Posts by Entropius

Do these programs really need that much CPU? I remember using an old tracker back in the day that could mix 256 channels with 32-bit precision in realtime on an AMD K6-2 @ 400 MHz. Granted, it ran in text mode and was written in...

Quote: Originally Posted by aintz 30-40 is not very smoothe at all. thats pretty bad lag. An average of 30-40 fps can sometimes indicate "lag", when the fps jumps from 60 to 10, but a sustained fps...

Quote: Originally Posted by aintz lolOLOL infjew take a screen shot of fear running at 1200*800 medium settings and have 60fps. please dumb noobs. and entropius playing css on high at 1280*800 what fps are you...

I play Counterstrike: Source on high settings at 1280x800... ... on a Radeon 9600. You'll be fine.

Why shouldn't it run?

A 7200 RPM drive shouldn't build up significantly more heat. Re: processor throttling: I've noticed no difference in responsiveness whether throttling is on or off. I've got an AMD machine, so the specific mechanism for the throttling...

I've got a little red Vector one. I think it's rated for 200W sustained, 300W peak, or something? (My laptop only has a 60W power brick.) No complaints here, other than that the power brick tends to heat up more when using the inverter...

I imagine what you're feeling is the lack of hard drive speed. You can have the fastest CPU available, but if you can't keep it fed with data all that speed is going to waste. Laptop hard drives have smaller platters, and often lower...

It's important to know what you're using it for. Doing computational physics? Get the high-end processor. Playing games? Don't.

Quote: Originally Posted by RC30 I don't believe that's true. I used to think so too, but look at it this way. Even though you're running the game at the same lower resolution, the video card still has to fill all the...