Yay?

[EliteRetard]

Still haven't beat the magical 10s that the P4s got.
Also notice the new background...thought I would add that for authenticity.

 

[EliteRetard]

My HDD just died (using an old 160GB now) and this PC is definitely on the way out...this is by no means stable, just enough for pi.

I used to run 400x8 (3.2) all day, but eventually had to drop to 375x8 (3.0), then to 320x9 (2.88). I didn't want to pass ~1.45v before, but figured it'd push it to the extreme before it died for good. Sad thing is there still doesn't appear to be a good replacement.

AMD and Intel both are stuck with [not-so-good] CPUs on outdated sockets (AM3+, S2011) unless I want an overpriced crappy quad core that's 3 years slow.


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[tolis626]

My HDD just died (using an old 160GB now) and this PC is definitely on the way out...this is by no means stable, just enough for pi.

I used to run 400x8 (3.2) all day, but eventually had to drop to 375x8 (3.0), then to 320x9 (2.88). I didn't want to pass ~1.45v before, but figured it'd push it to the extreme before it died for good. Sad thing is there still doesn't appear to be a good replacement.

AMD and Intel both are stuck with [not-so-good] CPUs on outdated sockets (AM3+, S2011) unless I want an overpriced crappy quad core that's 3 years slow.

Dude,you're running an E6600,which is actually crappier than the E8400 I'm desperate to get rid off,and you call AM3+,LGA1150 and S2011 socket CPUs outdated [not-so-good]?Let me tell you,you can buy the lowest power Haswell or FX and it will still blow that C2D out of the water without overclocking.
And yeah,the fact that you overclocked the hell out of it doesn't make it a better CPU.Just a faster than usual crap CPU.

 

[EliteRetard]

Never said 1150 was outdated, but definitely [not-so-good].
AM3+ and S2011 are definitely past their prime.

Sure I'd love an upgrade, but I'm not going to waste my money until there is a real enthusiast platform again. If I could get some of this other stuff for a fair price I might have upgraded, but when a used GTX275 is still $100 I've got to wait.

I actually have a PhII X3 system that I'm "borrowing" from a friend because it's broken. If I could get a decent GPU for it at a fair price along with a few other bits I would probably start using that. Sad thing is I bought a 4850 brand new for $80 over 4 years ago...and it costs $100 to get an equal performing card now. That's just sick.

I knew I should have stocked up on them when they hit $40 new no rebate.

Other parts too, like RAM is 2.5-3x per GB now.
HDD's went way up and are still 2-3x what they used to be ($25/TB).
Why does a top MOBO cost $500? Used to be ~$150 would get you top of the line.
GPU prices have exploded, single cards in the thousands now lol.
Even monitors went to [not-so-good] loosing in color quality uniformity resolution and refresh rate...every metric there is for monitors. Only now in the $500+ bracket can you get back 1 or 2 of those metrics, impossible to get them all at once at any price.

I thought technology was supposed to get faster, more efficient, better for the same price. Seems like the peak was 06-07 and tapered off slightly until 09 then just dropped straight off a cliff.

So I'm going to squeeze all the life left out of my 06.
Rock out Civ2, Sim City 2000, Painkiller and the original 40K DOW.
Need to find a copy of homeworld, never did get to play that (maybe even part 2?).
I'm gonna see if I can run the first Max Payne, COD, and SW KOTR.
I wish I could get my MW4 disks to work...I would go buy a joystick again just for that.
I even had the rare expansion packs (clan and something else? don't recall now).

It's time to kick [not-so-good] and chew bubblegum, and I'm all outta gum.

 

[SunnyD]

Not entirely sure what the OP is going on about or whether just drunk. But LOL:

AM3+ and S2011 are definitely past their prime.

I assume this is some sort of general rant thread about the economy or something, or just someone that's generally out of touch with reality when it comes to pricing and technology. I'm probably missing some sort of context here or something.

