Commented 10 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 10 years ago2013-06-14 16:36:58 UTC
in journal: #8184Comment #53241
Good point. Add 'JoshCake' and I'll hop on whenever I have the chance to. Been playing more ARAM than normal Summoners Rift but I should be fine for both.
Commented 11 years ago2013-03-02 03:14:04 UTC
in journal: #8127Comment #44907
If you've got quality headphones/headset/speakers ssomething as cheap as $30AUD you could get an Asus Xonar DG sound card granted that you've got a spare PCI slot and it doesn't break the budget.
There are PCI-e alternatives as PCI slots are becoming rare nowadays, however skip it if you're fine with on-board as Penguinboy has stated.
Commented 12 years ago2012-03-06 11:39:13 UTC
in journal: #7663Comment #52701
I've been wanting to find this again but have been too lazy to do it. Wasn't colossal cat also mentioned in someone's thread about how to block off an area of their map naturally or look somewhat plausible?
Commented 12 years ago2012-01-06 02:45:26 UTC
in journal: #7560Comment #43302
Almost reached my 6th year from signing up and just like the majority of you guys, maturity wasn't exactly a strong point back then... neither was grammar.
I still remember seeing "Urbanebula" as opposed to "Urby" and also remembering certain peeps such as "Dave932932" and "Orpheus". Has it really been 4 years (2008) since the site's been revamped? o_o
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Commented 12 years ago2011-09-11 10:27:11 UTC
in journal: #7391Comment #57740
It'll probably be one of your best ones despite it having a higher workload than previous years. I'm currently on my last year, in fact, almost done (Aussie here). Final exams are in about a months time including a solo performance beforehand.
All I can say is, don't fret about the final exams as it's only the beginning of the school year for you and if you get a good balance between work and play, you should definitely fly through.
Commented 12 years ago2011-07-22 12:48:08 UTC
in journal: #7330Comment #57666
I was going to suggest the Caviar Blue but then again I haven't used a Spinpoint yet. However, literally a couple of days ago I resurrected an old PC (lucky enough that this 2003 mobo has SATA2 ports) with a Caviar Blue SATA3 set to SATA2 via jumpers. In my experience, you don't need special software to format it.
But all this won't affect your decision seeing as you've already made it.
Commented 13 years ago2011-04-02 22:50:47 UTC
in journal: #7140Comment #53209
@SpaG FPS ports are playable even with a controller (yes I know, why?!) and some of them, including Vegas 2 don't have auto aim built in. Difficulty has probably been lowered to accommodate the horrendous aiming but I don't find it too hard to aim and "STRAFE-JUMP-TURN-SHOOT" but yeah it is very annoying for others to execute it.
@Stu I tend to not log in and view the board so that's maybe why I have a lot less times of logging in than you.
Commented 14 years ago2010-04-05 08:00:21 UTC
in journal: #6483Comment #56846
Yeah I'm with ya with the drivers. Still stuck at 9.12 (can't map on Windows 7 but is possible on XP) due to artefacts when watching movies. Small issue but would rather get rid of it than live with it. (9.12 and above have the artefact problem.)
nVidia may have lost the lead but you have to admit, they are still leading in the power they get from their GPU's.
Commented 14 years ago2010-03-30 02:51:22 UTC
in journal: #6476Comment #51303
I might get Torchlight, but I'm planning on getting Garry's Mod first I haven't been bothered to actually get it for quite some time now. That post... hurr durr
Commented 14 years ago2010-02-17 09:42:21 UTC
in vault item: Institute TestComment #4132
I'm pretty sure you should be able to select objects in the 3d View if you install the 9.12 catalyst control center or above. Only thing is, I don't know if laptop chips are any different, in regards with the drivers, to a standard card.
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Commented 14 years ago2009-08-05 03:36:22 UTC
in journal: #5983Comment #47657
Telling us about bargains like this is actually quite helpful as, well, they're a bargain. And with cheap products we usually tend to think they're dodgy due to their low price. So for this, at least we know this isn't dodgy and is pretty decent for $20.
Commented 15 years ago2009-01-21 01:49:07 UTC
in journal: #5594Comment #39943
Finished it! Original style of gameplay and I'd like to see more of it. Did anyone use the "Channeler" which points left in 3.6 because for me I just needed the two vortex thingies.
