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Great to hear! Yes, Arma is certainly rewarding. I am one of the many who owned the game when I had an older PC, and had to make plenty of concessions in order to play it. I found it so amazing that I did anything I could to build an Arma capable gaming PC (and on a budget, too). Like you said, it still can be buggy at times, but for anything necessary to get this game to play well, it is so very worth it!! Poffadder and I have had several discussions of PC builds that would run this game sick and slick, and surprisingly often, the total costs tend to be near $1000. Not several thousand, is my point. I may yet move up myself, from this "Arma capable" machine to a purpose built Arma gaming PC - perhaps when Arma 3 comes out... See you in Takistan, Badploy!! !cheers
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Confirmed. I'll be Charlie FTL
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3 days of hiking in the Swiss mountains with pictures
=VG= SemlerPDX replied to Iffn's topic in Travel / Adventure
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Gaz LAN_WROTE ... ...bit silly that a few guys didnt turn up. Speaking for myself, I had to see a guy about a thing. Domestic operations take priority, I'm afraid. I'll be at the next one. !cmdo
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just saying that it's that time of year for heat watch, and an 80(F) degree room means the case is bringing in warm air with which to cool your case. Cards overheating as you have described can be attributed to rises in ambient temperatures from seasonal changes, as well as the build up of dust on the card itself. Even a very fine layer of dust is still a jacket of insulation that will lead to heat buildup. Unless you have changed any settings on the card, or your in game settings, I can't see how the culprit would be anything but standard heat issues. [edit note: if you feel it's a driver/controller issue, you can eliminate that by uninstalling the card and drivers, and re-installing them.] If you really want to get into self-servicing your own graphics card, you can take off it's heat sync, clean off the thermal grease or paste, and re-apply some arctic silver for a new thermal contact. Good luck!
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Missing a bit of data - what is the current ambient room temperature? Have you checked for dust bunnies yet? When your card "used" to run cooler, was it a cooler day with lower ambient room temperatures?
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Operation Lightstep - Day 2 - Signup - 16/06/12
=VG= SemlerPDX replied to =VG= Calv's topic in Arma II
Savage wrote this: Good luck with new dedi Today's missions are uploaded just select the June_2nd command line in Alpha panel it should have all the right mods Also, something has come up and I will not be attending today's event. =VG= dman248 will be taking my place, he's an ace with ACE. Good luck! I will be back on later today. -
Operation Lightstep - Day 2 - Signup - 16/06/12
=VG= SemlerPDX replied to =VG= Calv's topic in Arma II
Gaz LAN_WROTE ... Mr Nixxen would like too join us, His ability to go on the forums is gone because of missing cookies or something but he said too put his name down as a fire team member ;-) I'll do my best to make sure he gets there on time. How do you know this is not because he was banned from the website? He should use a different browser, and come sign up, or go to his internet options and allow cookies to be set by websites or at least this website. That's not much of an excuse, just saying.... -
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If anyone experiences connection issues, please post them here and we will help you get connected! SERVER UPGRADE NOTICE: Our TeamSpeak Address is Changing! You can now connect with the simple address: TS3.VETERANS-GAMING.COM It's essentially the same as it was, but without the :9176 port numbers after the address. New permissions will be assigned to verified members, moderators, channel admins, and friends. During the migration, our other TS3 server will remain active for a short period to help buffer our change. Please use the new TeamSpeak only, as we will be monitoring the old one to bring your friends to the proper address as soon as they join. A New Golden Age Begins... This change marks a new step forward for VETERANS-GAMING, and your continued support has brought us here. We are proud to announce that our game server hardware is now better than ever, with nearly every game we play taking advantage it. The specs include an i7 2600 Quad-Core CPU, 32GB of DDR3 RAM, a massive 2 x 3TB SATA 6 Gb/s HDD array in RAID-1, and more bandwidth and speed than we'll likely ever use! Our initial tests were jaw droppers, and you can expect to see a dramatic decrease in server lag, congestion, and downtimes on a more stable platform. Basically, as one of our Arma mission makers, I sum it up to mean that most any problems or issues can now be directly attributed to the game engines and specific missions we play before we have to blame anything on the internet itself, or our hardware. VG Game Servers Affected: Project Reality - Forgotten Hope 2 - ARMA 2 - MineCraft - Left4Dead 2 We hope we can keep counting on your support as we move into the Summer months, and as we begin to offer more gaming contests for gaming gear, such as TrackIR and others, we hope you continue to enjoy our growing community, awesome servers, and fun games! Thank you all, and see you on the battlefields!
