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Do all USB3.0 flash drives get REALLY HOT?

Can't help you on the heat issue beyond saying that I've heard that some of the "high speed" USB drives can get surprisingly hot; no idea how that affects the lifespan of the drive though. To the capacity question, your numbers sound spot on. The problem is that when you go to the drive...
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- Post #5
- Feb 22, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Anyone recently switch back to a CRT to compare input lag?

Agreed, sort of. For myself, when it comes to server ping I don't notice a difference between 5ms and 90ms (but then I never was particularly good, haha). However, I don't believe network lag and "controller input to screen change" lag directly compare with each other. Without the technical...
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- Post #76
- Dec 28, 2011
- Forum: PC Games
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Anyone recently switch back to a CRT to compare input lag?

<soapbox> Man, the SNR of this thread is freakishly low as regards the OP. People already know LCD's have about a billion advantages over CRT, with a few exceptions. The OP asked about input lag, it would be nice to respond in kind. </soapbox> I threw fits when I first switched to LCD...
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- Post #60
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: PC Games
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90's PC game editing MAPS & MODS What games did you create maps or mods for?

Descent. Anybody else remember the glitch that allowed you to create pseudo-4D maps? The maps were make up of blocks, the edges of which you could stretch and skew however you like, as long as you make sure the edges of adjacent blocks join up with each other. The trick was that you could...
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- Post #31
- Dec 15, 2011
- Forum: PC Games
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Looking for a laptop that can run Mass Effect

sirderpalot: you wouldn't happen to be a student, would you? "Students: Buy select Windows 7 PC's and get a free Xbox360" http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000676291
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- Post #10
- Sep 17, 2011
- Forum: PC Games
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So Steam offline mode is not actually an offline mode?

Just a heads up that there's a known bug in the current Steam client so anybody testing offline mode will be having more trouble than usual. Give it another try after this current beta is released: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2047727 Personally I've never had to do...
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- Post #30
- Aug 12, 2011
- Forum: PC Games
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What? Portal 2 only $30 on Amazon

Sorry, apparently I didn't word that very well; I should have used the phrase "traded in copies". I didn't want to argue about what I didn't understand, so after his first response I went to Amazon to check their policies and was happy that they do indeed clearly state that...
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- Post #21
- May 17, 2011
- Forum: PC Games
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What? Portal 2 only $30 on Amazon

I wasn't crying, I was mocking. Still, I did check and saw that Amazon does appear to resell returned copies as "Used" with the disclaimer that DLC may have been redeemed, so it's nice that the subsequent buyer doesn't get burned. You really should have stopped with "the trade in amount...
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- Post #14
- May 17, 2011
- Forum: PC Games
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What? Portal 2 only $30 on Amazon

"Hello, my name is Kaotik! I like to completely abuse generous offers from nice companies. They're trying to be nice to me? HAHA, big mistake! I'm going to screw them AND the schmuck that buys my returned code, the losers. I am Kaotik, see me be an ass then brag about it."
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- Post #9
- May 17, 2011
- Forum: PC Games
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Usb flash drive help

Yeah, the properties window is confusing the issue. When it says "capacity" it's actually listing "the total useable space after reserving some for the filesystem". To check the actual capacity, right click the drive and go to Format and see what that says (you don't have to actually format the...
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- Post #6
- May 6, 2011
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Usb flash drive help

Firefox264, He was referring to the fact that each cell (ie, each storage unit) in a flash memory module can only be changed a certain number of times before it stops reliably storing the value. Don't worry about that though, generally speaking the number of writes is likely a lot higher than...
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- Post #4
- May 6, 2011
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Tribes 2 Ten Year Anniversary Tournament

Holy CRAP! What a wave of memories reading all the old names (well, old-ish, as Tribes history goes). I'm shocked at the roster you've already assembled. Vanguard/Rapture/et al will ride one last time! (well, we ALWAYS say "this is the last time", right? :-) I do really really miss the...
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- Post #3
- Feb 12, 2011
- Forum: PC Games
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Disable Windows Key during gaming

I just love how you ask for a quick fix that doesn't involve registry keys, and people immediately respond with registry hacks and physically removing keys. :-| READ PEOPLE! *sigh* That said, I've got exactly the thing you're looking for...
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- Post #11
- Nov 20, 2010
- Forum: PC Games
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Samsung F4EG/HD204UI 2TB. "(B5) Program Fail Count" S.M.A.R.T Attribute?

Got one a week ago. Did a full zero-write to hopefully spur any initial reallocations (there weren't any) then backed up my other drives onto it, so thus far I've written the full 2TB worth of zeroes plus ~1TB of actual data. My B5 is up to 675,000 and climbing. I say "B5" instead of "Program...
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- Post #10
- Nov 9, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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My new SSD is unbelievably fast!

Be aware, hiberfil.sys isn't only used if you use Hibernation, it's also used for Hybrid Sleep, which is enabled by default in Vista and Windows 7 (ie, when you choose "Sleep" you're actually getting "Hybrid Sleep").
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- Post #69
- Oct 20, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage

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