It's pretty sad that I can finally run PS2 at 30 FPS if everything is on lowest with the new patch but I just don't want to play it because anything less than full render quality makes me sick. it looks disgusting
How well would PS2 play on SLI 8800GTs and an FX 62?
[QUOTE=Genericenemy;42864761]Would anyone like to explain to me in the simplest terms (I'm not an expert on rendering) on why games look just as good no matter how high the resolution. Some textures look too complex to be done in vector.[/QUOTE]
You mean the resolution it's run at?
[QUOTE=Dorkslayz;42864157]I'm at the point where i'm picking my A Levels and I hope to go on and do CompSci at Uni once i've done my A Levels - most uni courses say that Further Maths is preferred. Problem is, I didn't do accelerated Maths and i'm only targeted for a B (when you need an A for Further Maths).
How hard is Further Maths compared to Normal Maths?[/QUOTE]
Depends. There's a lot of surd and indices work, which means if your good with your square, cube's ect that'll help a lot. To be honest, Math is one of the easier ones, its pure logic, if you revise enough it's not too hard. Yet again, I've always been one to pick up concepts easier. ( I'm doing Higher(Scotland) which is in fact, slightly harder)
[QUOTE=Dorkslayz;42864157]I'm at the point where i'm picking my A Levels and I hope to go on and do CompSci at Uni once i've done my A Levels - most uni courses say that Further Maths is preferred. Problem is, I didn't do accelerated Maths and i'm only targeted for a B (when you need an A for Further Maths).
How hard is Further Maths compared to Normal Maths?[/QUOTE]
Basically, for AS further maths is just an accelerated maths course. Also, most colleges offer the option to drop for further to normal maths if it ends up being too much. What other ALevels are you planning on doing?
[QUOTE=Rixxz2;42863078]I just managed to get Crysis to render in 7680x4320, and then scale the image down to fit 1920x1080. :v:
Crysis rendered in native 1920x1080
[T]http://i.imgur.com/ml1Tm3Q.jpg[/T]
Crysis rendered in 7680x4320
[T]http://i.imgur.com/tWP6Z2U.jpg[/T]
Hint: Look at the trees and foliage
Also, yes, the gun blocks like 35% of the first image, I'm taking a new one.[/QUOTE]
Or you can turn on FXAA and get the same result for playable performance
An online celeb just +1'd my comment on his Google+ post, my life finally has meaning.
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;42865287]but your Radeon 9500 P4 system might get you a few more frames... if you thermonuclear power the damn thing.[/QUOTE]
Speaking of P4s, this came out of a laptop, CPU attached.
[t]http://i.cubeupload.com/2tUTdd.jpg[/t][t]http://i.cubeupload.com/ITbUCq.jpg[/t][t]http://i.cubeupload.com/jeNv9q.jpg[/t][t]http://i.cubeupload.com/QyngLM.jpg[/t]
the HDD is for scale.
The power brick was equally mad, you wouldn't want to drop it on your foot.
Sure is, that heatsink was just for the CPU.
How much thermal paste did they fucking put on there? Or does thermal paste become glue after about 10 years?
[QUOTE=MasterFen006;42867057]How much thermal paste did they fucking put on there? Or does thermal paste become glue after about 10 years?[/QUOTE]
The paste might have been loosened if i had turned the machine on and let it heat it before removing the heatsink.
It came in for the HDD to be removed.
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;42867079]Crappy paste(generally white in color) can actually glue and turn into cement because it's shitty produced and because it's cheap. Won't be the first I've seen it do this. Nor the last.[/QUOTE]
My friend's Phenom II was like that. We tried to remove the stock heatsink (which had cheap paste) so he could install a new cooler. The processor came out of the socket with the heatsink. Fortunately, the mobo and CPU were just fine. Just fucking scared the shit out of us.
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;42868313]It will always happen anything AMD related or pre intel(That's when intel invested on the new lock down sockets that have been around since 775) 2005. It will just stick. It's a simple design flaw that AMD and motherboard manufacturers could solve in a simple effective design much like Intels.
[IMG]http://www.ixbt.com/cpu/images/s775-cpu/s775-closed.jpg[/IMG]
Would you prefer this and have a non sticking heatsink regardless of what you use?(even though you'll have a better time removing it if you use quality shit)
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/MSI_785GM-P45_Socket_AM3.jpg/240px-MSI_785GM-P45_Socket_AM3.jpg[/IMG]
Or have this
[editline]15th November 2013[/editline]
Swapping CPUS on Intel motherboards is a much easier time then AMD. Period unless they change that.[/QUOTE]
Oh yeah. When I had to swap my 2500k to a different mobo, the heatsink popped off with no hassle and the CPU stayed in place. Definitely a much better design.
[editline]14th November 2013[/editline]
I didn't release newer intel and AMD sockets were so substantially different (aside from the pin/contacts difference).
One of my DDR400 sticks died. :(
Oh my god it feels so constraining to work with only 2gb.
