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by ish718
Fri Jun 10, 2016 1:56 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: AMD Radeon RX 480= 980 GTX in 3D Mark 11
Replies: 314
Views: 50485

AMD Radeon RX 480= 980 GTX in 3D Mark 11

In the 3DMark Performance benchmark, the AMD Radeon RX 480 posted a score of P-14 461 points, which is pretty much identical to the average score managed by an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980. It is also only marginally behind the much more expensive Radeon R9 Fury in the same benchmark, which does speak vo...
by ish718
Thu Jan 29, 2015 4:11 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: R9 290X | Low Utilization / Performance
Replies: 31
Views: 6222

Re: R9 290X | Low Utilization / Performance

They are harder to benchmark consistently, but it was actually while playing Titanfall I noticed performance getting very choppy after 5 minutes or so. The FPS was peaking in the 90's and constantly dipping into the 20's. Perhaps the runs don't need to be consistent, so if I plot average FPS with t...
by ish718
Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:53 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: R9 290X | Low Utilization / Performance
Replies: 31
Views: 6222

Re: R9 290X | Low Utilization / Performance

You should test some games and see what the utilization is. It could be driver related...
by ish718
Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:04 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: AMD's 390X and FreeSync
Replies: 6
Views: 2024

Re: AMD's 390X and FreeSync

HBM looks nice, though it makes me wonder if AMD is going to ever focus on power efficiency the way nvidia (and for that matter, Intel) have. I doubt the 390X will consume as little power as the 980. We all know those cards won't be comparable and at the price the thing might sell, power consumptio...
by ish718
Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:38 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Should I build a new pc or just upgrade pieces?
Replies: 29
Views: 6683

Re: Should I build a new pc or just upgrade pieces?

Upgrading your video card would make a difference but not significant since it would be bottle-necked by your dual core CPU, old mobo and DDR2 ram.
Your best bet would be to upgrade your whole system.
What is your budget?
by ish718
Tue Oct 21, 2014 10:40 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: 4GB minimum VRAM for The Evil Within??
Replies: 30
Views: 6818

Re: 4GB minimum VRAM for The Evil Within??

After reading the PC reviews on Metacritic and other sites it appears this game is just another bad PC port...
by ish718
Tue Oct 29, 2013 4:44 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: PS4 and XBO BF4 comparison is out - 50% more pixels/more fps
Replies: 36
Views: 9439

Re: PS4 and XBO BF4 comparison is out - 50% more pixels/more

Damn, consoles are stuck at 720p for high end games while PC is already doing 4k. :o
by ish718
Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:17 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Battlefield 4 + Frostbite + Mantle presentation by Johan A
Replies: 36
Views: 7628

Re: Battlefield 4 + Frostbite + Mantle presentation by Johan

I can't wait until BF4 and AMD R9 290x hit the market and the DX11 vs Mantle Benchmarks show up...
by ish718
Tue Sep 03, 2013 8:51 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: Mechanical Hard Drives Today Are Garbage?
Replies: 82
Views: 25992

Re: Mechanical Hard Drives Today Are Garbage?

I have a 160GB WD Blue that started to show signs of failure( overheating) after like 7 years of everyday usage. It was used as an OS/Apps drive btw.
Got it for $89.99 at BestBuy, go figure.
by ish718
Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:47 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: How Powerful are you expecting Ps4 and Xbox 720 to be?
Replies: 30
Views: 8409

Re: How Powerful are you expecting Ps4 and Xbox 720 to be?

I dunno but both consoles must fit in a tight power and heat budget, 250w max I think.

the current xbox slim only uses like 90w at full load...

AMD APUs are not powerful enough for a next gen hd console gaming unless its crossfired with a dedicated gpu...
by ish718
Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:50 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: What are you drinking RIGHT NOW?
Replies: 4088
Views: 788823

Re: What are you drinking RIGHT NOW?

Heiny
by ish718
Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:59 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Newegg customer reviews, how much do I trust them?
Replies: 9
Views: 2565

Re: Newegg customer reviews, how much do I trust them?

People that had a negative experience with a product are more likely to go back online and post a review compared to someone who had a positive experience with a product.

Don't just go by newegg reviews, research the product on google...
by ish718
Mon May 28, 2012 1:24 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: New Builder Needs Help!
Replies: 42
Views: 7694

Re: New Builder Needs Help!

I was also wondering if my power supply was okay? I'm probably going to be getting the Superclocked EVGA GTX 560 and I'm wondering if my 380 watt power supply from the econobox would provide enough power to run everything. If anyone could help point me to the right direction as far as power supply ...
by ish718
Mon May 28, 2012 12:09 am
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: New Builder Needs Help!
Replies: 42
Views: 7694

Re: New Builder Needs Help!

Selectt wrote:
190 for a monitor seems painful for me. are all reasonably good monitors this price? :/


No. Just get a TN panel LCD monitor from newegg or something...
by ish718
Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:02 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: Not really an 8-Core CPU then?
Replies: 22
Views: 11749

Re: Not really an 8-Core CPU then?

