BayBlast

You're right but now I realize my comment in this particular context was inaccurate since this thread, and Local_Man's comment, is about using shift with another key in a bind and not about using shift alone.

So Local_Man's statement in this context was correct.


Funny though, as I posted my original comment that little voice in the back of my mind was going are you really sure you want to say "absolutely"?...

One of my biggest pet peeves in the game is the inconsistency with how IO's/recipes are labeled.

At least Stun IO's and recipes are more consistent about the inconsistency, with both recipe and IO being under some variation of the word "Stun".

However, if one wants to buy a recipe to make a slow IO, they would have to look for a "Snare Duration" recipe, whereas buying the already crafted IO is under "Slow Movement".

I keep hoping this will get fixed someday, but I'm not holding my breath.

Stalkers would certainly disagree with you.


Actually Invisibility is a stealth power. Any power that grants a stealth radius would qualify as a "Stealth" power.

If one were to say "Concealment is not the same as invisibility", then that would be more accurate.

I admit it.. I rather loudly LOL-ed at that point.

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Originally Posted by Sam_Sneed ...I get a single thin grey line going across the center of my screen horizontaly. Has anyone else had this usse? Anyone have any guesses at what might be causing it?

If you're going to ask for guesses for what might be the cause, then we are going to ask you for your system specs. Being unwilling to give that information will likely earn you few responses.

Also, if you don't know what is causing your problem then how in the world can you know that listing all of your info is not needed right now?

CohHelper does show the video card and driver being used.

Basically, it is the same kind of lag that players with too little RAM saw when opening the Wentworth's/Black Market window (pre i17 at least). Being in Grandville is probably making it even worse too.

The lag is many times worse with the contacts window because the game is loading the contact's thumbnail graphics for all of the contacts your character has collected. Even on my brand new computer with SSDs and 6GB of GDDR3 RAM, I still see a significant hit to FPS when I open the contacts window.

I've seen computers freeze when this happens but they usually 'revive' after awhile, unless there are a lot of other programs running. Post a CohHelper and HijackThis report so we can see your system specs. Links in my signature.

That's what I had decided also. I went with the 5850 in my new computer.

I finally got a new computer up and running with the exact same SSDs with Win 7 Pro (though for $219 at Central Computers). I have one for my system drive, one for my gaming drive and I love them.

The SSD does make CoX run faster but it is not always perceptible. Network performance can really make it hard to notice, much less measure actual gains. Where one will see a big difference is in the speed of applying patches and verifying files.

Xeaon, if you could care less about slightly faster zone/base/mission load times and faster patching and verifying then an SSD probably is more than you need to spend money on. If you're more the type of person that really wishes that completion bar would go faster.. then you definitely won't regret buying an SSD.

And just when I think you're nothing more than a blathering looney toon bouncing around the screen, you go and say something sensible.

Ironically though, I would say that dealing with the in-game bullies is much like dealing with Westley. If you don't like the current 'scenery' then it's best to move on with your mood intact, versus getting your knickers in a twist.


Perhaps a counterpart to Loki could tolerate you longer?

FurMark has a realtime GPU temp graph on the test screen, and it is an excellent Benchmark program. This version is supposed to work with Win 7, but I haven't tested that personally.

Select these settings.

Run Mode:
--Stability Test
--Log GPU Temperature

Window Params:
--1920x1200


Do NOT use Xtreme Burning Mode. During the test, I would run it for two minutes (or just until temps get too high). The test can be stopped by hitting the ESC key.

It's possible that you had insufficient cooling all along. Components can become 'weakened' after being exposed to excessive heat for extended periods, extreme heat once, from manufacturing defects (such as Nvidia's prior bonding/substrate process screwup), or just bad luck.

I would still like to know what your GPU temps are getting to though. With that, you don't want to go over 105C.

I don't suppose you know your CFM(Cubic Feet per Minute) figures for airflow into and out of your case?

What is your point here? Are you suggesting that because you are running Windows 7 with an Nvidia GTX285 card without heat problems, that therefore bAss_ackwards can't be having heat problems?

Without other rebuttle information, I agree. Normally the CohHelper report gives enough info to look up the exact Manufacturer system specs, but in this case I'm stumped. It could be a home built system, or something I just haven't seen before?

Use Hmonitor or another monitoring tool to check your temperatures. If your temperatures are too high as we suspect then use this to help evaluate your current cooling configuration.



While it is true that there is a 'write cap', your conclusion is inaccurate. Used the same as a typical system drive, an SSD will far outlast a conventional Hard Drive. For further reading on that topic.... http://www.storagesearch.com/ssdmyths-endurance.html

With that kind of gradual performance degradation, I'm finding it rather hard to believe that the driver is the issue. It does indeed sound more like performance throttling due to overheating.

Post a CohHelper log (link in my sig) so we can see what kind of system build you have.

Considering the heatsinks that I've had to perform 'surgery' on to get the dust out of them... that would be more than enough reason for me to try liquid cooling.

Oh and thanks for confirming that part too.

Post CohHelper and HijackThis reports (link in my sig). Go ahead and use the freetexthost.com method again.

Just out of curiosity, post a CohHelper report for your other computer as well.