COD 5

[cLeAnEr]

Anyone playing this new game?  I bought nice graphics, but disappointed.

[SideShowBob]

 Haven't gotten it.  Looks nice, but the reviews have been lukewarm at best.  I'm guessing I'll pass, unless someone buys it for me for Christmas.

[3PumpChump]

have been playing on xbox360 and it's pretty fun. Requires a pretty highend system and video card on the pc end for those with slower systems.

you can use a kb/mouse with xbox too.. google XCM XFPS 3.0 Sniper Plus. (make sure you buy the XFPS 3.0 Sniper Plus if you buy one)

also.. use a laser mouse pad surface for mousing.. it prevents the deadspots people complain about.

[SideShowBob]

Well, since I just built a core i7 with a gforce 280, i think my system is high end enough.

Hmm....maybe I'll add it to the wishlist, see what I get.

[JimBeam]

What do you need that much beef for SSB??

[SideShowBob]

Need?  What's need got to do with it?

Actually, I do a lot of video encoding, so this monster is a big help.

What took 1 hr 45 min on a 3.0Ghz Core 2 Duo took 35 min on this new beast.

[cLeAnEr]

My PC is getting a little dated:

3.20 Ghz, 2.0 GB of Ram with a NVIDA GeForce 8600 GT.

It is tolerable.  Maybe it is time build another PC.

The savages send their hounds and they too will find death. 

Some of the quotes in the game.  Once you get a number kills you can unleash the hounds.

Cleaner

[THRASH_D86]

I downgraded and started playin CS 1.6 again... funny how things come full circle.

[undertaker]

Need?  What's need got to do with it?

Actually, I do a lot of video encoding, so this monster is a big help.

What took 1 hr 45 min on a 3.0Ghz Core 2 Duo took 35 min on this new beast.

wtf you serious???

[SideShowBob]

Yup, totally serious.  I'm getting about 3x the fps when converting to x264.  Standard DVDs convert at damn near real time (30fps) and a two hour blu-ray converts at about 15-20fps, depending on the settings I choose. 

It          is        a            monster!

Right now I'm converting a 2hr blu-ray movie to a format compatible with my appleTV (1280x720 mp4) and it is estimating 3hr to do the conversion.  For hi-def, that is pretty rocking.

especially since i'm compiling software in cygwin at the same time....

I'll post some stats after the encode finishes.

**Edit**
It took 2hrs 25min to encode from 1080p to 720p (obviously, lower bitrate for appletv than bluray)

anyway, I got distracted by other things, so I'll run the benchmarks tomorrow....

[SideShowBob]

Alright Undertaker, just for kicks, here's the results of an x264 benchmark from http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=520

This is 4 passes of 720p video, using two different versions of x264 (both now outdated).  In each section, the first four lines are pass1, the second, pass2.

Download the benchmark and run it on your comp to see how it compares.  As you'll see, the Core i7 is about 3x faster at roughly the same clock speed.

First, the Core2Duo @ 3.2Ghz:

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Results for x264.exe v0.58.747
encoded 1442 frames, 34.80 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 35.42 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 35.34 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 35.34 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 8.88 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 8.92 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 8.93 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 8.81 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
 
Results for x264.exe v0.59.819M
encoded 1442 frames, 39.37 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 39.27 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 39.43 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 39.40 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 9.89 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 9.89 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 9.88 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 9.77 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
 
 
System Details
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Name Intel Core 2 Duo E6850
Codename Conroe
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E6850  @ 3.00GHz
Core Stepping G0
Technology 65 nm
Stock frequency 3000 MHz
Core Speed 3200.3 MHz (8.0 x 400.0 MHz)
FID range 6.0x - 9.0x
 
Northbridge Intel X38 rev. 01
Southbridge Intel 82801IR (ICH9R) rev. 02

Now, the Core i7 @ 2.93Ghz:

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Results for x264.exe v0.58.747
encoded 1442 frames, 68.30 fps, 3904.94 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 68.59 fps, 3904.94 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 67.59 fps, 3904.94 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 66.51 fps, 3904.94 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 24.55 fps, 3974.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 25.27 fps, 3974.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 24.99 fps, 3974.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 24.47 fps, 3974.08 kb/s
 
Results for x264.exe v0.59.819M
encoded 1442 frames, 68.51 fps, 3895.56 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 69.64 fps, 3895.56 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 70.94 fps, 3895.56 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 71.09 fps, 3894.25 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 28.25 fps, 3981.22 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 28.31 fps, 3981.30 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 28.30 fps, 3981.22 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 28.10 fps, 3981.71 kb/s
 
 
System Details
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Name Intel Processor
Codename Bloomfield
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU         940  @ 2.93GHz (Engineering Sample)
Core Stepping
Technology 45 nm
Stock frequency 2933 MHz
Core Speed 3103.5 MHz (23.0 x 134.9 MHz)
 
Northbridge Intel X58 rev. 12
Southbridge Intel 82801JR (ICH10R) rev. 00

(Note:  I did not overclock the i7, that is a "turbo" feature of the cpu that kicks it up when all the cores are in use.)

**UPDATE**
Re-ran the benchmark using a recent build of x264 (v 1109).  Here are those results:

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Results for x264.exe v1109M
encoded 1442 frames, 83.40 fps, 3976.48 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 82.46 fps, 3976.48 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 82.62 fps, 3976.48 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 82.32 fps, 3976.48 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 35.14 fps, 3936.79 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 34.80 fps, 3937.23 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 34.93 fps, 3937.30 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 35.17 fps, 3937.59 kb/s

[undertaker]

nice. here is mine i have the 8400 over clocked to 3.6 i will push to 4.0 soon.
Results for x264.exe v0.58.747
encoded 1442 frames, 40.23 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 40.33 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 40.29 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 40.21 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 10.63 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 10.65 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 10.64 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 10.60 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
 
Results for x264.exe v0.59.819M
encoded 1442 frames, 45.20 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 45.23 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 44.86 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 44.98 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 11.88 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 11.86 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 11.86 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 11.91 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
 
 
System Details
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Name         Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Codename      Wolfdale
Specification      Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E8400  @ 3.00GHz
Core Stepping      E0
Technology      45 nm
Stock frequency      3000 MHz
Core Speed      3600.2 MHz (9.0 x 400.0 MHz)
FID range      6.0x - 9.0x
 
Northbridge      Intel P45 rev. A3
Southbridge      Intel 82801JR (ICH10R) rev. 00