BF3 PC Build By DICE

[middlefinger]

The specs are as follows:

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge Quad-Core Desktop Processor Fixed@3.7
Cooler Master GeminII 120mm CPU Cooler
Asus Maximus IV Gene-Z MicroATX Z68 Motherboard
Gigabyte GV-N570OC-13I GeForce GTX 570 1280MB Video Card
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (PC3 12800) 8-8-8-24@1600 XMS Memory
Crucial M4 64GB SATA III MLC Solid State Drive
Corsair 750-Watt HX Professional Series Power Supply
2x Cooler Master Excalibur 120mm PWM Case Fans
2x SilverStone 120mm Fan Filters with Grills

Ran the BF3 Alpha at 1680×1050 (monitor max) no problem.
The Alpha had limited configurability for graphics settings in game.

[Emrico1]

That's good news.

The CPU clock is quite high but the GPU isn't too expensive.
Might not have to break the bank just yet.

[hoodieblanket]

in otherwords. you need to beat a i5 2500k + gtx 570 in order to play 1920 x 1080 at max settings come release version?

[Growler]

I highly doubt it.

If that rig runs alpha sweet it will chew release up.

[Emrico1]

Depends on whether they optimise better as they go.

Mind you a lot of the destruction was not in the alpha, I'm guessing CPU will be a major factor in BF3 (assuming destruction uses a lot of CPU, I'm no expert).

[Growler]

Only have to look at BC2 public beta vs release, HUGE difference.

[5loth]

Some people seem to be making some pretty odd conclusions given the Alpha supposedly lacked the majority of advanced graphics settings. Unless you intend on running the game on low settings.

[Matt]

We'll see when beta comes, maybe PlayTech can then create a few specific rigs :D

[Emrico1]

Some people seem to be making some pretty odd conclusions given the Alpha supposedly lacked the majority of advanced graphics settings. Unless you intend on running the game on low settings.

True that

[O-L-W-A-G]

wishlist:
Ivy barebones
7950
decent ssd

Me rig is dating :(

[DeeUnit]

Run all on low bar effects and geo kknp

[=C=]

I highly doubt it.

If that rig runs alpha sweet it will chew release up.

"Assumption is the mother of all F up's."

I've said this many times before and I'll say it again. I wouldn't base the PC build requirements on an alpha. Wait for Beta at least, especially considering the Alpha ran on DX9, not 11. Along with other video features turned off.

I wouldn't be surprised if the 570 was replaced with a 580, and on max everything high (16x AF/AA) -590 or 6990.

Medium / High 570, Medium 560 Ti.

I think the GTX560 Ti is going to be a great bang for buck for new builds. Do ATI have a competitor card at the same price range and better or equal too performance?

[5loth]

The competitor would be the HD6950, which is slightly more expensive but within the same price range.

[=C=]

in otherwords. you need to beat a i5 2500k + gtx 570 in order to play 1920 x 1080 at max settings Alpha version?

Fixed.

[=C=]

The competitor would be the HD6950, which is slightly more expensive but within the same price range.

That's the problem. I think the last few GPU charts i've looked at, the 560 Ti seems to be the best bang for buck atm - http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=/ID=15545/SID=136717346/productdetails.html

There are a few stock HSF reference ones for slightly cheaper although you're better of spending the extra few $ for better cooling.

PS. The 6950 is more in the 570's price range than then 560 Ti's. Huge difference in price between the two. The 570 is $79 + on the 6950.

[Mayhem_Lee]

Spend an extra $10 for this card http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=301/ID=16330/SID=243970969/productdetails.html

Still cheaper then when i purchased my two 460 SC cards :/ curse Technology and updates of hardware

[5loth]

Without looking too much the HD6950 1GB and 560 Ti are both around $379 @ CL.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-6950-1gb-vs-geforce-gtx-560-ti-review/15

This would be the closest game to compare to for BF3, and the 6950 tops the 560 Ti there.

[Mayhem_Lee]

Without looking too much the HD6950 1GB and 560 Ti are both around $379 @ CL.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-6950-1gb-vs-geforce-gtx-560-ti-review/15

This would be the closest game to compare to for BF3, and the 6950 tops the 560 Ti there.

Shall quote philo once again
EDIT: swapped HD 6950 1GB for Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti, performance of each card @ stock is dependant on the game however it averages out to be identical. However, the factory overclocked Gigabye card comes with a 10% O/C out of the box, and should manage another 10% (that's a whopping 21% improvement if the user wants to max it out), making it a much better choice than the HD 6950 (which tops out at ~6%).

