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[blue]

GFX card dead, so I maight be some days before gaming.

I have like 0 money next mounth, so I have to just get some shitty cheap one to get PC going.

Hopefully I'll see you guys soon.

Blue

[abercrab]

blue, two for the price of one so you'll have a back up.
www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-2ea-98-ATI-video-cards-AGP-3D-RAGE-2C-/140612013037?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20bd210bed

They have 3D, hehe.

Good luck and hurry back.

[blue]

Hehe... thanks ;D

Nah I just got this one "GeForce 8600GT 1024MB" for Kr. 256 (46$)

It should be able to run et-qw and keep me going until I can affort a better one.

Shold be here next week.

[moosea]

Sept 29, 2011 16:56:48 GMT blue said:

GFX card dead, so I maight be some days before gaming.

I have like 0 money next mounth, so I have to just get some shitty cheap one to get PC going.

Hopefully I'll see you guys soon.

Blue

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Nah I just got this one "GeForce 8600GT 1024MB"

W00t! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Shold be here next week.

Bah NOT FAST ENOUGH


;D

[malkofish]

Sept 29, 2011 21:34:40 GMT abercrab said:

blue, two for the price of one so you'll have a back up.
www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-2ea-98-ATI-video-cards-AGP-3D-RAGE-2C-/140612013037?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20bd210bed

They have 3D, hehe.

Buy It Now price US $6.99 ! Who do they think they are? I've got one of those in the cupboard. I'll send you it for free.

Sept 29, 2011 21:58:21 GMT blue said:

GeForce 8600GT 1024MB

It should be able to run et-qw and keep me going until I can affort a better one.

Should be here next week.

Nice one Blue, hurry back.

[blue]

Yeeeeaaaa... back


And that "GeForce 8600GT" runs the game real nice, even though it's a older model, but so is the game and so am I ;D

[blue]

I'm thinking of going SLI. on this card, but I have some doubts about how much I would gaine on it? I know it's not like "2 cards = 2x performance", but how much should I expect to get extra? And is it even possible to tell?

... becouse from what I "google", it's seems to be like "test-and-you'll-find-out'ish"

[malkofish]

Oct 5, 2011 1:12:49 GMT blue said:

I'm thinking of going SLI. on this card, but I have some doubts about how much I would gaine on it? I know it's not like "2 cards = 2x performance", but how much should I expect to get extra? And is it even possible to tell?

I don't know if it would be worth it. A quick google found this 8600GTS SLI benchmark:
xtreview.com/review202.htm
which suggests that SLI (best case) would be slightly slower than an 8800GTS.
I think the 8800GTX (Ultra?) was the basis for the 9800GTX which, in turn, became the 250GTS, comparison here.

The 250GTS is a little harder to find these days. Looks like you could probably pick up a 450GTS for similar money. If your budget/PSU are large enough, the 460GTX cards seem like pretty good value.

I should add that I've never actually run an SLI setup and I don't really keep a close eye on the ATI/AMD cards because their linux drivers are so shocking. Actually, since I don't know what I'm talking about, I'm not sure why I replied to this thread.

[abercrab]

Oct 5, 2011 15:33:18 GMT malkofish said:

Oct 5, 2011 1:12:49 GMT blue said:

I'm thinking of going SLI. on this card, but I have some doubts about how much I would gaine on it? I know it's not like "2 cards = 2x performance", but how much should I expect to get extra? And is it even possible to tell?

I don't know if it would be worth it. A quick google found this 8600GTS SLI benchmark:
xtreview.com/review202.htm
which suggests that SLI (best case) would be slightly slower than an 8800GTS.
I think the 8800GTX (Ultra?) was the basis for the 9800GTX which, in turn, became the 250GTS, comparison here.

The 250GTS is a little harder to find these days. Looks like you could probably pick up a 450GTS for similar money. If your budget/PSU are large enough, the 460GTX cards seem like pretty good value.

I should add that I've never actually run an SLI setup and I don't really keep a close eye on the ATI/AMD cards because their linux drivers are so shocking. Actually, since I don't know what I'm talking about, I'm not sure why I replied to this thread.

Hehe, was sounding good to me Malkie. I've never seen the value in trying multiple cards versus the money and hassle of getting it to work. It seems that new cards that come out quickly eclipse the old versions even when combined so that mid level cards are always available at a reasonable price that can keep up with just about anything. The only reason I've ever found for SLI or crossfire is for the bragging rights of having done it and of having the most graphically advanced system possible.

[malkofish]

My PC has issues. Several crashes on both Linux and Windows lead me to suspect it's hardware related (specifically, the graphics card since each time I've been doing something graphics-y). At least Debian lets me drop back to the command prompt and restart, Windows just locks hard.

Anyway, the graphics card is out and I'm using the Intel GFX they build into Sandy/Ivy Bridge CPUs (never thought I'd be grateful for that while I try to track down the problem. So no more Quake Wars for a bit. I wonder if the Intel GPU could manage 30fps at 1280x720...

EDIT: Haha, it sort of works in a trippy, psychedelic kind of a way imgur.com/a/f5e8C/embed#1

[abercrab]

Yeah, what's wrong with that? Hog looks pretty cool.

[malkofish]

It looks more impressive in motion. There's a shimmering effect that's difficult to capture in a still. Also, flyer-drones have a blue speckled haze surrounding them, so they're easy to spot.

Now I know how moosea's screen looks at 1am on a Saturday morning

[abercrab]

Hmm, sounds like you might be onto something here. Enemies don't have shimmering hitboxes showing up too do they?

[malkofish]

Stability has improved, so hopefully I've found the culprit. Now I just need Nvidia to hurry up and release the GTX 660ti/670.

Another quick selection of OpenGL texture glitches. Lacerators and Strogg grenades look particularly good on some maps but it's really difficult to get a good screenshot.

[]UBC[Hondekop]

Wow Malco!!

Those graphics looks pretty awesome there!!

Ah well, i`m running now a HD6850, but in a few weeks i run a GTX690 in tri Sli so no worries..!!

Thats why EVGA Loves my reviews online, i do him a favour, they do me a favour