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2011-12-23 02:18:44

#9551

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6148|'straya

Finray wrote:
Beduin wrote:

More : http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-radeo … 0-review/1

:love:

this is quite impressive. But I don't really get it, isn't the #970 card the flagship single-GPU card? And this one, averaged across all the games, is only marginally beating nVidias year-old equivalent?

44 fps vs 33 fps is a fair gap when talking about the flagship single-gpu cards. In that same benchmark the GTX580 and HD6970 are only a few fps apart yet the GTX580 costs ~$150 more.

I am fairly impressed by the 7970 so far. Will be interesting to see more benchmarks and Nvidia's counter (which seems to be a fair way off at the moment unfortunately)

2011-12-23 13:53:52

#9552

[-DER-]Omega: membeR; +188|6826|Lithuania

Anyone have a clue as to why I've started getting this error a couple days ago when visiting http://gamereplays.org/companyofheroes/

error wrote:
There appears to be an error with the database.
You can try to refresh the page by clicking here.

Error Returned
mySQL query error: SELECT m.*, me.*, s.location_1_id, s.location_2_id, s.location_1_type, s.location_2_type, s.running_time, s.location as sesslocation FROM ibf_members m LEFT JOIN ibf_sessions s ON (s.member_id=m.id) LEFT JOIN ibf_member_extra me ON ( me.id=m.id ) WHERE m.id= SQL error: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '' at line 4 SQL error code: Date: Friday 23rd 2011f December 2011 09:51:50 PM

We apologise for any inconvenience

same error for 3 different browsers. it seems to be working fine for other people.

https://bf3s.com/sigs/fe717ed1eb823c939460a42f15bced7dd0057c51.png

2011-12-24 15:46:25

#9553

gurdeep: +812|4754|prolly

how would i make a gif from a skype smiley?

2011-12-24 19:21:03

#9554

gurdeep: +812|4754|prolly

i will give you about $3.50 if you tell me how or do it for me

2011-12-25 01:57:00

#9555

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|5749|شمال

ha

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2011-12-25 09:33:16

#9556

gurdeep: +812|4754|prolly

not joking

2011-12-25 12:22:29

#9557

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6690|Devon, England

Can I update an SSD's firmware with my OS on it, without reformatting? The site I get the downloads from says it doesn't support OS drives. Not sure if this is just to save them hassle from any potential issues or whether it just genuinely doesn't work.

2011-12-25 12:59:29

#9558

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|5749|شمال

FFLink wrote:
Can I update an SSD's firmware with my OS on it, without reformatting? The site I get the downloads from says it doesn't support OS drives. Not sure if this is just to save them hassle from any potential issues or whether it just genuinely doesn't work.

yes you can, according to this:
http://www.ocztechnology.com/files/ssd_ … umer_4.pdf

1) Updating firmware is not supported on drives (Vertex 3, Vertex 3 Max IOPS, Agility 3, Solid 3, RevoDrive
3, and RevoDrive 3 X2) running as the boot drive. Please install the SSD as a secondary drive when
updating the firmware. An alternative way is using a standalone Linux distribution (booting off the CD) to
update the primary boot SSD. See “Updating your firmware with a drive that can not updated as a primary
drive” section for more details

it was no problem for me cause i bought new mobo, so i had to reformat anyway.

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2011-12-25 13:03:59

#9559

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|5749|شمال

cant you just update it using another pc?

e. install os on another disk, and then update the ssd from there. i think u will be ok

Last edited by Beduin (2011-12-25 13:11:49)

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2011-12-25 14:29:02

#9560

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6690|Devon, England

Ahh, good idea.

I remember now actually trying to make a Linux boot disc, but couldn't find a simple solution easily, so I gave up.

This will give me something to do tomorrow morning. Cheers

2011-12-25 14:37:43

#9561

Benzin: Member; +576|5998

If you have a Samsung 830 SSD, the Magician software will update without erasing a thing.

2011-12-25 14:41:31

#9562

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6690|Devon, England

Vertex 3

Can anyone help me out and link to an ISO download for a bootable Linux OS that I can just burn, boot and then run the firmware tool off of?

I really have no clue when it comes to Linux. Too much choice and I'm not sure which will let me do what... :S

2011-12-25 14:42:52

#9563

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5788|Catherine Black

Little BaBy JESUS wrote:
Finray wrote:
Beduin wrote:

More : http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-radeo … 0-review/1

:love:

this is quite impressive. But I don't really get it, isn't the #970 card the flagship single-GPU card? And this one, averaged across all the games, is only marginally beating nVidias year-old equivalent?
44 fps vs 33 fps is a fair gap when talking about the flagship single-gpu cards. In that same benchmark the GTX580 and HD6970 are only a few fps apart yet the GTX580 costs ~$150 more.

I am fairly impressed by the 7970 so far. Will be interesting to see more benchmarks and Nvidia's counter (which seems to be a fair way off at the moment unfortunately)

Fairly important part there. The benchmark I posted was very impressive on its own, but doesn't show the full story.

2011-12-25 14:43:28

#9564

Benzin: Member; +576|5998

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download

2011-12-25 14:45:33

#9565

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6690|Devon, England

Lol, so simple

Cheers.

2011-12-25 14:58:18

#9566

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5788|Catherine Black

right guys

upgrading from q9300/asus p5q pro/4GB ddr2, want i3 2100 (not going to i5, too expensive), what mobo/ram do I get?

2011-12-25 15:21:09

#9567

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|5749|شمال

cf/sli? micro or atx? p67 or z68?

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2011-12-25 15:45:18

#9568

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5788|Catherine Black

no, but would like 2pci-e for future
atx
p67

2011-12-25 15:48:03

#9569

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6658|BC, Canada

ITX! do it. Go H67 itx!

Or H67 matx. there really is no need for full atx unless you are going multi-gpu, sound card, pci storage.

2011-12-25 16:11:19

#9570

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|5749|شمال

ASRock P67 Pro3 SE or ASUS P8P67
Corsair Vengeance 2 x 4 GB 1600MHz CL9

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2011-12-25 16:15:10

#9571

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5788|Catherine Black

isn't asrock a shit brand? ebuyer has the exact board you were on about and it's damn cheap. tempting.

The asus looks real nice and my current asus has had absolutely no problems. I'm struggling to see where the extra £40 is going though.

How's Crucial Ballistix nowadays? I've got that in my rig at the moment and would like to get some more if it's still good. great customer service, and only had 1 stick go bad in the 3(?) years I've had it

2011-12-25 16:20:02

#9572

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|5749|شمال

Finray wrote:
isn't asrock a shit brand? ebuyer has the exact board you were on about and it's damn cheap. tempting.

The asus looks real nice and my current asus has had absolutely no problems. I'm struggling to see where the extra £40 is going though.

How's Crucial Ballistix nowadays? I've got that in my rig at the moment and would like to get some more if it's still good. great customer service, and only had 1 stick go bad in the 3(?) years I've had it

from what i read, asrock rocks! google it. id say take the chance and try yourself.
vengeance are cheaper here in dk.. pretty solid too.

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2011-12-25 16:22:07

#9573

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5788|Catherine Black

aite I'm blaming you if it goes wrong

about to bite the bullet, how's it look?

2011-12-25 16:24:01

#9574

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6658|BC, Canada

why p67? h67 is cheaper.

2011-12-25 16:25:51

#9575

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|5749|شمال

dude..that mb IS cheap!

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