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[zk1mpls]

Originally Posted by sladewilson

Originally Posted by zk1MPLS

^ So I guess you're more partial to NVIDIA cards then, slade?

Get the ASUS version of the 6770 if you're keen on getting this card. Performs better at a cheaper price, too. http://www.newegg.com/Pro...spx?Item=N82E16814121474

new egg for some reason when i buy things from there its always RMA hahaha , my motherboard blew out , then i bought one from new egg,  but for some reason PC didnt work so i thought it was power supply , bought that, then i  thought it was CPU bought that too  , then graphics , got that ,the new motherboard it lights up and all that but no boot sounds or post , and the new board didnt have the sound thing , so everything i bought i did the RMA , went to FRYS took my whole computer bought a new motherboard and set it up there , it was the motherboard i got from NEW egg that didnt work , and i worked at this place before that buys alot of things from NEW EGG and all i did was be on the phone doing RMA all day 

^damb... that sucks brah...
@ dont be a menace, minimum voltage should at least be similar to the GIGABYTE one, as long as both follow the reference design. Like I said, you can use cards in those kinds of PCIe slots if your board supports them. The latest boards support PCIe 3.0 (Gen3)

anyone tried a mechanical keyboard before? I only bought one because my $40 newegg google offer was going to expire and I didn't really need anything.

Yup! Have a Tt eSPORTS Meka G1 Mechanical Keyboard (which uses Cherry Mx Black keys). Really good keyboard for the price.

If you have any questions about them... better ask CWrite78. Dude has like 234928340230489 mechanical keyboards. 

 

[zk1mpls]

In other news... I JUST GOT MY GTX 560 Ti BACK! 

only weird problem is... 

why the heck is this @#$@ smaller? Going further away from the reference design? 

 Inno3D is weird.

 

[zk1mpls]

In other news... I JUST GOT MY GTX 560 Ti BACK! 

only weird problem is... 

why the heck is this @#$@ smaller? Going further away from the reference design? 

 Inno3D is weird.

 

[cole world]

Hey wats up, im new in here

i was looking in picking up a new laptop that i could take anywhere without being some heavy thing i have to carry around

ive been looking at this new dell xps ultrabook and wanted some insight from some people

i dont want a mac because my major is engineering and although i could run bootcamp with a mac thats probably not the best choice

thanks for your help ahead of time, and if you have any advice lmk

 

[cole world]

Hey wats up, im new in here

i was looking in picking up a new laptop that i could take anywhere without being some heavy thing i have to carry around

ive been looking at this new dell xps ultrabook and wanted some insight from some people

i dont want a mac because my major is engineering and although i could run bootcamp with a mac thats probably not the best choice

thanks for your help ahead of time, and if you have any advice lmk

 

[whyhellothere]

Originally Posted by Cole World

Hey wats up, im new in here

i was looking in picking up a new laptop that i could take anywhere without being some heavy thing i have to carry around

ive been looking at this new dell xps ultrabook and wanted some insight from some people

i dont want a mac because my major is engineering and although i could run bootcamp with a mac thats probably not the best choice

thanks for your help ahead of time, and if you have any advice lmk

baby girl said its good, so its good.
lulz @ no hdmi tho

sidenote:
[h1][/h1]

[h1]SimCity System Requirements, Multiplayer Detailed, More[/h1]


More details have spilled regarding SimCity 2013 including multiplayer support and the initial list of system requirements.

[img]http://media.bestofmicro.com/simcity-2013,Y-H-329129-1.jpg[/img]

On Wednesday during GDC 2012, three Maxis creative leads went into greater detail about the multiplayer aspect of SimCity (2013), reporting that the game will have a cloud saving feature which will work continuously in the background as the gamer plays online. A further list of specs reveal that the game will support a 16-player multiplayer scenario -- likely the "region" as described in the official announcement.

On Wednesday Maxis said that SimCity was "built from the ground up to support online" gameplay. The team also mentioned "play anywhere," meaning that gamers can play SimCity across a variety of different devices. This is interesting given the PC-focused announcement released early Wednesday morning. However there's speculation that the game will be playable on devices with a web browser, although the fully-featured version will likely reside as an installed application on the PC.

During the event Maxis also revealed that SimCity was designed to support mods. "We're huge fans of our modding community," creative director Ocean Quigley told the audience. "We've designed all this stuff to be moddable."

"We know modding is hugely important to our community," Quigley added. "We know the reason why people are still playing SimCity 4 ten years later is because the modding community has kept it alive. GlassBox is built to be moddable, but beyond that we haven't announced anything"

Maxis will be using the same package format The Sims and SimCity 4 used, he said. This should make it easier for SimCity 4 modders to make the jump to the new GlassBox engine.

