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I bought the CE for me and bought the DDE for my son. I recived a box in the mail and opened it up and yes it all was their everything I paid for. For my son he recived nothing not even a copy of the game on disc he got a digital download and some in game pixels again everything that was paid for. If you look at the prices it comes out to about the same profit for BIO. Paid more for the CE and got some neat stuff, paid less for the DDE and got nothing but the game.
This is just my thoughts.
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Lets start with the past. 30 Free days to people that are level 50 in this thinking subs are droping like flies because their nothing to do. If we give them 30 days free time and roll something out in that time frame we will loose x amount of $ but will keep x amount of subs for the next month. ( this was a slap in the face to people like me that had been paying the same amount of time but had very limited play time due to real life demands) I was not level 50 so I still had game content. Next step was to down size the staff.
Present day F2P.
If we go F2P we can pick up $15 from x amount of new players that will play but we can keep the subs by saying that the F2P will not have total access to the game. So now we will get the $15 a month from most of the subs and a one time income of $15 from x amount of new players. (roll out 1.4 when this goes into effect)
Future:
Were not getting near the income from the F2P players we expected so we will offer a $15 upgrade for total access of all op's and give the subs some free in game stuff to make them happy. Then still need more income $15 for all F2P players for total access to all warzones and give the subs some more neat stuff to make them happy. The next step is the killer $15 more for all the F2P players for total game access we will lose all subs but at least we had them for X amount of time over just going F2P.
This is just my thoughts feal free to chime in.
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Well thats it for me I"M OUT. Augest 28 for the new game!
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On what settings would this desktop be able to run around 60 FPS everywhere?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1018122
Actually, which would be better:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1018122
OR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1018125
Well I just beat both with this build, includes the operating system and optical drive that both of them were missing.
Better video card, more HDD space although not a SSD, not as good of a case but it works (it just holds parts)
I would take this i3 2120 sandy bridge CPU over any AMD in it's price range for gaming.
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I changed everything on my build sheet to reflect what you suggested. The only question I have is, I saw the site where the two video cards are shown on bench tests and they are very close. My question is, they are so close, but will there be a visual performance difference? Is the difference so little that you won't notice? On the bench test it didn't rank so well in the direct x 11 shader area if I read that correctly, will this cause a problem compared to the other video card?
You mentioned that you have two SSD's and one hard drive. I assume the hard drive you have is for your backup's? I normally have a backup being done every Sunday night on my system at 2am which goes into a 1tb hard drive. This is the main reason why I want a hard drive. Would you suggest I get two SSD's like you have to run and store everything and just leave the HDD for backups? If so, which two SSD's and which Hard drive do you suggest?
And thank you very much for taking the time to answer my questions, I greatly appreciate it.
Yes the GPU is not quite as good but the 3 or 4 FPS are not enough to increase the price by 25% as far as the directx11 that's a bigger gap but everything still uses directx9 that I know of. I'm not really sure what that's used for so you might need to research it some and see if it's something you would use.
For my hard drives wich might not be the best setup for you. I have a Samsung 830 64 gb (boot drive) with my operating system, all drivers, and some utility programs, Samsung 830 256gb for games, and a Seagate Barracuda 1TB for backups and everything else.It took me 4 hours for some reason to get the 2nd SSD to be reconized by windows 7 it showed it in my BIOS but not reconized by my PC (ended up actually loading the operating system on it then it showed up go figure) I would recomend the Samsung 830 SSD but with the hit and miss quality of HDD's your own your own. If you get the Samsung SSD go to their website and download the Magician software.
EDIT: with this being your business PC I would get a very high quality HDD for backup or run a disc scan on the one you have and maby erase and reuse it.
