Posts by XVerraterX

I have to say i thought tryton was osf as well, he's been apart of our community longer than i have.

Good choice.

and a +1 to comrades statements. I will add though if you are going for a super quiet pc, ssd is the way to go. They also last 10x as long as a regular hdd as they have no moving parts and another big plus is size you can hide them really well... When solid state technology reaches terabyte standards, it will be an amazing time.

Quote from "NecessaryEvil @ Fri Apr 02

thats not techno.

Yeah it's definitely not techno, and i like both versions 80's is definitely ftw.
I forgot about that video, I had it favorited at one point i want the guys glasses at 2:05.

Also:

Quote from "NecessaryEvil @ Fri Apr 02

Visk, ATI has recently released a card between the 5770 and 5850 in terms of price and performance- the 5830.
Read about it on tomshardware here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5830,2564.html
Newegg had a $230 deal on the radeon 5830's, but I think it was one day only.
And to Verrater- 260's are better than 5770's in Crysis, but gtx 260 prices have risen and Tom's editors are now calling them overpriced, which is why they're no longer in the "best cards for the money" articles.

That's because mass production ahs ceased as they are promoting the new line. Mostly the 275 and up.
You can buy used ones, re-certified, or open box ones for dirt cheap. 100-150 dollar range.

And ebay has a wide variety of new and used in that price range.
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=gtx%20260&_fln=1&_sc=1&_sop=15&_ssov=1&_sticky=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udlo=100.00&_udhi=

That being said if you get a 5770 here is a good card to consider. I love xfx, you can get a cheaper card but you won't get the service or the warranty and xfx's double lifetime warranty will increase the resale value of your card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150462&cm_re=5770-_-14-150-462-_-Product

yes i agree just because you haven't got in yet doesn't mean you wont.
So please continue to play with us, we always like to have good players on our servers.

Quote from "Bigvisk @ Fri Apr 02

i think im gonna get a 5770, what do you think.

edit, hmm noticed its only 128 bit though, probably go with a 5850 then.

If you are going to get a 5770 level card get a gtx 260 its better. With a even a 680mhz core its basically a gtx 275. My 260 at 750 core will run better than a 285 in crysis. I got really lucky though with how well mine clocks.
http://techgage.com/article/gigaby…per_overclock/5

That's a link to the 680 core 260 vs other cards. That being said 5850 in two weeks is still my choice, in fact an incentive i saw today was an open box 5850 on newegg for 221 shipped. It went fast though, so fast i couldnt buy it for myself...
But as you can see these things will go down fast. Down clock and wait it out my brotha, save yourself a hundred bucks.

Another link to another test with the same result.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/2854/4

Quote from "Bigvisk @ Thu Apr 01

im pretty decent with computers beta, im 98% positive its graphical.

i will get little blue horrizontal lines. i will get blocks of color that appear/disappear and my screen flickers and says its recovered from a display issue, stuff like that.

anyways, what card would you buy if you had to buy one right now

Yeah definitely your card download rivatuner and underclock it to see if that will make it last a little longer. And if you are feeling frisky undervolt.

You already know my opinion on buy now, 5850.
Hrmm or look for a good deal on a 9600 gso or such then turn around and resell it for equal or greater value when you find the card you want.

Edit: lol @frisky visky

Quote from "Ripley @ Thu Apr 01

friggin [760] fags. Join my new clan [769] we rock!
Founders are [769]Titti, my pal [769]Bark_Enemy and [769]Tw3nty3iGhtminusfift33nEqualsWhat

What about [769]Masterbitch3 ?

Quote from "Bigvisk @ Thu Apr 01

hmmm, so what do you guys think, a month or so and the new nvidia cards will start to drop the price of other cards? or should i be aiming for a new nvidia card.

New nvidia card = waste

wait till the main cards drop (480) and check newegg over the next couple weeks. Then nail a deal on a 5850/5870 or even a lesser card.

Quote from "NecessaryEvil @ Thu Apr 01

Guys, I should also be honest with you.

My real name is -{oFc}-NecessaryEvil and I've actually been spying on OSF for them. I have been using clan donations for prostitutes and I have kicked out several members who caught on to me.

pfft well i was double back spying on you for [760]. So who is the fool now?

Yeah a for sale/wanted/trade/appraisal section sounds excellent.

Nice idea felix.

Quote from "Ripley @ Thu Apr 01

what is he talking about?
Is that a serious application?

I don't know.

People who think teh interwebz is serious business.

What?

Happy birthday Pointtard oops i mean pointguard.

You are great, get a 5850, be happy.

fyi BC2 should run great btw as its gpu intensive.

I would agree im waiting for the stores that are going to offer something for preorder. Which they may not.

Pci 2.0 is another gimmick. It's for cards that use more power allowing you to draw more power from the pci slot to try to offset the draw of power from the connectors. (about a 1% difference.)

As Evil said 5850's are the best thing you can buy for the money right now and if you wait another couple weeks they are going to drop even more with the release of the fermi cards. I expect to see them around the 200-250 range.

However, What are your computer specs? (why did no one ask?)
In order to see what card would be best suited to your system we are going to need to see what your other specs are to make sure there is no bottleneck and whether or not an sli crossfire setup would be viable. Most notably I'd like to know your cpu and power supply. Also power consumption is an issue as well as I know the 480 uses roughly double the power that previous high end cards have used. 480 470 cards are worthless as it is right now. Epeen is about all they are good for. Nothing that's out will use its potential same can be said about the ati next gen cards. The issue itself is how "future proof" do you want your system to be. If it were me I'd buy a 5850 and after that I'd be looking to move to the next chipset. As buying a new chipset right now is not a good idea.

edit: didnt see your post about power supply and and mobo compat.

What's your cpu?

Quote from "RobtheRobot @ Mon Mar 29

Ryan, you are the third vote.
I vote yes too, for the same reason as before which I can't be arsed to find.

Was that a hit on arson?

and taking a hit on someone in another language is enough to make me vote no, just sayin.