Now for the system requirements. Electronic Arts has posted a single list via Origin, as follows:

Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ or better
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.0 GHz or better

Operating System:
Windows XP/Vista/7

RAM:
Windows XP: 1.5GB
Windows Vista and Windows 7: 2GB
PCs using a built-in graphical chipset are recommended to have 2 GB RAM

Graphics Card:
ATI X1800 or better*
nVidia 7800 or better*
Intel 4100 Integrated Graphics or better*

DVD-ROM:
8x or better

*Minimum of 256 MB of on-board RAM and Shader 3.0 or better support.

EA is already teasing a $79.99 Digital Deluxe Edition and a $59.99 Limited Edition. The latter LE edition sounds awesome, packing super hero and evil villain lairs, characters, crime waves, and associated items. The Deluxe Edition sounds quite different, containing British, French, and German city sets which include popular landmarks like the Eiffel Tower in Paris, London's famous double-decker bus and more.

Link

@ the deluxe edition
play anywhere sounds interesting
i hope they dont screw up the online stuff like they did with the sims 3 showtime expansion.

 

[whyhellothere]

Originally Posted by Cole World

Hey wats up, im new in here

i was looking in picking up a new laptop that i could take anywhere without being some heavy thing i have to carry around

ive been looking at this new dell xps ultrabook and wanted some insight from some people

i dont want a mac because my major is engineering and although i could run bootcamp with a mac thats probably not the best choice

thanks for your help ahead of time, and if you have any advice lmk

baby girl said its good, so its good.
lulz @ no hdmi tho

sidenote:
[h1][/h1]

[h1]SimCity System Requirements, Multiplayer Detailed, More[/h1]


More details have spilled regarding SimCity 2013 including multiplayer support and the initial list of system requirements.

[img]http://media.bestofmicro.com/simcity-2013,Y-H-329129-1.jpg[/img]

On Wednesday during GDC 2012, three Maxis creative leads went into greater detail about the multiplayer aspect of SimCity (2013), reporting that the game will have a cloud saving feature which will work continuously in the background as the gamer plays online. A further list of specs reveal that the game will support a 16-player multiplayer scenario -- likely the "region" as described in the official announcement.

On Wednesday Maxis said that SimCity was "built from the ground up to support online" gameplay. The team also mentioned "play anywhere," meaning that gamers can play SimCity across a variety of different devices. This is interesting given the PC-focused announcement released early Wednesday morning. However there's speculation that the game will be playable on devices with a web browser, although the fully-featured version will likely reside as an installed application on the PC.

During the event Maxis also revealed that SimCity was designed to support mods. "We're huge fans of our modding community," creative director Ocean Quigley told the audience. "We've designed all this stuff to be moddable."

"We know modding is hugely important to our community," Quigley added. "We know the reason why people are still playing SimCity 4 ten years later is because the modding community has kept it alive. GlassBox is built to be moddable, but beyond that we haven't announced anything"

Maxis will be using the same package format The Sims and SimCity 4 used, he said. This should make it easier for SimCity 4 modders to make the jump to the new GlassBox engine.

Now for the system requirements. Electronic Arts has posted a single list via Origin, as follows:

Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ or better
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.0 GHz or better

Operating System:
Windows XP/Vista/7

RAM:
Windows XP: 1.5GB
Windows Vista and Windows 7: 2GB
PCs using a built-in graphical chipset are recommended to have 2 GB RAM

Graphics Card:
ATI X1800 or better*
nVidia 7800 or better*
Intel 4100 Integrated Graphics or better*

DVD-ROM:
8x or better

*Minimum of 256 MB of on-board RAM and Shader 3.0 or better support.

EA is already teasing a $79.99 Digital Deluxe Edition and a $59.99 Limited Edition. The latter LE edition sounds awesome, packing super hero and evil villain lairs, characters, crime waves, and associated items. The Deluxe Edition sounds quite different, containing British, French, and German city sets which include popular landmarks like the Eiffel Tower in Paris, London's famous double-decker bus and more.

Link

@ the deluxe edition
play anywhere sounds interesting
i hope they dont screw up the online stuff like they did with the sims 3 showtime expansion.

 

[zk1mpls]

^ copped.

very low specs requirements.

Just wondering why my new 560 Ti is running only at 8x in my PCIe x16 slot. That isn't normal, right?

 

[zk1mpls]

^ copped.

very low specs requirements.

Just wondering why my new 560 Ti is running only at 8x in my PCIe x16 slot. That isn't normal, right?

