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Or wait a couple years and get a comparable rig for a fraction of that price.
Or wait a couple years and get a comparable rig for a fraction of that price.
Bring Crysis to its knees for only $6000!!
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mrplunkey said:
I'm playing UT3 and it kicks ass. I'm a UT noob though and apparently all the true nerds think UT2004 is much better. We'll see someday.
mrplunkey
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/nerd on
I was a Q2 -> EQ -> WOW nerd myself...
WOW is just a little too cartoon-ish for me. I looooved EQ, but hell, you might as well have a second job if you're going to play that game. EQ was (probably still is) so immersive -- I can see how its addictive.
/nerd off
You suck you nerd!!!!!!!
I was a Q2 -> EQ -> WOW nerd myself...
WOW is just a little too cartoon-ish for me. I looooved EQ, but hell, you might as well have a second job if you're going to play that game. EQ was (probably still is) so immersive -- I can see how its addictive.
/nerd off
You suck you nerd!!!!!!!
calveless wonder
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mrplunkey said:/nerd on
I was a Q2 -> EQ -> WOW nerd myself...
WOW is just a little too cartoon-ish for me. I looooved EQ, but hell, you might as well have a second job if you're going to play that game. EQ was (probably still is) so immersive -- I can see how its addictive.
/nerd off
You suck you nerd!!!!!!!
hahaha me too. i was one of the best q2 players in the world, actually (no lie)
EQ was awesome, i was mega addicted. i was the king of the server i was on for a good awhile and actually ran a platinum e-bay selling business. had the system down to a T. would get super rare items on raids i ran, then sell them for ridiculous amounts of plat, then sell the plat on e-bay. then use the profits to buy super rare items and then resell them for plat.
tons of money in that because the currency sold for more than the items (or accounts)
calveless wonder said:
What would be funny is if it was more valuable than U.S. currency lolzer.
redsamurai
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doesn't the new crysis game run on 1/3 the power?? I thought I read that they actually spent time properly coding the game so that it can run on high setting on a relatively inexpensive systems.
Hansel, how the vid card situation looking now? Are they coming out with new9800's that actually outplay 88's??
Hansel, how the vid card situation looking now? Are they coming out with new9800's that actually outplay 88's??
redsamurai said:
As far as I've read Crysis: Warhead has similar req's plus a 14 gig install.
Tough to say how strong Nvidia is lately. Tom's Hardware had a report on the Nvidia G84/G86 chips. Apparently "all" are defective (heat related), regardless of desktop or laptop app. From the low-mid range GeForce 8 series (8300-8600).
Why it took this long to discover this is strange, considering that chipset is over a year old but it sucks for them no less. Glad I sold mine.
AMD's newly acquired ATI Graphics is making strides to compete with Nvidia.
I think Intel and Nvidia are also still feuding, and Intel has plans to develop an on-board graphics chip in their upcoming processors.
Nvidia seems to be flustered that they have stiff competition from ATI again, and though their newest cards from the 9 series mostly tested well, they just "barely" tamed Crysis maxed out. Of course what resolution you're playing in is a big part of that as well. 2560x1600 is obviously more taxing than 1920x1200, and so on.
I myself am still happy with my ATI 3870 HD. The new 4870 cards (especially X2) are a better value than its Nvidia 9 Series counterparts, but in either case it depends on how much more you're willing to spend for a very modest performance increase.
If I were you and could burn cash on any card now, I'd hands down get the 4870 X2. It seems to be the latest and greatest.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/4870-x2-amd,1992-2.html
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