What's the best low-graphics FPS right now?

[astroglide]

the big effect of ps3.0 is performance optimization, not enhanced visual quality. the 850 is a faster card and costs $100 less, so even on a ps3.0-supporting game it's going to render the same detail using ps2.0 extremely quick.

are you thinking about those side-by-side far cry pictures of "2.0 vs 3.0" that were put out?

all modern games will eventually use 3.0, it doesn't make a difference in what you buy today unless you plan on using the same video card for 3 years or something. and that would be in an apples-to-apples situation where one card is as fast as the other, costs the same, and one supports ps3.0 and the other doesn't. in this case the 850 is way cheaper and faster, it's not a remotely close decision. "i'll pay $100 more so everything will be slower today, but maybe in a year or so this card might be as fast on new games?"

[astroglide]

here's the interview: http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=36&type=expert

7) What aspects of the screenshots seen at the launch event are specific examples of the flexibility and power of Shader 3.0?

In current engine there are no visible difference between PS2.0 and PS3.0. PS3.0 is used automatically for per-pixel lighting depending on some conditions to improve speed of rendering.

[Matt Flynn]

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how did you get compusa to do an install for $10?

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affable intimidation.

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99.99% of games are single-threaded, so they won't benefit at all from multiple cpus/cores/hyperthreading. the extra ram won't improve the experience either, unless you're doing something like installing it to a ramdrive just to speed up level loads. above-standard amounts of video ram isn't a material factor in performance, either, it's a property of the gpu. somebody with a single identical cpu, 512MB of ram, and a 128MB video card with a faster gpu will generally do better.

now that that's settled, when can i expect a thank you card from your wife?

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there go my plans for world domination. back to overclocking.

p.s. the wife says THANKS.

[LethalRose]

Star Craft 2