Winston_Churchill
Bazinga!
+521|6982|Toronto | Canada

Finray wrote:

6 core CPUs are stupid just now, no matter how cheap or expensive or powerful they are. I have no interest in them whatsoever. There are no games that will be able to utilize them. Sure, they're good for rendering video and photo editing, but who does that now a days?
I'm sure that was said when dual and quad core computers came out

Not that I would buy one...
Finray
Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro
+2,629|6031|Catherine Black
Some new releases don't even touch quad cores, and are only fully stressing dual cores. On top of that, the hexa-core CPUs are multi-threaded, and there's even less support for that.
https://i.imgur.com/qwWEP9F.png
Winston_Churchill
Bazinga!
+521|6982|Toronto | Canada

Thats why I said I wouldnt buy one...
Finray
Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro
+2,629|6031|Catherine Black

Stubbee wrote:

i'll see your random graph and raise you an article

http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/6215/x6.PNG

$200 vs $1100

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd … ,2613.html
Besides, from your own source..

https://media.bestofmicro.com/E/3/245451/original/Crysis%20GTX%20480.png
https://i.imgur.com/qwWEP9F.png
TSI
Cholera in the time of love
+247|6224|Toronto
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (AM3)
ASUS Crosshair IV Formula (AM3)

Good idea? And need I get DDR3? While the site (newegg) says no, the reviews say yes.
I like pie.
Stubbee
Religions Hate Facts, Questions and Doubts
+223|6986|Reality

Finray wrote:

Stubbee wrote:

i'll see your random graph and raise you an article

http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/6215/x6.PNG

$200 vs $1100

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd … ,2613.html
Besides, from your own source..

http://media.bestofmicro.com/E/3/245451 … %20480.png
the review's data is all over the place. one of my points is that random graphs are pretty useless without context and the other of my points is that you can have 6 cores for $900 less than intel's option and if you have an am3 socket, it just drops in to the system. no need to upgrade mb to lga1366 or ram to ddr3 for an intel upgrade.

Last edited by Stubbee (2010-04-27 07:47:50)

The US economy is a giant Ponzi scheme. And 'to big to fail' is code speak for 'niahnahniahniahnah 99 percenters'
GC_PaNzerFIN
Work and study @ Technical Uni
+528|6657|Finland

AMD needs to significantly improve performance of a single core. As it is, they take a hard hit on single thread apps vs. i7.
3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8
SonderKommando
Eat, Lift, Grow, Repeat....
+564|6902|The darkside of Denver
Fuck Citrix.

That is all.
ghettoperson
Member
+1,943|6892

Finray wrote:

Stubbee wrote:

i'll see your random graph and raise you an article

http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/6215/x6.PNG

$200 vs $1100

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd … ,2613.html
Besides, from your own source..

http://media.bestofmicro.com/E/3/245451 … %20480.png
That's because Phenom's suck chode though.
Yellowman03
Once Again, We Meet at Last
+108|6478|Texas
Hey guys!

My speakers are nearing their end, so I need new ones.

I definitely need desktop speakers (w/ sub, 2.1) cause I'll be moving these around and there's not much room in the dorm.

My budget is about $120-$130 max. I have no idea how to look for speakers, and newegg doesn't have that great of a selection i think, so I NEED HELP!!!

<3
FloppY_
­
+1,010|6529|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

Yellowman03 wrote:

Hey guys!

My speakers are nearing their end, so I need new ones.

I definitely need desktop speakers (w/ sub, 2.1) cause I'll be moving these around and there's not much room in the dorm.

My budget is about $120-$130 max. I have no idea how to look for speakers, and newegg doesn't have that great of a selection i think, so I NEED HELP!!!

<3
Logitech / Creative


Whatever their latest 2.1 set is...
­ Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
bugz
Fission Mailed
+3,311|6555

Yellowman03 wrote:

Hey guys!

My speakers are nearing their end, so I need new ones.

I definitely need desktop speakers (w/ sub, 2.1) cause I'll be moving these around and there's not much room in the dorm.

My budget is about $120-$130 max. I have no idea how to look for speakers, and newegg doesn't have that great of a selection i think, so I NEED HELP!!!

<3
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/S … eAV30.html
Yellowman03
Once Again, We Meet at Last
+108|6478|Texas

ebug9 wrote:

Yellowman03 wrote:

Hey guys!

My speakers are nearing their end, so I need new ones.

I definitely need desktop speakers (w/ sub, 2.1) cause I'll be moving these around and there's not much room in the dorm.

My budget is about $120-$130 max. I have no idea how to look for speakers, and newegg doesn't have that great of a selection i think, so I NEED HELP!!!

<3
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/S … eAV30.html
What are the dimensions? I can't seem to find it.
bugz
Fission Mailed
+3,311|6555

Width 5.5 in
Depth 6.3 in
Height 7.9 in

taken from Cnet
Yellowman03
Once Again, We Meet at Last
+108|6478|Texas
They're kinda big. Can you suggest something smaller? Deskspace is pretty limited.

Also, I always thought subwoofer was awesome. I assume i'm wrong?
CammRobb
Banned
+1,510|6373|Carnoustie MASSIF
https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/30898/Task%20Man.jpg

Opera (4 tabs) and Photoshop CS2 Running. Actually disabled aero because this dell heap of shit was running so slow.
Finray
Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro
+2,629|6031|Catherine Black
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5823329/cckw-20100429-141456.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qwWEP9F.png
13urnzz
Banned
+5,830|6740

Yellowman03 wrote:

cause I'll be moving these around and there's not much room in the dorm.
lol, FM chased you out?
Finray
Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro
+2,629|6031|Catherine Black
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5823329/supcofa-20100429-144601.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5823329/supcofa-20100429-144549.jpg
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5823329/supcofa-20100429-144358.jpg

I <3 Eyefinity.

Spoiler (highlight to read):
Although I'm cheating slightly.
https://i.imgur.com/qwWEP9F.png
Winston_Churchill
Bazinga!
+521|6982|Toronto | Canada

Those games really need some grain structure.
Finray
Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro
+2,629|6031|Catherine Black
wat now?
https://i.imgur.com/qwWEP9F.png
Winston_Churchill
Bazinga!
+521|6982|Toronto | Canada

Everything looks polished and smooth, looks really stupid and cartoony.  Grain adds to realism and usually makes it look much, much better
Finray
Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro
+2,629|6031|Catherine Black
Grain annoys me, I always turn it off when I'm playing L4D2.
https://i.imgur.com/qwWEP9F.png
Winston_Churchill
Bazinga!
+521|6982|Toronto | Canada

Clearly you have no idea what youre talking about.  Its one of the biggest criticisms of Batman Begins Blu-ray for one... and why the HD-DVD of Band of Brothers is superior to the Blu-ray.

Look at the difference:
Source
https://thumbnails8.imagebam.com/901/dcb3e09000719.gif

Grain added:
https://thumbnails8.imagebam.com/901/3078a69000726.gif

Look at the detail it adds in his face, it looks much, much better.  DNR kills the quality of lots of content.  Smoother doesnt always mean better.

Last edited by Winston_Churchill (2010-04-29 07:14:48)

Finray
Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro
+2,629|6031|Catherine Black
Yes, that does look better. I dunno, though, first time I've heard of it.
https://i.imgur.com/qwWEP9F.png

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