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by thanatos355
Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:29 am
Forum: Visual Haven
Topic: Happiness: 2560x1440 S-IPS for $300
Replies: 44
Views: 32800

Re: Happiness: 2560x1440 S-IPS for $300

Has anyone had any luck with the "OBO" option when buying one of these?
by thanatos355
Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:45 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Enter our Anomaly: Warzone Earth giveaway here
Replies: 161
Views: 22468

Re: Enter our Anomaly: Warzone Earth giveaway here

Entry time! :lol:
by thanatos355
Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:55 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Enter our MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti giveaway here
Replies: 1004
Views: 72322

Re: Enter our MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti giveaway here

I can always use a new vid card and/or game. :wink:

Just make sure I win this time, k? :lol:
by thanatos355
Fri Dec 24, 2010 3:07 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: The Humble Bundle 2
Replies: 6
Views: 1229

Re: The Humble Bundle 2

The Humble Bundles are groups (bundles) of independent games that have been gathered together and sold for however much you wish to pay for them. You even get to choose how you want the money dispersed. You choose between the game developers, Child's Play, The Electronic Frontier Foundation, and a &...
by thanatos355
Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:57 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Just cause 2
Replies: 27
Views: 3967

Re: Just cause 2

According to Steam, I've logged........147hrs...... in JC2, and I haven't even played the third agency mission yet. :o

I like it.....just a little.... :-?
by thanatos355
Fri Nov 19, 2010 12:26 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
Replies: 4343
Views: 798259

Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?

Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows
by thanatos355
Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:44 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
Replies: 4343
Views: 798259

Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?

Nelly (feat Talib Kewli and Ali) - Go

I'm really into this new track of Nelly's.
by thanatos355
Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:45 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: What are you READING right now?
Replies: 443
Views: 143010

Re: What are you READING right now?

I just finished reading the "Paul Sinclair" and "Stark's War" series by John G. Hemry and I'm currently about 3/4 of the way through book 2, "School of Fire", of David Sherman and Dan Cragg's "StarFist" series. All are great reads if you're a fan of military s...
by thanatos355
Fri Nov 12, 2010 9:42 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?
Replies: 4343
Views: 798259

Re: What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?

A boat-load of components and fans. :roll:

Music wise, "Snoop Dogg Feat. Pharrell & Charlie Wilson - Beautiful"
by thanatos355
Thu Jan 07, 2010 9:55 am
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Case Components for a DIY Case
Replies: 4
Views: 2337

Re: Case Components for a DIY Case

http://www.frozencpu.com Has some useful/interesting/cool stuff as well.
by thanatos355
Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:47 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Can I use a PS3 controller (USB) with games in Vista?
Replies: 17
Views: 4368

Re: Can I use a PS3 controller (USB) with games in Vista?

Come on, Hance. That's really a matter of personal preference. I personally adore the "dual shock" ps/2/3 type controller myself. It just fits my hands and my play style perfectly. I just love the location and the amount of buttons on those things. Perfection in plastic. :D
by thanatos355
Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:19 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Can I use a PS3 controller (USB) with games in Vista?
Replies: 17
Views: 4368

Re: Can I use a PS3 controller (USB) with games in Vista?

pedro wrote:
So the Xbox 360 will work in both XP & Vista?

Can anyone confirm that they have had this controller working in Vista?


I can confirm that it does work 100% in Vista. Bought one for the GF to use to play GRID. I've got her machine running 32bit Vista Ultimate.
by thanatos355
Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:38 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: G15
Replies: 9
Views: 1364

Re: G15

You'd have to replace each and every individual LED to change the keyboard color and they aren't very user friendly, from what I've read on a couple modding sites. You could always just opt for the MS Reclusa instead.
by thanatos355
Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:57 pm
Forum: Overclocking, Tweaking, & Cooling
Topic: Overclocking difference in 32bit OS vs. 64 bit OS
Replies: 9
Views: 1995

Re: Overclocking difference in 32bit OS vs. 64 bit OS

HWMonitor is a worthy replacement for CoreTemp. Gives me none of the problems that CT does when running on Vista Ultimate 64.
by thanatos355
Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:08 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Game of the Year '07
Replies: 67
Views: 14858

CoD:4 without a doubt or moment's hesitation. It was a little on the short side, and I didn't care for the vehicle missions, but it was so completely immersive! The only other game I think that comes close to it would be MoH:A, but it's not on this poll, and the last level kind of ruined it for me. ...
by thanatos355
Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:45 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: New Intel Processor Price Leak
Replies: 9
Views: 2539

Wow! That Q9450 looks damn good! Come on January! :lol:
by thanatos355
Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:41 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Cad / Video Card
Replies: 12
Views: 2400

I work for a land surveying firm. We use alot of different Autodesk software. Land Desktop, Survey, Civil3D, ect, ect. I am the tech dept. I build all of our new comps, and service the old ones. For four of the last five builds, I've used x1950 pro 512's. The fifth one I used an x 1950xt 512. Great ...
by thanatos355
Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:08 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Why do all DX10 games run like mollasses?
Replies: 24
Views: 4473