In fact a GTX 560 Ti fully overclocked should come in very close to a fully overclocked HD 6970. I forgot how awesome things get when both GPU companies are competitive


p.s he may want to revise his views on the matter lol

[=C=]

Without looking too much the HD6950 1GB and 560 Ti are both around $379 @ CL.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-6950-1gb-vs-geforce-gtx-560-ti-review/15

This would be the closest game to compare to for BF3, and the 6950 tops the 560 Ti there.

Here is another review: http://www.anandtech.com/show/4344/nvidias-geforce-gtx-560-top-to-bottom-overclock/9

PS. I didn't see the 1GB model at Playtech site but if you can get it at or cheaper than the 560 Ti. I guess ti comes down to which ones has better cooling, power consumption, noise, etc to set them apart if they perform equal and are equally priced.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4344/nvidias-geforce-gtx-560-top-to-bottom-overclock/15

[Menial]

I'd rather just know if the game's got decent gameplay tbh.

[Bell]

irrelevant menial, you old people and your old people ideas.

[Emrico1]

It's all about convincing everyone to buy the game, gameplay pffft...

[=C=]

Are they adding vehicle keys for the driver this time around? Sick of tards jumping in the driver/pilot seat when you are out repairing (YOUR) vehicle. :P

It should have an anti-theft 1,000,000 volt charge hooked up when you touch the controls and your finger scanner doesn't get accepted you get fried! Hope it's an unlock in the vehicle customization!

If it's not, it better be in a DLC, because i'd buy it.

[Munchie]

I'm in your gaming stealing yo vehicles and then crashing them :P

[Mayhem_Lee]

I'm in your gaming stealing yo vehicles and then crashing them :P

woman drivers...................... genie included barfed my lunch after the last jeep event

[RightHandOnly]

I like to use this comparison...

Newer...more power equates to more framerates....so as tim taylor would say "more power".

I will wait until a few weeks before release then decide on grpahics card upgrade as have done pc.

[philo-sofa]

Shall quote philo once again


p.s he may want to revise his views on the matter lol
Well I did revise my views on this a little - the post you quoted is over six months old ;) Back then the 6950 1GB was a fair bit more expensive; with current pricing it's much more even.

At stock the 560 Ti is a tad slower than the 6950 1GB (back in January the factory overclocked Gigabyte 560 Ti was as fast as the 6950 and cheaper). When overclocked, the 560 Ti can go about 20% faster on the core and memory, and do so within Nvidia's own drivers with little fuss. Pushing the 6950 fully requires flashing and overclocking, which isn't as guaranteed or simple but sees it reach slightly higher speeds.

Basically both are excellent cards with their pluses and minuses, and strong and weak games (for example the Nvidia wins Civ V convincingly but loses Crysis: Warhead equally convincingly) and neither one 'doms' overall, both are good choices IMO.

[kilabee]

I'd rather just know if the game's got decent gameplay tbh.

I'm just going to drop 3k on a new rig and tell everyone the game is awesome even if it sucks arse /sarcasm

[winter]

6950 2GB model will handle this shit?

[swindle]

6950 2GB model will handle this shit?

Hope so. Its what i have...

Seriously considering selling up and going for a 580SC though...

[DeeUnit]

Gameplay is not like bc2, but it's definitely not bf2.


Just gotta get used to the fact that all these games will be shit.

Hoping that a 5850, i5 750 and 4gb of DDR3 1600 will do the job. Not looking for prettyness.

[philo-sofa]

Gameplay is not like bc2, but it's definitely not bf2.


Just gotta get used to the fact that all these games will be shit.

Sorry to be a demanding muppet, but can you expand on your experiences a bit?

[swindle]

Sorry to be a demanding muppet, but can you expand on your experiences a bit?

You're not the demanding muppet here.

You just have yet to receive your "ON3Vagina" downgrade. See, many of the forum members already have the downgrade, and thus all the QQ'ing about how shit Origin/BF3 will be.

umadon3

[winter]

Hope so. Its what i have...

Seriously considering selling up and going for a 580SC though...

Eight hundy ballpark .. yeah the missus won't let that one fly :P

[Obble]

You're not the demanding muppet here.

