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Getting the pre-release demo to start had a few quirks for me too. For once, after downloading the content files it never unlocked them even after the game officially went live. I restarted steam and then it said it was "decrypting game files". Then I restarted again and it said it was updating...

Probaly the new catalyst 9.11 drivers for the 5870. I have a 5770 and am stuck with 9.10 and the game absolutely flies on my PII X3 @ 1650x1050 res. Try downgrading.

Yea I've heard of this, among many other theoretical propulsion methods. Thing is, with the amount of propellant needed to get to mars and back, and using a proven method that dates back decades (controlled nuclear power), a nuclear rocket really is the only realistic way we're getting to mars...

I'm having a ton of fun playing FarCry 2.

Only thing that bugs me is that this will almost certainly be a waste. Not one single scientific body in all of NASA or the world at large see's the Ares program ever being completed. This demonstration was just a glorious display of wishful thinking, but the budgetary money is simply not there...

This is what really seals the deal TBH. You can get away with a super cheap mobo/ram budget build and still be able to overclock the hizzy out of this thing. Just go to the multiplier setting and "vroomp!" ramp it up. Everything else gets to function at their intended clock rates, which is about...

Hmm, I thought stock clock was 2.9ghz, not 2.7. Oh well I just bought a PII X3 for $120 with free shipping + combo. All benchmarks thus far show the Athlon X3 neck and neck in performance so I cant be thrilled about my $40 premium... until I get around to overclocking. I've always had such...

This question has been asked a million times before, but I have yet to find a satisfactory answer. When running Vista/W7, does anybody know if windows really cares whether you install a program to the x86 or non x86 folders? I understand that when an application is detected as a 32bit app...

Guess we know which way you lean.

@ bottom of page - THANK YOU MEMORIES! Almost shed a tear.

Yea, I only ended up with these after deciding to look for video+PSU combo's. The combo put the PSU around the same cost as my original Corsair 400W, so i basically might as well buy it. Plus all reviews show a PII system with a 5770 draw around 280W at load, and my case has 3 fans and some...

Leave it to shiro to find everything I miss. Dont see how I missed the g.skill 1600 ram, I sort them all by free shipping/lowest price! Anyway, I hit the "checkout" button about an hour ago, /wrists. Even got the combo+promo code bonus for the antec PSU! Total system cost $470 or so shipped...

Ok, so after much hair pulling and teeth gritting I just became too torn to decide what to do. As is usual, each little step here, each little bump in performance there, results in an exponential growth in cost to your pc. Next thing you know, you're building a whole new pc lol. My original...

With a virtually unlimited pc budget going as far as water cooling I would recommend you just copy one of ocp's or tom's or anyone's "enthusiast" builds. Hell, just rip off the build order for that Storm pc and put it together yourself. Regardless the only thing I really wanted to comment on...

From what I've read, you really shouldnt rely on the idea that you will successfully unlock an AMD processor to quad core. Only a handful of the processors can even unlock, and those that do are a bit of a hit or miss with stability. If you want quad core get a quad core. The 550BE is a...

I'm definitely going to replace the 4850 for the 5750. Thanks for pointing that out, I hadnt even heard of the 5750. However the DDR3 upgrade is kicking my ass. While DDR3 memory itself might only cost an extra $4, I cant find a processor+mobo combo that doesnt increase the overall cost by at...

I love how all the anti-competition pro-monopoly chinese gov't conspiracists cant give a single example of how "teh government will control your internets!" whilst all the other folk can give numerous examples of what happens in a "free market" economy if we just "let it fix itself"...

I already see the Radeon 5750 available on newegg for $129.99. Am I missing something here? Impending price drop maybe?

Unfortunately in doing so the price of this system just went up $33.66. With this price offset I could instead pay for a phenom BE or maybe even X4 based processor. Or get a Radeon 4870 card. Plus I lose my modular PSU. Ahhhhh, where does it end...

Didnt notice you brought over some of the same hardware... I'd still be highly suspicious about that HD again. Maybe wherever you got it from just abused their shipment and they're all scrap metal now. If you dont want to sacrifice one of your more recent drives, then back them up to that old...

After some help from the fine folks at [H] I tweaked my build a little bit just to shave every possible dollar without sacrificing quality. I knocked off another $25 or so, hurray! I would have purchased sooner but the unveiling of the Athlon II X3 made me second guess my decision. While this...

Download the free version of Everest and make sure your system temps look good. Could be a bad heatsink mount on the processor or just overall system too hot. Try running a stress test through SuperPI or Prime95 to see if the problem might be computational and related to the CPU instead of...

I originally paired my A64 3500+ with a GeForce 6800GT as the perfect companion video card. I feel I did a pretty good job with this build, so any card that beats a 6800GT is probably going to be the bottleneck at that point. Easy?

I was like 2 seconds away from pulling the trigger on my Athlon II X2 250 build when I saw all the hooplah about the new X3 processor. But I cant find anyplace besides ebay selling them, nor can I find any official release date. So, does anybody know when this thing is coming out? It costs just...

Wtf are you talking about, how is the gov't increasing *their* power by allowing you to surf the internet at full speeds to any given site you choose? Quit listening to your hillbilly conservative talk radio shows.

Last question guys, a buddy of mine has a Core2Duo E8400 wolfdale system with a GeForce GTX 260 (216 core) video card. So I have seen him play crysis and fallout and TF2 on this system and am pleased with the performance. How do you think my budget build will compare framerate/detail wise for...

Oh, and anyone have an opinion on getting the X4 processor? It's quad core clocked at 2.6ghz. Im guessing the dual core 3.0ghz will still perform better in gaming for quite some time.

Thanks again for advice, I'll go for system 2 so I have that upgrade room later once framerates start killing me again. Btw, Im not actually playing L4D:2, but I want to, and know it will probably crush my current system ever harder than my last one.

Very nice builds my friend. I notice your 2nd build basically costs more, and comes with a nicer processor with L3 cache and DDR3 memory. Is that basically the only fundamental difference here? Better processor performance? Do you feel it would even be noticeable?

Hah, ok so lets put together a super super budget build here. I'll be scrapping a lot of parts so that helps. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Light gaming 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $400 if possible 3) Where do you...

What youre looking for is simply dubbed "remote KVM". I have one, it's called the Spider from Lantronix. I have to manage a remote office 300 miles away so I bought them one of these for events where someone is having a BSOD or I need direct bios access remotely. The device is fully...

So mice really do have eyes. Fascinating.

Go ahead and give sketchup a try, you will be impressed with what you can accomplish even in 2d mode.

Who the hell still keeps envelopes and stamps around? I havent mailed anything in about 8 years. I pay all my bills online and use email for all correspondence. If I go to my mailbox it will just be overflowing with junk mail and coupon magazines. Then 6 months later I get a check for $50...

I mean, I guess I can see the annoyance. I bought a blu-ray player not too long ago, and the damn thing didnt come with an HDMI cable. So I had to drive over to office depot and pick one up. Then I ordered one that same day off newegg since it cost like $5 instead of the $30 I had to pay at...

I just wish hummer drivers werent so defensive and in denial about their purchase. Family protection? Hauling cargo? Off-roading? Give me a break. Why dont you just admit you bought the damn thing because you felt like it. You thought it looked cool, it made you feel cool, and you just wanted...

Bear is no match for Tetra Vaal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=snfc_wNWqSU