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The Official Graphics Card and PC gaming Thread
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10. May 2011 @ 22:48 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
Well...I may have refused your offer, but I did buy the cable. And it doesn't work! My samsung acts like it's getting a signal, but its black. My guess is the Wii is sending an incompatible signal, or my sammy is being a prick. Since I can't access my menu on the black screen, I'm uncertain what to do.
Somebody just shoot me. Obviously I wasn't meant to run my Wii on a monitor :(
EDIT- I believe I may have found a solution. I'll attempt to try it now.
http://www.wiinintendo.net/2007/10/31/vdigis-wii-vga-cable-review/
EDIT #2- No effect. Somebody upstairs is laughing at me right now :(
Are these generally created equal???
i did warn you its very monitor dependent. some monitors work others simply do not.
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11. May 2011 @ 00:35 |
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The thing is, Newegg's site says that my monitor accepts RGB connections. Is component not the same as RGB? I was under the impression, that they are one and the same.
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11. May 2011 @ 01:10 |
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they are. did you make sure the Wii system was set to display In Progressive mode?
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11. May 2011 @ 01:21 |
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Yah, I hooked it up in the living room for a couple minutes to make sure it was. I'm now tempted, to convert a DVI port to vga, and see if it will accept the signal that way. I don't like the idea of switching my Computer towers port to vga though. Then my general Computing is gonna have a fuzzy look. Eh, I'll see if it works first, before I begin fretting :p
I'm afraid the DVI port is a no go. The design of the Samsung monitor won't allow the length of an adapter, with the vga cable. I should have bought that Dell monitor a long time ago. From what I've been reading, it has every possible video input a guy could need. Live and learn :(
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11. May 2011 @ 01:58 |
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Sam, you have no idea how badly I want this monitor! Obviously I want the 30" more, but I think two 24" monitors would just be plain lovely! I've done it LOL! But the dell would bring unmatched abilities to the table. Maybe I could sell a few organs...
Dell U2410
I see a few ebay sellers have it at an agreeable price. I don't even have 300$ though. The sucker has a card reader too! Does your 30" have a card reader Sam? Rare breed indeed. I've never heard of card readers on Monitors. USB sure, but never card readers. Very interesting. I've been considering one. Now I know how to kill two birds with one stone :) Gonna take me some time though.
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11. May 2011 @ 03:04 |
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I've been saving up for one or two of those myself and just realized when reading your post that with the increased size of the monitors I won't have enough room on my table/desk for speakers lol.
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11. May 2011 @ 03:20 |
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My speaker towers, are on the sides of the desk. 12" woofers :D Though I definitely like the Quad 10" woofer towers that my brother is borrowing from me. These 12's are very good though. Suffice to say, I don't have any speakers on my desk. I also have two 5.25" speakers hanging on the wall behind the desk. I rarely switch that amplifer channel on though. They're rather loud. I rarely get the chance to use my stereo the way it was intended. I really need a second job, so I can get the hell out of mothers house, and can actually afford the things I need/want ;) I greatly appreciate my mother. That goes without saying. But we do need our space, don't we ;)
On a side not, headphones are very fine as well. But I can't even do that. I feel uncomfortable doing that, for I might miss something. If I were alone, no big deal. But I feel like I'm drowning the world out, when others are around :S
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11. May 2011 @ 09:42 |
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Every Dell ultrasharp right down to the 17" has had a USB hub in it. Not sure when the card readers started, I think it's either at 20" or 24". Either way, all the 24s and all the 30s definitely have card readers. Very handy.
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14. May 2011 @ 22:01 |
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When all else fails, fresh tactics. I had a little tv laying around :D I don't want to wait around for an expensive adapter guaranteed to work.
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15. May 2011 @ 10:31 |
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sorry of the off topic post , but i need a graphic card then i can play Bulletstorm , any suggestion ?
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15. May 2011 @ 11:31 |
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How well do you need it to play bulletstorm? Bare minimum, or smooth gameplay? Basic graphics, or high detail? What size monitor do you use, and how much can you spend?
