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  1. DirkGently1

    GTX 970/980 owners thread

    Same here. I'm absolutely stunned how quiet these cards are under load!
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    When is it okay for a guy to cry?

    When the world runs out of Beer and not before.
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    Any tennis fans

    No, it's the first to ten games in the third set.
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    Any tennis fans

    In doubles now the third set is decided by first to win 10 games.
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    Nexus 5 Reviews

    8SMS is a good AOSP based messaging app if you want a replacement.
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    Recurring Office 2007 updates?

    Yep, had it on the work PC this morning. They appear to have installed so when the update pane showed up again i just used 'Hide Update' on all of them to get rid of the notification.
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    Jesus's middle name is Hume! Caution: Some NSFW images within!

    My mind says no but my body says yes. :(
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    The best cd/dvd burning software is...

    Could have written that myself for how it reflects my own opinion. It's a very rare occasion that i need to deal with physical media now, but when i do it's cdburnerxp that i use. I still install it just in case i need to burn anything and it's never let me down.
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    Chrome is the best browser now

    How do you disable the new Touch Optimized interface? It's awful! That is what i see on my PC this morning. It's not only the main Menu that is affected but also Bookmarks within folders and Right-Click context menus too. There is an option in chrome://flags but it doesn't seem to do...
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    Best media player

    1) You don't need codec packs. Ever! if you have any uninstall them now. 2) LAV filters, among others, are 3rd party filters that (supposedly) do a better job than the ones built in to the player, i.e MPC-HC. Most people won't be able to tell the difference and will be quite happy just running...
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    Sad news Youtubers.....what little individuality there was will die soon.

    So let me get this right. YouTube channels are no longer going to look like an early teens MySpace page? Good!
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    Best media player

    I've been trying it out since it was mentioned here. I'd not heard of it previously. I must say that after the initial few uses i have warmed to the HFR effect. It takes some getting used to though. Ultimately i'm going to uninstall it as i can't tolerate the artifacts. As a proof of concept i...
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    Four 500 gig Velociraptors in raid 0!

    I wouldn't trade one SSD for all the RAID 0 Velociraptors in the world. It doesn't matter how many you put in your array, Access times, IOPs and Random Read/Writes are always going to suck in comparison. Then there's the noise..
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    Best media player

    MPC-HC is colour managed, so for those of us with calibrated, wide gamut displays, it's a no brainer.
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    Dell U2711 vs U2713H

    If money were no object, the new panel is potentially better. I say potentially because it's just been released and early revisions are often flawed. Until people start buying and reviewing the panel, it's a gamble to get one yourself. The U2711 only has one flaw and that's the aggressive AG...
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    Are you skipping Windows 8?

    +1 If contemporary Windows is the best U.I that the world has to offer at this time, i feel sorry for graphics designers everywhere. Have we really peaked already?
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    2560x1440 27" monitor for gaming/productivity

    I use a U2711, and i'm very pleased with it, but wide gamut isn't to everyone's liking. Also the AG coating on the U2711 is very aggressive. I'd recommend the U2713HM to be honest. There's a great review on TFTCentral, including a comparison between the two...
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    What is the deal with BF3?

    Worst 'look at my epeen' thread ever.
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    YA...hot gymnastics teacher seduces male student.

    Cockblocked by his mum. Gutted!
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    How good is the built image creator in win 7?

    I use it. It works. That's all.
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    GTX 780 rumors

    I predict the next generation will be ~20% faster than the last.
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    Crysis 3 Optimized for PC at Launch:

    Apparently so: http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/29740-crysis-3-to-feature-high-res-textures-at-launch
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    Jesus's middle name is Hume! Caution: Some NSFW images within!

    Awesome paintings: http://www.albertomielgo.com/
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    Crysis 3 Optimized for PC at Launch:

    "When Crysis 2 was released, it was built primarily to run on all platforms at launch. This meant that the graphics settings offered to PC users were just the same basic ones as offered on the Xbox 360 and PS3, since the DX11 features took considerable time and effort to perfect. Only later did...
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    My back is going to crap sitting 10 hours a day

    Exercise. Sitting all day causes your Hip Flexors to shorten and your core muscles which support the spine to weaken. Use YouTube to find routines that you could do at home, or better yet join a gym or take some classes. I was in the same boat not so long ago, but since getting back to the...
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    delete pagefile safe?

    Type cmd into the Start menu and open cmd.exe from the link. Type in powercfg -h off Job Done.
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    bigfoot mystery solved--its a human hybrid

    For those of you not residing in the UK, the Daily Fail has less credibility as a serious News source than the likes of The Onion. It would be easier to believe anything Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf says.
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    Most fun game with a joystick?

    Daley Thompson's Decathlon: Joystick would be completely caned after a week though. My friend took to making his own out of old Baked Bean cans.
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    FEAR 3 Multiplayer

    I miss FEAR Combat. It was so much fun!
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    NOW CLOSED ; List some movies you've watched recently. Theatre, rental, TV... and give a */10

    Looper and End Of Watch are both unmissable movies. Batman TDKR is hugely disappointing though.
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    Anonymous has declared war on Israel

    I'm sure they're terrified. :rolleyes:
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    rest more between sets to get more reps, or less rest and less reps

    If your normal sessions only last 60 minutes, you're doing something wrong!