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    GLSL question

    I'm using RenderMonkey to do some cubemap and refraction stuff. I need to use a view_position vector for the calculations. It should have the same values/coordinates as the camera, right? So how do you pin a vec3 variable to the camera xyz values?
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    Melatonin for insufficient sleep

    I don't have a lot of problems going to sleep, but I can only sleep for max 5 hours a night, which isn't enough. Doesn't matter when I go to bed, I'll wake up 5 hours later. A lot of people use melatonin for sleep problems, but it's prescription-only in Sweden. The only version that is...
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    660 brand: Asus vs Gigabyte

    The Gigabyte scored well in Anand's review, while Asus' offering was absent. I can find the Asus one here, coupled with Borderlands 2 which I plan to play. Any comments on its quality/perf? Or is it worth finding or waiting for a Gigabyte instead? Specs in sig; one of the 460's broke so I...
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    Western characters in Japanese games

    Why are so many big name Japanese video game characters Western/white? Mario, Contra dudes, Billy and Jimmy Lee (Double Dragon), Solid Snake, Resident Evil characters etc. Were they an attempt to make the games more globally accepted, even back in the NES days?
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    Complex numbers

    What's the best resource for learning how to solve stuff like z^4 = -1? And polar/rectangular form.
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    Stupid math problem

    I can't figure out how to do this, and googling doesn't seem to help either: Inequality: x + 1 ≥ 2/x Can't multiply by x since I don't know whether it's positive (and thus if the sign should be flipped). What's the method to use here?
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    GLSL/Rendermonkey help requested

    There's a little project I'm supposed to do, but there's some technical details to work out first. I'd like to use Rendermonkey to simulate a pane of glass with water drops pouring downward, and a wall on the other side to show the distortions due to said water drops (and maybe properties of...
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    DVD player slowing to a crawl

    I'm trying to make an image of an old game CD (instead of running the actual CD; it's 16 years old now) but it causes the player to slow down so much that it'd take 10+ hours to do it. Is there a way to force it to stay revved up? The CD itself reads fine but I'd rather not run it for hours...
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    Dead Space 2 forcing reboot

    I just went through all of Dead Space 1 with no problems, but DS2 causes an instant system reboot within a few minutes of gameplay. Before this the game runs perfectly, just like it did last year when I finished it for the first time. Temps are more than fine since this game doesn't run very...
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    No image on screen at boot

    My comp "boots" and keep the fans running but won't show anything on the monitor (whose LED flashes as in idle mode), and apparently it doesn't get to the Windows 7 login screen either since there's no welcome sound. It was working last night before I turned it off. The box itself keeps...
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    2500K, 8GB RAM, 460: to SLI or not to SLI?

    Guess the title covers most of it. It seems I might not be using my system to its full potential. I'm using a 1680x1050 monitor at 120hz so there's certainly room for more fps, and I'm a bit of an fps fanatic. Relevant specs are Asus P8P67 EVO board, MSI Hawk (dual fan) 460 and Corsair AX750W...
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    How much backlight bleeding is acceptable?

    I'm using a Samsung Syncmaster 2233rz (TN panel) and dark games (Doom 3, Thief etc) or areas look rather blue except for the middle of the screen. TN panels are known to have poor black levels of course, but how much is acceptable? There really is quite a lot of backlight bleeding. The true...
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    460 annoying fan noise

    When my MSI GTX 460 Hawk's fan speed goes over 55% (manually tested), there's a grinding/rapid rattling noise. Obviously there's also more noise in general but that's to be expected. The harsh "RRRRR" stuff is annoying though, and it didn't appear right away. This forces me to manually set...
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    Newly built rig, won't boot

    Just assembled the following: Asus P8P67 EVO i5 2500K Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB MSI Hawk 460 1GB Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200rpm Coolermaster 690 II Advanced And after pushing the power button for the first time, the CPU fan spun up for a second or so and then stopped, then I...
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    Building new gaming rig, details provided

    Going by the advice thread I'll provide what's asked for there: It'll be used for gaming, browsing and misc tinkering. Will only be recycling mouse and keyboard. Budget is whatever's needed for a rig with an i7, GTX 460, 1TB HDD, 6GB RAM, Samsung Syncmaster 2233RZ (1680x1050 TN panel, true...
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    Board for new rig (i7, 460)

    Been out of the hardware loop for a while but it's time for a fresh build. I'm looking at an i7 (not sure which variant), 6GB RAM, GTX 460 (possibly SLi down the line) and running Win7. I'm currently running Asus A8N mobo and 7600GT. They've been working well since 2005 so I'm thinking Asus...
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    PC gamepad with good d-pad

    I need a PC gamepad with a kickass d-pad that suits platformers. My current one is Logitech Dual Action which is good in most ways (I like the double L/R buttons etc) but it has one annoying aspect. The degrees spanned by left/right/up/down are too small and consequently, the diagonal...
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    Good chipset cooler?

