The Official Battlefield 3 370z Platoon

MightyBobo · 11-22-2011, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I need to stop looking at this stuff or I'll end up buying a new mobo and chip. I am just going to get the two 6950s and be happy.

Wait for Ivy Bridge. I almost jumped on the new i7's that just came out, but Im waiting for Ivy Bridge fo sho. It'll be using 1155 also.

m4a1mustang · 11-22-2011, 03:52 PM

Why oh why did I buy a P55 board

Oh well, it's a cheap enough swap.

MightyBobo · 11-22-2011, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Why oh why did I buy a P55 board

Oh well, it's a cheap enough swap.

Yeah, not all 1155 boards will be compatible anyway. I'll just wait for the new crop to come out.

m4a1mustang · 11-22-2011, 07:27 PM

DLing the update right meow... taking forever

sboden · 11-23-2011, 01:54 PM

It sucked because I was all ready to play a quick game while waiting for the KU basketball to come on and then BBAAMM I had to wait for a patch download.....It started fast and then just got slower and slower. I ended up not playing.

m4a1mustang · 11-23-2011, 01:57 PM

I ended up AA raping.

It seems like they weakened the carbines.

sboden · 11-23-2011, 04:59 PM

Hopefully they did better than the past. In the past they would take one step forward and two steps back IMO.

m4a1mustang · 11-23-2011, 09:42 PM

I should have thought about this before I started looking at Crossfire setups. While my board does support CrossFire, it seems like it'd be a waste to try it since the second PCI-E slot is only 4x. Back in January when I put this system together I never really planned on serious Eyefinity gaming where I'd need 2 GPUs...

So, if I want to keep the board and upgrade to a better card it'd have to be the 6990. Otherwise it doesn't really make much sense to step from a single 5870 to a single 6970 on an eyefinity setup IMO.

Best option I guess would be to tough it out with 5760x1080 at medium settings (or drop down to 1920x1080 on High/Ultra) and wait for some new tech to roll out and/or pricing to come down and do a fresh build.

*sigh*

m4a1mustang · 11-23-2011, 10:55 PM

Well it appears the bandwidth hit isn't as bad as I thought it was after further research. Still something to think about...

*Edit* Scratch that. It appears my Mobo is not really going to cut it with Crossfire, so no point in going to two cards right now.

m4a1mustang · 11-24-2011, 11:40 AM

I'm a goober. Just bought an MSI P55-GD80 which will better support Crossfire. Just have to transfer everything over from my existing board and keep it as a spare or put it up on Ebay.

MightyBobo · 11-24-2011, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I'm a goober. Just bought an MSI P55-GD80 which will better support Crossfire. Just have to transfer everything over from my existing board and keep it as a spare or put it up on Ebay.

Cool, hope it works out.

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delusional · 11-24-2011, 04:09 PM

Playing noww. You guys use ventrilo?

m4a1mustang · 11-24-2011, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

Cool, hope it works out.

Sent from my HP Touchpad using Tapatalk

Thanks. It should, fingers crossed. The SATA ports are in a better location than my current Gigabyte board, too. If I were to go Crossfire on this board I'd lose about 4 Sata slots.

I am pretty much set on the MSI 2GB R6950 Twin Frozr III for my Crossfire cards. Cooling on it looks great, stock clocks are a good bit faster than a base 6950, and I can turn it up even more if needed and still maintain some good cooling.

So hopefully my BF3 and gaming experience overall will improve!

sboden · 11-24-2011, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by delusional

Playing noww. You guys use ventrilo?

