couldn't at least make it better looking than a missing part?

if Franky has not got back to you within an hour or so, i'll jump on the bat phone again. i only really inform him of performance issues, a configuration issues is less important. but an issues non-the-less.

Quote from E.Reiljans :

No, because that's the fact

Quote from dadge :

move on buddy. you gave shit advice. end of.

did you find that comparison chart to show that 2 8800's is better than a GTX560? i'd be interested in seeing this. or was that just another fact you pulled out of thin air?
Also, getting back to your original point, could you explain or show how a duel core system in 2011 is fail? again, i'd be really interested in reading why my system can't play games released in 2011...

Last edited by dadge, Fri 15 Jul 2011, 17:09.

Quote from E.Reiljans :

Err.

In the "Can you run it", there's "Recommended: Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS with 640MB RAM or similar." This card can't run Crysis well even on High, let alone on Ultra. So I guess all other 'recommended' specs are full of bullshit as well.

yeah, because you said so. move on buddy. you gave shit advice. end of.

no, i have a 770 chipset. to unlock the cores, you need a 780 or better. the revision 2 of my board is a 780 but unfortunately, i have a rev 1. but my next upgrade is a motherboard for that purpose alone. but right now, i have no need for the other 2 cores and so no need to upgrade.

you'll find that with him m8. rather than just say "ok, i over exaggerated to get my point across" he'll just pipe on until the point has been lost completely. the point he originally made was that duel core systems = fail in a 2011 gaming world. my point was that i play 2011 games with a duel core. so rather than pull info out of my arse, i just relayed info from my current experience.

Quote from E.Reiljans :

I want to see your system play Crysis maxed out.

no need to:


CPU
Recommended: Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz/Athlon X2 4400+ or better
You Have: AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 550 Processor
PASS

CPU Speed
Recommended: Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz/Athlon X2 4400+ or better
You Have: 3.1 GHz


RAM
Recommended: 2 GB
You Have: 8.0 GB
PASS

OS
Recommended: Windows XP/Vista/7
You Have: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
PASS

Video Card
Recommended: Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS with 640MB RAM or similar.
You Have: GeForce GTX 470
PASS
Features: Recommended attributes of your Video Card
Required You Have
Video RAM 640 MB 4.0 GB
3D Yes Yes
Hardware T&L Yes Yes
Pixel Shader version 3.0 5.0
Vertex Shader version 3.0 5.0

DirectX version
Recommended: 9.0c (included)
You Have: 11.0
PASS

Sound Card
Recommended: Yes
You Have: ASUS Xonar DS Audio Device
PASS

Free Disk Space
Recommended: 12 GB
You Have: 222.6 GB
PASS

DVD-ROM
Recommended: 8X speed DVD-ROM. This game contains technology intended to prevent copying that may conflict with some DVD-ROM, DVD-RW and virtual drives.
You Have: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH20NS15 ATA Device
PASS


http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/analysis.aspx
oh i now know why my system will play Crysis. it was released nearly 4 years ago!! duel core systems weren't fail back then oh and while we're t it, did you have any luck finding that info to say that 2 8800's are better than one 460? dirt 3 looks really nice on dx11.....

Last edited by dadge, Fri 15 Jul 2011, 08:55.

Quote from E.Reiljans :

um, @all of you guys telling him to upgrade graphics..

His two 8800GT's in SLI beat 460 hands down, and 470 if his 8800's are OCed.

are the 8800's DX11 compatible? can you show me some benchmark results to back this big claim up? http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

Quote from E.Reiljans :

Phenom II per-MHz is faster than Core2.

who gives a shit?

that wasn't the point you were making. you said "Er, guys, no. Dual core CPU for gaming in 2011 = fail." the duel core processors still cope with the new game quite fine. which was in response to what you were saying.

Last edited by dadge, Thu 14 Jul 2011, 19:58.

and what i was saying was that if something's going to fail, it doesn't matter what brand it is. it's still going to fail.

Quote from Jakg :

Atrix are crap.

Get a decent PSU.

see post 21.

