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Thanks for the feedback... I decided to go with that CPU/Vid card combo. Was originally going to go with the ATI, but after some research the cards are so equivalent, any difference was negligible. If at some point the video card becomes a problem, I can always bump it up - no big. As for the...

Thanks...might make sense to just grab that PSU and be done with it. I know the one I have works great in the system its in. Might make sense to just let it be and get something more future proof. Good call on the DVD burner...just kind of auto piloted to Lite On for whatever reason haha...

Thanks for the suggestions. Will the i5 2500K exceed the capability of 1333 RAM for OC, or will a decent 1333 kit keep up? EDIT========= Did some reading and it seems that i5 isnt too picky about memory at all. Would I be just as well served with a budget 1333 kit as a performance 1333/1600...

Hey guys, was hoping that someone would be willing to review what I've thrown together... 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming, work from home (nothing complex - SSH Telnet MS Office suite, Visio, etc.), average web browsing, light VM use on...

@OP - if you played that much SC1, you'll be on your feet in no time. There will be a bit of a learning curve just to get familiar with the changes in some mechanics and unit interaction - but in alot of ways SC2 is "easier" to pick up than SC1 could dream of being. Id say I had 1000-3000...

Bit on the SSD deal... I was really hoping for better deals on 120 and 128 sometime soon but theyre just not there yet. I'm sure the 60 will be nice in the work laptop once something for the desktop ends up being cheaper... Thanks for the deals!

most servers are running vent/TS/mumble for voice...mumble is especially cool with positional audio - so your voice chat allies speaking come sin the direction they are in game. Try out rush or conquest - you can spawn on your squad mates, at captured points, or in base. Its a much smoother...

I was pondering this thread some more...and I really suggest trying out battlefield bad company 2. Its got a mediocre single player to fall back on if nothing else...but the multiplayer might be perfect for you. If you dont feel like trying to be a killing machine, you can play the medic or...

does being competitive mean required competition attendance and being online at certain times....or is it a more laid back clan with players that enjoy competition against eachother? hopefully you understand the difference I'm trying to draw between the two :)

I'm going to chime in on a point that was not mentioned thus far....but your mouse and keyboard can make a huge difference...especially the mouse. I used to play with a standard 10$ 3 button mouse. After picking up a logitech mx518 things got much easier. Theres more buttons to map RIGHT on the...

or lots of hulu and netflix streaming. probably porn though. ...definitely porn.

I came here to post this exact thing haha. I got it for free with HL2 and HL2DM when I bought the boxed copy... Neat calculator, with some issues, but fun nonetheless. I weigh in at 21 games for $449.79

I literally, NEVER had it happen before playing last night. I hadnt been on for a few days though otherwise. My friend said it started doing it 4ish days ago for him. Didn't find a "smooth" server again. Struck me as very odd. Maybe we've been having bad luck? Maybe the steam sale is...

If the guy was killed before that screen comes up, he will have 0% health. Alternatively, if you do something silly like exchange 40mm grenades, and you die a half second before him, itll pull up 0% health. Sometimes, it also shows 100% health for someone who is now laying on the ground...

I still cant really snipe effectively in this game. I feel like I suck at it because the mouse doesnt move 1:1 pixel no matter how precie or cranked the sensitivity is or isnt. I've gotten use to this feel alot, but it makes long range sniper shots so difficult. Ah well...had a blast playing...

the party system can be damn nice...personally, I love the facebook feature. I think the bnet 2 hating is a bit out of hand. The lag and dropping has been gone for a few days for me personally, not an issue at all. That leaves my only general complaint to the exclusion of lan.

Honestly, the whining about a BETA is starting to get old. Did any of you sign up expecting a final product? Does nobody know how product testing works? They're probably doing some rather extreme changes to see where improvements can be made...just because some things are broken does not...

You play iracing or race07/raceon by chance?

So I made a micro jails map to play with some friends...we had 5 of us + 3 AI in a 88x60 map or something of the sort. I kept getting ruined, and it was probably the frustrating starcraft experience of my life. 3 times in a row i got terran and a middle base, and just got irrefutably pounded in...

