Recent content by mdlestat

Perhaps so-- and I'm a big competition advocate along with you. I'm glad that the service I get with them is adequate for my needs- but they will fail or get Borg-ed if they don't start making more of their customers feel the way I do about them-- which is a solid 7.5-8/10. (In my estimation...

I'm glad I don't work in the mobile phone industry-- the breathless angry hyperbole is astonishing. These are handheld phones people-- subject the the terrain, weather, and tons of building materials between you and the towers. I know it is annoying, but jeez-- have a little perspective...

Damn Dan-- magnificent post. Seriously well done sir...

I've had an EVO 4G for coming up on two years now, and it's far and away the best phone I've ever had. I was pissed at the prospect of having to ditch HTC when I saw the One X was AT&T only. I figured I'd have to sit for the Galaxy III, hopefully by midyear- which I was OK with-- but seeing the...

There's a reason I haven't owned a game console since PS2- I hate playing dumbed-down, oversimplified games. Bioware forces everyone with high-power hardware to play a game today using 7+ year old technology. Why? They are too busy working on quality stories? Evidently not... Never mind- I...

what exactly *is* the time frame before the next gen releases?

Upon further review, the 7770 does seem pretty mild after all. It's been two years since I have paid any real attention to advancements in GPU's, so I hope I don't sound too ignorant. Should'a done some more homework before posting. I remind you that my 5870 is hanging up pretty bad lately-...

A deeper, fundamental explanation of the many correct observations posted above. an excerpt: The prices are what they are because they sell at these prices. When they don't, or the price becomes non-competitive (same thing), they will fall. One thing to remember is that inflation is occurring...

Why does reading this post make me not want to upgrade anymore... :(

I'm looking for a reasonable upgrade from my Radeon 5800 series- (gearing up for Mass Effect 3) After reading your positive review on the XFX R7770 Black EditionI figured it would be a nice upgrade. But- Do you guys think the 7850 would be a substantial enough improvement over the 7770 that I...

werd. PLEASE let me play Crysis on my brand-new computer. :o

Reading this entire thread... there seems to be nothing consistent about why these cards are failing.

I'm having the exact same problem as everyone else. XFX 5870. CAn't run anything without lockups like you. WTF ATI? FOUR months after your release of this product and you can't tell us why we spent $400 on your card. I was so excited to get back into gaming after a several-year hiatus...

As someone else stated above, PSU's are generally most reliable and efficient when they operate in the 40-60% range of their max output, right? Your numbers are helpful, and make me feel pretty safe about going with the 750W. Call me cautious, or maybe prone to overkill-- but for stability and...

Thanks for the clarification. I like quiet and efficient. This should be worth the money. :cool: