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"the melt gun" by Skybuck Flying[_7_]
Possible new idea for a weapon in (first person) shooters: "The melt gun" It would fire electron particles at targets which would nullify atomic attraction force which would cause object to fall apart and seem to "melt". This should be able to be achieved with vertex/geometry shaders to make it...
August 10th 11 03:47 PM
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ATI my ass by moose
howdy, srry...'av an updated version of your good history lesson............ involved as lowly tech in the electrochemistry general engineering labs in schnedtady in 1960 until transferred to another city. G.E. invented the 'low-temp' fuel cell to work in the gemini...for short period ran tests...
August 6th 11 05:58 PM
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Asus GamerOSD crashes when switching between COHTOS and Windows 7. by Skybuck Flying[_7_]
Hello, "Asus GamerOSD" crashes when switching between "Company of Heroes Tales of Valor" (COHTOS) and "Windows 7". For example while using tunggle for networking and alt-tabbing (the switching) to see chat messages. Somehow enabling "Asus GamerOSD" in "Advanced Display Settings" in "Windows...
August 5th 11 07:28 PM
by Paul Go to last post
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Eurogamer: New Xbox & PlayStation 4: What to Expect by Natas MacGregor
On Jul 20, 10:44*am, parallax-scroll wrote: Video game graphics achieved using the DirectX 11 standard provide a solid indication of the visual power of the next Xbox and PlayStation, Eurogamer has been told. Eurogamer has also been told that visuals on a par...
August 2nd 11 04:28 AM
by Natas MacGregor Go to last post
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Skybuck's RAM Test version 0.07 (For CUDA and CPU) now available ! by Skybuck Flying[_7_]
Just for the record, I also wrote a CPU test which can run on any x86 cpu. For the AMD X2 3800+ the results for a single core where as follows: Test CPU Random Memory Access Performance. version 0.01 created on 1 august 2011 by Skybuck Flying. program started. Setup...
August 1st 11 03:35 PM
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OpenGL works slow without graphics drivers, and also in Virtual Machines (VMWare) ? by Skybuck Flying[_7_]
Hello, I suspect OpenGL works very slow without graphics drivers on operating systems and also works very slow in virtual machines like VMWare. I am not sure what the cause of the slowdown is... it could be "opengl array" related issues, like glDrawArrays it could also be glClear it could also...
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July 22nd 11 10:16 AM
by Miles Bader[_2_] Go to last post
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OpenGL Versus DirectX by Bill Bradshaw
I have been following the OpenGL discussion. If you can run a graphics program (say GoogleEarth) in either OpenGL or DirectX which one is better to use? -- Bill Brought to you from Anchorage, Alaska.
July 18th 11 07:13 PM
by Bill Bradshaw Go to last post
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Very good news from AMD by Skybuck Flying[_7_]
(Not my subject description) Status of my benchmarking of cuda, more will follow soon: Well, time for some numbers... Exact measurements must still be done, but so far I am counting the seconds myself for a somewhat estimation of what's going on. Settings tested:
July 12th 11 03:05 AM
by Skybuck Flying[_7_] Go to last post
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Gameplay idea: Protective points for protecting low fps players. by Skybuck Flying[_2_]
In short: "Give players additional points for protecting "low fps" players" In long (and later short again): YEAH BOYS AND GIRLS... IF YOU DO EVER SEE ME ON THE BATTLEFLIED 3 play grounds anywhere in 2011 or 2012 REMEMBER ONE THING/THIS: "It's Skybuck playing on 5 fps or 1 fps or 15 fps ! ;) =D"
July 11th 11 06:24 AM
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Linux's console text mode make video card's fan spin up and use more power? by Ant
Hello! I noticed most of the times my old NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT video card's fan is quiet in KDE v3.5.10 with Compiz. When I exit out of X (used startx to start X.org) to text mode console, my fan will spin up louder and according to my old APC UPS, more power is used: Before "startx"...
