Recent content by Hakuryu

NewEgg lists the DS3 as rev 1.3, but I just bought one about a month ago and it's rev3.3. From old reviews, you don't want the 1.3 revision (problems). It looks like you've done your homework, and list some pretty decent specs for the prices. You could get a lower capacity HDD, but $80 for a...

I'm currently beta testing a new game coming out somewhere around June-September, and am surprised by the difference in performance between people with systems like yours versus mine. It is a first person shooter, but I'm under a NDA agreement so that's all I'll say. The specs below are...

I have a Wacom Graphire 4 (4x5) that I bought for $70, and have used it with the included Photoshop Elements 3.0, Maya 7.0, and other art programs. Initially it felt strange to use it. You can use it without any drivers and it works like a mouse (ie it picks up it's start point relative to where...

The original X-Wing imo. Not only was the fighting good, but there was alot of strategy involved in keeping your energy/shields/engine levels tweaked depending upon the situation. I remember playing with a friend that would take care of the levels and targetting while I would fly and fight...

I only have one priest on a pvp server, but I have 5 total. Two 60's, 2 around 50, and 1 just started around 45. I quit and come back to WoW now and then, and like rolling on new servers. For PVE, most people will say hunters rule, but I disagree. Shadow spec'ed I can take on 3 mobs 3 levels...

I just bought a G15 and I love it for the most part, but started noticing sometimes I would not switch to a weapon in a game. I use the arrow keys, with the numpad keys being my weapons. So after some testing, I found that certain key combinations do not work correctly in games, and I was...

Since Far Cry is Direct X and Quake 4 is OpenGL, doesnt that seem to give an advantage to the Conroe over AMD? Most game titles are Direct X based, so running 80% of your games at a 40% increase over AMD, and the other 20% of games at AMD speeds sounds like a benefit to gamers to buy the Conroe...

I take it you want to know how to determine the OS on a drive that is powered up but not active from a program you are writing? I dont know any specific functions to do that, but you could read files on the drive like setuplog.txt and parse them for the OS. On XP, the line appears which you...

My Logitech MX700 cordless mouse has not been holding its charge lately, and I tried looking on Logitech's site as well as searching at Google for replacement batteries, but with no luck. I have been recharging for 5 minutes at a time when it got low, during WoW marathons, and I think I...

I just put this together today : Intel LGA 775 Pentium 4 630 3.0GHz 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache Abit AS8 Mobo 1 GB PC4000 - Kingston value, 2x512MB 80G Seagate SATA HDD Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB Case with Turbolink 420W PSU Turning on the computer would only have power flow for a second, and...

Yep, just removed the front USB connectors, rebooted, and both CD and USB mouse worked perfect... strange. I did check the manual and they were connected to the correct pins.

I built a system a while ago for a friend with the Asus P4S800. The CD will not appear in XP anymore, and his USB mouse no longer works (must use ps/2). I read up on how some systems the secondary IDE wouldn't function if they used the case USB connections (from mobo, not back), but the...

Seagate. Just had a Maxtor 80GB fail after 1 year and 10 days. As for Western Digital; I once had to call support for a drive that would not be found a new system or 3 other systems. I dl'ed programs you gotta run before even installing the HDD (which is retarded), and got nothing. After...

I had some problems with games when I didn't have it enabled. The only thing disabling ICMP does it makes you invisible to people scanning, but if your firewall/etc is setup correctly, I can't see any reason not to allow them if you need it. If I am wrong, please explain.

The best headphones hands down are the Bose ones from their website. I'm lucky my Aunt bought some and doesn't use them hardly ever, as they cost $299.00. They ARE worth it... simply amazing. Link