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ZeKk
Sweden320 Posts
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Rollin
Australia1552 Posts
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Rollin
Australia1552 Posts
On February 02 2012 09:28 SoleSteeler wrote: How much does resolution affect performance? My laptop: Intel T6600 Dual core 2.20 GHz Mobility Radeon HD4650 4 GB RAM 24" monitor I play on lowest and get okay FPS for the first while of a game (40-60 FPS) but when lots of Zerglings show up, or just in general late game armies clashing, I can drop to 10-20 FPS. I, basically, have to play at 1680x1050 resolution, which is a 16:10 resolution (my monitor is 16  ) but every other resolution I choose either stretches slightly weird, or I have big horizontal bars. Would lowering my resolution and playing at a stretched one improve my FPS? I tried to test it in a replay but couldn't really tell much of a difference... Maybe 5 FPS in a big battle. Not worth it then, right? You should preferably play at your monitor's native resolution, and this shouldn't give you lines above or below. Resolution is entirely gpu dependant, and late game battles are basically entirely cpu dependant. You shouldn't have any change in fps on low after about 50 food, especially not in late game battles, from changing the resolution. Since you have adequate starting fps, your cpu is the problem later on. | ||
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ZeKk
Sweden320 Posts
On February 02 2012 10:49 Rollin wrote: You mean you have a fingerprint on top of the cpu? Use a tissue is what I do, rubbing alcohol is an added bonus (Don't use tissue with alcohol, use something that won't disintegrate). Could I use soaked cotton swabs in alchol to remove it?It should evaporates after some time | ||
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Vexas
United States98 Posts
Just downloaded the beta version of xsplit 6 last night to stream and ran across an interesting problem. Everything runs fine and smoothly but when I boot up SC2 I cannot seem to make any control groups. It is very vexing and makes the game unplayable for me. I tried turning off xsplit and then rebooting the game and sure enough I could make control groups again no problem. Rebooted xsplit and the problem returned. Anyone have any ideas how to fix this? Thanks in advance! Gl and HF! Edit: Found my problem after playing with Xsplit for awhile. There are apparently "Hotkeys" for xsplit for scene switches. All I had to do was go in and set all the hotkeys to "None" and now I can make my control groups with no problem! Hope this helps someone in the future! | ||
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TheToast
United States4808 Posts
On February 02 2012 09:28 SoleSteeler wrote: How much does resolution affect performance? My laptop: Intel T6600 Dual core 2.20 GHz Mobility Radeon HD4650 4 GB RAM 24" monitor I play on lowest and get okay FPS for the first while of a game (40-60 FPS) but when lots of Zerglings show up, or just in general late game armies clashing, I can drop to 10-20 FPS. I, basically, have to play at 1680x1050 resolution, which is a 16:10 resolution (my monitor is 16 ) but every other resolution I choose either stretches slightly weird, or I have big horizontal bars. Would lowering my resolution and playing at a stretched one improve my FPS? I tried to test it in a replay but couldn't really tell much of a difference... Maybe 5 FPS in a big battle. Not worth it then, right? Depends on the game type and the engine. I haven't tested much with SC2, but I would think you are going to see an effect, as the greater the resolution you set, the more that your PC has to render. Have you tried 1366x768? | ||
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Josh_rakoons
United Kingdom1158 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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BeMannerDuPenner
Germany5638 Posts
i recently got myself a nice 42" tv, had a 15 year old one before so i have zero clue of what happened in that business in the last few years. question is can i just plug a hdmi cable in and play games like fifa 12 on it? like plug in, change to 2 monitors and it works? or is there anything special i have to look out for? (gfx card is a 460 1gb) /edit On February 04 2012 11:42 skyR wrote: I'm going to say yes. wouldnt a 7950 offer way better value? seems to be like 20% cheaper over here for not thaat much less performance. but i guess at that budget it doesnt matter anymore ~~ | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On February 05 2012 03:20 BeMannerDuPenner wrote: guess this is a very simple question. i recently got myself a nice 42" tv, had a 15 year old one before so i have zero clue of what happened in that business in the last few years. question is can i just plug a hdmi cable in and play games like fifa 12 on it? like plug in, change to 2 monitors and it works? or is there anything special i have to look out for? (gfx card is a 460 1gb) Yeah you plug it in and it works. It may not work well, however. The biggest concern is that most TV sets have relatively huge input lag compared to computer monitors. Think like 30-100ms. Of course this doesn't