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Directive · #1 Post by **Directive** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:10 pm

I am getting the following for Christmas...
LG - 8x Internal Blu-ray Disc/Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive
Ill update my profile when I actually install it.

#2 Post by **palmboy5** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:22 pm

Bluray burner?? awesome

Directive · #3 Post by **Directive** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 6:53 pm

Got it but I can't playback blu-ray disks untill I upgrade my video card. Im looking at ...
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/PNY+-+NVIDI ... 8006355798
Look good?

compL33Tazn · #4 Post by **compL33Tazn** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:31 pm

Is that faster than HD4850?

Directive · #5 Post by **Directive** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 4:06 pm

I got the card but not for the $140. I got it for $80. Now it plays the BR disks but will only play up to 720p cus that's the max resolution of my monitor. Oh well, better then nothing and a good price on a video card.

#6 Post by **palmboy5** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 12:32 am

The card will be fine. Also, with Adobe CS5 using CUDA, you're set. ^^

Directive · #7 Post by **Directive** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 5:48 pm

WOW I reinstalled Bio-shock and turned everything UP. Looks great with no hesitation

#8 Post by **palmboy5** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 2:44 am

Horray, <buzz kill>kind of!
"thanks" to the gaming industry almost completely siding with consoles, most games should run well on modern PCs. Consoles are now what.. 5 years old? Its not like console hardware got any faster, and therefore game graphics/physics didn't get any better either. Hard to see any amazing video card killers in this kind of climate. The makers of Crysis have turned to consoles!</buzz kill>

Directive · #9 Post by **Directive** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 10:12 am

Well, that's what I do and have to go by. I don't do flash. The best I have from Adobe, other then acrobat, is Photoshop Elements. I know of no other way of testing my card other then comparing what I had with the 7600 GT to now. But, I will also say I like gaming. We just got a PS3 and that looks awesome. Is there something I can post to benchmark my video card that I do not have to pay for?

#10 Post by **palmboy5** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 8:21 am

http://unigine.com/download/
These are DX11 benchmarks (they will look less-awesome under DX10) and therefore aren't exactly suitable but at this point in time they are the what comes to mind first.

Heaven (mine):

FPS: 46.6
Scores: 1173

Settings:
Render: direct3d10
Mode: 1024x768 windowed
Shaders: high
Textures: high
Filter: trilinear
Anisotropy: 4x
Occlusion: enabled
Refraction: enabled
Volumetric: enabled

As for the PS3, go play the two Uncharted games

Uncharted 2 graphics have got to be the best I've seen for the PS3, which also shows in my watt usage measurement. That game not only broke the peak watt usage I've measured for the system, but is able to keep the watt usage at that new peak. This can only mean even better and heavier usage of the PS3 hardware than any other game I've come across.

Directive · #11 Post by **Directive** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 10:45 am

Heaven:

FPS: 35.4
Scores: 890

Settings
Render: direct3d11
Mode: 1024x768 windowed
Shaders: high
Textures: high
Filter: trilinear
Anisotropy: 4x
Occlusion: enabled
Refraction: enabled
Volumetric: enabled

AND

FPS: 40.7
Scores: 1025

Settings
Render: direct3d10
Mode: 1024x768 windowed
Shaders: high
Textures: high
Filter: trilinear
Anisotropy: 4x
Occlusion: enabled
Refraction: enabled
Volumetric: enabled

I assume I could get higher if I upgraded my ram and cpu. In any case I am happy with the score

#12 Post by **palmboy5** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:09 am

Just gotta build a system with dual Core i7-975, 24GB RAM, dual HD5970's with Lucid Hydra, and this for storage.

Directive · #13 Post by **Directive** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:15 pm

*with jaw hanging open*

Directive · #14 Post by **Directive** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 8:23 pm

This is the site for my card
http://www3.pny.com/9800-GT-EE-1024MB-P ... 0C331.aspx

#15 Post by **palmboy5** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:40 am

Some funny stuff with nVidia lol.. chips like their G92 have been die shrunk again and again and have appeared as Geforce 8 and 9 series cards, and also as a GTS 2 (10) series card.

A single generation of GPU design is used in 3 generations of their video cards. Some people are lazy in that company. >_>

Wait for the release of Adobe CS5, I will envy you so much

. Your card has CUDA!