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by wtburnette
Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:45 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: World Of Warcraft
Replies: 6792
Views: 1372552

Re: World Of Warcraft

Just to throw another dungeon finder experience out there. My brother was doing some Outlands instance and they had this incredibly crappy hunter with them who kept dying and aggroing many mobs causing wipe-outs. At the end of the instance, he ninja'ed a bunch of epics. If you /ignore player-server...
by wtburnette
Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:26 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Forum members from Minnesota
Replies: 52
Views: 18169

Re: Forum members from Minnesota

Well, I have a completely new local LAN group that I've been attending LAN parties with for a while now. We try to have a LAN party once a month, so if there's anyone interested PM me for details... ;)
by wtburnette
Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:34 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Forum members from Minnesota
Replies: 52
Views: 18169

Re: Forum members from Minnesota

Well, forever and a day since I've been on these forums. Just stopped by to say howdy to all my fellow Minnesotans... 8)
by wtburnette
Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:31 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: World Of Warcraft
Replies: 6792
Views: 1372552

Re: World Of Warcraft

I have a love/hate relationship with the Dungeon Finder. It's hella fast and it's very nice when you get a good group, but I've had some pretty horrid experiences with it. Lately I've done almost no runs unless I can get a couple guildies to go with me. The funnest thing I've done is blowing through...
by wtburnette
Fri May 15, 2009 3:40 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Your Current Video Game Playlist?
Replies: 67
Views: 14513

Re: Your Current Video Game Playlist?

Day in and day out it's WOW. Once a month or a bunch of us get together for a LAN party and play FEAR Combat, CoD4 and UT3/UT2004. I have a stack of newer games to play (Mass Effect, Fallout 3 and others) but whenever I have freetime I'm jumping on WOW... :lol:
by wtburnette
Fri May 15, 2009 3:38 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Best Game Ever?
Replies: 195
Views: 33336

Re: Best Game Ever?

Diablo
Morrowind
WOW
by wtburnette
Fri May 15, 2009 3:21 pm
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Cooler Master HAF or Storm Sniper
Replies: 3
Views: 3716

Re: Cooler Master HAF or Storm Sniper

I think it would depend on what you do with your computer. If you don't mind a large, heavy case, then I would go with the HAF (actually I just did, I pick it up tonight). If you want something smaller and lighter, then go with the Storm Sniper. From what I've read, they are both nice cases, with th...
by wtburnette
Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:26 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Powerful Gaming Laptop
Replies: 22
Views: 2347

Re: Powerful Gaming Laptop

If you can't afford a computer, then don't buy one!! Only buy as much as you can afford. Sure, a gaming laptop might look sexy, but considering you can get a $500 gaming desktop, a gaming laptop can hardly be considered a 'need'. True, but if you do a lot of mobile gaming (or want to), then a gamin...
by wtburnette
Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:26 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Powerful Gaming Laptop
Replies: 22
Views: 2347

Re: Powerful Gaming Laptop

If you can't afford a computer, then don't buy one!! Only buy as much as you can afford. Sure, a gaming laptop might look sexy, but considering you can get a $500 gaming desktop, a gaming laptop can hardly be considered a 'need'. True, but if you do a lot of mobile gaming (or want to), then a gamin...
by wtburnette
Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:47 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Powerful Gaming Laptop
Replies: 22
Views: 2347

Re: Powerful Gaming Laptop

I know you said you didn't like gateway but I bought a 7811FX from BB and it's awesome. I run all the latest games and it plows through everything. Never had a single hickup or crash. It's a little over your budget but really your budget is too low for a gaming laptop. Ohh and saying gaming and lap...
by wtburnette
Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:35 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: What do you want in a pc game?
Replies: 29
Views: 3051

Re: What do you want in a pc game?

I love RPG's. I used to be a huge FPS gamer, but got bored with them a couple of years ago. I still play FPS games once a month at a LAN party, but the rest of the time I mainly play RPG's. I loved the Diablo series of games and a lot of the Diablo style clones (Sacred, Titan Quest). Then a few year...
by wtburnette
Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:13 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Annoying game DRM thread - (buyer beware list)
Replies: 61
Views: 12208

Re: Game DRM thread - annoying DRM (do not buy list)

Isn't Hellgate London getting shut down anyway? Eventually, yes. Flagship lost the money to keep their employees and the rights to the game. Namco is managing the server right now, but that's only going to last until the issue of who has rights to the game is resolved. It's too bad as I really enjo...
by wtburnette
Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:42 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: What are you drinking RIGHT NOW?
Replies: 4088
Views: 789105

Re: What are you drinking RIGHT NOW?

Woodchuck Dark and Dry.
by wtburnette
Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:40 pm
Forum: Visual Haven
Topic: General photography thread [img heavy]
Replies: 3037
Views: 738778

Re: General photography thread [img heavy]

SPOOFE wrote:
Your cat wouldn't happen to be the sort of animal that just constantly demands attention, hmm?


Whatever would make you say that? :lol:
by wtburnette
Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:20 pm
Forum: Visual Haven
Topic: General photography thread [img heavy]
Replies: 3037
Views: 738778

Re: General photography thread [img heavy]

Here's another of my fat cat. We're still not sure why he decided to jump in the bathroom sink on this particular day, but it certainly provided an interesting photo op:

Image
by wtburnette
Fri Sep 12, 2008 5:59 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Computers sold in stores?
Replies: 24
Views: 1572

Re: Computers sold in stores?