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Murderface LAN_WROTE ... using different BAF units than the Bohemia ones would work pretty well i reckon lol. i can NOT stand poor textures Me too. That's why I dished out the whopping $10 for BAF DLC so my favorite game is all it can be. (just kidding, I got my BAF and PMC for free - but still, they are both worth their $10 each) !pleasantry
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Operation Lightstep - Day 2 - Signup - 16/06/12
=VG= SemlerPDX replied to =VG= Calv's topic in Arma II
this is the mod Private Pirate mentioned: http://www.armedassault.info/index.php?game=1&cat=addons&id=1003 It's a client side mod - simply need to allow it via key sig. I'd never play with it on, but it looks like Pirate and his CRT style monitor will thank us. Any objections or reasons not to? -
Operation Lightstep - Day 2 - Signup - 16/06/12
=VG= SemlerPDX replied to =VG= Calv's topic in Arma II
Please set me as Fire Team 1 Leader again. This week prior to the event, I'd like to run a small re-training with members of Charlie Squad so as to bring any new players up to speed. Also, I'd like to have any new players, or those who've had technical issues, meet up for a test joining and troubleshooting session to make sure we are good to go on Saturday morning. (nuthin worse than things not working when we're all trying to start the main event) !fans -
Disruptive + Teamkill player: Bombur
=VG= SemlerPDX replied to The_End's topic in ARMA Player Reports
Thank you so much for your report! We will always deal with this asap - like murder said, even faster if you hop onto TS3 while it is happening (or post up in chatbox here on site that admin is needed). Next time, a screenshot would be helpful, one showing the teamkilling - also, please nab GUID when able (also, screenshot when able) To display players GUID (press / Page Up to scroll up text): / #beclient players It makes it easier on me to swiftly process these asshats. Not always a fast process, reviewing logs like this; but this is enough for me to believe your report: class Player30 { name="Bombur"; killsInfantry=-21; killsSoft=0; killsArmor=0; killsAir=0; killsPlayers=-3; customScore=0; killsTotal=-21; killed=1; }; BANNED! !boss -
Cool! A new tactical shooter built on the Unreal 3 engine! !2cool
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@Plymike - FYI your shopping cart at newegg cannot be seen by us, it's specific to your login. It's pretty much a "broken link" for all of us...
