[gaming] Forum Topics

I was looking at proces and stuff and saw that the 300+ is only 200Mhz slower then the 3400+ which I can probaly over clock, but all I want it for is gaming, it is gonna be coupled with 1024 PC3200 RAM. Is the 3000+ good enough for gaming?

I have been playing this online game called runescape, and everytime I play it my computer keeps rebooting... the computer just restarts again, there is no blue screen message, there is no scandisk, nothing ... the computer just starts up again. I have tried everything the game's site owners have …

Ok I made up my mind for my new gaming system and ordered the new Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI motherboard. Now I need to know what processor you all reccomend. I have always used Intel and have never had any AMD products. I notice people are comparing the P4 3.0 to AMD …

i need to develop a snake game. the simple one. can anybody come out with the skane game source code using java or c++ language, or any recommendation. please!!!!!!!!!!!! i dont want to fail this subject! :sad: :sad: :sad:

Hi all, I am doing a project over dual channel memory -- and I was wondering how much of a performance increase, (or if there is any) there would be if you gamed with dual-channel 512 mb or if you gamed with 768mb in single channel. hmm... lemee rephrase that …

I replaced my ati 9600pro with a Nvidia 6800oc 128mb card...i can barley tell a difference when playing games. Should i be able to tell a big difference? Is there a program that tells you how many frames per second you are running? Any suggestions or comments would be helpfull …

Yep, id, Activision and Ravensoft are at it again. Soon to release a demo for the eagerly awaited Quake 4 game ! A little background.. Apparently this is to the be sequel to Quake 2. Infact its based almost immediately after the end of Quake 2. So we at least …

I am overwhelmed by the amout of video cards to choose from. I need some help. All i want to do is play games on my computer. I am not intrested in s video and dual outputs. i have found it only jacks the price up. I am looking for …

hi, hopefully someone here has a solution. I installed Half-Life 2 last night and played it for about 2 hours. I saved and exited and tried to play it later but it won't start. I double click on "half life 2" from the games list and the CD starts spinning …

Ok here is the story. Im a online gamer long time fan of any online rpg for the longest time i have been scraping by on the bare minimum of gaming hardware. I recently decided to play Everquest2 and its minimum reqs were a bit higher than what i had …

Is there anyway to enable a gamepad in first person shooter? or do they need to supposrt usb gamepads? I really wanted to use the gamepad for some shooter games but I cant, is that how it is? or is there some patch to enable them?

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Well i have tried alot to set up this router and spent days apon days. My question is I am trying to play a game on-line with different cd keys but it won't let us play together. I have spoken with serveral people about this and they have no clue. …

OK, I just want some advice on two things. 1) Does anyone know how to hook up multiple monitors? As in; if I have two of them set up, and move my mouse to the edge of one it moves to the other monitor. I just wanna know if all …

My friends and I have Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and want to play it very badly. The problem is I am on a University network and my friend is at home. The network here doesn't support gaming very well and so we can't play on the GameSpy server. One …

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I found a really fun and original RTS game for linux! It's still in the alpha stadge but still playable. :) [url]http://www.ysagoon.com/glob2/[/url] This isn't advertiseing, it's just a fun game if any one is looking for a fun RTS for linux.

As you know by now I am getting a AMD 64 3400+ well I was wonderng if the AMD 64 3400+ is really powerful enough to help my 9600XT acheive 100FPS in some games. I am upgrading the 9600XT to a 6800Gt but probaly not for another few months.

Ok here goes - My ex girlfriend got me banned from my favourite game website by slyly logging in (user name and password was preset for ease!!!!) and once in she heartily abused the moderator till he banned her (under my user name) and she logged out without leaving a …

I know I complain a lot but I have another problem. When I used to have Windows 98 I installed my new ProPad 6 gamepad by Interact (yeah I know its cheap, but it was a bargian gamepad). It worked just fine. The gamepads documentation only mentions it to be …

Alright, I was planning to construct a gaming PC to be used for gaming mostly and some media (like Photoshop 7 and such.) I planned out a guide below on what I want to put inside of it, performance wise for right now and I have not selected the core …

im currently making a graphical roulette game using directx - essentially trying to produce a 3D realistic looking spinning roulette wheel. can anyone with any experience in graphics programming using opengl or Directx give me hints from their experience in attempting graphics programming in relation to making computer games also …

Im in a pickle here,a tasty pickle but still a pickle. I cant decided between a 19 inch CRT monitor or a 17 inch LCD, right now I am leaning towards the CRt because it is flat screen and bigger, also cheaper. I need this monitor for gaming so I …

Does Anybody Have Any Good DC++ Hubs For Games If So Plz Msg Me.... :cheesy:

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Has anyone played doom 3 yet. I think the game is great. What are your opinions on it. I also want to know people think that Half-Life 2 will be better or Doom 3 will be better.

hi. i am not very experienced with computers and i was thinking about buying a new graphics card. i have done some research and i have read that the Gainward GeForce FX5600 is quite a good buy. i am hoping to play some new games on my computer, eg Doom …

