jmjam

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  1. Well I got my pc up and running! My first build was a success and runs games greatly. I can run bf3 high at 60 fps. On Ultra it's somewhere around 30-40fps inside and once I look at a far distance it's at 8fps lol. Still a great machine and probably won't have to upgrade for a while to play the latest games. I do have a question about SSD's though. I am deciding to get once and need some guidance on putting windows 7 on the SSD. The thing is I already downloaded some programs on my current hard drive and it surpasses the memory I plan to get on the SSD (128GB). I know there's a couple options like cloning the hard drive or just reinstalling windows all together on the SSD. I wouldn't know much about doing either of those options I was wondering if anyone did move their win7 to an SSD and if they could help out a bit.


  2. Thanks for the info. Noise doesn't really bother me when comign from a pc. Mostly because I have headphones on. The HAF 912 is at a good price and has great cable management. So airflow should be great.

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  3. Well I did a few more builds, and this is the one I may just have to get. I've been to my local computer shops and got a few recommended items on this list. Tell me what you guys think.

    AMD FX-4100 (yeah I know you guys avoid this cpu but it works for the budget)

    ASUS M5A97 Motherboard

    MSI Cyclone 6850 (reason I'm going with this is it's at a really great deal for 129.99/it's OC/and reviews says its really quiet)

    G. Skill 8GB 1600

    SILVERSTONE Strider Essential series ST60F-ES 600W Power Supply

    HAF 912 Computer Case

    Caviar Blue 500GB 7200rpm.


  4. Those screens are looking pretty good :) Sucks Rockstar said there won't be a new trailer or screenshot for a while yet.. I do kind of agree with their point about leaving surprises until you play the game. It just makes the game that much more enjoyable once you play it. So although lots of people are furious at the lack of GTA 5 news they should keep in mind rockstar doesn't want fans to know too much before the game even comes out. :)


  5. Seeing these kind of physics in a GTA game would be pretty awesome, but at the same time I think of how difficult it'd be to maintain the car. I personally want to play a fun GTA game than a simulation. All this talk about having the option to do so seems really impractical. For someone to put this in as a mod would be awesome. I don't think consoles could even render this if it were an option lol.


  6. Where's this falcon build you speak of? I was considering an i3 2100 build but considering price I think AMD is good enough for me. The power supply/Case was a combo deal (seperate companies). Anyways I actually made a new build which IMO is much better. Good RAM and good video card I'll post it I guess. I'm not too fond of pirating an OS :/ never tried it.

    CPU: A79-4100 ::AMD FD4100WMGUSBX FX-4100 Processor - Quad Core, 8MB L3 Cache, 2MB L2 Cache, 3.60GHz (3.80GHz Max Turbo), Socket AM3+, 95W, Fan, Unlocked, Retail(1.55 lbs) - 119.99

    \Motherboard: G452-2612 ::GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 AMD 9 Series FX Motherboard - ATX, Socket AM3+, AMD 970 Chipset, 2000MHz DDR3 (O.C.), SATA III (6Gb/s), RAID, 7.1-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN, SuperSpeed USB 3.0, CrossFireX Ready(3.1 lbs) - 89.99

    Video Card: G452-6850 ::Gigabyte GV-R685OC-1GD Radeon HD 6850 Video Card - 1GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.1, DVI, HDMI, DirectX 11(2.45 lbs) - 129.99

    Power Supply: O261-0700 ::PC Power & Cooling PPCMK2S750 Silencer Mk II Power Supply - 750W, 80 Plus Silver, 135mm Fan, SLI Ready, CrossFire Ready, Active PFC(7.2 lbs) - 87.97

    RAM: C13-5700 ::Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 Vengeance Desktop Memory Module - 4GB, PC3-12800, DDR3-1600MHz, 240-pin DIMM, 1.5V, CL9, Non-ECC, Unbuffered(0.2 lbs) - 29.99

    Case: M452-0100 ::MSI IN-9390 NightHawk Mid Tower Case - ATX, Micro ATX, 4x 5.25" Drive Bay, 6x 3.5" Drive Bay, 7x Expansion Slots, 3x USB 2.0, 1x USB 3.0, Front Card Reader, Black(16 lbs) - 39.97

    DVD burner: L49-8006 OEM ::LG GH24NS90B 24X SATA DVDRW Drive - 24X, SATA, OEM, Black(1.75 lbs) - 17.99

    HDD: TSD-500AAKX ::Western Digital WD5000AAKX Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 500GB, 3.5", SATA 6Gbps, 7200RPM, 16MB(1.15 lbs) - 79.97

    Total cost ship/tax from Tigerdirect.ca is: $704.34 a little over but I like it. Any recommendations on this one?


  7. When your in a gun fight, it is key to keep moving, it would be wise for GTA to add a more smooth run flow when shooting or switching positions, also being able to get out of the way of danger quickly whether it be a car or someone laying down alot of gunfire.

    The movement mechanics and animations in Max Payne 3 is what youre looking for. The flow between movements and shooting is tops in that game.


  8. I sort of have a build going that seems good I thought'd I'd share. Though I don't think I could be getting the best bang for my buck but it's totaled at $680 after ship/tax without the OS which is a major item left out lol. I'll definitely check out your recommendations though.

    CPU: AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz - $114.99

    Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - $89.99

    Video Card: PowerColor AX6850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support - $139.99

    RAM: G.SKILL NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1333 - $24.99

    PSU + Case: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case + Rosewill HIVE Series HIVE-650 650W Continuous @40°C, 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified - $114

    HDD: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - $79.99

    DVD Burner: SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA Model SH-222BB/BEBE - OEM - $14.99