Evening Reading

by Brian Leahy, Dec 30, 2010 5:00pm PST

This post, like the one I'll be posting tomorrow night at your regular chatty time is little more than a comments reset to make sure things stay fresh and smooth over the New Years break.

Over break, I hope to hit level 80 in World of Warcraft so I can actually start digging into the high-level Cataclysm content. I'm about to hit 78 and I've been doing mostly quest marathons mixed in with some random dungeons. Queuing as a healer makes that go by so quickly.

Talk amongst yourselves.

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Replace a 4870 (512) with a 5870 for $199+tax?

I have an i7 and a 24" monitor.

Can get a 6870 for $220 but I know it's slower. 6950 for $300 and flash to 6970? is it 50% faster than the 5870?

How important is Tessellation going to be for the next, say 2 years of games. Will this generation's consoles hold things back?

I gotta go to bed, but curious if anyone has thoughts (will check back in the morning)...

Thanks!

Dec 30, 2010 10:58pm PST

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Replace a 4870 (512) with a 5870 for $199+tax? I have an i7 and a 24" monitor. Can get a 6870 for $... : sixfoot6
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- http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2010-gaming-graphics-charts-high-quality/Sum-of-FPS-Benchmarks-Totals,... : airrob
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  Will? It has been for years already. I can't think of any other time that a 3+ year old graphics card (88... : eoladis
  - ^ This. The lack of graphical advancements has also (to some extent) given developers time to work on oth... : Hemotoxin
  - That's one of the worst things about console gaming. : wytefang
- Not very important because most games are multiplatform and won't be using the feature (or using it well)... : SpaecKow
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  Nahhh dont change the video card, the Crapbox360 and the LOLstation going to be 2 or 3 years more... now ... : Montykoro
  - xbox360? more like mehxbox pee shitty amirite! : jujubeads
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    oh what the fuck is going on here? : moshman
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      Front page sewage seeped into our groundwater. : kingdepork
      
      hahahha : Milleh
      
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      We need a tag for this sewage like we do with nws
      
      Dec 31, 2010 8:13am PST
      
      We need a tag for this sewage like we do with nws : mobab
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    the SUXbox,amirite? : master_disaster_17
    - the M$ SUXbox,amirite? : buzzbat
- 5870 for that price is a great deal. I've been using mine for almost a year now, and it has not let me do... : TrptJim
- Yes, absolutely upgrade. You will notice a significant performance improvement in almost any remotely cu : Sapiens
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  I'm thinking that we are going to see a jump in graphics hardware fairly soon. Think about it. Over the... : Gwyndion
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    what is this : Sapiens
    - questionable content : Zolneirz
  - Except the 360 has an AMD/ATI chip? You're also a couple years off on time scale. : eoladis
- That's a great price, and I would for sure upgrade. : Milleh

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