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    Help building Gaming HTPC

    Its been a long time since I have been on this forum so I am out of touch with what is the best bang for the buck on a system now. I usually rebuild my system about every 2 years but I haven't had to rebuild in a little longer lately. I am finishing a dedicated home theater and I want to...
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    Can someone help me real quick with a part in Clear sky

    I am leaving the Swamp for the first time and entering Cordon with that stupid military outpost right when you walk out of the tunnel. I try to run up behind trees and rocks but I keep getting killed. I dropped all my stuff so I could run faster. What is the best strategy here? Do you have...
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    8800gt to what new card??

    I have the system in my sig. I would like to upgrade my single 8800gt to a faster card. I am playing clear sky, warhead, far cry 2 etc.. My 8800gt just doesn't seem to keep up now with higher quality settings. So what would you recommend for $500 or less? 4870X2 maybe? Is it enough of a...
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    Going back through clear sky, suggest some mods?

    I am going back through clear sky now and I want to start off with the good weapons and armor this time. I know in Stalker I found a mod that made the best rifle and armor only $50 at the trader. Is there a similar mod for clear sky? link?
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    Just finished Stalker 2 different ways

    Spoilers Below!!!!! Now I see why people were so annoyed with the wish granter ending. The first ending I had was the Wish Granter and it was the short "I want to be rich" cut scene. It ended and I was thinking wtf?? I then went online and found out about the other ending through...
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    Sometimes I wish characters in new movies weren't all cgi

    Don't get me wrong, I think its amazing what we can produce with todays cgi, but it still bugs me a little bit that every movie company relies so heavily on it sometimes. You take the original Star Wars creatures for example, even though they were essentially muppets or guys in makeup they...
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    Need help with Stalker/Steam/patch/mod problem

    I downloaded Stalker from steam and played for about a week so far. I heard good things about the faiakes mod so I downloaded it and applied it to the game folder. At first the game played fine then it started crashing as soon as I would try to load a save. Steam downloaded the 1.0005 patch...
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    Just started Stalker and it makes me dizzy

    I finished Crysis and COD4 so now it was on to Stalker. I started playing it and the way the screen shakes back and fourth when you walk or run kind of makes me dizzy. Anyone else have this issue? Not sure what I think of the game yet. Seems like you have to shoot things a ton to kill them...
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    Anyone watch Fight Quest on Discovery

    I have been watching the new Fight Quest TV show on Discovery. It is a pretty interesting idea, but I was surprised to find out the actual physical size of the two guys and their experience level. The bald guy is 5' 10" 175 and the other guy is 5'6" 145. The other interesting thing is neither...
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    Thinking about picking up the witcher

    I am mainly a FPS player, however I did like Oblivion a lot. Is the Witcher similar to Oblivion?
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    trying to load crysis physis map and can't figure it out

    I downloaded the physisIII map. I says it is a .rar file. I pasted it in the levels folder and then when I start crysis I open the console, type con_restricted 0 and map physisIII and nothing happens. What did I do wrong?
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    Any cheat to get tac gun in crysis?

    I finished Crysis yesterday. Now I want to start over and play around with some of the weapons more. Is there any way to get a tac gun or gauss rifle through a cheat or hack? I saw in a demo somewhere that someone was shooting a tac gun into the ocean messing around, so there must be a way...
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    Started COD4 and man...I miss my nano suit!

    After playing Crysis for a while you get use to being able to sprint really fast and jump really high. I just started the first level of COD4 and I keep thinking I am running really slow. So far I like Crysis a little better because it didn't have everything you do timed. I do like the big...
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    Getting dizzy with the weightless Crysis stuff

    All this weightless stuff in the mine is getting old and makes me dizzy. Does it last for the rest of the game?
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    just to clarify is it riva tuner 2.06 that will work with Vista 64 bit?

    I did a search but I just want to clarify which version of Riva tuner works with Vista 64. Also if there is another program that seems to be working even better that would be great too. I need to oc my 8800 gt and q6600.
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    Finished new build and wow big difference

    I just finished the rig in my sig and installed vista 64. Loaded up Crysis and wow big big difference from my athlon 3200 and 7900gt! I was barely able to run at medium settings in the demo with my old system. The new system has most of the settings on very high and just a couple on high or...
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    Why do so many I.T. professionals come across as condescending

    I am not trying to start a flaming session here just a good discussion hopefully. I have 3 people in my family in the I.T. field and I have had many experiences over the years with different levels of I.T. professionals. I always here from friends and coworkers that they feel like most of the...
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    For this case is it better to add a fan for cool air in or hot air out?

    I have this case Cooler Master It comes with 3 fans. Two are cold air in and one is hot air out. The cold air fans are in the front and side and the hot is in the back. I have an extra fan laying around. Would it be better to add it to one of the top spots for hot air out or to the bottom...
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    If I stop eating junk food it doesn't seem to make any difference

    I am 32, 5'10" and 195lbs and I am having trouble motivating myself to eat less sweets and junk food. I lift weights one day a week (full body) due to time constraints. I am about 20lbs heavier than I was in high school and I would like to to get back to that weight. EVERY day I eat cookies...
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    how do you remove stock fan on evga 8800 gt

    I bought the Zalman vf900 for my EVGA 8800 gt and I need to remove the stock fan. Is there any trick to it or do I just remove all the screws I can see on the reverse side of the card?
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    EVGA step up, will there be a card worth upgrading to by March 13th??

    I know there are new cards coming supposedly in March. Is it likely there will be a card worth upgrading to from my 8800 GT by the 13th of March? That is when my step up ends. It would be nice if there was a significant jump in performance, but I'm not holding my breath.
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    Is there going to be a quiet and more efficient fan for 8800gt soon?

    Is there going to be a quiet and more efficient fan for 8800gt soon? I would like something that doesn't sound like a jet.
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    Computer not booting up unless I reboot 20 times

    I built the computer in my sig about 3 years ago and for as long as I can remember it has not booted up correctly so I have always tried to leave it on. Now I am going to give it to my daughter so I need to figure out what is wrong with it. Here is what it does. I hit the "on" button and the...
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    So other than Crysis is the 8800 satisfactory on everything else?

    So, other than crysis is everybody happy with there 8800 gt performance? I am going to play cod4 unreal III orange box stalker crysis When I get my computer done
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    Is it worth upgrading my Fortron Blue 500 to Corsair 520hx

    I have a Fortron Blue 500 watt psu that I have had about 3 years. I am building my new system for playing games and surfing the net. I DO want to overclock the cpu and video card. New system: Q6600- OC to at least 3.2ghz, not going for extreme oc (1)8800 GT (1)500 gb drive 4 GB ram...
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    So, with GDDR5 maybe we will get cards that can play Crysis at Very High

    Samsung GDDR5 So, if this memory is due out in the first half of 2008 and samples have been given to all the big card makers we should see some new cards in the first half I would hope. How much difference should this memory make? It does appear to have a lot better specs.
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    Can you remind me how to flash A8N-SLI Deluxe bios

    Can someone remind me how to flash my A8N-SLI bios? I haven't messed with it in about 2 years. I can't remember how to flash the bios, but I am having some real problems with this computer not booting up. I have to restart it about 10 times to get all the way into windows. I vaguely remember...
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    How much faster is raptor than normal 7200rpm?

    I am building my new rig and I am trying to decide whether to by a single raptor 10,000rpm hd or just stick with a wd 7200rpm. I really hate to wait for things to load, it drives me nuts. When I load a game and that bar is slowly moving along the bottom of the screen for 2-3 minutes it is kind...
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    Anyone running sli 8800 gt's with crysis

    I see some people running sli gtx's but is anyone using two gt's with crysis? Does it give a significant gain with this game? They are so cheap it is very tempting if 2 gt's is better than one gtx or ultra.
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    What settings should I be able to run in Crysis

    I am rebuilding again because it is time if you look at my sig. What mixture of settings would you guys recommend for Crysis with the new setup and at what resolution? I am hoping to run most at high or above if the frame rates will stay playable. Hopefully this is enough computer to make the...
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    Here is my possible setup for Crysis, is it solid enough?

    cpu:Q6600 ram:4 gb Video: 8800 GT 512mb Operating system Vista 64 bit I only play the latest games once through, burn dvd's and surf the net. I do not go back and play older games. Is vista 64 going to be any problem if I have no interest in older stuff? I like the thought of keeping...
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    When is the 9000 series coming out?

    I want to rebuild for Crysis, but it doesn't seem like the current hardware can hack it. When are the next generation of nvidia cards suppose to arrive? For those of you playing the crysis demo at a reasonable resolution, does it still look really good compared to other games?
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    New video card or cpu/MB/RAM

    I am thinking I would like to upgrade some items in my computer before Crysis comes out. I have about $400 my wife will let me spend. I played Bioshock with the system in my sig and it worked pretty well at 1280x1024 with a couple of things turned off. Which should I buy before Crysis...
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    Way to go Microsoft, DVDs loose in Halo 3 Metal Cases

    A friend went to pick up his Halo today and bought the special metal case 2 disc version. He opened it up and noticed that the discs had come loose during shipping and were scratched like crazy. He and the employee then had to open 15 more games until they could find a set that had not come...
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    Are there new processors due by November?

    I am waiting to upgrade my video card until november when the nvidia 9800 series arrives. Is there a new batch of processors due also? I am looking at the 6750 and Q6600's now, but if new ones are coming soon then I will wait.
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    Is my current PSU good enough for upgrade?

    I am upgrading to either a E6750 or Q6600 with (1) 8800gts, 1 DVD drive, 2 HD. Will my Forton 500watt psu be fine for all of this? I was using it on the system in my sig with SLI and it was fine for that. Also if my sole purpose of this machine is to play games like Crysis, should I go with...
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    Gearing up for Crysis, whats a good MB?

    I am rebuilding for the Crysis game, whats a good MB these days? I will most likely be using a E6750, 8800gts, and I do overclock some, but not more than air can handle. I just want a reliable and easy to tweak MB. Thanks for the help. I am somewhat budget minded so I was thinking a board...
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    Good animation software for a non programer

    I want to learn to make some cartoons, animation etc.. just for fun. I am not a computer programmer, so I need a program that is somewhat easy to figure out. Yes, I have messed around with stick figure animator. I am looking for something more advanced. Is there a program you suggest?
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    Original A8N-SLI- any problems with 2 gb ram?

    I bought the original A8N-SLI last year, not the premier model or whatever the second version was. I have 1 gb of ram now and I was going to upgrade to 2 gb. I vaguely remember some initial issues with this board and 2 gb of ram. Does anyone know of any issues? Also I have not updated the...
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    I'm within my evga step up should I 7800gt to 7900gtx

    I have an EVGA 7800GT CO about a month old. I am playing FEAR right now and I notice with full AA and higher detail settings that this card does have a little trouble. Is it worth using the upgrade option through EVGA and getting a 7900GTX? It would cost me about $185 more. Are these cards...