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I'm liking the switch to the Intel - they are leading the way, blasting AMD out of the water. I've been learning a lot from Poffadder in the discussions we've been having regarding this new tech. From what I hear, there are instances where a CPU is branded several ways, but remains the same at the core - meaning you pay less for same part, and manually dial it up to the speed of it's higher priced brother. Do you plan on doing any overclocking, or perhaps sometime in the future? And, if you are, know that you have plenty of helpers here that are happy to answer any questions you may have. !cheers
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Good to hear from you! Best wishes! !cheers
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plymike LAN_WROTE ... The first ever gaming computer I bought was CyberPower, I hated the hell out of it and it was always needing to be fixed. Plus I just added up everything, some componets not as good as what I'm currently buying, and it ran me about $210.00 more expensive. So, what are you currently buying? The list has changed from the first post moreso than just that 8 core AMD? Also, remember, specs quoted by Newegg are no kind of specs at all. Research your parts separately, not at the storefront - for example, look at the best Gaming CPU's between $100 and $200 as rated/tested by Tom's Hardware: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-3.html You'll see the FX-4100 doesn't qualify as a "gaming" cpu technically, and also some real data on the CPU's that should be considered for gaming PC builds. !hi
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Count me in. >Editors note to forum posters: if you post an image that is too large, press CTRL - to zoom out the web page so you can find the EDIT button. Then play with the image size with this bb code example: [img]http://imagelink[/img]
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Arma 2: Army of the Czech Republic DLC project announcement Prague, Czech Republic Monday June 4 2012 Bohemia Interactive, the award-winning independent Czech development studio, proudly announces Arma 2: Army of the Czech Republic (A2: ACR), a brand new installment of the most authentic, diverse and open tactical military shooter series, Arma! About Arma 2: Army of the Czech Republic A2: ACR features a variety of authentically modeled units and vehicles together with detailed environments, demonstrating the various roles and deployments of modern Czech Armed Forces across varying theaters of war. Storyline: The civil war in Bystrica is at its end. But it?s not the end of fear for the people. War criminals like Colonel Miyovic still terrorize the country with their militia looting and murdering civilians. Forces of the Czech Republic Army are sent to restore order. After restoring partial order in Takistan; Allied forces were able to send in a small number of provisional reconstruction teams. Unfortunately local rebels are still planning operations to damage the reconstruction process. However, Czech forces are operating in the area and that should help change the status quo. A2: ACR Key Features: -Czech Army - Bolster the Arma sandbox with a range of authentic Czech Army units and vehicles, including the L-159 Alca, Pandur II, and Dingo infantry mobility vehicle -Authentic Weapons - Pick from a range of new weapons, including those developed with Cesk? Zbrojovka a.s.: CZ 805 BREN, CZ Scorpion EVO III and CZ 75 PHANTOM -Diverse Missions - Deploy across 15 new missions in the singleplayer campaign, scenarios and procedural template gameplay modes -Verdant Environments - Explore the two new summer-season terrains: Bystrica and Bukovina Bohemia Interactive?s CEO, Marek Spanel, added that: "We're very happy for the opportunity to bring this fantastic DLC which focuses exclusively on our home army, the Army of the Czech Republic. We want to use this opportunity to pay tribute to all those brave Czech soldiers who are risking their lives in service around the world.? Pre-orders are available from June 4th at Store.bistudio.com A2: ACR is scheduled for release exclusively for PC on Q3 2012.
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Seriously, when I add up the price of all your parts, it comes to the same prices (and in some cases, the same parts) of the custom built gaming computers at CyberPower (the link that BLuD posted). The only difference is that for that same price, through CyberPower, you would be getting a way better graphics card, better RAM, and a warrenty on the build. Unless you were going to build a rather advanced, expensive setup, I would also recommend that you check out CyberPower's deals cuz you could get way more for your dollar when it comes to entry and mid level gaming systems. http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/
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BLuDKLoT =VG= LAN_WROTE ... Who would like to be on the show to talk about A3 and our community I would love to. Arma and VG are my passion!
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...great. Now I have to go change my pants. !smoke
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Just Alt-Tab and check your Task Manager when you have the game running. Click the Performance tab and check your Physical Memory Usage. That is your guage as to whether you need more RAM or not. I always prefer faster over more, and as you would need to purchase another copy of Windows (64-bit) and reinstall the whole thing (programs and games included), you may consider the eventual costs adding up. In the end, you will see a massive improvement with a good graphics car upgrade, because that 5570 that came with the Pavillion is only such in name alone and the actual GPU on it. By all other comparisons, it's complete crap - even a right and proper 5570 would trounce it. Such is the way with "boxed" PC's. A good graphics card can usually be found in the $150 price range (US dollars). It should have good reviews, good recommendations from other users (perhaps here on VG), and a good name brand. Be sure you don't need to upgrade that 500W power supply, or at least factor in that cost.