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by pcgeek86
Mon Jun 10, 2013 2:18 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR BBQ ~X~ Official Thread
Replies: 439
Views: 76540

Re: TR BBQ ~X~ Official Thread

I think I'll be coming this year again - last year was awesome.
by pcgeek86
Mon Aug 13, 2012 11:11 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR BBQ ~IX~ Official Thread - August 11, 2012
Replies: 298
Views: 63123

Re: TR BBQ ~IX~ Official Thread - August 11, 2012

The event was awesome! Yes, it was my first time, and thankfully my girlfriend enjoyed it, too! Colton's property is a FABULOUS place to have the event, especially since we can fire off fireworks right on the beach, see the stars, and have fire going right on Lake Michigan! We'll have to raise a cou...
by pcgeek86
Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:54 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR BBQ ~IX~ Official Thread - August 11, 2012
Replies: 298
Views: 63123

Re: TR BBQ ~IX~ Official Thread - August 11, 2012

Ah, but SWMBO hears "keg" and envisions my fraternity taproom of 30 years ago. Heh... I see your dilemma! I am fortunate in that my wife likes good beer, and (as of ~2 years ago) also homebrews and has a part-time job at a brewing supply store (employee discount FTW). :D Our current issue...
by pcgeek86
Thu Aug 09, 2012 4:15 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR BBQ ~IX~ Official Thread - August 11, 2012
Replies: 298
Views: 63123

Re: TR BBQ ~IX~ Official Thread - August 11, 2012

thegleek wrote:
eitje wrote:
i'll be driving from chi; is there anything along the way that would add value to the bbq, which i could bring?

Any beer from New Glarus - kthx

Not sure I can get that in the Chicago area -- does Binnys have it?
by pcgeek86
Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:06 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR BBQ ~IX~ Official Thread - August 11, 2012
Replies: 298
Views: 63123

Re: TR BBQ ~IX~ Official Thread - August 11, 2012

We'll bring some soda and water bottles. Does anyone have a preference on soda types?

Email me at Gmail.
by pcgeek86
Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:43 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR BBQ ~IX~ Official Thread - August 11, 2012
Replies: 298
Views: 63123

Re: TR BBQ ~IX~ Official Thread - August 11, 2012

I'm considering attending, as I'm in the Chicagoland area. Who would I notify? Do I need to bring anything?
by pcgeek86
Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:25 pm
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: WARNING: Micro Center Motherboard Scam
Replies: 15
Views: 6707

Re: WARNING: Micro Center Motherboard Scam

Sorry to hear about this, but as others have alluded to it's really not problem that is exclusive to Microcenter. This sort of thing happens at various other stores and even when you order online; and has happened for years. Your best course of action is to write their corporate customer relations....
by pcgeek86
Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:22 pm
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: WARNING: Micro Center Motherboard Scam
Replies: 15
Views: 6707

Re: WARNING: Micro Center Motherboard Scam

@Engineer: Yeah, I plan on getting a refund for the $60. Thanks again for the idea. I called up my credit card processor and they can't file a dispute until the transaction posts (I would surmise by tomorrow morning).
by pcgeek86
Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:20 pm
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: WARNING: Micro Center Motherboard Scam
Replies: 15
Views: 6707

Re: WARNING: Micro Center Motherboard Scam

bdwilcox wrote:
I agree; motherboard boxes should have seals on them just like processor boxes do.

Thank you. Someone that's rational. What a rare find.
by pcgeek86
Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:41 pm
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: WARNING: Micro Center Motherboard Scam
Replies: 15
Views: 6707

Re: WARNING: Micro Center Motherboard Scam

Unfortunately I paid most of the transaction in cash because my friend had just given me a bunch to repay some money that I had loaned to her. I wanted to get rid of the cash so I figured I'd just use it to pay for those products. Only about $60 made it onto my credit card :( I should have been smar...
by pcgeek86
Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:54 pm
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: WARNING: Micro Center Motherboard Scam
Replies: 15
Views: 6707

Re: WARNING: Micro Center Motherboard Scam

@kvndoom Thanks for the kind words. This situation seriously sucks, but all I can do is publicize it as much as I can, and expose these people. Micro Center needs to investigate their people internally and find out what's going on. I've already reported the issue to 4 different newspapers, and I've ...
by pcgeek86
Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:52 pm
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: WARNING: Micro Center Motherboard Scam
Replies: 15
Views: 6707

Re: WARNING: Micro Center Motherboard Scam

@njenabnit Not that it matters in my case, since mine had been tampered with anyway, but mine had thermal paste on the socket before I even opened my CPU box also!!! It sounds like something fishy is going on with employees that are handling these products in the warehouses.
by pcgeek86
Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:35 pm
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: WARNING: Micro Center Motherboard Scam
Replies: 15
Views: 6707