My brother loves the game "Anarchy Online", but can't really enjoy it because (a.) he only has a 56k connection and can't get broadband for another year (botched contract thingy), and (b.) he can't really afford the subscription prices to play it, now that he has a kid hehehe. So, …

Hello everyone who reads this is Darakuli here. Me and my team have been creating a MMORPG and we are looking for some people who have experience with C++ And MMORPG's our team mostly do graphics and other stuff. We are stuck on the C++ And MMORPG's as we can …

Hi, I'm Anoop. I am doing my masters in computer application degree. In our course we learn computer science subjects and C, C++ & Java prog languages. I am also keenly interested in music and am playing keyboard for the past 4 years. I still have 1 and a half …

Guys, i m in need of some game sprites. I am trying to make some game using directX. The game is like a space shooter. So i am looking for a nice looking space-fighter with three sprites: one for straight , other two for left and right movement. And i …

Hey. Today i had a spark of brilliance (well i think it was). I though 2 things that would be really cool, but im not sure how to do them (they might not be possible, but i think both should work somehow). The first: Hookup more keyboard to my PC …

For some reason while i'm playing an online game my computer will completely shutdown. I've added fans galore to everything to allow it to run cool thinking it was overheating, but to no avail. I've even switched out powersupplies but that does no good. The computer ran good for a …

Hey, I'm having some troubles with my computer. Well of course I am, or I wouldn't be posting this. Okay. I have a Gateway computer. It was purchased around a year ago and came with 256 MBs of RAM, a 2.4 GHrz P4 Processor, a GeForce 4 MX 440 graphics …

I recently built a custom rig for gaming. Here are the specs: p4 2.8 ghz with ht 1 gig pc 3200 (kingston) radeon 9800 pro Xp pro service pack one Anyways, I've been using AquaMark3(a benchmark tool) and have been getting around 18,000, which is half of what I expected. …

Can any one teach me how to initialise the mouse and create small games. I know basic things like drawing a rectangle etc.

Can anybody help me with *any* information on MMOG (Massive Multiplayer Online Gaming) engine development ? I'm trying to develop simple (as a start point) MMOG engine using PHP + MySQL (or PostgreeSQL). Main questions are: 0. Is it necessary to put game logic on DB triggers and stored procedures …

i get this error when i'm playing games at msn gaming zone. I have posted the error below with my HJT log. lexporer This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If the problem persist contact the program vender close IEXPLORE caused an exception 03H in …

hi everyone, am quite new to graphics.am tryin to write a car game.i jus wanted to know how to use special keys(like arrow keys n function keys as inputs).can anyone help me?

Im building a new system, but this is the first time i do this. Some help would be appreciated with the components ive selected - NZXT guardian / overclockers scorpio case p4 3.2 Ghz (whats the difference between prescott and northwood anyway?) twinmos twister 2x512 400mhz ram (heres the thing …

My comp freezes when I start a game. For instance when I open quake I can choose options and what kind of game I want to play but then when I load it up it usually freezes as soon as it's done loading. I got an 810lr motherboard with pc133 …

iam going to get the following P4 2.8ghz 800fsb 1mb cache ASUS 875P either the ATI Radeon 9600xt or the SAPPHIRE 9800pro (i think i should go with xt i dont think sapphire is good) kingston 184pin 512mb ddr pc-3200 (speed DDR 400) later on iam going to get another …

I have recently been gaming and during my game my PC freeze's and I have to hard boot, at first I thought it to be my cheap Graphics card but I went out and bought a GF FX 5900 SE 128MD DDR AGP and it still is happening any suggestions …

ok i m13 im new here i just need some help with my comp so HI:) now i was having some problems with counter-strike a video game and it takes somthing like 70 fps but my comp cant handle it so it spazzes to 5 fps then back to 70. …

Good morning all, I have made a recent purchase if the above router and i seem to having some minor problems when trying to use port forwarding, Playing the game half life, have a rising lowing ping, I'm on ADSL, should be expecting a ping of 30 but have 50 …

msn gaming zone with internet explorer using windows 2000xp, will not allow me to go in chess room sometimes and when I get in, if I leave cannot go back in. I may can go in a room once, but will not allow me to return to the same room …

Hi, I have a IBM Aptiva 3153-E3N(AMD-K6-2/300 Processor with 128 mb Ram and ATI rage Pro Turbo AGP Graphics). Whenever I am playing the Microsoft Midtown Madnesss and the Monster Truck games, or any other fast moving games the Computer freezes. It is functional once again on being rebooted but …

Hi, am having real trouble with graphics brightness whilst playing certain games ie Call Of Duty, during the training when asked to proceed to the firing range through a door i cannot see the door without the brightness settings in the in game video settings being turned on full, the …

I find my GeForce2 32 MB PCI graphics card doesn't run my new game, [B][I]The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King[/B][/I] the way I want. So, I'm thinking about getting a new card. Does anyone have any advice on what to look for when shopping for a new …

please can you help me, i need to know some code for changing login screen and startup screen. I also need to know why fedora doesnt pick up my network card, meaning that i cant use the internet. Can i get any more games for fedora or would i have …