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If you're using your own definition of a word, it helps to share it when you're using it on a public discussion board
jim2point0
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The 980ti will be out soon? Do you know how much money this hypothetical card will cost? I've already used up more VRAM on my TitanX than the hypothetical amount that the hypothetical 980ti is supposed to have, so I'd say that 12GB is pretty nice.
How bout you not try to deride people for their purchasing decisions based on rumers, ok? A lot of people sell their old cards before buying new ones anyway, so the "wasted" money is moot.
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everybody has their own definition of maxing out a game, stop trying to universally define something that doesn't need to be. And stop whining about it.
maximum
ˈmaksɪməm/Submit
noun
1.
the greatest amount, extent, or intensity possible, permitted, or recorded.
I dunno when it became acceptable to start defining words just how we felt they should be defined even when they contradict the actual meaning.
smh . you really had to quot the dictionary?
its really not that big of a deal it all, some people have different views.
Apparently so.
Well uh.....we obviously don't. We can only go by what you actually tell us.
You can go up to 144, 60 fps is not the cap.
Well.. everyone has their own definitions for words and that's cool, apparently. Who cares about clarity and the actual purpose of using language to communicate.
I really cant wait to max this game out, its going to be awesome.
I think you need to go for a walk
Stevey
Member
Sweet, with everyone and their dog hyping 60, I thought it was hardlocked at that or something.
CarbonFire
Member
I plan on maxing out GTA V at 900p / 30 fps
I'm looking at maxing it out at 1080/30fps.
pretty sure my i5 3330 and 970 are up for the task
If you believe you need to be angry to disagree with someone, then, I hope there is someone guiding you throughout all the social situations you may encounter in your life.
flaxknuckles
Member
Are you guys some PC super hero defender group or something? I make one little comment about "maxing" a game and ya'll get butthurt about it? Go find something else to whine about.
lol, I'm actually defending you.
Maximum settings Crysis 3 http://i.imgur.com/1U2asv9.jpg
flaxknuckles
Member
Oops, didn't mean to quote you
I'm maxing it at 720p, 24fps cap.
Everything on low.
Sliders absolutely maximized to the left.
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Seriously.
At the very least, "maxing out" a game, should mean every option available in the in-game settings, set to its highest possible quality.
Then we can throw in external aspects such as forcing stuff through inspector, ini, DSR and so forth.
Everything on low.
Sliders absolutely maximized to the left.
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Seriously.
At the very least, "maxing out" a game, should mean every option available in the in-game settings, set to its highest possible quality.
Then we can throw in external aspects such as forcing stuff through inspector, ini, DSR and so forth.
You don't want to be a part of our PC super hero group?
Because it's really not that simple. What does it mean to "max" the first Crysis? To play it with every in-game setting turned all the way up? Does that mean you're not "maxing" Crysis unless you're playing with 16x MSAA? Or does it mean to have every single Cvar set to it's maximum value? Or maybe it just means using the highest in-game preset with whatever anti-aliasing settings you think you need. How do you compare "maxing" a game that supports up to 8x MSAA to "maxing" a game that supports up to 4x MSAA? Is it really fair to compare them? Do we say that the first game is still "maxed" if you're using 4x MSAA? What about games that include in-game options for super sampling? Is Battlefield 4 not "maxed" unless you're playing with 200% resolution scale and 4X MSAA and ultra settings?
The thing is, "maxing" a game is a pretty meaningless concept because so many settings are ridiculously performance-intensive relative to the impact they have on image quality, and some settings, like anti-aliasing, are only needed in certain amounts at certain resolutions. But "maxing" a game is such a universally-recognized concept among PC gamers that it's hard to describe performance without using it. As game engines become more complex and scalable, this term is becoming harder and harder to define. No one needs to run GTA5 with 8X TXAA, 8x reflection MSAA, and 100% on every view distance/density/variety slider. But they still give you the option, because why wouldn't they? So it makes it difficult to define "maximum" quality because at a certain point, regardless of your computer's power, tradeoffs are necessary. So the term, instead of falling out of use, changes its definition in order to keep up with modern usage. This is the nature of language.
We're in full agreement, this is the base of the argument.
My dictionary definition is in response to someone who seemed to be under the impression that it was me that was making up the definitions of the word.
about what, instead of flexing some superiority complex in vain of a better understanding of the english language, let people define a word that better suites their needs and ideas, especially in this case when it's so incredibly harmless. Nobody is going to die, I promises you, you're definition and PC are very much safe.
