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Pro Tips for PC Gaming (like a Pro)
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InfectedZero
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So I just got this in today and it works flawlessly after getting the drivers to work. If you guys have ten bucks to spend and two weeks to wait, it will be totally worth it.
Knock off 360 wireless adapter.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/designer-s-xbox-360-2-4ghz-wireless-controller-gaming-receiver-for-pc-black-56546
Knock off 360 wireless adapter.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/designer-s-xbox-360-2-4ghz-wireless-controller-gaming-receiver-for-pc-black-56546
VisitableElf
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InfectedZero said:
Bought this a few weeks back. Works perfectly.
(Though it did take a bit of tinkering to work)
jim-jam bongs
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InfectedZero said:
Very cool! How much tinkering did you have to do to get it working? Was it just installing the x64 driver below like it says in the comments?
http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/9/4/69446ACF-E625-4CCF-8F56-58B589934CD3/Xbox360_64Eng.exe
jim-jam bongs
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Not a big update today. I added the "After Dark" section for threads that PC GAF may be interested in but which aren't really guides or tip threads.
InfectedZero
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Post this in OP. 
I think everything from DealEx is Chinese products?
It didn't take too long to get it going. I installed the wrong driver so I had to re-install. But the steps are pretty much no brainier. I tested it with GTA 4 and Beat Hazard, works perfect for games that already support the 360 pad. For everything else I use JoytoKey if it hasn't been mentioned.
Deal Extreme Designer's Xbox 360 2.4GHz Wireless Controller Gaming Receiver for PC (Black)
Step 1 - Buy it!
Step 2 - Install Microsoft Xbox 360 Accessories Status
Step 3 - Installing drivers from DealEx comment.
I think everything from DealEx is Chinese products?It didn't take too long to get it going. I installed the wrong driver so I had to re-install. But the steps are pretty much no brainier. I tested it with GTA 4 and Beat Hazard, works perfect for games that already support the 360 pad. For everything else I use JoytoKey if it hasn't been mentioned.
Deal Extreme Designer's Xbox 360 2.4GHz Wireless Controller Gaming Receiver for PC (Black)
Step 1 - Buy it!
Step 2 - Install Microsoft Xbox 360 Accessories Status
Step 3 - Installing drivers from DealEx comment.
jim-jam bongs
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InfectedZero said:Post this in OP.
Done!
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
NIN90 said:
Will this allow me to bind left/right mouse wheel tilt to game functions?
Grinchy
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I can't even install CCC anymore. If I use Catalyst, and I change any settings, I start getting blue screens. Searching the error codes leads me to things saying "user mode video settings" which tells me that Catalyst is fucking up my shit.FlyinJ said:
So now I don't even use catalyst, and I can't even force these things in my games anymore. For the most part that's been fine, but I'll eventually try out D3Doverrider.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
coopolon said:
Cool, I'll try it.
Funnily enough I didn't know my mouse wheel had mouse tilt until about a week ago. I didn't even know mice had mouse tilt.
What an age we live in.
I've had similar issues with past late 2010 and early 2011 Catalyst downloads (from 10.11-11.4 I was basically crashing once a session), but lately the problem seems to have vanished, and my performance has never been better. I assume you are using Driver Sweeper to clear up your old installs? Have you tried booting into safe mode and running it?Grinchy said:
The Shadow
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What's the advantage to using dropbox for your saves? The only thing I can think of is if you play the same game on multiple computers.
jim-jam bongs
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Found a handy page on Giant Bomb (I know, I was shocked too):
http://www.giantbomb.com/xbox-360-controller-support-for-pc/92-2465/games/
It's an alphabetised list of PC games which support the 360 controller natively. Added to the OP.
http://www.giantbomb.com/xbox-360-controller-support-for-pc/92-2465/games/
It's an alphabetised list of PC games which support the 360 controller natively. Added to the OP.
