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Quote:What's the make and model of your router?I guess I may as well give this a go here and ask. (Although I am currently at work. If I need to utilize the tools mentioned in the above sticky, I will when I get home but thought I would go ahead and toss this out while I was thinking about it and had a few minutes)
I currently have 2 pc's and my TV for netflix viewing via an xbox going through a router.
I have have played EQ, DCU Online, WoW, and few other online games with no problems at all. City of Heroes though has intermittent Map Server Disconnects which cause all 3 devices connected through the router to lose network connectivity for about 2 minutes. Then everything works fine.
I have set the port forwarding on the router for the ports listed and that did not fix anything. I put the network cable straight to the PC, reset the modem so the main PC gets the IP address and then I can stay on CoH for hours with no problem. So.. I know its the router and CoH not being happy working together. If it was not for the fact that just about any other mmo works like a charm I would have thought it was the router.
What else could I possibly be missing besides forwarding ports 2104, 2106, 6994 and 7000-7100?
What it sounds like, to me, is that the router isn't able to handle the traffic, chokes, and resets.
As an aside, this is one of the reasons I swore off consumer-grade routers. Issues like this (I'm in a happy place! I'm in a happy place! I'm in a happy *CRASH!* HAHAHA! SUFFER!) drive me crazy. And it wasn't like I was buying the cheapie $40 routers. I was buying the high-end 6-8 port ones costing $100-150 each..
So three and a half years ago now, I invested $250 in a "prosumer" router. No goofy port configs necessary. Can be dual-homed if I need it. Gigabit EVERYTHING and rated for stable operation at 60Mbps sustained throughput from the Internet. -
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Quote:You should use monitor resolution instead of size. It doesn't matter if your 1920x1080 monitor is 17" or 60", it's still 2 megapixels to render.
Yes and no. Trying to tell someone they can buy a 60" plasma screen when they're trying to get a laptop is...well...telling them they have a RATHER big lap...
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Quote:got anything going on tonight Hyper? I have a patron arc to get to around 10est, i would like to run with the Frads again
I'll be there tonight. I'll be on a laptop (hopefully it can survive the heat of 8 fire/rads).
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Quote:I dunno. Here's a rough build that's soft-capped to Ranged and AoE (as well as E/N. And 2% off cap for Melee.so...I was thinking today, and It really is as simple as this:
Is FF/DP viable?
in my head it seems like it'd be beast if properly built....
How's it look?
Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.92
http://www.cohplanner.com/
Click this DataLink to open the build!
Level 50 Magic Defender
Primary Power Set: Force Field
Secondary Power Set: Dual Pistols
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Flight
Power Pool: Leadership
Ancillary Pool: Electricity Mastery
Hero Profile:
Level 1: Personal Force Field -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(3), Krma-ResKB(3)
Level 1: Pistols -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(9), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(9), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(11), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(11), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(13)
Level 2: Deflection Shield -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(5), Krma-ResKB(5)
Level 4: Dual Wield -- Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), Thundr-Acc/Dmg(13), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(15), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(15), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(17), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(17)
Level 6: Insulation Shield -- LkGmblr-Def(A), LkGmblr-Rchg+(7), Ksmt-ToHit+(7)
