Recent content by Ranger101

Not that bad, actually they should probably give you a medal.

The sanctity of this forum has been fouled.

I found this to be a fascinating summary of Intel's questionable marketing strategies over the last few years. IF the picture painted by Adored is accurate, the rot goes pretty deep and the reputation of a certain former tech journalist tarnished. To my mind, in a roundabout way, it also affirms...

Sure we don't have the processing power but if we ever do it'll be SWEET.

Some form of multi gpu rendering seems to me the only way to drive performance towards where it needs to be for high refresh rate 4K gaming and presumably even 8K at some point.

Only 5.3 Ghz! ...seems a bit flaccid, not to mention very out of character to me. I encourage you to aim for at least 5.5, preferably on air, which would be more in keeping with the spirit of the [H] :D

I have a 1st gen Samsung 4k 30fps TV, 1st gen 1080P Yamaha amp/Bluray player (no atmos but DTS Master and True HD) and B&W 5.2 surround. Spec wise my setup is not very [H]ard by current standards but I feel it's not completely flaccid either by virtue of dual subs :D Fed with a 1080P bluray...

Aye, fair enough.

Nothing beats a [H]ard copy.

You would have to be deaf or blind or purposefully obtuse not to see and hear the difference between crappy uber compressed streams and a physical copy of the Bluray/UHD Bluray. I really hope that CD and Bluray/4K Bluray don't die out but sadly the vast majority of people prefer convenience...

Last time I paid for AV was Norton years ago, been using Avira free since then without any issues. I read that Windows defender was good enough somewhere recently so this serves as confirmation. Thanks for the link.

I am not of the "one game store to rule them all" mentality, and while I see the point of making one's voice heard, I don't believe that "voting with my wallet" will make one iota of difference to the way the game launcher wars play out. Life is too short to worry about that. Lest we forget...

I managed to avoid re downloading the entire game using the GTAV setup tool....for future reference.

Bought Anno 1800 last night at the EGS after getting all the Batman games for free....not sure there is any point in me farting in the face of a hurricane :eek:

Thanks. I have no issue with the thread being closed...it was duplicated in the AMD processor section as was kindly pointed out by "hititnquitit" above. It's just that when the same link is reposted by another member and it stays open, the inconsistency is problematic.