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Boiler Bandsman
United States391 Posts
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
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Alryk
United States2718 Posts
Looking at this to do it, but every other cable on ebay (Even the ones listed 1080P) say "transmits video signal of 1024x768 maximum." Why is this? It's listed as 1080P, but it says otherwise in the description. Is there something about a VGA to HDMI adapter that prevents it from going higher than 1024x768? Thanks very much! For example: this is listed as 1080P in description, but if you scroll down it says "Cable transmits video signals up to 1024 x 768 pixel resolution." Do I need an additional converter to do it, or can I get 1440x900 otherwise? I know that VGA is analog and HDMI is digital, but would my GPU be able to convert it or do I need a separate converter? (GT640M) | ||
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Craton
United States17250 Posts
[edit] I'm going to take you at your word that you only have an HDMI port. Anyway, I think the issue is that you need an active adapter, e.g. http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Plated-Premium-Adapter/dp/B007SM7O2U / http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Plated-Premium-Adapter/dp/B00879DM56/ref=pd_sim_pc_2 | ||
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Alryk
United States2718 Posts
On December 10 2012 08:36 Craton wrote: A lot of TVs only have a maximum resolution of 1024x768, so maybe that's what it's referring to. [edit] I'm going to take you at your word that you only have an HDMI port. Anyway, I think the issue is that you need an active adapter, e.g. http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Plated-Premium-Adapter/dp/B007SM7O2U / http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Plated-Premium-Adapter/dp/B00879DM56/ref=pd_sim_pc_2 Heh, would be silly for me to lie if I had VGA  but thanks. That's what I thought. >:O I guess I'll just end up playing with an external keyboard and my laptop monitor, haha. | ||
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QoGxDyNaSTy
United States23 Posts
I can play normal fairly well but would like to play ultra with AA enabled. So my questions are do i need a new cpu? and what AMD card 7000's series 7870 etc etc would allow me to max out sc2 with good frames even after legacy of the void gets released. a long question but any help would be great. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20285 Posts
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QoGxDyNaSTy
United States23 Posts
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Alryk
United States2718 Posts
On December 10 2012 12:39 QoGxDyNaSTy wrote: @cyro so what cpu and gpu specs would i need to run ultra with no AA that would work with good fps even after legacy of the void is out? Nobody knows LOTV system requirements, haha.(Edit: I guess they're being predicted here, but that's hardly conclusive) A 6850 should be able to max SC2 iirc. If not, it comes so close that if SC2 is your main game, there really is no reason to upgrade. You could probably download some overclocking software and do it with that. Buy a CPU cooler and overclock your Phenom, I think it's possible to get mostly high CPU settings with one of those. But keep in mind that OC IVB can't even keep SC2 over 40FPS at all times on ultra settings. If you want to upgrade more relevantly, I would probably get a good CPU cooler and overclock your Phenom II nicely, and then buy Haswell when it comes out (15% ish I think performance increase in single threaded stuff), and then just reuse your cooler to overclock your new CPU (it might not be compatible, but then again it might be) | ||
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QoGxDyNaSTy
United States23 Posts
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Craton
United States17250 Posts
On December 10 2012 08:55 Alryk wrote: Heh, would be silly for me to lie if I had VGA but thanks. That's what I thought. >:O I guess I'll just end up playing with an external keyboard and my laptop monitor, haha.I was thinking something more along the lines of a DVI or Display Port. | ||
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Belial88
United States5217 Posts
On December 09 2012 09:04 NKexquisite wrote: Oh god... I'm so retarded... I'm using OBS not FFsplit... I dumped FF for OBS a while back... I don't know why i posted that... What would you suggest trying since I'm using OBS and NOT FFSplit... *FACEPALM* Increasing the auto-reconnect time from 10 to like 30, and bringing it down from there. Also, download something called 'jtvping'. Often times the server that's best for you is not the one that's closest. I'm in VA, but I connect to TX. Even though the server closest to me has the best avg ping, it has absolutely horrible jitter, which is the bigger factor, so I connect to TX for like 5 less avg ping (still in the green) but like 10-15 better jitter, which is huge. | ||
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Belial88
United States5217 Posts
Hello i have a phenom II x6 1090T 3.2 and an AMD 6850 I can play normal fairly well but would like to play ultra with AA enabled. So my questions are do i need a new cpu? and what AMD card 7000's series 7870 etc etc would allow me to max out sc2 with good frames even after legacy of the void gets released. a long question but any help would be great. Your CPU and GPU are fine... If it isn't a software issue or something non-hardware, then the problem might be your VRAM. What resolution do you play at? You should be able to max out sc2 with good frames on your system as it is. Dips in fps in big battles is to be expected and every CPU in the world does so, but as long as you are having minimum fps above 25-30 in the very, very big 1v1 battles, your doing well. It's quite intuitive - if you can play on low graphics just fine, then your CPU is fine. If you can play on low, but then can't play on high, it's your GPU. But your GPU is strong enough, although AA at a very high resolution might be causing some damage, im not sure what your resolution is.... AA is really, really, really