Recent content by rick475

Thanks a lot, that was the feedback I was looking for :)

Of course I don't expect to get better FPS, I just noticed that in certain games some sounds don't play because my current sound card is probably overwhelmed. Plus my current sound card has very old drivers (no more update available). ...And I tried to play with the sound settings regarding...

hi, A few reason why you should wait - New processors by intel should be out soon - New video cards should be out soon. A few tips VIDEO CARD : SLI or crossfire is A WASTE OF MONEY, unless you have a 30 inches screen. RAM : I'd get Corsair instead MONITOR: If you go with those HD...

My first goal is to get a sound card that will give me the "best gaming performance, best driver support and best stability/compatibility". The speakers aren't my priority right now, so let's not go off topic. Let's assume I'll get good speakers eventually.

Wait. and SLI or crossfire is just a waste of money, unless you have a 30 inches monitor. I prefer to buy 1 video card and upgrade 3 years later, plus with physx you don't have to get 2 identical video card... so buy a powerful card now for 275$ and buy a more powerful one in 2 years for...

After 2 Nvidia RMA with BFG in 1.5 years i'm starting to think that those co giving you a lifetime warranty are also giving you a crap product. Both time i got a used product back that was probably not very well tested, now i'm just hoping not to get a 3rd RMA this year. So I bought a 300$ video...

I have 5 speakers + sub. I guess they are analog because it's an old altec lansing sound system. But I may change it eventually for something like that : Logitech X-540

Hi, I'm looking for a PCI-E sound card with a near 100$ budget. I'd like to get my hands on the sound card that offers the best gaming performance, best driver support and best stability/compatibility. I had those 2 in mind : Asus Xonar Creative And I wonder if it's really worth...

Believe me Nvidia is aware of the problem, plenty of threads about the issue on their forum. Every problem you get with the Vista OS is sent to microsoft with the problem and solution tool. I had this problem with vista for 2 years, I sent hundreds of those problems reports, if 10 000 persons...

Ati/AMD is also plagued with a similar problem under vista, you're just lucky. I believe it's the atikmdag file with ATI. With win 7 you obviously get no gain, all you get is that it might get better with time, but let's face it, 2 service packs didn't make vista better. Plus, after sending...

The most important thing for me in Win 7 is if the nvlddmkm.sys problem is resolved. If not, Win 7 is garbage to me.

Well it's a matter of taste, if you like Crysis you should like Far Cry 2. Far Cry 2 got the same score as Empire total War on gamespot, but it wasn't plagued with CTD and a multitude of bugs. I found the african setup really nice and exotic, you can snipe your way through the game, blow up...

I read that windows 7 64 bits, will be retro compatible with the 32 bits, does this mean every bug caused by 64bits will be resolved in windows 7 64 bits ? If yes, that's good news for gaming and everything else !

No one recommended Far Cry 2 yet !? Very nice graphics and a good shooter with nice explosion effects. If you're a sci-fi fan you should give Eve Online a try.

I bought Empire as soon as it was out and because it was too unstable I decided to wait for a worthy patch. I thought 1.2 would be it but I still experience flickering and crashes. Only after 2-3 hours of 1.2 gameplay I considered the game unplayable, I guess my save got corrupted somehow, even...