Official PC Gamers Topic V3

[kingvercetti]

Since the Q6600 is 65NM, you'd be able to give it way more voltage than 45NM quads and still be safe.

 

Start at 1.5V with 4GHz and work from there . 4GHz should be a piece of cake if you have a good board .

Haha, I think I'll take it a little more gently than that, I'm not sure exactly how good my board is for overclocking, it's not exactly top of the line (an MSI Neo2FR, P35 chipset). It's a shame really, the Dell that I salvaged to build this PC had a great X38 board, but obviously there was no chance of overclocking because everythign was locked.

[3niX]

Well...

 

P35 chipset is actually very good when it comes to overclocking. Even some P31 motherboards overclock extremely well.

[Creed Bratton]

I just bought a Q6600 and I have a P5Q-Pro board. Stock cooling on CPU...So how much can I OC this baby without raising the temperature too much and what voltage should I use?

[Abel.]

I just bought a Q6600 and I have a P5Q-Pro board. Stock cooling on CPU...So how much can I OC this baby without raising the temperature too much and what voltage should I use?

3niX: It is from a prebuilt Dell, therefore it has a locked BIOS, rendering overclocking impossible.

 

Make sure you get a good aftermarket cooler before doing any overclocking.

[kingvercetti]

I just bought a Q6600 and I have a P5Q-Pro board. Stock cooling on CPU...So how much can I OC this baby without raising the temperature too much and what voltage should I use?

3niX: It is from a prebuilt Dell, therefore it has a locked BIOS, rendering overclocking impossible.

 

Make sure you get a good aftermarket cooler before doing any overclocking.

Nah man my X38 was from Dell and that would've overclocked amazingly were it unlocked, I'm just expressing doubts with my P35 MSI, although I guess the only way I'll be able to tell is by testing it. At my current clock settings, the [email protected] SMP client, which pushes all cores to 100% but isn't as murderous as a Prime95 test, can't get my temps above 50, which is good.

[Abel.]

I just bought a Q6600 and I have a P5Q-Pro board. Stock cooling on CPU...So how much can I OC this baby without raising the temperature too much and what voltage should I use?

3niX: It is from a prebuilt Dell, therefore it has a locked BIOS, rendering overclocking impossible.

 

Make sure you get a good aftermarket cooler before doing any overclocking.

Nah man my X38 was from Dell and that would've overclocked amazingly were it unlocked, I'm just expressing doubts with my P35 MSI, although I guess the only way I'll be able to tell is by testing it. At my current clock settings, the [email protected] SMP client, which pushes all cores to 100% but isn't as murderous as a Prime95 test, can't get my temps above 50, which is good.

At 3.0GHZ, CPU Burn in (stresses 100%) raies the temp to about 50 something C, which is nothing dangerous.

[Master of Pain.]

Just got World of Goo for the PC. Really cool physics based puzzle game. Got it for ten bucks on an Amazon daily deal, but normally goes for twice that. A bargain either way. A relaxing type of puzzle game rather than one that gets you hyped up, with really good music and overall atmosphere that makes the game a pleasant place to stay for a few minutes or an hour or two.

[matthew1g]

Did you manage to make it run at higher reoslutions other than 640x480 or w/e its running in?

 

It makes the screen do all sorts of weird stuff such as bendy picture and what not

[mkey82]

I'm yet again having issues with my PC. Something's colliding with something else and I'm a tad pisses right now.

 

I ran all the benchmarks there was - OCCT, LinX, IntelBurnTest, prime95, CoreDamage, MemTest, Everest. Some for a few hours, others for 8+ hours. Not one for them returned any error nor did the OS freeze/crash. While playing games everything checks out fine. So, what's the problem?

 

At first, [email protected] would crash the system. Sometimes after a few hours, sometimes after a few minutes. OK, I could live with that. But yesterday I discovered that if I try defraging or encoding some movie in Virtualdub using xvid and lame (not alpha, stable releases) it crashes also, usually right away (under 10 minutes). It gives me a BSOD with 0x00000101 error ("A Clock interrupt was not received on a secondary processor within the allocated time interval". This crap is not even stressing the system, Vdub takes some 25% on CPU load, one [email protected] client does also. I will not even mention the defragmenter.

