Alphasus

Servo, could I join the battle on that persist? I have some new ships to test(after you finish with panzer OFC).

Its in relation to my ships as well, so of course compared to one of panzers ships, the ratings would be lower.

What weight do you run? I used to use basic 120 ton ships, but 2 60 ton ships worked better anyways. A crew carrier could drop crew for tanks, or transfer crew to ships so that you could sustain them for longer. I have sniped crew modules before, but if you have an unfilled backup crew module, you could fill that.

Oh Macey Dean, we miss you... His last battle was fully unscripted, and glorious.

Anyone want to test the successor to the Core? It is the Core 2 Mini, and has effectively an SRM-6 in the center of the ship.Core 2 Mini I KNOW that dedicated ASMs will kill it, but it should be reasonably tanky and have nicer part counts.

My core was the smallest type of girder, with fewer outbound connections. I think that design is inherently weak to impacts that deliver many simultaneous shocks to the craft.

Thanks, but my armor design is a massive part count already. I may need a teardown of the design. The RCS tank warheads are to be replaced with .6m ASMs, such as my fighter killers. I guess over range, they could kill capital ships.

Do you have any tips on large anti ship missiles? I need a platform to use them on to begin with, but how does their design work? I know RT-5s are standard, and I have used my missile pods before(similar to SRM-6Ms). In my experience, the pods don't hurt as much as they used to. They have 6 of those long i beams, but with 8 seps. I will probably add one to the Core, but I just can't easily kill with them. I like the shrapnel damage resistance, as evidenced by Popper H testing. I do need help with single shot ASMs.

Yeah, expected kills. I'll do some independent I beam testing. I didn't think it could take full ASM hits, but I wonder if glancing ASM hits could be survived because they wouldn't kill the core.

Could someone possibly test out this ship? It uses an experimental heavily strutted core, and is double coated with spaced armor plate. I have noticed its impact resistance, however my current existing missiles aren't great, and can't crack the armor.USS Core

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Added a bit to my post.

1. CPUs have a few important characteristics, and these have to be similar before clock speed comparisons. a. Manufacturer. This can be Intel or AMD. b. Architecture. Intel and AMD have different architectures. The only relevant AMD architecture is Zen, which will arrive soon and may be competitive to Intel. The relevant Intel architectures are(in order of introduction) Nehalem, the first generation with Core i CPUs, Sandy Bridge(32 nm), the 2nd generation, introducing the i3. Afterward came Ivy Bridge(22 nm), the 3rd generation, which was a die shrink over Sandy Bridge. Haswell was a bunch of small improvements over Sandy Bridge that improved performance somewhat significantly. Broadwell(14 nm) was a die shrink of Haswell, offering a slight improvement in single core performance per megahertz(they were clocked lower than Haswell). Broadwell also drastically improved integrated graphics performance, making the recently introduced Iris Pro 6200 similar to a GT 750M GPU. Skylake(14 nm) improved on Broadwell's performance without a die shrink, and is the most recent architecture. Skylake also added better integrated graphics performance, and introduced the Iris Pro 580. The Iris Pro 580 can perform close to the GTX 950M in graphics performance. c. Core count. This depends on your workload, but more CPU CORES(not threads) can drastically improve performance in many tasks. This provides diminishing returns, and single core performance becomes anemic at about 8 CPU cores for Intel CPUs. I am referencing the i7 5960X, which has enough performance for gaming, and enough core count for rendering. When compared to the i7 6700k, its single core performance is slower, but not significantly so. Core count only matters based on workload. Gaming likes to have 4 CPU cores, CPU rendering can appreciate any amount of cores, but video cards are preferable for rendering in Blender, and other render engines that allow it. As core count increases, clock speed decreases. d. Platform of CPU. If the CPU is a laptop CPU(M,U,HQ,Y,HK, or MQ SKU suffix), it will have lower performance than its desktop equivalent due to lower clock speed and power consumption constraints. If all these traits are the same, clock speed can be compared to show relative single,dual and quad core performance. But an i5 and an i7 will differ in multi-core performance, because of the hyper-threading of the i7(2 threads per core), which has 8 threads if it has 4 cores. The i5 only has 4 threads, but it has 4 cores. So, it has 1 thread per core. So, clock speed is reliable if all of these traits are the same, and if you don't have a multi-core workload(the multi core workload bit only counts if comparing an i5 and i7, or i3 and Pentium G). 2. a. Any CPU cooler is fine if you don't overclock your CPU. Otherwise, CPU cooler manufacturers should have a page on their websites where they mention what TDP their cooler can dissipate.(Noctua's is right here.) Personally, I am partial to Noctua coolers due to their low noise levels and cooling power in conjunction. The Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo is a nice, cheap option if you feel that the Noctua coolers are excessive. b. Most power supplies will be fine for your task, if they are around 550W(Camacha, feel free to contest me on this one). I prefer PSUs with SeaSonic internals, because SeaSonic is renowned for reliability. The best Nvidia video cards in your price range will use up to 200W of power. The best CPUs in your range will use about 100W(Intel only). You can add about 50W for everything else including the motherboard. Also, a DVD drive will use about 20W. The reason why I say 550W is so that you can add a 2nd video card later if you want. 600W may be preferable if you use GTX 980s instead of 970s, which are only 150W GPUs. Also, check back at this thread to make sure your PSU is of a reputable brand. If you don't plan to SLI, between 400 and 500W should be fine. 3. Look for 2 or more PCIe 3.0 x16 on the motherboard(only if you plan to SLI or Crossfire), at least one M.2 slot for PCIe SSDs, numerous SATA 3 ports, and USB 3.0 support. The case should also have USB 3.0 support.

I adore my GTX 970 for this. It goes through animation rather nicely, and any still image in 1080p 1k samples will be done in under 10 minutes, often under 5. My lowest time was 2 minutes with a slight excess, and I went with a 970 because its CUDA core count and clock speed is massively inflated over the GTX 960.

Nah, I think I'm late here! @DuoDex, one of our esteemed mods?

The 900 series will likely still have the current standard. It just will be slightly slower than the 1000 series. Same for the 300 and 400 series. Also, buy a feature rich motherboard if you want the new standard.

Any 900 series NVIDIA GPU or 300 series AMD GPU. In a few months, that will change to a 1000 series NVIDIA GPU and 400 series AMD GPU.

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As in new or old? New is a Xeon E3 1246 v3, old is an i3 4170. I'm fine with it any time right now, but haven't installed the new CPU. The delay is until the end of the week, and I can deal with some lag until then.

Maybe if you tried decreasing the thrust on the motors and closing range so that you would hit that target speed of 300 m/s, that would stop the phasing. But some phasing is necessary for reliable kills with it, so that you can get one or two missiles to cripple the enemy.

Can't do any ship any more since 1.1. I have found that it bounces off targets significantly more and that the sudden stress imparted by multiple hits onto one spot no longer does as much damage as it used to.

Why don't you have a battle against zekes after me?

Sure, you can turn quicksaves off. My CPU should be set up by then.

From reviews I've seen, the 980 ti is slightly faster than the Fury X. I've tossed it onto this build accordingly. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XYdJCJ PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GAMING 6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($166.94 @ Newegg) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($63.99 @ Adorama) Storage: Crucial MX200 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($81.72 @ Adorama) Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card ($569.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair RMx 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg) Total: $1299.49 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-24 07:47 EDT-0400

Sure. I only have one weight class of ship, so I may need to borrow from others. Give me maybe 12 hours, so I can install my new CPU.