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10-03-2011, 01:44 PM
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#26 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by gilly  looking to build a new rig for BF3.
Can any one recommend me a good mother board for an intel i5 2500k? Planning to SLI with two GTX 570s. Good if the motherboard has enough space for two graphics card for air and decently priced.
TIA | NCIX.com - Buy ASUS P8Z68-V Pro Z68 LGA1155 ATX 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2 PCI B3 Motherboard - ASUS - P8Z68-V PRO - in Canada
Asus P8Z68-V PRO
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10-03-2011, 02:33 PM
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#27 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Originally Posted by woob Semi-noob question here:
How do you tell if memory and your motherboard are compatible? My mobo (ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3) is a year old and the QVL has not been updated since May 2010, according to the ASUS website. Since RAM prices are so low, I figure I may as well buy now.
RAM in question is this: Vengeance, mobo as listed above. | If you look at the mobo on the asus site > specification > memory
it tells you that it is ddr3. generally all recent boards will be using ddr3.
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10-03-2011, 03:14 PM
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#28 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer Max res, highest display settings, 16X antiallising, etc, as far as I could go vasically Posted via RS Mobile | Really... 16x AA on BF3 and no frame rate slowdown? What FPS are you averaging? On a single 6950? Quote:
Originally Posted by gilly looking to build a new rig for BF3.
Can any one recommend me a good mother board for an intel i5 2500k? Planning to SLI with two GTX 570s. Good if the motherboard has enough space for two graphics card for air and decently priced.
TIA | Z68 ATX board of some sort... you can pick them up for slightly over $120.
EDIT: Like these two: Gigabyte ASUS
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Originally Posted by HollyZ32 i look so damn white in all the pics! lol
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10-03-2011, 05:18 PM
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#29 | | My bookmarks are Reddit and REVscene, in that order
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Originally Posted by roastpuff Really... 16x AA on BF3 and no frame rate slowdown? What FPS are you averaging? On a single 6950? | And on what resolution? A 19" Monitor?
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10-03-2011, 05:32 PM
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#30 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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He says 1080P... and I think he's confusing AA with AF. 16x AF is not too big of a deal... 16X AA I would really like to see!
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10-03-2011, 05:41 PM
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#31 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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the AA i was talking about was with Metro 2033, with BF3 im running full out with just the stock "maximum" settings, 1080p on a 24" Dell Ultrasharp
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10-03-2011, 07:56 PM
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#32 | | Resident Bullshitter
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Originally Posted by roastpuff You're better off getting a single 580 rather than two 560Ti's. | 2x 460GTX is already faster and cost less than a single 580.
But I'm not sure if 2x 560 is gonna be the same. I'm guessing it would be a bit faster than a single 580. The cost of 2x 560 is around the same as a single 580
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10-03-2011, 08:03 PM
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#33 | | WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB
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Might upgrade CPU/MOBO/RAM/GFX this christmas.. What's the differences between a Z68 or P67 board? Last time I paid attention to chipsets was P45/X48  :
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10-03-2011, 08:40 PM
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#34 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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10-03-2011, 08:42 PM
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#35 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Also good article here on advantage of Z68 and SRT: The Intel Z68 Express Review: A Real Enthusiast Chipset : Z68 Express Chipset: What P67 Should Have Been
@RennSport - but then with the 580 he has the ability to SLI them in the future. Thus trumping the 560Ti SLI... And the price difference between two 560Ti and one GTX580 is not much.
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10-03-2011, 08:49 PM
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#36 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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ALWAYS go for single card over SLI when you can. SLI introduces issues like compatibility and framerate stuttering.
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10-03-2011, 09:11 PM
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#37 | | Resident Bullshitter
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Yea, I guess I should just go with a 580...
also, how would the maximus IV extreme Z compare with gigabyte's Sniper 2?
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10-03-2011, 09:13 PM
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#38 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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does anyone know much about the "TPU" switch on my mobo? should it be on/benefits? automatic optimization of clock speeds? so will it kick up the i7 2600k?
here is what i'm running Metro 2033 at and some screens   
during almost any scene/action i dont drop below 20FPS, so i wouldnt think 20 is great? but everything in high action time is very smooth, i'm using stupid "Fraps" to take screen shots, anyone recomend any other screen shot program? my prt screen isnt working to take stills..
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10-03-2011, 10:07 PM
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#39 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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It must be nice to find 20 fps to be playable
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10-03-2011, 10:12 PM
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#40 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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20 fps? 
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10-03-2011, 10:42 PM
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2x 460 is not > Gtx 580
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10-04-2011, 06:50 AM
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#42 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp It must be nice to find 20 fps to be playable | I don't see how it's not, there's almost no slown downs at any point, visuals are great etc, also I'm just getting my FPS through that fraps program when the screenshot is taken so I don't know how accurate it is? Posted via RS Mobile | |
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10-06-2011, 03:48 AM
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#43 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Hey im trying to slap together a budget rig. The prices are before tax and most of them are on sale items when purchased.
Radeon HD 6850 - $150 ($20+$30 Rebates = $100 total.. if I can get both rebates)
AMD Phenom II Black Edition X4 980 - $160
Cool Master V8 CPU cooler - $40
Cool Master 120mm Cooling fan x2 - $10 ($5bucks each, might get a 3rd one)
OCZ FATAL1TY 550W power supply - $30
Corsair Vengeance 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9 - $60 ($60sale at ncix but will price match it at ME for 25% difference off)
Antec Three Hundred Versatile Mid Tower Gamer - Free
Roughly total price $450
Missing Harddrive + mother board
But I do have this mother board
MSI 870-G45 mother board - $50 ($15 mail rebate discount )
Or http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=60...nufacture=ASUS
ASUS M4N68T-M V2 - $66
Not sure if I want to keep it or not.. what do you guys think about it?
Most likely will overcloak it to 4 or 4.1
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10-06-2011, 05:56 AM
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#44 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer I don't see how it's not, there's almost no slown downs at any point, visuals are great etc, also I'm just getting my FPS through that fraps program when the screenshot is taken so I don't know how accurate it is? Posted via RS Mobile | 20fps is more like a series of pictures being shown really fast rather than a video.
You dont feel the choppyness when playing at 20fps? AdF.ly - shrink your URLs and get paid!
this video will show u the difference
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10-06-2011, 07:27 AM
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#45 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Is there a reliable program to display FPS? Or should I just try to search down commands to display in game?
Because what FRAPS is showing doesn't seem to reflect the actual gameplay I'm experiencing, besides areas with massive detail and tonnes ambient lighting there are almost no slow downs even in high action situations
Btw, anyone know much about the TPU switch on my mobo? Automatic clock speed optimization? Seems like a good match with the 2600k but from reading on overclock.net the general sentiment is that it's better off manually overclockin than using the switch? Posted via RS Mobile | |
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10-06-2011, 08:41 AM
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#46 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer I don't see how it's not, there's almost no slown downs at any point, visuals are great etc, also I'm just getting my FPS through that fraps program when the screenshot is taken so I don't know how accurate it is? Posted via RS Mobile | Like I said, if you find 20 fps to be acceptable that's a good thing for you! For me, if the fps ever drops below 30 even for a millisecond, I have to lower the settings Posted via RS Mobile | |
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10-06-2011, 11:52 AM
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#47 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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Im pretty sure fraps is limited to showing 20 fps even if youre not recording
google "fraps 20fps"
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10-06-2011, 12:57 PM
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10-06-2011, 01:20 PM
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#50 | | WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB
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System with Pentium 4 for $500? 
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