Although most cases would say to get a branded psu. I followed that rule of thumb and bought an OCZ psu it ticked all the boxes and was running great until one day there was a stench of fail in the air. The psu gave up the chase after 6 months usage. I then bought a more powerful non big name psu. It hasn't failed me yet (touch wood). So i would advise you that if you do need a psu, don't opt for one because of the name, but go for one that will comfortably do the job regardless of brand.

will your psu be able to cope with the added demand on it?

these newer GPUs take a lot more of the load so even if your cpu was a bottleneck, it wouldn't be as noticeable as it would have been a few years ago. so as your GPU is churning out the graphics, your cpu is still able to take care of background processes. you could even buy one 560 and then use your old GPU as a dedicated physx card. reducing load even further.

if there's no price difference, always go for the newest. 2xGTX560 (if you're going to run two, you don't need to worry about them being the 1gb editions)would be a very tidy upgrade. i wouldn't look for an overclocked unit. but that's just me.

you're always going to have a bottleneck. you upgrade GPU, cpu is the bottleneck. upgrade the CPU, ram is the bottleneck. upgrade ram, hdd is bottleneck. don't worry about bottlenecks. it's not enough for you to worry about.

Quote from Jakg :

I would be going the Intel route - a Phenom Quad is a quick CPU for not much £, but it's not really an upgrade from a high-clocked Core 2.

i agree. if it's not broke, don't fix it. upgrade the GPU. the difference between the 460 and the 560 is not enough to warrant the price difference. if you have good case cooling (airflow) then the 460 (1gb) will be good enough for you. 470 if you can get it.

just so you know, two GTX460's in SLI are not to be overlooked. two of those cards can really pump out the graphics.

Last edited by dadge, Thu 14 Jul 2011, 13:42.

Quote from E.Reiljans :

Er, guys, no. Dual core CPU for gaming in 2011 = fail.

Er dude, seriously. No. duel core cpu's can do the new stuff too. I have yet to play a game that my AMD Phenom 550 cannot cope with. and that's on a socket AM2+ board with DDR2 ram. When giving advice, try to keep it close to the truth at least.

Quote from E.Reiljans :

Two 8800's are perfectly fine (providing you run them in SLI), they can get over 60 fps in Dirt 3 maxed out, so get yourself Phenom II X4 945 (68 GBP) and ASRock 970 EXTREME4 (65 GBP).

8800's are fine but they will show their age once you play more DX11 games. grab a GTX460 (or 470). you need high video memory to run high resolutions. so the 1gb versions of the 460 would be spot on for you. some say the cards run hot. my card (GTX470) has never gone over 80°C under load. and if you use MSi Afterburner, you can give your fans a more aggressive cooling curve.

Last edited by dadge, Thu 14 Jul 2011, 01:42.

Here's my competition entry for the above mentioned ^^
Lush heat one entry mix. Let me know what you think of it if you listen to it.

Thanks

lol. thanks. Mondays mix is going to be very good. i was intending on using it as a competition entry. so a bit more effort has gone into this one. tune in at 7pm (uk time) to hear it. ( www.innervisionsradio.co.uk )

Quote from Rappa Z :

Damn Dadge and his Partial Reflections mix.

the Partial Refractions mix is better.

Quote from DevilDare :

Madeon - Pop Culture (Live Mashup)

Holy crap. Cant get enough of it.

Solo synth line on a launchpad. **** yeah.

it s very nice. i used his remix of raise your weapon to extend the dance section of the original mix. it went very well. it's the last 15 minutes of last weeks mix show.

Quote from hp999 :

Dayum, dass good.

Are you on that radio only once a week? I'd listen to some more at any given time, I quite like your mixes.

aye. once a week. 7pm (uk time) til 9pm.
here's week1 (60 minutes)
and week2
here's also a 4 hour set i made. i split it into 3 80 minute parts. Partial Refraction folder

Quote from Töki (HUN) :

Awesome mix. \o/ Hope you'll provide us a download link later.

Project Eden Week 3 done.

Quote from hp999 :

Deadmau5 - Raise Your Weapon (Madeon Remix)

Thank you Myffe, thank you.

check the last 15 minutes out of the above link. i think you'll enjoy it.

will do.

the latest episode of south park explains it well lmao.

my mix show is going to start in ~5 minutes. if you fancy listening to some banging progressive and trance, drop in.


http://innervisionsradio.co.uk/

with an award that small, they might as well have just called you a loser. it's the same feeling.