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  • mthunt
    Ultimate Member
    • Aug 2014
    • 4746

    #466
    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
    mthunt Range

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    • rlivz
      Junior Member
      • Jan 2015
      • 15

      #467
      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.

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      • Vincent_Vega
        Super Member
        • Nov 2014
        • 750

        #468
        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*

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        • HarryG
          Offline
          • Sep 2015
          • 74

          #469
          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.

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          • mthunt
            Ultimate Member
            • Aug 2014
            • 4746

            #470
            Originally posted by Vincent_Vega View Post
            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*
            Pretty close to my rig. I run 1920 at high, detail 4 and trees at 5000/1000.
            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 Range

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            • HarryG
              HarryG commented
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              Mthunt, could you please post your fps from the 1st tee of Magnolia National (protee white tees) for comparison. Vsync OFF, Depth of Field OFF, Anti-aliasing ON.

              Many thanks.
          • Vincent_Vega
            Super Member
            • Nov 2014
            • 750

            #471
            Originally posted by mthunt View Post

            Pretty close to my rig. I run 1920 at high, detail 4 and trees at 5000/1000.
            Awesome. Thanks for that info.

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            • mthunt
              Ultimate Member
              • Aug 2014
              • 4746

              #472
              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 Range

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              • guaava23
                Junior Member
                • Sep 2015
                • 5

                #473
                Originally posted by Vincent_Vega View Post
                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*
                One slight change is having 16GB of ram. It's a cheap upgrade.

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                • rlivz
                  Junior Member
                  • Jan 2015
                  • 15

                  #474
                  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.

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                  • Ookie
                    Senior Member
                    • Sep 2015
                    • 200

                    #475
                    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.

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                    • rlivz
                      Junior Member
                      • Jan 2015
                      • 15

                      #476
                      If you're building a machine just to play TGC, 16GB RAM will do nothing over 8GB

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                      • avantix
                        Member
                        • Sep 2015
                        • 74

                        #477
                        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.

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                        • Joko
                          Advanced Member
                          • Aug 2015
                          • 426

                          #478
                          Any word from Protee or SkyTrak on the status?

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                          • Joko
                            Joko commented
                            Editing a comment
                            It's a little too quiet.
                        • HarryG
                          Offline
                          • Sep 2015
                          • 74

                          #479
                          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.

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                          • Joko
                            Advanced Member
                            • Aug 2015
                            • 426

                            #480
                            I'll be an optimist and say November 9th, 2015

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