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Hi Seth. I'm new to this forum but have been reading as much as I can about SkyTrak on this and other forums. It seems that many experienced sim users think that The Golf Club game is the best simulator software out there right now. In fact, if I'm understanding and remembering things correctly, Bubba22 and Zmax were instrumental (please correct me if I'm wrong) in getting ProTee to integrate their sim hardware (and gc2) with The Golf Club software. So my question to you/SkyTrak is simply this: Has there been any thought to integrating SkyTrak with The Golf Club? And if so, what are the odds that this might happen? And if so, when?
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I didn't know you don't have it. The PC version of the game is the same. I don't know if there's demo's.My Courses:
World Par 3's by mthunt
Toronto GC (L) mthunt
Burlington G&CC by mthunt
Weston G&CC by mthunt
London Hunt Club L mthunt
Park CC Lidar mthunt
Sunningdale GC Robinson L
Sunningdale GC Thompson L
Muirfield Village (liDAR) First Ever Lidar course
Country Club of Castle Pines (liDAR)
The Sanctuary GC ProTee L
The National GC L mthunt
Mississaugua GC L mthunt
Shaughnessy G&CC L mthunt
Markland Woods CC mthunt
Hidden Lake Old L mthunt
Magna GC L mthunt
Barrie CC L mthunt
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Will TGC absolutely require USB connection, or is there going to be a way to utilize the wi-fi shot processing Skytrak currently uses? It would be nice to use my home gaming PC -- I could use a Steam Link to connect my projector in the garage to my PC in the house, but if the shots cannot process via wi-fi it would mean running a super long USB cable through the wall which I would love to avoid.Comment
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Anyone have any comment on these specs? The following setup would cost $1,219 through iBuyPower.com. It seems like a pretty good price based on my research of what it would cost to piece together a similar machine. Any comments are appreciated.
Case 1 x ARC 647 Gaming Case - Black Case Lighting 1 x iBUYPOWER RGB Smart Lighting (Software Controlled LED Lighting Kit) - [FREE] 1 Smart Lighting Strip - Top of the case Processor 1 x Intel® Core™ i7-4790K Processor (4x 4.0GHz/8MB L3 Cache) - Intel® Core™ i7-4790K Processor Cooling 1 x AVC K7127N Liquid CPU Cooling System [Intel-1150] - Standard 120mm Fan Memory 1 x 8 GB [4 GB x2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand**Free Upgrade to DDR3-2133 ADATA XPG Video Card 1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 4GB - Single Card Motherboard 1 x Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H -- - *FREE Upgrade to Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI -- 2x PCIe x16, 4x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0 Power Supply 1 x 600 Watt - Standard - *Free Upgrade to 700W Standard Primary Hard Drive 1 x 256 GB SanDisk Z400S SSD -- Read: 546MB/s, Write: 342MB/s - Single Drive Data Hard Drive 1 x [Free] 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s (w/ purchase of SSD as Primary Hard Drive) Optical Drive 1 x LG 14x Blu-ray Re-Writer, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive - Black Sound Card 1 x 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard Network Card 1 x Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) Operating System 1 x Windows 10 Home + Office 365 Trial [Free 30-Day !!!] 64-bit - *Newest Microsoft Windows* Comment
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Okay, so I was asked to benchmark a few settings with this new graphics card.
I used the ProTee version of Magnolia National white tees and using fraps, I noted the frames per second from the 1st tee.
I launched the game in high mode @ 1080p @ 60 Hz. Vsync - OFF Depth of Field - OFF Anti-aliasing - ON.
First test was with all settings maxed out and I only altered the Object Detail setting
Object Detail / Frames per second
1 / 47
2 / 31
3 / 24
4 / 17
5 / 13
I then set Tree Count and Tree Distance to 50% (5000 and 1000 respectively) and got these numbers.
