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Forum: News Jul 20, 2008, 05:50 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 7,593
Posted By Ryethe
If you read the article you'll see that they cut...

If you read the article you'll see that they cut support for it because it's a scenario that is unrealistic. There is no game out there where your GPU will go unused for graphics and will still be...
Forum: Games Jul 17, 2008, 08:19 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,163
Posted By Ryethe
Man, the gameplay in FF7 and 10 are not nearly...

Man, the gameplay in FF7 and 10 are not nearly the same. In FF10 the dungeons are literally a straight line. No dead ends, barely any puzzles, almost no exploration to be done. And there were tons...
Forum: News Jul 12, 2008, 02:23 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,004
Posted By Ryethe
Easy solution: 30 minute timer. You always start...

Easy solution: 30 minute timer. You always start in the same location and you have 30 minutes to play until the timer lapses and the demo ends.
Forum: General Hardware Apr 2, 2008, 11:25 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 7,991
Posted By Ryethe
I'm on vista as well and it runs reasonably well....

I'm on vista as well and it runs reasonably well. In fact Crysis runs better in 64bit vista than 64bit XP :laugh: go figure.

Running 4 GB of RAM and an Athlon X2 5600+.

Currently I'm running 2...
Forum: AMD / ATI Mar 19, 2008, 06:40 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,644
Posted By Ryethe
Running my two 3870s at 825MHz Core, 2.4GHz RAM...

Running my two 3870s at 825MHz Core, 2.4GHz RAM (GDDR4 versions). Memory clock does jack all though. One of the 3870s clocks to about 890, but the other can't get even close stabally (physically...
Forum: AMD / ATI Mar 18, 2008, 07:02 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,644
Posted By Ryethe
Yeah getting about the same. Turned of DX10...

Yeah getting about the same. Turned of DX10 though. Can't really see the diff.
Forum: Games Mar 17, 2008, 07:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 838
Posted By Ryethe
In terms of easiest expert to hardest expert I'd...

In terms of easiest expert to hardest expert I'd rank them like this:
GH1 <<<<<< Rock Band < GH80s < GH2 <<<<<< GH3.

I don't think you could jump from GH2 hard to rock band Expert. GH3 hard to...
Forum: AMD / ATI Mar 16, 2008, 03:41 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,644
Posted By Ryethe
When I got my two cards, I just popped them in,...

When I got my two cards, I just popped them in, restarted, and installed drivers and voila, they worked. About to try GoW actually so I'll report back on how that goes.
Forum: Graphics Cards Mar 15, 2008, 05:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,109
Posted By Ryethe
I think I'm going to stick to AMD/ATI. I...

I think I'm going to stick to AMD/ATI. I understand they're not the very best right now but AMD has been nothing but good to me. Same with ATI. I'm able to get about 41FPS at 1920x1200 with High:...
Forum: Games Mar 15, 2008, 04:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,291
Posted By Ryethe
Your milage may vary. Some poeple say that...

Your milage may vary.

Some poeple say that 64 bit makes no difference, personally, I've actually loaded up XP64 and Vista32 to compare to Vista64 and I get about 3 FPS higher in 64bit DX9 mode in...
Forum: Graphics Cards Mar 15, 2008, 12:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,109
Posted By Ryethe
See the thing is that I'm considering getting a...

See the thing is that I'm considering getting a new mobo to get a Core 2 anyway. So having to get a new mobo is not a problem. What IS a problem through is that for CF I could go for an Intel...
Forum: Graphics Cards Mar 15, 2008, 08:04 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,109
Posted By Ryethe
8800gt SLI vs 3870 CF

Hello,

I've been checking benchmarks all over the place I can't seem to get a consistant answer. Which of these setups would be better.

Of note is that my monitor is 1920x1200 and I would like...
Forum: Games Mar 12, 2008, 10:34 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,312
Posted By Ryethe
Yeah that's Vista Ultimate. Yeah man I...

Yeah that's Vista Ultimate.

Yeah man I agree. Horribly coded game IMO. There is no reason 64 bit should act like that. On the one hand I was very pleased with 64 bit mode DX9. Almost a 10FPS...
Forum: Games Mar 12, 2008, 09:46 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,312
Posted By Ryethe
Crysis is doing something cheeky

Lets start with the CPU1 benchmarks:

DX9 64bit High:
==============================================================
TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 1500, Recorded Time: 44.62s)...
Forum: News Jul 5, 2007, 04:16 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,109
Posted By Ryethe
Man, turn that thing all the way up to 11!

Man, turn that thing all the way up to 11!
Forum: Contests Jun 14, 2007, 01:55 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 14,621
Posted By Ryethe
Get More! Boo yeah!

Get More!

Boo yeah!
Forum: News Apr 2, 2007, 02:21 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,103
Posted By Ryethe
This is to be expected. Un-DRMing music will...

This is to be expected. Un-DRMing music will create more casual pirates since it will be so easy to just transfer a file to a friend. Plus higher quality music.

You only get what you pay for,...
Forum: News Apr 2, 2007, 01:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,103
Posted By Ryethe
I find it hilairous how everyone was calling out...

