how 3-way would be like... Reply
ExarKun333 - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - link3-way would be ideal. ;) Reply
ExarKun333 - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkPerformance seems a little weak; hopefully driver fixes will increase trhe scaling. If it can't meet SLI/CF specs, it probably won't survive. Less scaling in "X" mode is acceptable, but you would still hope for decent performance gains with mis-matched cards. Reply
Zstream - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkPlease!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I could care least if CF/SLI achieves 100FPS average when it dips down to 15FPS. Reply
Mr Perfect - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkHe's absolutely right.
When buying a video card I'm not worried about the highest frame rate peak, or even the average framerate, I'm trying to avoid the dreaded minimum FPS slideshow. If a card spends half of it's time doing 100FPS, and the other half at 15FPS, I'd rather buy the card the does a steady 50FPS. Reply
StraightPipe - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkThe article clearly stated that FRAPS doesnt work, and they are just grabbing FPS off the screen. Not very accurate or reliable, but it's better than nothing.
Here's to hoping that we'll get some more detail about MIN FPS in Part2. Reply
jnmfox - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkQFT Reply
GeorgeH - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkI agree, the minimum frame rate is very important here, especially in X mode. I understand it might not be possible without better support for games and benchmarking tools, but if you can find a way please do so. Reply
AmbroseAthan - Thursday, January 07, 2010 - linkDo the Hydra drivers allow for Folding@Home to be run, or is it another sacrifice for using Hydra?
I have hopes Lucid can get Hydra up and running pretty solidly, as the concept is wonderful. But it does seem multiple reviews right now are finding a lot of issues with the drivers. Reply


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