Recent content by Jut

Recently, Ford launched a contest to win a Focus, and it being my dream car, I joined. If perhaps I could get a little support from the THW community, I'd like to invite you guys to watch this short video (just a little over a minute) for the contest: Ford Focus Video It's a video of me...

I'm aware that a fresh install will surely speed things up, but it's really gonna be a pain to do so for me as I've got a lot of installed apps and lots of settings that would take a long time to reinstall and reconfigure again. I've downloaded the Autoruns program, and boy does it show a lot...

Hi, I've recently been noticing some sluggishness in my PC, running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. Here are my pertinent specs: - Intel Q6600 (OC'ed to 3.3 GHz) - 4 GB Kingston ValueRAM DDR2-667 (OC'ed to 735 MHz) - 160 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Primary Drive) - 500 GB Seagate Barracuda...

With that said, are you saying I should just leave the TM function off?

Hi, I've recently purchased a Q6600 to replace my E6550 and I decided to do a bit of overclocking with it. I've reached the point where I'm testing stability at 3.2 GHz with the following settings: FSB: 356 Multiplier: 9x Vcore: 1.2675 DRAM multiplier: 1:1 DRAM voltage: 1.8V Speedstep...

A faster video card is out of the question. That's the fastest that can be included in the budget.

So basically, given a Phenom II X4 840 + HD 4250 IGP vs. Athlon II X4 635 + GTS 450, the build with a GTS 450 will be faster even if it has a CPU that's a tiny bit (300 MHz) slower? :) If yes, how so? Does it affect both 2D and 3D rendering? And how much faster will it be?

Hi, I've got a lot of friends looking for a rig that can run AutoCAD comfortably at tight budgets (i.e. budgets that won't fit an FX5800) My question is, how much do gaming cards help in AutoCAD rendering? For example, how much faster will a Phenom II X4 955 BE in AutoCAD with a GTS 450 as...

So this is normal? That's weird. The DX9 rendering of water looks more realistic.

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Hi guys, my DiRT 2 is bugging up on me: The water turns into black mud, whereas in DX9 mud it's normal water splatter. Any ideas as to why this is so? Here are my specs: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 @ 2.8 GHz Inno3D GTX 460 768MB @ stock ForceWare 266.58

@BD231 Indeed. Maybe I should save up even for just an Athlon II X3. @nyker: It's because they're both highly CPU-dependent, F1 2010 especially. So the lack of CPU muscle seems to be exacerbated once I shift to DX11. @powemoloch: I play at 1920x1080, High settings. Usually this resolution is...

Thanks. Indeed, I blame my CPU for low minimum FPS and low general performance in CPU-intensive games like F1 2010 and DiRT 2 and poorly coded games like Crysis. As for my crippled GTX 460 compared to the 1 GB version, well I think the overclocking has helped, because in games that aren't...

Just curious, how much of a performance hit do you guys get when going up from DX9 to DX10/11? In Crysis, DX9 gives 32.8 FPS while DX10 gives 28.85. In Warhead, DX9 gives 48.31 FPS while DX10 gives 45.24. In F1 2010, DX9 gives 45 FPS while DX11 gives 30 FPS. In DiRT 2, DX9 gives 59 FPS...