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;42868313]It will always happen anything AMD related or pre intel(That's when intel invested on the new lock down sockets that have been around since 775) 2005. It will just stick. It's a simple design flaw that AMD and motherboard manufacturers could solve in a simple effective design much like Intels.
[IMG]http://www.ixbt.com/cpu/images/s775-cpu/s775-closed.jpg[/IMG]
Would you prefer this and have a non sticking heatsink regardless of what you use?(even though you'll have a better time removing it if you use quality shit)
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/MSI_785GM-P45_Socket_AM3.jpg/240px-MSI_785GM-P45_Socket_AM3.jpg[/IMG]
Or have this
[editline]15th November 2013[/editline]
Swapping CPUS on Intel motherboards is a much easier time then AMD. Period unless they change that.[/QUOTE]
I'd just like to reiterate: fuck pin friction cpu locking
I had that happen on every single one of my P4s, Athlon 64s and Phenoms at least once each.
[QUOTE=Warship;42864967]You mean the resolution it's run at?[/QUOTE]
Yep
[QUOTE=Genericenemy;42869167]Yep[/QUOTE]
I guess you can think of it as a real life camera. Just changing the resolution of the image doesn't change anything else. It's simply just the resolution of the "window" into the game. That's what I love about PC games, the resolution is only limited by your hardware.
[QUOTE=Itsamario;42864981]Depends. There's a lot of surd and indices work, which means if your good with your square, cube's ect that'll help a lot. To be honest, Math is one of the easier ones, its pure logic, if you revise enough it's not too hard. Yet again, I've always been one to pick up concepts easier. ( I'm doing Higher(Scotland) which is in fact, slightly harder)[/QUOTE]
Hm, not too good with surds but I'm okay with indices.
[editline]15th November 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Chubbs;42865558]Basically, for AS further maths is just an accelerated maths course. Also, most colleges offer the option to drop for further to normal maths if it ends up being too much. What other ALevels are you planning on doing?[/QUOTE]
I'm going to a sixth form but I assume they'll let me change if I want.
The other A Levels i'm thinking about doing are Physics, Chemistry (maybe) and Business Studies (maybe). In the second year probably Maths (or FM), Physics and Electronics (the sixth form couldn't offer it this year but they might next year, so they said I could do AS Electronics in my second year if I wanted).
Shit, i think the GPU in my thinkpad might be starting to fail.
I'm looking through wikipedia at something, suddenly the nvidia driver crashes, restarts and it's just artifacts everywhere.
CTRL, ALT, DEL is artifact free, but goes back to artifacts when i'm at the desktop, putting the laptop in sleep mode got rid of the artifacts, but chrome didn't work.
I've rebooted it now and it's working back as it was before this happened.
Intel got the socket design right. AMD got the heatsink attachment design right, talking stock heatsinks here but those bloody push-pins are the crappiest thing I have ever encountered.
All of my computers are intel now but I did an AMD APU based build for the family computer last christmas, I really miss just being able to hook a metal bracket over the plastic attachment point and rotate a lever...
[QUOTE=B!N4RY;42866069]Or you can turn on FXAA and get the same result for playable performance[/QUOTE]
FXAA just adds a blur filter basically, it makes me feel like I need glasses. Worst type of AA in my opinion.
Whoop, getting an iPhone 5S for Christmas :D
[QUOTE=Rixxz2;42870555]FXAA just adds a blur filter basically, it makes me feel like I need glasses. Worst type of AA in my opinion.[/QUOTE]
It's cheap, though. If it's implemented as part of the game, it's usually good enough quality to turn on if you can't get 2xMSAA running smoothly.
[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;42870353']Shit, i think the GPU in my thinkpad might be starting to fail.
I'm looking through wikipedia at something, suddenly the nvidia driver crashes, restarts and it's just artifacts everywhere.
CTRL, ALT, DEL is artifact free, but goes back to artifacts when i'm at the desktop, putting the laptop in sleep mode got rid of the artifacts, but chrome didn't work.
I've rebooted it now and it's working back as it was before this happened.[/QUOTE]
No wonder I think you should keep the Intel graphics ThinkPad, really.
[QUOTE=Dorkslayz;42870701]Whoop, getting an iPhone 5S for Christmas :D[/QUOTE]
My favorite part of this post is the people who rated it dumb. Phone fanboyism in 2013? Haha.
[QUOTE=Protocol7;42871754]My favorite part of this post is the people who rated it dumb. Phone fanboyism in 2013? Haha.[/QUOTE]
Phone fanboyism is really dumb. Let people use what they want.
They all do the fekking same thing anyway.
[QUOTE=Tezzanator92;42871800]They all do the fekking same thing anyway.[/QUOTE]
Phones nowadays, have very similiar specs and features, so it all comes down to personal preference.
My preference:
I need a phone that works all the time, tethering, apps that cover all my use-cases, and a simple fast browser.
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