[micrors4]

Do you have the DX11 update and the high res texture packs?  It makes a huge difference in the look of the game but it does take a performance hit of course.

 

[Speedv1]

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Do you have the DX11 update and the high res texture packs?  It makes a huge difference in the look of the game but it does take a performance hit of course.

 
I'll install them later on and let you know. Don't think I have them as it looks like you have to seek them out on the web individually (they don't install with the Steam bundle)

 

[Speedv1]

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Do you have the DX11 update and the high res texture packs?  It makes a huge difference in the look of the game but it does take a performance hit of course.

 
A) DAMN that looks nice! and B) Roughly 60 FPS with everything to max.

 

[chumpas]

Hey Guys, I'm new and I thought I would introduce myself in this post:
 
Anyways: my rig (Desktop)
CPU: 3.2 QuadCore AMD Phenom II
RAM: 4GB DDR3 RAM (1600)
HDD: 500GB + 120GB
Video: AMD Radeon HD 5770
MOBO: Asus one, cant remember model.
21 inch monitor by ASUS 
 
My portable:
MacBook Air (2012)
13 in. Display
120 SSD
1.8 dual core Intel i5
Intel Inegrated HD 4000 Graphics
 
Spare:
MacBook Pro (2009) - trackpad doesn't work/battery needs replacement
2.26Ghz Core2Duo
4GB 1333Mhz DDR3
160GB HDD

 

[Tjj226 Angel]

Corsair 800D
Asus maximus v gene
Samsung low profile memory (overclocked to 2400mhz at 10-11-11-28-1t)
i7 3770K (overclocked to 4.9ghz)
Custom water cooling, 2x360mm radiators with an xspc raystorm block.
Asus direct CU2 top GTX 670 (overclocked to god knows what)
Corsair HX650watt PSU
Average DVD drive
2 corsair foce 3 90GB SSDs in raid 0 (I am aware there is little benefit, I just got a heck of a deal on the two drives and decided "what the heck" and put them in raid)
1TB samsung HDD
60GB agility 3 SSD for linux
Asus essence STX
2x1920x1200 24 inc monitor. One is dell and the other is samsung (both overclocked to 2560x1600 at 62hz)
Custom sleeved cables (still working on it )
NZXT hue
Razer Naga epic molten edition
Razer black widow ultimate
AKG Q701 (trying to overclock them )
Harman Kardon AV 110
Random sony 5.1 speakers.

 

[Sniping]

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Corsair 800D
Asus maximus v gene
Samsung low profile memory (overclocked to 2400mhz at 10-11-11-28-1t)
i7 3770K (overclocked to 4.9ghz)
Custom water cooling, 2x360mm radiators with an xspc raystorm block.
Asus direct CU2 top GTX 670 (overclocked to god knows what)
Corsair HX650watt PSU
Average DVD drive
2 corsair foce 3 90GB SSDs in raid 0 (I am aware there is little benefit, I just got a heck of a deal on the two drives and decided "what the heck" and put them in raid)
1TB samsung HDD
60GB agility 3 SSD for linux
Asus essence STX
2x1920x1200 24 inc monitor. One is dell and the other is samsung (both overclocked to 2560x1600 at 62hz)
Custom sleeved cables (still working on it

)
NZXT hue
Razer Naga epic molten edition
Razer black widow ultimate
AKG Q701 (trying to overclock them

)
Harman Kardon AV 110
Random sony 5.1 speakers.

Can I get a picture of your system?

 

[Rebel975]

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2x1920x1200 24 inc monitor. One is dell and the other is samsung (both overclocked to 2560x1600 at 62hz)

 
 
 I see what you did there.

 

[DefQon]

Updated my rig: Extract from [H]:
 
 
Excuse me for the bad quality pictures.
 
Here's a picture of Monolith v2.
 
 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 
 

 
More updates to come soon.

 

[Sylverant]

Hi guys, I'm planning on upgrading my rig with a new power supply for a planned HD7970 purchase in the near future, is the Antec High Current Pro 850W a good buy for $200, or can I do better?