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First that looks like a solid build. I would get the Samsung 830 SSD to get away from the SandForce controller. I use 2 of these a 64GB for the OS, drivers, and a few programs, and a 256 GB for other things along with a 1TB SB HDD. But one will do fine. They cost a little more but worth it after the MB post screen windows is loaded and ready to use in like 10 seconds.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147164 Or if you need the bracket wich your case should already have a SSD mounting bay.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147135
For the motherboard this one will save you $100 and has good features, 4 SATA 6Gb/s 4 SATA 3Gb/s, USB 3.0 header on the board ( your case already has the front USB 3.0 headers so you will not need the supplied one with the MB) and you could add anouther GPU later if needed in SLI. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138354
GPU this one will save $100 and has very colse performance. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/555?vs=598
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130787
Optional CPU cooler I always replace the stock one on a high performance build and if you decide to OC in the future your ready to go. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
For the HDD i'm not really a fan of the Rapture or anything over 1TB but that's your choice.
Like I said nothing wrong with your first build just giving you some options, but I would get the SSD I listed.
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Hi everyone. Hoping I can get some help. The last time I put a computer together was just before I got married about 7 years ago. My wife said I spent way to much money putting that machine together but it has lasted 7 years and is running SWTOR decently but does lag on some planets. I think it may be time to build another computer that will last me another 7 years...hopefully, and would like some input from you guys since I'm a little rusty and not sure if some of this stuff is compatible with each other or if there is something better in the market at the current moment. I'm also open to any suggestions on changes.
CPU: Intel Core I7-3770K - $340
Motherboard: Intel BOXDZ77GA70K - $220
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaw X Series 16GB DDR3 1600 - $110
Video Card: EVGA GTX 680 2GB PCI Express 3.0 - $500
SSD: Corsair Force Series 3 240GB SSD - $210
Hard Drive: Western Digital 2TB Caviar Black - $200
OR
Western Digital VelociRaptor 1TB - $300
Power Supply: Corsair HX850 - Already have it
Disk Drives: Already have.
I am new with the SSD but from what I've been reading, it's suppose to making booting up and running programs run much faster then conventional hard drives, However, is it faster then say the VelociRaptor? I also see that they have a shorter lifespan then a regular hard drive and I'm the type of person that always leaves his computer on unless I'm on vacation. So my system rarely shuts down so this has me a bit worried about using the SSD. Any feedback at all would be greatly appreciated please.
Just a few questions before I post what I would do. But yes the SSD is Killer I would get the Samsung 830 and get 2 as I have.
1: Are you going to be Overclocking the CPU?
2: Do you have a aftermarket CPU cooler already if so wich one?
3: Are you using the same case if so wich one do you have?
4: Do you plan on running more than 1 video card in the future (SLI) ?
5: Is this mainly for gaming or do you use programs that require a high memory usage like folding or editing?
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http://blogs.bettor.com/Anonymous-Bioware-Insider-blames-fans-for-SWTOR-Video-Games-Update-a173317
Okay first here is the information that you all require. I have checked this source and indeed it is not a rumor and this is not a false article nor blog.
Now as to the OP, I stand with him. Since inception all I have seen in these forums is nothing but complaining, griping, moaning and groaning about SWTOR. They do not know their jobs, why will they not listen to us, blah blah blah.
Allow me to explain programming 101. When you mess with programming to fix a bug you have to tie in the fact that the coding is connected to other parts of the programing. So when you correct one part in essence it causes another problem. It is a cycle in any type of programming and it takes time to get everything correct. This game has only been around for 7.5 months and yet players expect this game to be perfect. Sorry not going to happen.
Then look at how many devs are actually working at Bioware Austin. Due to the layoffs they do not have the physical manpower at this present moment to correct everything let alone come up with new content. Why? The reason is because EA saw and listened to the players that were griping and complaining thus causing the huge layoffs of Bioware Austin.
Now, even with the layoffs, the devs at Bioware Austin are still doing their best with what they can to bring to you the player a deliverable product. That to me states a lot and I for one APPLAUD the men and women that still work at Bioware Austin and working very hard to keep this game going. Perhaps there are issues generated from Bioware but like I stated earlier these people can only do so much with what they have and the manpower.
What all of this comes down to is that EA listened to all the gripers, complainers, and so on and EA is a marketing company and their only interest is in making money and when that stops or begins to slow down then things begin to happen and in the end you do not get what you want and thus SWTOR goes to F2P.
