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    $6,000 sound bar from Creative Labs getting rave reviews

    First issue..I've dealt with Creative via soundblaster issues etc in the past , So many problems with long term support and long means like after 1-2 years in their world. Second problem is obviously price on a sound bar , regardless of how many "Chips" they toss into the mix/propoganda its...
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    Fallout 4 - it's official! Coming Nov 10, '15

    Charged Rail gun for sniping I got one that does radiation dmg also -- it one shots basically everything and the 5.56 machine gun for basically everything else then keep rocket launcher (also does radiation dmg ) and mini nuke launching device for fun times. at that point you can pretty...
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    Tri-fire!

    Nice i was asking a reviewer to test trifire with a 295 and a 290X a few weeks ago and they wouldnt even bother to see if it was possible . now i know. thx.
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    An AMD Mantle users Testing BF4.

    I know what op means with all settings maxed in bf4 with a 290x and mantel in mp modes with all sorts of weather effects going storms action ect i never see the game dip below my 120fps cap once i think i saw it hit 115 briefly. same thing in dx11 and it was regularly dropping down to even...
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    NVDA to end support for DX10 cards [H]

    I have SLI- GTX260 Core 216's in my HTPC and they perform great in all the games ive been playing lately. -- all 3 of the batman games arkham asylum + arkham city + origins , Tombraider , Dirt3+showdown , Need for speed rivals... kinda sad they will stop support. dx10 got a really shot life...
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    I guess I'm getting old... can't play certain games anymore:

    Im 30 this year and i was thinking the same thing a few years ago. but after a accedent and alot of time off work "recovering from a broken back" i realise its not reflexes or brain rot from being old. It was mostly just time.. time invested and the amount of actual fun you used to have...
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    Hawken Now on Steam!

    Its been in beta for like a year and a half its really quite polished whether they put a Finished sign on it or not its quite well done and finished. mech warrior is terrible in comparison and i really wish people would stop making that argument i've played both and i absolutely loathed mech...
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    Hawken Now on Steam!

    Ok i will try to answer as many Hawken Questions as i can here. Intro - hawken has just finished a long list of beta iteration's And the steam release is the current iteration its been changed alot from the other beta patches. and imho its about as complete as any certified released game on...
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    Hawken Now on Steam!

    http://store.steampowered.com/app/271290/?snr=1_7_15__13 enjoy!
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    Folks who have cut the cable cord, advice needed

    HTPC + SEEDBOX +NetFlix +Hulu ect.
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    Best VRM cooled 280x?

    Sapphire has a good VRM section - Gigabyte has full contact also.
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    Occasional gltichy screen flicker on desktop?

    Use MSI afterburner and turn off POWERPLAY and see if it fixes it . you can do this in the afterburner settings and or unofficial overclocking mode 2 memory oc's usually cause this issue.
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    Cheap laptop as HTPC

    Should work for you but might be a bit bulky that way. Id probably go the NUC or BRXX route myself personally for that budget area.
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    HTPC build, do I need an SSD?

    Its quite nice though powering on the HTPC and having it up and ready in under 10 seconds when company's over though. Keep a larger drive for media obviously though really there is no difference when loading a movie if thats what your wondering as modern and even 5 year old HDD can read @...
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    Is there a point to building desktops for people anymore?

    I Tend to sell NUC for buisnesses that just needs browers/office / simply type stuff and bolt it to the back of the monitor with a BT mouse/kbd Clean no cables really aside from 2 powers and customers find it nice and quick actually. for people who want more performance and buisness I've...