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Headshot · 16-08-2012 09:18PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

do you have install file for 3.05? if you do i will send you pictures of me naked for it!

http://www.razersupport.com/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=view&parentcategoryid=236&pcid=147&nav=0,76,168,48,147

ShadowHearth · 16-08-2012 09:26PM

Headshot wrote: »

http://www.razersupport.com/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=view&parentcategoryid=236&pcid=147&nav=0,76,168,48,147

cheers. fella already linked me to it just now!

ah so good now. only razer can come up with something very lovely and then destroy it in a second!

Headshot · 16-08-2012 09:28PM

No thanks on the naked stuff btw

I bought my taipan from overclockers, they make it some pain for returns compared to amazon

Sarz91 · 16-08-2012 09:55PM

Some people just get stupid scores in Heaven 3.0 3rd post down seems pretty impressive

Headshot · 17-08-2012 09:33PM

http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/08/17/oculus-rift-hands-on-video-everything-youve-heard-is-true/

I reckon that VR is going to be unreal

Procrastastudy · 17-08-2012 09:44PM

Headshot wrote: »

http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/08/17/oculus-rift-hands-on-video-everything-youve-heard-is-true/

I reckon that VR is going to be unreal

I completely agree - its funny how some lads and a kickstart can build what the majority of us want. Meanwhile Sony who already have a product to market have managed to balls it up.

Headshot · 17-08-2012 11:00PM

Procrastastudy wrote: »

I completely agree - its funny how some lads and a kickstart can build what the majority of us want. Meanwhile Sony who already have a product to market have managed to balls it up.

Imagine blood splattering at your face and playing skyrim

I personally cant wait for it

Sarz91 · 18-08-2012 01:21PM

Could I mount an aftermarket VGA cooler on my card even though it voids the warranty? If it breaks can I just take the VGA cooler off and replace it with the stock cooling system and be covered?

ShadowHearth · 19-08-2012 03:49PM

just a little updated on deathadder. i freaking love the bejaysus out of it.

i noticed myself how accurate and responsive it is compared to my old mouse. in games its perfect, in windows it is snapy and very easy to use.

though i did try to play league of legends today and it had some stupid acceleration! you cant change sensitivity in game, which is stupid. ah well. :P

badbeatcentral · 19-08-2012 04:07PM

Hey there, gotta few questions,

I've been looking at doing a build, when looking at cases I came across many advertising usb 3.0 ports.

Is 3.0 purely used for things like transfering data to/from flash drives/external hard drives?

All my peripherals are for the most part regular USB.

Is the USB 3.0 port backwards compatible with regular USB? or will i need an adapter to connect my devices?

Is 3.0 likely to be adopted by manufacturers in the near future where normal USB is phased out? or will it just be for storage devices going forward and things like wired mice, keyboards will for the most part always be regular USB?

JackieChan · 19-08-2012 04:21PM

badbeatcentral wrote: »

Hey there, gotta few questions,

I've been looking at doing a build, when looking at cases I came across many advertising usb 3.0 ports.

Is 3.0 purely used for things like transfering data to/from flash drives/external hard drives?

All my peripherals are for the most part regular USB.

Is the USB 3.0 port backwards compatible with regular USB? or will i need an adapter to connect my devices?

Is 3.0 likely to be adopted by manufacturers in the near future where normal USB is phased out? or will it just be for storage devices going forward and things like wired mice, keyboards will for the most part always be regular USB?

USB 3 only make a difference for transfer speeds to flash/external drives. Completely backward compatible with previous versions.
There should be no issues with your perhipherals.

ShadowHearth · 19-08-2012 04:28PM

JackieChan wrote: »

USB 3 only make a difference for transfer speeds to flash/external drives. Completely backward compatible with previous versions.
There should be no issues with your perhipherals.

what he said.

its better to get now so when more items come out with usb you would be ready.
annoying thing now is that there so many variation of fecking usb. USB, mini usb, macro usb.

usb on my ps3 controller is one size, usb on misses android phone other, and pc is normal old school usb...

badbeatcentral · 19-08-2012 04:30PM

Coolio, cheers lads.

RUCKING FETARD · 19-08-2012 04:45PM

badbeatcentral wrote: »

Coolio

what about him?

I kid I kid.

Sarz91 · 20-08-2012 04:55PM

For anyone interested Crytek basically said that Crysis 3 will "melt down current pc's".

"Crysis will return to its power-hungry PC roots with Crysis 3", according to Crytek boss Cevat Yerli.

"Crysis 3 will push PC gamers' rigs in much the same way as the first game in the series", Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has revealed.

Crysis is infamous for being one of the most demanding PC games ever at launch, with PC spec requirements becoming a barrier to entry for many - so much so that it became something of a running joke in comunity circles.

I saw an image of a concrete block used in Crysis 2. It seemed to be using way more tessellation than it needed to. I've even seen people asking will 4 way SLI gtx 680's run it. It seems ridiculous to me to create a game that would be so graphically intensive without having a massive margin, in terms of graphics, between it and say bf3.

ShadowHearth · 20-08-2012 05:05PM

Sarz91 wrote: »

For anyone interested Crytek basically said that Crysis 3 will "melt down current pc's".

"Crysis will return to its power-hungry PC roots with Crysis 3", according to Crytek boss Cevat Yerli.

"Crysis 3 will push PC gamers' rigs in much the same way as the first game in the series", Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli has revealed.

