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Astrotoy7

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Posted in: DX10 is here!!! (sort of)
  Astrotoy7
11-13-2006, 11:50 AM
#11
I found some benchmarks that include the 7950 GX2 on a French site.... Thanks D333... But those seem to refer to stock GX2s, the XXX edition an overclocked GX2 ... ah well...Im sure there will be benchies eventally... Quad SLI is a ways off, if at...  [Read More]
Posted in: DX10 is here!!! (sort of)
  Astrotoy7
11-12-2006, 2:15 AM
#8
EDIT: Gamespot ran a Hands-on on this thing (http://www.gamespot.com/features/6161267/index.html) While it is topping most cards, its got tough competition from 7900 GTX SLI. Why dont they try XFX 7950 GX2 XXX Edition ?? The 7900 SLI cant handle HD/...  [Read More]
Posted in: DX10 is here!!! (sort of)
  Astrotoy7
11-09-2006, 3:04 AM
#3
WTF.... DX10 benchmarking on XP with DX 9.0c.... I know Tom and Co were excited to get there hands on one...but it cant be truly benchmarked without Vista/DX10 :( Maybe I missed it....I cant see benches against quad/XFire setups, just standalone Dua...  [Read More]
Posted in: FAN COUNT!
  Astrotoy7
11-06-2006, 11:48 AM
#4
Mine total 7 including the ones on the gfx cards. *Chassis fan rear *Smaller fans front Land R for airflow near lower vents *PSU fan *CPU fan *2 x GPU fans(one on each of the cards themselves) lolz...all part of the reason I needed a 750W power su...  [Read More]
Posted in: Play Oblivion? Please help Old Man Astro :)
  Astrotoy7
11-07-2006, 8:09 AM
#18
lolz...there are many wonderful pc controllers out there. As I am so used the PS2 type my pc controller is exactly the same as one, except its for pc and plugs in via usb. xp has a calibration utility, as do many games. Of course, the game you want t...  [Read More]
Posted in: Play Oblivion? Please help Old Man Astro :)
  Astrotoy7
11-06-2006, 11:42 PM
#16
well after my initial discontent, Im giving knight guy another go with a controller instead...might be more fun that way....going to see if I can set it up properly first :( thanks for the help again :) mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: Play Oblivion? Please help Old Man Astro :)
  Astrotoy7
11-06-2006, 11:57 AM
#14
OK, whilst everyone has been playing around with Mr Bean Ive tracked a lvl 26 knight who is kicka$$sery. After playing for 20 mins, I remembered why my enjoyment of Oblivion lapsed, and was not suprised that my savegames went missing. Ive since gone...  [Read More]
Posted in: Play Oblivion? Please help Old Man Astro :)
  Astrotoy7
11-06-2006, 10:33 AM
#10
thanks D33 :) but as the games were in the my docs folder, this means they are gone. I'd have to go through the whole biz of making a character. Im now hoping to benefit from someone elses hard earned skillz..it my only option :) mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: Play Oblivion? Please help Old Man Astro :)
  Astrotoy7
11-06-2006, 10:01 AM
#7
thanks for the offer Alkonium, but this isnt an episode of Queer Eye, I want to CRUSH SKULLS with steel damnit !! [/toughguy] Still, send me the knight if you like. I can have a gander at him and compare to what others may send. Though SRs lvl 18 Or...  [Read More]
Posted in: Play Oblivion? Please help Old Man Astro :)
  Astrotoy7
11-06-2006, 9:10 AM
#3
Lawl at you... if i can find it, i've not got the skillz i would like to think i have with these files swapping things, so you may have to help me on this one.... I imagine theyre not huge filesizes, so they could be emailed :) 3 guesses at what my...  [Read More]
Posted in: Play Oblivion? Please help Old Man Astro :)
  Astrotoy7
11-06-2006, 8:44 AM
#1
OK. I moved my whole Oblivion folder to an external HDD, thinking it was still going to be playable(as I have done with NWN and COD2) It is playable but my saved games semeed to have disappeared. If it was on a different folder on my system HDD, it i...  [Read More]
Posted in: WMP 11 Final Released
  Astrotoy7
11-16-2006, 6:06 AM
#9
not that Im WMP fanboy, though I do use it alot because of my PMC Player, but Ive never seen the allure of winamp. snazzy skins...meh. I really dont listen to much music on the compy, thats probably why I dont get the fanboyish emotions behind which...  [Read More]
Posted in: WMP 11 Final Released
  Astrotoy7
11-05-2006, 12:48 PM
#1
Earlier this week, Windows Media Player's final incarnation was release For those interested download HERE. (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/11/default.aspx) I use WMP quite a bit as I have an iriver portable media center. Betw...  [Read More]
Posted in: NWN and TES3/4 - Which did you enjoy most ??