You just have yet to receive your "ON3Vagina" downgrade. See, many of the forum members already have the downgrade, and thus all the QQ'ing about how shit Origin/BF3 will be.

umadon3

That's a rather bitchy statement Swindle, are you sure you don't have a vagina? :D

[swindle]

Eight hundy ballpark .. yeah the missus won't let that one fly :P

My wallet won't let that one fly! haha life's a bitch when you can't SLi 580SC GPUs, right?


That's a rather bitchy statement Swindle, are you sure you don't have a vagina? :D

Oh no no, i do, i got it a while ago. Might have to RMA though, thing won't stop bleeding everywhere.

[DeiCidal]

I just hope a 5770 and a core2quad will play BF3, bound to need a few extra systems when my sons friends visit and want to game with him.

[Matt]

I thought someone said those PC specs will be the PC's at GamesCon (Wednesday). Hopefully we get some great footage from that, co-op and conquest modes confirmed to be shown/played (and 64 player gameplay according to the German BF3 site)

Hopefully they will be showing the near final/gold build(as they are about 3 weeks from having to press discs)

[RightHandOnly]

"Matt
I thought someone said those PC specs will be the PC's at GamesCon (Wednesday). Hopefully we get some great footage from that, co-op and conquest modes confirmed to be shown/played (and 64 player gameplay according to the German BF3 site)

Hopefully they will be showing the near final/gold build(as they are about 3 weeks from having to press discs) "

Since its getting closer to press time ....the programmers are already working on the first patch to fix the stuff we hate and the stuff they did not have time to finish properly....like voip

[swindle]

Please god, if one thing and one thing only has to work properly upon release, make it VIOP...

[O-L-W-A-G]

VOIP can be done over a vent, hitreg can't

[DeeUnit]

Sorry to be a demanding muppet, but can you expand on your experiences a bit?

Well the maps aren't as linear, there will most likely be a 12v12 format, you can prone, spotting might be removed altogether, no commander which is gay, it feels a lot more "free" movement wise compared to BC2.

Swindle bro, the game.

[philo-sofa]

Cheers for the explanation. Will be interesting to play. You overall opinion though could be summed up as 'bothered'?

[Lyesalot]

VOIP can be done over a vent, hitreg can't

This mans words are wise. Hitreg is FAR more important that a feature hardly used in BF (mostly because it's never worked wonderfully)

[Mayhem_Lee]

This mans words are wise. Hitreg is FAR more important that a feature hardly used in BF (mostly because it's never worked wonderfully)

are you defining bc2 as BF for voip? lol 2142 it worked awsome didnt play bf2 so cant comment on that

[Lyesalot]

are you defining bc2 as BF for voip? lol 2142 it worked awsome didnt play bf2 so cant comment on that

BF2 was pretty awful and if I remember right 2142 was the same. I only played 2142 for a sort period of time on release so it may have been fixed.

[mycoolcar]

BF2's voip is more functional than BC2's. You can easily get a good flow of information from squad to squad via commander, and within each squad its functional.

[Emrico1]

Hoping that a 5850, i5 750 and 4gb of DDR3 1600 will do the job. Not looking for prettyness.

Me too, thinking maybe 2x 5850 might just do it.

[Mayhem_Lee]

BF2 was pretty awful and if I remember right 2142 was the same. I only played 2142 for a sort period of time on release so it may have been fixed.

3years on 2142 its was fixed lol worked a treat

[5tacK]

BF2's voip is more functional than BC2's. You can easily get a good flow of information from squad to squad via commander, and within each squad its functional.

Don't be silly, BFBC2 doesn't come with voip.

[Dr Woomanchu]

VOIP can be done over a vent, hitreg can't

perfect hitreg is unobtainable, and I am pretty sure that even if it was, people would still bitch it was poor.

[Emrico1]

perfect hitreg is unobtainable, and I am pretty sure that even if it was, people would still bitch it was poor.

My bitching would miss by a fraction of where I had aimed it

[swindle]

perfect hitreg is unobtainable, and I am pretty sure that even if it was, people would still bitch it was poor.

Yes sir,

Perhaps maybe when we have fibre to the door, maybe...

[O-L-W-A-G]

I can't blame old age or being drunk. Still would be nice though if the hitboxes were on the body when running. Funnily enough the ingame VOIP worked the other day when me and dbus were using the steam voice chat.

