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I think your "copy" of Far Cry has set itself to OpenGL mode instead of DirectX mode. I have seen this issue in OpenGL mode, i.e., no ground only grass kinda stuff. There is some method to switch between OpenGL and DirectX, I cant remember it offhand. Just google for it and you should be able...

Which development environment are you using? Windows does not have a native C/C++ compiler, so you must be using something like Visual Studio or some lesser known breed. If you are on VS, then there is no special thing you have to do to use threads, especially if you are using MFC. CWinThread...

An update on this thread. I was earlier running the 76.45 WHQL and yesterday I installed the Zer0Point 81.84 drivers. I was pleasantly surprised to see the frame rate jump from an average 20 on 76.45 to a much more playable 30 FPS! Ah, I will stick with this driver for some time I guess...

Shouldnt the title read "Call Of Duty 2 to be bundled with GeForce cards"? For a moment I thought the COD2 retail box would contain a 7800GTX! :) :)

I just downloaded the F.E.A.R. single player demo and installed it. This game is bringing my 6600GT to its knees. I just played the initial sequence and the average FPS is about 20, with a low of 11-12 and a high of 28-30. Of course, I set everything to "Maximum", but no AA or AF and a...

Thanks Switch, I just checked with their customer service. They confirmed that the night unlimited part is active by default and the service record will show each session regardless of when the connection took place and I need not worry about it. Ah, that is sure heartening to know!

Stupid question... I just got BSNL's DataOne 256kbps broadband and am on the 500 p.m. plan. There is this "night unlimited" thingy available in this plan. My question is whether I have to ask those people to activate the night unlimited business or is active by default? I just downloaded...

Yeah, I think so too. I tried the degaussing method, but no go. The width decrease is still continuing. Well, time to let go of my old pyaare ViewSonic. I wanted a 17" anyway. I will take this as a sign to upgrade.

If it was really a voltage problem, then at least occassionally I would expect the decrease in width at boot time. But that never happens. It always boots up in the correct width and a few minutes later the width decreases. I just degaussed the monitor (there is an in-built option in the OSD of...

Just lately, I have been noticing a problem with my ViewSonic E653 15" CRT monitor. Sometimes the display width slightly decreases, by about 5mm or so. The height of the display remains the same. After a few minutes the width goes back to normal, but it recurs again after some time. There seems...

I fully agree with Saumil here. The only benefit that I see of a discrete PPU (or even a GPU doing physics) is when things in the game obey the laws of physics more accurately. Say when you blow someone up, that poor dude will fall more accurately or disintegrate into several accurate pieces...

Yeah, read the review over at GameSpot. Here's a link to the demo (330MB), although I dont know why it is called Fahrenheit. http://download.nvidia.com/downloads/nZone/demos/fahrenheit_demo_europe.zip

Source Well, well, well. If the GPU will handle physics, why do we need a separate PPU? I wonder how the AGEIA guys will react to this particular bit of news. They are banking everything on their PPU being an integral part of the next generation of games.

Source Someone recognizing the effort Microsoft is putting in to make its software more stable. I have always admired Microsoft better than Apple, simply because of how they have approached the market. World dominance does NOT happen by chance. It happens simply because your product is good. No...

Ah, Aces, this is the discussion going on about the same topic on Beyond3D forums. Equally split between "they deserved it" and "he should have toned down" and "he should be shot", I think.

Woohoo, look at this: I wonder what ATI did to the guys at HardOCP to deserve this kind of front page writeup. The PR guys at ATI must be doing some serious damage control right now! Source It is actually on HardOCP front page!

Here's a wonderful article on how to give Windows XP a little boost, not speed wise but usability wise. It covers everything from Desktop tools to Command Prompt alternatives to Media Players, all free of course. I found it very useful and I highly recommend "TaskSwitch XP Pro". It is simply a...

All games at 1280x1024, since that is the highest my old 15" ViewSonic E653 can do.

Guys, take a look at these stats. They tell the true story of the Browser Wars. Browser Statistics

^^^ exactly. What is this tabbed browsing extension? I don't have anything like that. I always use middle click to open any link in a new tab.