Carbon... Thanks for all of your help. I will be getting the GTS. The only problem that I can find is that newegg is out of stock for five days, but I suppose greater performance is worth waiting for.
The two cards I am looking at are identical in price. One is an 8800GT 512mb and the other is an 8800GTS 512mb. Both have a 256-bit memory interface, but the GTS has more stream processors and faster clock speed. You had mentioned to get the 65nm one, but I cannot see that information anywhere. I read an article that said that a GTS with 512mb and a 256-bit memory interface would be 65nm. Does anyone know if that is true?
[quote]How cheap, exactly? A lot of times people compare it to, say, Dell, not realizing you can get equivalent or better hardware online.[/quote] I am getting an Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4ghz CPU, 4gb ddr2 dualchannel, 500gb hard drive, XFI Xtreme HD Audio 24bit sound card, Nvidia 8500GT 256MB GDDR3 Dedicated graphics card, HD 19in widescreen LCD, DVD/CD RW plus dual layer capabilities, TV Tuner, Wireless 54G USB Ant, and Windows Vista Home Premium for $1000. I do plan on upgrading
Thanks for the input. I'm buying the computer from a guy at my school, so I am getting it rather cheap. The 8500 is not really what I am looking for either, but it is what comes with it. I will end up upgrading it soon. The explanation of core chips was very helpful.
I currently have an older PC with an Intel 2.6ghz processor (single core), 1 gig RAM, and an Nvidia 7600GT 256mb graphics card. I am purchasing a new PC that with have an Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4ghz processor, 4 gigs RAM, and an Nvidia 8500GT 256mb graphics card. I understand that Sins runs on only one core. My question is, with all other things being equal (even though they will not be equal as stated above), would a quad core 2.4ghz processor work better than than a 2.6ghz single core proc
[quote]See, I'm amused that they gave it 60%, and yet the review factors add up to give 72.5%.(See the bottom of the page)[/quote] That was the first thing I calculated after I read the review. Apparently the reviewer does not know how add and divide.
When you load a saved game, you have to click on the Game Options button again and save the settings you want. If you save the settings that you had before, then your game will be the same as when you saved it.
Thanks for preview. I like what I see so far, but I have not played multiplayer yet. Looks like I only have a week to finish my 102 planet 1vs9 hard game with locked teams, since we cannot play older games after patching (which is fine and very understandable). I might have to delay installing the update. Keep up the great work!
