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Reply 320

StatusRed

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Original post by FloydRix

Just got new computer setup.

Nice! How much did that set you back?

Reply 321

Jace Falco

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Played Arkham City all the way through in one sitting. **** sleep.

Reply 322

Darkphilosopher

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Original post by mevidek

Is the XFX AMD Radeon HD 6670 good when it comes to playing new releases, as well as graphic intensive games?

No.

Reply 323

xAres

Original post by Darkphilosopher

No.

Yes it is, for people on a budget. a HD 6670 can run any game out there at the moment. Ok not on high settings but drop some GPU intensitive settings and it should run any game out there today.

Reply 324

Kya

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Original post by mevidek

Is the XFX AMD Radeon HD 6670 good when it comes to playing new releases, as well as graphic intensive games?

Assuming you have a good CPU, the 6670 will get the job done on most games. Just not at resolutions above 1680x1050 and having settings on high etc.
If your a picky person and can't stand games not being run maxed out, then save up.
If your fine with having to turn down some settings and not gaming on a massive resolution then the 6670 will be a good card for you. Even though I would rather spend another 20 quid extra and get the 6770 which will be much better.

However please bare in mind that a good GPU without a good CPU is nothing...
Your better off having a mid range GPU and a good CPU than having the worlds best GPU and a bad CPU...

Reply 325

mevidek

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Original post by Kya

Assuming you have a good CPU, the 6670 will get the job done on most games. Just not at resolutions above 1680x1050 and having settings on high etc.
If your a picky person and can't stand games not being run maxed out, then save up.
If your fine with having to turn down some settings and not gaming on a massive resolution then the 6670 will be a good card for you. Even though I would rather spend another 20 quid extra and get the 6770 which will be much better.

However please bare in mind that a good GPU without a good CPU is nothing...
Your better off having a mid range GPU and a good CPU than having the worlds best GPU and a bad CPU...

I'm guessing the 6770 is much better than the xfx geforce 8600 gts?

Reply 326

Kya

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Original post by mevidek

I'm guessing the 6770 is much better than the xfx geforce 8600 gts?

Yes! Over twice as good!

Reply 327

mevidek

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Original post by Kya

Yes! Over twice as good!

Then I'll probably get it for Christmas :awesome:

my 8600 gts is beginning to die so I need a change!

THANKS!!!

Reply 328

Fenrirs_space

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For any X series fans out there, a new X3 game on the way to bridge the gap between X3: TC and the upcomming X: Rebirth :smile:

If you've never played them then I do recommend them if your in to space games and/or have plenty of time on your hands :wink:

Reply 329

Kya

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Original post by mevidek

Then I'll probably get it for Christmas :awesome:

my 8600 gts is beginning to die so I need a change!

THANKS!!!

No problem!
the 8600GTS used to be a very good card in its prime!
But now its waaaaaay out dated!

Reply 330

xAres

Original post by Kya

No problem!
the 8600GTS used to be a very good card in its prime!
But now its waaaaaay out dated!

Yeah, nowadays even an entry level card such as a HD 6450 performs on-par/better than the 8600GTS

Reply 331

Tzarchasm

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Original post by Fenrirs_space

For any X series fans out there, a new X3 game on the way to bridge the gap between X3: TC and the upcomming X: Rebirth :smile:

If you've never played them then I do recommend them if your in to space games and/or have plenty of time on your hands :wink:

Is it like Freelancer? That game is epic.

Reply 332

Fenrirs_space

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Original post by Tzarchasm

Is it like Freelancer? That game is epic.

Kinda...but bigger. First person like freelancer, but you can own whole fleets of ships and command them to do stuff at the same time (rather than the 1 ship at a time of freelancer), you can own factories to set up an empire and so on. They also have a decent enough story, but the main highlight of the game is that its a sandbox, so you can really do anything you like, and totally ignore the story if you want, or jump out halfway through and carry on with your empire building/exploring.

Only problem thats been in the game so far really is that apart from mods you cant really take over and own sectors, although this new addition looks like it may change that :smile:

X3: Terran conflict is the latest one, but X3: Reunion and X2: The threat are both great games as well (havnt tried the earlier ones yet, but they released a. X superbox last year that includes every game in the series so far and extra stuff as well. Owners of that get X3: Albion for free but i think its sold out on amazon atm, steam have it for around £40 (thats for 5 games ))

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 333

mevidek

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Original post by Kya

No problem!
the 8600GTS used to be a very good card in its prime!
But now its waaaaaay out dated!

That's odd - I can play most new games on decent settings...

Reply 334

Dalimyr

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Original post by Fenrirs_space

Kinda...but bigger. First person like freelancer, but you can own whole fleets of ships and command them to do stuff at the same time (rather than the 1 ship at a time of freelancer), you can own factories to set up an empire and so on. They also have a decent enough story, but the main highlight of the game is that its a sandbox, so you can really do anything you like, and totally ignore the story if you want, or jump out halfway through and carry on with your empire building/exploring.

Only problem thats been in the game so far really is that apart from mods you cant really take over and own sectors, although this new addition looks like it may change that :smile:

X3: Terran conflict is the latest one, but X3: Rebirth and X2: The threat are both great games as well (havnt tried the earlier ones yet, but they released a. X superbox last year that includes every game in the series so far and extra stuff as well. Owners of that get X3: Albion for free but i think its sold out on amazon atm, steam have it for around £40 (thats for 5 games ))

Reunion. Rebirth isn't out yet :p:

Also, Steam tends to be more expensive than other places unless they've got something reduced. X Superbox can be bought from GamersGate for £30 http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-XSB/x-superbox-bundle

Original post by Tzarchasm

Is it like Freelancer? That game is epic.

Freelancer's got a more arcadey feel to it. X2: The Threat and X3: Reunion in particular are considerably slower-paced. X3: Terran Conflict is somewhere in between them and Freelancer, but still relatively close to its X-Universe roots.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 335

Fenrirs_space

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Original post by Dalimyr

Reunion. Rebirth isn't out yet :p:

Also, Steam tends to be more expensive than other places unless they've got something reduced. X Superbox can be bought from GamersGate for £30 http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-XSB/x-superbox-bundle

Opps thanks, didnt see that ha :tongue:

And yeah steam was just an example, general price i've seen is around £30. Albion I think is going to be around £10, released on Steam next week (for owners of Terran conflict & reg'd on steam), and boxed version released after christmas. Need a new joystick before I get it though (I hate using M+K for these games...too many keys !)