    I'm currently using a Zalman ZM-NB47J aluminium northbridge cooler on my Asus A8N-SLi Deluxe, and it's been working fine for almost a year. Hopefully it'll get through the summer, because the thing is seriously hot. I'm wondering if there's a more potent passive chipset cooler for my future...
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    Intermittent comp freeze problem

    For quite a while I've been getting regular/occasional ~3 second computer "freeze lags" while playing games. These include such games as WoW (online) and Blood (offline). I pressed Ctrl-Alt-Delete to see if the CPU usage spiked in any other application while playing. WoW uses 90%+ normally...
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    Not getting as much HD space as I should

    My HD is supposed to have 200Gb, but I'm only getting 127. My C: partition with Windows and some programs is 10Gb, while the D: at 117Gb contains the bulk of programs and games. Not sure why this is and what I can do about it. I've had it since 2005, by the way, but I've never have to dealt...
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    Half-Life 2 commentary mode

    I think the commentary mode is an interesting option, since I like the subject and theory of game design. But I still want to play through Episode 1 without the invulnerability that comes with the commentary mode. Is there any way to turn IDDQD off? This was going to be my second playthrough...
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    RAM help needed

    I'm hoping to upgrade my early 2005 rig in maybe 6 months. Until then I want to get some more RAM, because Wrath of the Lich King is giving my computer a hard time. It's Asus A8N-SLi Deluxe (nForce 2 right?), AthlonXP 3200+ (Winchester core), 1Gb Corsair RAM (512x2). Any time I enter a more...
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    1995 (win95) game compatibility problem

    I have the platform game Donald Duck in Cold Shadow (also known as Maui Mallard in some places) on a CD from 1995. Now, the game is a Windows 95 game, not DOS. Otherwise I'd simply have used DosBox. Is there any way to make this Win95 game boot and work under my WinXP Pro SP1? Win95...
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    Replacement mouse "feet"/skates

    I was directed to these links by the Logitech support (I have an MX518): http://www.slicksurf.com/ , http://www.corepad.com/index.php?pagina=artikel&id=44 , http://hyperglide.net/?hg=mx_skates_1 Has anyone tried any of these mouse gliders? Perhaps even several? I want to know which ones are...
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    Games with DRM list?

    Is there any list, like a report on what kind of DRM all newer PC games have? I'd like to have a full report on DRM for all new PC game releases.
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    Painkiller: Overdose problem

    I run XP Pro SP1 for old game compatibility, such as Blood. Some of them still don't work as well in Dosbox. Now, for some reason Painkiller: Overdose requires SP2. I downloaded the demo and it won't boot for that reason. Is there something profound missing, or can I trick it into believing...
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    Need new monitor (gaming)

    First of all, I live in Sweden so don't tease me with uber offers from NewEgg or whatever. :( My AOC 19" from 2001 is starting to behave weirdly. I'll need to replace it. I've preferred CRT's so far. Once you lug the heavy bastard to its place, I find the clarity and more importantly speed (0...
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    Can CRT's generate ultrasound?

    My own CRT occasionally emits a very high pitched noise sometimes, not that often but probably high pitched enough to prevent it being heard by a lot of people in their mid to late thirties and older (I'm 22). Which makes me wonder, can CRT's generate sound of ultrasonic frequencies? If yes...
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    Monitor problem

    My monitor has started to behave weirdly. It occasionally "spams" the "changing resolution" sound and the picture shrinks and compresses horizontally, with about 3/4 inches of black on the left and right sides. Now it did it again and it won't go back to normal like it used to the past 1 or 2...
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    DVI stopped working

    My friend's monitor seems to have stopped supporting DVI a while ago. One morning it stopped working. Only VGA actually gives an image now. I've updated the video card driver but no results. The monitor was plugged into the DVI slot of another computer and it worked. Is it the video card?
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    Chipset fan struggling (updated)

    Edit: read bottom post. (After having tried some stuff to make an old HD work, I used the computer for a while with the chassi opened. I thought, might as well put the side plate back. I did and for some reason the chipset fan cord disconnected, though I didn't know that at the time. The...
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    Accessing old HD in IDE slot

    I want to access the data on my old HD, which has WinME installed (current HD: WinXP) and cannot be booted from with my current hardware. There is no old style HD slot in my motherboard, but I can plug it in the second IDE slot. How do I make the old HD appear as its own partition? Plugging...
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    Accessing an old hard drive

    So I have this old hard drive (2001) in my chassi that isn't connected. I can't boot from it since I used completely different hardware on that one back then, and Windows ME as opposed to XP Pro. But there's some stuff on it I'd like to access. It uses one of those old flat IDE cables. Is it...
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    Getting more RAM - advice needed

    So I'm considering getting some more RAM for my machine, which has an Asus A8N Deluxe motherboard, AthlonXP 3200+ Winchester core and 2 x 512MB Corsair DDR at PC3200 / 400Mhz. The mobo has 4 slots, 2 free. So I'm thinking about simply getting another 2 x 512MB. The Winchester core apparently...
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    Laptop advice wanted

    My brother is looking for a laptop with the following criteria. Cannot buy from US/Canadian stores (Sweden), just need to know the most appropriate (price + performance) model/brand. 15.4" monitor 2gb+ RAM More than 120gb HD Gfx card for reasonably new games (not latest) with VRAM. How...
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    MX 518: dirt lodged underneath button

    Recently some dirt got lodged underneath the left mouse button on my MX 518. It is still clickable but it's not as "crisp" anymore, and a bit sluggish. These things matter since I'm a gamer. The casing, if you will, consisting of the buttons and palm area seems obviously glued to the mouse...
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    MX 518: dirt lodged underneath button

    Recently some dirt got lodged underneath the left mouse button on my MX 518. It is still clickable but it's not as "crisp" anymore, and a bit sluggish. These things matter since I'm a gamer. The casing, if you will, consisting of the buttons and palm area seems obviously glued to the mouse...
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    How to move temp directory?

    When I try to, for example, install a game demo, my computer will try to temporarily unpack the contents of the install file to C: so the game can be installed. The problem is, my C: partition (where WinXP is installed) is permanently kept with quite little free HD space. This results in a "too...
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    SLi on 7600GT?

    So I got this Asus EN7600GT. Some other models (other brands) explicitly have the term "SLI" in them to indicate it works with them. But would it work with this model as well? Is SLI support model-wide (for any 7600GT?) regardless of brand? Then on to the question: would it be a good idea to...
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    GF 7600GT - best brand?

    What's the best brand/model for the 7600GT? I can't find any guides for that specific purpose. PCI Express