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Hi Guys,
We've been very hush hush about this for quite some time now, but I feel we should mention this as it is rather huge and something you all should know about us.
Many (if not all) of you won't know but for over 3 years now, we (Gladiator Computers) have been building very high end systems for Crytek UK (http://www.crytek.com/) for the development of the latest & awesome Crysis 2, the previous Crysis games, and the devlopments of the CryEngine over the years.
We may not be as big as our rivals when it comes to systems (although we're very well on our way), but we offer a great service with fantastic systems & prices.
I hope you all find this information somewhat reassuring as when it comes to high end systems, we provide some of the best in the business :thumb:
Terbinator
09-03-11, 16:38
Maximum confidence in you guys! :D
callumburns
09-03-11, 16:41
ooooooh nice one :D how many **** ups did citylink cause though :lol:?
How have you kept that quiet lol...
You know I did wonder why you had Crysis in some of your systems adverts. Now I know :p That's quite a coup for you guys :)
nice to know Crysis 2 was built using Aria computers, using computers i can buy off the shelf.
unlike Crysis 1. :lol:
ooooooh nice one :D how many feck ups did citylink cause though :lol:?
+1, lol probs 99% of the time :p
As RawZ said; We may not be as big as our rivals when it comes to systems but we'll beat them in price, quality, service and after-care support. I'm sure some of you have noticed this being forum members. Whether it's been problems with couriers or anything else we sort them out promptly. As our customers should and always will come first :thumb:.
the deleopment of the latest & awesome Crysis 2,
:lol::lol: You are a good laugh Rawz :).
i just hope finished product is better than leaks an demo.
Toonshorty
09-03-11, 17:15
:lol::lol: You are a good laugh Rawz :).
I tried it last night and was like, it's not THAT bad until I started to move.
Then I was just like "Am I supposed to see ANYTHING behind this motion blur?"
I tried it last night and was like, it's not THAT bad until I started to move.
Then I was just like "Am I supposed to see ANYTHING behind this motion blur?"
Haha, I liked it when I saw the option for 3D I was like "yes, it's made for 3D" then when I tried it I realised it had no support for nVidia's 3D, it was made for console's 3D...
Good to see nVidia's piles of cash have gone to good use :P.
:lol::lol: You are a good laugh Rawz :).
Lol whoops.
Lol whoops.
Lolwut? What did you edit? :P I was referring to crysis 2 is poop and not awesome :D.
Toonshorty
09-03-11, 17:31
Crysis 2 is awesome!!
It really isn't.
It's a horrible console port with excessive motion blur.
Crysis 2 is awesome!!
Use your inside contacts to get me a free copy and I'll be willing to have a go at changing my mind :).
sure he will if we can crash at your house for his benching
ArthurHucksake
09-03-11, 18:05
I'm really not suprised. Way you've handled my situation has been superb.
Posting this off the new machine now btw, it's up and running.
Mr. Strawberry
09-03-11, 18:16
Crysis 2 is awesome!!
did you really need to post that :rolleyes: lol
good job aria though
I'm really not suprised. Way you've handled my situation has been superb.
Posting this off the new machine now btw, it's up and running.
Really glad to hear that mate :thumb:
ArthurHucksake
09-03-11, 18:31
Really glad to hear that mate :thumb:
It's running now anyways, currently installing SP1 so that may change shortly. :rolleyes:
I've yet to order anything from Aria yet but can clearly see that the community really respect them. It's where I'm spending my money next week for my Crysis 2 destroying system. :)
I've yet to order anything from Aria yet but can clearly see that the community really respect them. It's where I'm spending my money next week for my Crysis 2 destroying system. :)
Glad to hear it mate. Welcome to the forums btw. :thumb:
ArthurHucksake
09-03-11, 19:09
I've yet to order anything from Aria yet but can clearly see that the community really respect them. It's where I'm spending my money next week for my Crysis 2 destroying system. :)
You won't regret it mate, they are superb. I've been shopping from many places for the best part of 13 years and wish i'd found them sooner.
very interesting stuff :thumb:
i wonder what the spec of the systems are ???? :D:p
Mr. Strawberry
09-03-11, 19:35
very interesting stuff :thumb:
i wonder what the spec of the systems are ???? :D:p
pentium 4 1.2GHz OVERCLOCKED to 1.3GHz
128MB RAM
GeForce 5200
40MB HDD
windows Dos
now that is just a guess but think it should still be quite accurate
:lol:
very interesting stuff :thumb:
i wonder what the spec of the systems are ???? :D:p
A lot of nice Lian Li cases, 8 & 12GB RAM, and some high overclock machines =)
All ATI GPU based if that may shock anyone out there?
