Upgrading for T:V

I was just watching the T:V Bittah movie with fraps on and every so often the FPS would drop to about 8. This worries me and I didnt mention it before but my Radeon 9800 PRO is only the 128 mb model (im running 1280x960) so to stop that from happening what should I upgrade?

i think you're missing the point. Skiing is very easy to pick up initially but a lot harder to master than before.

Anyone can hit the ski key and slide around the map so at least they have an idea of the concept.

But learning to make the environment work for you is what's going to set apart the average skiier from the better ones.

The maps are small enough and the hills aplenty to make this a game of creativity/instinct when it comes to making up routes rather than something you set up and wait to execute.

Also, I think the OOB grid is an excellent deterrent for some of those crazy routes you could do in T1 where you'd start out a mile away to build momentum, and if you didn't kill the capper when he took your flag, then you had no chance of killing him.

I think people are just scraping at the tip of the iceberg currently, and it'll probably be a couple of months before we start seeing new innovations that take advantage of the new tools that've been laid out before us. All in due time.

I think I'm going to wait until Christmas before upgrading. Maybe get one item as a gift and wait for the next major price drop.

Just a thought, im not sure if you trust eBay, but you can find some nice prices on some of the newer cards..

9800XT was going for $150 and some were lower on bid and even the x800 was going around 300 which is good for the retail prices at this time..
the x800 is going for 400 if you're lucky...

i think you're missing the point. Skiing is very easy to pick up initially but a lot harder to master than before.

Anyone can hit the ski key and slide around the map so at least they have an idea of the concept.

But learning to make the environment work for you is what's going to set apart the average skiier from the better ones.

The maps are small enough and the hills aplenty to make this a game of creativity/instinct when it comes to making up routes rather than something you set up and wait to execute.

Also, I think the OOB grid is an excellent deterrent for some of those crazy routes you could do in T1 where you'd start out a mile away to build momentum, and if you didn't kill the capper when he took your flag, then you had no chance of killing him.

I think people are just scraping at the tip of the iceberg currently, and it'll probably be a couple of months before we start seeing new innovations that take advantage of the new tools that've been laid out before us. All in due time.
Wrong thread, bud?

I was just watching the T:V Bittah movie with fraps on and every so often the FPS would drop to about 8. This worries me and I didnt mention it before but my Radeon 9800 PRO is only the 128 mb model (im running 1280x960) so to stop that from happening what should I upgrade?

Upgrade to a Geforce 6800 GT.

what system do i need if i want to run tv on full details at a high res (1280x1024 or something like that) with 4xaa/af

An AMD 64 and a GF 6800/Radeon x800?

any fps drops to 8 are likely to be unrelated to video card. we still have little spikes during gameplay where stuff gets loaded from the hard drive when it shouldnt. these and general CPU spikes will get ironed out by the time we ship.

here's my upgrade.. err.. new pc actually.

antec plusview1000AMG
350w smartblue ps
athlon 64 3200+
EP-8KDA3+

so far (http://www.tripler6.com/tw/newpc.jpg)

.. and the likely things ill put in it that havent been purchased yet..

x800 pro
1gb ddr400
couple 120gb drives
sb audigy 2 plat pro

mmm.. smooth fps..

What's this like:

Kingston 1GB Kit DDR 400MHz
Installation + Windows XP/Me/2000
Asus V9999GE/TD/256MB Gamers Edition NVI
Antec True Blue 480W psu, retail
Antec Performance PlusView1000AMG SOHO
Abit KV8-MAX3
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 200GB

Totals in at 1400~
I'm more interested at the mobos sound... is it any good or do I need a separate sound card?

i have

athlon 64 3200+
1gig (2x512) corsair xms ddr400
radeon 9800 pro 128mb
onboard 6channel sound

ran perfectly fine at twars at the highest resolution.

i have

athlon 64 3200+
1gig (2x512) corsair xms ddr400
radeon 9800 pro 128mb
onboard 6channel sound

ran perfectly fine at twars at the highest resolution.

Thats my box.. Thief.

I went ASUS mb (deluxe), what you go?

Thats my box.. Thief.

I went ASUS mb (deluxe), what you go?
k8v deluxe :\

mine is AMERICAN though :)

any fps drops to 8 are likely to be unrelated to video card. we still have little spikes during gameplay where stuff gets loaded from the hard drive when it shouldnt. these and general CPU spikes will get ironed out by the time we ship.

I was playing a beta of a strategy game and every so often you hear the "no sound here yet noise" which would generally make my fps plummit. Ima update my sound drivers.

I have both SoundMAX digital audio and Creative SB Live! series, which is better.