  Astrotoy7
11-04-2006, 10:09 AM
#1
Trying not to make this a simply 'which is better' or 'versus' thread, I'd like to hear from fellow RPG fans who have played these games which they enjoyed better and why I'll group TES 3 with Oblivion, as NWN and its exp packs and modules has encom...  [Read More]
Posted in: Trouble re-installing windows...
  Astrotoy7
11-03-2006, 3:35 AM
#13
cool. This is a perfect example of the benefits of getting one of those motherboards that talk :D My asus a8n-sli premium actually talks(in a ladies voice) when there are errors like that :p I think in future people should clarify what they have an...  [Read More]
Posted in: Trouble re-installing windows...
  Astrotoy7
11-02-2006, 4:33 AM
#9
Unless someone has been nice enought to crack it, AT :p :( as per forum rules of conduct 6. Illegal material Do not post links to sites that contain illegal material or discuss where to obtain illegal material (ie: where to get illegal MP3s, warez...  [Read More]
Posted in: Trouble re-installing windows...
  Astrotoy7
11-02-2006, 3:35 AM
#7
.... it might take me a while to get the boot cd back from school, I can only borrow it for 24 hour periods at a time :( you mean the Windows OS installation CD right ?? OS Installation discs and system recovery discs are VERY different. Both are i...  [Read More]
Posted in: Trouble re-installing windows...
  Astrotoy7
11-01-2006, 2:48 AM
#3
Have you been trying to install from within xp or via a direct boot ?? ie. you need your BIOS set to boot from CDROM, then boot it duting pre startup(sometimes need to press F12 to get the "press any key to boot from CD" option. Once setup...  [Read More]
Posted in: Neverwinter Nights 2 (May Contain Spoilers!! - Please Use Tags)
  Astrotoy7
11-04-2006, 9:54 AM
#52
Fixed! indeedy. I knew 1.5 seemed like far too much ;) The scary thing is, that estimation is only slightly exaggerated. I'm getting an average of 3-5 hours sleep nowdays - due to aforementioned factors. It has gotten to the point where I will actu...  [Read More]
Posted in: Neverwinter Nights 2 (May Contain Spoilers!! - Please Use Tags)
  Astrotoy7
11-04-2006, 2:01 AM
#49
what is really annoying is that down here in Oz (the different)distributors have chosen to release Medieval II pretty much at the same time. This means that between work, study, obligatory g/f attention time, NWN2, MII there will be only 1.5 hours le...  [Read More]
Posted in: Neverwinter Nights 2 (May Contain Spoilers!! - Please Use Tags)
  Astrotoy7
11-03-2006, 10:34 AM
#40
...You never tire of bragging about that, do you? :xp: lolz...would you ;) Astro will be pleased... they finally included a playable Drow race.. yes, I knew this, and yes, it's FREAKIN awesome. Lolz...need I say I preordered the DVD version.......  [Read More]
Posted in: Neverwinter Nights 2 (May Contain Spoilers!! - Please Use Tags)
  Astrotoy7
11-02-2006, 8:57 AM
#23
finally, the game I went SLI for .... *pats XFX 7950 GX2* too bad we dont get it here in Oz for another two weeks :( mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: Physics Processing Unit (PPU)
  Astrotoy7
10-30-2006, 8:07 AM
#3
Not sure about these, as with my dual GPU I haven't found such a thing necessary. Still, if Asus and BFG are on board, it cant entirely be a hoax... maybe its something to support lower end cards, saving you from robbing a bank and getting a 7950GX...  [Read More]
Posted in: The benchmark thread
  Astrotoy7
10-30-2006, 7:59 AM
#9
Does a larger cache make much of a difference? Sure does. Not only that but Intels dual cores boast inclusive cache, making them a bit more efficient at processing simultaneous tasks. Here's the Wiki on CPU Cache (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L1-C...  [Read More]
Posted in: The benchmark thread
  Astrotoy7
10-29-2006, 3:15 AM
#5
to tells truth, I dont benchmark myself, but do throughly research components in a build. Often a build ive come uo with is based on one that ive read benchmarks for. Of course, there is the incidental stuff you notice without actually formally bench...  [Read More]
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