Mr. Strawberry
09-03-11, 19:42
A lot of nice Lian Li cases, 8 & 12GB RAM, and some high overclock machines =)
All ATI GPU based if that may shock anyone out there?
http://www.mamieyoung.com/dailydawdle/Surprised%20mouse.gif
Brains1969
09-03-11, 20:29
Here is one of the latest I Built for Crytek to show you what type of systems they use
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad283/Brains1969/My%20Aria%20PC%20Builds/IMG_0132.jpg
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad283/Brains1969/My%20Aria%20PC%20Builds/IMG_0130.jpg
Here is one of the latest I Built for Crytek to show you what type of systems they use
/Snip
Lotsa RAM :drool:
Mr. Strawberry
09-03-11, 20:34
stock cooler?
ArthurHucksake
09-03-11, 20:36
A lot of nice Lian Li cases, 8 & 12GB RAM, and some high overclock machines =)
All ATI GPU based if that may shock anyone out there?
No doubt, means they can try and counter the buggy drivers from a dev level. :lol:
stock cooler?
They weren't being overclocked. I said it ruined the look of the system :p
Mr. Strawberry
09-03-11, 20:39
They weren't being overclocked. I said it ruined the look of the system :p
who cares about overclocks
stick aD14 on it take the fans off it and passively cool the CPUs :D lol
and yes it ruins the look
did nvidia give them cards to test on as part of the way its ment to be played deal and thats why they buy ati cards?
what i have played of it crysis 2 looks great, i just hope they dont wimp out on the dx11 stuff, my 460 might fall on its knees with it but its an excuse to upgrade :D
did nvidia give them cards to test on as part of the way its ment to be played deal and thats why they buy ati cards?
what i have played of it crysis 2 looks great, i just hope they dont wimp out on the dx11 stuff, my 460 might fall on its knees with it but its an excuse to upgrade :D
I dunno mate tbh.
I can't remember the total amount of systems excatly, but we've probably built close to 100 high spec PCs for them over the past 3 years, and of all those systems not one has ever featured an Nvidia graphics card lol.
Quite confusing really as its not like they favour AMD/ATI or anything as all those systems have been all Intel based and also Nvida recently signing an exclusive deal for this Crysis 2 benchmark and rights to use their assets to promote their latest GTX 550Ti coming out this month.
Brains1969
09-03-11, 20:59
They weren't being overclocked. I said it ruined the look of the system :p
I was under the impression the reason they didn't want overclock was because the mainstream gamer will probably not have an overclocked system.
Terbinator
09-03-11, 21:03
I was under the impression the reason they didn't want overclock was because the mainstream gamer will probably not have an overclocked system.
I would suspect stability was a bigger concern. Not that a i7 9xx needs overclocking anyway ;)
i know i would try my best to get free hardware into the deal if they wanted their name on my game (if i was crytek) but then again maybe crytek uk are looking for/work on ati only bugs/issues while their other houses work on nv only issues.
only 12GB of RAM? im disappointed :(
what case is that? looks great, nice and clean.
Terbinator
09-03-11, 23:16
only 12GB of RAM? im disappointed :(
what case is that? looks great, nice and clean.
Looks like a PC-8F1B.
If not, the B25F/P50B.
I don't know whats more advanced, the in-game Crysis suits or the computer it runs on! I imagine there to be a shortcut on the keyboard that allows the tower to go into 'maximum armor' mode :)
Here is one of the latest I Built for Crytek to show you what type of systems they use
http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad283/Brains1969/My%20Aria%20PC%20Builds/IMG_0132.jpg
1st time ive seen storage cables routed from the front - another example of Lian Li cases being style over substance (the rear looks blocked with a metal plate) ;)
Brains1969
10-03-11, 08:04
1st time ive seen storage cables routed from the front - another example of Lian Li cases being style over substance (the rear looks blocked with a metal plate) ;)
They will go the other way but it means the H/D trays sticking out quite a bit so we opted to do it the way you see in the picture :)
Thats an advert and a half for aria!
1st time ive seen storage cables routed from the front - another example of Lian Li cases being style over substance (the rear looks blocked with a metal plate) ;)
I'd say Lian-Li are the exact opposite of "Style over Substance" myself, but each to their own :).
theelusiveyoda
10-03-11, 10:49
I don't know whats more advanced, the in-game Crysis suits or the computer it runs on! I imagine there to be a shortcut on the keyboard that allows the tower to go into 'maximum armor' mode :)
http://captionsearch.com/pix/2rub7eoeem.jpg
ArthurHucksake
10-03-11, 17:55
I'd say Lian-Li are the exact opposite of "Style over Substance" myself, but each to their own :).
