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G7 battery life decreasing

Logitech sent me a reply asking me to try a different USB port or a different computer. I guess at least one person at logitech support can't comprehend, "the batteries are wearing out".
- eastvillager
- Post #3
- Oct 29, 2006
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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G7 battery life decreasing

I've had a G7 since they became available and have used mine almost daily. I used to go almost an entire day without having to switch out batteries, now it is more like 6 hours or less between battery changes. It still isn't a big deal, but it will become a big deal if the trend...
- eastvillager
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- Oct 28, 2006
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Logitech G7, USB Battery Cradle supposed to "rattle"?

Mine rattles too. Hasn't stopped it from working great. I do have another issue, which I'm about to start a new post for.
- eastvillager
- Post #4
- Oct 28, 2006
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Battlefield 2142 demo on Friday, 10/6.....

Because the server you're downloading from isn't plugged directly into the other side of your connection.
- eastvillager
- Post #52
- Oct 6, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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$280 Killer NIC card "for gamers"

There is actually one fairly good use for this card: Running a proxy hack for an online game without having to have a 2nd computer up and running. KillerNIC might come in handy for cheaters, if not for anybody else. :)
- eastvillager
- Post #83
- Sep 6, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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MX518 BEST Logitech Mouse EVARR

middle mouse button on the g7 can be a pain, its like you have to 'break it in'. I still prefer the g7, not sure if I even use the middle mouse button in any game as a button, I just use the wheel and the tilt, both of which work fine.
- eastvillager
- Post #5
- Aug 30, 2006
- Forum: Mice
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BF2 and joystick, a question?

joysticks work fine. You have to do all of the bindings by hand in the bf2 controls subpanel. I'm using an x45, I'm sure the x52 works fine too, you just haven't bound the controls.
- eastvillager
- Post #2
- Aug 30, 2006
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Fortress Forever Vs. Team Fortress 2

I'm more interested in TF2. I like how the mods Valve has acquired tend to slowly evolve, with continually updated maps, models, and gameplay. I think the stuff we see them doing with CS:Source and DoD:Source is great---note, I'm not some diehard clanner crybaby who gets his panties in a wad...
- eastvillager
- Post #19
- Aug 29, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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New Revision of P180??

The door warping was fixed even before the new model revision, fyi. As far as video cards interfering with drives, I didn't see it in my build(2x7800GTX, 4x36GB Raptor, 2x74GB Raptor). The stuff fits.
- eastvillager
- Post #7
- Aug 29, 2006
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Looking for Used Ultra-portable laptop around $350, any suggestions

$350? My suggestion: Wake up, you're dreaming.
- eastvillager
- Post #7
- Aug 29, 2006
- Forum: Laptops
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Why not SCSI?

SCSI does jack all on a desktop. I don't care how much you think you're doing, you're not. The only real advantage you can get is 15k RPM(vs. 10k RPM), which will probably be offset by drive electronics tweaked for server access patterns, not desktop access patterns. That tweaking of...
- eastvillager
- Post #62
- Aug 29, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Which do you guys prefer: QuickTime or Windows Media Player?

I prefer quicktime over wmp, if I have a choice. I use VLC for standalone content. VLC has my favorite feature in a software product, "It just works." That is really all I want.
- eastvillager
- Post #23
- Aug 21, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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PciE x1 soundcards

Exactly. They won't bother until somebody beats them to the punch... and then instead of trying to make a competitive card, they'll buy out the company, rebadge their product and tack $100 onto the price. The creative people at Creative work in the business department, not in R&D.
- eastvillager
- Post #7
- Aug 21, 2006
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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The Ultimate Mousepad

You won't be saying that forever, ratpads wear down. I've got a func f30.R 17"x11" which I replaced my wornout ratpad gs with. Now that func mousepad is one I can see using forever. It isn't wearing down, cleans easily, is nice and big, isn't so thick that the edge is an issue for my wrist...
- eastvillager
- Post #15
- Aug 21, 2006
- Forum: Mice
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Cooling the Antec P180

I've got two 7800GTX and 6 Raptors in my P180. All of the drive slots are usable. As far as fans go, I'm using the three tri-cools that came with it and stuck another one up front. Using a scythe ninja on an fx-55, fanless. The rear fan and the top fan do a good job of pulling air right...
- eastvillager
- Post #13
- Aug 21, 2006
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Antec smartpower 500W.....any good?

If you have to get an Antec ps, go with the truepower line. The smartpower is anything but smart.
- eastvillager
- Post #31
- Aug 21, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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How do you like this case? *POLL*

I wasn't talking about space inside the case, I was talking about space OUTSIDE the case. Unless you've got a environment built around the same degree of curve, you're wasting space. When I look at a case, I want to see functionality. Every element of the case should be focused at...
- eastvillager
- Post #41
- Aug 21, 2006
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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How do you like this case? *POLL*

curves in case design=great way to waste space.
- eastvillager
- Post #38
- Aug 16, 2006
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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WoW Expansion Shrinks Raids, Current Raiders Whine

It is quite a bit different. The uber raids vs. the dragon or the sidi tower were more like a fun thing you'd try now and then, just to say you did it. The 40-man stuff in WoW is seen as a requirement. You need drops from that place to be competitive in PvP, etc. Thinking about it, I...
- eastvillager
- Post #49
- Aug 16, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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Battlefield 2, patch 1.4 Released!