Part of the reason for building your own PC is that you can then choose exactly which parts go into it and avoid some of the unidentifiable, cheap OEM parts that end up in pre-built systems. As others have already said, at the lower end of the market you'll be hard pushed to make much of a cost sav...
by wtburnette
Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:06 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: What are you drinking RIGHT NOW?
Replies: 4088
Views: 789105

Re: What are you drinking RIGHT NOW?

Warsteiner Octoberfest. :D
by wtburnette
Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:13 pm
Forum: Visual Haven
Topic: General photography thread [img heavy]
Replies: 3037
Views: 738778

Re: General photography thread [img heavy]

Oh man, that last picture of the cat is just waiting for some silly caption. Classic. Thank you sir. You see why we lovingly refer to this beast as "fatty"... :D Your pics are very nice BTW, wanted to take the opportunity to say so. I've spent time off and on all day looking at all 52 pag...
by wtburnette
Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:10 am
Forum: Visual Haven
Topic: General photography thread [img heavy]
Replies: 3037
Views: 738778

Re: General photography thread [img heavy]

Great pics of your cats Spot! Below is one of my cats. I'll have to dig up a pic or two of them together, as I have a couple of good ones. I'm terrible at photography, but trying to learn. Here's a couple of shots I took. I'm using a Canon S5 IS, as I can't buy anything more high end until I can pro...
by wtburnette
Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:15 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Zip Zoom FAIL
Replies: 6
Views: 702

Re: Zip Zoom FAIL

Dunno, I've never had an issue with ZZF. I don't order there as often as I do from Newegg, but they usually have better prices on Corsair PSU's (or they did when I bought a couple a few months back)... ;)
by wtburnette
Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:31 pm
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Where can I compare Mobile Graphics Cards or gaming laptops?
Replies: 3
Views: 1427

Re: Where can I compare Mobile Graphics Cards or gaming laptops?

Best bang for the buck gaming laptops right now are the Gateway P-FX series. The latest of these is the P-7811FX which runs around $1450. It has a 17" screen running 1920x1200, a 2.2Ghz Centrino2 CPU, 4GB RAM and 9800M GTS video. Nice specs for the money. Comes with Vista Home Premium x64. If y...
by wtburnette
Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:38 am
Forum: Overclocking, Tweaking, & Cooling
Topic: good fan for quad core???
Replies: 37
Views: 14530

The Thermalright SI-128 SE is worth a look. It cools close to as well as the Ultra 120 Extreme, isn't as tall and it's cheaper. Best of all, especially on certain boards like the IP35 Pro, the downward blowing fan helps cool off mobo components as well as the CPU. The tower coolers can't do that.
by wtburnette
Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:46 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: UT3 Demo Crash Issue
Replies: 1
Views: 1065

I have problems on a second system. 4400+ @ stock, 2GB Corsair XMS PC3200 RAM, Audigy2 ZS gamers ed, 250GB hard drive and a 7900GT. I get a CTD while playing on that system, sometimes after less then one round, sometimes after a few hours of playing. I've been chalking it up to the demo being a beta...
by wtburnette
Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:06 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Hellgate: London coming in November.
Replies: 8
Views: 1634

I'm very much looking forward to the single player aspect of the game. Can't wait till it come out.
by wtburnette
Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:23 am
Forum: Overclocking, Tweaking, & Cooling
Topic: E6400 Overclocking Help!
Replies: 11
Views: 3811

Did you try setting it to 401Mhz FSB instead of 400? I thought I read that to get past a certain strap setting you had to go past 400Mhz. That's what I did with my E6400 and P5B Deluxe. I couldn't get it to post @ 400Mhz FSB, but @ 401 it boots and runs fine. I've been running my system @ 3.2Ghz for...
by wtburnette
Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:11 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Odd FEAR benchmark results with 8800GTS 640MB
Replies: 6
Views: 1486

@Nitrodist, what other benchmarks should I try? I have only the free versions of 3DMark05 and 06 (which I hate as benchmarking tools, but rather use to test for stability when overclocking), so I can't use AA with them. Are there any other good benchmarking tools I can get for free that will let me ...
by wtburnette
Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:20 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: What are you drinking RIGHT NOW?
Replies: 4088
Views: 789105

Leine red in a frosted mug... 8)
by wtburnette
Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:18 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Odd FEAR benchmark results with 8800GTS 640MB
Replies: 6
Views: 1486

The latest, 163.71's.
by wtburnette
Sat Oct 06, 2007 1:44 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Odd FEAR benchmark results with 8800GTS 640MB
Replies: 6
Views: 1486

I was kinda wondering if this behavior was typical for the 8800 series cards, or just my card. If anyone who has an 8800 series card and FEAR could test this, I'd appreciate it.
by wtburnette
Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:02 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: What are you READING right now?
Replies: 443
Views: 142528

I love threads like this, I get so many good ideas. I'm reading Anne Rice's Vampire books, because someone recommended them that has the same taste as I do, but I'm not overly impressed. I need something else, I think. The last book I read that thrilled me was The Terror, by Dan Simmons. Do you lik...

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