Level 8: Empty Clips -- Det'tn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rng(19), Det'tn-Acc/Dmg(21), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx(21), Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg(23), Det'tn-Dmg/Rng(46)
Level 10: Swap Ammo
Level 12: Dispersion Bubble -- HO:Enzym(A), HO:Enzym(19), LkGmblr-Rchg+(43)
Level 14: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 16: Bullet Rain -- Det'tn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rng(23), Det'tn-Acc/Dmg(25), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx(27), Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg(29), Det'tn-Dmg/Rng(50)
Level 18: Repulsion Field -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(42)
Level 20: Suppressive Fire -- Thundr-Acc/Dmg(A), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx(29), Thundr-Dmg/Rchg(31), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(31), Thundr-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(31), Thundr-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(33)
Level 22: Tough -- S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(A)
Level 24: Weave -- HO:Enzym(A), HO:Enzym(25), LkGmblr-Rchg+(43)
Level 26: Hover -- HO:Enzym(A), HO:Enzym(27)
Level 28: Executioner's Shot -- ShldBrk-DefDeb(A), ShldBrk-Acc/DefDeb(33), ShldBrk-Acc/Rchg(33), ShldBrk-DefDeb/EndRdx/Rchg(34), ShldBrk-Acc/EndRdx/Rchg(34), ShldBrk-%Dam(34)
Level 30: Fly -- Winter-ResSlow(A)
Level 32: Force Bubble -- EndRdx-I(A), EndRdx-I(43)
Level 35: Piercing Rounds -- Det'tn-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(A), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx/Rng(36), Det'tn-Acc/Dmg(36), Det'tn-Dmg/EndRdx(36), Det'tn-Dmg/Rchg(37), Det'tn-Dmg/Rng(46)
Level 38: Hail of Bullets -- Oblit-Dmg(A), Oblit-Acc/Rchg(39), Oblit-Dmg/Rchg(39), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(39), Oblit-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(40), Oblit-%Dam(40)
Level 41: Maneuvers -- HO:Enzym(A), HO:Enzym(42)
Level 44: Thunder Strike -- Sciroc-Acc/Dmg(A), Sciroc-Dmg/EndRdx(45), Sciroc-Dmg/Rchg(45), Sciroc-Acc/Rchg(45), Sciroc-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(46)
Level 47: Charged Armor -- RctvArm-ResDam(A), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx(48), RctvArm-ResDam/Rchg(48), RctvArm-ResDam/EndRdx/Rchg(48)
Level 49: Power Sink -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(50), EndMod-I(50)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Vigilance
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 4: Ninja Run
Level 2: Swift -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Health -- Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(A), Mrcl-Rcvry+(40), RgnTis-Regen+(42)
Level 2: Hurdle -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Stamina -- EndMod-I(A), P'Shift-EndMod(37), P'Shift-End%(37)
Level 10: Chemical Ammunition
Level 10: Cryo Ammunition
Level 10: Incendiary Ammunition
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Set Bonus Totals:- 3% DamageBuff(Smashing)
- 3% DamageBuff(Lethal)
- 3% DamageBuff(Fire)
- 3% DamageBuff(Cold)
- 3% DamageBuff(Energy)
- 3% DamageBuff(Negative)
- 3% DamageBuff(Toxic)
- 3% DamageBuff(Psionic)
- 10.5% Defense(Melee)
- 7.688% Defense(Smashing)
- 7.688% Defense(Lethal)
- 8.625% Defense(Fire)
- 8.625% Defense(Cold)
- 15.5% Defense(Energy)
- 15.5% Defense(Negative)
- 3% Defense(Psionic)
- 14.88% Defense(Ranged)
- 14.25% Defense(AoE)
- 50% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 42.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 17% FlySpeed
- 17% JumpHeight
- 17% JumpSpeed
- Knockback (Mag -8)
- Knockup (Mag -8)
- MezResist(Confused) 2.5%
- MezResist(Held) 2.5%
- MezResist(Immobilize) 3.6%
- MezResist(Sleep) 7.45%
- MezResist(Stun) 4.7%
- MezResist(Terrorized) 2.5%
- 8.5% (0.142 End/sec) Recovery
- 40% (1.698 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 20% ResEffect(FlySpeed)
- 20% ResEffect(RechargeTime)
- 20% ResEffect(RunSpeed)
- 5.625% Resistance(Energy)
- 3.125% Resistance(Negative)
- 5.625% Resistance(Toxic)
- 17% RunSpeed
- 3% XPDebtProtection
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Set Bonuses:
