I was doing fine until I got it in my head to get ROF in '09, K, and this little exercise required a brand new, top of the line Intel processor, and other stuff to have the airplanes move instead of seeing a slow slide show. Turned out ROF was not even comparable to the kinds of flight sims we like. It is basically a pretty, gamer-driven, gaming-oriented toy without the rigorous attitude (more-or-less) of Oleg's philosophy. Doubt if it will remain on my HD.Originally posted by Kurfurst__:
I don't guys, but in the last two years I've spent something 350 USD on performance upgrades.. granted its not top spec system, but its good enough for my purposes.. an AMD 7750 dual core, 2 Gigs of RAM and a GT 220. You have to do it smart, read some test, and don't go for the immensely expensive top notch hardware. What for, this configs works for me.. Add another 175 bucks for HDDs and I don't really feel a pressing need for an upgrade. Granted, I don't run either BoB II or ROF..
I got a computer with an i7 920, 6GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive and a GTX 260 almost 2 years ago for $1400 from Ibuypower. You could get something similar with a 460, a newer processor, a bigger hard drive and a more current i7 for around $1000 today. Not dirt cheap but a hell of a lot less than getting something similar from Dell or HP and not much more than if I'd bought the parts individually and put them together. It's been a great computer, so no you don't have to spend totally outrageous amounts of money for a good gaming computer, just somewhat outrageous.
Though a few months ago I got a GTX 470 for $250 because the 260 was having some problems with newer games, everything works like a charm. Hopefully it's good for COD.
That's terrible to hear. I remember you and others really looking forward to playing the game when it came out. I played the demo, but even though it was graphically impressive, I got bored with it after a short while.Originally posted by leitmotiv:
I was doing fine until I got it in my head to get ROF in '09, K, and this little exercise required a brand new, top of the line Intel processor, and other stuff to have the airplanes move instead of seeing a slow slide show. Turned out ROF was not even comparable to the kinds of flight sims we like. It is basically a pretty, gamer-driven, gaming-oriented toy without the rigorous attitude (more-or-less) of Oleg's philosophy. Doubt if it will remain on my HD.
Well, look on the bright side where your upgrade will hopefully allow you to run Cliffs of Dover.
Will your mobo support the newer CPU?Originally posted by Ba5tard5word:
I got a computer with an i7 920, 6GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive and a GTX 260 almost 2 years ago for $1400 from Ibuypower. You could get something similar with a 460, a newer processor, a bigger hard drive and a more current i7 for around $1000 today. Not dirt cheap but a hell of a lot less than getting something similar from Dell or HP and not much more than if I'd bought the parts individually and put them together. It's been a great computer, so no you don't have to spend totally outrageous amounts of money for a good gaming computer, just somewhat outrageous.
Though a few months ago I got a GTX 470 for $250 because the 260 was having some problems with newer games, everything works like a charm. Hopefully it's good for COD.
Some people buy 'the leading edge' hardware. For what they pay, the correct term is 'bleeding edge'.
Sandy Bridge? I have no idea. I have a P6T mobo, I think I'd need a new one. I'm not really thrilled about the idea of replacing the cpu because it has a cooler unit bolted on top of it, though removing it and reinstalling it on a new mobo and moving the RAM and doing all the other rearrangements is probably easier than I think it would be, though I also don't really want to spend another $350 any time soon because I have some crushing dental bills I need to pay soon.
ASUS makes a P6T.. I find when I google P6T;
I see from searching on bloomfield lga1366 that they go up at least to the I7-975 which run to 3.33Gz as compared to your now 920 at 2.67Gz. So yeah, you got room for expansion right there but OUCH! the price! $784 at Amazon, over $1000 some places. That's Intel for ya!LGA1366 Intel® Bloomfield Processor Ready
This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Bloomfield processors in LGA1366 package which has memory controller integrated to support 3-channel (6 DIMMs) DDR3 memory. Support Intel(R) QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) with system bus up to 6.4GT/s and a max bandwidth of up to 25.6GB/s. Intel® Bloomfield processor is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPU in the world.