I'd agree tbh, they are quite generic looking but the materials and quality are top draw.
Seen this Gladiator Computers about and keep meaning to ask the question. Were Gladiator Computers once a separate company that Aria bought in the last few years?
Reason I ask is that I used to use Gladiator Computers a while back and always in my head that I had excellent service, same Gladiator Computers?
I3R0K3N7FEET
11-03-11, 05:43
I dunno mate tbh.
I can't remember the total amount of systems excatly, but we've probably built close to 100 high spec PCs for them over the past 3 years, and of all those systems not one has ever featured an Nvidia graphics card lol.
Quite confusing really as its not like they favour AMD/ATI or anything as all those systems have been all Intel based and also Nvida recently signing an exclusive deal for this Crysis 2 benchmark and rights to use their assets to promote their latest GTX 550Ti coming out this month.
is that for crytek uk? and have they given the go ahead for this kinda information to be discussed?
nearly 100 'high spec' PCs?
for the uk office in nottingham?
from my understanding that was opened in 2008/9 and had only 7 employees that primarily focus on conceptual art and 3D design. so that number baffles me. (edit current no of emplyees is 80 LOL and they have a vacancy (http://crytek.com/career/offers/overview/nottingham)) :D
though if they were all different specc'd tehn that would make sense as they would want to test cryengine 3 on a variety of different platforms and while intel/nvidia get hype, the ethos of the cryengine 3 ((im sorry but while the current crysis 2 demo imo is balls) the cryengine 3 (http://crytek.com/cryengine/cryengine3/overview) is close to a masterpiece and the game is not a firetrucking port!!)) is to intelligently make the most out of the hardware at hand. be it a console or PC and for next gen platforms to come (or so it is promised). Though i hope they bear in mind what i told them a fair while ago.
I was under the impression the reason they didn't want overclock was because the mainstream gamer will probably not have an overclocked system.
overclocking uses more cpu power than whats needed, imagine the cost of 80 PCs each drawing 600w? most of the work in nottingham as i said is conceptual art/3D design and animation.. this is all gpu power and pencil pwoer.
i know i would try my best to get free hardware into the deal if they wanted their name on my game (if i was crytek) but then again maybe crytek uk are looking for/work on ati only bugs/issues while their other houses work on nv only issues.
as above. depending on their selected software they have no need for high pwoer draw nvidia graphics cards and many 3D softwares including 3DSmax and Maya run better on ATI AMD cards, at least from my experience.
ahh anything else?
anyway good call for galdiatwor systems and personally im looking forward to playing with the cryengine 3 and looking forward to seeing what kinda other games will utilise it!
Hi guys,
I was just wondering if someone could tell me how long this system is going to be available for? I'm currently away from home training/competing and won't be back until July and this system is almost perfect in terms of looks and specs, so i was hoping i could get the same system 4 months from now and hopefully cheaper too ;).
Also i was thinking of swapping out the GTX 570 for the same model GTX 580, is that a worthwhile upgrade and i hear the HX750/850 is fairly loud so i want to avoid that, will an AX850 fit without removing the bottom fan mount?
Final question, Corsair say the H60 works best when the fan is mounted as an input so i was wondering how the fans are setup in the case given that the rear fan is the only exhaust in the stock case?
Thanks in advance for any help :thumb:.
EDIT: One more thing i forgot to ask, i can't remember where i read it now but one of the main reasons i want to buy from Aria was because you include all the accessories, cables etc. that would have come if you bought the system separately, is that still true?
Thanks again.
Not sure how long the exact system will be around for, but in 4 months there will certainly be a similar spec/performance system for you. If nothing else you can phone up and have a chat with our sales team who will put together a custom order for you matching your exact requirements.
EDIT: One more thing i forgot to ask, i can't remember where i read it now but one of the main reasons i want to buy from Aria was because you include all the accessories, cables etc. that would have come if you bought the system separately, is that still true?
It is, I'm not 100% certain that we do this for every order including web orders by default, but we certainly do if you phone up (or email in) and request it for your order.
AbandonedT
17-03-11, 17:03
Hi guys,
I was just wondering if someone could tell me how long this system is going to be available for? I'm currently away from home training/competing and won't be back until July and this system is almost perfect in terms of looks and specs, so i was hoping i could get the same system 4 months from now and hopefully cheaper too ;).