Luck of the Gambler
(Personal Force Field)- 10% (0.425 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Personal Force Field)- Knockback (Mag -4), Knockup (Mag -4)
(Pistols)- 2% (0.033 End/sec) Recovery
- 2.5% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.25% Defense(Ranged)
- 7% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 4% RunSpeed, 4% FlySpeed, 4% JumpSpeed, 4% JumpHeight
- 2.5% Defense(Ranged), 1.25% Defense(Energy), 1.25% Defense(Negative)
(Deflection Shield)- 10% (0.425 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Deflection Shield)- Knockback (Mag -4), Knockup (Mag -4)
(Dual Wield)- 2% (0.033 End/sec) Recovery
- 2.5% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.25% Defense(Ranged)
- 7% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 4% RunSpeed, 4% FlySpeed, 4% JumpSpeed, 4% JumpHeight
- 2.5% Defense(Ranged), 1.25% Defense(Energy), 1.25% Defense(Negative)
(Insulation Shield)- 10% (0.425 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Empty Clips)- MezResist(Sleep) 1.65%
- 1.875% Resistance(Energy)
- 1% XPDebtProtection
- 1.875% Defense(AoE), 0.938% Defense(Fire), 0.938% Defense(Cold)
- 1.875% Resistance(Toxic)
(Dispersion Bubble)- 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Bullet Rain)- MezResist(Sleep) 1.65%
- 1.875% Resistance(Energy)
- 1% XPDebtProtection
- 1.875% Defense(AoE), 0.938% Defense(Fire), 0.938% Defense(Cold)
- 1.875% Resistance(Toxic)
(Suppressive Fire)- 2% (0.033 End/sec) Recovery
- 2.5% Defense(Energy,Negative), 1.25% Defense(Ranged)
- 7% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 4% RunSpeed, 4% FlySpeed, 4% JumpSpeed, 4% JumpHeight
- 2.5% Defense(Ranged), 1.25% Defense(Energy), 1.25% Defense(Negative)
(Tough)- 3% Defense(Melee), 3% Defense(AoE), 3% Defense(Ranged), 3% Defense(Smashing), 3% Defense(Lethal), 3% Defense(Fire), 3% Defense(Cold), 3% Defense(Energy), 3% Defense(Negative), 3% Defense(Psionic)
(Weave)- 7.5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
(Executioner's Shot)- 2.5% (0.042 End/sec) Recovery
- Status Resistance 2.5%
- 2.5% Defense(AoE), 1.25% Defense(Fire), 1.25% Defense(Cold)
- 11% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 3.125% Defense(Melee), 1.563% Defense(Lethal), 1.563% Defense(Smashing)
(Fly)- 20% ResEffect(RunSpeed), 20% ResEffect(RechargeTime), 20% ResEffect(FlySpeed)
(Piercing Rounds)- MezResist(Sleep) 1.65%
- 1.875% Resistance(Energy)
- 1% XPDebtProtection
- 1.875% Defense(AoE), 0.938% Defense(Fire), 0.938% Defense(Cold)
- 1.875% Resistance(Toxic)
(Hail of Bullets)- MezResist(Stun) 2.2%
- 3% DamageBuff(All)
- 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 5% Enhancement(RechargeTime)
- 3.75% Defense(Melee), 1.875% Defense(Lethal), 1.875% Defense(Smashing)
(Thunder Strike)- 10% (0.425 HP/sec) Regeneration
- 3.125% Resistance(Negative)
- 9% Enhancement(Accuracy)
- 3.125% Defense(AoE), 1.563% Defense(Fire), 1.563% Defense(Cold)
(Charged Armor)- MezResist(Immobilize) 1.1%
- 1.25% Defense(Energy,Negative), 0.625% Defense(Ranged)
- 1.25% Defense(Smashing,Lethal), 0.625% Defense(Melee)
(Stamina)- 5% JumpSpeed, 5% JumpHeight, 5% FlySpeed, 5% RunSpeed
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Quote:I reinstalled Windows so there shouldn't be any old drivers, well I hope not. Sometimes if Im watching a movie or surfing the net, my screen will go black then I get the message "Windows kernel driver failed" I'm running dual monitor and this is really getting on my nerves. Ill post the cog helper results shortly.
Can you give us the HijackThis and CoH Helper dumps?
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I also figure that this would probably be a good central location for those who maintain hardware suggestions (like Father) to maintain a post.
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Was having problems on one of my vils last week. I'd run x3 and had almost a dozen missions under my belt without a drop (was trying to finally get them rogue). Griped about it in-channel and had a friend invite me to a Scrapyard GM beatdown. In under 5 minutes I'd gotten 3 tips, and was able to finally complete my transition.
