The last poster wins

[slayerpaul]

http://media.moddb.com/cache/images/groups/1/3/2933/thumb_620x2000/george.png

 

:teehee:

[Thor.]

 

Just get the student version. It's free and you can do what you wish as long as you don't use it for commercial purposes. The trial lasts for a few years too, and I believe you can also renew it. I've got the student version of 3ds Max 2012 - it's got every single feature and functions exactly the same a licensed version. :smile:

You can download it from Autodesk's website.

Hmm, good point, will try. :thumbsup:

 

@Thor Star Swarm has been out for a while now, but it's Mantle segment doesn't work with Nvidia hardware, only DX11 (which means my 7770 runs circles around your GTX 780 Ti in Star Swarm despite being a lot weaker :tongue:).

 

 

 

EDIT: I gotta learn three years worth of high school math (technician course math) in about 3 hours. Began 30 minutes ago, right now I understand 70% of given tasks, enough for a decent grade so I shall stop now and enjoy life instead. :smile:

 

Not judging by the benchmarks, they claim only 15% increase on the gpu side, its main purpose is for older quad core cpu's. Though they say will give the 8350 a 40% increase in performance when mantle goes multi vendor.

 

I have a older Phenom quad core and a old gt9800 which was a great video card for its time, more then capable of watching 1080P streams. May need to upgrade it to a 7780 in the future.

 

Old specs Windows 7 oem pro 64bit

AMD phenom 990 4x black edition unlocked not entirely sure on the model name, could be a older model

8gb of ddr2 1100mhz

gt9800 cheap upgrade in the future custom case radeon7780

An old creative sound blaster can't remember the model name

psu a 600watt Corsair modular psu

Mobo a msi single slot 16x basic mobo, sli was out at the time, just beyond reach, prices was beyond my price and build target.

Currently using it as a media box, but has so much potential with mantle.

2008 build.

For the time this system was a beast, and still manages to function to this very day. Not to mention the media HTPC possibilities.

 

I technically have two gaming rigs. One just waiting for mantle. I do recall paying a hefty amount for that gt9800, It was at the time 700$. Just as much as if you where to get a gtx780 today.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia_9800

 

 

 

GeForce 9800 GT[edit]

The 9800GT is identical to an 8800GT, although some were manufactured using a 55 nm technology instead of the 65 nm debuted on the 8800GT.^[23] Newer (55 nm) version supports HybridPower while 65 nm doesn't.

ASUSTeK have released a 9800GT with Tri-SLI support.^[24]

Taken from the Nvidia product detail page.^[25]

• 112 Stream Processors
• 512-1024MB of GDDR3 memory
• 256-bits Memory Interface Width
• 600 MHz Graphics Clock
• 1500 MHz Processor Clock
• 900 MHz Memory Clock
• Texture Fill Rate (billion/s) 33.6
• Memory Bandwidth (GB/s) 57.6
• DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0, OpenGL 3.3, and PCI-Express 2.0.
• Supports 2nd generation PureVideo HD technology with partial VC1 decoding.

Edited February 26, 2014 by Thor.

[Werne]

I'm bored.

Edited February 26, 2014 by Werne

[billyro]

Do a backflip.

[Thor.]

Looks like Werne withdrew his last comment, or edited I'm bored to many times. :teehee:

Edited February 26, 2014 by Thor.

[billyro]

My internet is so slow that it's not even funny. :dry:

[Thor.]

sfdadsfas

[Swaggletop]

And on that day, The Lord cried tears of joy, as it was true.

The comment section had been defeated, and I alone stood as the victor.

[Thor.]

YEAAAHHH, new posters, welcome to the nexus. :dance: ......

 

 

Its been very slow lately.

Edited February 27, 2014 by Thor.

[K00L]

I'm tired but it's not that late really. Not even 9:00 yet. Dunno what to do...