Also i was thinking of swapping out the GTX 570 for the same model GTX 580, is that a worthwhile upgrade and i hear the HX750/850 is fairly loud so i want to avoid that, will an AX850 fit without removing the bottom fan mount?
Final question, Corsair say the H60 works best when the fan is mounted as an input so i was wondering how the fans are setup in the case given that the rear fan is the only exhaust in the stock case?
Thanks in advance for any help :thumb:.
EDIT: One more thing i forgot to ask, i can't remember where i read it now but one of the main reasons i want to buy from Aria was because you include all the accessories, cables etc. that would have come if you bought the system separately, is that still true?
Thanks again.
Received my Dominator yesterday, comes with the motherboard box full of all the bits and pieces that would have been from the accesories and such.
Brains1969
17-03-11, 19:35
We put all manuals and any left over parts from the build back in the motherboard box. If you request during ordering we will even ship all the empty boxes as well :)
Thanks for the quick responses.
That's good to know, now i just need to forget about it for 4 months.
After looking at a number of UK websites i have to say this one is easily the best, at least for what i consider to be good. I could pretend that having all the part boxes doesn't interest me :drool: but i'd be lying, i have a bit of an obsession with keeping them all, sad but true :cool:.
The onliine is alright, the Story is ghey (I would assume :ninja:)
Also Strawbs, Im right behind you ;)
Mr. Strawberry
18-03-11, 00:54
The onliine is alright, the Story is ghey (I would assume :ninja:)
Also Strawbs, Im right behind you ;)
i thought you meant standing behind me at first
so i looked behind me :redface:
Quite nice too know this, especially since I got a free copy of crysis 2 with my latest PC from you :)
Mr. Strawberry
18-04-12, 22:58
Soo...
Crysis 3....
hint hint
Soo...
Crysis 3....
hint hint
This is practically necrophilia.
Brains1969
19-04-12, 22:23
We're in the process of building some shiny new systems for Crytek so maybe these are going to be used to develop the game. Also last month we built an extreme system for them so who knows what's round the corner :popcorn:
We're in the process of building some shiny new systems for Crytek so maybe these are going to be used to develop the game. Also last month we built an extreme system for them so who knows what's round the corner :popcorn:
Define extreme? :D
Terbinator
19-04-12, 22:56
http://funnypics.free.fr/explorer/public/gifs/EXTREME.gif
I now know that my current system cannot handle Crysis 3, thanks Terb!
Brains1969
19-04-12, 23:10
Define extreme? :D
:ninja:
Going by the powers of deduction it has to be X79, then last month is 7970 territory, maybe two and we all know how much ram they like, stick 32gb in there for quad channel goodness.
There is extreme.
Going by the powers of deduction it has to be X79, then last month is 7970 territory, maybe two and we all know how much ram they like, stick 32gb in there for quad channel goodness.
There is extreme.
Or it could be Quad 680s with a server board & 2 cpus.
I3R0K3N7FEET
19-04-12, 23:25
dual gtx 590s, arent EA/crytek in bed with the green team?
Mr. Strawberry
19-04-12, 23:26
nah crysis 2 was developed with AMD cards lol
well at least the multiplayer was
Terbinator
19-04-12, 23:29
dual gtx 590s, arent EA/crytek in bed with the green team?
It's all herp a derp tbh.
Before BF3 came out the consensus was that it was developed with AMD cards, only ever shown on AMD cards etc -hell, even AMD's driver install has BF3 in the background.
We seen how performance turned out though, and it doesn't eve use that much tessellation if at all AFAIK.
Brains1969
19-04-12, 23:30
:popcorn:
And if you read up all their previous systems were Intel & ATI/AMD.
We need games with tessellation settings that nobody can run at, that way the game scales with time :D
:popcorn:
Couldn't agree more, let's see how many different combos we can speculate :D
My money's on BullDozer :P
I3R0K3N7FEET
19-04-12, 23:50
lol if the computers are for the UK branch of crytek, then they only do design so it doesnt matter what graphics the systems are running.
https://www.aria.co.uk/WishList/8V4n7AopZQVjFhEjIRFlpA,,
I3R0K3N7FEET
19-04-12, 23:54
not likely, they wont waste money where it isnt needed.
btw brains do they have a return sale contract kinda thing with aria, where you buy back the old kit and knock the cost off of an upggrade and then you sell on cheaper awesome pulled gear to us~? ;D
actually.. I think crytek need to steer away from tessellation. lol permanent ocean tessellation which cant be seen and the heaviest tessellated flat walls...
nice
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