So in the end I feel the OP stated a very logical and straight forward opinion and I back him fully. What needs to happen now is if you as players wish for this game to grow and continue examine yourselves and try to be more constructive and assist the devs instead of trolling and beating the game and the devs into the dirt just because you did not get something shiny in the last update.
I stoped reading when I seen the source (bettor.com)
The game started out broke then it got worse with every patch. In 3 more months they can just shut down all the servers but 3 and just have a single PVE, PVP, and a RP server. STOP THE PRESSES this just in from bettor.com their already doing that.
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This will run it as good as it will run. $1325
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Mega_Special_III/
Make these changes Max case fans pick your color, CPU cooler- cooler master hyper 212, video card 7950 HIS ice x
Power supply corsair tx650 and add windows 7 HP 64 bit
Build 2 not as good $1100
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Mega_Special_I/
Changes max case fans, CPU 4170, Video card 7850, and add windows 7 HP 64 bit.
Or build this it would be hard to beat as far as price to performance $730
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I do not know how to put one together. My fear is static electricity.
Do you know a reference/source for computer hardware education?
Static strip not nessary if you are touching the PC case. The (youtube link above is a 3 part how to ) that shows you everything about building a PC. But for the first time builder the best advice I can give is get a tech savey friend to help. You can also take the parts to a trusted PC shop and pay them to put it together but ask a few of your friends you should be able to find some help and would be suprised how easy it is.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16899261005
EDIT square pegs do not fit in round holes it's perty much that simple the wires fit in one spot.
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Thanks, I will take your comments into consideration. Maybe I should save my money and just wait until I know a little bit more about computers.
See my Edit on my post about 3 post up if you can build one it will run the game just fine not maxed but good FPS.
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I am from the United States, I'm not interested in building my own, and the budget is flexible (cheap being less than 2000, and if you can get it below 1000, great). I would like to go as cheap as possible while getting high quality parts which can perform the computer's tasks for at least 5 years.
The computer would only run SWTOR and software for school (chemistry & genetics generating models & programing: cannot get specific because I won't do anything major for a year or two).
Another consideration: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883157362
Well that one does not even have a video card. Your not going to buy a premade $600 PC and be able to run this game well. This is $1125 with making these changes and yes make them.
CPU Free upgrade to the AMD FX-8150
Cooling Fan upgrade to the cooler Master Hyper 212
Memory upgrade to the Corsair Vengeance
PSU upgrade to the Corsair CMPSU-750TXV2 ( this is a little overkill but its a free upgrade from the 650
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Scorpius_9000/
EDIT: but you can build one for that just over $600
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nvidia gt 520 is strong,but with problems on shaders
btw,those reveiws where people said the computer died,is actually because they caused the problem themselves..ive had mine since febuary...and it works just fine
The 520 is not a gaming card if it was why would you tell him to replace it without knowing what power supply he has even.
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Hey,
I'm looking into buying a new PC and was wondering which of these two GPUs would give me better settings/frame rate.
Thanks!
Their very close in performance depends on the game here is a link. I would get the 6850
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That does look like a great deal on a real gaming PC. However, with shipping it's $740 with shipping.
If you are interested in buying a Dell, your best option is probably to buy a refurbished one directly from Dell. I did that for my desktop & it worked pretty well. I can play SWTOR on its highest settings so far, wit only anti-aliasing turned off - but that's PVE, not sure how well it would do PVP.
This Dell is only $419 with free shipping, but does NOT come with a video card. You could add a Radeon HD 7750 (the other computer came with an HD 7770, so it's fairly similar) for about $100, so the total price would be about $520, or about $200 less than the gaming PC. A lot of people would say that the $200 is well spent (better processor, better power supply, better video card, liquid cooling, and all around better components), but if you're on a budget I just wanted to show you an option.
So your running everthing on the highest setting including shadows and bloom. I would like to see what specs your PC has. I saw a post where a guy was running a AMD 4200+ CPU and a 6450 GPU saying he had everything maxed out with 120 FPS. But the game caps at 111FPS and he has a decent video card for watching movies but nothing near a gaming card. If you have to add a video card then more than likely you also need a new PSU, Dell cuts their wattage very close to what comes with the PC. I would go to Ebay and buy a used PC before I bought a Dell. Also as far as turning off the AA i have it forced on through CCC and the game runs better. Not to undermind what you said I just hate to see people buy a Dell that can not be upgraded in the future. PS and the Cyberpower PSU's are really poor quality, their overrated
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1. Remove your current hard drive and install your new SSD.
