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Hello Guys, I built a new rig about 6 months (thanks all for the help then), the first day I was having issues with CPU fan not spinning up, the MB would beeeep at me (I have the Fan Fail Warning enabled) and and I would have to flick the fan a few times to get it running, once it was running...

I would also say get OrangeBox if you don't own HL2, etc. I'm 39, been playing FPS PC games since Wolf 3D. I got burned out on them. I still have not finished BioShock, and wish I had not bought Crysis. TF2 has restored my faith in FPS team games. Why, I can use one word... 'FUN'. TF2 is...

curious if this is the case? Do any of these fantasy RPGs have a limited focus on magic? I have not played a fantasy RPG in a long long time. I was leaning towards trying Oblivion. I played KOTOR I (and loved it) but based on many comments I read about KOTOR II I'm not sure I'll like it...

See my specs below. I have the following BIOS options set: CPU Fan Fail Warning - Enabled Smart Fan Control Method - Auto Smart Fan Control Mode - Auto I have the stock HSF that came with the Duo Core. When I first posted my system the CPU Fan would start-stop, start-stop. I spun it...

Sorry, been a bit under the weather (cold/flu + allergies) I have played Bioshock using the Onboard Realtek ALC889A audio. I tried it without EAX and with EAX. There definetely was better, fuller, and better 'positional' sound with EAX. The ALC889A supports EAX 1 & 2. I did some research...

Yea sorry about the OS, should have added that. XP for as long as possible, IMO not sure if there is ever going to be full migration to Vista, from what I've been reading it looks like MS is focusing on their next OS. I know that Vista adoption is very very slow, and does anyone remember...

I just built a new rig, see Sig (and thanks to those who previously gave recc's). I was going to get the Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer but it was out-of-stock when I bought everything else. I thought I would try the on-board audio which is ALC889A Realtek. I also have a Audigy 1 card in my old...

Voodoo1 - Canopus Pure3D - 6 Megs Ram Voodoo Banshee - Diamond Monster - 16 megs GeForce DDR - Guillemot 3D Prophet - 32 Megs GeForce ti4400 - Gainward - 128 Megs GeForce 5900XT - BFG - 128 megs Next card will be a GeForce 8800GTS - most likely a BFG with 320 megs

At this point I'm leaning towards going with the 8800GTS, any suggestions if I do? I'm partial to BFG due to the lifetime replacement warranty (which I took advantage of with my 5900XT), but worried about how loud it might be. RWalker - yes we have very similar current rigs, in fact my...

Well being 'in-the-loop' at one point does help with knowing where to go to bone-up on current hardware trends! THANKS for the PSU suggenstion, that was the one component I was unsure about and IMO the PSU is the most important component in your rig! Upgrading to the 8800GTS, well you can...

Howdy, it's been awhile since I've built a rig. Over 5 years. Also I just have not had time to keep up with hardware past few years, work, family, life, etc. So I'm not 100% confident with my selections. This rig really is primarily for work, but I want a decent gaming rig so I can blow some...

I've got an old custom built PC my kids use, I swapped 2 60mm fans, one was part of the cooler for the CPU, but it was simply unscrew 4 screws, remove fan, put on new one. I clean out A LOT of dust bunnies. I turn it on and it works but there is a strange burning smell, I assume it's just...

I also must concur that Ravenholm was out of place, I think it was put in to show that HL2/Source could do dark and scary... kinda like some other game out there called... Doom3.

I tried the demo and enjoyed it, just curious what those who bought it think about it?

Glad I could help, and the lesson here boys and girls is to clean out your rig, I would say at least twice a year, but more may be needed if your PC is in a relatively dusty environment.

It would help if you would explain what is different, I am assuming you just got the 600w PSU?!? What brand is it? Is it working properly? 600 is plenty of juice. In fact it's overkill. Make sure your power load is balanced with your PSU connectors, if you can make sure only the Vid card...

Halo was really the only game that would crash my PC, iirc Halo is very CPU intensive, my theory is and was able to prove it by adjusting the fan speed on my cpu fan, was that the CPU got to hot and locked up. I also speculated it was the PSU since Halo began crashing when I changed my 4400ti...

I never played either Halo on the Xbox. Played and enjoyed the nerfed PC version. I suspect they did the PC version to lure hardcore PC users to buy an Xbox for Halo 2. Based on sales and what I have read and seen I think that strategy worked pretty well. IMO from this point forward...

I bought/played KOTOR put it away/uninstalled it. Recently my son wanted to play it so went to install and could not find the CD Key. I have the Jewel Case and the manual but not the original box. Can someone tell where the CD Key is suppose to be?!?! EDIT: I ASSUMED the game had a CD Key...

