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Low-budget rig for some gaming

Yeah a lot of things are more expensive, canadian law is in process of changing so that people can request the cnadian competition bureau to look into large price differences between american and canadian prices. The build makes sense, I'm not a fan of only 4GB of ram so i'll upgrade it a...
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- Post #4
- Jan 2, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
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Low-budget rig for some gaming

So i have had this 2nd-gen i3 laptop for 4 years now. It does little gaming, has no problem playing 720p video (and 1080p when everything's shut down). It's old and i'm not in need of a mobile machine anymore. My main game nowadays is Kerbal Space Program. It has this thing: it's not a...
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- Jan 2, 2015
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Computer Building
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How's this boxing day special?

zCypher, Futureshop has an i3-370m w/ 6GB ram at 369.99$. plenty of deals like that, i hadn't shopped much
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- Post #7
- Dec 24, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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How's this boxing day special?

ok, bothered shopping a bit. That's not a deal. Thanks for the answers, i'll probably just wait for a good deal on an i3 or i5 system.
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- Post #5
- Dec 24, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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How's this boxing day special?

I've got around 450$, in Canada, and this is indeed in the wrong section.
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- Post #4
- Dec 24, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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How's this boxing day special?

This HP laptop is on special, it's an AMD Vision. the 3½-year-old laptop it will replace had a Mobile Turion ML-32 CPU. I don't care about the HDD size since it'll always be plugged in a 1.5 TB external HDD. Sells for 380$ cdn and we're around 98¢ cdn to the us dollar. Or am i just...
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- Dec 24, 2011
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Computer Building
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Can a bad alternator/battery cause this?

Could be, but whatever caused this, i've never driven this smooth in a few years, and it's still on its wonter tires lol.
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- Post #3
- Mar 10, 2010
- Forum: The Garage
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YAMMIRT (Yet another my MPV is rusting thread)

Those pictures could be of my '02 Protege. THEY ALL RUST THE SAME WAY! Even had someone with a similar car as mine just behind me at a repair shop for the same rust pattern. And mine came out of the dealer with one of those 4-year solid stuff anti rust coating. But somehow, the...
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- Post #33
- Mar 10, 2010
- Forum: The Garage
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Can a bad alternator/battery cause this?

I jsut came out of the garage, i had my '02 Mazda Protege in for its oil change and i had a weezing sound checked which turned out to be the alternator beginning to give up. So the mech did a test on the electric group, the battery was barely giving out enough juice to start (with a mild winter...
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- Mar 10, 2010
- Replies: 4
- Forum: The Garage
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Absolutely EPIC snowstorm coming

Dear East Coast, It seems you signed for us on a package from Mother Nature, could we have it now ? I believe it was a SHITTON OF SNOW! Thanks, Your friendly Eastern Canadians
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- Post #308
- Feb 6, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Google's Superbowl ad

C'est tout à fait adorable :)
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- Post #24
- Feb 6, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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A question on muslim ablution (wudu)

I know, i know, just hard to find an imam to answer me at 1:30 am... as i've just walked into another one of his puddles...
- Mokmo418
- Post #7
- Nov 8, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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A question on muslim ablution (wudu)

Talk to him yes, but he's also on the verge of being kicked out for this and numerous other things he did (bbq in kitchen, which is forbidden, leaving windows open on cold days, not reacting to a smoke alarm he caused). I just tend to want too much to be the good guy, but it seems he's leaving...
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- Post #6
- Nov 8, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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A question on muslim ablution (wudu)

I have had a muslim flatmate for the last 4 months and he keeps leaving a great amount of water on the counter and floor of our shared bathroom. He has to clean himself in a certain way before his prayer, but... It's getting out of hand... As in a gallon of water on a 5'x3' counter with my...
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- Nov 8, 2009
- Replies: 18
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Im stumped, how did this guy do this?

I see what you did there
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- Post #3
- Sep 23, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Is RFID talk valid?

So RFID would have this problem: It can be used to trigger a bomb when a certain number of return signals are detected... It's been proven by a few security firms, i believe. I dont get why it HAS to be touchless, they could just make a 2D barcode to replace the old barcode standard. Big...
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- Post #7
- Sep 19, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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I'd like to bring something back from

The comix book con in my area being not too expensive and a few blocks from my dorm, i got a ticket for the weekend, went there today and thought i should really give a look to the whole merchant's area. Thing is, i've never owned a comic book (except maybe some anti-drug campaign spider-man vs...
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- Sep 19, 2009
- Replies: 0
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Rustproofing a car that already has big spots

I am in eastern Canada, i have a 2002 Mazda Protege and i have some rusting spots around the back wheels and the back driver-side door. No perforation that i can see. Most of it is just the paint gone, and this will not last another winter under the salt and calcium. I seems these are the...
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- Aug 14, 2009
- Replies: 2
- Forum: The Garage
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Unable to wake up on my own, wtf...

Update: recorded myself sleeping using the computer (Audacity worked the whole time!) It caught every single time i moved around into my bed but no snoring or weird breathing that i could find (was looking for peaks in the sound). So i'm looking to see a doc...
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- Post #10
- Jun 5, 2009
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Unable to wake up on my own, wtf...

Diet: dropped the caffeinated beverages 3 months ago, only having a coke or pepsi once every 2 days on average. Food has been plenty, i have maintained my weight or the past 1½ years but it's near the overweight mark. I do eat my daily vegetables, (V8 with a meal helps a lot on that) but i do...
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- Post #8
- Jun 4, 2009
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Unable to wake up on my own, wtf...

