its ok... who on earth will care for any fps greater than 40? as long as its stable and not fluctuating too much, its ok in any case, FPS isn't that important for RTS, esp on such an old game. And do u compare ur cpu with ur fren's? Coz faster CPU will contribute to more FPS

This post has been edited by dattebayo: Jun 11 2007, 03:24 PM

I think the prices for 8900 are BS...

nvidia would never launch a new highend product at rm2k (USD 600), currently 8800GTX would cost 2.2k also

This post has been edited by dattebayo: Jun 12 2007, 10:00 PM

enough to justify ur comment isnt reliable

Palit is the largest nvidia customer leh, they carries the brand name like xpertvision and daytona too, and for 8800 cards, palit is totally follow nvidia specs, so hard to say good or bad when compare to other brand

there got one MSI OCed version, but still the same cooler. Probably it is just too headache to think of another proper cooler design for the heat monster 8800

because nowadays it is far more easier to port to Mac as apple is now using x86 as well.

first u have to ask them : have u scratch some pin on the bottom of the PCB with 2B pencils?

that's no point in setting more than 4x AA for that resolution

CNC3 in game level 8 AA means 16X AA alrdy, the maximum of G80 can support.

AA stands for anti-aliasing, when it comes to 16X AA, it means the ROP of the GC will sample the frame at 16 times of the current resolution, then it will downsample back, so that it will look smoother.

but even an 8800gts will lag at CNC3, slightly disappointed, so with other settings max out, with the AA set lower to level 2 or 4, can u get 30 FPS under all circumstances?

but anyway, unless u re using some big monster monitors like apple cinema 30", theres no need to use 16X AA (level 8 AA), u wont notice difference between 8xAA and 16xAA on most monitors nowadays. Even 4xAA is very very good alrdy.

in CNC3, the max fps is locked on 30

This post has been edited by dattebayo: Jun 16 2007, 05:12 PM

afaik, Anti aliasing is solely GPU dependent, bottleneck or not has nothing to do with AA

why not grab a new 8800gts 320MB version?

try this http://web.aanet.com.au/SnooP/psucalc.php

actually, many ppl has comment on that extremeouter vision as exaggerating

but u should get something like SS ST56F, total 12V current are 40A, u ll never need to worry to OC like hell

This post has been edited by dattebayo: Jun 18 2007, 12:20 AM

have u tried to OC it before?

will it be stable after OC the GC?

higher wattage != safe+stable

anyway I dont think that CM real power is a good real power PSU, due to its weaker 12 V rails.

even if something happens, u still can claim RMA rite

I rather go with new card, even with cheaper brands like Palit 8800gts for RM990 is good enough for me, for me, I ll buy the new one when it comes to expensive stuff, longer warranty and peace in the mind

This post has been edited by dattebayo: Jun 19 2007, 05:30 PM

BFG is US manufacturer rite?
means any RMA has to go oversea?

at least it got awards
http://www.gfe.com.hk/Awards.asp?year=2007

are those 'oversea continental ' brands made in china as well?

This post has been edited by dattebayo: Jun 20 2007, 01:39 AM

is that hard?
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=453212&hl=palit