WARNING: Micro Center Motherboard Scam

Hey guys, I'm really sorry I don't know which other forum to post this in, but this is really a serious problem, and I don't want anyone else to be caught off guard. The TL;DR version of this is: IF YOU PURCHASE MOTHERBOARD FROM ANY RETAIL STORE, open it up in front of an employee, general manager, ...
by pcgeek86
Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:47 am
Forum: Processors
Topic: Sandy Bridge? Or Haswell? Or Ivy Bridge?
Replies: 6
Views: 4561

Re: Sandy Bridge? Or Haswell? Or Ivy Bridge?

Something else to consider is that I don't really have too many overclocking options with my Q9300. Obtaining an i7-2600k would allow me to run the CPU cores at clock speeds in excess of 4Ghz on nothing more than a simple HSF setup, including the stock HSF. That makes Sandy Bridge an even higher val...
by pcgeek86
Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:57 am
Forum: Processors
Topic: Sandy Bridge? Or Haswell? Or Ivy Bridge?
Replies: 6
Views: 4561

Re: Sandy Bridge? Or Haswell? Or Ivy Bridge?

That's good advice. I am still debating whether or not to wait, but the price of $279 at Microcenter for the i7-2600K is very tempting, especially given how its performance compares to the Gulftown i7-980x Extreme Edition. I don't really do enough CPU-intensive work, so I might just stick with my Q9...
by pcgeek86
Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:15 am
Forum: Processors
Topic: Sandy Bridge? Or Haswell? Or Ivy Bridge?
Replies: 6
Views: 4561

Sandy Bridge? Or Haswell? Or Ivy Bridge?

I was thinking about picking up a Sandy Bridge i7-2600k on Sunday when they're released, because I'm impressed with the performance and price of the processors. That said, I can't necessarily justify an upgrade at this point ... I just wanted to get familiar with Sandy Bridge and run it through its ...
by pcgeek86
Wed May 12, 2010 2:34 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: SSD Decision
Replies: 7
Views: 2892

Re: SSD Decision

The Kingston V-Series 2nd Generation 128GB (not the V+-Series) with TRIM support is only $239 on Newegg. I have it, and it's an absolutely fabulous drive!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820139135
by pcgeek86
Wed May 12, 2010 2:25 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: Storage Benchmarks
Replies: 2
Views: 1878

Storage Benchmarks

I was wondering if it would be possible to include some sort of virtual machine performance benchmarks in your storage reviews. I recently purchased a Kingston SSD, and am able to comfortably run several virtual machines off of it (including my host OS), using VMware Workstation. I know that on my o...
by pcgeek86
Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:24 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Benchmarking Oblivion
Replies: 5
Views: 2917

@mixedpower: I am aware of the settings they are using, and I don't really even care that much about their particular settings, as I'm not trying to match my performance to TR's. What I am trying to do, is figure out a method of benchmarking that allows me to get consistent, fair results. In Oblivio...
by pcgeek86
Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:26 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Benchmarking Oblivion
Replies: 5
Views: 2917

Sweet, thanks ... I didn't notice this, as I was looking around the GPU reviews for info, not the CPU reviews.
by pcgeek86
Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:02 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: What's wrong with this picture?
Replies: 28
Views: 6728

rogue426 wrote:
The amazing part is at 3 months shy of being four she can,launch Firefox to get to PBSKids.org to play her games and launch her games Ive installed for her on it without my help.

Wow, that's impressive ... I think everyone should learn some basic geek skills early on :D
by pcgeek86
Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:00 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: I did it for TR, so should you
Replies: 20
Views: 4863

Digg is kinda gay though ... there's way too much political controversy on there and whatnot. Back when I signed up with it, it was just tech news, but now they have everything from porn to infinite articles about the "Wii" ... arguments about "Mac vs. PC" and I'm just plain sick of it. I don't read...
by pcgeek86
Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:38 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Benchmarking Oblivion
Replies: 5
Views: 2917

Benchmarking Oblivion

Hey guys ... I don't know if there's a post about this already, but I didn't see anything in the stickies above ... I just purchased an 8800GTX, and it should be here on Saturday. I would like to benchmark my 6600GT in Oblivion, then my 8800GTX when I get it. How does Techreport get consistent bench...
by pcgeek86
Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:31 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: I did it for TR, so should you
Replies: 20
Views: 4863

I've been using Digg for about a year and a half now ... I just joined these forums, however. I'll be sure to Digg up my favorite TR articles; They are my favorite.
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