Your Computers

[Master]

Didn't Crysis 2 get a major downgrade originally in terms of graphics to accommodate consoles? And then had an update later to rectify this for PC's?

[MrBadGuy]

Didn't Crysis 2 get a major downgrade originally in terms of graphics to accommodate consoles? And then had an update later to rectify this for PC's?

Unfortunately it just seems to be poorly optimised, I can't think of any alternative. It only looks good when at native resolution, but then it's an awful frame rate. I get a very solid frame rate at 1050, but this looks awful and blurry.

[Adsolution]

Didn't Crysis 2 get a major downgrade originally in terms of graphics to accommodate consoles? And then had an update later to rectify this for PC's?

No, they just spent a long time optimizing the engine to look nearly as good and to run on consoles. The PC version still looks as good as ever.

Didn't Crysis 2 get a major downgrade originally in terms of graphics to accommodate consoles? And then had an update later to rectify this for PC's?

Unfortunately it just seems to be poorly optimised, I can't think of any alternative. It only looks good when at native resolution, but then it's an awful frame rate. I get a very solid frame rate at 1050, but this looks awful and blurry.

Incorrect, the engine and game were ridiculously optimized. The first game was the one that wasn't, so if you're able to run Crysis 1 no problem but Crysis 2 not so well, then it must be something on your end.

[MrBadGuy]

Meh, I can't think of any reason for the poor performance, maybe it's something to do with Origin. I used Steam for 1 and Warhead. Also would it have killed them to add options for AA?

[Adsolution]

Meh, I can't think of any reason for the poor performance, maybe it's something to do with Origin. I used Steam for 1 and Warhead. Also would it have killed them to add options for AA?

CryEngine3 has built-in dynamic AA in the renderer, so that area is covered.

Hmm, I'm not sure why you would be getting a low framerate at all. Do the different graphic settings make any difference in performance?

[MrBadGuy]

I'm now thinking it might have something to do with the bootcamp drivers for my graphics card...

Finally got Battlefield 3 working, but if I change any of the settings it crashes, so I got it on auto settings. Each time I load it up it tells me my graphics driver's out of date, but I can't update it because of Apple.

[Snagglebee]

XMG A522 (Clevo W350ETQ)
15.6" FullHD (1920x1080) non-Glare Display
Intel Core i7-3840QM; 2.80GHz-3.80GHz; 4 Cores + Hyperthreading; 8MB L3 Cache
Intel HM77 Express Chipset
Intel HD 4000 ID:09
nVidia GTX 660M 2GB GDDR5 Optimus
20GB 1600MHz RAM Corsair Vengeance (2x8GB+4GB)
Intel Centrino Wireless n6235 Advanced (+ BT 3.0)
Realtek PCIe GBE LAN Family Controller
ALC 269 Audio Codec
Elan PS/2 Touchpad
2x 750GB Seagate Momentus 7200rpm - Intel Mobile Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller
1x USB2.0 + 3xUSB3.0 Ports ; 1x eSATA/USB3.0 Combi Port ; 9-in-1 Cardreader ; SPDIF+Speaker+Mic Port ; HDMI + VGA Port
8x DVD-RAM Drive

[Matyuv]

Mine's a Win7 desktop that I bought in late 2009. Specs are sth like Intel Core i5 2.7GHz, 500GB hard drive, 4GB ram, Nvidia GTS250 with 1gb vram

Still using that one. Never really got into the habit of regularly upgrading my hardware, and this machine still runs most games on low-medium graphics just fine anyway. It does feel really old though.

[Reese Riverson]

Custom Built by me:

Home Desktop:

• Intel Core i7 2600k Quad-Core Processor
• Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7-B3 Motherboard
• MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX580 Twin Frozr II Graphics Card.
• G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 MHz (PC3-17000) 9-11-11-31 2N RAM
• Samsung 840 Series Pro 256GB SSD
• Corsair HX750 Modular Power Supply
• Noctua D14 CPU Cooler
• Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced - CyberDruid Modded - Internal PS2 / N64 controller ports even!
• Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
• Sony GDM-FW900 24" CRT - 1920 x 1200 resolution

Office Computer:

• Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor
• ASUS P8Z77-V LK Motherboard
• XFX AMD Radeon HD7950 Graphics Card
• G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 1333 RAM
• Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD
• 4 x 2TB Western Digital Red IntelliPower RAID 0 + 1 - Harddrives
• COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler
• Corsair TX650 Power Supply
• CoolerMaster Storm Scout Case
• SYBA SY-HUB50044 USB 3.0 Media Card Reader
• Windows 8 Professional 64-Bit
• Dell UltraSharp U2713HM - 2560 x 1440 resolution

Windows 98SE Gaming:

• AMD Athlon XP 1700+ 1.47GHz Processor
• Gigabyte GA-7VKMLS Motherboard
• 3DFX Voodoo 5 5500 64MB Graphics Card
• 512MB RAM
• 8GB Harddrive
• Windows 98SE Plus!

