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Video Card Thread (Mostly Gecube x1950xt)
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21. September 2007 @ 13:28 |
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Well I have a 7600 GT and I'll get a new card when the Nvidia 9 series comes out and prices go down. Sorry guys, I guess I can't share your misery.
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21. September 2007 @ 13:50 |
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Oh man, come join the x1950xt misery clan! lol
But anyways, my sn is Waymon3x6 on AIM, so you can im me if you want... As for the 1gb doing worse than the 512mb version, I have no clue why that would be. Can you shoot me a link to that review? Thanks
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21. September 2007 @ 14:00 |
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This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 25. September 2007 @ 16:22
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21. September 2007 @ 14:30 |
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One more thing, lol. Here are the bench marks rich wanted from my antec 900 case. I played BF2 Singleplayer 64 on Daqing Oilfields for about 25minutes, and here are the temps:
GPU Highest: 47.74C
GPU Lowest: 38.50C
Environment Temp Max: 35C
Environment Temp Min: 33C
CPU Max: 141F
CPU Min: 106F
(GPU core was at 675, mem at 837, cpu at 3.75Ghz, and tidewater on full)
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21. September 2007 @ 14:34 |
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I fixed the problem by turning off shadows, it now runs at max 2560x1600. The shadows on FEAR are very tough to render. To max the game out fully and it run smoothly all the way round you'd need a good 15,000 3dmarks at least.
I think Abuzar has a PCI express system so he doesn't need to join you!
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21. September 2007 @ 17:46 |
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LMFAO XD
Of course! Now the HDD-space is going to be a problem for me, and maybe more people.
I don't have an extra 16GB.
But too bad, I'm not going to buy the hyping Crysis.
Love the revolution in effects and everything though.
It surprises me the minimum still goes down to 2.8GHz P4 and 6800GT though.
But yeah, probably with pretty low settings and especially not DX10.
The minimum requirements they mention are always too low anyways.
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21. September 2007 @ 17:50 |
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Hehe, on my local drives I only have 1GB free on each. My 500GB WD is now filling, 200GB left...
I'm not as excited for Crysis as most people are, mainly because it seems to me more like a tech demo rather than a game. I note that most footage out so far includes demonstrations of the graphics and physics rather than much gameplay. I'm sure it'll look and run fantastic, but as a game? Dunno, I'm not convinced.
The minimum settings of a 6800GT are incredibly high for a game, probably the highest I've seen.
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21. September 2007 @ 18:09 |
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Can you guys recommend a good PSU between 701-800watts? I've been looking on newegg and cant find one I like. I am looking at the OCZ, the thermaltakes and Antecs, and cant find one that has good wire managment and a good brand.
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21. September 2007 @ 18:12 |
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Mindset A says: Get the Thermaltake Toughpower 750W
Mindset B says: you'll never need that much power, get a Corsair HX 520W.
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21. September 2007 @ 18:20 |
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Really? I think I need at least 700watts for my new setup (thats what the PSU is for, thats all I need to complete the setup)
Btw sam, is like 3am there isnt it? Get some sleep!
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21. September 2007 @ 18:25 |
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Bah, sleep? never!
Not even a quad core rig with two 8800s needs 700W, power usage is a myth, created by cheap power supplies. When people buy a '500W' power supply that isn't enough, it's not because they need 500W, it's because the cheap ass unit can't supply any more than 150W. A corsair 520W unit can power an X1900XT-X with an X2 4200+ without even leaving minimum fan speed.
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21. September 2007 @ 18:27 |
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21. September 2007 @ 19:26 |
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Yeah I do have PCI-E, I'm hoping to get a 8800 GTX after the price drops.
@Ray
Man can you edit that image? Makes browsing a pain. I added you in aim btw.
@Sam
Did I even tell you why I got really good frame rates in FEAR? I turned off soft shadows. They don't improve it all that much and they use too much power.
Does anyone else have aim?
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21. September 2007 @ 19:47 |
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It's funny, I turned off softshadows and it made no difference. Turning off shadows altogether is what bagged me the result.
Waymon: the power supply is probably ok, Antec make some good, some not so good. Why not the Corsair?
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22. September 2007 @ 03:50 |
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I really like the cable managment system in the back, where you can just plug in the wires you need, and unplug the ones you dont. Besides, I have an antec right now, and it works great. (not to mention I have an antec 900 case, I need long wires and they recommend that PSU)
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22. September 2007 @ 04:00 |
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I have a modular PSU too, and it really keeps things tidier by disconnecting what you don't need.
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22. September 2007 @ 07:06 |
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Well, antec would of course recommend one of their own power supplies, the corsair has the same modular setup, long cables and it's also well built, probably better built than the Antec.
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22. September 2007 @ 10:50 |
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I need a server name and a time kardson...
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22. September 2007 @ 10:54 |
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Ray, how come you have all this money to buy computers? What the hell do you do?
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22. September 2007 @ 12:02 |
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lol, I am 14... I dont have the money... If I get all A's and B's in school then my parents say I can get whatever I want, so thats what I want. (Also my Birthday is October 28, and christmas is close to that so it can help with the budget.)
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22. September 2007 @ 12:49 |
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lol my parents used to beat me if I got even one B.
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22. September 2007 @ 13:37 |
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22. September 2007 @ 13:54 |
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What a ridiculous reason to go for RAM! There's a much bigger rebate on the Patriot sticks...
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22. September 2007 @ 16:36 |
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Yes, but I never do the rebates... Since I'm not paying for it, I would want something that looks cool, and has very good performance. Could you recommend any other RAM that's compatable with the ASUS P5W DH DELUXE.
Thanks
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22. September 2007 @ 19:21 |
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I have crucial ram. I have gotten it from 400 mhz to 535 without rasing the voltage. Also the stock timings are 5-5-5-15, while I run it at 4-4-4-12 while overclocked! I would say go for the Crucial. If you want a known good overclocked go for the Crucial Ballistix Tracer RAM.
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