If you can't take down a chopper, you suck, end of story. I'm sick of explaining it to people, but maybe I'll try once more. There are two guys in the attack chopper(I'm going to ignore the solo-copter guys)working as a team to make that chopper effective. Two guys on the ground, working...
- eastvillager
- Post #20
- Aug 16, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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IceWind Dale trilogy versus Baldur's Gate I/II

Icewind Dale 1 and 2 are basically just one long dungeon crawl. BG 1 and 2 are that + lots of dialog, side quests, etc.
- eastvillager
- Post #44
- Aug 16, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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Logitech G7 and mouse skates Q?

You don't need them. If you're going to put them on anyways, then it should be obvious that you'd put them on the feet the mouse already has.
- eastvillager
- Post #8
- Jul 28, 2006
- Forum: Mice
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YARAIDT: Which RAID for 2x500GB Seagate drives

RAID is a waste in your configuration. Going RAID 0 won't give you a noticeable performance increase in that configuration. Going RAID 1 is just going to save you some restore time in the event of a drive failure. For the use you're planning, and the data in question, I don't know that it...
- eastvillager
- Post #14
- Jul 6, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Firefox loading Google personalized home page twice

I'd delete all the content and re-add it, if you're using a custom page.
- eastvillager
- Post #2
- Jul 6, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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iAudio X5 Owners...

Mine doesn't exhibit that behaviour. The two side buttons are a bit stiff, but I only use them in USB Host mode.
- eastvillager
- Post #2
- Jul 6, 2006
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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g5 laser vs. g7 laser

Gaming is my priority and I've not found a better mouse than the G7 to meet those priorities. Some people still think this is the bad old days of wireless mice where wireless lag, dead batteries, or weight could be serious issues. The G7 exhibits none of those issues.
- eastvillager
- Post #13
- Jul 6, 2006
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Zip Disks

I thought zip drives were banished to the outer hells shortly after god created USB thumb drives?
- eastvillager
- Post #4
- Jul 6, 2006
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Nvidia's G80 has 32 pixel pipes

Its not different than anybody else posting their own opinion, want us to stop doing that too? Won't be too many posts on the boards. :-)
- eastvillager
- Post #18
- Jul 6, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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New X-Fi drivers released!

Looks like the beta rolled into production.
- eastvillager
- Post #2
- Jul 6, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need a power supply... **UPDATE** DO NOT BUY FROM EWIZ.COM!

If my powersupply burns my house down while I'm sleeping, I'm still dead, even though I worked very carefully putting my computer together, and was sleeping carefully. :-) I've only had one antec powersupply, a smartpower. It was flaky enough that I used it less than a week before...
- eastvillager
- Post #71
- Jun 30, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Antec P180 or Thermaltake Tsunami?

The doors use to warp, because they're a sandwich of aluminum and plastic and the two have different rates of expansion. Anyways, supposedly that is fixed and has been fixed for awhile. You can even get a replacement door if you've got an old one. I can tell the temperature in my...
- eastvillager
- Post #16
- Jun 30, 2006
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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So im considering buying an iPod

www.dapreview.net www.anythingbutipod.com A couple places where you can get reviews.
- eastvillager
- Post #9
- Jun 30, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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So, does the 7950GX2 count as a single card solution?

That depends on the motherboard. It doesn't use the slot, though it may block the slot. CPU heatsinks can block ram slots, do you say that they take up a ram slot? No, you don't. Artic Silencers block a slot too, but they don't make your card a two-card solution. Funny thing about...
- eastvillager
- Post #467
- Jun 30, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Rounded IDE cables are bad?

While you're trying to be funny, and make an exception to what he said, CAT5 is actually a very poor choice. Just like the data/ground pairs in an 80 ATA cable, CAT5 has twisted pairs, where there is significance to the pair of cables in each twist, and to the number of twists per inch...
- eastvillager
- Post #36
- Jun 30, 2006
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Would it make more sense to put the number keypad on the LEFT side of the keyboard?

Better yet, get a keyboard without a numberpad. I never use numberpad for gaming and I'm not an accountant. Works for me.
- eastvillager
- Post #5
- Jun 30, 2006
- Forum: Keyboards
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So, does the 7950GX2 count as a single card solution?

dual-core cpu = single socket dual-gpu graphics adapter = single slot
- eastvillager
- Post #458
- Jun 30, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Prey Benchmarks Are In!

In doom3, timedemos are not capped at 60. This is expected to be the same in Prey, but as noted in the original quoted testing, it isn't at the moment(timedemos are capped at 60 in Prey for some reason). Now people need to stop putting words in my mouth too. I didn't say anything about the...
- eastvillager
- Post #133
- Jun 30, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Should I get second ATI card for crossfire setup or not???

Your data doesn't show that crossfire is better than SLI. It shows that X1900XTX is faster than 7800GTX. I think most people are aware of that. Most people would've put up the 7900GTX SLI benchmarks instead of 7800GTX, though.
- eastvillager
- Post #6
- Jun 30, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Prey Benchmarks Are In!

This isn't a valid way of verifying that ATI has suddenly 'fixed' their OpenGL issues. 1. Framerate in game is capped at 60. 2. Framerate in timedemo is capped at 60. 99% of the 'fix' I see here is throwing better hardware at a problem, not driver improvements. I mean if you really...
- eastvillager
- Post #72
- Jun 28, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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X-fi Modes

The only reason games mode sounds different than entertainment mode or creation mode is because of the features you've got enabled(stuff like CMSS 3D and Crystalizer). ...so stop blaming it on the ears, headphones, or speakers of the people who don't hear a difference. They're the people who...
- eastvillager
- Post #34
- Jun 28, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building

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