It also seemed to break the deadlock on me getting more tip missions as I was able to remain full for tips after that.
But yeah, I could see how simply street sweeping for tips could be slower than trying to get snot to run uphill in January. -
Quote:Not a fargin clue.</RomanMoroni>Oh so this time it'll actually affect the other titles?

And I really don't give a damn.
Honestly, outside of a one or two titles (none containing an X, Spider-, Deadpool, Thor, Ultimate, or Avengers in it...YES, such titles actually exist!), I've completely stopped caring about Marvel.
I think I need to just stop reading comics for a while. Just starting to get REALLY aggravated with the crappy storytelling, continuity, and push for all these pointless crossovers.
The last time I burned out and stop buying comics, I stayed away almost 10 years. As such, it was really kinda nice when I came back (though the sticker-shock kinda caught me off guard). -
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Buying Guides
Okay, first and foremost.
Father Xmas' guide to picking components.
This gives a great run-down on the things you're looking for without needing to name specific brands of component.
Online Stores
Newegg.com
A great site for researching components and pricing. Maybe not ALWAYS the best/cheapest place to buy things. But always a good starting point.
Additionally they have a fairly decent video tutorial on building a system from the ground up.
Part #1
Part #2
Part #3
Newegg.ca
Newegg's Canadian site. For all our Canuck brothers and sisters. Spend your loonies and twonies! SPEND! SPEND!
Tigerdirect.com
Another great site for researching components and pricing. They even have brick & mortar locations too. I'm not PERSONALLY enamored of them, but some people swear by them.
Tigerdirect.ca
Again, Canadian Tiger Direct site.
System Vendors
Dell.com
The 800 lb Gorilla. Okay for general systems and basic components. Not a gaming system vendor. Links to all the various regional and country-specific Dell sites available right from the Dell.com site.
Gateway
The original Cow-box vendor. They're more focused on "multimedia" PCs than gaming systems per-se. Link takes you to the worldwide site. Choose your own locale from there.
Lenovo
A Chinese vendor that took over the IBM ThinkPad and ThinkCenter product lines. While they still make business machines, they're not really recommended for gaming boxes. PERIOD.
Asus
Also a prominent parts vendor, Asus also puts out a line of palm-top sub-notebooks (NOT recommended for gaming AT ALL) and a VERY nice line of notebooks (some of the top-end ones are GREAT mobile gaming platforms). Hit the link and pick your locale.
Alienware.com
Alienware is now owned by Dell and branded as their "Gaming" line. Unfortunately, while you can buy an EXPENSIVE system from them, for general gaming, the systems are pretty poor. Generally for those with more money than sense.
Falcon Northwest
Falcon Northwest is a "premium" system builder. They can build you a super high performance PC (at a super high price). Generally for those with lots of money but at least a shred or two of sense.
CyberPower PC
A "roll your own" system builder. Similar to Falcon, but generally more affordable. Lots and lots of choices. Using their system matrixes, you can actually build yourself a nice system that's VERY zeroed in to your needs and wants.
iBuyPower
Another "roll your own" system builder. Lots of options and a decent rep.
Toshiba
Toshiba also makes several lines of laptops. Their Satellite notebooks are decent every-day machines, while their Qosimo line is geared SPECIFICALLY for gaming. Not PERSONALLY enamored of Toshiba myself (bad experiences), but a lot of people swear by them.
Using Wishlists To Display Choices
Some websites out there allow you to create wishlists that you can store and share with others. This way, if you have a butt-kicking hardware combo or have a neat setup on the cheap, you can share it with others looking to do what you've done.
Newegg
Newegg has three (COUNT 'EM!) methods of making wishlists.
- Temporary Wishlists (Doesn't last beyond the lifetime of your Newegg Session cookie)
- Private Wishlists (The default for all newly created wishlists)
- Public Wishlists (What we're concerned with)
First
Do your shopping. In the upper right-hand corner you'll see the shopping cart indicator with the current pricing.

Click on it to view your shopping cart.
Second
Once in your shopping cart, you'll see a bunch of check boxes next to the items. There will also be one just above all of them (it's essentially a "check all"). Also, above and to the right of that, you'll see a drop-down box.

