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[Ciggavelli]

Other than BF4 you can most likely chalk up any boosts to a clean install of Windows.

Edit:

Actually if you have additional monitors going you can also give credit to Aero being shown bushes.

Does throwing areo in the bushes really give that much of a performance boost?

I might have to try that when I'm back in town.

(Side note: I think somebody in here is from the Bay. I'm in SF on business. The weather )

 

[Liquid]

Kaveri is out in the wild apparently and going for $189.99 on newegg right now.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113359

AMAZON has listed it as well, but says 3-6 weeks for shipping and at $173.99

 

[Fatboi1]

Kaveri is out in the wild apparently and going for $189.99 on newegg right now.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113359

AMAZON has listed it as well, but says 3-6 weeks for shipping and at $173.99

You build a PC with this thing and more games support Mantle and you pretty much could ride without a dedicated GPU for a while.

 

[Fatboi1]

Other than BF4 you can most likely chalk up any boosts to a clean install of Windows.

Edit:

Actually if you have additional monitors going you can also give credit to Aero being shown bushes.

Well the upgrade doesn't seem to "reinstall" windows as everything was in tact the way I left it i.e. programs and settings still installed. Plus I monitor my processes and it's hardly anything running when I run a game. There's no way I would've let a whole 20fps get shaved off my performance due to lots of background processes, and defragged hard drive. I would've been realized something was up. My games are on a separate hard drive too.

 

[daze23]

Well the upgrade doesn't seem to "reinstall" windows as everything was in tact the way I left it i.e. programs and settings still installed. Plus I monitor my processes and it's hardly anything running when I run a game. There's no way I would've let a whole 20fps get shaved off my performance due to lots of background processes, and defragged hard drive. I would've been realized something was up. My games are on a separate hard drive too.

where did you gain 20 fps? other than BF4, most games shouldn't see much benefit from win8

 

[Fatboi1]

where did you gain 20 fps? other than BF4, most games shouldn't see much benefit from win8

Max Payne 3 at 1440p had a discernible difference in performance. I didn't really test other games.

 

[daze23]

 

[l3lackstarr]

Oh dayum! New favorite thread.. i'll be sticking around

 

[daze23]

http://www.alphabetagamer.com/catlateral-damage-open-alpha/

Catlateral Damage is a first person mischievous cat simulator, where your objective is to knock as many of your loving owners belongings onto the floor within a 2 minute time limit.

It’s a fun little game, and there’s a lot of satisfaction to be had from knocking things over and making a mess (That’s probably why cats do it in the first place!). The dev plans to add more levels (rooms) to destroy, but at the Alpha gives you free reign to destroy your owners bedroom for 2 mins. On your marks… get set… destroy!!

http://www.catlateraldamage.com/play

 

[KillSpray]

Brehs, if/when I make the jump to PC gamer, will I absolutely need to update to Win 8 or can I stay on Win 7 (especially since I see they're already talking about Win 9 for next year).

I make music on my PC as well, and I don't want to update my OS if I don't have to, and risk destabilizing my current smooth runnings.

 

[kash10003]

Brehs, if/when I make the jump to PC gamer, will I absolutely need to update to Win 8 or can I stay on Win 7 (especially since I see they're already talking about Win 9 for next year).

I make music on my PC as well, and I don't want to update my OS if I don't have to, and risk destabilizing my current smooth runnings.

I'm still on windows 7, i'm not updating to 8 unless its on a htpc.

 

[KillSpray]

I'm still on windows 7, i'm not updating to 8 unless its on a htpc.

So i'm guessing you don't run into any issues running the latest games/steam etc...??

 

[kash10003]

So i'm guessing you don't run into any issues running the latest games/steam etc...??

no. never on anything i tried so far

 

[DF is BUSY]

ya boy just got a new monitor




more info in the morning

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

ya boy just got a new monitor




more info in the morning

cool....what you got?