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Off Topic / Thinking about overclocking CPU on Compaq.
« on: April 14, 2009, 03:54:00 PM »
This is the garbage computer with the Intel integrated graphics that hates all 3d applications. I'm surprised it even runs Vista.

Anyway, I was thinking of finding a budget upgrade to get a better GPU, but the second problem would be the fact that I have a measly Intel Celeron 420.@1.6ghz.

I was going to try a very, very small overclock to even see if the mobo supports it. I was then going to see how well the stock cooling would work. (42C at stock idle...any way to increase fan speed?)

My general goal would be 2.0ghz or more, but 2.2 would be great. Of course, I'll find a better CPU fan if overclocking turns out well. I don't have the money to buy a whole new CPU, which is why I want to overclock.

I'm generally planning on a low-mid end GPU, and a CPU fan within the price range of 20-35.

The slider on the power supply says "115," not exactly sure what it means.

I don't want to hear comments about inexperience, as the whole point of me doing this is to learn, as well as to get more out of my CPU without buying a better one.

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For some amazingly gay reason, this thing is 1 dollar short of being a $30 gift card.

I was going to buy X3 and GRAW, but I need 98 cents more.

I was wondering if anyone here who has a Steam account can buy GRAW ($9.99) for me, and in return, I can buy you a game you want that costs 8.99 or less. :\

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Games / Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Teaser Trailer
« on: April 03, 2009, 07:18:45 AM »
This looks pretty badass to me.

Also don't tell me it's old news. It's 4 days old.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2aAdU43sFQ&fmt=22

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Games / The next Need For Speed game, half-returns to its roots.
« on: March 24, 2009, 02:53:10 PM »
This is the first NFS game I have seen where the camera is in the car, and is track-based since High Stakes.

I also noticed that the cars did not have level 4 hydraulics, a stereo system in the back, or hot pink neon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUYkkVbyj3U&fmt=22

Actually getting a bit hyped.

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Games / Zeno Clash (That one Source game)
« on: March 21, 2009, 10:23:43 AM »
Asfghas. It's pre-purchasable. Too bad I'm broke.

Anyway, it's some extraterrestrial tribe-ish game where you beat the stuff out of everybody with your bare fists.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr9iesXcH0w

Gameplay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I58UZQviDrc

Oh, and it runs off of Source.

(I would have posted an image, but they don't depict the game all that well.)

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Off Topic / Keyboard gradual input.
« on: March 20, 2009, 08:51:03 PM »
Mainly for racing games; the problem I'm having is, if I played a racing game and used my controller, the only way I can have smooth steering is if the game had mouse steering support. Most of the time, they don't, so I'm forced to bind the thumbsticks to the keyboard arrows to steer, which results in rocky steering.

Is there anything I can download to either make the controller or keyboard use gradation?

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Off Topic / Increasing fan speed in laptop - Good idea?
« on: March 15, 2009, 12:08:15 AM »
I was wondering if there was a way to do it, how I would do it, and if there was a risk of anything being killed/burned/fried.

This laptop has always been running hot, and it's been getting a bit annoying lately because the CPU's heat was affecting my integrated graphics, and artifacts start showing up after playing a game for an hour or two. I thought better cooling would also increase general performance as a whole, considering how hot it runs right now as it is.

I would get some sort of lap fan to go under the laptop, but I don't have one at hand right now, nor can I buy one at the moment.

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Off Topic / People ruin the fun of TV adverts. :(
« on: March 11, 2009, 05:19:30 PM »
It really sucks that there are some decent advertisements that are actually worth watching, but wind up getting banned.

Such as this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPhTpR6GW-c&fmt=18

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Off Topic / Windows XP to be supported until April 2014
« on: February 18, 2009, 08:01:46 AM »
I'm not sure how many of you know about this, but here it is anyway:

Quote from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-xp/future.aspx
We love that you love Windows XP. We've seen your passion on our website, in e-mails, and through independent online petition drives. Our engineers work hard to build innovative software that empowers our customers, so we're happy we made a difference.

The lifespan of every Microsoft product is carefully mapped from launch to retirement. Windows XP is no exception. We do this to ensure you always get the most out of your PC experience. Read about Windows lifecycle policy.

And another reminder; we're not "pulling the plug" on Windows XP. Although Windows XP won't be sold in stores, Microsoft and its partners will continue to offer technical support for Windows XP for months and years to come. In fact, Microsoft plans to support Windows XP until April 2014.

We're proud of Windows XP, a product that has empowered and entertained hundreds of millions of people in the last eight years. But technology doesn't stand still. And neither can we.

Should you have clicked the link to see this for yourself, it's under Top questions/Why do you have to stop selling Windows XP?

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I'm really confused. Since day one, this damned thing has given me trouble. I ran a couple games on vista, only to get extremely poor frame rates and such. Vista would take forever to do things (Though I blame that on the processor).

Here is where it gets confusing. I set up a dual boot with Ubuntu (Ubuntu ran MUCH faster.), and it does the same exact thing, with the same exact frame rates. (poor frame rates even in Half-Life based games, though I noticed frames would drop most when grenades/explosives went off, which also made me think it was a processor thing.)

In Source games, fps would boost up when backed into a corner, no matter what map.

Specs:

1.6ghz Intel Celeron 420
1gb RAM
Integrated Intel_945GM (Or some video similar to it, I'll boot up Vista and see what DxDiag says later.)

Blockland and Warsow run fine for whatever reason.
             

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Off Topic / Enough game topics.
« on: February 13, 2009, 09:39:27 PM »
Other thread for this.

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Off Topic / n0cturni wants a new laptop keyboard.
« on: February 10, 2009, 05:38:29 PM »
Like 5 of the buttons fell off of it, and I don't want a usb keyboard.

There are replacements for the keyboard itself, and I know how to replace it. (Dells are pretty good with this.)

Not sure where to buy one, but I'm looking for this: http://www.yallstore.com/laptop-keyboard-replacement-td459-for-dell-inspiron-b130-p-1761.html

I would buy it from there, but I've never used them before, and I'm not sure if they're reliable/trustworthy.

There are a few rules about where I buy it:

  • No paypal or other wire transfers; Plastic only.
  • No signature requirement; If I have to sign for it, I won't bother.
  • $30 USD maximum; This includes shipping fees.

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Off Topic / Hardware monitoring software.
« on: February 07, 2009, 09:44:47 AM »
Post what you use to monitor the temperatures of your CPU, GPU, and things of that nature.

For my GPU, I use GPU-Z.

For my CPU, I use Core Temp.

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Off Topic / Installed new video card; having major sound issues. (fixed)
« on: February 02, 2009, 08:36:59 PM »
My EVGA 8600gt came in the mail, I installed it, and now I'm having sound issues.

No sound except for static.
Doesn't matter what volume is set to, still hear static.
Tried running linux, same problems.
Running Windows 7, but sound was fine until the new card came in.


OH HELL YES.

I stripped my dinosaur (Don't know the specs, I just know it has 256mb of ram.) of its sound card, and installed it in this, and now sound works.

Glad I didn't trash the old thing.

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