MS-DOS 486 Gaming:

• Am5x86 133MHz Processor
• ATI RAGE LT PRO Graphics Card
• 64MB RAM - 256K Cache 32K TAG
• 2GB Compact Flash Card in CF to IDE Adapter as the 'Harddrive'.
• Memorex 52X CD-ROM
• Sound Blaster AWE 64 Gold ISA with 24MB Audio RAM Upgrade.
• MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.1

Pre-Built:

PackardBell Legend 300SX:

• 386SX 16MHz Processor
• 4MB RAM
• 85MB Harddrive
• 3.5" and 5.25" Floppy Disk Drives
• Sound Blaster 1.5 with Creative Music System Supported Chips for square wave tunage
• MS-DOS 6.22

Laptops:

MSI GT70 0ND-204US - 17.3" Laptop:

• Intel Core i7 3610QM Processor
• Nvidia GTX 675m Graphics Card
• Crucial 32GB DDRIII PC12800 (4 x 8GB) RAM
• 240GB Mushkin mSATA SSD
• 64GB SanDisk mSATA SSD
• 750GB Hitachi 7,200RPM HDD
• 6x Blu-Ray Writer 8x DVDR/W Super Multi Optical Drive
• 17.3" Chimei N173HGE-L11 Panel
• Steelseries LED Backlit Built In Keyboard
• DynaAudio Speakers
• Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit

MSI GX660R-060 15.6" Laptop:

• Intel Core i7-740QM Processor
• Mobility Radeon HD 5870 1GB Graphics Card
• 6GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM
• Intel 320 Series 160GB SSD
• WD 640GB Blue HDD
• Blu-Ray reader / DVD/CD burner Optical Drive
• DynAudio Speakers
• Windows 7 Home 64-bit

[Snagglebee]

Wow, you have many computers. I'd rather put my money somewhere else.

[Reese Riverson]

Wow, you have many computers. I'd rather put my money somewhere else.

Honestly there are more I have not yest listed. At least 9 more.

[Snagglebee]

Honestly there are more I have not yest listed. At least 9 more.

oh dear


do you seriously need that much?

[Reese Riverson]

Yep, backups, or older software compatibility such as old school gaming. One of them is a netbook and a laptop I keep by my bed all the time and a small laptop for battery life and even a couple of old IBM 5150 computers, IBM PCJr and such.

[Master]

Holy crap, that's a lotta PC.
Me? I have a lowly HP G60-115EA.

[GNineify]

Mine is a tiny little Sony Vaio. Insert some list of specifications here, I don't care about those. Good enough, I say.

[Snagglebee]

I heard of a Laptop that runs at 4,1GHz . That's too fast, I guess. Mine runs at 3,8GHz and I find it enough.

[Tobbe]

Remember that clock frequency isn't everything. Far from it, actually.

[Reese Riverson]

Speaking of frequency... I did have my home desktop overclocked to 4.5GHz but since the upgrades and reinstall of everything I never got back to it, since it can be a time consuming process to ensure stability at the right voltage. In other words, I don't have the patience right now.

[technology4617]

I have three computers at the moment: a desktop I built, a Sony VAIO Duo 13 hybrid (my current laptop), and an older Sony VAIO SE 15" series laptop (my older laptop, with a shutdown problem [presumably due to overheating] and shitty battery life).

--DESKTOP--
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 560Ti 448 Core Edition (EVGA FTW Edition)
RAM: 32GB DDR3 (1600MHz)
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (OEM)
HDD: 1TB WDC Caviar Black [WD1002FAEX] SATA III
SSD: N/A
ODD: BD-RW, DVD-RW

--DUO 13--
CPU: Intel Core i7-4500U
GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4400
RAM: 8GB LPDDR3/1600MHz
OS: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional
HDD: N/A
SSD: 256GB PCI-e
ODD: N/A

--OLD SE 15"--
CPU: Intel Core 2nd-gen dual-core i7 (don't remember what type)
GPU: some crappy Radeon GPU (don't remember what type)
RAM: 12GB DDR3
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
HDD: 500GB Toshiba SATA II
SSD: N/A
ODD: BD-RW

[Snagglebee]

Woah, techno! At the age of 14 you already got the setup of a 20 years old guys. When I was in your age I just wanted a laptop with LightScribe

I am really jelous at you know