I've only used TeamSpeak though I don't have the latest version loaded on this computer.

delusional · 11-24-2011, 11:14 PM

if you guys want my vent server info just pm me. me and another friend of mine play. he's pretty good. 2.0+ kdr

11-22-2011, 03:52 PM	#122 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Why oh why did I buy a P55 board Oh well, it's a cheap enough swap. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

11-22-2011, 07:27 PM	#124 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	DLing the update right meow... taking forever __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

11-23-2011, 01:54 PM	#125 (permalink)
sboden Track Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kansas City Posts: 580 Drives: 09 Blue 370Z T/S 6MT Rep Power: 16	It sucked because I was all ready to play a quick game while waiting for the KU basketball to come on and then BBAAMM I had to wait for a patch download.....It started fast and then just got slower and slower. I ended up not playing. __________________ 09 Monterey Blue 370Z Sport/Tour, Takeda Shorties, Blk Nismo Wheels, Blk Painted Top/Exhaust cut out, Invidia Gemini CBE, Southbend Stage 2 clutch, Lite weight flywheel, Zspeed HD CSC, flat black headlights. Previously owned 03 G35 Coupe 6MT and Volvo C30 R Design.

11-23-2011, 01:57 PM	#126 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	I ended up AA raping. It seems like they weakened the carbines. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

11-23-2011, 04:59 PM	#127 (permalink)
sboden Track Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kansas City Posts: 580 Drives: 09 Blue 370Z T/S 6MT Rep Power: 16	Hopefully they did better than the past. In the past they would take one step forward and two steps back IMO. __________________ 09 Monterey Blue 370Z Sport/Tour, Takeda Shorties, Blk Nismo Wheels, Blk Painted Top/Exhaust cut out, Invidia Gemini CBE, Southbend Stage 2 clutch, Lite weight flywheel, Zspeed HD CSC, flat black headlights. Previously owned 03 G35 Coupe 6MT and Volvo C30 R Design.

11-23-2011, 09:42 PM	#128 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	I should have thought about this before I started looking at Crossfire setups. While my board does support CrossFire, it seems like it'd be a waste to try it since the second PCI-E slot is only 4x. Back in January when I put this system together I never really planned on serious Eyefinity gaming where I'd need 2 GPUs... So, if I want to keep the board and upgrade to a better card it'd have to be the 6990. Otherwise it doesn't really make much sense to step from a single 5870 to a single 6970 on an eyefinity setup IMO. Best option I guess would be to tough it out with 5760x1080 at medium settings (or drop down to 1920x1080 on High/Ultra) and wait for some new tech to roll out and/or pricing to come down and do a fresh build. sigh __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

11-23-2011, 10:55 PM	#129 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Well it appears the bandwidth hit isn't as bad as I thought it was after further research. Still something to think about... Edit Scratch that. It appears my Mobo is not really going to cut it with Crossfire, so no point in going to two cards right now. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook! Last edited by m4a1mustang; 11-23-2011 at 11:11 PM.

11-24-2011, 11:40 AM	#130 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	I'm a goober. Just bought an MSI P55-GD80 which will better support Crossfire. Just have to transfer everything over from my existing board and keep it as a spare or put it up on Ebay. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

11-24-2011, 04:09 PM	#132 (permalink)
delusional Track Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NewYork Posts: 968 Drives: 09 PG T/S/N 7AT Rep Power: 15	Playing noww. You guys use ventrilo? __________________ 2009 Platinum Graphite Touring [ Sport Package ¦¦ Navigation ¦¦ 7 Speed Automatic ] [ Berk ¦ H&R ¦ ONEighty ¦ K&N ¦ Stillen ¦ Eibach ¦ Cobb ¦ Ichiba ¦ Hankook ]

11-24-2011, 11:14 PM	#135 (permalink)
delusional Track Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NewYork Posts: 968 Drives: 09 PG T/S/N 7AT Rep Power: 15	if you guys want my vent server info just pm me. me and another friend of mine play. he's pretty good. 2.0+ kdr __________________ 2009 Platinum Graphite Touring [ Sport Package ¦¦ Navigation ¦¦ 7 Speed Automatic ] [ Berk ¦ H&R ¦ ONEighty ¦ K&N ¦ Stillen ¦ Eibach ¦ Cobb ¦ Ichiba ¦ Hankook ]

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