I rather like this...I need to start playing with some more proxy barracks and such. The tank ramp idea is awesome as well...

I dont know if its been said (I would hope it has...) but...Steam coming to Mac may be a significant factor kicking them into gear a bit again. M$ is no longer the only kid on the block with that shiny new gaming toy.

dick move or not, its clever and effective play. I mostly play with friends...and we have a constant circle of shit talking and insults. I would say that I go out of my way to execute a "dick move" for the sheer joy of it. Ive lost some games because I was more interested in annoying them with...

that overseer ability is a game changer....I agree its a shutdown for the 1/1/1 build, and devastating to alot of higher tech protoss builds. If nothing else, it forces players to build cannons or turrets etc just to protect their buildings (i never built EITHER of those as EITHER race), and...

doom drop on tanks should be impossible against this build though. The idea is that there will be marines and a few vikings to cover them as they move forward. No sane terran player will move out without alot of cover for a tank push. You could still drop and just figure on losing a few...

bingo. When was the last time epic innovated anything? I have no sympathy for them or their supposed "plight". I have no desire to play anything theyve made since 2003...possibly 2000?

yeah...the more competetive the play gets, the more likely a player is to strive to deny you from tier 3 or higher tech in general and try to limit your access to resources to enable those types of units. I read somewhere else in the thread that "most pro games never get off the ground", and its...

It never gets old =D I've come to appreciate the power of the terran banshee. They can be so awesome if you get them out cloaked early enough. I'm still missing Goliath for anti air though...I know the terran arent bad between marines medivac backed and vikings with some raven support and...

hahaha...definitely had games like that when I play medic. I recall being 0/4 in a rush match and having over 4000 points in the score menu. I was in a particularly good squad on a particularly oppressive team, and we managed to hold a choke point on the rush map for an entire game. I got...

Super neat concept, for a former whore of hugos adventures and such. I dont know if I'd play it more than once though haha.

bwahaha...the kind of antics i depend on ....*evil grin* sometimes its amazing what can go unnoticed in a main base for quite some time in mid-late match. I let a few marines wipe out most of my original "main" recently before realizing they were there...just a sneaky drop I guess? I'm...

gahhh....*drool*....theres no way I can afford either of these, but bump for a fellow guitar lover.

void rays or phoenix go a long way against the air. Using blink to get stalkers behind the air units may get you a few extra hits. phoenix micro to hit and run can be effective. void rays just tear things up with FF (focus fire) micro to keep them working as effectively as possible. psi storm...

Once you know what all the buildings are for / what they do - all you need to do is scout. If you do get taken off guard, some forums / googling will often find a good counter move that lets you figure out where you could have done better. off topic: within 3 seconds of "Nuclear launch...

It sounds like you KNOW what you're doing wrong, you just have to learn how to fix that. First off, disclaimer: I am not great at sc2...I feel like i such at it compared to the first. Regardless, I feel like when I lose, its always one stupid stupid decision - that I beat myself, rather than my...

I thought I was crazy / the only one that had this problem. My friends never seemed to notice it / look at me like I'm crazy or making excuses when I complain about it. Its got me screwed many times though. I may put my weapon slots to key bindings and disable the scroll wheel for anything...

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This patch makes me want to stop playing random...conceptually, I dont know what to do with zerg early now. It sucks that the change is cited for "200 supply matches". I suppose I see the point, but its hellish for competitive play. I feel like it should bump the range up slightly or SOMETHING...

wait...how isthe nydus different? anyone care to explain? thanks...

awesome view...would have been really interesting to see what a few ghosts would have done to that scenario, as pointed out above. what is the range on EMP for the ghost?

the idea is that a good zerg / terran / whatever mix would keep you from ever progressing to 16 warpgates and keep pressure on. most players however, cannot. Ive found that many players in 2v2 want to hang back much too long, and then it becomes a battle of who teched smartest and has the most...