 

I Googled for this stuff and it all indicates that the CPU is on it's way out, probably with a bad core. Is there s way to shut down all but one core and test them on by one? There is the option in boot.ini section of msconfig under advanced, but I would like to turn off a specific core so I can be sure the problem is isolated.

 

Also, the core temps are rather uneven under load. The difference between the hottest and coolest is almost 10°C. I'll try to reseat the cooler when I get back home today.

 

I was doing some encoding some ten days back, so whatever is at the source of this is probably spreading. Anyway, here's what I tried

 

* reinstalled 32 bit Vista SP1 with a format

* reinstalled fresh drivers

* installed a minimum of app, just enough to get to my testing environment

* set my ram to the declared 1000MHz (3 divider) on 2.1V (had to raise voltage from stock)

* set most stuff in BIOS on manual/default disabling most of auto settings

* the current Vcore is 1.2125V

 

IMO it's either the CPU or the mobo. And it's probably the mobo, because there's no way in hell I got " bad CPU's in a row.

[anus]

You should be able to select which cores to run in the BIOS. Look for it.

[Abel.]

Try forcing your applications to run on 3 cores, try eliminating 1 each time, then you might fine the bad core.

[mkey82]

There isn't an option in BIOS, I looked.

 

Basically I did this

 

 

@echo offc:cd "c:\Program Files\VirtualDub-MPEG2"if exist *.csv del *.csvstart CoreTemp.exeecho _________________________________________ >> log.txtif exist 0.dmp goto :core0_if exist 1.dmp goto :core1_if exist 2.dmp goto :core2_if exist 3.dmp goto :core3_echo empty > 0.dmp:core0if exist 3.dmp ren 3.dmp 0.dmpecho Stressing core 0start /w /affinity 00000001 vdub.exe /s test.vcf /p test.avi test2.avi /r /xecho %date%; %time%; Core 0 OK >> log.txtcall :get_cpu_info:core1if exist 0.dmp ren 0.dmp 1.dmpecho Stressing core 1start /w /affinity 00000002 vdub.exe /s test.vcf /p test.avi test2.avi /r /xecho %date%; %time%; Core 1 OK >> log.txtcall :get_cpu_info:core2if exist 1.dmp ren 1.dmp 2.dmpecho Stressing core 2start /w /affinity 00000004 vdub.exe /s test.vcf /p test.avi test2.avi /r /xecho %date%;%time%; Core 2 OK >> log.txtcall :get_cpu_info:core3if exist 2.dmp ren 2.dmp 3.dmpecho Stressing core 3start /w /affinity 00000008 vdub.exe /s test.vcf /p test.avi test2.avi /r /xecho %date%;%time%; Core 3 OK >> log.txtcall :get_cpu_infogoto :core0:core0_echo %date%; %time%; Core 0 failed! >> log.txtgoto :core1:core1_echo %date%; %time%; Core 1 failed! >> log.txtgoto :core2:core2_echo %date%; %time%; Core 2 failed! >> log.txtgoto :core3:core3_echo %date%; %time%; Core 3 failed! >> log.txtgoto :core0:get_cpu_infotime /t > find_varfindstr /l /b /g:find_var *.csv > found_varif exist *.csv del *.csvfor /f "tokens=2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20* delims=," %%a in (found_var) do echo   - T0:%%a T1:%%b T2:%%c T3:%%d C0:%%g C1:%%k C2:%%o C3:%%s > cpu_infotype cpu_info >> log.txt

 

 

This script runs Vdub, encodes a movie (for about ten minutes) on each core in a sequence. That is, firstly it runs on the first core, then on the second and so on (via the affinity switch of the start command). Everything is logged and the results are not very assuring

 

 

