Father Xmas
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I think it doesn't like search terms with three or fewer letters (it either ignores or treats punctuation like a space). So it sucks if you are searching abbreviation and acronyms.
Try longer fragments like illu for illusion. -
I use to hang in the Hollows with my Level 50 looking for lowbies in need of healing. That was before it had a field hospital.
I would tease Paladins into drones so the building event would be triggered. That was before merits were handed out for them.
I would street sweep for badges. -
If you are just looking for the Mac installer and you can download it freely here. Now if you want the code for the goodies as well, then I can't help you.
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Grab the latest (link in your post) CoHHelper, it includes the UM options.
The devs did say the UM will run on a 9800GT at their minimum settings, which I can't tell until you post with the latest CoHHelper. Also UM effects also use the World Detail settings to determine which objects are included in water reflection and which objects cast shadows. You can't really run at 200% with UM options on. -
Yea, I'll vote for Scott Pilgrim, and I'm old.
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9800GT or 9800GTX+? 9800 not all that descriptive.
A CoHHelper report would help to clarify the video card, driver and game settings. -
Okay, thought about it.
First I don't have a problem with your single card Intel motherboard. I would probably pick that if I would choose to save money on a Socket 1156 system.
Your Crossfire Intel motherboard is a tad overkill, allowing three to four video cards. You can save a bit of money going with the Asus P7P55D Pro or P7P55D-E Pro if you also want SATA III and USB 3.0.
For the single video card AMD motherboard I would go with either the Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3, the Asus M4A87TD EVO or the MSI 870A-G54. They all use the most current non Crossfire motherboard chipset (2nd video card slot is only x4) which also supports SATA III and all three also come with two USB 3.0 ports.
For the Crossfire AMD motherboard I would go with one based on the AMD 890GX chipset. Yes it has an onboard video chip but it's similar to the older 790X when it comes to Crossfire support. So that's either the Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H or the Asus M4A89GTD PRO/USB3.
Personally I'm a single video card guy. It's less of a hassle, less heat generated, less power required and more consistent performance (Crossfire and SLi boost can vary greatly depending on the game). Your idea of dual HD 5830s means performance can vary between slightly less than a single HD 5830 to 30% faster than an HD 5870. For the same price I will always to with the single card over two cards lesser cards. But that's me. -
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So that's who that is. Cool.
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Pulled the trigger quick Teldon, considering the forum was off line most of last night.
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Also the rest of your CoHHelper file is cut off. Can't tell what settings you are running your game at.
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So you click on the "Official Site" link at the top and it takes you somewhere else. Yea, that sounds like your connection is jacked either locally or the DNS server on your ISP.
Download Malwarebytes, update it to the latest signatures and let it run. -
Ah, probably not. Now maybe you may be able to set one of the three aspects of Ultra Mode (reflections, shadows, AO) to it's lowest setting but that's about it.
Originally the devs used the 9800GT as the threshold for UM. The 9500GT has only 30% the shader "horsepower" of a 9800GT. -
I've tried for the Booster Packs and the Hard Suit, no go. Already used.
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What I'm getting at is once you exclude Batman, Robin, Joker and Wonder Women from the list of possible costumes that leaves just Superman and Marvel movie characters down at the rental shop to choose from, assuming you aren't a closet cosplayer or are good at sewing.
I also imagine that some friends and families coordinated to reduce duplicates.
I count 9 Superman/Supergirl costumes include three children.
Wolverine
Captain America
Hulk
2 Iron Man
Poison Ivy
Kick ***
A Pink Power Ranger
Rorschach
Father and Son Incredible
Yoda
Spider-Man
Danger Mouse
A Link like character but in brown
Two or three I can't identify.
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Quote:Well the notion of putting as much RAM into a system as you can afford is a nice idea until it becomes more expensive than the CPU and video card combined. Simply put 4GB sticks are more than twice as expensive as their 2GB counterparts and is likely to be that way for a while. I imagine a year or two down the line they may become less than twice as expensive as 2GB sticks the way 2GB sticks are less than twice as expensive as 1GB sticks today but that's not now.Originally Posted by firespray
Thanks for the advice. Every other time I've bought/built a computer I've been advised to get as much RAM as i could afford. Guess thats not the case so much anymore?
Also, can you explain a little more why the Intel processor will perform better than the amd? They're both quad cores, and the amd has a faster clock speed, so what's making the difference?
Why the Intel processor will perform better than the AMD? Because they're different designs created by different companies that solve the same problem?
