Marine831

Did the officer that got killed get a trial?

I used to do some graphic designs for a few sites (talkempire for example) and I had alot of techniques and whatnot, but I forgot most of them.

I play as traffic enforcement, so for me, the most action is by The Triangle (times square)

I found a decent one for $750, actually. That fucking surprised me

Yes you do. Any alienware under $1400 has a bad GPU. Alienware is WAY overpriced, just upgrade your PC now.

None of them. they're all DDR2.

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lol, a mac for gaming. No, all of those cards are bad. You have a DDR2 motherboard in probably all of your PCs, that means you CANNOT HANDLE GTA 4 without a new motherboard!

That other PC is DDR2 as well.

Your MB is DDR2, that card is DDR3.

Meh, I thought =/= was not equal Oh wait, programming. I'm an idiot, I forgot that :P

That's what I said... In a GPU, memory is for resolution, it doesn't measure the GPU's power.

That 1gb vs 256mb really doesn't mean all that much, that's just for resolution. As for GPU power, they're equal for their time. 8500GT was top notch 5 years ago, the other one sucks for nowadays, so they're equal.

Neither, they both suck.

Neither card is good for this. I remember like 3-4 years ago when the 8500GT was top of the line :P Now, it's left in the dirt to die like the old Pentium 4's

Pentium... ah.. Reminds me of being a young(er) kid... I broke the SATA slot on my old PC, so It's sitting there useless now :( . Pentium 4 brings back memories, along with that 64mb graphics chip, PCI, 200W PSU... Ah. It wasn't until really 2-3 years ago that I started learning about parts and all this stuff.

It really only takes seconds to set everything up, only one person for support is needed, really.

I meant my entire case, I know you can't swap the card's. Running a high end card like that with a high ass CPU with all the other parts down there, it'll get HOT in there. Right now my GPU runs at about 110 degrees F (I think). My room is pretty hot, so I need more ventilation when I get new parts.

I heard the 6850 has a good fan, but the FX-4170 has a crappy one. Seeing as how it's a 4.3 ghz quad core CPU, I'm gonna buy a new heatsink/fan and put some more holes and fans into my case to improve the airflow. I shouldn't have that problem :)

Good one :) I haven't made graphics on paint.net for years, but if I can pull out my old rusty skills, I can give you some tips to make it even better.

The thing with most people coming on here is, they wanna play GTA with 15-20 FPS minimum. I currently play that with my 4350, and this is a pretty good budget card. After a while, it gets irritating. Save up your money, get a new MB and GPU. Alright cards start at around $140, and a motherboard should be maybe $50-120, depending on if your case is ATX or uATX. Also, what happens when GTAV comes out, or Battlefield 4 or something? You'll find yourself in the same exact situation, needing a new video card. I'm getting a 6850 for $150 off newegg, and that will handle games for at least 5+ years from now.

Maybe I read it was 3.0 not BC... Meh. Most MBs are 2.0 now, and I'm gonna be putting in a 2.1 card, so I guess he can try the 5550 in a 1.0 slot... Even though such a low end card is a bad idea...

Well if your MB is 1.0, then you'd need a new motherboard before you get a 2.0 card.

I may not be right, but I think 2.0 video cards aren't backwards compatible with 1.0 slots, so if you put a 2.0 card into a 1.0 slot, it'll probably burn out.