 

[cole world]

Originally Posted by whyhellothere

Originally Posted by Cole World

Hey wats up, im new in here

i was looking in picking up a new laptop that i could take anywhere without being some heavy thing i have to carry around

ive been looking at this new dell xps ultrabook and wanted some insight from some people

i dont want a mac because my major is engineering and although i could run bootcamp with a mac thats probably not the best choice

thanks for your help ahead of time, and if you have any advice lmk

baby girl said its good, so its good.
lulz @ no hdmi tho
[h1][/h1]

thanks for finding the review, i really like the laptop...

the fan noise might be a deal breaker though, i read a review on bestbuy that said it was really loud but im going to check it out in person

the last dell i bought the screen went out, so....im still a little skeptical

 

[cole world]

Originally Posted by whyhellothere

Originally Posted by Cole World

Hey wats up, im new in here

i was looking in picking up a new laptop that i could take anywhere without being some heavy thing i have to carry around

ive been looking at this new dell xps ultrabook and wanted some insight from some people

i dont want a mac because my major is engineering and although i could run bootcamp with a mac thats probably not the best choice

thanks for your help ahead of time, and if you have any advice lmk

baby girl said its good, so its good.
lulz @ no hdmi tho
[h1][/h1]

thanks for finding the review, i really like the laptop...

the fan noise might be a deal breaker though, i read a review on bestbuy that said it was really loud but im going to check it out in person

the last dell i bought the screen went out, so....im still a little skeptical

 

[cwrite78]

Originally Posted by Periwinkle

anyone tried a mechanical keyboard before? I only bought one because my $40 newegg google offer was going to expire and I didn't really need anything.

newegg?

im guessing you got a rosewill then?

what do you want to know about mechs?

 

[cwrite78]

Originally Posted by Periwinkle

anyone tried a mechanical keyboard before? I only bought one because my $40 newegg google offer was going to expire and I didn't really need anything.

newegg?

im guessing you got a rosewill then?

what do you want to know about mechs?

 

[cwrite78]

Originally Posted by Periwinkle

anyone tried a mechanical keyboard before? I only bought one because my $40 newegg google offer was going to expire and I didn't really need anything.

newegg?

im guessing you got a rosewill then?

what do you want to know about mechs?

 

[sole vintage]

Originally Posted by zk1MPLS

^ copped.

very low specs requirements.

Just wondering why my new 560 Ti is running only at 8x in my PCIe x16 slot. That isn't normal, right?

is it in the top first slot? try cleaning connectors and reseat the card. what is inno 3d?

 

[sole vintage]

Originally Posted by zk1MPLS

^ copped.

very low specs requirements.

Just wondering why my new 560 Ti is running only at 8x in my PCIe x16 slot. That isn't normal, right?

is it in the top first slot? try cleaning connectors and reseat the card. what is inno 3d?

 

[odog24]

any of u guys actually excited for windows 8?

the metro ui is so fugly

 

[odog24]

any of u guys actually excited for windows 8?

the metro ui is so fugly

 

[shatterkneesinc]

Originally Posted by odog24

any of u guys actually excited for windows 8?

the metro ui is so fugly

for tablets..hell yes 

 

[shatterkneesinc]

Originally Posted by odog24

any of u guys actually excited for windows 8?

the metro ui is so fugly

for tablets..hell yes 

 

[odog24]

Originally Posted by shatterkneesinc

Originally Posted by odog24

any of u guys actually excited for windows 8?

the metro ui is so fugly

for tablets..hell yes 

for tablets it makes sense but i do not see how you would use it on a desktop or laptop.

 

[odog24]

Originally Posted by shatterkneesinc

Originally Posted by odog24

any of u guys actually excited for windows 8?

the metro ui is so fugly

for tablets..hell yes 

for tablets it makes sense but i do not see how you would use it on a desktop or laptop.

 

[zk1mpls]

Originally Posted by sole vintage

Originally Posted by zk1MPLS

^ copped.

very low specs requirements.

Just wondering why my new 560 Ti is running only at 8x in my PCIe x16 slot. That isn't normal, right?

is it in the top first slot? try cleaning connectors and reseat the card. what is inno 3d?

Yup, it's in the top first slot. Will try that. maybe my slot is dirty. 

Inno3D is a GPU manufacturer like ASUS, Sapphire, EVGA, etc. Just copped this for cheap, so this is why i got it. 5 months later... RMA.

Currently in the process of flipping it right now, actually, while it's technically "brand new"; fresh from RMA. 

Copping an EVGA or ASUS one next time around... when Kepler comes out. 

 

[zk1mpls]

Originally Posted by sole vintage

Originally Posted by zk1MPLS

^ copped.

very low specs requirements.

Just wondering why my new 560 Ti is running only at 8x in my PCIe x16 slot. That isn't normal, right?

is it in the top first slot? try cleaning connectors and reseat the card. what is inno 3d?

Yup, it's in the top first slot. Will try that. maybe my slot is dirty. 

Inno3D is a GPU manufacturer like ASUS, Sapphire, EVGA, etc. Just copped this for cheap, so this is why i got it. 5 months later... RMA.

Currently in the process of flipping it right now, actually, while it's technically "brand new"; fresh from RMA. 

Copping an EVGA or ASUS one next time around... when Kepler comes out. 

 

[zk1mpls]

Officially sold my Brand New RMA'ed Inno3D GTX 560 Ti earlier. Good riddance.

Come on Kepler! Need that GTX 680!