I've just purchased a Q9550, and I'm very happy so I'll go for some new benchmarks, and also a benchmark of an overclocked E5200 (the processor I had before, which I sold to a friend of mine and he oc'd it).
PC settings (a friend of mine's pc, from benchmark above):
Core E5200 2.5GHz @ 3.8
2GB RAM DDR2 667MHz @ 881MHz
8800GT 512MB stock
15" LG monitor (thus 1024x768)
Everything on GTA IV is set on HIGH. Shadow density 0.
Now, a comparison benchmark with a Q9550 using the same settings
PC settings (my pc, from benchmark above)
Core Q9550 2.83GHz @ 2.83 (stock)
3 GB RAM DDR2 @ 667MHz (2GB 800MHz + 1GB 667MHz at flex memory mode)
9800GT 512MB stock
Exactly the same settings as my friend's computer (with E5200) in order to compare the FPS.
And now, a benchmark of the game with the same graphics I'm using to play right now (not comparison with anything).
Everything on very high, vehicle density 100, shadow density 16. Please notice I only have 512MB of video memory, and I'm using about 400MB extra of RAM for graphics so I can't really get view distance any higher because of lack of video card memory. But graphics look great regardless.
It's a program that comes with online store for you to purchase games, and allows you to keep all of your games in a single place (even if you didn't purchase it from Steam). When you purchase a game, the game is immediately put in your games list and you can play it. Steam automatically updates all games with the newest patches, keep them defragmented for best performance, and allows you to make CD/DVD/pendrive/external HDD backups, so you can install then on any computer, or you can download them again as many times as you want. You can play all of your games from any computer you want, it just needs to have Steam installed, then you log in and play. It's very efficient, and some people love it, it has plenty of features, such as: online chatting in-game (you can add friends, call them to join your server from Steam, multi-chatting with microphone, etc), internet web browser in-game, etc.
Although in its beginning (right when it was created) the program had a few problems and some people got mad about it, all of them have been fixed, yet some people still insist in believing and repeating the same old bugs as if they were still in the program, and trying to make it look like something terrible, trying to get people away from it, etc.
I don't have any opinion about that (i.e.: I'm totally neutral about it), because I didn't get to really know him before. I've only seen the spam and multiple accounts part (which contained links to cracks).
LOL, it's like, who's ever going to give their web password for this reason anyway? "Hey I found out you've been trying to hack the LFS main website. Please send me you account details and password so I can disable your account."
No one should ever give their [something] details to anyone, no matter what it is: email password, gaming account, bank details, driving license, etc.
Better ask who's not AMD
He created so many accounts for spamming...
By the way, could we get back to the story? I thought this was going to be a good thread.
(even though I laughed out loud when I read some of the replies )
It took me SO LONG to understand this joke that I'm impressed.
Even after seeing the picture I still thought it was true, although I found it pretty weird that he wasn't so upset about it... but after reading the whole thread, and then re-reading the OP, I GOT IT! HAHAHAHAHAH
You should've seen my face when I read JJ72's post thinking the OP's post was true....
It depends on which race I am going to take part in. Me and my team mate spent 4 full days (i.e: not doing anything else) preparing for a Endurance race we had at LFSBR, then a day off from LFS to rest a bit and then went to the 5 hour endurance. For random public races, I just pop in there, pick a random setup and get to the track 2 seconds before the green light pops in. Of course, that doesn't mean I'm not going to race seriously.
Steam achievements are discrete and only show up on the bottom right corner in a small "box" (exactly the same size as when you receive a chat message), so I think it wouldn't be a problem, but I don't see any reason at all why CS or CSS would need an achievements system. Some games need it (some people are motivated by these achievements, and even play the game just because of it), while other games can easily survive several years without them. I wouldn't mind a achievement system without unlockables, though. I love when I'm playing Team Fortress 2 and then get a small pop up on the right bottom corner: "You've won a achievement! ...." . Makes me want to play for more time than I intended to.
I have no idea how this perk system works, though.
Name: Antonio Germano
Username: [VR] Velociround (by the way, do I need a team?)
Car Number: 5
Team: Velociround Racing (can I make one up, just as I did?)
Not sure I'll be able to participate in all races, though... but just in case, I'm registering.