I would if I could get through all that ego.
It was a joke. Since he quoted you by mistake.....
Flexing a superiority complex, ego, blah blah. Man, you are really extrapolating a whole hell of a lot from a few basic comments. Anyways, our super hero group requires a sense of humor, so I'm afraid we couldn't take you anyways.
Surely you jest.
Pack it up guys, no need to discuss anything on this forum, nobody is going to die based off the discussions and debates we have here, it's just video games! Why do we even need a discussion forum?
If people want to add nuance to the definition of a word, that's fine. But when you don't provide an explanation of that nuance, you're going to get confusion - and people asking what you actually mean by that or they'll assume the definition of the word is unchanged.
It's not a superiority complex to want to be able to discuss things with people on a forum in a clear understandable manner. There isn't a single argument in this particular conversation taken from a supposed superior position.
Methos#1975
Member
My only means to play this game is my overclocked i3 Alienware Alpha, hold me now guys, I think I am going to blow it up come Monday night
nkarafo
Member
But they renamed all the low settings to "medium". So, there aren't any "low" ones but with medium you get the same result. Maybe they did this so you can say "i run this at 4k on medium"? Sounds more pleasing than saying the word "low".
Pretty clever.
It should be fine. Whilst the minimum required is a quad core, it is like an 8 year old quad core. The minimum settings are very generous and from all the interviews and previews, there seemed to be a big focus on scalability.
Of course, we don't know for sure yet, as all we have to go on is words and minimum specifications, but it is looking okay for someone in your position.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
I want to see which settings are equivalent to the console releases.
Not if they have increased the density of traffic, wildlife and pedestrians by a large degree. This is why I have difficult with people saying "maxed out" - it has no meaning without knowing what we are dealing with in the first place
DizzyCaffeine
Member
I sure hope so. I also have an i3.
The Janitor
Member
I think the reason there's such a fuzz about that word is that some people just set everything to max and then complain that the game is "unoptimized" without understanding what the settings do.
Take Dying Light for example, they actually nerfed a graphics option in a patch because of negative feedback from people who just set everything to max. It makes developers not want to include extra graphic options.
I'm not accusing anyone in this thread btw, just saying that's what the fuzz is about.
Now this is the super group I wanna join.
CarbonFire
Member
Well obviously GTA V is just a bad, unoptimized port then. Obviously.
Max sliders = max gameplay for some i guess..sigh
I enjoy max settings also yes but wont fuss over not being able to see for infinity draw distance, or mega traffic patterns with lots n lots of cars. Im sure 50% or there abouts will deliver the full GTA V experience whilst still providing that 60fps we all crave. People need to ask why they need everything maxed?
I enjoy max settings also yes but wont fuss over not being able to see for infinity draw distance, or mega traffic patterns with lots n lots of cars. Im sure 50% or there abouts will deliver the full GTA V experience whilst still providing that 60fps we all crave. People need to ask why they need everything maxed?
Well thats just your definition. My definition of maxing out is something more nuanced. It takes a careful consideration off all aspects of the game based on preconceived notions and changing fundamentals of the attitudes described about any possible configurations. Its not just dependent on one type of level to measure but with multiple dimensions to be evaluated. It will never be of a a one type of critique as it will always be based on the parameters focused on by the values displayed for the current situation at hand.
Many games do this these days. I remember Watch Dogs' texture settings being medium/high/ultra, even though medium textures look like something straight out of a PS1 game. Way to boost PC gamers' egos.
It would be funny if Rockstar renamed these settings from normal/high/very high to very low/low/normal.
But what if normal is beyond the ps4/xbone? Now that makes those platforms look weak.
Dictator93
Member
If you max a game's graphical options in a forest and no one is there, did you max the game at all?
nkarafo
Member
What is the most taxing graphics option? Is it the resolution? Will, say, 720p with anti aliasing and a few shadow options on high be lighter than 1080p without AA and the same options on medium/low?
Is it the AA, the shadows, the view distance?
I'm asking because i'm ready to sacrifice resolution to as low as 720p and use only FXAA, but i want to keep everything else on high and still get 60fps.
Is it the AA, the shadows, the view distance?
I'm asking because i'm ready to sacrifice resolution to as low as 720p and use only FXAA, but i want to keep everything else on high and still get 60fps.
The Janitor
Member
Yeah it's usually stuff like resolution, MSAA and draw distance that hits performance the worst.
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