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Oh and by the way, why do a lot of benchmarks quote fps rates for different cards and games if this doesn't make a difference.......................are they trying to blind us by thinking more is better? No, they are telling the truth.

If there is no difference in gameplay after 60fps, then we might aswell all stay on gf4 ti series or something. I know visual quality has an effect on what card we buy but fps is also a big issue.
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Not quite right, I'm afraid.

As I said before, benchmarks show you what your hardware is CAPABLE of. Just because you can get 200 fps in Quake 4 doesnt mean you'll benefit from more than 30. It just shows that you might have a chance at playable framerates when Quake 5 comes out.

Oh, and good luck playing Oblivion/COD/HL2 on a geforce 4....moron.

The quote reference the gf 4 was a joke mate - sorry my sense of humour obviously escaped you that time!!
 
Wrong wrong wrong wrong WRONG DaveUK! Windows xp home supports dual core processors, what it doesn't support is multiple sockets. You only have to look at task manager to see the load being distributed over the two cores. Please don't insult people if you aren't sure of the facts.
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Well I got that 'copy and paste' from the product comparison on the Microsoft website, so you can blame Bill Gates while you're kissing my ass.

I am sorry for declaring people as a 'dumbass' though, its true that I overlooked the difference between SMP and a single 'dual-core' processor. XP Home will not support 2 or more physical CPU's but it will support dual cores on a single processor.

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Weblets/0,,7832_8366_7595~95364,00.html
 
Oh and by the way, why do a lot of benchmarks quote fps rates for different cards and games if this doesn't make a difference.......................are they trying to blind us by thinking more is better? No, they are telling the truth.

If there is no difference in gameplay after 60fps, then we might aswell all stay on gf4 ti series or something. I know visual quality has an effect on what card we buy but fps is also a big issue.
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Not quite right, I'm afraid.

As I said before, benchmarks show you what your hardware is CAPABLE of. Just because you can get 200 fps in Quake 4 doesnt mean you'll benefit from more than 30. It just shows that you might have a chance at playable framerates when Quake 5 comes out.

Oh, and good luck playing Oblivion/COD/HL2 on a geforce 4....moron.

The quote reference the gf 4 was a joke mate - sorry my sense of humour obviously escaped you that time!!

That doesn't change the fact that you have know nothing about visual acuity and how it relates to visible fields per second.
 
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anywho if u been playng counter-strike for more than 4 years
u will notice a difference between 60 and 100fps

i know i could, and 25fps is horrible with any game :?

i thought u got banned, becuase of the guy with the Falcon Northwest system, talking about how much money he spent on a rig
 
Yeah that Falcon Northwest guy was an asshole.

Wow, you've been playing Counter-Strike for 4 years!!! I guess that makes you an expert or something.

If you read the whole thread, you'll notice its not just me who insists that you can't tell the difference between such superfluous framerates.

It's all in your head.

Why do you think all film, tv and animation is presented at 24 frames per second?
 
Before you start flaming each other on what is smooth and not, the FPS that is listed for games/graphics cards is AVERAGE fps. In other words, there will be fps below and above the listed number. So a higher fps would yield a smoother playing environment since their will be less fps below the magic number of 24fps; which, by the way, is a CONSTANT number for film, not an average.
 
Oh really, atleast I'm not a racist elitest moron.

BTW Just to show you how much better of a person I am... Nice rig. I love playing games at 1680x1050.
 
Why do you think all film, tv and animation is presented at 24 frames per second?
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Lowest common denominator, bandwidth limitations, minimal acceptable quality, etcetoyada... Why does mankind continue to tolerate lousy political leadership? How did Intel manage to sell so many flamethrower Preslers?

To clarify: don't assume that just because a standard exists that it necessarily fits critical QC criteria.
 
towely felt it was necessary to flame me for posting my new system. Called me a pathetic waste of a human or some crap like that. Great people skills.

He hijacked my thread so I only felt it would be fair to come say Hi in his.
 
You know I didn’t think I could see the difference between 60fps and 30 so I did some not so scientific tests of my own to see.