Hey, guys, it's been a while since I've posted. Just thought I'd put a little info in here. A few months ago, my trusty 6600gt said goodbye to this cruel world. I had been waiting for the next gen nvidia parts to come out before upgrading, anyhow. Seeing as I use my home computer for work....alot......
by thanatos355
Tue May 31, 2005 9:02 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: Is AMD nuts?
Replies: 63
Views: 15572

"*Most people that buy AMD are usually teenagers or people with a chip on their shoulders. The same chip that makes them hate Microsoft, Intel and the same type that are now promoting Firefox browser. "

oh hell, i had no idea i was still a teen! why arent i out partying right now? :lol:
by thanatos355
Sun May 29, 2005 11:05 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: 16 core Opteron Server
Replies: 3
Views: 1106

ohh hell man. this is just SICK!!! 8) 8) 8) :lol: :lol:
by thanatos355
Thu May 12, 2005 10:05 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: which motherboard should I go for.
Replies: 16
Views: 5940

well, i've owned the dfi nf4 ultra-d since feb. works great. rock solid stable, no matter what i do to it. i read a reaview, i think at [H] about some stability issues when under 100% load for extended periods. i've not seen that at all. i've done tons of encoding and stress testing, and it has nev...
by thanatos355
Thu May 12, 2005 8:59 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: which motherboard should I go for.
Replies: 16
Views: 5940

well, i've owned the dfi nf4 ultra-d since feb. works great. rock solid stable, no matter what i do to it. i read a reaview, i think at [H] about some stability issues when under 100% load for extended periods. i've not seen that at all. i've done tons of encoding and stress testing, and it has neve...
by thanatos355
Mon May 09, 2005 8:30 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: Amd 64 3500...which core?
Replies: 21
Views: 4541

Im not going to oc it, so that means i get winchester? The oem winchester is 10 bux less than the oem venice amd 64 3500. no, that's not what it means. if you are worried about bios issues with the venice, get the winnie. if you can deal with (maybe) a couple bugs till a bios update comes around, g...
by thanatos355
Sun May 08, 2005 8:25 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: How come i never see any AMD advertising?
Replies: 20
Views: 4357

They need to strike some deals with big OEM companies. Thats gotta be where intel get most of their money, (dell, hp, sony etc), PLUS then those companies advertising for them aswell (i see dell ads on tv nearly every day, with that annoying intel chime) they just dont have the fab capacity for som...
by thanatos355
Sat May 07, 2005 4:00 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: How come i never see any AMD advertising?
Replies: 20
Views: 4357

they dont have the fab capacity that intel does. so there's no need to try to sell what they cant produce. they also dont have to money to spend educating the masses on why their 2.4ghz proc beats the crap out of intel's 3.8ghz. most people cant see past clock speed.
by thanatos355
Fri May 06, 2005 9:03 pm
Forum: Overclocking, Tweaking, & Cooling
Topic: Help me choose some RAM (OC'd AMD 64)
Replies: 16
Views: 4306

Still having trouble with any FSB over 200 being unstable myself, the chipset fan is dying fast, and I'll try again when I put the Zalman chipset cooler on, probably tonight. Running 2-2-2-11-1T at 200MHZ and 2.65V, though. Perfect timings. i need to run some comparisons and see if i like the tight...
by thanatos355
Fri May 06, 2005 9:01 pm
Forum: Overclocking, Tweaking, & Cooling
Topic: A bit of advice please
Replies: 5
Views: 1652

i havent had issue one with my new rig. love dfi, amd, and gskill! 8)
by thanatos355
Thu May 05, 2005 5:47 pm
Forum: Overclocking, Tweaking, & Cooling
Topic: Help me choose some RAM (OC'd AMD 64)
Replies: 16
Views: 4306

my gskill does 267htt with 2.5-4-4-7 timings @2.5v it does 200mhz with 2-2-2-5 timings too though. great stuff. i havent tried to tighten the timings up at the top end yet (top end of my proc, not the ram) by upping v, but i'm happy with it as is.
by thanatos355
Wed May 04, 2005 6:12 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: What is A64 Rev. E?
Replies: 10
Views: 2728

Zenith wrote:
Xbit labs showed the Venice at an average 2c hotter than a Winchester at 2.2GHz....but really, who the heck trusts Xbit?


lmao, come on damage, give us the goods, eh? ;) :lol:
by thanatos355
Wed May 04, 2005 6:11 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: Got the money for system now what parts to get?
Replies: 18
Views: 4228

Would I be correct in saying that if you plan on doing any overclocking your RAM choice may need to be changed? yes, and/or no. bandwidth doesnt have nearly the same impact on amd performance as it does on intel. amd procs prefer tighter timmings, instead of lots of bandwidth. even running on a div...
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