Re: 4K 60Hz DisplayPort -- cheapest graphics card options?? (no gaming)

Posted on 2016-06-27, 14:26

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OK a couple of things I found while searching: * Different makers give different features, apparently, and you still have to check whether a model has DisplayPort (1.2 or later) and the actual max bandwith (ergo, max resolution & refresh rate) that's supported. I think DP has already become standard …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-27, 14:07

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brassicGamer wrote: And the trick does work on the slot-loaders - you just have to find the right part of the slot. Something I'm rather good at. Ahem. Wait, I still have one of those drives. Which part, I'm curious? Another way is of course using flat pliers ... or credit cards. 😜

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-27, 13:53

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You do know that you can eject the drives without power by sticking a paper clip in that little hole in the front? I know that trick, but does it work with slot-loading drives (Pioneer) like the one in the middle above? I had never needed to pull out a disc that way though. Those Pioneers are my …

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Re: 23 video cards VS Quake3 Arena, UT99, UT2k4, Painkiller, Doom3, 3DMark 2000/2001/2003, enjoy!

Posted on 2016-06-27, 12:57

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I was going to comment earlier. There have been claims that Fermi gen cards are faster on DX9 games than later gen cards. Not sure where the supposed "bell curve" would peak on the Radeon side. Drivers must also play a big role on this. If only we could 'standardize' on a testbed/platform and …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-27, 12:47

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Were those Volaris popular in the server market? Lots of NOS on ebay...

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Re: Brexit???

Posted on 2016-06-27, 10:52

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despite the fact that each successive generation is demonstrably less responsible, less self-reliant, less informed and less aware than the one before. True, it does... also aware of the irony in the fact that I was generalizing pretty heavily as well; guess it goes both ways :P A sage is born in …

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Re: Nvidia enthusiast key (DRM for three/four way sli)

Posted on 2016-06-27, 08:13

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I'm just curious, Scali, have you bought/will you buy the 1080/1070? Because I agree with most of what you have said about the NVIDIA/AMD situation, but still I can't (don't want to) justify the current inflated prices (especially for something that's not even that "high end" -- really it's just …

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Re: Nvidia enthusiast key (DRM for three/four way sli)

Posted on 2016-06-27, 07:55

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1070 is not quite a "high end", just like 970 wasn't. It might've been closer to the price/perf winner IF obtainable at the promised $379 price point. Definitely not at $500+. @Scali GP102 is what's widely reported (not officially confirmed of course) to be on 1080 Ti and Titan. GP100 is already …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-27, 07:33

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Crap caps from the early 2000s should've been all dead/blown off by now (or was it ten years ago).

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Re: Nvidia enthusiast key (DRM for three/four way sli)

Posted on 2016-06-27, 07:27

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Shouldn't DX12 Multi-GPU take care of these stuff? Why would you need to pay extra? I think I'm going to push requests for OpenCL support to the devs of my (CUDA-exclusive) programs now. I really want to avoid having to buy NVIDIA at the moment. @Scali From what I see, AMD is trying to put a blow …

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Re: 4K 60Hz DisplayPort -- cheapest graphics card options?? (no gaming)

Posted on 2016-06-27, 04:36

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If you're in the US, the Polaris 460 should sell for $99. It should perform on the level of a Nvidia 950 and won't need a PCIe power plug. I'm in Indonesia, currently in the capital region. The prices here are a bit mixed, but mostly at the high side, I think. Lowest online preorder price for RX …

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Re: Brexit???

Posted on 2016-06-27, 04:29

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Ehhh as a youth myself (yeah I put myself back in why thank you) I refuse to put the blame elsewhere. I take responsibility for myself. Just lower the damn taxes for startups (I see Greece likes to make a joke on that one) and make it easy to start a business! If you govs can't give us that, we'll …

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Re: 4K 60Hz DisplayPort -- cheapest graphics card options?? (no gaming)

Posted on 2016-06-26, 14:17

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Yeah, Polaris is a bit tempting... even more so as the said LG monitor above does support Freesync (and no GSync sadly). (update: RX 480 should be in the stores by today/tomorrow/next week!) I was aiming for something like $40~60 though. :blush: Though I suppose an RX 480 could be easily sold off in …

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Re: Incredible how even fairly modern processors don't cut it

Posted on 2016-06-26, 13:43

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luckybob wrote: 4x ati 480's and I will be set for the next 4-5 years I see... you're putting your bets on DX12's Multi-GPU!!!!

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4K 60Hz DisplayPort -- cheapest graphics card options?? (no gaming)

Posted on 2016-06-26, 08:46

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Background: I have the chance to get a new LG 27UD68 for about $450 -- which is quite cheap considering the prices we had just a year or two ago for 4k/UHD monitors (or even currently from other makers). On the other hand, the prices of GTX 1080/1070/980Ti/980 (new and used) are far from being …

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Re: Most useless/undesirable piece of vintage computer hardware

Posted on 2016-06-26, 05:50

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Oh gosh I just remembered, aren't LS-120 drives said to be reliable floppy disk readers as well? I intended to get some but completely forgot about it...

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Re: 23 video cards VS Quake3 Arena, UT99, UT2k4, Painkiller, Doom3, 3DMark 2000/2001/2003, enjoy!

Posted on 2016-06-26, 05:40

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GF2 Ultra might be a bit rare now, but GF FX 5900 or Quadro FX 2000 / 3000 are relatively easy to obtain. That OC'd GF3 Ti was surely having a good time until Rick threw DOOM3 at it. 😀

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Re: Dell Dimension 4100 problems

Posted on 2016-06-26, 05:37

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I've never met a CPU in my life that's "half-working". 😀

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Re: FM OPL3 frequency differences

Posted on 2016-06-26, 05:32

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I also wonder why words such as "inferior", "retarded", "trashing" are constantly being used to imply that another party is suggesting such things. Just amusing. :) I guess even words such as "for those who are not as picky" can provoke a reaction in some people. Hmm... Humans (myself included) can …

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Re: Did games go backwards after 3dfx died?

Posted on 2016-06-26, 04:28

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^I mentioned Undying in the first page. Not only the graphics was stylistically good for its time, but the sound design really gives you the atmosphere. Very exciting to play in the dark with your surround speakers turned up. :) I even intended to buy it at recent GOG summer sale only to find it's …

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