Object Detail / Frames per second
1 / 74
2 / 46
3 / 37
4 / 29
5 / 26
60 fps is playable in my book as when the game slows down during certain shots, you wouldn't notice a dip to say, 45 fps.
i5 2500k at 4.0 Ghz, 8 GB Ram @ 2133 MHz, Windows 10 64 Bit.Last edited by HarryG; 10-27-2015, 05:12 PM.Comment
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Pretty close to my rig. I run 1920 at high, detail 4 and trees at 5000/1000.Originally posted by Vincent_Vega View PostMy Courses:
World Par 3's by mthunt
Toronto GC (L) mthunt
Burlington G&CC by mthunt
Weston G&CC by mthunt
London Hunt Club L mthunt
Park CC Lidar mthunt
Sunningdale GC Robinson L
Sunningdale GC Thompson L
Muirfield Village (liDAR) First Ever Lidar course
Country Club of Castle Pines (liDAR)
The Sanctuary GC ProTee L
The National GC L mthunt
Mississaugua GC L mthunt
Shaughnessy G&CC L mthunt
Markland Woods CC mthunt
Hidden Lake Old L mthunt
Magna GC L mthunt
Barrie CC L mthunt
mthunt RangeComment
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I've never checked FPS before. Never felt the need. It works fine. I'll check next time I fire it up.My Courses:
World Par 3's by mthunt
Toronto GC (L) mthunt
Burlington G&CC by mthunt
Weston G&CC by mthunt
London Hunt Club L mthunt
Park CC Lidar mthunt
Sunningdale GC Robinson L
Sunningdale GC Thompson L
Muirfield Village (liDAR) First Ever Lidar course
Country Club of Castle Pines (liDAR)
The Sanctuary GC ProTee L
The National GC L mthunt
Mississaugua GC L mthunt
Shaughnessy G&CC L mthunt
Markland Woods CC mthunt
Hidden Lake Old L mthunt
Magna GC L mthunt
Barrie CC L mthunt
mthunt RangeComment
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One slight change is having 16GB of ram. It's a cheap upgrade.Originally posted by Vincent_Vega View PostComment
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https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc is a great resource for anyone wanting to build their TGC machine but unsure of how to start. Additionally http://www.logicalincrements.com/ will give you compatible builds at different price/performance tiers, including a GTX 970 build for under $1k.Comment
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Agree 100% with the 16GB of RAM. RAM is generally the best bang for your buck, especially with a modern OS that is capable of utilizing it.
I'd also think about getting a brand name power supply instead of something generic. The latter tend to overrate true output. Moreover, a lot of them can be annoyingly loud.
PSU fans tend to be the most substantial source of noise in a PC, followed by the fans on video cards. Asus and a bunch of other companies now have the video cards running near silent unless they are under load (and even then, things are vastly improved). With a good video card and a quality PSU, the computer should be fairly silent instead of sounding like a jet engine.
Finally, a good PSU--the most likely part of the PC to break--will have a good warranty. I'm partial to Seasonic myself, but there are other good options.
I'm holding off until it actually releases. Once it does, I'm going to build a couple of real fire-breathers. One for a sim setup and another for business use. I've found that it's easiest to upgrade (read: replace) multiple PCs at the same time. Makes it easier when dealing with configuration, BIOS issues, etc.
Only question mark for me right now is the motherboard. I want to do something that supports Skylake. I'm just looking for USB 3.1, and there's not a whole lot of choice among micro-ATX boards.Last edited by Ookie; 10-28-2015, 06:03 AM.Comment
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If you're building a machine just to play TGC, 16GB RAM will do nothing over 8GBComment
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Guys does anyone know if a GTX760X2 will run as well as a GTX970? I have an opportunity to get one and was wondering if I should get it.Comment
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Seth from SkyTrak mentioned recently that whenever he doesn't post for a while it suggests that something 'big' is about to happen.
That, I'd say, is as close as we're going to get to a hint that we might be getting close.
Apart from that it's anyone's guess. Personally I don't see them releasing a demo and I don't see them giving us any prior notice. Why we have to be kept in the dark is beyond me but I suppose that is their prerogative.
So take a guess. days, weeks, months or next year.
I say they'll release TGC on 14th January 2016.Comment
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I'll be an optimist and say November 9th, 2015Comment
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