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Forum: General Discussion 01-20-2009, 01:28 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 825
Posted By SpacemanSpiff
I would say for the price go with the 4850. But...

I would say for the price go with the 4850. But you do really need to consider how much longer you are going to keep the rest of the system. If you are planning other upgrades to the CPU/MB/RAM...
Forum: General Discussion 11-12-2008, 05:04 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 794
Posted By SpacemanSpiff
It's funny how any company that gets big is...

It's funny how any company that gets big is suddenly called a "money grubbing evil empire." It's also kind of sad considering the capitalistic society that we live in. I will definately agree that...
Forum: General Discussion 10-08-2008, 03:42 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,116
Posted By SpacemanSpiff
if you have a valid key for Vista you can upgrade...

if you have a valid key for Vista you can upgrade to the 64bit software without any issues. All you need to do is find the 64bit version and use your own key during the install. It may freak out,...
Forum: General Discussion 09-24-2008, 02:44 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 938
Posted By SpacemanSpiff
Go ahead and say it, you won't hurt my feelings.

Go ahead and say it, you won't hurt my feelings.
Forum: General Discussion 09-22-2008, 03:31 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 938
Posted By SpacemanSpiff
Looks like bullsh!t, reads like bullsh!t, smells...

Looks like bullsh!t, reads like bullsh!t, smells like bullsh!t....

Holy crap! Some asshat is trying to get rich off of other peoples hard work! That's not the American way!



Oh, wait, yes it...
Forum: General Discussion 09-22-2008, 03:24 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,179
Posted By SpacemanSpiff
If you plan on keeping it for that long...

If you plan on keeping it for that long definately go for the 4870. Also, upgrade the mobo to this DFI Lanparty DK X38-TR2B (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136051) and get...
Forum: General Discussion 09-22-2008, 03:12 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 900
Posted By SpacemanSpiff
They did not add it to the originals, but it has...

They did not add it to the originals, but it has been implemented since HL2 Episode 1. Also, there are an increasing amount of games that make use of 4 cores (although not very well as pointed out...
Forum: General Discussion 08-31-2008, 02:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 339
Posted By SpacemanSpiff
There are a number of reasons why this could...

There are a number of reasons why this could happen, I'll run through the most basic for you:

First, you could have a bad piece of hardware (if it never reconized any blank media this is the most...
Forum: General Discussion 08-28-2008, 02:27 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 935
Posted By SpacemanSpiff
Actually, DVD is rendered in either NTSC or PAL. ...

Actually, DVD is rendered in either NTSC or PAL. In PAL you are right, it's 24FPS, in NTSC it's 29.97FPS. It's a very weird way to arrive at that number, but that's what it is. As you watch TV it...
Forum: General Discussion 08-23-2008, 04:44 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 364
Posted By SpacemanSpiff
Don't forget that when you use multiplyers you...

Don't forget that when you use multiplyers you also institute wait-states (kinda old school talk but still usefull) and may actually lower your performance. You'll have to play around with timing of...
Forum: General Discussion 08-23-2008, 04:38 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 935
Posted By SpacemanSpiff
There's a couple other bottlenecks to consider...

There's a couple other bottlenecks to consider here. First, most games are only rendered at 60fps so anything higher is useless to the game. And some (especially older) games are rendered at 30fps....
Forum: General Discussion 08-20-2008, 01:00 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 333
Posted By SpacemanSpiff
OMG, the only way that review could have been any...

OMG, the only way that review could have been any worse is if it was read by Ben Stein! The dood said the same thing over and over and over (by my count he talked about the 2GB of GDDR5 memory 8...
Forum: General Discussion 08-18-2008, 11:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 610
Posted By SpacemanSpiff
Any video card you get will only have a positive...

Any video card you get will only have a positive impact on system performance as it takes tasks off the CPU. That being said, the 9600 GT posted earlier does look like your best bet. If you are...
Forum: General Discussion 08-15-2008, 01:44 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 462
Posted By SpacemanSpiff
Smile First, thank you for the kind words. Especially...

First, thank you for the kind words. Especially since I have a tendancy to get off-topic very easily (damn this ADD!).

Second, just as Sony, Toshiba and IBM developed the Cell processor Intel has a...
Forum: General Discussion 08-10-2008, 03:20 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 462
Posted By SpacemanSpiff
My Larrabee rant

I couldn't post this in the comments so I decided to create a new thread (mostly because I'm too stubborn to let it go).

<RANT>
There is such a HUGE potential in the multi-gpu market with this. ...
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