Tsume Xiao

Ok. Your performance calculations for the card are obviously wrong because in use it can go higher than my other one could. Secondly: Neither of those computer options are really that valid cost wise at the moment. The whole point of this GPU thing was to extend the life of my current computer / allow me to keep playing Planetside 2 with everyone. Thirdly: Why would I need a new copy of Windows when I already have an OEM disc? Can't I just transfer the key since it is for one computers? Also why would I want Windows 8? Lastly: If you guy know so much about this, why didn't you actually post in this thread BEFOREHAND.

Well With that I get a a lot of parts I kinda don't need. How much would it be just to get a new motherboard, CPU, and RAM?

25% would still probably be more powerful than my old GPU. Plus with the CPU being the issue anyways that doesn't seem to matter. Also: $1000 isn't happening. Why would I buy a whole new pre-built computer when I can use my current PSU, Case, and HDD at least? Probably be able to use my CPU cooler with a new unit as well. RAM depends on Motherboard which in turn depends on CPU, so probably not depending on CPU.

Well this was a Ffffing waste. I get about 10 FPS tops when there are other people around. I have followed all the tips, I have downloaded the CPU unpark thing, I have downloaded Razer GameBooster. Nothing. It is even worse than my laptop. Quite frankly I kinda feel like I have wasted money on this, and wasted three Ffffing months waiting to get a new card, which arrived DoA so I had to go buy one. At least I have some solace in the fact that other games that aren't programed like CPU whoring shit will run better. At this point it seems if I want to play Planetside 2 with everyone I need to either: A: Go back to the tedious method of switching to my laptop (assuming it runs) and dealing with about 20FPS (except for massive battles) B: Buy a new CPU too, which I don't even know if I can because of how old my motherboard / socket is. So I'd probably have to get a new motherboard which would probably mean I'd have to reformat or some shit. So basically after spending more money with hopes of trying to be able to play with everyone, My options are going back to the slightly less shittier performance I had before or spending even more money.

New GPU Acquired! EVGA GTX 650 Instaled fine, takes up less space than my old one. Now my main bottleneck is my CPU. :x BUT AT LEAST I CAN PLAY PLANETSIDE WITH YOU ALL AGAIN >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yqgoEAzDns

I actually went and grabbed the GTX 650 last night. It was a bit higher than my stated price, but with DX11 it should last me longer and it will be able to play all my games with ease. It is also smaller than the GTX 260 I had to try and shoe-horn into my computer by about half the length.

How is that physical size wise compared to the GTX 260? The GTX 260 that was DoA just barely fit... after I moved my HDD and even then it covered 2 SATA ports. :v Also considering these two cards. I figure if it is worth the extra 20 bucks I'll be better off for the future! http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-1024MB-Graphics-01G-P4-2650-KR/dp/B00966IU4M/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top http://www.amazon.com/Galaxy-GeForce-MINI-HDMI-Graphics-65NGH8DL7AXX/dp/B00965J8JY/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1364436284&sr=8-16&keywords=GTX+650

Yeah but 2142 was sci-fi and BF2 was still played a lot even while 2142 was out. BC and BC2 were a different style of game that seemed more CoD ish and not a true BF game. Also I swear BC2 was out longer than just 1 year before BF2 came out. I guess if it comes out fall 2013 it is still 2 years between games AND they actually make improvements unlike CoD.

Ok so I need a new graphics card to be able to play Planetside 2 with everyone again. I know pretty much jack shit about graphics cards, but I do know that I don't need the latest and greatest card. I just want to be able to play the games I have. Chances are I may be completely re-building my computer in the future anyways. ---Computer Specs--- Motherboard: MSI P35 Neo 2 FR Processor: Intel Core 3 Duo E4500 RAM: 6144MB DDR2 Power Supply: PC P&C Silencer 610 Current Card: ATI Radeon 3850 HD 256MB I have one PCI-e x16 slot. My PSU has 2 of the little power plug things for GPU's if needed. ---Games--- Battlefield 3 War Thunder World of Tanks Second Life Planetside 2 Planetside 2 is the only game I currently cannot run. My current card can run all the other games on lower graphical settings ---Cost & Options--- I am not looking to spend too much on a new card. The prior offers to send me spare cards ended in a DOA card, so unless anyone has any other spares I just need to buy a new one. My budget is around $50-$70 USD. Currently the card I was suggested was a Radeon HD6770. This will meet the PS2 requirements and is about $65 before rebates. Two options are here: http://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GV-R667D3-1GI-Radeon-CrossFire-Graphics/dp/B005MED9X4/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102988 I have Amazon Prime so I get free 2-day shipping from Amazon. I also have a $5 Amazon Gift card so Amazon would be an ideal retailer. I have no preference about AMD/Radeon vs nVidia. I just want something that works.

I really hope we don't see it until 2014 so those of us who paid for a game can enjoy it rather than having to deal with CoD like "new one every year" garbage.

Again, I didn't buy it. As I stated above it was the school laptop and when you graduate you just get it wiped to the factory image. There was nothing on it but a few small HP programs. Also, if I can just make discs, does that mean I don't need the partition? That block from HP's site helps answer why it is there, but not why it is about 1/4 of my HDD space. Is that just the space it has allotted to it to back-up data?

