ZeroDamage

The case in question is the Fractal Design XL R2 case. It is the best case I've ever owned. I was finally able to hook up my Corsair H90 CPU water cooler. I could only do so much with the cabling with this PSU due to their shorter length. I could not route them behind the motherboard like I wanted but I did the best I could. My CPU never goes over 29 Celsius while gaming. It sometimes hits 30 but then quickly drops down as the fan speeds up but I hear no difference. Here are a few screenshots. Forgive me for poor picture quality. http://i.imgur.com/qEO03xm.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Jer8WvQ.jpg Edit: Here is a speedfan screenshot with the system at idle. http://i.imgur.com/hFGVdri.png

Do you have a budget in mind Lunk? Are you looking for a complete rebuild or minimal upgrade? Either way, share what you currently have so we can better help you.

Try doing this. Uninstall the Network adapter from your Device manager and when it prompts you to remove the drivers, don't and then reboot. It should automatically reinstall the network adapter and drivers and see if that clears it up. If that doesn't work, uninstall it again but this time remove the driver. Just make sure you have an installation disk or the drivers downloaded in advanced so you can reinstall it and get back online. You could also try a direct connect to the Modem to see if it is 1gbps connection that way (bypass the router).

And a tker. I am not playing here without an admin. chiggah is the tker. pdot and Jim Layey is a drunk are none stop f-bombs on the mic. I am out of here.

Lots of f-bombs and racism on the mic.

This deal here may be a good way to go. $90 http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/108360/newegg---xfx-core-edition-radeon-hd-7850-1gb-gddr5-video-card The deal is through Newegg so it is legit. The above link is for 1GB only. This is 2GB. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?SID=eiqlYlxYEeOP6Or7UEsVTAQIF_.Viq3_0_0_0&AID=10440897&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16814131472&cm_sp=

for $100, it may not be worth it until you can afford better. You may see a good deal on an older card but it would be better served I think until you can afford a new build in general. Your system is 5 or so years old technology wise. A new video card would give you some boost but not as much as a better videocard and the system to support it (mobo, cpu, RAM).

I am on travel now and will give it a real go when I get back at the end of the week. In Irvine / Westlake California this week and have no way of playing anything until then.

I'm just not overly into those kinds of games anymore. I miss the silencer on the M4. I miss the lack of a real upgrade to the game. And I really want decent netcode that doesn't require a lot of cvar modifications and config file modifications in order to get decent registration.

Let me know if serious and I will try to get into cs:go. It's not my cup of tea to be honest but I will give it a go. I can setup a forum or something if there is any real interest. The .com domain is not an option unless someone wants to drop $2000+ on a squatter but the .org and .net I have available. I may even have the old database backed up somewhere.

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I am thinking of grabbing it even though I regret the last 3 releases. MW2 despite its flaws was still my favorite and myself along with some GC had some good times with that. I miss the sniping and what not from MW2 and am hoping that maybe MW4 (be honest, that's what it is) is similar or close to how MW2 was with regards to the sniping. Anyone?

I still have the .net domain. The .com got grabbed and some assclown has been asking thousands for it. I keep telling him to pound sand. Funny that you brought this thread out of the grave; I was in the process of installing the new CS and was thinking of trying to revive the old clan. Just play with the tag and see what happens from there.

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The card looks amazing but the noise and heat may be too much for some people and their rigs. I would wait either for the next revision from AMD where they actually put a good cooler on the cards or for the 3rd parties to do their custom deals. Besides that, these cards are amazing. The performance of the 290 is at or above the TItan's in most of the performance reviews I've seen and the card is $400 for the 290 versus $1000 for the Titan. It's a no brainer which card to buy and the AMD 290 is the one to get. But I would wait for the custom coolers.

The better question; is it Jackie Chan approved? http://kotaku.com/the-chinese-gaming-console-with-the-jackie-chan-seal-of-1457960866

The game was more about atmosphere and the tension of whether or not you were going to hear the monster's noise when you opened a door.

Outlast is on sale. Freakin scary game.

Well live streaming via Twitch.tv seems to be the thing these days. I would however watch you play this if you did. I always found your reactions quite comical and amusing. And the fact that this game may be just a little insane.

This game might be scarier than Amnesia or at least the same. I started playing and where Amnesia just got me with the tension, this game gets me in every other way plus tension. Where is your Let's Play Jackie? Anyone else play this?

I can reinstall and we can learn it together. I never got into the DOTA scene but do play League of Legends a bit.

My first attempt at this topic resulted in a button push that lost everything so here I try again. I installed 8.1 on my gaming rig last night. It installed fast but did not keep any of my settings from Windows 7 at all. I had to reinstall everything but Steam and even that is a bit iffy at the moment. The so called return of the "start button" had me quite po'd at first and then figured something out by accident. Tip 1: right clicking on the new "start button" brings up a menu of options including the device manager, search, and system restart/shutdown. Tip2: Right-clicking on the taskbar and going to properties, and then the Navigation tab gives you the option to boot right into the Desktop. My transition to 8.1 has been fairly smooth so far.

The funding for this game just recently passed $20 million.

If you are going to buy an Android phone, you cannot beat the price of the Nexus 4 at the moment. $250 for the 16GB model. http://www.google.com/nexus/4/ I know nothing about Windows phone so I cannot comment on it.

I am using mine as an SSH tunnel for work at the moment. Have double web monitoring in place at work but it is fairly simple to get around. I would do a TOR except my bandwidth with Comcast is capped so I do not want to play around with that. I stay away from Torrents with regards to movies, etc because it is so easily spied on. Perhaps a Usenet / streaming box. That could work...