2. Install Windows, get the updates and install anything else you need.
3. Install your old hard drive and using your new SSD/Windows installation, back up any old files you want to keep onto the new drive. Then format the old drive and use it as a backup drive.
Thanks for the help everyone. I installed a old HDD i had and used Norton Ghost (came free with the SSD) to move everything I wonted to save from my other HDD but not move to the SSD. Got Windows installed on the SSD and running updates now. Then I'll move my drivers to the SSD, reformat my storage drive for a fresh start on it and move my saved files back to the storage HDD.
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also you can install windows 7 seperately on both drives....and then you can have the arrangement you want with a beleive some mechanical work
remember these words
IDE CHANNEL 0 MASTER
IDE CHANNEL 1 SLAVE
i dont rememebr if thats eactly how it goes..but the hard drive data syphons in there should have there ports labeled "master",that means the primary drive...or "slave" if its a subordinate drive
Yes that was already set up and looks like it can be changed in my BIOS.
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So my SSD died and I just recived my new Samgung 830 256GB SSD this is what i plan to do.
1: Remove HDD install SSD install Windows7 and LAN driver, install all window updates and the rest of the drivers.
2: Install HDD and wipe it clean for a fresh start.
3: Remove SSD an install on the HDD windows 7 and LAN driver, install all window updates and the same drivers as on the SSD.
4: Reinstall SSD and set it as the boot drive.
Now the question, would that work and have the HDD as a backup or is it bad to have the OS and drivers on 2 diferent drives? Or could I just copy everything from the SSD to the HDD?
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So then what graphic settings coukd this one run on without any problems and would it run it better than the alienware? Sorry but i know very littel about the makings of computers and what runs better.
You should have no problems at all depending on your monitor rez but if its 1080p or less wich in your case i'm sure it is. I would turn shadows and bloom to low everything else to mid and enjoy the game.
Yes it's better then the Dell and cheaper also that Dell is not a real gaming PC this one is.
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How would I know what card I should buy then? Should I go visit a store near me that sells technology and just bring my computer info? If that's a yes, how do I know what info to bring?
Look for the model number on your PC it's their somewhere. Infact hear is a link on how to find it.
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The cost of that is pretty high and I saw an Alienware computer for less should I get that instead?
It is the X51
http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-x51/pd.aspx
Would the Alienware run it any better than the one you showed?
Thats just wrong if you not going to build the cheap one I listed above never buy a Dell this will be your best deal. $665
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What's the difference of ATI and AMD Radeon? Results when I google ATI 6450 show a lot of AMD things. Is AMD the company that you suggest?
AMD is ATI and without knowing the exact model # of the PC you have any card recomended could be a bad choice because of size or power requirements.
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I am looking to buy a new computer and I wanted to know which of the two that i am looking at would run this game well on higher detail.
http://www.amazon.com/iBuyPower-Gamer-Power-AM912-Desktop/dp/B00775K4SE/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
I am not really looking for recommendations for a computer but if you know of one that would run well and is pretty cheep then if you could post an link for it on Amazon that would be great.
They will not run this game and be playable.
But if you can build this it will but not with max settings shadows and bloom off the rest can be mid but very playable about $530 ( this is the lowest price I could come up with and be a gaming system) Easy build just google how to build a PC, this is much better than what your looking at.
AMD Phenom II X2 560 Processor, Black Edition This has aged but is still a good budget CPU, 8GB Ram,
6770 video card (use driver version 11.12), windows 7/ 64 bit.
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But why is the FPS so bad, I have everything to low!
Upgrade the ram and turn everything off and low. (4GB or more) Or shell out about $500 for a up to date PC it will be close to $700 if you can not reuse your CD, hard drive and windows.
BIO stop the CE DDE madness.
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Posted · Edited by blowmedown
I never seen anything promised in the future for buying the CE.
EDIT: everybody got what they paid for.