Commented 15 years ago2009-01-07 08:12:40 UTC
in journal: #5548Comment #53096
Well now I've actually got it to work again. Just had to un-do the changes. Only problem now is that every time I play a game, up comes Blue Screen with something on the lines of "nv4_disp.dll" which happens to be something about the nVidia drivers. Gonna update them soon.
Commented 15 years ago2008-12-09 20:22:07 UTC
in journal: #5496Comment #53083
AGP = Accelerated Graphics Port. It's a step down from PCI-e meaning it's a tad slower. They kind of stopped it now but I think Ati has a few cards still going.
Commented 15 years ago2008-10-07 05:10:53 UTC
in vault item: Aim_QuickComment #16945
Skals is completely right here. This does encourage spawn killing. I did try this with a couple of friends and the third round already felt too repetitive. You spawn, you swivel your mouse around, click, die. Sure, that applies to other maps but this one, it's just to quick. And the thing about "testing reflexes" is that it doesn't. You just have to look in the direction of where someone will spawn, wait for the countdown to finish and spray away. Spawn killing anyone?
Ways to improve:
Give it a theme. It's way too boring being in a large, dark room filled with pits... Maybe make it outdoors? Or a city type map in which you start behind some barricades?
The squares hurt my eyes! Spend more time on architecture because it really seems there was almost no effort involved in this. Rather than boxes, maybe make the pits dome-shaped?
I know this defeats the purpose of typing all of the above but, how about scrapping the idea of this room and making it to like I said before, an outdoor map?
This really needs improvement.
By the way, what was with this? "omg skals you are fucking retarded UGH"
Commented 16 years ago2008-04-06 09:31:07 UTC
in journal: #4984Comment #53068
Yeah UT2003 and 2004 rocks. I'm glad you actually like the redeemer... my friend hates cause I just happen to always pick it up (console > LOADED). Bleach... I kind of stopped watching recently so I'm just going to ask my friend from now on. Currently episode 166 is out or coming out. Btw if you need to ask about Bleach and stuff just PM me rather than here from now on.
Commented 17 years ago2007-04-04 02:31:07 UTC
in vault item: de_mainframe2_czComment #14560
First of all you didn't need "allow upload". And secondly haven't tested the map yet but it looks like that the rooms are boxy and textures are stretched. But I can be wrong...
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.
There are PCI-e alternatives as PCI slots are becoming rare nowadays, however skip it if you're fine with on-board as Penguinboy has stated.
I still remember seeing "Urbanebula" as opposed to "Urby" and also remembering certain peeps such as "Dave932932" and "Orpheus". Has it really been 4 years (2008) since the site's been revamped? o_o
All I can say is, don't fret about the final exams as it's only the beginning of the school year for you and if you get a good balance between work and play, you should definitely fly through.
But all this won't affect your decision seeing as you've already made it.
raises hand
(I'm right handed but grew up using the mouse on the left...)
@striker
Pretty much spot on... damnit, they're watching me!
/geekiness
Yeah it does take a fair bit to adjust to.
FPS ports are playable even with a controller (yes I know, why?!) and some of them, including Vegas 2 don't have auto aim built in. Difficulty has probably been lowered to accommodate the horrendous aiming but I don't find it too hard to aim and "STRAFE-JUMP-TURN-SHOOT" but yeah it is very annoying for others to execute it.
@Stu
I tend to not log in and view the board so that's maybe why I have a lot less times of logging in than you.
nVidia may have lost the lead but you have to admit, they are still leading in the power they get from their GPU's.
You better be! >=(
-Source
Comp specs:
-Athlon 64 X2 7750 (2.7Ghz)
-Ati 4850
-2gb DDR2
-Windows XP Pro
Hammer 3 is enough to be usable
6800GT AGP
6800GT PCI-E version
Notice how the connectors from the PCI-E version differ from the AGP?
And yeah mapping on the holidays... plenty of time~
Ways to improve:
- I know this defeats the purpose of typing all of the above but, how about scrapping the idea of this room and making it to like I said before, an outdoor map?
This really needs improvement.By the way, what was with this?
"omg skals you are fucking retarded UGH"