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Sad News

I have some sad news to report.
Installing Windows 7 screwed up my XP installation.
The boot file of XP is gone and restoring it does not help. Probably MBR is broke.
So yeah only solution is reinstall but XP doesn't really going along with Windows 7.
It causes Windows 7 get confused and I had it installed in disk E after XP changed the boot file it became disk F, which is a DVD-RAM!
So only XP or Windows 7.
I choose Windows 7. Because inevitably everyone will have to change to it.
Unless the newly presented Windows 8 coming in 2010 Fall is going to be better.

Upgrade

I Upgraded to Dual-Boot
Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7.
So my YouTube account will be filled with mixed videos of both systems.
http://www.youtube.com/user/AequusMihi

Windows 7 - Light of Salvation?

Windows 7 - Light of Salvation?

Is it? At the start of the beta Intel X3100 Users have reported that FPS is really getting better when using this version of Windows. Because of the updated WDDM 1.1 drivers it is more superior to its predecessors.

Most people say that Windows 7 is just a codename for Windows Vista SP2. This maybe is true.
But I would recommend upgrading to Windows 7 until the RC or Final release comes out.
Because betas are known for serious stability, compatibility bugs.
And besides the drivers ( Official Drivers ) haven't been released. But mostly Vista drivers except for Realtek Sound Card which needs XP drivers work.

So upgrading to Windows 7 at its final release is the best bet for us Intel X3100 users.

YouTube

Hi, everyone!

I started to post Youtube videos of gameplay more often.
So if you wanna check them out >>>> http://www.youtube.com/user/AequusMihi
Also right now uploading a special video of BattleField Heroes gameplay.
I got the beta key so downloaded it and recorded some of the gameplay.

PCSX2

I DIDN'T MAKE THIS. ALL CREDIT GOES TO ElbErtZai

PCSX2 Playground

THE WAIT IS OVER!
Firstly, sorry for the delay cause i was still testing the emulator configuration for better result.

With the release of PCSX2 Playground, Light has shined away all those nightmarish FPS we're getting over the past version of PCSX2 and it show a big performance improvement! Yes! We Intel 945GM user finally get our chances to play PS2 games! ( This is also apply to 965GM user as it was tested there too)

Although it is not stable yet(heck, this is the best damn thing already that exist!), I was able to play Final Fantasy X!
The normal FPS (Frame Per Second) is 60.00. Most of the time, the game would normally run below normal game speed. Sometime even worst (70% above FPS drop due to graphic effects)
Here are some screenshot with FPS monitoring:

During In game

During Battlemode

During Cutscene

After days of configuration for best result, I will post a guide here on how to configure for best result that i found:

Warning! Any harms done to your computer are strictly you're own responsibilities! Do not blame or acuse me or anyone if you are following this guide! You have been WARNED!

Requirement:
You'll will need at least Core 2 Duo Processor as it depends on it

First thing first,
1) Download the emulator from the official website, click here
The current version of PCSX2 Playground I'm using is 1.0.0395 (Credit goes to all the PCSX2 and PCSX2 Playground Developer Team)

2) Read the official guide for the knowledge you need to know before you follow my configuration guide. click here

3) Alright, now download the graphic plugin call "GSDX", the latest version for now is 0.1.14, then extract to the plugin folder found in the PCSX2 folder. (make sure u have the latest Direct X installed) (Credit goes to "Gabest". click here)

4) Now let's start configuring: (I'll be guiding on how to configure step by step)
a) Graphics:
- Choose "GSdx 890 (MSVC 15.00, SSSE3) 0.1.14" for Core 2 Duo user only, SSE2 for Single Core and Duo Core user, SSE4 for Quad Core user
- In the Graphics Configure Option, check the "Native" box

b) Sound:
- Choose "PE.Op.S. SPU2 1.9.0"

c) First/Second Controller:
- "Lilypad" is good for keyboard while "SSSPSX PAD" is good for joypad/controller

d) Cdvdrom
- "Gigaherz's CDVD Plugin 0.7.0"
- In the Cdvdrom configure option, choose your source drive of where your game is located.

e) Dev9, Usb, Firewire
- Leave it to default

f) BIOS
- Allocate your BIOS from your BIOS folder in the PCSX2 folder
- DO NOT ASK where to get these files!

