The TPU UK Clubhouse

[vega22]

off those i know it is more noticeable with sli as you have higher fps normally and when it tanks it stands out more.

that kinda is the kicker, 290x are hot and loud (unless you get them wet) and the 980 is silly money :s

i have been really fucking shocked by how many people have been/are going to return them for 980s me...gluttons for punishment imo.

 

[kurosagi01]

Oh i see,i was going look into getting a 290x before but from reviews the 970 looked a lot better and they cost the same at the time. I've always preferred Nvidia aswell for graphics card just because i prefer the drivers over AMD catalyst.

 

[RCoon]

off those i know it is more noticeable with sli as you have higher fps normally and when it tanks it stands out more.

that kinda is the kicker, 290x are hot and loud (unless you get them wet) and the 980 is silly money :s

i have been really fucking shocked by how many people have been/are going to return them for 980s me...gluttons for punishment imo.

For the first time last night I've forced the issue to happen. Dying get light was using 3.5gb on both 1080 and 1440p, so it must have been getting capped out on the higher resolution. I didn't notice any stuttering or anything, but the difference in fps between the two resolutions was a hell of a lot less than I expected, so I'm assuming shenanigans were going on. That being said, there wasn't any stuttering or anything noticeable. The only reason I realised this was the case was running benchmarks for the dying light thread.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

For the first time last night I've forced the issue to happen. Dying get light was using 3.5gb on both 1080 and 1440p, so it must have been getting capped out on the higher resolution. I didn't notice any stuttering or anything, but the difference in fps between the two resolutions was a hell of a lot less than I expected, so I'm assuming shenanigans were going on. That being said, there wasn't any stuttering or anything noticeable. The only reason I realised this was the case was running benchmarks for the dying light thread.

So what will you do? Refund for a 295?

 

[RCoon]

So what will you do? Refund for a 295?

Nah, just gonna sit on it for 6 months until I buy a new rig. 500mb is nothing, can't be bothered with the hassle. Will wait until GM200 and Skylake.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Nah, just gonna sit on it for 6 months until I buy a new rig. 500mb is nothing, can't be bothered with the hassle. Will wait until GM200 and Skylake.

I dont think im gonna be jumping to skylake - not until DDR4 prices significantly drop at least.

 

[RCoon]

I dont think im gonna be jumping to skylake - not until DDR4 prices significantly drop at least.

Well Skylake will have DDR3 support too. I think it will be the first chipset that will cause DDR4 to lower in price, as it will be a point in time when domestic desktop sellers will be offering new gear, and as such will package DDR4 with it.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

tempted to replace the satellites on my Z5500's with these just for a laugh

 

[RCoon]

tempted to replace the satellites on my Z5500's with these just for a laugh

Get yourself some Roket RP 8's. I had a pair of those at my last job on my desk. The school bought them as part of their media room along with some rather expensive audio recording equipment (condenser mics, popshield stands, noise insulating walling, etc), and they never used any of it, and it sat in storage behind my desk. So, I opened the boxes, placed one each side of the desk and listened to music all day every day.

Then left because the pay sucked. Miss those speakers though.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Get yourself some Roket RP 8's. I had a pair of those at my last job on my desk. The school bought them as part of their media room along with some rather expensive audio recording equipment (condenser mics, popshield stands, noise insulating walling, etc), and they never used any of it, and it sat in storage behind my desk. So, I opened the boxes, placed one each side of the desk and listened to music all day every day.

Then left because the pay sucked. Miss those speakers though.

will you be helping me cover the £355 difference for just 1 pair of them?

 

[RCoon]

will you be helping me cover the £355 difference for just 1 pair of them?

Possibly not

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Possibly not

If you wanna gift me a pair, thats cool too ya know - Christmas has gone, but its never too late to send me a pair

 

[vega22]

rcoon have you tried h1z1?

i was gifted a key over weekend and find the posability of up to 1200 players per server insane for a post apoch sandbox. now i doubt they will ever open it up to that many but still. i bet some crazy fucker will mod a server to do so once it gets released, he says grinning and nodding like a crazy fucker

not as pretty as dying light for eg but much better than dayz/warz/epoch mod for arma imo.

anyway i was just interested to know what you thought of it if you had

 

[RCoon]

rcoon have you tried h1z1?

i was gifted a key over weekend and find the posability of up to 1200 players per server insane for a post apoch sandbox. now i doubt they will ever open it up to that many but still. i bet some crazy fucker will mod a server to do so once it gets released, he says grinning and nodding like a crazy fucker

not as pretty as dying light for eg but much better than dayz/warz/epoch mod for arma imo.

anyway i was just interested to know what you thought of it if you had

I haven't yet had a chance to play with it to be honest. Stuck running a review this week while keeping up with dying light and setting up reviews for the next 3 weeks.

From the gameplay videos I've sifted through it's not exactly original in the slightest, but if you're after a DayZ-like that's not quite as super-modern-batman serious, you'd probably prefer it over DayZ. It's very much early access, and the things it does, it doesn't do all that well. Despite all that, it still kinda tickles me a bit and I reckon I might quite enjoy it. Hated DayZ after 2 weeks, but this might gain more traction and get less buggy a lot quicker.