Check the "check all" box, then go to the drop-down and select "My Temporary Wish List".
Third
You'll need to log in (or create) an account with Newegg to save wishlists.
Once you log in, you come back to the wishlist and see that it has a similar "check all" feature to the shopping cart. Use it.

Above the "check all", there is an area to create a new private wishlist. Give the wishlist a name then click the "create new" button.
If you have an existing wishlist and just wish to add to it, further to the right, there's a drop-down to select a pre-existing wishlist and a button to tell it to save items to it.
Now you've essentially created a new wishlist. But nobody but you can see it yet. Here's what we do.
Fourth
Click on the tab that says "My Saved Wish Lists"
Drop a check next to your newly created wishlist and then push the button that says "Make Public"

Fifth
Now click on the link for your wishlist.
Look up in the address line and you'll see a link that looks like this:
https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/M...px?ID=19288966
Now you can't use this to share with other people. What you do is copy the 8-digit ID number at the end ("19288966" in this case). This is the identifier for your wishlist.
Sixth
Now head back up and click on the Public Wishlists tab.
Visit one of them. It doesn't really matter which one. Copy off the address in the address line, it'll look something like this:
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...umber=19281746
Seventh
Now we find your wishlist's public URL. Chop off the 8-digit ID number of the public wishlist you brought up. Replace it with the 8-digit ID number of your personal wishlist and hit ENTER on your keyboard.
For example:
Random Public Wishlist
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...umber=19281746
The edited wishlist URL
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...ishListNumber=
Your Public Wishlist
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...umber=19288966
Eighth
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Okay, there's lots of people coming around asking about new computers on the forums. And, usually, there's a huge spate of Q&A before arriving at an answer.
In the interest of speeding up answering people, I figured I'd post some general guidelines to how to ask about buying or building a new computer on the forums. Answering these questions can make it much easier and faster for the tech-heads here on the forums to answer your questions.
- What will you primarily be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
- What's your budget? (Real Dollars) Are tax and shipping included? This is important as it allows people trying to help you to suggest things appropriate to your budget.
- Where do you live? This is important as it affects what vendors you may buy from and how much shipping costs might be.
- Are you planning to buy or build?
- What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need. If you're unsure what exactly you need, say so.
- If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
- Will you be overclocking?
- What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have? What is the resolution?
- When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
- What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.
- Any specific must-have features? Must be able to max out Ultra-Mode? Must have 6+GB of RAM? Must have an SSD? etc.
- Are there any vendors/brands you'd specifically prefer to use?
- Are there any vendors/brands you'd specifically prefer to avoid?
- Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit? (Note: If your current OS came with your computer, odds are that it is NOT transferable.)
Note: Use this information and start your own thread. Don't utilize the guide-thread itself to ask.
Code:**Terminology**1) What will you primarily be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc *** 2) What's your budget? (Real Dollars) Are tax and shipping included? This is important as it allows people trying to help you to suggest things appropriate to your budget. *** 3) Where do you live? This is important as it affects what vendors you may buy from and how much shipping costs might be. *** 4) Are you planning to buy or build? *** 5) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need. If you're unsure what exactly you need, say so. *** 6) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model. *** 7) Will you be overclocking? *** 8) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have? *** 9) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? *** 10) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc. *** 11) Any specific must-have features? Must be able to max out Ultra-Mode? Must have 6+GB of RAM? Must have an SSD? etc. *** 12) Are there any vendors/brands you'd specifically prefer to use? *** 13) Are there any vendors/brands you'd specifically prefer to avoid? *** 14) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit? (Note: If your current OS came with your computer, odds are that it is NOT transferable.) ***
CPU - Central Processing Unit (the chip running the computer)
GPU - Graphics Processing Unit (Your video card. More specifically the main processing chip on the card.)
PPU - Physics Processing Unit (A processor dedicated to doing physics calculations.)
PSU - Power Supply Unit
SSD - Solid State Drive (A "hard drive" that uses flash memory as a storage medium instead of spinning platters.)
RAM - Random Access Memory (Non-storage memory used by the system.) Mainly expressed in GB (Gigabytes) nowadays.