ADD: oh I see the Sandy Bridge CPUs are much cheaper for the same clock speed. Makes me wonder what's missing given the 'old stuff' isn't at huge discount. OTOH at pricewatch I see whole I7-975 PC's (ready for upgrade) on sale for just over $1000.
That's terrible to hear. I remember you and others really looking forward to playing the game when it came out. I played the demo, but even though it was graphically impressive, I got bored with it after a short while.Originally posted by Messaschnitzel:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by leitmotiv:
I was doing fine until I got it in my head to get ROF in '09, K, and this little exercise required a brand new, top of the line Intel processor, and other stuff to have the airplanes move instead of seeing a slow slide show. Turned out ROF was not even comparable to the kinds of flight sims we like. It is basically a pretty, gamer-driven, gaming-oriented toy without the rigorous attitude (more-or-less) of Oleg's philosophy. Doubt if it will remain on my HD.
Well, look on the bright side where your upgrade will hopefully allow you to run Cliffs of Dover. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
It had a lot of promise but it has just become an aerial shooter. I like bombers. Only recently did two come along. There will be no southern UK map so there will not be a very interesting "1st Blitz" Gotha campaign against the British defenses. Bombers are in the game as targets. The designers indifference to the absurdity of the "belt fed Lewis Gun" in the game is classic. Do you think Oleg would have made a compromise like that?
They have a vastly different design philosophy from Oleg's, and one which bores me to death. Live and Learn.
Re Spitfires and 109s---recall the top scoring Allied pilot, the Czech Josef Frantisek, flew a Hurricane. Bader and Tuck flew the Hurricane. The Poles flew the Hurricane and wreaked havoc with it. Spitfires are sweet, but you have to cut it in a Hurricane to demonstrate the right stuff. As for 109s, the great 110 pilot, Jabs, shot down a number of Spitfires in his 110C in the Battle. If you can show talent in the 110, you are really good.
I see from searching on bloomfield lga1366 that they go up at least to the I7-975 which run to 3.33Gz as compared to your now 920 at 2.67Gz. So yeah, you got room for expansion right there but OUCH! the price! $784 at Amazon, over $1000 some places. That's Intel for ya!Originally posted by M_Gunz:
ASUS makes a P6T.. I find when I google P6T;
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">LGA1366 Intel® Bloomfield Processor Ready
This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Bloomfield processors in LGA1366 package which has memory controller integrated to support 3-channel (6 DIMMs) DDR3 memory. Support Intel(R) QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) with system bus up to 6.4GT/s and a max bandwidth of up to 25.6GB/s. Intel® Bloomfield processor is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPU in the world.
ADD: oh I see the Sandy Bridge CPUs are much cheaper for the same clock speed. Makes me wonder what's missing given the 'old stuff' isn't at huge discount. OTOH at pricewatch I see whole I7-975 PC's (ready for upgrade) on sale for just over $1000. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
So...I'd need a new mobo for sandy bridge right? Again not something I'm looking forward to, I need a bunch of expensive crowns on some of my teeth. I'll be lucky to afford to get COD...!!!
Yeah that is weird though about sandy bridge chips being so cheap and the older big-money i7's still being expensive. People are gushing over the SB chips are but are they indeed leaving something out that the i7's had? If I spent the $350 on an SB chip and its mobo would I get a performance increase generally?
In any case we'll have to see how COD does on these multi-core cpu's, I'm sure it will be better on some than others and there will be some weird discrepancies like it not working as well with certain powerful cpu's and gpu's compared to others.
I like the Hurricane over the spitfire. It has loads of character and it's a very solid platform for taking out german bombers.Originally posted by leitmotiv:
Re Spitfires and 109s---recall the top scoring Allied pilot, the Czech Josef Frantisek, flew a Hurricane. Bader and Tuck flew the Hurricane. The Poles flew the Hurricane and wreaked havoc with it. Spitfires are sweet, but you have to cut it in a Hurricane to demonstrate the right stuff. As for 109s, the great 110 pilot, Jabs, shot down a number of Spitfires in his 110C in the Battle. If you can show talent in the 110, you are really good.
So true about the 110. If you can fly that beast and win you can fly anything.![]()