Posts by B-e-t-a

And btw the AMD Phenom II 1090T (six core) processor only beat the Core i7 920 (quad core) on one single test in this comparison. There were 11 comparisons total.
http://www.techreaction.net/2010/05/06/amd…-thuban-review/

The AMD 1090T is the flagship AMD processor
The Intel Core i7 920 is NOT the flagship Intel processor. Right now the Intel flagship is the Core i7 980X, which is expensive. However, the following Core i7 processors are all better than the 920: 930, 950, 960, 975, and 980X. So really, take any one of those and they will perform even better than the 920. That says an awful lot about Intel versus AMD.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010340343%2050001157%201051744913&name=LGA%201366

AMD == processor
ATI == graphics

FYI, I went to college for this stuff as a minor, major, and a second major. We have officially entered the computing generation of microcode optimization. That is exactly what both AMD and ATI lack right now.

Q: Why is a Core i7 (quad core) faster and more powerful than a Phenom II (six core) processor???
A: Microcode

Quote from "PointGuard @ Wed May 19

Those look nice but the texture still isnt as good as Crysis wars....i mean look at the suit closely, looks kinda smooth and what ever happend to the hexagons or the octagons(which ever one it may be lol) on the suit.

I can't tell if you are joking or serious. Excuse my impoliteness, but what are you talking about? The lights are calculated in real time. The textures are going to be superior to Crysis Wars. The physics and pretty much everything. After the first Crysis, Crytec had enough money to do anything with the engine. Those images you see are most likely not even at half of their potential graphics detail. Actually, antialiasing is probably not even turned up.

It looks good for a console. That means the PC version will be graphically superior.

I have an AMD processor. But only because it is less expensive. If I money was not an issue, I'd have a Core i7 for sure.

I know you were referring to the ATI video cards. I wouldn't mind having ATI video cards if the quality control and development process was as good as Nvidia. Also, if the microcode was as good as the new Nvidia cards. Of coarse!

Yes it would be sweet.

I agree with Evil.

Looks like day/night it is.

Your rig is sweet point gaurd.

Grjiun is pretty much the master at strafe jumping. Tioga is darn good too. Strafe jump contest between them would be interesting.

Stock clocks:
gpu 600 / mem 900 / shader 1500

daily overclock:
gpu 700 / mem 900 / shader 1748 or 1500

I don't remember the clocks I use to benchmark. They are a bit higher than the daily overclock. However, my 3DMark06 score is higher than 1400. You should run 3DMark06 and post your scores. I noticed your 9800 GT doesn't have a PCI-E power connector. I don't have real data to back it up, but I'd rather buy one with a PCI-E connector on it. That way it won't draw power from the motherboard, and I know it's always getting the right amount of power. btw good work on managing those wires.

As for your question about the sub-par performance. I did feel that way up until I replaced the processor with a Phenom II. From then on out the performance has been more than I expected from the video card. However, I have a 512mb card. My resolution is 1680x1050 and it performs exceptionally well unless I enable AA. I can play FarCry 2 on Ultra High without AA, and max out just about any older game like Oblivion, Unreal Tourny 3, rise of the argonauts, quake 4, ET quake wars, etc.

Quote from "Terrorbulky @ Fri May 14

Also i've noticed that after overclocking, my chipset gets quite hot.. Running at 3.5GHz now, with all the temps beeing around 40, except for my chipset witch is 55C.
Any chance i could lower that?

A good start is to add another case fan. When overclocking, you want to maximum number of case fans you can get in the case. It also helps to partially cut out the fan holes. Leaving at least some support across the fan holes helps though. And never cut a case with the mobo and stuff still installed.

Most mobo's have a chipset cooler. Rarely some don't. However, most mobo's do not have a fan on the chipset cooler. So figure out what you have and what you can do about that. Until then, lower the clock speed on the FSB.

Wow the graphics are intense. Supposedly, the calculations are smarter though, meaning it's faster than the first cryengine.

People want to be able to use the weapons and stuff Crytec intended. Like the precision rifle and tanks.

Interesting.

Rusted bolts that break when removing a downpipe.
Welding up wideband O2 sensor bungs.

Did you install a fresh copy of Windows 7 or use an upgrade copy from a previous version of Windows?

Have you run Prime95 on it at all? I suggest running Prime95 for about 30 minutes to an hour while you monitor the temperatures. You can also use VMT or Video Memory Stress test and possibly run that at the same time as Prime95. Another options is to run 3DMark06. However, you still need to run Prime95 for an extended period of time before you determine anything.

He will be back when Crysis 2 arrives.

Watch this video here. You have to enter your age verification to see it.
http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/crysis-2/ne…03020991082/c-1

Congrats man.

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