demanding. Like do you need AA? You realize that SC2 has shitty implementation of AA and it just takes as much processing power as running sc2 itself, almost. You should at least be able to play everything maxed out very very smoothly with no AA. Also, WOL is a old ass game by now, HOTS/LOTV isn't going to be some crazy demanding game. It's running off the same engine, there's only so much they can do. If you can play WOL on ultra, you will play HOTS/LOTV on ultra (maybe drop 1-5 frames, at most, because of some texture redesign, although i seriously doubt blizz will do serious changing to the game just in an expansion like that). Overclocking your CPU and GPU should help out a lot though. Phenom x6 at 3.2ghz is going to perform the same as a phenom x4 at 3.2ghz, and only slightly better than a 3.2ghz phenom x2. x6 really isn't a gaming CPU. Overclocking, and streaming, on the other hand, the Phenom x6 is awesome at. Overclocked to 4.2ghz, which is very easy on a phenom x6, and you'll outperform an i5 in streaming. | ||
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QoGxDyNaSTy
United States23 Posts
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Rollin
Australia1552 Posts
On December 10 2012 15:48 Belial88 wrote: If it isn't a software issue or something non-hardware, then the problem might be your VRAM. Nope. Sc2 with 4x AA will not come close to using 1GB of VRAM. Maybe BF3 with ultra textures and 16xAF/4xAA, but not sc2 by any stretch. Ever. On December 10 2012 15:48 Belial88 wrote: Overclocked to 4.2ghz, which is very easy on a phenom x6, and you'll outperform an i5 in streaming. You mean you'll outperform it at encoding? Maybe, but I doubt it, the i5 has 4 much faster cores than an OCed x6, they'd probably be close at 4.2, not much either way. In terms of streaming though (I'm only talking about sc2), the i5 will give you a much higher framerate, hence your stream will be better as you can capture a higher framerate which could make a nice 45-60 fps 720p stream most of the time. The 4 cores on the x6 will be able to encode better, but encoding scaling sucks ass and you won't notice it most of the time from veryfast -> fast, and the higher framerate offered from the i5 will look objectively better. All that being said, for the price, the x6 isn't terrible for streaming/encoding. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20285 Posts
Overclocked to 4.2ghz, which is very easy on a phenom x6, and you'll outperform an i5 in streaming. A stock one, but if he matches your overclock he will have a significant (>50%) lead in cpu-bound game performance while matching multi-threaded performance, showing as much higher minimum and average fps, FPS not dipping nearly as low with screen capture methods and being able to hit the same encoding settings as the x6, but holding >60fps (or close to it) for a higher percentage of the game or a battle while the phenom being behind in performance cuts it a lot lower than the i5. Capturing at 60fps messes up performance a ton (around twice as much as 30fps in my tests, output resolution irrelevant) and with the best cpu's only having ~40fps minimums in sc2 1v1, when you add the performance hits from capture its even worse, so having a stronger CPU is very relevant for stopping a 60fps stream from dipping or floating below 60fps because your game cant keep up. | ||
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Capped
United Kingdom7236 Posts
 Basically, ive got it raised about 2/3 an inch off a glass table, big 16" pedastal fan directed at it (hot part, the fan vent etc) and its still running hot, i need to clean it as its running about 10 degrees higher on average idle / under load. Any ideas how to help reduce heat further? Also, while playing guild wars 2 Speedfan is registering temps of about 90-92oC but the moment i minimise (and im talking 2 seconds max) it drops straight back down to 80-84oC. This is the GFX. The CPU is sitting between 75-80 constant. Im aware i can run my GPU at about 80 without doing damage, 90 is too high though but i think its a false positive from speedfan, considering the massive jump downwards as soon as i minimise. Also, what is a safe operating temp for a CPU? is 75-80 ok-ish, for now? I am resting it every 30 mins to 1 hour, letting it completely cool to below 40 or outright turning it off for 10 mins too... | ||
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Alryk
United States2718 Posts
If there's something relevant for gaming lemme know, better "internet" for gaming would be nice but I'm skeptical about how realistic of a function that actually is as handled by the router. Looking at Edimax BR-6428 or Encore router. The only review I found of the Edimax was pretty bad, but ratings are good. | ||
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PikQ
Finland9 Posts
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Infernal_dream
United States2359 Posts
On December 11 2012 05:20 Capped wrote: Forced to play on a laptop without its cooling fan (Shipped everything from UK to Sri lanka - not due for a few days) i dont know why i didnt ship its fan, FU Basically, ive got it raised about 2/3 an inch off a glass table, big 16" pedastal fan directed at it (hot part, the fan vent etc) and its still running hot, i need to clean it as its running about 10 degrees higher on average idle / under load. Any ideas how to help reduce heat further? Also, while playing guild wars 2 Speedfan is registering temps of about 90-92oC but the moment i minimise (and im talking 2 seconds max) it drops straight back down to 80-84oC. This is the GFX. The CPU is sitting between 75-80 constant. Im aware i can run my GPU at about 80 without doing damage, 90 is too high though but i think its a false positive from speedfan, considering the massive jump downwards as soon as i minimise. Also, what is a safe operating temp for a CPU? is 75-80 ok-ish, for now? I am resting it every 30 mins to 1 hour, letting it completely cool to below 40 or outright turning it off for 10 mins too... You can run higher temps in laptops than desktops. The gpu can certainly go above 80 without harm. | ||
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