Where is your ATi R520?

ATi contacted me shortly after my article in CPU magazine about the lack of communication we've been having with regarding pretty much everything. I'll keep you posted to see how things progress.

In the meantime, this was the second article I wrote for CPU Magazine. It was regarding the lack of R520 samples, information, and everything else on the market. Being that we're one of the premiere builders of high end PCs on the market you think it would make sense for ATi to send us samples or at least some information in advance of the launch of a product? Yeah that's what we though too. So the article starts off like this:

When ATI made its entry into gaming, VoodooPC was among the first to support it. Its first system review was a VoodooPC featuring a Radeon 8500 which we submitted to the Ultimate Gaming Showdown in CGW Magazine. Out of 12 companies, Voodoo was the only one to use ATI—the outcome was shocking. A red Voodoo F-Class won first place and took home the coveted UGM. Over the next few months, we continued to work with ATI while balancing a newly established strategic relationship with Nvidia. When ATI’s drivers were troublesome, we helped to improve them. I personally assured customers on our forums that ATI was updating drivers. When it finally released Catalyst, everyone rejoiced. Fast-forward a cycle or two and ATI launches its 9800XT. The company rented out Alcatraz Island in a style like no other. Walking around the island I didn’t pay notice to all the Dell, ATI, and Half-Life 2 logos on the pathways. We were eagerly waiting to play Half-Life 2, but instead received a presentation from Gabe Newell, which was still cool (he showed a video of the game because it still wasn’t ready for release). That night Dell was due to make a presentation, as it was a major sponsor of the launch. The Dell presentation wasn’t as exciting....

The rest of the article can be found here.