Recent content by aaronjbc123

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    Worth buying 8800gt now?

    Sorry to hijack, but do you predict the 9800GTX prices will be dropping? Was considering buying that now as I've just upgraded from a 17 inch to a 22 inch monitor, and still have a 9600GT.
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    Upgrade Path

    As of right now I have an 9600GT and an E6750. I just bought a 22 inch monitor, and now will be playing at 1680x1050 or w/e that is, rather than 1280x1024, so I'll be buying a new video card. I have 90 days from 4/17 in my step up program, so I'm really hoping that the new high end cards are...
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    Anyone exctied about Empire: Total War???

    Stainless Steel is I think the highest quality mod by FAR if you want to play European campaigns. It's in 6.1 now, and you need Kingdoms though. However, Broken Crescent is also amazingly good, and almost a completely new experience. It's all Eastern factions, Indian, African, Arab, and the...
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    Vanguard Preps Update 5

    Have they removed the game yet?
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    Steam

    Wow that was an overreaction of epic proportions. He never said you said anything of the sort that you included in your post.
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    *Official* Half-Life 2 'gifting' Thread

    I have neither and was a huge fan of half life back on the win95, I would love whichever one you feel like donating. steamID is AaronJBC
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    How do I delete a game from my Steam Account?

    ...what? People can give those games for free if they bought the orange box?
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    8600gt 512mb Gddr2 vs. 8600gt 256mb gddr3 vs. 256mb 7600gt

    I'm using an 8600GT 256MB DDr3 with an E6750 at stock and can run Crysis alright, at 1024x1028 I can play on medium, with maybe (never looked at actual numbers) 15-20 FPS. It's playable.
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    Low Res: 9600GT or 8800GT

    Hi, I am using an 8600GT right now and looking forward to upgrading within the next few weeks. I only have a 17inch monitor, that supports highest res of 1280x1024. The question is will I see enough of a performance boost to justify the extra 40$ or so to get the 8800GT? Or at this...
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    Too Hot?

    Oh boy, I'm at 90c just sitting around in Lord of the Rings online with no background programs open. Thanks for the advice, I have time now so I'll open it up. Ok wow much better. Apparently the HSF wasnt pushed in to the mobo enough, now I'm at about 30c or less idle and 38c or so in LOTRO...
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    Too Hot?

    Alright, I think I took it easy on the pins cause it felt like it was bending the board. I only need to twist them to remove them, not to lock them right?
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    Too Hot?

    I just put a new build together, Gigabyte P35 mobo, and an Intel E6750. I installed the heatsink it came with, and everything seems to be working fine. When I load up coretemp or HWMonitor, I see that each core is about 50celsius, at idle, all I have open is this window right now and...
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    CS:Source

    I'll say this, I play TF2, CoD4, battlefield, and alot of FPSes. I'm usually on the top or in the top 3. I tried to play CS, and it was just ridiculous. I just played terrible, I'd get killed the instant I saw someone with a headshot or AWP, I could rarely if ever get a shot off. Just a...
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    New System

    I'm just worried that I'll get a wrong size phillips if I go out and buy any one at the local hardware store. It's more for ease of mind that I'd get the tool kit I mentioned, and assurance.
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    New System

    Wow, thanks for the list, huge help. I looked through a bunch of em and this one seems good http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811119077, so I have everything now I need I believe. PSU-Rosewill RP500-2 ATX12V v2.01 500W Power Supply Motherboard- ABIT IP35-E LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX...