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Posted January 03, 2015
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EndreWhiteMane: I have a volunteer job. Saturday is the only day I have to work, the other days are optional unless one of the bosses is out, then I fill in for them.

Do they try firebreaks or anything or just let them burn themselves out?
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gunsynd: Yes,they try all that stuff.These fires are too big so they adopt the system off (watch and wait)
Across Two States at the moment...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/
That's scary, it would be the equivalent of our west coast forest fires. Yuck. :/
Edit: That's exactly like our forest fires, you just call them differently.
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EndreWhiteMane: I have a volunteer job. Saturday is the only day I have to work, the other days are optional unless one of the bosses is out, then I fill in for them.
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LaPtiteBete: That's courageous :)) you're noble-minded
I enjoy it, we help get clothes and food to people who need them. I love the place.
Post edited January 03, 2015 by EndreWhiteMane
Posted January 03, 2015
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gunsynd: Yes,they try all that stuff.These fires are too big so they adopt the system off (watch and wait)
Across Two States at the moment...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/
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EndreWhiteMane: That's scary, it would be the equivalent of our west coast forest fires. Yuck. :/
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LaPtiteBete: That's courageous :)) you're noble-minded
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EndreWhiteMane: I enjoy it, we help get clothes and food to people who need them. I love the place.
Yes,we keep tabs on your fires too.The curse of Summer Worldwide..
Posted January 03, 2015
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EndreWhiteMane: I enjoy it, we help get clothes and food to people who need them. I love the place.
That's great !! :))
Posted January 03, 2015
Good morning/afternoon whatever time it is where you guys are.

After testing a few games, and particularly one that I was generously gifted with much pain in mind, I have come to the definitive conclusion... that my rig is seriously underpowered.

Seriously, I can never get more than forty-lows fps in the starting area of Dark Souls and that's with a 1280x720 resolution.

Nothing new here, I already knew that. But I chose to ignore it, this time I had to know, and it's a bit galling.

I think it's time for an upgrade. So I would inquire of you, what are some good but not overly expensive graphic cards out there? Something better than the AMD Radeon HD 6570 I have right now.
Posted January 03, 2015
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j0ekerr: Good morning/afternoon whatever time it is where you guys are.

After testing a few games, and particularly one that I was generously gifted with much pain in mind, I have come to the definitive conclusion... that my rig is seriously underpowered.

Seriously, I can never get more than forty-lows fps in the starting area of Dark Souls and that's with a 1280x720 resolution.

Nothing new here, I already knew that. But I chose to ignore it, this time I had to know, and it's a bit galling.

I think it's time for an upgrade. So I would inquire of you, what are some good but not overly expensive graphic cards out there? Something better than the AMD Radeon HD 6570 I have right now.
This is a great resource for answering that question.
Posted January 03, 2015
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EndreWhiteMane: This is a great resource for answering that question.
It most certainly is, thank you very much.

Edit: The R7 looks nice, not excessively expensive and scores 4 times higher than my current card in 3DMark

Further Edit: Oh crap, I need to check if I have the 6 pin power connector. But I think I don't.
Post edited January 03, 2015 by j0ekerr
Posted January 03, 2015
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j0ekerr: Good morning/afternoon whatever time it is where you guys are.

After testing a few games, and particularly one that I was generously gifted with much pain in mind, I have come to the definitive conclusion... that my rig is seriously underpowered.

Seriously, I can never get more than forty-lows fps in the starting area of Dark Souls and that's with a 1280x720 resolution.

Nothing new here, I already knew that. But I chose to ignore it, this time I had to know, and it's a bit galling.

I think it's time for an upgrade. So I would inquire of you, what are some good but not overly expensive graphic cards out there? Something better than the AMD Radeon HD 6570 I have right now.
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EndreWhiteMane: This is a great resource for answering that question.
Good information there, thank you for sharing it. Still need a good video card for these thing and that should help.
Posted January 03, 2015
Why hello there.

FRAPS indicated 15 frames at 1080p res.

And that is terrible.
Posted January 03, 2015
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j0ekerr: Good morning/afternoon whatever time it is where you guys are.

After testing a few games, and particularly one that I was generously gifted with much pain in mind, I have come to the definitive conclusion... that my rig is seriously underpowered.

Seriously, I can never get more than forty-lows fps in the starting area of Dark Souls and that's with a 1280x720 resolution.

Nothing new here, I already knew that. But I chose to ignore it, this time I had to know, and it's a bit galling.

I think it's time for an upgrade. So I would inquire of you, what are some good but not overly expensive graphic cards out there? Something better than the AMD Radeon HD 6570 I have right now.
Good evening. =)
One bit of....good....news for you - even with integrated graphics only, Soulstorm runs like a dream on this computer.
A dream where you're endlessly drowning in a sentient hope annihilating void and you can feel that said void is actively deriving pleasure from your increasing urge to passionately make out with the nearest light socket until the pain stops, but a dream nonetheless.

Additional - will mention this just in case. Soulstorm's windowed mode is a pile of broken ass and infuriating ineptitude, so unless you've got better luck than I, don't try to actually switch to different things while using it.
The game will completely lock up and crash you to desktop if you do.
Post edited January 03, 2015 by CarrionCrow
Posted January 03, 2015
I've been using Tom's Hardware for a long time. Good 'real world' recommendations, not fanboy gotta have it stuff. ;)
Posted January 03, 2015
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EndreWhiteMane: This is a great resource for answering that question.
Great link. My graphic cards has some trouble so I'll need to buy a new one in the near future and this is really helpful.
Posted January 03, 2015
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j0ekerr: Good morning/afternoon whatever time it is where you guys are.

After testing a few games, and particularly one that I was generously gifted with much pain in mind, I have come to the definitive conclusion... that my rig is seriously underpowered.

Seriously, I can never get more than forty-lows fps in the starting area of Dark Souls and that's with a 1280x720 resolution.

Nothing new here, I already knew that. But I chose to ignore it, this time I had to know, and it's a bit galling.

I think it's time for an upgrade. So I would inquire of you, what are some good but not overly expensive graphic cards out there? Something better than the AMD Radeon HD 6570 I have right now.
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CarrionCrow: Good evening. =)
One bit of....good....news for you - even with integrated graphics only, Soulstorm runs like a dream on this computer.
A dream where you're endlessly drowning in a sentient hope annihilating void and you can feel that said void is actively deriving pleasure from your increasing urge to passionately make out with the nearest light socket until the pain stops, but a dream nonetheless.

Additional - will mention this just in case. Soulstorm's windowed mode is a pile of broken ass and infuriating ineptitude, so unless you've got better luck than I, don't try to actually switch to different things while using it.
The game will completely lock up and crash you to desktop if you do.
You really need to start doing your videos, you have a gift for prose. "passionately make out with the nearest light socket" is pretty much an instant calssic. :-)
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EndreWhiteMane: This is a great resource for answering that question.
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moonshineshadow: Great link. My graphic cards has some trouble so I'll need to buy a new one in the near future and this is really helpful.
I have a local copy of the 'hierarchy chart', very nice for deciding if a game will run on my rig.
Post edited January 03, 2015 by EndreWhiteMane
Posted January 03, 2015
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j0ekerr: Good morning/afternoon whatever time it is where you guys are.

After testing a few games, and particularly one that I was generously gifted with much pain in mind, I have come to the definitive conclusion... that my rig is seriously underpowered.

Seriously, I can never get more than forty-lows fps in the starting area of Dark Souls and that's with a 1280x720 resolution.

Nothing new here, I already knew that. But I chose to ignore it, this time I had to know, and it's a bit galling.

I think it's time for an upgrade. So I would inquire of you, what are some good but not overly expensive graphic cards out there? Something better than the AMD Radeon HD 6570 I have right now.
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CarrionCrow: Good evening. =)
One bit of....good....news for you - even with integrated graphics only, Soulstorm runs like a dream on this computer.
A dream where you're endlessly drowning in a sentient hope annihilating void and you can feel that said void is actively deriving pleasure from your increasing urge to passionately make out with the nearest light socket until the pain stops, but a dream nonetheless.

Additional - will mention this just in case. Soulstorm's windowed mode is a pile of broken ass and infuriating ineptitude, so unless you've got better luck than I, don't try to actually switch to different things while using it.
The game will completely lock up and crash you to desktop if you do.
Welp, I used to play Dark Crusade on the poor GMA laptop.

It ran very smoothly.

I need to download it, then I can play a few campaigns and then we can battle each other.

Have I mentioned how I suck against real opponents in RTS?
Post edited January 03, 2015 by j0ekerr
Posted January 03, 2015
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CarrionCrow: Good evening. =)
One bit of....good....news for you - even with integrated graphics only, Soulstorm runs like a dream on this computer.
A dream where you're endlessly drowning in a sentient hope annihilating void and you can feel that said void is actively deriving pleasure from your increasing urge to passionately make out with the nearest light socket until the pain stops, but a dream nonetheless.

Additional - will mention this just in case. Soulstorm's windowed mode is a pile of broken ass and infuriating ineptitude, so unless you've got better luck than I, don't try to actually switch to different things while using it.
The game will completely lock up and crash you to desktop if you do.
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EndreWhiteMane: You really need to start doing your videos, you have a gift for prose. "passionately make out with the nearest light socket" is pretty much an instant calssic. :-)
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moonshineshadow: Great link. My graphic cards has some trouble so I'll need to buy a new one in the near future and this is really helpful.
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EndreWhiteMane: I have a local copy of the 'hierarchy chart', very nice for deciding if a game will run on my rig.
Will probably do a test run soon, just to see if my crappy internet can even do a stream that's watchable.
Appreciate the compliment regardless, though. Thank you. =)
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CarrionCrow: Good evening. =)
One bit of....good....news for you - even with integrated graphics only, Soulstorm runs like a dream on this computer.
A dream where you're endlessly drowning in a sentient hope annihilating void and you can feel that said void is actively deriving pleasure from your increasing urge to passionately make out with the nearest light socket until the pain stops, but a dream nonetheless.

Additional - will mention this just in case. Soulstorm's windowed mode is a pile of broken ass and infuriating ineptitude, so unless you've got better luck than I, don't try to actually switch to different things while using it.
The game will completely lock up and crash you to desktop if you do.
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j0ekerr: Welp, I used to play Dark Crusade on the poor GMA laptop.

It ran very smoothly.

I need to download it, then I can play a few campaigns and then we can battle each other.

Have I mentioned how I suck against real opponents in RTS?
Well, I've got zero experience against real opponents in any RTS, so that will probably help level the playing field somewhat.
Post edited January 03, 2015 by CarrionCrow
Posted January 03, 2015
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j0ekerr: Further Edit: Oh crap, I need to check if I have the 6 pin power connector. But I think I don't.
While not ideal, there is an adapter (my last graphics card actually came with one) that will convert more traditional PSU connectors to the 6 pin version required by newer cards.


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EndreWhiteMane: I've been using Tom's Hardware for a long time. Good 'real world' recommendations, not fanboy gotta have it stuff. ;)
Agreed. I'm not even a link clicker, but when I search a computer question and see a Tom's Hardware forum response, I have no problem going to it as the advice is always good and the site is solid. Gives you everything from the high end techie stuff to the "need to know" general user information. And in a sea of hardware, a ton of useful information to help you sort through and get what you need.
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