The configuration is completely setup, now for the extra setting to boost performance!

5) In the COnfig tab, u will see other options like CPU, Gamefixes, Speedhacks and Advanced. I'll go through it one by one.
a) CPU
- check the "Multi threaded GS mode (MTGS)" box (only for Core 2 Duo and Quad Core user)
- check the "Limit" box on the right in the Frame Limiting Section (This is due to the Speedhack function, it accelerates the normal game to 2x/3x more frames, therefore limit speed option is a must to control the game speed if it accelerates too fast)

b) GameFixes
- only use this if you're playing the games that are listed in there

c) Speed Hacks
- Check the option that are listed:
- Disable VU Overflow
- Disable Underflow
- Disable Extra VU Flags
- Disable Extra FPU Flags
- EE Sync Hack
- IOP Sync Hack
- EE/IOP Sync Hack
- Escape Hack

d) Advanced
- In EE Recs Option, Roundmode choose "Chop/Zero" option
- In VU Recs Option, check both "Flush to Zero" and "Denormals are Zero" option

Hint: This configuration is based on Final Fantasy X (Use "pcsx2_Pg_VM" executable file for better performance)
If you configure it properly then Congratz and Enjoy!

Good news people!

The new game Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. runs at 30 FPS!
Here's the proof.


So all air combat fans using Intel's X3100 won't be disappointed this year!
Grab this game from any site because it's only demo!
And get gaming!


ALSO posting a few YouTube channels were you can find videos showing gameplay with the X3100 on various games. Pretty useful if you ask me.
PQuarme Channel
IntelGamersGuide Channel
DuxXaz Channel

CREDIT GOES TO THE CREATORS OF THE VIDEOS!
I DIDN'T HELP IN THE CREATION OF THOSE VIDEOS!

HOW TO RUN DEADSPACE ON INTEL X3100

HOW TO RUN DEADSPACE ON INTEL X3100

Get the game of course, update your drivers.

The game can be gotten from warez, torrents, gamestores.
To update your Intel X3100 drivers go here : PRESS

And how to mod and config :

Turn on the game.
Go to Options > Visuals.
Resolution 1024x768 or LOWER.
Turn Vsync off. Then go to Advanced Render Settings.
Bloom, Glow, Depth Of Field, AA, Blur, Post Processing, Flares, Motion Blur, Decals
Set it individually. I set everything ON and it works normally.
Shader Quality LOW. Shadow Quality OFF.
Press Accept.
Play The Game!
In the movies and the start of the game it will lag.
Just wait for the action to start.

HOW TO RUN BATTLEFIELD 2 ON INTEL X3100

HOW TO RUN BATTLEFIELD 2 ON INTEL X3100

Get the game of course, update your drivers.

The game can be gotten from warez, torrents, gamestores.
To update your Intel X3100 drivers go here : PRESS
And now how to config for XP SP3 :

I set everything on Medium and I can run it.
If it doesn't work just set Texture Filtering lower.
Update of course to 1.41 version.
Sometimes I host a server but sorry only for my friends. ( No one else, password protected )

And for Vista SP1 :

!!!DON'T EVEN TRY BATTLEFIELD 2 IS NOT COMPATIBLE,
FULLY UNPLAYABLE!!!

I know it's disappointing.. Such a good game.. And Vista not compatible. Sorry.
The only way is to do what I did. Dual-Boot the both OS. Vista and XP.

HOW TO RUN MOUNT & BLADE ON INTEL X3100

HOW TO RUN MOUNT & BLADE ON INTEL X3100

Get the game of course, update your drivers.

The game can be gotten from warez, torrents, gamestores.
To update your Intel X3100 drivers go here : PRESS
And now how to config :

Double-click the launcher and press Configure

Set Render Method To DirectX 7
Use Pixel Shaders ON
Texture Quality 100%
Frame Rate 100
Resolution 1024x768 32bit ( Actually you can choose any resolution you like )
Anti-Aliasing OFF
Shadows High

Then in game go to options > Video Options.

Grass Density 0%
Dynamic Lighthing OFF
Character, Environment and Real-Time Plant Shadows OFF
Anisotropic Filtering OFF
Everything else ON and to the max!

ENJOY THE GAME!

**HINT** ""Sniff"" Do you smell it? The smell of Liberty City... **HINT**