For the last few weeks, i have had difficulty waking up in the morning whenever there's no roommate to make noise in some way. I have missed a few classes and nearly jeopardized my semester. This happens although i: -Got to bed very early for two whole weeks -Have set 4 differents alarm...
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- Jun 4, 2009
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Star Trek (2009) - OFFICIAL REVIEW THREAD

Is it worth watching in IMAX ?
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- Post #179
- May 8, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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wowzers: Angels rookie pitcher killed in hit and run crash

Sad, sad, sad Are there any other places where you can get a 2nd degree murder accusation for killing while drunk driving?
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- Post #43
- Apr 11, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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What do you call a lecturer who doesn't have a PhD?

Lecturers do not need the PhD. Masters is more than enough. Around here, you can't use the term doctor unless you are a chiro, med or dentist which is a member of his professional order. Having a PhD, you can just put PhD at the end of your signature. And the term professor sounds a little...
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- Post #61
- Mar 31, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Dallas police chief apologizes for conduct of officer who drew gun on NFL player outside hospital

I am amazed by how well the NFL player acted in all this... I am amazed on how bad the cop acted in all this... I mean, hospital staff came to the parking to tell the officer exactly what was happening inside (article doesn't mention that by the time the nurse went to see him, the mom-in-law...
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- Post #43
- Mar 27, 2009
- Forum: Politics and News
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I need it small, rather powerful, silent preffered

I need something that will not take a lot of space in my room. I'd like to keep it on at night, so no overclocking, I'll use the pattern from the sticky... lots of memory is preferable (i don't get the multiples of 3 in memory configuration...) 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means...
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- Mar 7, 2009
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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just finished building my new gaming PC but it wont post, please HELP!!!!

Normally you just drop it in the slot, goes right in, and you put down the little lever... Is your CPU oriented the right way ?
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- Post #26
- Mar 7, 2009
- Forum: Computer Building
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720P TV, 6ft HDMI cable, can i go cheap ?

Ok ok let's just say i was joking. monoprice would be a little more expensive due shipping (Canada). EDIT: OMG that cable sdifox linked is actually a cat 2! I know where i'll order when i redo my home theater. Thanks for the adress.
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- Post #5
- Feb 18, 2009
- Forum: Audio Components
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720P TV, 6ft HDMI cable, can i go cheap ?

So, do i get the 45.99, the 67.99 or the 159.99 HDMI cable ? a 720P, 37in TV, we're changing the decoder(that had DVI) for a PVR. There's also that 12.99 cable... should do the trick, right ? The place i've seen these is an electronics parts store. They don't sell computers. I have...
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- Feb 18, 2009
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Audio Components
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US Airways flight 1549 goes down in Hudson River

CNN is actually talking to a survivor on the air... looks like it's going to be fine.
- Mokmo418
- Post #14
- Jan 15, 2009
- Forum: Politics and News
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attempting to recover from virus ( hal.dll ?)

She has begun backing up her stuff and there is a LOT of corrupted files. She lost a lot of stuff but nothing of extreme importance (best time to fail: start of semester). the XP disk does not offer the automatic repair option in the installer, probably because a newer service pack is on there.
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- Post #8
- Jan 11, 2009
- Forum: Computer Building
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attempting to recover from virus ( hal.dll ?)

I have come to this very conclusion. I will attempt using a live linux cd to backup stuff she absolutely must keep (and hope that whatever virus she had will be caught by the next install), then i'll do a clean install.
- Mokmo418
- Post #6
- Jan 10, 2009
- Forum: Computer Building
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attempting to recover from virus ( hal.dll ?)

i can move around the disk with the recovery console using the usual DOS commands. it's still alive
- Mokmo418
- Post #3
- Jan 9, 2009
- Forum: Computer Building
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attempting to recover from virus ( hal.dll ?)

Through a corrupt file, my neighbour caught a few viruses, trojans, the whole shebang. She wasn't running the anti-virus routine i had installed for her. She did, however, run all windows updates. So now her computer is XP SP3. This is how it all went down: -She was not able to start...
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- Jan 9, 2009
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Computer Building
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To those that have gone on cruises...

Too bad you're American, Cuba's really nice and cheap. But not worth the hassle.
- Mokmo418
- Post #16
- Jan 8, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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CNN's Dr Sanjay Gupta possible for Surgeon General

Holy Crap How do you get a page protected by the wikipedia mods ? Approached != designated...
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- Post #8
- Jan 6, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Video: Oakland Police Shoot Unarmed Man In The Back, Killing Him

I am eager to see the reason why he pulled the gun out and shot. And that second camera angle is perfect. What i hope to see, on the trial (oh there will be one!) is how the other officer holding the victim will tell his side of the story.
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- Post #19
- Jan 5, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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lol y2k9 broke the birthdays

Made my computer crash since it was a little under load.... So Jan. 1st is the default date... What a surprise
- Mokmo418
- Post #5
- Jan 1, 2009
- Forum: Forum Issues and Feedback
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IT'S FREAKIN SNOWING!!!!!!!!!

The plow went up my street twice in the last 4 hours, there's still 2 inches of snow there... And it's normal snowfall, Schools would not have close for this (but it's christmas vacations now). This comes from the province of Quebec, where winter tires are mandatory 4 months a year on...
- Mokmo418
- Post #94
- Dec 22, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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mp3: 320BCR to VBR: what do i use?

I have an album or two that i consider take way too much space on my small mp3 player (antiquity that does play VBR, lucky for me). I want to convert them to VBR, keeping the original on my computer since i do not need 320kbps on the road and it's a bad use of memory space. So what would be a...
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- Oct 26, 2008
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows

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