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Originally Posted by StylinRed
so my dad has been complaining that he's only getting 40fps in BF3 on max settings and says he used to get 100fps bla bla bla
and he says he wants another video card to crossfire as a solution, im telling him he doesn't need one (i bought him a 6970 and an i5 rig that you guys helped me build him awhile back)
and given how he uses the computer/internet i naturally assume its filled with trojans, viruses, etc etc
so I wasn't able to get to his place to help clear up his computer
and today he tells me he thinks he solved his problem because he bought 2 7970s, a i7 3770 1000w psu an asus maximus board and some ram etc.... his solution was to go buy a new computer and things he didnt need... -_-
said the guy at ncix told him he wont drop frames with this...
and all im thinking is    wish he'd leave these things to me |
I hate hearing about shit like this
a huge number of people that have no clue how computers work just buy a new one when all they need to do is clear out some viruses and uninstall some of the startup junk they've accumulated. That's why I've got several "travel" laptops that I don't have much use for that I got from friends after they ignored my advice and bought a new computer just to check facebook and watch cat videos on YouTube.
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Originally Posted by akinari-kun
The same theory applies to upgrading a car. You purchased wider stickier tires but you don't have the power to actually put it to good use. It would make more sense if you increased your power output to actually utilize the upgraded tires.
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You kinda fucked up this analogy, you want better tires before making more power so you can actually use the power when you get it. Which would be like upgrading your audio sources to FLAC before you upgrade your hardware so that when you upgrade your hardware it can actually make a difference.