_________________________________________ pon 23.02.2009; 21:30:41,95; Core 0 OK  - T0:46° T1:36° T2:40° T3:40° C0:100% C1:3% C2:0% C3:0% _________________________________________ pon 23.02.2009; 21:33:31,42; Core 1 failed! _________________________________________ pon 23.02.2009; 21:37:46,76; Core 2 failed! _________________________________________ pon 23.02.2009; 23:24:33,52; Core 0 failed! pon 23.02.2009; 23:31:30,16; Core 1 OK  - T0:39° T1:38° T2:40° T3:35° C0:2% C1:100% C2:0% C3:0% _________________________________________ pon 23.02.2009; 23:37:25,65; Core 2 failed! _________________________________________ pon 23.02.2009; 23:41:14,85; Core 3 failed! _________________________________________ pon 23.02.2009; 23:48:17,73; Core 0 failed! pon 23.02.2009; 23:56:09,18; Core 1 OK  - T0:39° T1:41° T2:40° T3:36° C0:0% C1:100% C2:0% C3:2% uto 24.02.2009; 0:03:03,98; Core 2 OK  - T0:39° T1:36° T2:40° T3:36° C0:0% C1:0% C2:100% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009; 0:09:59,24; Core 3 OK  - T0:39° T1:35° T2:40° T3:38° C0:0% C1:0% C2:0% C3:100% _________________________________________ uto 24.02.2009;  0:15:25,76; Core 0 failed! _________________________________________ uto 24.02.2009;  0:18:53,51; Core 1 failed! uto 24.02.2009; 0:26:47,81; Core 2 OK  - T0:39° T1:36° T2:40° T3:36° C0:0% C1:0% C2:100% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009; 0:33:42,84; Core 3 OK  - T0:39° T1:36° T2:40° T3:41° C0:2% C1:2% C2:0% C3:100% uto 24.02.2009;  0:40:38,58; Core 0 OK  - T0:44° T1:38° T2:40° T3:35° C0:100% C1:0% C2:0% C3:2% uto 24.02.2009; 0:50:50,99; Core 2 OK  - T0:39° T1:40° T2:38° T3:35° C0:0% C1:0% C2:100% C3:0% _________________________________________ uto 24.02.2009;  0:52:51,10; Core 3 failed! _________________________________________ uto 24.02.2009;  0:59:26,26; Core 0 failed! uto 24.02.2009;  1:07:21,50; Core 1 OK  - T0:39° T1:41° T2:40° T3:36° C0:0% C1:100% C2:0% C3:0% _________________________________________ uto 24.02.2009;  1:11:48,59; Core 2 failed! uto 24.02.2009; 1:19:40,92; Core 3 OK  - T0:39° T1:35° T2:40° T3:39° C0:0% C1:0% C2:0% C3:100% uto 24.02.2009;  1:26:36,74; Core 0 OK  - T0:45° T1:35° T2:40° T3:38° C0:100% C1:0% C2:1% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009;  1:33:31,42; Core 1 OK  - T0:39° T1:41° T2:40° T3:37° C0:0% C1:100% C2:0% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009; 1:40:25,62; Core 2 OK  - T0:39° T1:37° T2:40° T3:36° C0:0% C1:3% C2:100% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009; 1:47:20,86; Core 3 OK  - T0:39° T1:35° T2:40° T3:38° C0:0% C1:0% C2:0% C3:100% uto 24.02.2009;  1:54:16,66; Core 0 OK  - T0:44° T1:35° T2:40° T3:39° C0:100% C1:0% C2:0% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009;  2:01:11,36; Core 1 OK  - T0:39° T1:41° T2:40° T3:36° C0:0% C1:100% C2:0% C3:0% _________________________________________ uto 24.02.2009;  2:08:01,61; Core 2 failed! uto 24.02.2009; 2:15:55,09; Core 3 OK  - T0:39° T1:40° T2:35° T3:39° C0:0% C1:0% C2:2% C3:100% uto 24.02.2009;  2:22:50,67; Core 0 OK  - T0:46° T1:40° T2:35° T3:38° C0:100% C1:0% C2:2% C3:0% _________________________________________ uto 24.02.2009;  2:27:43,80; Core 1 failed! _________________________________________ uto 24.02.2009;  2:30:05,86; Core 2 failed! uto 24.02.2009; 2:38:00,29; Core 3 OK  - T0:46° T1:40° T2:35° T3:38° C0:100% C1:0% C2:2% C3:0% _________________________________________ uto 24.02.2009;  2:38:00,33; Core 0 failed! uto 24.02.2009;  2:48:28,34; Core 1 OK  - T0:39° T1:41° T2:40° T3:36° C0:0% C1:100% C2:0% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009; 2:55:23,09; Core 2 OK  - T0:39° T1:36° T2:40° T3:36° C0:0% C1:0% C2:100% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009; 3:02:18,12; Core 3 OK  - T0:39° T1:35° T2:40° T3:38° C0:0% C1:2% C2:0% C3:100% _________________________________________ uto 24.02.2009;  3:02:18,13; Core 0 failed! uto 24.02.2009;  3:15:10,55; Core 1 OK  - T0:39° T1:40° T2:36° T3:36° C0:0% C1:100% C2:0% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009; 3:22:05,59; Core 2 OK  - T0:39° T1:40° T2:41° T3:37° C0:0% C1:0% C2:100% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009; 3:29:01,20; Core 3 OK  - T0:39° T1:40° T2:41° T3:37° C0:0% C1:0% C2:100% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009;  3:35:57,13; Core 0 OK  - T0:44° T1:40° T2:35° T3:38° C0:100% C1:0% C2:0% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009;  3:42:52,14; Core 1 OK  - T0:39° T1:40° T2:36° T3:36° C0:0% C1:100% C2:0% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009; 3:49:47,21; Core 2 OK  - T0:39° T1:40° T2:41° T3:36° C0:0% C1:0% C2:100% C3:2% uto 24.02.2009; 3:56:42,51; Core 3 OK  - T0:40° T1:40° T2:36° T3:38° C0:0% C1:0% C2:0% C3:100% uto 24.02.2009;  4:03:38,03; Core 0 OK  - T0:45° T1:40° T2:35° T3:38° C0:100% C1:0% C2:0% C3:0% _________________________________________ uto 24.02.2009;  4:05:32,92; Core 1 failed! uto 24.02.2009; 4:13:26,05; Core 2 OK  - T0:39° T1:37° T2:40° T3:36° C0:0% C1:0% C2:100% C3:3% uto 24.02.2009; 4:20:21,15; Core 3 OK  - T0:40° T1:35° T2:40° T3:38° C0:0% C1:0% C2:0% C3:100% _________________________________________ uto 24.02.2009;  4:20:21,17; Core 0 failed! uto 24.02.2009;  4:27:16,89; Core 1 OK  - T0:45° T1:35° T2:40° T3:38° C0:100% C1:0% C2:0% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009; 4:42:33,54; Core 2 OK  - T0:39° T1:40° T2:38° T3:35° C0:0% C1:0% C2:100% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009; 4:49:28,60; Core 3 OK  - T0:39° T1:40° T2:36° T3:41° C0:0% C1:0% C2:2% C3:100% uto 24.02.2009;  4:56:24,56; Core 0 OK  - T0:44° T1:40° T2:38° T3:35° C0:100% C1:0% C2:0% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009;  5:03:19,77; Core 1 OK  - T0:39° T1:40° T2:36° T3:36° C0:2% C1:98% C2:2% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009; 5:10:15,19; Core 2 OK  - T0:39° T1:40° T2:38° T3:35° C0:0% C1:0% C2:100% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009;  5:24:03,38; Core 3 OK  - T0:39° T1:40° T2:38° T3:35° C0:0% C1:0% C2:100% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009;  5:30:58,51; Core 1 OK  - T0:39° T1:40° T2:35° T3:36° C0:0% C1:100% C2:0% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009; 5:37:53,19; Core 2 OK  - T0:39° T1:40° T2:41° T3:36° C0:0% C1:0% C2:100% C3:0% uto 24.02.2009; 5:44:48,31; Core 3 OK  - T0:39° T1:40° T2:35° T3:37° C0:0% C1:0% C2:0% C3:100% uto 24.02.2009;  5:51:43,84; Core 0 OK  - T0:44° T1:40° T2:35° T3:38° C0:100% C1:0% C2:0% C3:2% _________________________________________ uto 24.02.2009;  5:59:50,54; Core 1 failed! _________________________________________ uto 24.02.2009;  6:05:48,78; Core 2 failed! 

