Recent content by melvar

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    best GPU for 1440x900

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    best GPU for 1440x900

    I'm using a 2GB 650ti boost to run my 1440x900 monitor, and it's just about right for most current games. I can run most games with the setting maxed out, though I sometimes have to turn the anti-aliasing down a notch. For example, Tomb Raider runs quite well (45 to 75 FPS) with 2x SSAA and...
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    Rumor: Apple Buys Taiwan Fab to Build Its Own Chips

    What does "capable of processing 50,000 wafers" mean? 50,000 wafers at once? Per day? Per Year?
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    Nvidia Shield Gets a Price Cut Down to $299, Set for June 27

    I see this system as a semi-portable rather than full portable; you'll need a backpack or something similar to carry it out in the world, but it will be quite portable around the house. The big deal for me is that this should be the ultimate handheld for emulation. pretty much anything up to the...
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    Xbox One Won't Be Always Online, But Internet Preferred

    I'm guessing that even if it won't lock you out of your games when the connection isn't there, you will need to be online to activate a new game before it will let you play it. It seems like the days of being able to buy a game and play it without getting further permission are over.
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    Microsoft Issues Another Warning of XP's Demise

    If these companies aren't installing the security updates anyway, what difference will a lack of new security updates make? This thing people are so scared of happening in april '14 has already been happening every day for 11+ years.
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    60hz vs. 120hz refresh

    Assuming you play with vsync turned on, 120hz is definitely superior to 60hz regardless of your frame rates. Even at frame rates below 60 FPS you will see a big benefit. At 120hz the maximum amount of time the video card will have to wait to send a frame is only half as long as it would be at...