Commented 11 years ago2013-08-22 15:48:44 UTC
in journal: #8227Comment #48322
I tried not to swing, but when you are doing them fast, the swinging is almost inevitable. If I do them more slowly, I could eliminate the swing, but I wouldn't be able to do as many reps because it would take longer.
Around the fifth rep, you can see on the video that I tried to slow down to dampen the swing.
Commented 11 years ago2013-08-22 04:10:29 UTC
in journal: #8225Comment #63359
You guys know what's up. I completely agree. I can't play most AAA games for long these days, they're just far too on-rails. Always pushing and never just letting you be.
JeffMOD: If you haven't played them yet, I highly recommend The Knife of Dunwall and The Brigmore Witches. I've just finished the last one. Great DLC with some level design that totally surpasses the original game.
Commented 11 years ago2013-08-22 02:41:48 UTC
in journal: #8226Comment #48670
I'm a Maya user and my current setup has an i7 4770K and an Ati (AMD) Raeon 6950. The GPU for me isn't used for rendering so I forked out some money to focus on the CPU seeing as that's where all the rendering takes place.
As for RAM I could only afford 8GB which is reasonable for smaller rendering projects but if you're doing large scale, high resolution renders and will have multiple intensive programs open 16GB would be ideal.
Commented 11 years ago2013-08-21 23:34:38 UTC
in journal: #8226Comment #48668
Thanks for the information. After a bit of searching, I was thinking of going for i7 as well. Since I won the GPU and some new keyboard and mouse, I do have the power to buy it at the moment.
That is true, P5Q is pretty good still and supports Intel Core 2 but however it is not compatible with the new GPUs, such as the "Asus Geforce GTX 650Ti" I have right now.
8GB of RAM seems reasonable, the old RAMs I am currently using are out of stock, replacing them is very costly. And the new RAMs are also not compatible with P5Q.
The good part is, after replacing them all. I might actually have a another PC at my disposal, I'll probably use it as a tiny render farm
Anyone rendering in Maya or Vray and such? What type of CPU and GPU are you guys using?
Commented 11 years ago2013-08-21 20:18:55 UTC
in journal: #8226Comment #48672
Do not get AMD CPU. The newest processors are huge shit. And as for i5/i7 3000/4000 models, the difference in performance isn't that huge, if you can get an i7 for the price, go for it.
Integrated GPUs are not a solution for gamers. You simply can not compare the two. But the graphics card you won is pretty OK. The p5q motherboard you have supports Intel Core 2 Extreme, which has an CPU that is almost as powerful as Intel i5 750.
As much as 8GB of RAM is cool, i don't think you need more than that at in any job you may attempt (unless you use memory heavy applications).
Personally, I would go for intel i7 3770k if i dont have the money for the newest i7 class. An Gigabyte motherboard and an Nvidia GPU. SSD is a great addition too.
I'm not sure if you could switch off somehow the main GPU on a desktop and rely on the integrated solution in the Haswell processor( which is quite powerful). On laptops you can do this though.
Be sure to get at least 8gb of RAM.
[EDIT] Or you could get the AMD FX X8 8350 (4ghz, 8 cores), which is apparently better and at a slightly lower price than the i5-4670. link.
Commented 11 years ago2013-08-21 00:20:47 UTC
in journal: #8225Comment #63360
One of the reasons I liked Dishonored so much is that it is very much designed to empower the player, and not just in terms of gameplay. Outside the storyline cutscenes that occur primarily in the "hub" map, rather than during missions, (which are skip-able) every single script can be interrupted at any time in any way, up to your discretion and/or lack of skill at stealth. For a game with a linear story, it has the most non-linear gameplay and level design in any first-person game I've played that's come out in the last decade.
In a more general context: They player should always be in control, even when they're not. If they die, that should be their fault, not because they triggered the wrong script. If they want to stop an enemy from doing something, they should be at least able to try. They player should, within reason, be able to go where they want, when they want, to do what they want. That's why we play games rather than watching a movie or reading a book. Both are great pastimes when you've got a quality one. But neither gives us a choice.
I think what they're doing is trying to make the games accessible to everyone and thus dumbing it down for the lowest-common denominator. However, the "lowest-common denominator" they're looking at is the kind who would much rather just watch a movie, and as such, have no reason to be playing a game in the first place.
Around the fifth rep, you can see on the video that I tried to slow down to dampen the swing.
I agree with Archie on the swinging.
Either cancel the swing, or learn to kip.
This makes me want to do pullups. I can do 7 at once but I'm not exactly skinny haha.
Crossfit helps
Definitely get a Solid-State Hard drive, and plenty of cooling for the processor.
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Do not get AMD CPU. The newest processors are huge shit
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@Stojkens Why??
I can barely do 15.
JeffMOD: If you haven't played them yet, I highly recommend The Knife of Dunwall and The Brigmore Witches. I've just finished the last one. Great DLC with some level design that totally surpasses the original game.
He denied paternity for his daughter, Lisa. The DNA test proved him wrong, then he went on and named a line of computer after her.
His philosophy is about being an irresponsible parent and son.
He's mean, unreasonable, and a megalomaniac.
As for RAM I could only afford 8GB which is reasonable for smaller rendering projects but if you're doing large scale, high resolution renders and will have multiple intensive programs open 16GB would be ideal.
After a bit of searching, I was thinking of going for i7 as well. Since I won the GPU and some new keyboard and mouse, I do have the power to buy it at the moment.
That is true, P5Q is pretty good still and supports Intel Core 2 but however it is not compatible with the new GPUs, such as the "Asus Geforce GTX 650Ti" I have right now.
8GB of RAM seems reasonable, the old RAMs I am currently using are out of stock, replacing them is very costly. And the new RAMs are also not compatible with P5Q.
The good part is, after replacing them all. I might actually have a another PC at my disposal, I'll probably use it as a tiny render farm
Anyone rendering in Maya or Vray and such? What type of CPU and GPU are you guys using?
And as for i5/i7 3000/4000 models, the difference in performance isn't that huge, if you can get an i7 for the price, go for it.
Integrated GPUs are not a solution for gamers. You simply can not compare the two. But the graphics card you won is pretty OK.
The p5q motherboard you have supports Intel Core 2 Extreme, which has an CPU that is almost as powerful as Intel i5 750.
As much as 8GB of RAM is cool, i don't think you need more than that at in any job you may attempt (unless you use memory heavy applications).
Personally, I would go for intel i7 3770k if i dont have the money for the newest i7 class. An Gigabyte motherboard and an Nvidia GPU. SSD is a great addition too.
Tell us whats your budget.
I'm not sure if you could switch off somehow the main GPU on a desktop and rely on the integrated solution in the Haswell processor( which is quite powerful). On laptops you can do this though.
Be sure to get at least 8gb of RAM.
[EDIT] Or you could get the AMD FX X8 8350 (4ghz, 8 cores), which is apparently better and at a slightly lower price than the i5-4670. link.
In a more general context:
They player should always be in control, even when they're not. If they die, that should be their fault, not because they triggered the wrong script. If they want to stop an enemy from doing something, they should be at least able to try. They player should, within reason, be able to go where they want, when they want, to do what they want. That's why we play games rather than watching a movie or reading a book. Both are great pastimes when you've got a quality one. But neither gives us a choice.
I think what they're doing is trying to make the games accessible to everyone and thus dumbing it down for the lowest-common denominator. However, the "lowest-common denominator" they're looking at is the kind who would much rather just watch a movie, and as such, have no reason to be playing a game in the first place.