Also, the psu is capable of outputting 40A per rail, but what is its total amp output? Where can I find info like that?

 

[Sniping]

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Hi guys, I'm planning on upgrading my rig with a new power supply for a planned HD7970 purchase in the near future, is the Antec High Current Pro 850W a good buy for $200, or can I do better?

Also, the psu is capable of outputting 40A per rail, but what is its total amp output? Where can I find info like that?

The HD7970 is quite power efficient. Either way, this is enough http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139012&Tpk=corsair%20hx650w The Corsair HX series is extremely good. Although it may look like 650w isn't enough, and that you might want 750w, the 750w version can actually be passed as a 900w power supply, but they sell it as 750w so they can get the Gold certification. 
$200 is NOT a good price btw. If you look here, the 750w model of the High Current Pro series might not actually be 80PLUS Gold. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Antec-High-Current-Pro-750-W-Power-Supply-Review/1632/7/

 

[DefQon]

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Hi guys, I'm planning on upgrading my rig with a new power supply for a planned HD7970 purchase in the near future, is the Antec High Current Pro 850W a good buy for $200, or can I do better?

Also, the psu is capable of outputting 40A per rail, but what is its total amp output? Where can I find info like that?

What's the rest of your rig specs? Even if you have a overclocked i7 you can get away with a good 650watt psu which will be plenty. The Corsair HX series is pretty good.

 

[Sylverant]

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What's the rest of your rig specs? Even if you have a overclocked i7 you can get away with a good 650watt psu which will be plenty. The Corsair HX series is pretty good.

Here's is my current rig:

Monitor: HP LCD w2207 @ 1680x1050 (recycled from my old Vista HP Elite from 2007)
mobo: Asrock z77 Extreme4
cpu: Intel Core i7 3770k
PSU: Corsair Builders Series CX600V2
gpu: Gigabyte HD6850 OC 1GB
Soundcard: Asus Xonar Essence STX
Heatsink: Cooler Master Hyper 212+
Ram: Corsair Vengeance 1600 2x4GB
Case: Cooler Master HAF912+200mm Cooler Master top fan
Disc Drives: 2 Samsung generic dvd/cd combo's
HDs: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SATA III SSD in AHCI and Seagate 1TB Barracuda HD (installed seperately)
mechanical daskeyboard

I'm willing to pay extra for something that's fully modular, which is why I was looking at the Antec. I had some trouble routing the cables on the Builders series, and the sata power connector on my hard drive actually broke from the stress. It works now, but I'll have to replace that with a 2tb Barracuda when I buy the psu. For a single card setup I know that 650W is enough, but the 40A max power of my Builders series is not.

 

[proton007]

I would appreciate if someone can advise me on this. I'm stuck on whether or not should I get a 27" 2560x1440 panel.
I currently use a 21.5" 1920x1080 panel.
 
Primary usage is movie watching, gaming (occasionally) and coding. I like two things about the 27" panel:
1)  The pixel size is smaller than the panel I have.
2)  Screen real estate. Especially useful when you want to have multiple documents open for reference etc.
 
So is it worth the $$?? 

 

[Tjj226 Angel]

Can I get a picture of your system?

yes, but it is kind of crappy. This is what I had after my last mod. I have been working on the wires and cleaning everything up since then, so forgive the poor condition of the rig.

 

[Sniping]

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I would appreciate if someone can advise me on this. I'm stuck on whether or not should I get a 27" 2560x1440 panel.
I currently use a 21.5" 1920x1080 panel.
 
Primary usage is movie watching, gaming (occasionally) and coding. I like two things about the 27" panel:
1)  The pixel size is smaller than the panel I have.
2)  Screen real estate. Especially useful when you want to have multiple documents open for reference etc.
 
So is it worth the $$?? 

Most likely, yes. I see people dump bundles of money getting 4 GTX 690's with custom 12-way SLI drivers but have fail monitor setups. I would advise buying from a place with a 30-day return policy or something of the like, if you decide you don't want it. You should try it for sure.