Not 100% sure on this costs for Early Access but free on launch. Also those crate drops smack of money-making desperation. I was half tempted to pass judgement that it's a waste of time, but from what I've seen, it actually looks like it could potentially be a solid bit of entertainment.

EDIT: I've sort of learned my lesson with Dying Light. I had zero interest and passed it off as a AAA release that was gonna suck and be totally unoriginal and bland and worthless. But I was never more wrong. Really like it despite the super crappy characters and storyline. Gameplay is quite fun.

 

[vega22]

oh i don't doubt for a second that it will soon become a p2w mess tbh. what with those airdrops and the player studio (which i think means more p2w items).

but at the same time they have my respect for the way they have took unknownplayer in to do battle royale and i hear they have plans to try to combat the kill on sight issue which blights most of the games in this genre.

not a chance i would of paid to beta test a f2p game either if i am honest, but it was free and a with a few mates it is always fun running around with guns chasing or being chased by z or even other players :lol:

 

[RCoon]

but it was free and a with a few mates it is always fun running around with guns chasing or being chased by z or even other players :lol:

Exactly, half of these terrible games are instantly made fun when you have people to play with. I actually found D:OS and Robocraft boring to start off with until I had friends on TS3 join, then it started becoming great fun I'd look forward to at the end of the day. And yeah, dealing with the KOS issue of DayZ and generally douchebaggery would be pretty cool!

 

[ne6togadno]

Waded through the list Freedom gave me, grabbed a few albums, then came across this gem from PAIN :

havent seen that.
i crossed pain with this one

and it is still my favourite song from them.
lately i have found this quite descent coop with anette olzon

i am not big fan of kb in metal but when it is done decently it is acceptable

and gz with new stuff from a one of the kind band

 

[MilkyWay]

Nah, just gonna sit on it for 6 months until I buy a new rig. 500mb is nothing, can't be bothered with the hassle. Will wait until GM200 and Skylake.

I've been debating getting a GTX970 since release but glad i decided to wait for Skylake and GM200. Maybe by then AMD will have something else out too.
Sick of incremental releases, there has been no real reason for me to upgrade my i5 2500k and while my 6850 lacks i can handle that for another couple months. I played Dragon Age Inquisition on this rig and it played as good as and looks as good as the PS4 version.

No reason for me to upgrade unless i wanted to spend a lot of money and id be aswell spending it on Skylake.

 

[RCoon]

i5 2500k

Yeah, I see no reason for anyone running sandybridge to upgrade yet unless they're spending big dollah on Haswell-E and doing more than just plain gaming. Sandy was by all intents and purposes, a god of a process. I'd have killed for a 2600/2700K. I'd probably still be running one had I bought one, sadly at the time I was on AMD back then. 6850 was a baller GPU, I was running one when I first bought and played Skyrim and I was loving it. First GPU I ever OC'd and got it to just under 1Ghz core! MSI Cyclone power edition!
I have no reason to upgrade my haswell processor, I just want skylake/broadwell for DDR4. My as well grab it for the modern upgrade along with a GPU that has way more than 4GB VRAM. I won't be buying a GPU unless it has 6GB VRAM minimum. Games are slaughtering 4GB cards left right and centre. I'd ideally want 8GB for my next card. I tend to steer clear of flagship cards, but hit up the one below, so a 1070 or whatever the hell its called would be my choice. Unless AMD score big time with their next card.

 

[MilkyWay]

Kinda wish i had gotten a 2600k but i didn't need the extra threads for gaming, so i saved some money. Yah textures are mashing up vram and also when you go over "1080p" res, a 6gb card would be ideal 8gb of vram would provide a bit of headroom. I was reading that the next gen of AMD cards might be able to stack vram across cards, that would be interesting.

 

[RCoon]

I was reading that the next gen of AMD cards might be able to stack vram across cards, that would be interesting.

Only on Mantle, and it hasn't really taken off at all. So I wouldn't hold your breath. Although HBM and stacked VRAM is incoming from both teams.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Not sure if drooling or just plain broke...

I feel so tormented

 

[RCoon]

Found this gem of accidentally unedited voice acting whilst perusing threads on Raven's Cry

 

[FreedomEclipse]

@RCoon

This band needs more love....

Spoiler

Yes its power metal so its not for everyone, but the guys vocals has some crazy range that most power metal vocalists lack and in a way the name 'morton' makes me think of Morten from Aha. Morten's vocal range is higher but the lead singer of Morton is a close second.

also the band is from the Ukraine and aside from the power metal goodness their songs are quite the heavy metal.

really amazing stuff. Couldnt stop listening to this band at work yesterday.


::EDIT::

Also im not sure if this is something that you would like...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3joSKgMQ88

 

[LaytonJnr]

I haven't quite followed the Steam region-locking issues properly, but just to confirm, I can still send a Steam game that I bought in the UK to someone in the USA right?