Back when it was the Athlon 64 and the Pentium 4 were around, the Athlon 64 was roughly 30-40% faster per GHz than the P4. The original Core 2 Dual cores were twice as fast per GHz than than P4 based dual cores. Now four years later the Intel Core i7 quad/hex cores are roughly 40-50% faster per GHz than the Phenom II quad/hex cores. But this is on tasks that are heavy on the CPU, games are limited more by the video card than the CPU and that's why the performance difference is a lot closer with games. The exception is when the CPU is driving multiple high end video cards, then you may see a difference between CPUs, depends on the game.
The key thing today is both Intel and AMD are trying to price their CPUs roughly by actual performance and not simply by number of cores and clock speed. That's why the Phenom II X4 965 is $110 cheaper than the i7-870. It's also why the 3.2GHz Phenom II X6 1090T is $600 cheaper than the 3.2GHz i7-970 hex core (well some of that is just Intel shafting those who need to feel l337 and have deep pockets).
Still pondering about your motherboards choices. -
Well I imagine the Bride and Groom informed the other guests what the wedding party was planning to wear. After you eliminate Batman, Robin, Wonder Women, the Powerpuff Girls and the Joker (who married them if I read that right) that doesn't leave a lot down at the rental store unless you've a cosplayer or gone trick or treating with your kids, hence the Superman/Supergirl duplication.
Kudos for Danger Mouse. -
Quote:Couldn't let that sit there could you?Originally Posted by mousedroid
Looks like someone has been talking to Mother Xmas.
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Saw that a few days ago at the Daily Mail.
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For the Intel systems, the i7-870 is now the same price as the i7-860.
I take it there is a good reason to go 16GB other than because you can. Those 4GB sticks are going for a 60% premium per GB over the 2GB stick quad kit with the same speed, timings and voltage. Even the 2 x 4GB stick kit with the same timings is less than half the price of the 4 x 4GB kit.
I know that price wise it's logical to pick the HD 5830 for the Crossfire configuration but there is a huge problem with the HD 5830s. When ATI was disabling portions of the GPU to make the 5830 (it's the same GPU that's in the 5850 and 5870) one of the things they did was to eliminate half of the render back ends (which handles things like Z buffering) making it the same as the HD 5770. This means that if you simply double the theoretical peak pixel output of the HD 5830, it is still less than the output of a HD 5870. Theoretical peak texture and shader output is 30% higher but I don't how much that lack of render back ends will hurt.
Also since the HD 5830 is the same GPU, it uses about the same amount of power as the HD 5870 and now you are putting two into the system. Nearly twice the power requirements and maybe 25% better performance some of the times. And remember, power equals heat.
I'm sure you realize that the Phenom II X4 965 isn't as powerful as the i7-860 (or 870). They should perform equally well for gaming but if you are using software than can take advantage of multiple cores such as video compression or 3D rendering, the Intel is the better choice.
IMO I would go with 2x4GB kit and put the money saved into your video card budget and get a pair of HD 5850s, if you are seriously about Crossfire. You'll still be saving around $100.
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Paragon Wiki is your friend.
It is full of detailed information on just about everything game related. You can start with the Player's Guide and explore from there.
When someone talks about Mid's they are talking about Mid's Hero Designer (it does villains too) which is a character planner for those who like to plan their character's progression in advance or when they chose to respec their character.
Virtue and Freedom are the two busiest servers.
You can solo with any archetype and power set combo, it's all a matter of how quick you level. This MMO is not like some others because there isn't a pressing reason to rush to the level cap, there is plenty of content at all levels.
If melee is your preferred poison then Scrappers (hero side) and Brutes (villain side) are probably the easiest and quickest. Tankers (hero side) are slower, because they do less damage, but more sturdy than scrappers. If range attacks are more your thing than Blasters (hero side) and Corrupters (villain side) or the ATs of choice. -
All my worse PUG experiences revolve around the Hollow Trial. Trying to synchronize eight players to click at the same time is like herding cats.
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Quote:+10 rep for SMAC quote.Originally Posted by Dark_Respite
Please don't go... the drones need you. They look up to you.
Also Lone, who will their be left around that's way into Tokusashu. -
Now at 7:00 UT (3am EDT, 12am PDT) the Geomagnetic Kp is down to 5 so maybe the UP of Michigan, northern Minnesota and northern North Dakota may be able to see it in the lower 48. The NOAA Space Weather Center no longer lists a geomagnetic storm occuring (was a 2 on a scale of 5 earlier this evening).
Parts of Europe got to see it. Here is a picture from southern Denmark Denmark. Likely Scotland also got caught a bit of the show if the weather was good.