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Tycho
Wanna-Be Webmaster
Joined: 17 May 2003
Posts: 1041
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Tue Apr 06, 2004 2:12 pm |
So this is something that I am hoping brings NVidia some life. They have released several videos of NV40's features. Most notably is the HDR Rendering that will be needed for games life Half-Life 2 and future Unreal games. I was just thinking the other day while I was play testing Lineage 2 that my stop gap upgrade last December is really starting to show its age. I am thinking of going to a 400mhz Memory Bus and obviously a faster processor and motherboard. What mobo are you currently using? The only thing that sucks is someone is going to get a nice deal on my used hardware as most of it is not even 12 months old. |
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(CB4)SponGe
UO Noob
Joined: 02 Apr 2004
Posts: 17
Location: Roseville, MN
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Tue Apr 06, 2004 4:42 pm |
Im sorry but I cant take anything serious that proclaims "Gooch Shading" as one of its new effects  |
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HeLLFiRe
UO Noob
Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 43
Location: Redding, California
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Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:29 pm |
I'll wait until PCI-express comes out. I see no reason to upgrade for a few FPS. |
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Loto_Bak
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Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:52 pm |
PCI - Exspress makes no differance with this generation of cards...
and the NV40 wont be a "few FPS upgrade" We could probly see 2x the framerate in many cases. Personally my ti4200 is out the door as soon as i can get my hands on one of these babies (or the R420 depending on benchmarks)
the demos...
The water effects is quote cool... as is the multiple light source.
Also the first video with the clear model of a lady shows off some cool lighting techniques. I dont have a soundcard here but the visuals were nice |
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Gandalf
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Tue Apr 06, 2004 11:29 pm |
Hey Tycho, where's your comparision on UT2004 with different amounts of memory? Or have you put it up already & I didn't notice? |
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Tycho
Wanna-Be Webmaster
Joined: 17 May 2003
Posts: 1041
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:34 am |
No that reminds me I need to finish that article. The results are rather surprising. I will work on it this weekend, and the ut2004 review and history of unreal 3. Jesus Real Life is getting me behind in my articles. |
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