Well unless anyone hasused it and experianced the charge time, all we are seeing is the top-damage. So.. We don't know how long it takes for them to get there. At 4:50 Odin gets hit by four of them, which takes out his Lightining. If it really takes three to the rear of a prowler to take it out, that isn't really that OP damage wise, as I can do that with the default launcher to a Vanguard. Now, when you compare this to the fact that our launcher is the only one that can be defeated by smoke/flares, and the Vanu's is the only one that cannot be defeated by such because it is dumbfire AND has no drop AND a high projectile speed... yeah that seems kinda BS.

So instead of a DVD that has maybe 8 gigs, they hog up 53 gigs of my HDD? WTF.

There is indeed a partition that I am not seeing in the magical "My Computer" window. Below is a list of the partitions SYSTEM: 1.05GB C: 171.22GB HP_RECOVERY: 53.50GB (This is where the space was hidden!) HP_Tools: 7.12GB HP Recovery explains the missing space for the most part. I don't know its purpose 100% (Obviously it is some kind of back-up location) or if it needs to be 53.5GB. At the very least, I know where the space is. With all those drives added up it means that there is 232GB out of 250GB accounted for. I don't think 18GB for the OS and Formatting is unreasonable.

You are way late to the party. :P My laptop is all set up. The little update was just to say that PS2 is apparently no-go so until I get a new(er) GPU for my desktop I cannot play with everyone. q-q

Laptop doesn't seem to like PS2. SO looks like I am SOL for that until I get a new GPU for my desktop.

I doubt my comp can run it. I struggle graphics wise with ArmA 2. :( At some point I'll have to either get a new GPU or rebuild my comp completely. I'd love to play this if they have fixed the physics issues and other stuff that ArmA 2 had.

All the fancy Engineering programs are what was removed when I got the graduation wipe. PS2 is only on there because I can't play it on my laptop. As for MS Office, Yeah. What else would you use it for?

Dascade. I have been playing PS2 on my laptop the entire time because my desktop's GPU is on the "it might run PS2 but we won't even let the program start up" list. My laptop can run it on a modifed graphics setting that is pretty much below their "Low" setting. I also used the tutorial to try an improve perfomance by modifying the UserOptions.ini file and unparking CPU cores. I get about 15-20FPS in normal combat, but in heavy combat that drops down to about 10. It isn't pretty, it isn't the most stable, but it allows me to play with my Ordo buddies <insert Oscar acceptance speech style sniffle and tear wiping away here>. Also I just installed everything using the amazing Ninite utility Afevis provided. In addition to the programs listed I also added a few Add-Ons to firefox: DownThemAll, New Tab At End, Bookmarks In New Tabs, Session Manager. And thanks to Afevis, I also have..... THank you so much for giving me the PC version of this Afevis. Omfg.

The original one, so it could be the N64, Dreamcast, Playstation or even Playstation 2 versions.

Honestly I have never had an issue and don't run much in the way of Anti-Virus. If WSE works for preventative measures then I am fine with that.

I have been trying to find / set up a ROM/Emulator for the old Hydro Thunder boat racing game. Can't figure it out. :(

So now that I have graduated my college laptop becomes mine (which we totally paid for with tuition). Part of the process is that my laptop is given an factory HP image and all the school programs (SolidWorks, SurfCam, MATLAB, MS Office Complete, etc) are removed. More to the point, I have to install programs on it again. This laptop is NOT my main computer and does not need all the things that I have on my desktop. I'd like to keep it pretty clean and quick with the bare minimum of programs on there. I will still be using for school related work as I am continuing to help with the senior design project I was apart of. I want to see our design go to competition and don't want to leave the rest of the team SOL. Here are the hardware specs: Hewlett-Packard EliteBook 8540w OS: Windows 7 Professional Processor: Intel i5 M520 2.4GHz Graphics: Nvidia Quadro FX 880M HDD: Western Digital Scorpio Black WD2500BEKT (Supposedly 250GB but is showing 180GB available) RAM: 4.0GB (Type Unknown. Will find out when I hook it up to the web) Not sure if there is anything else worth putting here Here are the programs I am considering on installing: General -Firefox or Chrome. I cannot decide which. I use FireFox on my desktop and used Chrom on my laptop. Firefox tends to be a memory hog at time while I have noticed Chrome will have several instances of its process running at times. Is there any benefit to either or is it just user preference now? I brilliantly forgot to back up my bookmarks before the wipe so importing them isn't a factor. -MS Office. I can get this for dirt cheap at my school store. -Skype. The only IM type thing I am on regularly. -Baller as Ffff background image of a Merkava Mk.4 in a white-on-black schematic. Utility -DropBox. Never used it before but I see more and more using it so I figured it could be a good idea. -VLC Media Player -PDF Creator -Audacity. For the few times I need to do sound editing and am not on my desktop. Protection -AVG AntiVirus Free (Seems to be the best rated free AV out there) -Malware Bytes (Has saved my ass a few times over the past years) Gaming This isn't my gaming computer but I put a few games on it so when I am traveling, such as home for holidays, I have some. -Teamspeak 3 -Planetside 2. This is honestly only because I cannot run PS2 on my desktop due to insufficient GPU. :( -Firestorm or Exodus Viewer. I don't like Exodus as much but it seemed to run better on my laptop. Either way I had to have everything slammed down to minimum. This is for work related stuff honestly. Is there anything you would suggest against / suggest a substitute or anything critical I am missing?

Also this: http://forums.ordoimperialis.com/index.php/topic/19151-war-thunder-open-beta/

Kinda reminds me of the old game company 3DO's intro. I like it a lot but I agree with Dis/Deadmon on the more vertical "approach" of the center cross portion of the logo.