[Dr Woomanchu]

fibre may minimise it, but you'll still have the potential for what is happening on your screen not to match precisely what the server thinks is going on.

[DeeUnit]

Cheers for the explanation. Will be interesting to play. You overall opinion though could be summed up as 'bothered'?


Overall opinion could be summed up as "It better be fucking worth its weight in gold and not be a spammy shitfest, or I will choke a bitch".

Yeah :)

[kongkiwi]

2142 VOIP was fine, bring back the comms rose and will be happy, more communication with team the better imo...

[Emrico1]

I just want to be able to yell at the guy next to me, GIVE ME SOME FUCKING AMMO.

BC2, it's like playing as a deaf mute on the battlefield.

[Lias]

Hitreg can be virtually perfect, it just cant be perfect for EVERYONE.

If they removed all the lag compensation type shit from the netcode, and just had "he with best internets wins every firefight" and optimized the code for people with say 20ms OOG latency rather than 300ms like BC2....

[5loth]

hitreg is no excuse for poor aim.

[Dr Woomanchu]

Au contraire, it is the most common excuse, closely followed by being wasted, the other guy cheating, and old age :D

[DeeUnit]

Exactly what the fiveloth kent said.


I've seen people with 90 ping hit guys more than people with 10 ping. I have played on 90, 10 and 1 ping and know the difference. Guy with 10 ping sucks.

[Emrico1]

Poor aim is no excuse for LMG

[Nostargate]

My excuse is i'm shit at games, and have fail aim.

[Obble]

My excuse is i'm shit at games, and have fail aim.

Fucking lol to play with though, -nostalgia iconz aviation-

[Nostargate]

Apparently i squeal when being shot at.
True story.
I miss VOIP

[Dr Woomanchu]

My excuse is i'm shit at games, and have fail aim.

Watching you on a Fixed AT makes a lie of that claim.

[Nostargate]

I use the force in this situation, aim has nothing to do with it.

[Spigalau]

I Carnt seem to find what time gamescom stats here in nz ..any one know

8pm NZT - Aug 18 for public.

There's some stuff the day before hand for trade.
http://www.gamescom-cologne.com/media/gamescom/downloads/pdf/Zeitstrahl_gb_155x75_fin.gif

[middlefinger]

Sweet as cheers spigalau

[simcore]

Aspirations... Realistically will be spending $2.5k max. First upgrade since 2008.

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/3903/playtechbf3.jpg

[Emrico1]

Noob advice below;

PSU is overkill, you'd only really need a 750
I hear the 590s aren't great, 2x580 ftw
Tri channel Ram doesn't work with 2600k dual channel will have to do, 1600 is the sweet spot though.
You could probably save a little on the mobo, I hear they are overkill unless you are going to tri SLI or similar
Arsey said the Agility SSD are problematic and to go for the vertex 3.

Noob advice above^

Still a jizz rig

[simcore]

Thank you, I haven't researched any of the components at all so that is helpful!

[mycoolcar]

^^ Make a thread in the hardware section before you purchase. Also have a read of the recommended systems thread. http://www.on3network.co.nz/showthread.php?51303-PC-Build-Recommended-Systems-Thread-August-2011

[5loth]

The Vertex 3 is no saint either, would go for the Intel 510 Series SSD.

[Mayhem_Lee]

Noob advice below;

PSU is overkill, you'd only really need a 750
I hear the 590s aren't great, 2x580 ftw
Tri channel Ram doesn't work with 2600k dual channel will have to do, 1600 is the sweet spot though.
You could probably save a little on the mobo, I hear they are overkill unless you are going to tri SLI or similar
Arsey said the Agility SSD are problematic and to go for the vertex 3.

Noob advice above^

Still a jizz rig

PSU overkill?? LOL 1000W is about right old boy when running 590 or 2 x 580 's

Everything else you have mentioned i was going too also lol 8gig of CL8 1600 ram

Oh and go for the 2500K CPU rather then the 2600K

[Emrico1]

PSU overkill?? LOL 1000W is about right old boy when running 590 or 2 x 580 's



PSU overkill for one 590 yeah. I've been looking into PSUs a bit because I was confused as to what the differences were.
Even under stress tests they don't hit 495w aparently http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2011/03/24/nvidia-geforce-gtx-590-3gb-review/8
So 750/850 would be heaps

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-590-review/7 'On your average system the card requires you to have a 700 Watt power supply unit. '

If he was going to SLI then for sure, I mean, I'd probably get the 1000 anyway to future proof...