 

 

There was an error in the script, so some results were skipped, but it's obvious that all cores fail at an even rate. I'll try running it again tonight. It seems there are less errors if it works longer, but this could be anything. Fact is, if I run Vdub on all four cores it crashes in minutes. If I run any game or any benchmark it passes with stellar colors. Also, xvid and lame codecs are latest stable releases. All the temps shown in the log are from CoreTemp. Also, uto is short fro utorak (Tuesday) and pon for ponedjeljak (Monday)

 

I have read there is some util/hack for AMD processors which allows to change the multiplier for each core separately so in effect you can OC each core by itself. I guess Intel doesn't offer something like that?

Edited February 24, 2009 by mkey82

[mkey82]

OK, I tested it some more and now I know even less. Wasn't it Galileo who said "the more I learn, less I know?". All these centuries later it's still applicable.

 

I fired up Nero Recode and compressed a DVD movie to about half its size. One one hand, damn that quad kills video processing, it completed in less then 15 minutes, where my old Prescott would take at least an hour. On other hand, my machine was stable. So I tried again and transcoded the same movie to the max. It took again about 15 mins (BTW CPU usage was about 85%). Still no error. OK mofo, I took all three movies (original, compressed 1 and compressed 2 - total of 7 and a half hours of video (twas De Niro's Casino)) concatenated and made on large 7 GB DVD video. It took less then an hour and nothing happened, no crashes. OK, so Nero Recode doesn't crash my system.

 

I start digging around my head, what was I doing before that worked? So I install GordianKnot rip pack and start encoding the movie into a xvid. Xvid codec and BeSweet for audio. This program uses Virtual Dub mod instead of standard good old Virtual Dub MPEG2 I use generally, can there be difference? Of course it can. The movie was encoding for about an hour, with CPU usage of about 50%. No errors, crashes, nothing.

 

What the f*ck is going on?

[Abel.]

Former console-whore player turned PC gamer here. Took a friends advice a while back and bought Deus Ex, System Shock 2, Fallout 1/2/3, Age of Empires 2/3, Elder Scrolls 3/4, the entire Half-Life series (including the orange box), and a few others I can't recall at the moment. ...And every one of those games are f*cking awesome!

 

Right now, I got an Intel e8400 (OC'd to 3.8ghz), 2gigs RAM, and a GTX 260 (core 216 version).

 

Just finished playing Mirror's Edge, and now I'm ready for Empire: Total War coming out next week!

I salute you, not only am I a PS3 fanboy turned PC Gamer, but I also have a GTX 260 Core 216. Moreover, HL is amazing,

best FPS franchise ever.

[matthew1g]

Seems like my CRT is finally dying, Having to degauss it every few hours or so, and I have to slap the sides of the monitor for it to change resolutions, otherwise I'd get a small picture in the middle of the screen..

 

I'm looking at this monitor: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct....id=1120&subcat=

 

I don't want anything less than 26", and this looks like the only good premium panel I could find. I'm a bit sceptical about having it shipped from UK to malta though. The only 26+ panel I could find on sale in malta was a crap IIYAMA something, a brand I've never heard of. For some reason they stopped shipping Samsung Syncmasters to malta .

 

I should have that panel by july ( seems like a long way to go, but I am in need of a new cellphone - waiting for the Nokia N97/omnia HD to come out)..

[jelly]

Seriously guys, okay, the hardware is kinda intertwined with the software.. But all the overclocking stuff and other random hardware things, take it to tech & PC in a new topic or something?

[Abel.]

Seriously guys, okay, the hardware is kinda intertwined with the software.. But all the overclocking stuff and other random hardware things, take it to tech & PC in a new topic or something?

You're right, sorry mate. Anyway, Matt, I am surprised you even thought about pairing an old CRT with the goddess of a graphics card

4870 X2.

[Sixdust]

Seriously guys, okay, the hardware is kinda intertwined with the software.. But all the overclocking stuff and other random hardware things, take it to tech & PC in a new topic or something?