matter when watching TV, but if you're doing time-sensitive interaction with what's displayed, then it can be a big deal. Some sets may have something like a "game mode" or similar that may perhaps disable some of the image processing/enhancement functionality so the delay is reduced somewhat. It may or may not work well. | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On February 05 2012 03:20 BeMannerDuPenner wrote: guess this is a very simple question. i recently got myself a nice 42" tv, had a 15 year old one before so i have zero clue of what happened in that business in the last few years. question is can i just plug a hdmi cable in and play games like fifa 12 on it? like plug in, change to 2 monitors and it works? or is there anything special i have to look out for? (gfx card is a 460 1gb) /edit wouldnt a 7950 offer way better value? seems to be like 20% cheaper over here for not thaat much less performance. but i guess at that budget it doesnt matter anymore ~~ Well 7970 fits easily into a 1000£ build anyway and if you're building for 1000£ I doubt that value's the first thing in your mind | ||
Seeker
Where dat snitch at?37103 Posts
ASUS Eee PC R101D-EU17-BK Netbook - Intel Atom N455 1.66GHz, 1GB DDR3, 250GB HDD, 10.1" WSVGA, Windows 7 Starter 32-bit, Black What I want to know: Can this run WarCraft 3? He needs to be able to play DotA | ||
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Rollin
Australia1552 Posts
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RumbleBadger
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I'm building a new comp and the machine is running now but the monitor is saying that it doesn't have a signal... and yes, it is plugged in. It's all brand new parts (i5 processor, HD radeon 6870 graphics card, new psu, 500gb hard drive, new momma board, 8 gigs of ram) and we're trying to get it to run the windows install disc and the optical drive appears to be running, but the monitor has no signal, so we have no idea what's going on. Any help? Edit: Nevermind, we got it working with a different monitor... | ||
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Josh_rakoons
United Kingdom1158 Posts
On February 05 2012 09:35 RumbleBadger wrote: Hello! I'm building a new comp and the machine is running now but the monitor is saying that it doesn't have a signal... and yes, it is plugged in. It's all brand new parts (i5 processor, HD radeon 6870 graphics card, new psu, 500gb hard drive, new momma board, 8 gigs of ram) and we're trying to get it to run the windows install disc and the optical drive appears to be running, but the monitor has no signal, so we have no idea what's going on. Any help? Tried a different monitor cable? | ||
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Rollin
Australia1552 Posts
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Sovano
United States1503 Posts
What are mechanical keyboards and why are they better? People say equipment doesn't make the player better, but skill does. I agree to a certain extent, though I play at 10 FPS at best during 1v1 matches with Protoss. At which point the only thing I can do is make a deathball and A-move and hope for the best. So do they give better reaction times for when you press the keys or what? Is it worth spending a lot more money on a gaming keyboard? I seem fine using the one I have now (Link of keyboard below). Is my keyboard mechanical? And how do I tell? The one I use is linked below. http://red-planet-trading.amazonwebstore.com/eMachines-Black-White-PS2-Keyboard-Part/M/B003IR3DKG.htm?traffic_src=froogle&utm_medium=CSE&utm_source=froogle | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what are mechanical keyboards = http://www.overclock.net/t/491752/mechanical-keyboard-guide A keyboard has nothing to do with your brain sending a signal to your finger so how can it improve reaction time? Mechanical keyboards aren't cheap. | ||
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Sovano
United States1503 Posts
On February 05 2012 10:33 skyR wrote: Really? http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what are mechanical keyboards = http://www.overclock.net/t/491752/mechanical-keyboard-guide A keyboard has nothing to do with your brain sending a signal to your finger so how can it improve reaction time? Mechanical keyboards aren't cheap. I already looked at that entire thread. It didn't really answer it at all. For the latter answer I worded my sentence wrong I suppose. What I was trying to say is if the signal that transmits from the keyboard is sent quicker to the computer when using a mechanical keyboard, thus there is less delay between the keyboard and computer. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
Your first question was "what are mechanical keyboards?" The answer is mechanical keyboards uses a real switch where you do not need to bottom out the key. Your second question was "why are they better?" and the answer to that is also part of the first answer. Not bottoming out a key means less fatigue and also faster typing. They also last longer and there's also various types of switches which will improve typing accuracy, satisfaction, comfort, and so on... | ||
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