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15. May 2011 @ 12:53 |
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15. May 2011 @ 23:20 |
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well I picked up a cheap p55 mobo, for 17 quid. So looks like the q6600 could be off. How much do they fetch nowadays? I have also had an offer for a 6870 for 120, I'm sure I could bargin him down to 100-110, sould I take it? It is refernce, and how loud are they? Also now I just need a cheap i5 750/760. If anyone scouts any, let me know!
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15. May 2011 @ 23:23 |
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HD6870s aren't the quietest reference cards in the world, but they're reasonable to live with. How quiet is quiet enough is as I'm sure you know, very subjective.
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15. May 2011 @ 23:37 |
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haha true. Well could you live with them? Its either that, or a 5850. Both around the sam price. The 5850 woulndt be second hand though. Your not upgrading your CPU yet are ya sam?
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15. May 2011 @ 23:40 |
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I've not been near an HD6870 so I can't say personally what they're like, I only have reviews and rough fan speed figures to go on. The cooler on the HD6870 is quite weak for the TDP of the card, so fan speeds are reasonably high at full load, around 3000rpm @ 34dB in furmark. However, that's furmark, not real-world gameplay.
Oh and no, haha, my CPU's here to stay for quite some time.
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15. May 2011 @ 23:49 |
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hmm, well my headphones/speakers drown out the sound during gaming, hopefully idle is fine.
hmmm, just realised I need some ram aswell, as its ddr3. Hopefully I can find 8GB of it for under 50 second hand.
any see that mw3 got leaked?
MGR (Micro Gaming Rig) .|. Intel Q6600 @ 3.45GHz .|. Asus P35 P5K-E/WiFi .|. 4GB 1066MHz Geil Black Dragon RAM .|. Samsung F60 SSD .|. Corsair H50-1 Cooler .|. Sapphire 4870 512MB .|. Lian Li PC-A70B .|. Be Queit P7 Dark Power Pro 850W PSU .|. 24" 1920x1200 DGM (MVA Panel) .|. 24" 1920x1080 Dell (TN Panel) .|.
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15. May 2011 @ 23:55 |
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Idle is a lot quieter than most cards, idle noise won't be an issue at all.
RAM is fairly cheap for DDR3 these days, 8GB is only £70 new for 1333mhz.
Should I care about Modern Warfare 3? I mean really?
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16. May 2011 @ 00:12 |
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no, you shouldnt care, I dont think anyone does. Itll still sell load and be crap. Cant wait for bf3 me. But knowing myself, I will still end up buying it, hoping itll be like cod4 again.
I know its cheap, but I'm being ever cheaper. Really upgrading my pc on a budget.
trying to also get a decent SSD either 60 or 80gb for under 80 quid aswell.
MGR (Micro Gaming Rig) .|. Intel Q6600 @ 3.45GHz .|. Asus P35 P5K-E/WiFi .|. 4GB 1066MHz Geil Black Dragon RAM .|. Samsung F60 SSD .|. Corsair H50-1 Cooler .|. Sapphire 4870 512MB .|. Lian Li PC-A70B .|. Be Queit P7 Dark Power Pro 850W PSU .|. 24" 1920x1200 DGM (MVA Panel) .|. 24" 1920x1080 Dell (TN Panel) .|.
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16. May 2011 @ 00:13 |
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Just get a 40GB Intel 320 series and be done with it :P
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16. May 2011 @ 00:17 |
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how much is that? Is 40gb enough?
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16. May 2011 @ 00:21 |
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£69. It's enough for everything I need an SSD for.
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20. May 2011 @ 00:48 |
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Lightning will strike you dead, for that spam in your sig ;)
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20. May 2011 @ 04:08 |
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how dare he quotes me!
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20. May 2011 @ 07:05 |
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I've been quoted before. Not sure how the coding of those bots works, in who it picks to quote.
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