hey w1zz. I really dont want you to leave. Honestly though I'm starting to lose hope that you will change your mind. Which is unfortunate but if thats the way it HAS to be I must ask. The new people. Can we harass them? just a little? please.

Johnny5I'm not buying this for one sec.

For someone to quit because of comments people made about a review is one of the most absurd reasons I've ever heard.

The mods are obviously playing along

BUT

If this is true and you are leaving over the reason stated, sorry but grow up and be a man...

That kind of crap, on it's own, is not a big deal, but upon repetition, particularly running a site where you will see it all the time, is exausting. I've been a mod on a couple of forums, and really, after a while, it all looks the same, and you don't want to deal with it. I, for my part, wish people could remember the elementary school level of dealing with people that we're all provided free of charge. It's easy, it's something you know well, and shouldn't be too difficult to manage.

you have got to be shittin me :wtf:

but you go do what you need to do, just dont sell it to some Company, sell it to someone who has the TPU spirit!

sad news i hung around here for 2 years reading posts and reviews before i joined the site and i found out about extremesystem forums through tpu but i guess every good thing must come to a end good luck wizz in what ever you decide to do from seeing how great this site has become i know you will be successful in what ever you do you'll be missed :toast::toast:

W1zzardnope that's unrelated. nvidia contacted me this morning describing the problem, fix is pretty much complete, just needs some testing, then it gets released

Come on w1zz, just let us know this is a joke already its not funny anymore.

Solaris17hey w1zz. I really dont want you to leave. Honestly though I'm starting to lose hope that you will change your mind. Which is unfortunate but if thats the way it HAS to be I must ask. The new people. Can we harass them? just a little? please.

+1 to this. Harassing the new people because we miss W1zz. :cool:

I understand that he is ready to leave and I respect that. Running a site takes a lot of time and resources, especially if that person has a family. I keep saying how great W1zz is, but I want to take a minute to also thank the great mods. Erocker, Mussels, BTA...you guys are always great and fair also. Anyone else I forgot I am sorry. These three are the ones I see all the time in here so they are the ones that I feel like I know. Thanks guys for everything you do.

It is time to head home from work, but I just wanted to say thanks to all you guys for all the time and sacrifice you give to make this place what it is...:toast:

kid41212003Because of the ATI drivers.

People don't realize that Wizz already reviewed them like months ago, and of course it had to be older driver compare to now, but those noobs kept asking for 10.3 drivers. If they don't like the review read it somewhere else!

Who cares, and this is coming from someone who loves ATI. Drivers will change, and the 5800 series is amazing no matter what, people need to relax more :( This is a sad day

BingePart of why I came to TPU was because of W1zzard's reviews. Some people may find that hard to believe, idiots, but he does a seriously thorough job. With as much whining as I saw and personal attacks it seems like there's a bunch of trolls who are hell-bent on being right no matter what the cost. So a special thanks to you sacks! Your efforts weren't for naught! (you know who you are)

I second that, I can always trust that his reviews are spot on with each and every product. Hell, I mainly bought some of my parts based of his review and everyone's positive feedback on this forum.

Please tell us that this is like the thread you created a couple of weeks ago in the Nvidia forum section.... the one which title was something like 'omg look what I'm installing' or similar....
The one which was a joke...

It's past midnight now in Germany. Officially 1st April.

:eek:WHAT? Nooooooooooooooooo! W1z don't leave:cry: I am in love with this community and YOU are TPU!:respect: W1z and all the mods here have made this site the best out of all the others. I really enjoy your reviews for so many reasons and the wisdom that you have provided over the years on the site. I fear change in TPU without you man! Please dont go all mighty W1zzard! You know how the internet is....their will always be haters, but you know they're are A LOT of people here who respect you, love your reviews and all the work you put into building this site to what it is today.:toast: I know I will miss you bro and good luck to you in the future.

You will be missed by all!









this sucks! I am sad now:(

When I first read the news I got an old feeling. You know when you really dig a chick and you think she digs you too? Then all of a sudden she puts you in the "friend zone"? Yup. Thats where I'm at.

Its time for some serious beer drinking. Cheers W1zz!

With all respect:

Maybe we should have seen the writing on the wall WITH the GTX4xx review. W1z is basically saying that he's burnt out. A person who's burnt out runs the review with the older drivers. A person who's still emotionally involved with their work does whatever it takes to do it "right". (I'M NOT SAYING THAT THE REVEIW WAS WRONG) To realize that you are not enjoying your work and walking away takes guts.

W1z, you've given your pint. You've set the standard against which all others will be judged. If I was a reviewer for another site, I'd be shaking in my boots because I'd know that there are going to be a bunch of homeless TPU'ers that are going to compare my reviews to the great one's. And they're not going to be kind.

As for the rest of us, unless the new owners turn it into rubbish, we owe it to W1z to stick around and keep this the great place that it is!

W1z, I'd like to thank you for what you have done. :toast: Words are cheap, so I would really like if you (or someone we can trust) would set up a way for us to give you a going away present to use however you see fit. Paypal donate button? PLEASE?