July 8th 11 01:29 PM
by AD Go to last post
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Terminator 2 strategy game by Skybuck Flying[_7_]
Here is an idea for company's like Relic who are into strategy games. I think a situation/scenerio like Terminator 2 would be right up their ally... A terminator 2 strategy game would have "pre-destructed" environments just like a company of heroes game after the battle ;) Ofcourse there could...
July 5th 11 06:55 AM
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CUDA standard with Windows ? by Skybuck Flying[_2_]
Hello, I just read a somewhat older posting that OpenCL/nvidia drivers would come standard with Windows 7, is this indeed true ? Further question: Does windows 7 come with cuda drivers ? If not will windows 8 come with cuda drivers ?
July 1st 11 02:56 AM
by Martin Riddle Go to last post
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Under water for Battlefield 3. by Skybuck Flying[_7_]
Hello, Will Battlefield 3 have a map with an under water section ? Call of Duty 7 will have at least one single player map with an under water section ?! So Battlefield 3 should at least have one too ! ;) =D So if you know of any good under water graphics algorithms post them here !
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June 28th 11 12:44 PM
by Wolfgang.Draxinger Go to last post
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Motherboard/PC not booting when no monitor connected ?!? (or switch connections ?) by Skybuck Flying[_7_]
Hello, I switched my monitor from GT 520 graphics card to integrated graphics RADEON 3300 chip/monitor connector. So there are two hdmi connectors. I noticed how the computer appeared to refuse to boot when there was no monitor connected ?!?
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June 14th 11 03:32 AM
by Paul Go to last post
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Skybuck's DreamPC Fourth Build, 116 Pictures available ! by Chris S.[_3_]
"Skybuck Flying" wrote in message ... Hello There ! Skybuck's DreamPC has been rebuild for the Fourth time and now pictures available online ! (Rebuild using a new motherboard from ASRock and a...
June 12th 11 11:21 PM
by Mike Tomlinson Go to last post
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NVIDIA GT 520, Quake 3 performance at 1920x1200 ? by Skybuck Flying[_2_]
Hello, Can an nvidia GT 520 gpu play quake 3 at 1920x1200 at 60 fps ?!? How about 30 fps ? How much fps can it do ?!? Bye, Skybuck.
June 6th 11 05:08 PM
by John M[_3_] Go to last post
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Company of Heroes Tales of Valor, blinking by Skybuck Flying[_6_]
Hello, Some maps in Company of Heroes Tales of Valor seem to blink. Like a little bit of black fade. Could be a driver issue for gt 520. Or perhaps it's tunggle messing things up.
June 6th 11 03:17 AM
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Another startling discovery: AMD's cool & quiet doesn't work and does exactly the opposite ?!? by Skybuck Flying[_5_]
Hello, I was watching ASRock's OC tuner tool and also ASRock's Intelligent Energy Saver tool which I think uses AMD's Cool & Quiet CPU technology and I noticed the following odd behaviour: 1. When "IES" (intelligent energy saver") was ON the "CPU Power Watt" indicator fluctuates wildly between 2...
June 2nd 11 04:16 AM
by [email protected][_2_] Go to last post
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Skybuck is re-building his PC for the 4th time. Let YOUR retardness BEGIN ! by Skybuck Flying[_2_]
"Shaun" wrote in message ... "John Larkin" wrote in message ... "God's evil shocks might come down on me from heaven again... I WILL NOT ALLOW IT !" YEAHAHAHAHAH =D
May 26th 11 01:23 PM
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Idea: Personal Dust Sucker by Skybuck Flying[_2_]
Hello, I suspect my presence near the Personal Computer is probably causing a lot of dust to be sucked into the PC over time. So in a way the PC also acts as a Personal Dust Sucker. Except I don't want it to suck in dust. So here is my idea for a solution: a Personal Dust Sucker. I would buy...
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May 23rd 11 05:34 AM
by Robert Baer[_2_] Go to last post
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