The Official Graphics Card and PC gaming Thread

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I do prefer using FRAPS over other FPS meters. Especially now Sam showed me the secret to using the benchmark tool ;P

 

Global Agenda

Minimal: Radeon X1800 series/HD2900 series/HD3650/HD4550/HD5450 or above, Geforce 6800 Ultra/7800 series/8600 series/9500 series/GT220 or above
Reduced: Radeon X1900XT/HD2900 series/HD3800 series/HD4670/HD5570 or above, Geforce 8800 series/9600 series/GT220 or above
Moderate: Radeon HD3870/HD4700 series/HD5700 series or above, Geforce 8800 series/9600GSO G92/GT240 or above
Good: Radeon HD4700 series/HD5700 series or above, Geforce 8800GT/9800GT/GT240 or above
Optimal: Radeon HD5830 or above, Geforce GTX280/275/470 or above
Extreme: Radeon HD5830 Tri-CF or above, Geforce GTX280 Tri-SLI/GTX470 SLI or above

 

Looks like an interesting game. But it also looks like an online Co-Op game. Much like Left4dead. Not that I don't like left4dead. I simply like one man army games more

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO8CXH225g0

 

Another Left 4 Dead??!! Are you kidding me - it looks like Halo!

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Wow, I'm lagging - I came back in time to be blown away by Estuansis' Metro Review of 10 days ago!

Hahaha - waving his zippo lighter around in the wind, just to play with it, wasn't enough for Jeff. The first time he saw smoke in the game, he looked around to make sure his PC wasn't on fire!! HAHAHAHA!!

I've said it a bunch of times, and I'll say it again, we have a poet among us, and that is some of the nicest prose I have ever read.


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Meanwhile, as shaff comments "games are games - wut???" Omega makes his first attempt to slip in some advertising for a console-only game, in this official PC gaming thread - did you notice the PEEE SEEEE part, Kevin????

Hahahaha. Sam sets him straight.

Good try, Kevin:

"Well it probably will be a PC game some day." "Maybe" "You know, in the future some time." "Not next week, I know." "But maybe next year." "Or maybe never." "Do you think I can tell the future?" "Ok, I'm sorry! I give up!"


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And Kevin's not done yet:

Yes you do need that monitor. Sam was coy, but I finally succumbed and the rest is history! ("History" is correct, I'm still stuck in the P4 time zone - but "maybe in the future" like Kevin says.) Unlike how he reminds us regularly about his 27000 3dmarks, Sam held out for years, never more than vaguely hinting about the satisfaction of the 30" pixel feast, lol.

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And don't dare you imply, Omega, that Jeff needs a bigger monitor:

Anybody ever heard the old Shakespeare line "me thinks thou dost protest too much" It seems to me that with his "go broke for months" comment, Jeff is embracing the concept already, and Kevin can tell the future


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The future!!!??? No wonder! Kevin is the devil! Anybody noticed his new sig??!!




And on other news:

Jeff steps up to 5000!! Congratulations!!

-Rich

 

I've only played halo a few times. It was the designations/names above the people, that reminded me of left4dead. Didn't really do any research into it though. Just watched that video clip.

As for the 30" monitor, I drool about the thought of having it one day, EVERY day LOL!

A buddy at work was telling me about the Console game. I had no idea that it was merely console. He said it looked like it was interesting. I suppose it does. Perhaps one day, it'll bless this thread

I like to change my signature every now and again. Fire was next on my to do list. I like creating things with photoshop. I think my sig could still use work. But it doesn't look too bad for a first attempt I've messed with ice before too, but I can't see it fitting in my sig LOL!

 

Omega: Suit yourself, I find team games a refreshing change from solo gameplay, and vice versa.
Rich: Welcome back, long time no see!

 

Sam, thanks. I know - I've made a promise to myself to hit the forum, if not more than that, at least each weekend - but last weekend was a madhouse! So I came back just in time to see Omega's slippery tactics not quite make it past your watchful eyes, lol, and catch Jeff's awesome powers of description!

Not to mention Shaff, Cincy, Red and Keith (from down under) as everybody in the world except for me is trying new games and upgrading - drool.

So the other guys have leapfrogged with a GTX 480 fermi gpu that is 5-10% faster than the 5870 - but can't be bought at any price? Hahaha. Since they'll have to tie me to a green rack before I abandon the ati camp (no fanboy here) I just skim the nvidia stuff. I did like the fact that XFX, big nvidia partners, have this petunia 5970 coming up, with 6 mini display ports - AS IF (how many dozens of people world-wide are going to invest in 6-way eye-finity?)

I assume that the petunia will also include at least one full dvi port, for those like Kevin who dream about the 30", for those like Jeff who tell themselves they don't really want it (but secretly do) and for those like you and me who already own it!! Hahaha.

- Rich

 

they will ahev adaptors, i am sure for DVI.

come on harvard we are just waiting on you to upgrade. its been more than 2 years!

 

the eyefinity6 card does not use any DVI ports, it uses all displayport, but comes with 6 adapters, a couple for DVI, HDMI and VGA I believe.
Only XFX's 4GB Petunia card is an eyefinity6 model. The other manufacturers are using standard two DVI + displayport cards.
The HD5870 single GPU card is available as an officially certified 2GB Eyefinity6 model, with every card having 6 displayports on it. The HD5870 2GB singular is not available non-eyefinity except for partner-specific cards like the ASUS Matrix.

 

So the 5850 should be arriving later today and I'm wondering what driver's I should use. It sounds like most of you who have ati cards don't use the latest drivers, is there something I'm missing (haven't used an ati card in over a decade lol)?

 

Wow, every time I look, people are complaining about Ati drivers. Really makes me skeptical about switching. Cause while they currently make the best hardware, their drivers leave something to be desired. No fanboyism, just an observation.

 

I had the same reservation about getting ati, but the alternative (gf100) just wasn't worth the money even if it did have good drivers.

btw it's here just need to finish up some work before I can play lol.

 

I always have the newest version. But then it has been said I'm quite silly...

 

why wouldnt we be using the lastest drivers?

i am currenlty using 10.3s. i just dont really announce when i update drivers

yes i prefer nvidia drivers over ATI, but really i dont think it makes a difference. not really had a problem with both. well acutally when vista 64 was in its infancy the drivers for nvidia caus bsods, and and win7 ws in beta ati drivers caused the desktop to crash ever 15mins, but in normal systems, never had a problem.

and omega, you dont need to say no fanboyism lol. who would it offend?

 

I think its pretty safe to say, that Sam likes ati A LOT! LOL! Heck, look at his sig

I'm not sneering sam, We all have our favorites

 

im sure even sam wouldnt be pissed off at that, hes always complaining about drivers hurting one game or another. (quad GPUs are a biatch! )

omega, whats your steam/xfire?

 

I don't play very often anymore, but omeganega

 

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Are you not silverblade or something to that effect?

 

lol no

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