Happy Birthday Dyre Straits

**MIG-31** · Dec 25, 2006, 08:15 AM

As the heading says,Happy birthday & xmas m8

SFOSOK · Dec 25, 2006, 08:22 AM

Have a great one man and a couple beers while ur at it

**temeteus82** · Dec 25, 2006, 09:26 AM

Happy B-day Dyre!

CDsDontBurn · Dec 25, 2006, 09:36 AM

happy birthday Dyre!

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Dyre Straits · Dec 25, 2006, 11:11 AM

Hey, Guys! Thanks a bunch for remembering. It's still very early here and I've already had an awesome Christmas and Birthday! I'll write up a little something and post a separate thread about it.

**MIG-31** · Dec 25, 2006, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Dyre Straits

Hey, Guys! Thanks a bunch for remembering. It's still very early here and I've already had an awesome Christmas and Birthday!

NP

good to see you're already enjoying it,besides it's not to hard to remember it's my younger sisters birthday today also,(quite a good reminder)...

Dyre Straits · Dec 25, 2006, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by MIG-31

NP

good to see you're already enjoying it,besides it's not to hard to remember it's my younger sisters birthday today also,(quite a good reminder)...

Is that code for: She won't let me forget it!? LOL

Falstaff · Dec 25, 2006, 12:36 PM

Happy Birthday Dyre, we have been through much, now we are both grandfathers, and I shall have another wife soon..my how time flys..

>GSXR<mrbusa · Dec 25, 2006, 01:56 PM

Happy b-day.

Asmoday · Dec 25, 2006, 02:05 PM

Happy Birthday oldtimer!

mainman · Dec 25, 2006, 05:59 PM

Happy Birthday Dyre!!!

Guyver2K5 · Dec 25, 2006, 06:28 PM

Happy Birthday Dyre

, and Merry Christmas

**MIG-31** · Dec 25, 2006, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Dyre Straits

Is that code for: She won't let me forget it!? LOL

You could certainly call it that... the reminders we are left by her.Even though she hates the fact xmas and her 26th b-day is combined.... left one present (even tough they are always good quality) instead of the two left separately.But it must be so hard to celebrate these two days separately so it's understandable in some ways.

Just Learnin' · Dec 26, 2006, 02:41 AM

Happy B-Day Dyre! Especially since I can't give you any more rep for yet another thread I saw you help someone in!

swimtech · Dec 26, 2006, 03:23 AM

Happy Birthday Dyre - glad I didn't miss the opportunity to say it! You're a rock...

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 26, 2006, 03:50 AM

Happy Birthday

Necrosis · Dec 26, 2006, 04:38 AM

Happy B-Day

Tipstaff · Dec 26, 2006, 05:44 AM

Man, you weren't kidding when you said, "Take it from me. Having a birthday around or ON Christmas just gives most people an excuse to give you ONE gift for BOTH days.", now were you, Dyre?

Happy Birthday, man!

pr0digal jenius · Dec 26, 2006, 05:55 AM

makes them feel guilty enough to make it a doozy tho...nice rig!

and happy happy

Dyre Straits · Dec 26, 2006, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Tipstaff

Man, you weren't kidding when you said, "Take it from me. Having a birthday around or ON Christmas just gives most people an excuse to give you ONE gift for BOTH days.", now were you, Dyre?

Happy Birthday, man!

I see someone got the point.

Thanks again to everyone who stopped by to make the day even better.

You guys RULE!!!

riles9262 · Dec 26, 2006, 09:24 AM

Happy birthday to dh's oblivion master

How does it run on your new comp btw dyre? Big difference?

Dyre Straits · Dec 26, 2006, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by riles9262

Happy birthday to dh's oblivion master

How does it run on your new comp btw dyre? Big difference?

Well, try 1280x1024, 6xAA, Ultra High Settings, V-Sync ON, Bloom (not HDR), and the CPU OC'd from 2400 to 2520, the Video Card OC'd a wee bit, and FPS coming in at 40+....or, you can see it for yourself in the image below. (Check the stats in the upper right corner and be sure to click the image to expand it to full size after you click the thumbnail.

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Tipstaff · Dec 26, 2006, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Dyre Straits

Well, try 1280x1024, 6xAA, Ultra High Settings, V-Sync ON, Bloom (not HDR), and the CPU OC'd from 2400 to 2520, the Video Card OC'd a wee bit, and FPS coming in at 40+....or, you can see it for yourself in the image below. (Check the stats in the upper right corner and be sure to click the image to expand it to full size after you click the thumbnail.

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Don't forget, Dyre. The "Chuck Patch" is now part of the Catalyst drivers as of 6.10. So, you can turn on HDR in Oblivion, and use Anti-Aliasing through the ATI control panel. In my case I've got almost exactly the same settings running as you, but 6xAA through the CCC, and HDR on (plus the triple buffer tweak too). Looks bloody amazing.

Dyre Straits · Dec 26, 2006, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Tipstaff

Don't forget, Dyre. The "Chuck Patch" is now part of the Catalyst drivers as of 6.10. So, you can turn on HDR in Oblivion, and use Anti-Aliasing through the ATI control panel. In my case I've got almost exactly the same settings running as you, but 6xAA through the CCC, and HDR on (plus the triple buffer tweak too). Looks bloody amazing.

I've been playing for a few days at 1600x1200, HDR, V-Sync ON, and Ultra High settings. I've enjoyed it that way. I did have someone highly recommend that I use Bloom instead. Since I hadn't tried Bloom with this new card, I though, "Why not?"

So, because this system is so new to me, I figured I'd give anything a try at least for a while. Frankly, no matter HOW this game's played, it's amazing.

niceguyrichy · Dec 26, 2006, 11:27 AM

hope you had a good one man

BulletTheory · Dec 26, 2006, 05:17 PM

Happy Birthday Dyre! Enjoy it

Vikingod · Dec 26, 2006, 05:44 PM

Happy belated man, hope you had a great b-day/x-mas!

Dec 25, 2006, 08:15 AM	#1
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CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,795 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	happy birthday Dyre! . __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

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Dec 26, 2006, 02:41 AM	#14
Just Learnin' HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 1,414 Rep Power: 56 System Specs	Happy B-Day Dyre! Especially since I can't give you any more rep for yet another thread I saw you help someone in!

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swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Happy Birthday Dyre - glad I didn't miss the opportunity to say it! You're a rock... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

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Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 191 System Specs	Man, you weren't kidding when you said, "Take it from me. Having a birthday around or ON Christmas just gives most people an excuse to give you ONE gift for BOTH days.", now were you, Dyre? Happy Birthday, man! __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Dec 26, 2006, 05:55 AM	#19
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	makes them feel guilty enough to make it a doozy tho...nice rig! and happy happy

Dec 26, 2006, 09:24 AM	#21
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Happy birthday to dh's oblivion master How does it run on your new comp btw dyre? Big difference? __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

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BulletTheory Forgiveness is a Six Gun Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Quebec City Posts: 1,329 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	Happy Birthday Dyre! Enjoy it __________________ Asus P8Z68-Pro \| Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4Ghz \| Asus GTX580 Matrix @ 940/4630 \| 8GB Corsair Vengence \| Intel 510 120GB SSD WD Black 1TB \| Corsair AX750W PSU \| Corsair Obsidian 650D Case \| Samsung 245bw 24inch LCD Razer Lycosa \| Razer Imperator \| Razer Goliathus Extended Edition \| Razer Megalodon Headset

Dec 26, 2006, 05:44 PM	#27
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Happy belated man, hope you had a great b-day/x-mas!