Desktop of August Created 16 years ago2008-07-30 01:22:09 UTC by satchmo satchmo

Created 16 years ago2008-07-30 01:22:09 UTC by satchmo satchmo

Posted 16 years ago2008-07-30 01:22:09 UTC Post #253154
Let me jump the gun...

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satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 16 years ago2008-07-30 04:04:38 UTC Post #253161
it seems you have prematurely ejaculated with desktop excitement.
Trapt Traptlegend
Posted 16 years ago2008-07-30 06:47:31 UTC Post #253165
it seems you have prematurely ejaculated with christmas excitement, trapt.

My desktop looks the same as it did 1 year ago. :P
Madcow MadcowSpy zappin my udder
Posted 16 years ago2008-07-30 08:33:24 UTC Post #253173
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Lake Balaton in the background. Man, that was a pwn week down there. Sadly, running windows failsta.
Taylor TaylorJohn Romero's Bitch
Posted 16 years ago2008-07-30 11:36:28 UTC Post #253177
Sadly, running windows failsta.
That's what I tell everyone when I'm asked what OS I use. =P
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Posted 16 years ago2008-07-30 11:55:45 UTC Post #253178
Why don't you just install XP then? You just insert the XP CD and follow the instructions. Any 5 year old can do that.
Posted 16 years ago2008-07-30 12:08:15 UTC Post #253179
cause its installed on another hard drive... and it really doesnt matter to me anymore
Posted 16 years ago2008-07-30 12:36:34 UTC Post #253180
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Took in-game. Added the blur, though.
Luke LukeLuke
Posted 16 years ago2008-07-30 12:41:06 UTC Post #253181
I am sticking to XP until there's a game that can truly take the advantage of DirectX 10.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 16 years ago2008-07-30 12:50:18 UTC Post #253182
Crysis and FSX satch:)
Posted 16 years ago2008-07-30 13:43:43 UTC Post #253183
I've tried Crysis in DirectX 10 mode. Didn't really notice any difference compared to DirectX 9.
Taylor TaylorJohn Romero's Bitch
Posted 16 years ago2008-07-30 14:14:46 UTC Post #253185
The difference is.. quite big.
Like the sexy lightning through the foliage.
Madcow MadcowSpy zappin my udder
Posted 16 years ago2008-07-30 14:20:16 UTC Post #253186
yeah, sorry, but the difference between DX9 and 10 is certainly noteworthy.

You sure you have the system to take advantage of it, Masta?
Archie ArchieGoodbye Moonmen
Posted 16 years ago2008-07-30 14:45:34 UTC Post #253188
Yeah, you do need a DX10 compatible card. =P
I have one. =] It's lovely I must say.
Posted 16 years ago2008-07-30 15:32:18 UTC Post #253194
DX10 is a load of bollocks.
Posted 16 years ago2008-07-30 15:38:11 UTC Post #253195
I've played through the entire game on my desktop, with XP running and DX9, of course - with medium details. My desktop has only 768 Megs of RAM, so I didn't experiment to move anything above medium details, only once, when I tried how the game would look like with everything up to the max. The result was...well, a horribly long load time and swap lock-ups. After a few minutes, when everything was in its place, I took a look at the environment - nice. Back to medium settings.

Yesterday I've installed Crysis on my notebook (Pentium Dual-Core 1.6 Ghz, 1,5 Gigs of RAM, AMD Radeon 2600 VGA, Failsta, as mentioned above), since it runs UT3 at playable framerates on high settings, figured I could give it a shot. It runs nice at medium-high settings, so I've again pumped everything up to the max...not playable, but I personally didn't notice any difference, as much as I remember the max settings on XP. It looked the same to me - nice shadows, crisp textures and HDR up the ass.

Maybe there is some slight difference, so I might notice it if I look closer again, but I don't see that big difference between DX9 and 10. I remember, when I bought my Radeon 9550 more than 3 years ago and started up HL2 - now that was visible difference compared to DX8 and my old Geforce 3. :glad:
Taylor TaylorJohn Romero's Bitch
Posted 16 years ago2008-07-30 15:51:52 UTC Post #253196
If you don't have vista, you can still get the DX10 effects if you have the GPU for the job.

There are downloadable setupfiles to replace the old ones which enables DX10 features in DX9, difference is next to 0.
Just google around a bit
Madcow MadcowSpy zappin my udder
Posted 16 years ago2008-07-31 02:49:17 UTC Post #253207
it seems you have prematurely ejaculated with christmas excitement, trapt.
actually i'm still going from last chrismas. i have incredible stamina.
Trapt Traptlegend
Posted 16 years ago2008-07-31 03:12:58 UTC Post #253210
Posted 16 years ago2008-08-05 16:39:55 UTC Post #253348
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Just reinstalled Windows XP, so its very clean.

The photo shows a damaged flame trench at launchpad 39A, Kennedy Space Center. The damage to the flame trench was caused by the exhaust flames of Space Shuttle Discovery, when it launched on mission STS-124 (May 31, 2008).
Posted 16 years ago2008-08-11 23:00:45 UTC Post #253605
My wallpaper
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It's not my cat, and not my Hello Kitty pillow.
That cat looks scary.
Posted 16 years ago2008-08-11 23:12:51 UTC Post #253606
Mmmm, pussy.
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
Posted 16 years ago2008-08-30 20:15:21 UTC Post #254779
Bump. August isn't over yet.
Been messing around with a versatile explorer shell replacement called Aston. Everything on the desktop and start menu is highly configurable. Hard to explain, but a fascinating application to say the least. Easy on the resources too, using no more than the standard explorer. That's a new start menu, too. There's no default windows stuff here.
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The landscape is actually the wallpaper. The rest is the desktop.

You can make crap look pretty but its still crap :P
Posted 16 years ago2008-08-30 20:16:38 UTC Post #254780
That's pretty sweet looking.

I'd only use it on a computer that's for a home theater or something, just to look pretty. Otherwise, it's useless.
Luke LukeLuke
Posted 16 years ago2008-08-30 20:24:15 UTC Post #254781
Not necessarily useless, just a different interface. In application, its not really any more or less convinient than the default shell.
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