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by Master Kenobi
Fri Mar 11, 2016 12:52 pm
Forum: Visual Haven
Topic: Looking for a pair of new monitors
Replies: 11
Views: 3407

Re: Looking for a pair of new monitors

Headaches could also be from PWM backlighting. Lots of general info here. http://tftcentral.co.uk/ So basically look for an AHVA or IPS monitor, I think common size is 23.8" Try to confirm it's PWM free backlighting. See if it's 6bit+frc (ok) or true 8-bit, true 8-bit color is preferable. Dang...
by Master Kenobi
Tue Mar 08, 2016 4:20 pm
Forum: Visual Haven
Topic: Looking for a pair of new monitors
Replies: 11
Views: 3407

Re: Looking for a pair of new monitors

Those 27" seem alright, I doubt my system could drive three of those, but it should be able to handle two. Is there any advantage of using something higher than a 60hz refresh?
by Master Kenobi
Mon Mar 07, 2016 4:28 pm
Forum: Visual Haven
Topic: Looking for a pair of new monitors
Replies: 11
Views: 3407

Re: Looking for a pair of new monitors

No, game on center and other stuff on the left and right. I think the only one I would reasonably like to span across all 3 would be MechWarrior Online.
by Master Kenobi
Mon Mar 07, 2016 3:38 pm
Forum: Visual Haven
Topic: Looking for a pair of new monitors
Replies: 11
Views: 3407

Looking for a pair of new monitors

Alright gerbils. I normally don't ask for advice since I can research myself but this time around I'm going to ask for assistance because I haven't kept up on display technologies much. I'm in the market for new monitors to round out my new build. I'm currently using a pair of Asus VS248H-P. They do...
by Master Kenobi
Sat Dec 19, 2015 1:05 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: So, this new Star Wars movie - Spoiler Lock Lifted
Replies: 313
Views: 36146

Re: So, this new Star Wars movie

I thought it was a decent movie, some good comedy especially from that round orange droid. JJ Abrams definitely does fall back to his normal style that I saw in Star Trek (2009). I can't say I'm a big fan of Abrams, he's not much better than Michael Bay when it comes to good stories and he takes way...
by Master Kenobi
Wed Jul 01, 2015 3:22 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: lockerdome ads killing firefox
Replies: 19
Views: 3066

Re: lockerdome ads killing firefox

Working great on Internet Explorer 11. Admittedly though the Lockerdome ads are obnoxious as hell.
by Master Kenobi
Sun Jan 20, 2013 5:01 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: How Powerful are you expecting Ps4 and Xbox 720 to be?
Replies: 30
Views: 8422

Re: How Powerful are you expecting Ps4 and Xbox 720 to be?

Star Brood wrote:
I don't care about the next gen consoles, I would just like to see developers putting storyline first like they used to. I would gladly pay top dollar for a remake of FFX just because I know some guys actually care about the storyline.

Ask Bioware how well that worked out in The Old Republic.
by Master Kenobi
Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:05 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: How Powerful are you expecting Ps4 and Xbox 720 to be?
Replies: 30
Views: 8422

Re: How Powerful are you expecting Ps4 and Xbox 720 to be?

From a cost and development pipeline standpoint you're going to see similar hardware in both systems. 4K resolution support is a no-go so don't even worry about it right now. That will come next generation. You're looking at specs within this frame. -Quad Core i3 class chip (Maybe i5 class but I wou...
by Master Kenobi
Mon Jan 07, 2013 5:59 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: Cloning Software
Replies: 40
Views: 16146

Re: Cloning Software

I'll put in another vote for Clonezilla. Works fine for SSD's and traditional HDD's in my experience.
by Master Kenobi
Wed Dec 19, 2012 6:16 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Weirdest Windows XP Boot Problem I've Seen
Replies: 18
Views: 5821

Re: Weirdest Windows XP Boot Problem I've Seen

Too bad you didn't have an image of the drive laying around anywhere, I'd be interested in tearing it down and looking at the bootstrap.
by Master Kenobi
Mon Dec 03, 2012 8:07 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: physx card.
Replies: 40
Views: 8576

Re: physx card.

The point is that the overall gaming community has lost interest in PhysX. Developers aren't wasting money on it unless nVidia pays them. The answers you want in a review would be anecdotal at best as the actual empirical data for the specific numbers and effects would be sitting in an nVidia R&...
by Master Kenobi
Sun Nov 25, 2012 11:48 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Problems renaming drives in Windows
Replies: 14
Views: 5186

Re: Problems renaming drives in Windows

I thought the same of Ubuntu when it rose to the top of the stack and seemed to unite much of the Linux community behind a common banner. Still, it didn't last very long and the recent rise of Mint in the past year, an Ubuntu fork in itself, seems to have toppled what should have been the start of a...
by Master Kenobi
Sun Nov 25, 2012 11:40 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: new computer old hard drive windows 7
Replies: 12
Views: 5150

Re: new computer old hard drive windows 7

I think both of us are assuming he's getting the "no drives detected, install disk/disk controller drivers" prompt. It's not clear, but I'm pretty sure that's the only prompt you get for drivers during Windows setup. Close, but not quite. Windows will ask for drivers anytime it identifies...
by Master Kenobi
Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:25 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Problems renaming drives in Windows
Replies: 14
Views: 5186