Crysis is infamous for being one of the most demanding PC games ever at launch, with PC spec requirements becoming a barrier to entry for many - so much so that it became something of a running joke in comunity circles.

I saw an image of a concrete block used in Crysis 2. It seemed to be using way more tessellation than it needed to. I've even seen people asking will 4 way SLI gtx 680's run it. It seems ridiculous to me to create a game that would be so graphically intensive without having a massive margin, in terms of graphics, between it and say bf3.

rumors and bull****. EA wont let them do it, because it will narrow their customer circle. EA loves money way too much to shoot themselfs in the food just for few enthusiast with more money then sense.

Sarz91 · 20-08-2012 05:07PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

rumors and bull****. EA wont let them do it, because it will narrow their customer circle. EA loves money way too much to shoot themselfs in the food just for few enthusiast with more money then sense.

Wasn't Crysis 1 like that though? I couldn't really care less I never really liked the games anyway.

ShadowHearth · 20-08-2012 05:17PM

Sarz91 wrote: »

Wasn't Crysis 1 like that though? I couldn't really care less I never really liked the games anyway.

Crysis was an arse, but I still managed to run it on 8800 gt on playing settings. All this 4x680 sli is bull****. Keep in mind it's coming on consoles too. So it will have entry settings on PC 100%.

Sarz91 · 20-08-2012 05:19PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Crysis was an arse, but I still managed to run it on 8800 gt on playing settings. All this 4x680 sli is bull****. Keep in mind it's coming on consoles too. So it will have entry settings on PC 100%.

Gotta love console ports.:P

VenomIreland · 20-08-2012 05:38PM

Where's a good place to get fans cheap? Need a few quiet ones to get better airflow in my case. I've checked quietpc.ie, but I'm wondering is there anywhere local (afaik, quietpc is actually british).

ED E · 20-08-2012 05:54PM

VenomIreland wrote: »

Where's a good place to get fans cheap? Need a few quiet ones to get better airflow in my case. I've checked quietpc.ie, but I'm wondering is there anywhere local (afaik, quietpc is actually british).

Peats or Maplin if you want local, but not cheap.

glynf · 20-08-2012 08:08PM

Looking for something useful to put in your spare 5.25" bays?

The search is over..

dwighet · 20-08-2012 08:13PM

glynf wrote: »

Looking for something useful to put in your spare 5.25" bays?

The search is over..

I like it:cool:

ED E · 21-08-2012 12:08AM

Lads, anyone got any good software to manage audio channels? The creative stuff sucks. I just wanna continue my stereo setup but assign a bass channel(woofer is dumb and doesnt have its on freq limit controls).

No matter what I do I get stereo out on line 1 and 2+3 dead.

Monotype · 21-08-2012 07:56PM

No more grace period for the Windows platform.

Microsoft has eliminated the 30-day grace period used in Windows 7, forcing customers to use a legitimate product key immediately when installing the retail version of Windows 8. That's because the upcoming OS handles activation differently, pushing the Redmond company into tossing out the former "evaluation" period.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/grace-period-Windows-8-product-key-piracy-evaluation,17049.html

That's a disastrous move. What about the people who just want to to install to run a few benchmarks etc? I usually don't activate myself until well into the trial period so that I can be sure that everything is working as planned I don't need a reinstall. If windows 9 doesn't do well, I'll have to switch completely to linux.

Tea_Bag · 21-08-2012 09:33PM

when they get steam/gaming running well on Linux, I'll move over anyway. 8 is piss and not giving someone a chance to work that out is going to make the refunds department the busiest department in Microsoft.

deconduo · 21-08-2012 09:43PM

Monotype wrote: »

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/grace-period-Windows-8-product-key-piracy-evaluation,17049.html

That's a disastrous move. What about the people who just want to to install to run a few benchmarks etc? I usually don't activate myself until well into the trial period so that I can be sure that everything is working as planned I don't need a reinstall. If windows 9 doesn't do well, I'll have to switch completely to linux.

Yeah but they've accounted for System Builders with a new licence type so its ok:

http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-radically-overhauls-license-agreements-for-windows-8-7000002866/

Microsoft has never really acknowledged or supported those among us who choose to build their own PCs. Windows licensing is usually offered in three forms: full retail product license, retail upgrade license, and OEM license. If you want to build your own machine at the moment, Microsoft expects you to buy a full retail copy of Windows. With Windows 8 that all changes and Microsoft has decided to actively support individuals who want to build their own machines or run Windows 8 as a virtual machine. That support comes in the form of a new license option called the Personal Use License for System Builder (PULSB). With PULSB, Microsoft is dumping the full retail license used in previous versions. Instead it is offering a version of Windows 8 to be installed as the main operating system on a single system meant for personal use, or in a virtual machine running on an existing PC (running any legal OS such as Windows 7, Mac OS X, or your favorite flavor of Linux).

Its expected to cost around €30 or so which is a nice improvement as well.

Bazzo · 21-08-2012 09:47PM

deconduo wrote: »

Yeah but they've accounted for System Builders with a new licence type so its ok:

http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-radically-overhauls-license-agreements-for-windows-8-7000002866/

Its expected to cost around €30 or so which is a nice improvement as well.

At last! Been waiting years for something like this!:D

Monotype · 21-08-2012 11:42PM

That's interesting alright. If it really turned out to be €30, I could probably recommend it over 7! Shortfallings in the OS should be modable.

RUCKING FETARD · 22-08-2012 03:43AM

Anything wrong doing this? Good way to protect it from static I think?

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