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Post by bladesfist on Aug 16, 2014 14:23:14 GMT -5
Do any of you play DOTA 2 or CSGO? I want to get into both of them, but it seems intimidating to play alone, mostly because the community can be a bit rough around the edges. You guys think an 870 or 880 will be suitable for most games on high, 1440p and 60 frames? I would think so. The 880 is going to be a beast. Playing cs:go atm |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2014 14:39:38 GMT -5
Do any of you play DOTA 2 or CSGO? I want to get into both of them, but it seems intimidating to play alone, mostly because the community can be a bit rough around the edges. I would think so. The 880 is going to be a beast. Playing cs:go atm I'm gonna add you when I get home. Can't decide if I want to play CS or Dota, but I'll hit you up if I go with CS. Might just start with bot matches to get a feel for it though. |
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Post by bladesfist on Aug 16, 2014 14:44:15 GMT -5
I'm gonna add you when I get home. Can't decide if I want to play CS or Dota, but I'll hit you up if I go with CS. Might just start with bot matches to get a feel for it though. I added you, not sure how much longer I will be on tonight but we could always play tomorrow if it does not happen. |
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Post by duplissi on Aug 16, 2014 17:54:08 GMT -5
I play TitanFall still, although I haven't in some time. I've heard Marked for Death is awesome, so I'll probably check that out sometime next week. duplissi: Gamma shifting on the Swift in particular is bad when it comes to vertical viewing angles. The horizontal viewing angle is actually pretty respectable in this regard. I haven't heard much at all about FreeSync since AMD first mentioned it some time ago, what is even happening with that? EDIT: Hm, after looking into it and thinking about it, I don't really know what the 'optimal' 4K monitor would be, and what aspect ratio I'd even want to look into. 21:9 poses space issues, and another concern is I think I'll be forced to do 880 SLI to even use two DisplayPort connections (correct me if I'm wrong here). But I'm not opposed to this. I really don't know what my "movie" monitor, which I'm not planning to get anytime too soon after the Swift, will be. Probably will have to make some decisions regarding this no sooner than half a year from now. Freesync does the same thing that Gsync does. Amd claims that it has reduced overhead over gsync because there is no handshake between the monitor and the gpu. With Gysnc the monitor says "Hey do you have a frame?" Gpu says "No" Then the current frame stays displayed. If the monitor says "hey do you have a frame?" and the gpu says "Yes, let me send it to you". This process happens for every frame. Granted it is like 1 or 2 ms. With freesync the monitor waits for the gpu to send frames, and displays them as soon as recieved, there is no handshake as the monitor tells the gpu what its capabilities are at the initial plug in. Now since it is still a few months before the catalyst update and for display port 1.2a monitors are out we cant compare them yet. But any monitor that has Display port 1.2a and up will support freesync, as freesync is an implementation of Adaptive sync which is a standard that is now part of display port. Thats what I know thus far. We shall see. |
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Post by Satanas on Aug 17, 2014 2:57:30 GMT -5
I play TitanFall still, although I haven't in some time. I've heard Marked for Death is awesome, so I'll probably check that out sometime next week. duplissi: Gamma shifting on the Swift in particular is bad when it comes to vertical viewing angles. The horizontal viewing angle is actually pretty respectable in this regard. I haven't heard much at all about FreeSync since AMD first mentioned it some time ago, what is even happening with that? EDIT: Hm, after looking into it and thinking about it, I don't really know what the 'optimal' 4K monitor would be, and what aspect ratio I'd even want to look into. 21:9 poses space issues, and another concern is I think I'll be forced to do 880 SLI to even use two DisplayPort connections (correct me if I'm wrong here). But I'm not opposed to this. I really don't know what my "movie" monitor, which I'm not planning to get anytime too soon after the Swift, will be. Probably will have to make some decisions regarding this no sooner than half a year from now. Freesync does the same thing that Gsync does. Amd claims that it has reduced overhead over gsync because there is no handshake between the monitor and the gpu. With Gysnc the monitor says "Hey do you have a frame?" Gpu says "No" Then the current frame stays displayed. If the monitor says "hey do you have a frame?" and the gpu says "Yes, let me send it to you". This process happens for every frame. Granted it is like 1 or 2 ms. With freesync the monitor waits for the gpu to send frames, and displays them as soon as recieved, there is no handshake as the monitor tells the gpu what its capabilities are at the initial plug in. Now since it is still a few months before the catalyst update and for display port 1.2a monitors are out we cant compare them yet. But any monitor that has Display port 1.2a and up will support freesync, as freesync is an implementation of Adaptive sync which is a standard that is now part of display port. Thats what I know thus far. We shall see. On paper it sounds good, but I'd definitely like to see them in a head-to-head. G-sync has definitely proven itself so far. bladesfist still not available in Canada/US...ugh. Also I've played Nosgoth a bit, it's pretty fun - really, really like the Sentinel class. I just wish they'd make an actual Legacy of Kain sequel or reboot, though... MidnytRain 880 will handle 1440/60 just fine if it is 780 Ti level or higher, as is expected. I think the 870, assuming it's at least a 3GB card, will be fine too at "High" settings for most games. But we can't really know until we get some real specs or benchmarks. |
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Post by bladesfist on Aug 17, 2014 4:17:25 GMT -5