Maybe this isn't necessary, but I think it might be cool to have a thread specifically for getting older PC games up to speed with modern hardware (compatibility, resolution, etc). You could request help and share methods that have worked for you. I tried to make a general modding thread but it died after like ten posts, maybe something like that would be more useful.
I'm posting this here because it could be linked to in this thread, but it's just a thought.
I'm posting this here because it could be linked to in this thread, but it's just a thought.
jim-jam bongs
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Snuggler said:
Even though GOG has made a lot of that redundant it would be great for all the old people like me who still have huge boxes with CD-ROMs in them. Not sure who would be best suited to create it though, I'd nominate Minsc since he's usually got the goods in every thread about old games I've been in.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
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Games Window Relocator
This is a fantastic application that will allow you to run any windowed game in "Fullscreen". It removes the titlebar, buttons, borders, etc. from a windowed application. This is extremely useful for games that crash or lock up when you ALT+TAB out of fullscreen. This way you can play windowed at full resolution and still have the appearance of fullscreen but with the added benefit of ALT+TAB.
You can even exit the application once the "Fullscreen" adjustment has completed and there is an option to auto adjust applications whenever the application runs.
This is a fantastic application that will allow you to run any windowed game in "Fullscreen". It removes the titlebar, buttons, borders, etc. from a windowed application. This is extremely useful for games that crash or lock up when you ALT+TAB out of fullscreen. This way you can play windowed at full resolution and still have the appearance of fullscreen but with the added benefit of ALT+TAB.
You can even exit the application once the "Fullscreen" adjustment has completed and there is an option to auto adjust applications whenever the application runs.
The Shadow
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Snuggler said:
I can definitely make a DOSBox thread later tonight with a walk-through how to set up Gravis Ultrasound and the like for great sounding music.
Curufinwe said:
I have not managed to get SetPoint to have custom profiles for different games/applications. X-Mouse does this very easily. So in one game I want my extra mouse buttons set to = and -, but in another I want them set to alt and control. And when not in the games I want them just set to generic keys. So I only assign them keystrokes for those games using X-mouse.
It may be possible to do application specific settings in SetPoint but the best I've found is telling to be able to detect generic games which wouldn't help when you want to use different buttons for different games.
jim-jam bongs
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Snuggler said:
Compressed air is the way to go. Just blast that shit right off. Just make sure that you check that it's condensation free and don't point it directly at things which aren't nailed down and you'll be sorted.
Snuggler said:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001J4ZOAW/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Get one of these things. Compressed air is for suckers.
jim-jam bongs
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Better to be a sucker than a blower. Uh.
That made sense in my head.
That made sense in my head.
jim-jam bongs said:
Well, they both blow. But the Metro blows a lot harder. Also it's warm instead of cold and unpleasant like compressed air.
But seriously one of those things is a great investment for anyone that even somewhat regularly finds themselves using cans of compressed air.
jim-jam bongs
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Wallach said:
Yeah, jokes aside it looks pretty awesome. With compressed air the real danger is leaving it too long between cleanings because I'm too lazy to go and grab some.
You can make sure by turning off the in game settings, if you still have AA it means they inspector settings are applied. Also yes it works just as well with games bought via steam, that doesn't ( ever? ) affect something like driver-level tweaking.
Well, that's the point. How do I know I still have it if, let's say, I've used very mild AA and don't have an eye for noticing the changes. Thankfully, that's not my case, but is there a better way to be sure it's applied? Maybe an indicator somewhere in Inspector itself or Nvidia Control Panel that AA is currently being used.
Well I thought the whole point was that one should be able to discern...
but
Another way to spot it is to turn on the sensor monitor option in inspector and compare your gpu's usage in this game. Load it without forcing AA stare at a fixed point for 30 or so seconds or w/e without things going on in game and notice it runs at X %, do the same with the forced AA and if your gpu usage has noticeably gone up 5% + while looking/doing the same thing, then the AA is probably applied.
Though, a word of caution - one could mess the settings up, with wrong bits or general settings and the AA won't really manifest itself yet since one changed the settings the performance ( gpu usage ) can take a bit hit. So there's that.
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