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  1. SPARTAN VI

    Video card lookback Nvidia Geforce 4 Ti and 6600/6800 series

    I had a XFX 6600GT PCI-E and BFG 6800 AGP between my two machines. Probably the epitome of bang-for-buck at the time, and for years after. I don't think I could get by at 1080P max settings with the present $200-range offerings. Eventually I went backwards and grabbed a GeForce4 Ti 4600 to drop...
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    Green Man Gaming sent me the wrong key...

    If GMG doesn't make this right OP, then you can count me out too. That's pretty crappy of them.
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    Need help on Upgrading my Gaming Pc

    Ditto, the G3258 is begging for an overclock. Ensure the cooling is up to the task (i.e. not stock Intel HSF) and get to it. Even Attila TW performance doesn't scale much beyond two cores, and hyperthreading too has very little impact. If I were you, I'd start with an overclock then look to...
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    Reciving large amounts of money from aborad

    I don't believe Pakistan is a sanctioned country on OFAC, so I don't imagine any trouble there. Depending on the amount and frequency of the transactions, I can imagine this triggering some suspicious activity concerns at your bank. Banks are required by the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) to submit a...
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    What exactly is NET framework and do I need it?

    I'd recommend .NET 4.0 over 4.5, simply because 4.5 cannot run side-by-side with earlier versions of .NET, which breaks legacy software. In the slow-moving business world, we hate 4.5. :D
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    Post your Shogun 2 DX11 benchmark results here

    Necro'ing this thread as I gear up for Rome 2 this Fall. All I have to go by is this High 1080p DX11 benchmark, so I'm curious to see how xfire 6950s compare to beefy single card solutions. Running the canned DX11 High 1080p I get an average of 97fps.
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    DEAD: Anno 2070 PC Download $9.99 at GF

    Dead deal? Showing as $29.99 for me now.
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    You may enjoy this video. Dancing Pigeons

    Then try this: FLAME THROWER BATTLE!!!
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    Roommate prank

    AHAHAHA! A few pranks that I've pulled off in the office together for April Fool's: 1) Duct taped the elevation lever on my coworker's chair so that when he sat down, it would plummet. 2) Put scotch tape over the lens of his optical mouse. Took him a few minutes of troubleshooting...
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    Starcraft AT fight night

    May have thrown the game on purpose so he'd get placed low and be matched against noobs.
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    9400 vs 6800 starcraft 2

    Funny I run into this thread. I actually just dropped a 6800NU (AGP) into a friend's ancient Vaio specifically to help him out with StarCraft 2. He was originally running on *drum-roll* a GeForce FX5200 PCI, and what's even crazier is that the game would actually RUN. Granted it was a slide...
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    I baked my card and it worked!!!!!

    Think I'm going to try this on a dead 7600GT and maybe bake some cookies at the same time.
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    Why doesn't the word censor work

    Did you scribble over a dirty site there? ;)
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    New Total War Rumor

    Well I've never played the original Shogun, so it will be new to me! I just hope they return to their roots. Empire Total War was generally disappointing. I pretty much threw it into my backlog after my first siege battle, totally not what I was expecting even if it was historically...
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    What's your favorite Genesis Sonic game and why?

    Funny I find this thread, I just played through Sonic 2 and 3 over the past few weeks. My sister and I spent way too much time on Sonic 2 as kids, but I've got to give it to Sonic 3. Sonic 1: + Slightly faster Mario clone. + Crisp visuals and catchy music. - Can't spin dash. - No 2-player...
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    What was the name of the castle game?

    But no spies or cannons. Sounds like Medieval Total War (did it have cannons?), but the box art doesn't fit the description in the OP.
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    New Total War Rumor

    I'm a bit skeptical too. IGN has a "mystery trailer" on their PC page, which I'm guessing is for Shogun. http://pc.ign.com/
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    New Total War Rumor

    Looks like Shogun 2: http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/55055/Official-Shogun-2-Total-War-Fact-Sheet-Leaks-Out
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    New Total War Rumor

    Rome Rome Rome Rome Rome Rome! The only PC game that's kept me engaged for over 3 years. Empires was such a let down.
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    Favorite Sierra games?

    Booya, and Lords of Magic. :) Played both of these games all the way up until I discovered Total War.
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    Do you feel Blizzard is too conservative?

    Yeah I understand the micro involved and its significance. I'm talking in terms of time management; what's the percentage of time you spend microing resources versus everything else? I'm specifically talking about selecting a peon, then telling him to mine. It's such a brain dead task it doesn't...
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    Got my first gaming mouse.