VRAM - Video RAM Video cards nowadays come with their on-board memory (mostly). Usually expressed in MB (Megabytes) or GB (Gigabytes) nowadays.
MB - Megabyte (For hard drives: 1 million bytes, For RAM: 1.024 million bytes)
GB - Gigabyte (For hard drives: 1 billion bytes, For RAM: 1.024 billion bytes)
Hertz - Number of cycles per second. Used in timing and speed expressions for memory and various processing units (See GPU, CPU, PPU, etc) and other devices in a computer. Most commonly expressed as:Mhz - Megahertz (1 million cycles per second)
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer (A company that originally manufactured a product.)
Ghz - Gigahertz (1 billion cycles per second)
VAR - Value-Added Reseller (A company that adds features to a product and resells it.)
Systems Integrator - (A company that specializes in bringing various components/subsystems together into a whole and insures those systems function properly together)
SLI - Scalable Link Interface - A proprietary technology used by nVidia to link two or more video cards and gain performance/features through parallel processing.
Crossfire - A proprietary technology used by AMD/ATI to link two or more video cards and gain performance/features through parallel processing. (A technology competing with SLI.)
USB - Universal Serial Bus (A technology used for linking various devices cameras, computers, printers, etc together.)
IDE: Integrated Drive Electronics (also PATA: Parallel ATA) - A legacy technology for attaching drives to a computer. Now superceded by SATA.
SATA: Serial ATA (The successor technology to IDE for attaching drives to a computer.) -
Quote:I remember there were a couple discussions recently about the plusses and minuses of running CoH from a SSD, but I'm curious if anyone has tested running it from a good old-fashioned RAM drive? I used to use one for small things around Win95-era, but is it still possible to make one with Win7? Of course, you'd have to have at least 8GB of RAM to copy the PIGG files and still have decent system memory, but I'd have to imagine it'd be wicked-fast to play this way.
Well. As we've seen from high-speed SSD setups, speeding up drive operations helps SOME. But not as much as you'd think.
In terms of straight game performance, your performance gains are negligible. This won't kill lag or rubber-banding as those usually aren't disk performance issues.
However, for zone loads, the portions of the zone load that hit your drive to load files should be lightning fast. This means that you'll hit zone/instance maps sooner. Right now I can enter maps last and still arrive on the map before some people running on hard drives. -
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PleaseOhPleaseOhPlease let the first "main character" killed be Joe Quesada!
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One of us.
One of us.
One of us.
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Dude, you want me to slit my wrists?
Low-res with everything turned off?
*SEPPUKU!*SEPPUKU!*SEPPUKU!*
Well, was able to find out my laptop would survive a hami raid. It got REALLY warm during the monster beatdown, so I tossed a fan on it. No problems for the rest of the raid.Quote:GL on surviving until then bud.
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He's the equivalent of the runs. Just when you'd swear you were empty, here comes another load of ****.
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Quote:Dunno about general cluelessness, but you've highlighted your own quite well.Not rousing anything, just pointing out the bad advice and general cluelessness repeated over and over again on these boards. This thread is a goldmine for that.
Night.
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First correct thing you've said all thread.
NoQuote:Healers won.
Yup.Quote:It's not even close.
I happen to RUN an all-rad event every week. It's not for the heals son.Quote:That's why you have groups like Green Machine and too many all-rad super groups to even count.
Bubblers can essentially negate the possibility of damage.Quote:Anyone who claims FFers can match what healers do to bring a team to it's highest level of abilities has no clue whatsoever what they're talking about. There is simply no comparison.
If you're only taking 10% of the damage you would normally take unbubbled, that's a massive jump in survivability.
If a villain is tossing out 1500 points of damage in a shot, and you're only taking 10% of it, I'd like you to show me any healer that's tossing out 1350 point heals. Just one!
Who says "I" haven't?Quote:It's also why you have never heard of, and never will hear of, an "All-FFer" team tearing through the Statesman TF.
What you're trying (and failing) to say is YOU haven't. But, again, you're not the arbiter of all truth and reality in this game.
Thank God for that. Or I'd have died of boredome and unsubbed long ago.

