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Not to 'unplayable' quality as such - but certainly with enough wallop to make you realise that the hardware is working overtime to run it all smoothly.
Oblivion maxed-out, outdoors and in the rain is a big resource hog - as it Supreme Commander, to name but two.
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I'd definitely agree with that - swings and roundabouts!
SLi is the danglies when used properly though. The other benefit of the 8800 cards (compared to my 7900GTX's) - is the support for DX10 as well.
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That's the best way to go, m8.
Buy a great card now and then track it's price over the next 6 months. Then nab another one when it's probably half price! ;)
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You sure can - they've even had nForce 4 mobos in Intel & SLi combo for quite sometime. More often than not, nVidia make both an AMD and Intel spec of the same chipset - such as the 590 and the 570. Clearly, the 680i is an Intel-only option at the moment though.
Just make sure (because I'm...
Seagate's have always been good for me - Western Didge are ok too. Had loads, loads, LOADS of problems with Maxtors. If you take into account the 200 PCs we have here, you can bet that a drive will fail when powered by Maxtor.
Crap things.
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I think Brian should have his own sticky section - This Month's Driving Tip...:cool:
I must admit, the only thing I do regularly is the blip-throttle / downchange action in my car. Feels great when you get it right - so smooth.
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I've got the PSU listed below, m8 - works fine for me.
http://www.antec.com/uk/productDetails.php?ProdID=05551
Hanging off that, I have:-
Asus M2N32-SLi Deluxe mobo
AMD AM2 4800+ CPU
2GB OCZ Spec-Ops 800mhz memory
2x 320GB Seagate SATA2 drives
2x Asus EN7900GTX graphics cards, running in...
I love threads like this. People get more defensive about their choice of PC bits than they even do with their cars. ;)
A £1k budget is a good amount. You should easily be able to get a decent setup with that. If you've got some cash left, I'd definitely recommend investing in a new case. I...
I think we have one of the Tixi ISDN mailbox jobbies around somewhere. Never bothered with it really. I suspect the only way you'd get it working is by connecting that to a wireless router in some way.
Strange combination for over here, but I strongly suspect that there will be some German...
I'd like to see what a PS3 has to offer. I doubt that I'd buy one for the first few years though. Got the PC for the serious games - the PSP for the no brainer stuff. :)
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You could easily hand over half of your life to GTR2. There are few games out there which keep you planted in your seat and make you strive to get better and better.
There's nothing better than thinking you've done a great lap and then seeing that 'New fastest lap' message appear. And there's...
Yep, still using my HIS-branded 9800 Pro in my old PC. Still good enough for running the likes of GTR2 and Battlefield 2 with medium detail. Good cards, imo.
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Fortunately, by not having any brothers or sisters, I am immune to the usual rose-tinted view of siblings.
Basically, he sounds a right d1ck. He's old enough (and laughably) wise enough, not to have taken your car. He's been done before due to the 9 points and yet clearly is oblivious to the...
I was tempted to get this for the PC - or try it out at least. I know what you mean about games like that. It reminds me of Aces of the Pacific - the first game I ever got for a PC back in 1992!
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LOL! I did that years ago, but the inner-geek in me told me to jot down where the keys went! ;)
Air-lines are where it's at. You should see the amount of sh1t that collects in fans and PSUs, etc. The PCs almost look new when blasted.
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Microdirect (http://www.microdirect.co.uk/) - used them for years with no issues. They've recently updated their website which sh1te imo, but tghey are still great to deal with.
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Jeezuz. Not exactly a candidate on 'How to Design a Car'. More like a Blue Peter 'here's one we made earlier'.
PMSL at the earlier comment about it being 'microwaved'! ;)
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Great piccies there, matey! :)
Carbon's car looked the danglies - especially from the front with the xenons on!
I like the piccy of mine, Jainy's Vee and the white valver on the right.
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