 

[EliteRetard]

Not entirely sure what the OP is going on about or whether just drunk. But LOL:



I assume this is some sort of general rant thread about the economy or something, or just someone that's generally out of touch with reality when it comes to pricing and technology. I'm probably missing some sort of context here or something.

I got 12.9 seconds in 1million super pi with a suicide run.

 

[EliteRetard]

Oh and I can play Half Life 1 max details at 85hz.

 

[Deders]

Oh and I can play Half Life 1 max details at 85hz.

Surely Half Life 2 as well?

 

[EliteRetard]

I don't actually recall, but I don't think I was able to max it.
8800 GTS 320MB.

 

[DominionSeraph]

I don't actually recall, but I don't think I was able to max it.
8800 GTS 320MB.

A 320MB 8800 GTS will choke on more than 2x SSAA in HL2 at 1600x1200.

 

[EliteRetard]

I think I tried it once with no AA/AF at 1600x1200...
I think I decided to hold off until I got better hardware.

I'd prefer to play at 1920x1440.
And I hate screen tearing...
VSync only seems to work if I can lock to the same as my refresh.
Perhaps because of the odd rates (like 85Hz)?

Basically it seems like only rather old games actually play well on this PC. Anything moderately taxing looks terrible to me, I get grey mist effect, stuttering, things that just "pop" into view, tearing ect. I'd rather look at old school graphics that work good than deal with serious issues.

It's a good thing there's a few great old games.
Though I look forward to the day I get to play new old games.
I've got about 500 of them. Still I'm missing some of the really good ones...

Like why did I just now think of Homeworld? I can actually run that...maybe even #2.
Why don't I have System Shock? Any of them? (I vaguely recall playing #2) I need to find these and play them.

 

[tommo123]

to be honest i cant fault the OP. i only got rid of my q6600 end of last year and it was throttling so bad (running 3 of 4 cores @100C) it was slower than OPs e6600. that cpu, 4gb of ram and an ssd, hell a ati 4850 too would still do for the most part. even light gaming at 720p or so.

 

[DominionSeraph]

I found you have to force triple buffering for HL2.
System Shock 2 you'll be able to play with max SSAA.

 

[EliteRetard]

I found you have to force triple buffering for HL2.
System Shock 2 you'll be able to play with max SSAA.

I don't even know what SSAA is, and I don't have an option for it.
Triple buffering, I thought that was only for OpenGL games or whatnot.

And man some of these old games are hard to find.

 

[2is]

to be honest i cant fault the OP. i only got rid of my q6600 end of last year and it was throttling so bad (running 3 of 4 cores @100C) it was slower than OPs e6600. that cpu, 4gb of ram and an ssd, hell a ati 4850 too would still do for the most part. even light gaming at 720p or so.

If all you're playing is HL and HL2 sure. Plenty of games where an e6600 would choke on today though.

 

[tommo123]

at 720p? most games aren't that demanding though. maybe once console ports for the xbone/ps4 come out but not now.

 

[pipm1]

System Shock 2 is no longer difficult to find, it is even in this weeks Humble Bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

I got SS2 on Steam a couple of months ago myself, it works a treat on my X2 4200+, even with all the fancy graphics mods.

 

[escrow4]

Eh, kill XP already. Its a decrepit insecure dog. I swear I'll party next April when its shot in the head and dumped in the gutter by Microsoft. And the G1610 I'm using in this box is not only faster than that Core 2 but uses quite a bit less power - all for $44.

 

[2is]

at 720p? most games aren't that demanding though. maybe once console ports for the xbone/ps4 come out but not now.

For a CPU bottleneck, lowering the resolution isn't going to reduce the load a great deal. If you're CPU bound in BF3 with an e6600 at 1080p (which you will be) you'll still be CPU bound in BF3 at 720p with that processor. There are plenty of games demanding enough not to run well on an e6600

 

[toyota]

A 320MB 8800 GTS will choke on more than 2x SSAA in HL2 at 1600x1200.

lol what? I could do that on my 8600gt.

and wtf op? you keep sitting there with an outdated pc waiting for real upgrade? there are already cpus several times faster than yours.