[simcore]

I return...

http://i.imgur.com/Ka1IQ.png

Building this week. Thanks for everyone's advice and thanks for Arsey setting me straight ;>

[Emrico1]

Hawt

[winter]

Sheeeeeeeeeet, that's a nice build :O

[Carkus]

I just did an upgrade with CL. CL Extreme ASUS P8Z68-V Pro 2500K + 8GB Corsair Vengeance combo. When i got to the store to pickup, I decided to throw in 2x GTX560 Ti's to use in SLI and a copy of Win 7. When i combined it with my existing Antec 850W PSU, Antec 1200 case, and SSD drive It's absolutely raping BC2 at the moment. Should smash BF3.

[=C=]

Don't be silly, BFBC2 doesn't come with voip.

lol, the other day I had a game and all of a sudden someone in the squad started talking. Took me a while to realize it's in-game, was thinking wtf is this, I don't have any video's behind the scene or odd web pages that have music/random chat adverts...

Then went into options and turned VOIP off :P

I'm pretty sure the majority just have it turned off...

[=C=]

I just want to be able to yell at the guy next to me, GIVE ME SOME $#@!ING AMMO.

BC2, it's like playing as a deaf mute on the battlefield.

That's what the [Q] key is for! And your char yells out "give me some F* ammo" :excitement:

[swindle]

And no one around you takes any notice.

LOL BC2 is just a bunch of lone keyboard warriors in the pubs.

[=C=]

hitreg is no excuse for poor aim.

If it was any other game ala say CS or DOD i'd agree but you and I both know how bad the hitreg is in BC2.

Netcode will always be a problem. What makes netcode worse is when players with high 200~300+ pings join a server - this escalates the issue even further for low ping players.

[Emrico1]

That's what the [Q] key is for! And your char yells out "give me some F* ammo" :excitement:

And somehow it still falls on deaf ears. It only works once, or maybe twice then you go back to being mute.
I'd like to mix it up with 'OI DICKHEAD, DROP A BOX NOW, DO IT RERE'

[5loth]

If it was any other game ala say CS or DOD i'd agree but you and I both know how bad the hitreg is in BC2.

Netcode will always be a problem. What makes netcode worse is when players with high 200~300+ pings join a server - this escalates the issue even further for low ping players.

Its more that hitreg is always the problem, and apparently its never poor aim/a bad day.

[Munchie]

Just built this for my friend, we swapped swapped out the CPU cooler and increased the SSD to 120GB:

[swindle]

Get the H80 for that price imo.

I'd go for the EVGA 580 before the Gigabyte one.

http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentview.asp?partid=15089

http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentview.asp?partid=15256 (http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentview.asp?partid=15089)

[Emrico1]

Just built this for my friend, we swapped swapped out the CPU cooler and increased the SSD to 120GB:

Any reason to go UD4 Mobo? UD3 should be enough unless tri SLI is in the future afaik.
Overkill on the PSU a little, you can save bucks there and Agility 3 SSDs are out, Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 (http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=238/EX=0/ID=16156/SID=114079240/idPlaytechNZ_OrderDetails=396901/idOrderDetailsSession=652586166/productdetails.html) are in (the new gen OCZ SSDs are pproblematic I hear).

I'd go for 8Gb RAM for future proof, it's so cheap atm.

Having said all that, I'm quite new to this so my advice is not gospel, just a newly aquired interest...

[mycoolcar]

And change cpu to a 2500k. Price/performance for the 2600k does not compute.

[swindle]

Any reason to go UD4 Mobo? UD3 should be enough unless tri SLI is in the future afaik.
Overkill on the PSU a little, you can save bucks there and Agility 3 SSDs are out, Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 (http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=238/EX=0/ID=16156/SID=114079240/idPlaytechNZ_OrderDetails=396901/idOrderDetailsSession=652586166/productdetails.html) are in (the new gen OCZ SSDs are pproblematic I hear).

I'd go for 8Gb RAM for future proof, it's so cheap atm.

Having said all that, I'm quite new to this so my advice is not gospel, just a newly aquired interest...

All good advice dude :)

Especially the Crucial SSD. Having spent some time on Overclock.net now, they are being used in many many builds. Highly regarded.

[Munchie]

He gave me $3500 to play with, I like your suggestions will make the swaps =D I got that PSU because he wants another GTX580 down the road.