I agree with several previous posts. There are a number of reasons why consoles are more profitable but in a nutshell every cost center is more expensive for the PC vs the console. Development - as Alias stated it is signifcantly more expensive to create a PC game because of the 1000's of...

I read page 1 then saw the thread was 9 pages... yikes, so I skipped to 9!! I've been reading [H] for years. IMO it is one of the most unbias review sites, BUT it is also one of the most opinionated. Maybe some are confusing the two?!?! My gut feeling about the reviews here is that it's...

Recently finished HL2 and with all the comparison to Far Cry I decided to go back and play FC again to refresh my memory. Without getting into all the which is better, yada yada yada, let's just focus on the style. HL2 is very scripted, very much on a rail for most of the game. FC is quite...

In order that I played them... TFC UT CS (Beta 6 - 1.3) WWIIOnline MOH:AA America's Army Halo I only play team based games. If I had to pick one as my all time favorite it would be UT.

Ok, I am pretty sure I know the answer to this but am curious as to what you [H] folks think. If you list a game then also list the publication year, we may have to go to month if it gets down and dirty!! My Answer: Outlaws by LucasArts, Released: March, 1997 Note: click and drag to...

Shogo:MAD was a very cool game, with a lot of style!! What hurt it was it was released around the same time as Half-Life, and overall 1998 was a banner year for FPS games... Unreal, Thief, Rainbow 6. The Lithtech engine was not as advanced as the Unreal or Quake 2 engines, so the game got...

Well I went a little too fast early on from just excitement and anticipation, after the buggy ride I slowed down. But this time I'm just checking everything out, goofing around more with the physics, exploring. I totally agree that many people play these games like a race, they end up...

I have heard a lot of people complain about the lack of story in HL2. I did not feel this way after playing the first time but I am playing through a 2nd time and am deliberately going slow and paying attention to my surroundings, also playing on Hard which frankly isn't that much harder than...

I think you are confusing the quality of the game to you personally burning out on a genre or style of game. Right now the market has gotten a bit stagnant with FPS, RTS, and RPG games, they all tend to play pretty much the same within their styles. Far Cry. Doom 3, Half-Life 2 all great games...

[Fate]Doom, great post. When I read Halo threads I always wonder what Halo 1 & 2 would have been if Bungie had not been bought by M$... I loved the PC version of Halo, despite it being horribly nerfed.

Supertrawn you made some excellent points and the most important, imho, is Microsoft's role in where gaming goes. A factor I did not consider when I started this thread. If the Xbox2 has these 3 versions it still will be magnitudes easier to code for than PC games. If you don't believe me...

This is tasteless and crude. Yes it has tremendous value from a historic/scientific standpoint but that is obvious not the purpose of selling this game to the masses. Sarcasm ON: But if your gonna do this why not include the Lincoln assasination, that should be a real challenge hitting a...

Or you could buy HL:Source - I played HL1 numerous times and I am thinking about buying HL:Source. I just checked Steam and currently you cannot buy HL:Source stand-alone and I see no upgrade options, I bought the retail version. Silver and Gold packages on Steam include HL and HL:Source...

First I am tired of some here who he feel the need to make an *ss of themselves by degrading one game while doing nothing but singing the praises of the other. Second I am also tired of those who think we should NOT be comparing the two games. Huh?!?! Ok then what should we compare Doom 3 or...

I don't have BF:V but I was very disappointed with SW:B.

Thanks Drew, that statement does give me hope and something I did not consider when writing my initial post. Further thoughts: First, remember boys this is [H], the average poster here is a hardcore PC guy, probably built their own rig, and is comfortable playing with the BIOS, editing the...

NOTE: This is an attempt at a serious discussion about Consoles and the PC as gaming platforms their past, present, and most importantly the future. This is not a thread set out to bash or malign either platform or their respected fans. If you feel the need to do so start your own thread and...

It worked for me. Obviously there are multiple issues here, so therefore there is not 1 fix. HL2 has never crashed on me, but this is a problem for some. My problem was stuttering which seemed to be sound related for me, but others it seems to be video related. People are putting fixes on...

EVERY retailer (online or store) places returned products back in new circulation. In part because many perfectly good products are returned because the buyer simply did not like it or could not get it to work properly for whatever reason, or in the case at BestBuy they buy it, apply for the...

I changed the autosave files to read-only and did this which I found on the Steam forums: Originally posted by [3e]^voodoo The stuttering audio is caused by decompression of the Audio files Download GCFScape "A utility that lets you extract the .gcf files" Go into your...

You can see my specs, and I must say I have been very impressed with how it looks, I too am having the occasional stutter but so far it has not been a problem. Also the stuttering does not seem to be a video issue but a sound issue, at least for me. 1024x768, All settings on High, 2xAA...