I stand by what I said. I understand there are people here that are a much better known quantity than I am, and I don't expect to suddenly convince people to go against their gut instincts simply because I feel confidently that this information (about a downclock) isn't true.
But I said it, I had good reason for saying it, and I will accept whatever punishment deemed necessary if I'm wrong. Mocking, banning, whatever is deemed necessary. I know how the site works. Nobody is above the basic rules of the road. I fully embrace and enjoy that aspect of this site. But as I said in a little jest before, give me a fair trial. We need real confirmation of a downclock to the GPU outside of forum rumor and hearsay. The one constant that nobody can deny is that ESRAM had serious manufacturing issues at a time, and that they are essentially still a real challenge even now, although not impossible to overcome, largely because the ESRAM can be made in quite a few more places than is commonly the case in these circumstances. The rest is simply not confirmed, but I won't challenge the ESRAM issues, because it simply can't be challenged in any credible fashion. If you're in a position to hear anything at all from somebody that possibly knows anything at all about what's going on, the ESRAM issues and concerns are things you've been hearing about since 2012, but clearly people at MS believe ESRAM is a design win, but it isn't coming without its headaches, headaches that were expected and planned to be countered by having it made in multiple places, and separating the good from the bad. A process shrink for the ESRAM will likely be possible in the first year the system is on the market.