Freesync does the same thing that Gsync does. Amd claims that it has reduced overhead over gsync because there is no handshake between the monitor and the gpu. With Gysnc the monitor says "Hey do you have a frame?" Gpu says "No" Then the current frame stays displayed. If the monitor says "hey do you have a frame?" and the gpu says "Yes, let me send it to you". This process happens for every frame. Granted it is like 1 or 2 ms. With freesync the monitor waits for the gpu to send frames, and displays them as soon as recieved, there is no handshake as the monitor tells the gpu what its capabilities are at the initial plug in. Now since it is still a few months before the catalyst update and for display port 1.2a monitors are out we cant compare them yet. But any monitor that has Display port 1.2a and up will support freesync, as freesync is an implementation of Adaptive sync which is a standard that is now part of display port. Thats what I know thus far. We shall see. On paper it sounds good, but I'd definitely like to see them in a head-to-head. G-sync has definitely proven itself so far. bladesfist still not available in Canada/US...ugh. Also I've played Nosgoth a bit, it's pretty fun - really, really like the Sentinel class. I just wish they'd make an actual Legacy of Kain sequel or reboot, though... MidnytRain 880 will handle 1440/60 just fine if it is 780 Ti level or higher, as is expected. I think the 870, assuming it's at least a 3GB card, will be fine too at "High" settings for most games. But we can't really know until we get some real specs or benchmarks. It is out of stock here so I won't be seeing mine any time soon. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 9:31:57 GMT -5
Any of you guys played The Forest? It looks excellent, but I keep hearing that it was really buggy and there wasn't much to do when it came out. I don't know how much has changed since then though.
Oh, and I'm going to be playing on Steam probably all day today once I get home. Message me if you want to play something (L4D, CSGO, Dota2, DayZ, etc). I'm not sure what I'll be playing anyways, but we can figure something out.
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Post by MidnytRain on Aug 17, 2014 18:58:05 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 14:57:05 GMT -5
Do any of you guys buy Steam games through key trading? People on Gaf are talking me through it, and I'm shocked that more people don't do it. It saves a ton of money.
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Post by emilio on Aug 18, 2014 15:19:07 GMT -5
Do any of you guys buy Steam games through key trading? People on Gaf are talking me through it, and I'm shocked that more people don't do it. It saves a ton of money. I do from time to time. Just got a $50 steam card in the mail so I might be in the market again soon. I always use www.reddit.com/r/SteamGameSwap/ when I do. |
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Post by AuTo on Aug 18, 2014 18:53:02 GMT -5
What do you guys think of the new blue coloured Steam? I think its not bad. The whole overall in general is looking great, hopefully after this they'll be back to game making.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2014 18:56:00 GMT -5
What do you guys think of the new blue coloured Steam? I think its not bad. The whole overall in general is looking great, hopefully after this they'll be back to game making. I kind of like the old look more, but the new one isn't bad. |
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Post by AuTo on Aug 18, 2014 18:56:43 GMT -5
What do you guys think of the new blue coloured Steam? I think its not bad. The whole overall in general is looking great, hopefully after this they'll be back to game making. I kind of like the old look more, but the new one isn't bad. They should add a colour wheel and let us pick on a per user level. |
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Post by MidnytRain on Aug 18, 2014 19:47:18 GMT -5
What do you guys think of the new blue coloured Steam? I think its not bad. The whole overall in general is looking great, hopefully after this they'll be back to game making. I don't care enough to have an opinion. I don't dislike it, if that's what you mean. |
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Post by Satanas on Aug 18, 2014 21:48:21 GMT -5
What do you guys think of the new blue coloured Steam? I think its not bad. The whole overall in general is looking great, hopefully after this they'll be back to game making. Still using Pixel Vision, but I like the new, rounded icon a lot more than the old one. Haven't been playing too many PC games lately, but I'm thinking of getting the new Borderlands when it lands. Need to finish a few console games while I wait for the Swift to actually become available here in Canada... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 0:50:23 GMT -5
I'm loving CSGO. It're really fun now that I've (mostly) gotten the hang of it. I played a little with Bladesfist this morning, had a really good time. If any of you want to play, hit me up when I'm online, I'd love to play with some of you. And if anyone has Insurgency, we should play that as well. That seems like a fun game to play with a friend or two.
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Post by Satanas on Aug 19, 2014 14:31:59 GMT -5
Ok, I know I have Matty and Duplissi on steam -- do any of you go by the name ""? Trying to figure out who exactly is on my steam list. Edit: Never mind, figured out who that was.
You can usually identify me by my avatar, as it should match whatever I happen to be using on the forums.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 15:12:22 GMT -5
I just got the first two STALKER games for 5 keys. I'm so excited to finally play them.
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Post by MidnytRain on Aug 19, 2014 17:27:35 GMT -5
I just got the first two STALKER games for 5 keys. I'm so excited to finally play them. What were the keys for? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 17:57:07 GMT -5
I just got the first two STALKER games for 5 keys. I'm so excited to finally play them. What were the keys for? TF2. |
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