[mycoolcar]

Change the two 1tb Blacks to a 2tb Green, then up the size of the SSD too 120. Ask him for a little more budget and you should be able to squeeze another 580 in there. Email CL and ask if they can do any better than their web price, with two 580's and see what they come back with.

[NZGramps]

Get the H80 for that price imo.

I'd go for the EVGA 580 before the Gigabyte one.

http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentview.asp?partid=15089

http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentview.asp?partid=15256 (http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentview.asp?partid=15089)

i can definitely vouch for the EVGA GTX580 awesome card

[Mayhem_Lee]

i can definitely vouch for the EVGA GTX580 awesome card

Turns out the EVGA DS is a tad higher then 2Slot's and if wanting to SLI will need to be in pcie 1 & 3.

Not an issue when running a Full Tower case but some mid towers cases dont have enough room for a lower card above the PSU

[Munchie]

We did increase the size to 120gb but I havnt updated the cart yet

[5tacK]

lol, the other day I had a game and all of a sudden someone in the squad started talking. Took me a while to realize it's in-game, was thinking wtf is this, I don't have any video's behind the scene or odd web pages that have music/random chat adverts...

Then went into options and turned VOIP off :P

I'm pretty sure the majority just have it turned off...

The default setting for Voip in BFBC2 is 'Off'. It either came that way to begin with, or a patch changed it (the Beta had default 'On').

I've only ever heard a few people on Voip, most of them mic stuck on and heavy breathing/tv in the background :(

[NZGramps]

Turns out the EVGA DS is a tad higher then 2Slot's and if wanting to SLI will need to be in pcie 1 & 3.

Not an issue when running a Full Tower case but some mid towers cases dont have enough room for a lower card above the PSU

fair point, but isnt it also MB dependent, the UD4 MB i got could easily fit a second 580 and still have room for a PSU below it, even if i had it in a mid tower case, or would a UD4 ver MB not fit into a mid tower case?

[5loth]

Any reason to go UD4 Mobo? UD3 should be enough unless tri SLI is in the future afaik.
Overkill on the PSU a little, you can save bucks there and Agility 3 SSDs are out, Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 (http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=238/EX=0/ID=16156/SID=114079240/idPlaytechNZ_OrderDetails=396901/idOrderDetailsSession=652586166/productdetails.html) are in (the new gen OCZ SSDs are pproblematic I hear).

I'd go for 8Gb RAM for future proof, it's so cheap atm.

Having said all that, I'm quite new to this so my advice is not gospel, just a newly aquired interest...

UD3 is no good for SLi/Crossfire, the second slot drops to pci-e x 4 which is too slow afaik. UD4 and above the second slot will run at x8 speed.

Built a UD4 PC last week in a Fractal Mid-Tower case with an HX650 and 2 x 6950 2GB Asus Cards, all fits and runs sweet without getting too hot. The Asus coolers are awesome.

[Mr_St1nky]

And somehow it still falls on deaf ears. It only works once, or maybe twice then you go back to being mute.
I'd like to mix it up with 'OI DICKHEAD, DROP A BOX NOW, DO IT RERE'

I find a little round or two from a sidearm does the trick. Big issue is not everyone has universal english on in the sound settings so when you ask for ammo it sounds like you want to do something questionable to the dudes sister.

[=C=]

Its more that hitreg is always the problem, and apparently its never poor aim/a bad day.

Pro's don't have bad aim or bad days. :)

[=C=]

Just built this for my friend, we swapped swapped out the CPU cooler and increased the SSD to 120GB:

I run a 620W with my GTX 580. Unless you plan to triple SLI 580's then that PSU is OK, otherwise get a 650. If you want to future proof a little get a 850W for SLI 580's etc...

[mattnz]

Pro's don't have bad aim or bad days. :)

Did you ask one?

[=C=]

Did you ask one?

Don't understand the question.

[mattnz]

Well that's because I quoted the wrong post.

[CSfaith]

Im still confused matt - how is breaking 1ghz a challenge on a 6950 ? (totally off topic)

Well I assume that was for benching purposes only, as opposed to game stable 1ghz

[mycoolcar]

CSfaith, see thread http://www.on3network.co.nz/showthread.php?76641-Break-1Ghz-with-a-6950-CHALLENGE!

[CSfaith]

Ty MCC, Should post up my clocks on my EAH 6950