You're right, sorry mate. Anyway, Matt, I am surprised you even thought about pairing an old CRT with the goddess of a graphics card

4870 X2.

Why would he not use a CRT? CRTs do produce nice color and can achieve relatively high resolutions. The only thing that is troublesome is the fact that they are tube based, which means they have a high static charge, use more electricity and take up more room.

 

Mat, first off, damn dude, I can never keep up with you in terms of upgrades. You must go to the bathroom and sh!t banknotes. Well I do have faster internet at least.

 

Secondly, those Dell monitors are ace, but I think you should splurge (if possible) on a 30". The 2560x1600 resolution is great for everything, from graphics work to gaming to web browsing. Though the VAT is a killer for you, and those 27" are expensive too. May I suggest dual monitors instead? Personally, I think dual 22" monitors are much better, and they are cheaper, and you get much more real estate for the money. But if you like the 1920x1200 resolution, would it not be better to get a 24" monitor or dual 24"? They should be cheaper and provide the same resolution as a 27". Also be sure to take note of contrast ratios, brightness value (higher is better), viewing angle, and especially the types of ports offered. The dell monitors have all types of connections on their monitors for example. A good rule of thumb for connections: Displayport, HDMI, DVI, VGA, component, and composite. Also, try to avoid screens with speakers as they are generally rubish and I am sure that your rig already has an ace sound system. In terms of brightness, This monitor wins in terms of specs and its case color. Maybe you can get a monitor that doesn't have VAT on it?

[matthew1g]

 

You're right, sorry mate. Anyway, Matt, I am surprised you even thought about pairing an old CRT with the goddess of a graphics card

4870 X2.

 

 

I still use it for reasons sixdust mentioned, and When I usually have enough money for a good TFT I prefer spending it on hardware upgrades..

 

 

Mat, first off, damn dude, I can never keep up with you in terms of upgrades. You must go to the bathroom and sh!t banknotes. Well I do have faster internet at least.

 

Students who attend college/uni get 200 euros to spend on "educational" stuff, on top of that we get a monthly stipend, plus I got a part time job and I get some weekly pocket money for doing some housework and tech support for the family and what-not. I literally blow all my cash on technology, I'm that much of a geek (although to get it straight, I got a normal life, and no problem what-so-ever socializing with people in RL). I am already saving up for an i7 system , gonna get it as soon as dual DX11 GPU cards hit the market.

 

 

Secondly, those Dell monitors are ace, but I think you should splurge (if possible) on a 30". The 2560x1600 resolution is great for everything, from graphics work to gaming to web browsing. Though the VAT is a killer for you, and those 27" are expensive too. May I suggest dual monitors instead? Personally, I think dual 22" monitors are much better, and they are cheaper, and you get much more real estate for the money. But if you like the 1920x1200 resolution, would it not be better to get a 24" monitor or dual 24"? They should be cheaper and provide the same resolution as a 27". Also be sure to take note of contrast ratios, brightness value (higher is better), viewing angle, and especially the types of ports offered. The dell monitors have all types of connections on their monitors for example. A good rule of thumb for connections: Displayport, HDMI, DVI, VGA, component, and composite. Also, try to avoid screens with speakers as they are generally rubish and I am sure that your rig already has an ace sound system. In terms of brightness, This monitor wins in terms of specs and its case color. Maybe you can get a monitor that doesn't have VAT on it?

 

 

I could get a 30"er but They're way too out of my league, I was aiming at the next best res, 1920x1200. The reason why I'm not getting the 24" is that I plan on wall mounting the monitor, and there's a good 71cm (28") between me and the wall. I think I'll find it way too uncomfortable to use a 24"er like that.

 

Regarding dual monitors, How many games support dual monitors? The only one that comes to mind is world in conflict. I Mainly use this PC for gaming, movies, photoshop and the occasional video editing. I usually leave my laptop open next to the CRT to chat on msn/browse and what not while gaming on the desktop. Dont care about it having any speakers or not, Got a creative 5.1 and Audio technica headset.

 

I don't think there are any VAT-free panels in the EU..

[Evj]

Someone play Crysis here?I need some new'n cool maps.

[matthew1g]

I used to get my maps from here back when I used to play the game.. (why is it still unplayable dammit?!)

[Abel.]