    That mouse (or one that looks exactly like that) was my first optical mouse ever, circa 2000, I think. Demanded the "precision" because my photoshop work was suffering with a ball mouse. Generally a decent mouse for web-browsing and word processing, but it would skip like mad if I whip it too...
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    Do you feel Blizzard is too conservative?

    I see that, there's a degree of micro involved during the first few moments of StarCraft/WarCraft, and for those games I wouldn't have it any other way. I guess what I'm trying to get across is that just because this element is missing from some other RTS, it doesn't equate to a "dumb-down" RTS...
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    Do you feel Blizzard is too conservative?

    Does resource gathering really add that much depth to gameplay, though? Think about it, in StarCraft, resource gathering is generally automated; it's sort of a set it & forget it relationship there. Then I look at a RTS like Company of Heroes, which throws out traditional resource gathering in...
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    Do you feel Blizzard is too conservative?

    So desperately want to like StarCraft 2. If I were to account for the amount of hours spent on any one game, StarCraft 1 would have the second largest piece of the pie (next to Rome: TW), and I didn't even play online. WarCraft 3 was such a let-down, to me. I didn't buy it because I couldn't...
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    Ars tours the Blizzard Headquarters:)

    Thanks! I have absolutely no experience in the game industry outside of my modding projects for Oblivion and Fallout 3. But I applied for their fraud manager position, of which I have 5 years financial industry experience to back me. :)
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    Ars tours the Blizzard Headquarters:)

    Just submitted an application. Srsly
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    Sidewinder computers beware!

    No I live in Walnut, near their HQ. :D
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    Sidewinder computers beware!

    It is. Generally 1-3 business days for processing and handling, then whatever courier method was used. Ordering something on Monday, shipping on Wednesday, then arriving the next Monday would be 5 business days. That's kinda fast. NewEgg, on the other hand, can have packages sent to me within...
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    MicroATX Build - Please C&C

    Yep, that's the one! Exit is Crossroads, IIRC. Thinking we'll stop by the Frys in Manhattan Beach on Rosecrans. Was looking at this deal: http://www.frys-electronics-ads.com/ads/2010/04/23/47705/Intel-Core-2-Duo-Processor-E7500-Asus-P5G41-M-LX2-GB-Motherboard But it's already dead. :)
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    MicroATX Build - Please C&C

    Hmm, that's pretty nice. There's a Frys in my girlfriend's town that's not nearly as bad as the one near me. Maybe we'll make a trip out of it. As far as building, I actually enjoy it. It's part of the hobby; hand selecting parts, shipped to by doorstep, then putting it all together. Kinda...
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    MicroATX Build - Please C&C

    The nearest Frys is about 10 miles out, but there's a line to get into the parking lot from the freeway off-ramp. Really don't like to negotiate the traffic inside or outside of the store. Savings would have to be at least $75 for me to consider stopping by... and I don't want their CPU+ECS mobo...
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    MicroATX Build - Please C&C

    Oh oh oh, thought it was 1gb. kk And I live nearby a Fry's, but traffic around there is horrific. Only go there for emergencies really.
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    MicroATX Build - Please C&C

    Thanks for RAM/mobo recommendation. She only really plays CS:S about once every 3 months, which I'd imagine plays fine on 1GB anyway. As for the case, I originally was looking for a case with the PSU but then remembered I can just salvage the old one. So yes, I don't really need to spend any...
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    MicroATX Build - Please C&C

    Will soon be building a mATX system for my girlfriend. She will be using it for: Internet Word processing DVD player, DVD ripper/burner Very light gaming She'll have this hooked up to her 32" Samsung LCD HDTV (720P) over DVI-HDMI cable, sound will be routed to dedicated speakers (not the TV)...
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    New $1000 Gaming Computer, Please Help!

    My dad has the NZXT Apollo and the thing is dead silent, moreso than my NZXT Hush (although I could probably blame my 4870 fan for the noise).
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    New $1000 Gaming Computer, Please Help!

    I'm really digging that combo. Leaves plenty of room in your budget for a nice videocard.
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    PC exploded... booby trap maybe?

    So my father has been out for a week or so on medical leave of absence after throwing out his back in the workplace. On his first day back, it would seem the gentlemen covering his shift were none too happy. When he came into the office and tried to turn on their workstation, he soon discovered...
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    MW2 map pack priced: $15!!!

    Everyone should really stop doing shit like this. Segments the online community when half the party drops for not having that map. Never bought a map pack in my life and I wont start now. Mostly because I don't own CoDMW2.. teehee!