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Off Topic / Re: Bones needs a new graphics card(s)

« on: February 24, 2015, 10:47:33 PM »

I agree, but this scares me a bit: http://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-faces-false-advertising-lawsuit-over-gtx-970-specs/

Also, SLI has slight drawbacks.

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Off Topic / Re: Bones needs a new graphics card(s)

« on: February 24, 2015, 10:29:59 PM »

Bump :/

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Off Topic / Re: Bones needs a new graphics card(s)

« on: February 24, 2015, 07:31:29 PM »

The last 500mb is still faster than offloading to the system memory. I only play at 1080p but I've yet to even reach 3GB, let alone 3.5.

It's not hard to hit 3.5 in 1440p.

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Off Topic / Re: Bones needs a new graphics card(s)

« on: February 24, 2015, 07:30:02 PM »

Yeah, I've never liked AMD. The only think about getting that 980 that sucks is that they aren't THAT much better than the 970...  but I could get 970 sli for $600 and a single 980 for $500.

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Off Topic / Bones needs a new graphics card(s)

« on: February 24, 2015, 07:22:14 PM »

I just sold my SLI 670's because the 2GB VRAM wasn't cutting it. I play in 2560x1440. Should I get gtx 970 sli (there are problems with VRAM over 3.5GB usage) or a single gtx 980 (no VRAM issue) for now?

I've researched, but find conflicting opinions. I'll play anything from light indie games to BF4, Farcry 4, GTA V, etc...

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Gallery / Re: TITANIC (Latest update pg. 37. Current as of 23 Feb 15)

« on: February 23, 2015, 11:18:27 PM »

I cleared out some walls to reveal more.





Ahem...

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Gallery / Re: TITANIC (Latest update pg. 37. Current as of 23 Feb 15)

« on: February 23, 2015, 11:01:16 PM »

I didn't get to work on it too much tonight, but I did take a better screenshot. I also took some screens of things I'm pretty sure I haven't posted, such as the first class dining saloon, my blue ensign flag. I also added another random shot of the grand staircase with a wide field of view.











And then I had an idea...

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Gallery / Re: TITANIC (Latest update pg. 36. Current as of 12 Oct 14)

« on: February 23, 2015, 01:12:17 PM »

Bump.

Thanks!

Anyway, I'll have to do a proper update when I get home from work later tonight. For now, here's a teaser for new first class areas:

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Off Topic / Re: Upgrade from i5 2500k?

« on: February 19, 2015, 01:00:10 PM »

Photoshop definitely uses a lot of RAM, so if you do upgrade at ALL, you'd want faster memory. Depending on your Windows type (home premium/prof), you could put in more RAM.

I'm pretty sure I'm good there.

what kind of cooling, i do 4.5 usually.

cooler master hyper 212+

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Off Topic / Re: Upgrade from i5 2500k?

« on: February 19, 2015, 01:07:53 AM »

Well, forget upgrading. I now have a stable and cool 4.8GHz overclock.

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Off Topic / Re: Upgrade from i5 2500k?

« on: February 18, 2015, 10:49:29 PM »

This isn't just about hyperthreading. That's just another question. And no, Waru, a GPU doesn't really effect what I'm asking about.

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Off Topic / Upgrade from i5 2500k?

« on: February 18, 2015, 10:44:20 PM »

I've been running an i5 2500k since April, 2011. (currently with Nvidia 670 FTW SLI, 16GB 1,600MHz RAM, 250GB SSD, and in 2560x1440).

I'm running games fine, but I was wondering if upgrading to a newer generation of processor would benefit me a lot with heavy image processing and editing. Also, I have no experience with hyperthreading (although I know it's i7 specific). Would it make a significant difference in programs such as Photoshop and Lightroom?

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Creativity / Re: ■ The Photography Megathread ■

« on: February 03, 2015, 09:16:20 PM »

What lense ya using there ?

it was in the text you quoted. No lens. Telescope.

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Creativity / Re: ■ The Photography Megathread ■

« on: February 01, 2015, 06:10:14 PM »

Honno, thanks! Although I'd prefer not to give out full resolution files. Sorry.

rambo,

Size reference


Current conffiguration

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Creativity / Re: ■ The Photography Megathread ■

« on: February 01, 2015, 01:45:30 AM »

D600
Imaging - Orion 8" f/3.9 Astrograph
Guiding - Orion ST-80 guidescope with Orion SSAG Autoguider
Celestron CGEM tracking mount
ISO 800
8x200 seconds for light frames (total exposure of 26.6 minutes)
5x200 seconds for dark frames
20x1/4000 second for bias frames
20x1/2 second for flat frames