Re: Problems renaming drives in Windows

It's mostly the evangelists that seem to have lost touch. Sometimes I wonder if the evangelist faction of the Linux community might be Linux's own worst enemy... :-? It certainly doesn't help Linux gain any ground. The other side of that is the Ego problems within the Linux development community. C...
by Master Kenobi
Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:05 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: new computer old hard drive windows 7
Replies: 12
Views: 5150

Re: new computer old hard drive windows 7

I doubt it is the disk that is the problem, Windows is likely recognizing the new motherboard features that weren't present on the old one and is asking for the appropriate drivers. He could probably just hit cancel on every prompt and Windows will load the microsoft defaults. This would let him loa...
by Master Kenobi
Sun Nov 25, 2012 8:41 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: new computer old hard drive windows 7
Replies: 12
Views: 5150

Re: new computer old hard drive windows 7

The drivers refer to your motherboard specific stuff. Moving hard drives between different motherboard/cpu setups is not recommended, even if it is possible. You can either load the drivers into the system before moving it, or copy them to the disk c:\drivers would be easiest and then point the wind...
by Master Kenobi
Sun Nov 25, 2012 7:27 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Problems renaming drives in Windows
Replies: 14
Views: 5186

Re: Problems renaming drives in Windows

Honestly it isn't that big of a deal, ignore the remarks from the Linux crowd, they forgot how the real world operates some time ago. While it probably would have been easier to just force your Diablo 3 install into the B drive rather than remap it to E, whats done is done. I'm going to assume your ...
by Master Kenobi
Thu Nov 08, 2012 7:52 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: Atheros Wireless Cards
Replies: 7
Views: 3732

Re: Atheros Wireless Cards

Tons of issues over the years with Atheros. Intel's generally just works. For all the hate Intel gets, their stuff generally works great without headache.
by Master Kenobi
Sun Oct 28, 2012 10:53 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Minecraft
Replies: 215
Views: 80257

Re: Minecraft

I might give your server a stab once you upgrade it to 1.4.2. I've been rocking the singleplayer lately because all the servers I hop on to have stuff built for miles and I wasn't really interested in walking for several days to find something new.
by Master Kenobi
Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:01 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: RIP Neil Armstrong
Replies: 16
Views: 3650

Re: RIP Neil Armstrong

I just saw this. We lost a great American today. He will be missed. R.I.P.
by Master Kenobi
Fri Aug 10, 2012 8:05 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Gigabyte Windforce 670 vs MSI GTX670 PE, which one?
Replies: 12
Views: 4535

Re: EVGA GTX670 FTW vs MSI GTX670 PE, which one?

I've got the EVGA GTX670 FTW card and I have absolutely no complaints. It's fan is very quiet and I don't hear it over normal background noise from outside.
by Master Kenobi
Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:26 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Planetside 2
Replies: 55
Views: 14615

Re: Planetside 2

That's normal. The tech test is only up for about 8 hours on the days it is scheduled to be up. These hours are typically during peak timeslots where they can get the majority of players on and in game. Closed beta may bring about a more 'round the clock test schedule, but for now it's strictly sche...
by Master Kenobi
Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:00 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Planetside 2
Replies: 55
Views: 14615

Re: Planetside 2

Ah, you are indeed correct. It seems the technical test is going to continue for another week, which was unexpected. August 6th seems like the earliest they could start the closed beta based on the technical test schedule that was just updated.
by Master Kenobi
Mon Jul 30, 2012 3:15 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Planetside 2
Replies: 55
Views: 14615

Re: Planetside 2

The tech test ended Saturday 6/28. The closed beta will begin on Tuesday(Tomorrow) 6/31. Tech Testers were all rolled into the closed beta.
by Master Kenobi
Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:53 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Planetside 2
Replies: 55
Views: 14615

Re: Planetside 2

The "Technical Test" started last week, you can probably just call it an "Alpha". No idea when the closed beta will be starting.
by Master Kenobi
Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:00 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Bunch of People Quit Blizzard?
Replies: 36
Views: 7364

Re: Bunch of People Quit Blizzard?

They seem fairly well dispersed so my guess would be some talent was reallocated to their new "next gen mmo" and that opened up vacancies on existing teams. Some of them like the internal staffing type positions would indicate more expansion in their workforce and are trying to beef those ...
by Master Kenobi
Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:47 am
Forum: General Software
Topic: Budget Tracking Software
Replies: 5
Views: 2012

Re: Budget Tracking Software

I've heard of this Spiceworks software before. I've never paid it much attention. When they start throwing buzzwords around like "Social" when talking about IT systems and infrastructure I tend to quickly relegate them to the file labeled Amateurs . What you are probably looking for is som...
by Master Kenobi
Fri Apr 06, 2012 10:14 am
Forum: General Software
Topic: HELP!...I hate outlook
Replies: 11
Views: 2750

Re: HELP!...I hate outlook

Sargent Duck wrote: Ever used Lotus Notes? Dear god, yes. At one company I worked at for about 4 years we used Lotus Notes exclusively. I had always thought Outlook was somewhat of a decent product but contained plenty of bloat. Boy was I shown the light after using Lotus Notes 6.0 -> 8.1 by the ti...
by Master Kenobi
Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:21 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: The most amazing movie scene in film history
Replies: 121
Views: 17384

Re: The most amazing movie scene in film history

I'd have to say the ending of Gladiator.
by Master Kenobi
Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:32 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Unusal graphics card problem
Replies: 7
Views: 2126

Re: Unusal graphics card problem

One method is to actually overclock the card in the Radeon Catalyst Control Panel. This would prevent it from getting into "power save".

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