AlexUnwinderW1z

It was a total shock for me to read it and to realize that it 's not an April Fool joke. :( And it is really sad to see that forum trolls crowd almost succeeded in destroying everything you were doing all these years. I can perfectly understand your motivation on leaving TPU, I'm often being under the same skin and get pretty close to saying "I'm done with that" myself, but I also perfectly know that it is really hard to kill something you do with passion, even if it annoys you and eats your nerves. That's why I've highlighted the word "almost", I really hope that you'll calm down and reconsider after a few weeks/months of vacation and rest.
You know, before we met about 7 years ago during 9500 to 9700 softmodding era, I absolutely couldn't imagine good relations between developers designing competing products. You changed that point of view drastically, because I've met incredibly honest, polite, unbiased, professional and absolutely not profit oriented person. There are not so many developers, whom I can trust that much. There are not so many competitors, whom I can call my FRIENDS. And damn, call me egoist, but I ABSOLUTELY don't want to lose such friend on GPU tools scene. So have a good rest and come back to your tools and articles full re-fueled please. ;)

Read this from one of your fellow peer's about how much respect you have in the community. Then multiply that times how many TPU users there are then you will understand our grief :cry:

If this truly is a step you need to take in your life then :toast:

You will be missed.

This Is Not Funny!

SOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! well TPU has been my favorite website for technology since i found it in 2006. And TPU may stay the same for a couple or few months....but yea it was fun. TPU is gonna go down the shit hole i garantee that whatever "company" runs this site won't look at it in the same was w1z, which if i'm not mistaken has mainly run it to his liking but also strongly based on us in the community and what we want to see. lol i could be exagerating but yea "Company" coming to take over just doesn't sound good imo.

To w1z:

You have, as many have said, the most thorough reviews that i've been able to find on the web. I love TPU sucks that people gave you shit for your reviews when that, along with everything else that you have going on in your life, takes alot of time and dedication. Your hard work over my years as a member won't be forgotten, but sorely missed.

W1zzardAfter all the drama in the comments section of our Fermi review, I realized that continuing with hardware reviews and this tech "scene" might not be what I want to do with my time in the future.

So I looked for options out of this mess, and found one, TPU will be operated by a different company in the near future, I will be leaving the site. But fear not, most of the staff will remain here, the site and forums will stay the same in the near future (months). However, I have no idea what's going to change in the long run but I'm sure it will be for the best.

Further info and a more detailed schedule will follow when I have a better idea what will happen with my software projects and other internals of the site.

no! no no no. this is just wrong! you guys realize who EXACTLY w1ZZard is?? without him benching as we know it would not be here. he is the creator of GPU-Z the one and only most well known gpu tool known to just about every tech head and bencher ever. the man responsible for a lot of guys finding voltmods for our cards. one of the men responsible for our beloved software voltage control! His reviews on GPU's are second to NONE! and the creator of this FORUM! and some of you guys cant seem to show this man any respect. you are a bunch of assholes! ban me for it if you will but someone had to say it. I for one have the utmost respect for this man and what he has done for this community and any other moddr, tech head and bencher alike. and honestly feel the ones responsible should be permabanned by I.P. I sure as hell hope this is an April fools joke otherwise i hope the pones responsible have really thought about what they have done and jump aff a damn bridge. I for one bow in this mans presence for everything he has done and humbly beg of you not to leave not yet. get this forum in order, if people dont respect you they can leave. you sir are a house hold name and the assholes responsible for shitting on your work and time STFU

I fear this just might be my end too, I'm too old to "teach a new dog new tricks!" I used to be an active member of a number of well known forums, a while ago I posted that i was leaving (because of work and family demands), I still manage to come back from time to time but thats only manageable because I have forgone the 5 other forums and just visit here now, no matter how well run this site remains, it will feel lacklustre I am sure to what I have experienced for more than 4 years, already as some have said, we are not quite what we were 2 or 3 years ago, but that goes hand in hand with an ever expanding site that invites bigger membership, I just feel for me that this might just be the final "nail in the coffin"..... but hey, thats not so bad, everywhere the young and more ambitious replace the old and thats not a bad thing :toast:

(FIH) The Donif this IS a joke, then i will delete my prifile, because THIS IS NOT FUNNY!

I don't think you can. It isn't in the options that I can see. :laugh:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoxQ4Ul_DME

Its okay we can get over it just stay :o

You know I came here from tom's hardware because there were a lot less arguments and negativity... people would still say retarded shit but at least nobody went to crazy about it. I think despite the recent changes of atmosphere things are still much better here than at most forums.... I think it's just in general hostility on the internet has risen.

i come here for the reviews mainly, anywhere else seems to be 1 sided. Thanks to the Assholes we are losing the main guy, I wonder who is going to take responsibility for the site.

This is some bullshit.

i agree, FUCK FUCKITY SHIT SHITS!!!. I'm not dissing w1z, if he's uncomfortable or feels unappreciated then I'll respect his decision for himself. But goddam this sucks. I come to TPU like everyday multiple times just because there's such vast knowledge on this website, and thou i've had my bouts as well as others on this site we stay mature and fix our issues and things keep rolling smooth. I doubt i'll find another forum as great as w1z has made.

Being optimistic, the forum could stay up and run just fine with the new company but i highly doubt it. and even if it does, it was reviews that had me join the site, without reviews it just isn't TPU imo.

it doesnt matter who is taking it over. it will not be the same everything will go to shit without w1zz and will bow out of the forum. fact is w1zz works real hard on these reviews and goes far more in depth and fair thany ANY one else. and every time he does some fanboy or asshole just looking for a fight or epeen battle shits all over his hard earned work and turns a professional review thread into drama and childish bullshit.