I started this because I always complained to my friends when ever we played Halo 2 on the xbox and it only gets 30fps max. They didnt think I could tell the difference between 30 and 60 so I did this to prove to them I could

All I did is put FRAPS on my pc with the fps showing in the corner and when ever I noticed a slowdown i would note it. I used UT2K4 for high fps and long story short I could not tell a difference from anything above 70fps then below that the first I noticed a slowdown was about 65fps then at 60fps another slowdown.

After 60fps I would notice a 3 to 4 fps change down to 50fps. After 50fps or so I would notice a 1 or 2 fps slowdown. I did that 1 or 2 fps change by having a friend look at the fps in the corner and I would just say "there" when I would notice a change in the fps.

oh and by the way after this little test my friend that helped me said he thought halo 2 was choppy as hell, so at least he believes me

I still say anything down to 30fps is completely playable for a game like oblivion 60fps is what I like for shooter games though 30 will work.
 
Wow, you've been playing Counter-Strike for 4 years!!! I guess that makes you an expert or something.



It's all in your head.
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no, im no where near an Expert, i can notice FPS very well

i was playing Competive and u need the highest fps u can get any slow down can Ruin your gameplay

and Movie Fps i can care less i dont notice Squat
 
towely felt it was necessary to flame me for posting my new system. Called me a pathetic waste of a human or some crap like that. Great people skills.

He hijacked my thread so I only felt it would be fair to come say Hi in his.
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Some People R jerks, i would love to have your system and i understand why u had to pay that Price for a Beast of a System


haha i was amazed Spending 300$ for a 19inch LCD, but hey i love it and i think it was Worth Every Penny

Viewsonic VP20b
 
Why do you think all film, tv and animation is presented at 24 frames per second?
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Lowest common denominator, bandwidth limitations, minimal acceptable quality, etcetoyada... Why does mankind continue to tolerate lousy political leadership? How did Intel manage to sell so many flamethrower Preslers?

To clarify: don't assume that just because a standard exists that it necessarily fits critical QC criteria.

Or because 24 frames per second is all you need for your eye to not notice any drops in frames.

To clarify, we are talking MINIMUM frames here not average. Of course, you never want your gameplay dropping BELOW 24fps, but I could care less if it ever went above.

PS. Hi, nate, enjoying your six thousand dollar tribute to north american excess? I hope so. I hope you keep posting about it here for a long time.

PPS. Re: Political leadership. The answer is quite simple, really. The only people capable of attaining real political power are exactly the wrong type of people to effect positive social change.
 
There are very few systems available that will run oblivion maxed out at 1680x1050. But what you have is a kick a@@ rig. But why go with Windows XP Home? Why noy XP Pro? Are you waiting for Vista?

If your not waiting for Vist then you may want to go with PRO. Microsoft will be dropping support for Home hear in a couple of months. So if there are any other security issues that are discoved (i'm sure there will be) they will not be releasing an update for it.
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XP Home is good until 2008 on support....
 
Oh and by the way, why do a lot of benchmarks quote fps rates for different cards and games if this doesn't make a difference.......................are they trying to blind us by thinking more is better? No, they are telling the truth.

If there is no difference in gameplay after 60fps, then we might aswell all stay on gf4 ti series or something. I know visual quality has an effect on what card we buy but fps is also a big issue.
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Not quite right, I'm afraid.

As I said before, benchmarks show you what your hardware is CAPABLE of. Just because you can get 200 fps in Quake 4 doesnt mean you'll benefit from more than 30. It just shows that you might have a chance at playable framerates when Quake 5 comes out.

Oh, and good luck playing Oblivion/COD/HL2 on a geforce 4....moron.

The quote reference the gf 4 was a joke mate - sorry my sense of humour obviously escaped you that time!!

That doesn't change the fact that you have know nothing about visual acuity and how it relates to visible fields per second.

And you obviously have never played competitive first person shooter games 😉
 
towely wrote:
PPS. Re: Political leadership. The answer is quite simple, really. The only people capable of attaining real political power are exactly the wrong type of people to effect positive social change.
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Highly argumentative statement.

1. Prove they are wrong. You can not. Right and Wrong are ideologies.
2. Besides, it is simple to understand that for positive change, there must also be a degree of negative effect
 
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