 

Someone play Crysis here?I need some new'n cool maps.

http://www.crymod.com/portal.php

 

http://www.map-factory.org/crysis

 

Try the Lego Map, it's great.

 

Matt: It's probably your GPU Drivers, or the sh*t ATI optimisation of Crysis.

Edited March 1, 2009 by elanman

[matthew1g]

 

Matt: It's probably your GP Drivers, or the sh*t ATI optimisation of Crysis.

 

 

I think it's the other way round ( crysis loves nvidia )

 

:edit: whaddyaknow, the latest ATi drivers increase crysis performance.. I might have to reinstall it to check it out..

 

 

Performance Improvements

Catalyst™ 9.2 brings performance benefits in several cases where framerates are

CPU-limited. Some measured examples are:

• Crysis DX10 gains up to 20%

• Crysis Warhead DX10 gains up to 20%

• World in Conflict gains up to 5%

Edited March 1, 2009 by matthew1g

[Abel.]

Matt: It's probably your GP Drivers, or the sh*t ATI optimisation of Crysis.

 

 

I think it's the other way round ( crysis loves nvidia )

 

:edit: whaddyaknow, the latest ATi drivers increase crysis performance.. I might have to reinstall it to check it out..

 

 

Performance Improvements

Catalyst™ 9.2 brings performance benefits in several cases where framerates are

CPU-limited. Some measured examples are:

• Crysis DX10 gains up to 20%

• Crysis Warhead DX10 gains up to 20%

• World in Conflict gains up to 5%

In theory, the 4870 X2 should eat up Crysis (with AA off), however, it's so nVidia biads, it counters it.

[Evj]

Someone play Crysis here?I need some new'n cool maps.

http://www.crymod.com/portal.php

 

http://www.map-factory.org/crysis

 

Try the Lego Map, it's great.

 

Matt: It's probably your GPU Drivers, or the sh*t ATI optimisation of Crysis.

My PC Has got a big lagg at the Lego map. Can you tell me some other cool maps?

[Abel.]

Someone play Crysis here?I need some new'n cool maps.

http://www.crymod.com/portal.php

 

http://www.map-factory.org/crysis

 

Try the Lego Map, it's great.

 

Matt: It's probably your GPU Drivers, or the sh*t ATI optimisation of Crysis.

My PC Has got a big lagg at the Lego map. Can you tell me some other cool maps?

Try lowering the settings in the Lego map. Try this one, what are your specs?

[mkey82]

Anyway, I settled with an unstable machine as far as VirtualDub and [email protected] are concerned (what the hell) and I decided to push my MBO a bit more near to its end with some overclocking As is now, I've got my memory on 1000MHz and cpu on 3.2 GHz (20% overclock) with stock voltages (I only had to raise voltage on the MBO for one 0.025V step) and it's stable as f*ck. Core temps are OK (only one core goes above 60°C, averages on 61 under load).

 

What left me puzzled was the effect of the overclock on GTA IV. Gains are rather significant as pop-up has been severely reduced and my framerates have increased some 10-12%. Also, cores are more evenly loaded now, the only thing that boggles me is why the CPU is not detected in the benchmark (there isn't a CPU entry there at all). All in all, I'm very satisfied.

[matthew1g]

There's nothing wrong with a controller bud, The X360 pad I have is great at adventure games,3rd person, racing and sims.. Heck I've played bioshock and Crysis with it as well.. I love the force feedback on both games.. especially the over-the top one in crysis.. I wish mice and keyboards had something of the sort for FPS..

 

[Abel.]

 

There's nothing wrong with a controller bud, The X360 pad I have is great at adventure games,3rd person, racing and sims.. Heck I've played bioshock and Crysis with it as well..

I have been using gamepads for around a decade, and I'm never going back to them. Enough said.

RPGs work a lot better with mouse and keys, in my opinion.

[Abel.]

lol Yeah, I'm using a 360 controller. As I said, only for open world games that suck you in for loads of hours.

 

Mouse and keyboard for pretty much everything else.

 

~~~

 

Just called my local game shop, and they've got my (pre-ordered) copy of Empire: Total War waiting for me. Oh yeah.

Good for you, I've never really like RTS games, though.