*Reply to PsychoChimp22* I'll talk about it in about 20 min or so because these computers in my Geometry class are too slow, I'm gonna head for the Library when class is over. :D
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*Reply to PsychoChimp22* I'll talk about it in about 20 min or so because these computers in my Geometry class are too slow, I'm gonna head for the Library when class is over. :D
Ok I'm at the library now. :D Back to the subject, the new 7-series and ATI's X1800 and X1900 are necessary at the moment. I don't see a single game that the 6-series (including SLI) can't run on everything full. Those fancy new cards are just technology showdowns between nVidia and ATI, and they don't have as much life span. 6-series won't die 'til a good number of years from now, since there aren't as much things to improve on graphics and other hardware killing stuffs on games as there were a couple years ago.
I don't think it can run F.E.A.R on full.
[QUOTE=bennywidag]Evening, i am a confessed comp nerd, watercooled pc etc (sad i know)
3d01- 28114
3d03- 17473
3d05- 8220
3d06- 4069
3.4Ghz P4@ 4.2
Abit AA8XE Fatal1ty
XFX 7800GTX
200Gb Barracuda[/QUOTE]P4? why nto go 64-bit with AMD? lot easier to keep an Athlon cool than any Pentium!
if your looking for 3dmark, head over to [url]http://www.futuremark.com[/url]
[QUOTE=NuclearCrap]Ok I'm at the library now. :D Back to the subject, the new 7-series and ATI's X1800 and X1900 are necessary at the moment. I don't see a single game that the 6-series (including SLI) can't run on everything full. Those fancy new cards are just technology showdowns between nVidia and ATI, and they don't have as much life span. 6-series won't die 'til a good number of years from now, since there aren't as much things to improve on graphics and other hardware killing stuffs on games as there were a couple years ago.[/QUOTE]hmmm... HL2:Lost Coast?:D
[QUOTE=Jakg]P4? why nto go 64-bit with AMD? lot easier to keep an Athlon cool than any Pentium![/QUOTE]
because nothing properly uses 64bit technology yet. why buy a new processor when you can just overclock your old one. plus you have hyperthreading tech in their already
[QUOTE=derekthetree]because nothing properly uses 64bit technology yet. why buy a new processor when you can just overclock your old one. plus you have hyperthreading tech in their already[/QUOTE]
Its not just about 64 bit, there are more advantages than that.
one of them was said in his post, the cooling.
and its [url]http://www.madonion.com[/url] if you a l33t old school gamer like me.
:p
[QUOTE=NuclearCrap]Ok I'm at the library now. :D Back to the subject, the new 7-series and ATI's X1800 and X1900 are necessary at the moment. I don't see a single game that the 6-series (including SLI) can't run on everything full. Those fancy new cards are just technology showdowns between nVidia and ATI, and they don't have as much life span. 6-series won't die 'til a good number of years from now, since there aren't as much things to improve on graphics and other hardware killing stuffs on games as there were a couple years ago.[/QUOTE]
Agreed, the 7 series well never be what the 6 is now. I think theyre both just trying to get a monopoly lol. My crappy little 5900 XT will run the css benchmark, max graphics, at 35-40 fps. I know thats not high at all for css but if you put 2x 512MB 7800 GTX's in my computer i probably wouldnt notice a gameplay difference. The fact that they are making cards such ass the 7900/x1900 is just to say they can do it, no practical use for them in gaming well come out in years.. especialy with xfire/sli.
hmmm, dad has set me a challenge, he has upgraded his pc, and if i do well at school it will be mine, i will get the following:
Some SLi Mobo
AMD Athlon 64 4000+
2x XFX nVidia 6600 GT's
2x 1 Gb sticks of ram
Wavemaster Case
Yes, I can run F.E.A.R. and HL2: Lost Coast on full with no problems. :)
That includes FSAA and texture filtering.
As of now, that's the power of only 1 single 6800GT. :)
[QUOTE=Jakg]hmmm, dad has set me a challenge, he has upgraded his pc, and if i do well at school it will be mine, i will get the following:
Some SLi Mobo
AMD Athlon 64 4000+
2x XFX nVidia 6600 GT's
2x 1 Gb sticks of ram
Wavemaster Case[/QUOTE]
holy shit dude...
/envy
[QUOTE=NuclearCrap]Yes, I can run F.E.A.R. and HL2: Lost Coast on full with no problems. :)
That includes FSAA and texture filtering.
As of now, that's the power of only 1 single 6800GT. :)[/QUOTE]
Umm what FPS. Ive never even played fear so i wouldnt know.. but what do you get in HL2?
[quote=PsychoChimp22]holy shit dude...
/envy
Umm what FPS. Ive never even played fear so i wouldnt know.. but what do you get in HL2?[/quote]
About 30 in FEAR and 60+ in HL2.
I envyed that Jakg has a dad who's a gamer. :D
[QUOTE=PsychoChimp22]Its not just about 64 bit, there are more advantages than that.
one of them was said in his post, the cooling.[/QUOTE]
i was commenting that there is no point in swapping your perfectly fine p4 (an motherboard) for an althon just for the cooling issue and 64bit capability
i have a feeling jakg is one of those people who has to go against the computing establishment, i.e. Intel, Microsoft