If all workloads were INT based then Bulldozer would be a beast. It was built to be part of a APU where the GPU handles FP work.
by ish718
Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:33 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Diablo III
Replies: 736
Views: 153399

Re: Diablo III

For a game that has been in development for so long, Diablo 3 is a failure to me. Diablo 3 would of been amazing had it come out years ago. Now it's like playing a generic hack and slash.

Certainly not worth $60 lol...
by ish718
Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:35 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Diablo III
Replies: 736
Views: 153399

Re: Diablo III

You guys hate the game or am I blind and didn't see a topic around?? After the beta weekend I was hoping we could discuss the game and talk about it. I'll go first: I think I like the new mecanics are ok. I like the fact that you can use numbers to use spells and I really like the graphics. Any tho...
by ish718
Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:45 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Eizo 4K Resolution Monitor
Replies: 7
Views: 2060

Eizo 4K Resolution Monitor

It has been determined that Eizo will be showcasing an LCD monitor at NAB 2012 (running from April 14 to 19) which offers up a 4K resolution. The FDH3601 monitor comprises a 36.4-inch sized screen with 10-bit colors, while its biggest, boldest feature is the super high 4,096 x 2,160 resolution. Rea...
by ish718
Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:40 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Guild Wars 2
Replies: 226
Views: 64489

Re: Guild Wars 2 Beta!!!

Just signed up, hopefully I get a invitation...
by ish718
Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:59 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Thanks to everybody at TechReport
Replies: 32
Views: 4248

Re: Thanks to everybody at TechReport

Looks great so far!! Cancel the 6950s! Then get a single 7950 or 7970:) if you look at this page here http://techreport.com/articles.x/20126/16 you will see that the 6950 in crossfire does pretty well performance and value wise. since mine will be unlocked to 6970s and come factory overclocked. the...
by ish718
Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:48 pm
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Medfield Benchmarks are in: The x86 power myth is finished.
Replies: 21
Views: 5139

Re: Medfield Benchmarks are in: The x86 power myth is finish

Is that a cherry picked engineering sample?
by ish718
Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:18 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Skyrim on Ultra for <£500
Replies: 30
Views: 4777

Re: Skyrim on Ultra for <£500

http://techreport.com/articles.x/22048/1

That should give you an idea of the performance you should expect playing skyrim
by ish718
Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:25 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: TES V: Skyrim
Replies: 191
Views: 24899

Re: TES V: Skyrim

yogibbear wrote:
Normal, game is GPU constrained and doesn't thread brilliantly either.


It is somewhat CPU dependent as well, Sandy bridge gets a noticeable boost in fps over Phenoms clock for clock.
Skyrim likes higher CPU clock frequencies as well.
by ish718
Mon Dec 26, 2011 2:32 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Alan Wake (PC) - CONFIRMED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 4835

Re: Alan Wake (PC) - CONFIRMED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now all you have to do is hope this is not another buggy under performing craptastic PC port
by ish718
Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:09 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: Virtual RAM drive == YES!!!
Replies: 20
Views: 5503

Re: Virtual RAM drive == YES!!!

Interesting. Only if I had more than 4gb of ram :(.
by ish718
Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:46 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: The Death of DirectX and OpenGL
Replies: 17
Views: 3445

The Death of DirectX and OpenGL

The more general purpose GPUs become, graphics APIs will become less relevant, correct? O_O Like being able to code directly to the GPU using C++. AMD is bringing c++ support with southern islands and Nvidia will bring improved c++ support with Kepler. APIs are holding back GPUs, that's why PC games...
by ish718
Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:13 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: Verizon FIOS FTW?
Replies: 9
Views: 2502

Re: Verizon FIOS FTW?

Dizik wrote:
I'll see your Verizon FIOS, and raise you one Verizon LTE ;)

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lol, thats pretty epic. The technician was telling me I could install 100mpbs down service but I'm sure it would cost an arm and a leg...
by ish718
Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:45 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: Verizon FIOS FTW?
Replies: 9
Views: 2502

Re: Verizon FIOS FTW?

Until I get your upload, im not bothered: :wink: http://speed.io/pics/4865/1778/speed.io.png http://speedtest.net/result/1596235948.png Note: Easynet is actually BSkyB Broadband now, and it's bundled with my TV for £5 a month extra. Can't fault the price or service IMO, but we are way behind other ...
by ish718
Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:14 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: Verizon FIOS FTW?
Replies: 9
Views: 2502

Verizon FIOS FTW?

20Mbps Down/ 5Mbps up :D , installed an hour ago with TV and phone.
Way better than that piece of sh** Clear 4G internet I had, which was constantly throttled whether I downloaded too much or didn't download much at all.

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by ish718
Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:31 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: TES V: Skyrim
Replies: 191
Views: 24899

Re: TES V: Skyrim

The menu interface of this game seems to be infected by consolitis. :o
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