I find it hilairous how everyone was calling out Steve Jobs saying that if he wanted DRM free music he should take the first step. Well, boys Steve responded. I have a lot of respect for Steve for...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade/Giveaway Forum Dec 6, 2006, 07:52 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 740
Posted By Ryethe
[FS] Toshiba M30 Laptop. Needs repairs.

I have a Toshiba M30 laptop model PSM30C-0RUU9 specs can be seen here:
http://www.toshiba.ca/web/product.grp?section=1&group=223&product=2390

The main board is fried but according to the Toshiba...
Forum: News Oct 6, 2006, 04:35 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,465
Posted By Ryethe
I think the FX comment is a bit exagerated. lack...

I think the FX comment is a bit exagerated. lack of GDDR4 != FX series' problems in DX9 mode. Unless it dies in DX10 mode, it won't be nearly the catastrophe the FX series was.

-Ryethe
Forum: News Aug 17, 2006, 10:54 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,633
Posted By Ryethe
I really hate when NVIDIA pulls this kind of...

I really hate when NVIDIA pulls this kind of bullshit. I don't care about your slides, or how much better you are than ATI. I'm not going to believe your propaganda, so just stop. I'll look at the...
Forum: General Hardware Apr 27, 2006, 11:18 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 852
Posted By Ryethe
Questions concerning the OCZ PC4000 Platinum XTC Dual Kit and a ASRock 939Dual Board

Alright so I bought a pair of the 3200 plats and one stick failed. Sent them back to OCZ and they're sending me the 4000 XTC plats back instead since they were out of my RAM.

So my questions:...
Forum: Motherboards & Memory Apr 23, 2006, 05:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,977
Posted By Ryethe
It's too bad you're looking to keep that ram,...

It's too bad you're looking to keep that ram, because at the moment AM2 is just around the corner. However, I understand how touchy the pocketbook can be. It all depends on how much you want to...
Forum: Motherboards & Memory Apr 23, 2006, 07:38 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 722
Posted By Ryethe
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 mis-reporting temperatures?

Ok now this is really starting to confuse me.

When I go in my BIOS, it says:
CPU temp 50 Celcius
Motherboard temp: 45 Celcius

But once I get into windows and run either Everest or Speed Fan...
Forum: Games Apr 23, 2006, 05:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,411
Posted By Ryethe
The reason ATI Tool is still showing the 2d...

The reason ATI Tool is still showing the 2d clocks is that as soon as you minimize, you're back in 2d mode. Your computer doesn't process the graphical data of minimized programs.

As a side note,...
Forum: Graphics Cards Apr 22, 2006, 04:19 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,081
Posted By Ryethe
Wow. Thanks for the quick response. ...

Wow. Thanks for the quick response.

Unfortunately, when ALT-TABing ATI tool still only shows 500 on the core and about 600 on the mem. I guess this is because it's back in 2D mode. I guess I...
Forum: Graphics Cards Apr 22, 2006, 03:44 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,081
Posted By Ryethe
X1900XTX only showing lower clocks than expected?

I just finished buying a Power Color X1900XTX and I popped in it and got everything going fine. The problem is that when I go into ATI Tray Tools or CCC it's only showing it clocked at about...
Forum: Graphics Cards Jan 20, 2006, 03:32 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,784
Posted By Ryethe
Interesting, very interesting. Too bad I don't...

Interesting, very interesting. Too bad I don't have $100.00 to blow on a GB of ram.

However, keep in mind I'm not running the settings any higher than on the 9800pro, they're the exact same...
Forum: Graphics Cards Jan 20, 2006, 01:56 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,784
Posted By Ryethe
I'm sorry, you must have misunderstood. It's an...

I'm sorry, you must have misunderstood. It's an X850pro compared to a 9800pro here. By all accounts you are right. My FPS is MUCH higher. However, there is an inherent hitching/jittering problem...
Forum: Graphics Cards Jan 19, 2006, 09:58 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,784
Posted By Ryethe
Sure did, had Windows needs to locate drivers for...

Sure did, had Windows needs to locate drivers for this product pop up every time I switched. I've gone back and forth a few times with the same result. The only difference is that AGP write is...
Forum: Graphics Cards Jan 19, 2006, 03:33 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,784
Posted By Ryethe
ATI 9800pro performing better than X850 pro. Huh?!

This is completely baffling me. I originally had an 9800pro 128MB AGP and was playing games like FEAR on medium settings just fine. I then installed my new X850pro 256MB AGP and suddenly something...
Forum: Graphics Cards Jan 16, 2006, 01:50 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 936
Posted By Ryethe
Is there anyone with this card who could please...

Is there anyone with this card who could please go to "Run..." and type "SmartGart" and tell me if AGP write is on for them? Thanks.
Forum: Graphics Cards Jan 13, 2006, 02:48 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 936
Posted By Ryethe
Enabling AGP Write on an X850pro

My question is, that is anyone else having issues with this option not being enabled? Is it not supported by this card?

Thanks in advance. I'm trying to determine if this is a motherboard or...
Forum: Graphics Cards Jan 12, 2006, 06:19 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,142
Posted By Ryethe
Overclocking a X850pro VIVO with 16pipes

Alright so I went through the trouble of flashing to an 850XT with the flashrom file to get 16 pipes, but then noticed that my fan wasn't working, so I flashed back to the pro BIOS but used ATIFlash...
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