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Nice! HP's new budget IPS 27" 2560x1440

Hm, interesting. I heard rumours about a version of Spyder or some other calibration tool that can refresh the colour profiles occasionally so that your colour settings would take effect in game. I suppose this doesn't exist then? I ask because I was considering buying this monitor, but this...
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- Post #36
- Mar 20, 2012
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Nice! HP's new budget IPS 27" 2560x1440

For gaming, I was under the impression that hardware calibrators like the Spyder 3 didn't work well since games have a tendency to reset the colour settings you have while playing. Has this changed?
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- Post #26
- Mar 20, 2012
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Battlefield 3 Alpha Testing - GPU & CPU

I'm going to disagree with you there. The general consensus from people on another forum I frequent who were in the alpha is that the system requirements are similar, if slightly higher, than Bad Company 2 while looking almost twice as good.
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- Post #25
- Aug 6, 2011
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Question About Odd HDTV Resolutions and ATI

I recently reformatted my computer (Asus g73jh with a mobile 5870) and during the reinstall process I installed the 11.3 Catalyst drivers. Anyway, I have my HDTV hooked up to my laptop for when I want to play movies and/or video games on it. Its resolution is 1366x768. Before the format I had...
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- Apr 13, 2011
- Replies: 2
- Forum: TVs
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Final Fantasy XIV online!

The problem is, FFXIV's user interface needs a complete overhaul, Battlefield: BC2's UI didn't. Right now we've got a situation where: -Many actions take 3-4 clicks deep into a menu, and in some cases you're experiencing 2-3 second delay between clicking and the menu popping up -Keyboard and...
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- Post #130
- Jul 22, 2010
- Forum: PC Games
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Gaming Notebook - Not Sure When to Buy

I am from Canada and in September I will be moving to a place where having a desktop computer won't really be feasible. This is because shipping is a pain and I will be ping ponging between this place and where I currently live every few months. As such, I want a gaming laptop. I am just not...
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- May 18, 2010
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Laptops
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When is the next gen ATI/AMD Radeon due to hit? Northern Islands?

Chances are we'll see a new generation of cards from both nVidia and ATI this fall. nVidia's only saving grace with the GTX 480 right now is that they have another team developing its successor with a likely launch period of fall 2010. Of course, ATI does too. Hopefully nVidia won't run into as...
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- Post #32
- Mar 28, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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PS3 change of policy

It's just general usage statistics so that they can make their product better. No different than Valve and their games. Not only does Steam collect your hardware statistics, but with games like TF2 they track where you die, what weapons you use, etc.
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- Post #10
- Dec 31, 2009
- Forum: Console Gaming
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if you know SQL syntax

If you know SQL you can use virtually any database out there. That said, there are usually slight differences between the different variants of SQL.
- Mana
- Post #7
- Dec 31, 2009
- Forum: Programming
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4890 or a 5xxx card?

I would say get a 4870, maybe even a 4850. It should be more than sufficient for anything out now, and in a year, when games come out that will require something more, the 6870 and the successor to Fermi will be out. Plus, with your current monitor, even a 4850 is overkill.
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- Post #2
- Dec 30, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Need KVM Suggestions for Connecting PS3 and PC to Same Monitor

Hello, I want to connect my PlayStation 3 and my computer to the same monitor through a DVI KVM. Does anyone have any suggestions for a DVI KVM solution on the cheap side that will accomplish this? I do not care about sound, since I use headphones for my computer and speakers for my PS3. I just...
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- Thread
- Nov 27, 2009
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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Build Critique

Hello, I'm building a computer for my brother and would like to double check with other people here on whether or not this is a good build. It's going to be used mainly for gaming, at the 1680x1050 resolution range. Here are the restrictions on it: - The budget is about $1100 Canadian -...
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- Aug 15, 2009
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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Are these Crysis framerates playable?

Crysis is quite smooth and playable at even 25~ish frame per second unlike most games out there. This is because of its use of motion blur. Games up until Crysis were largely incapable of motion blur and as such your eye, even at 30 FPS, could see a "gap" between the frames thus requiring a...
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- Post #9
- Apr 6, 2009
- Forum: PC Games
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4890 Review Thread

I concur. The 4890 I received did not overclock very well at all, and in fact I just have it sitting at stock speeds now. That said, I may have just been "unlucky" and didn't get a card that performs. I'm still very happy with my purchase, playing through Crysis: Warhead on max settings is...
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- Post #99
- Apr 5, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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'No Signal' to monitor after a few minutes of gameplay

I had a similar problem to you and couldn't figure out the problem until my power supply blew a year later. Which of course made gaming very difficult for me in that year until I figured it out. Simply put, your power supply is not adequete. What is happening is that you're right on the...
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- Post #2
- Apr 5, 2009
- Forum: Displays
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Pulled the trigger on a XFX 4890 :-)

I upgraded to a 4890 from a 3870 and am quite happy with it. That said, with regards to the overclocking, the one I got from Powercolor can't even do 900 MHz. As such I just put it back to stock since fooling around with it for what is probably a 2-3% increase isn't worth it in my eyes.
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- Post #25
- Apr 4, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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How to Protect the CPU When Moving a Computer With a Large Heatsink?

I have a Core2 Quad 6600 overclocked to 3 GHz. To facilitate this overclock I bought a large heatsink, specifically the Thermalright Ultima-90. I'll be moving out of my current residence to another home which will require a four hour drive. Given that I have such a large heatsink on top of my...
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- Apr 4, 2009
- Replies: 10
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Radeon HD Video cards

You don't need any kind of internal cable. All you do is install the videocard's drivers, including the HDMI audio drivers, and everything will work fine. The last thing you'd need to do is go to your sound panel and set the default playback device to be HDMI audio instead of whatever you have...
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- Post #3
- Apr 4, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What is something in WoW you are pretty proud of

Nope, I'm a former member of Death and Taxes.
- Mana
- Post #64
- Mar 22, 2009
- Forum: PC Games
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What is something in WoW you are pretty proud of

World first Patchwerk here :P The accomplishment I'm most proud of is getting the world first Four Horsemen kill. It took many many spreadsheets and MS paint diagrams!
- Mana
- Post #61
- Mar 22, 2009
- Forum: PC Games
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No more new ATI R300-R500 drivers

It's a sensible move, especially considering how different the architecture of those cards is from the R600 and R700. Not only that, but regression testing takes a serious amount of time, and cutting down on the amount of regression testing for models that aren't being updated very often will...
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- Post #18
- Mar 5, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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AT World of Warcraft Thread (WotLK, where do you play, General BS and all that)

The reason EU guilds are typically ranked so far ahead of US guilds is because in Europe people get far more vacation time than people in the US. Rankings don't mean crap really anymore, typically most "top" guilds will clear things 1-2 weeks after the "world first" guilds. The only barrier...
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- Post #3,002
- Feb 19, 2009
- Forum: PC Games
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40nm Battle Heats Up

Hm, I hope ATI releases these sooner rather than later as I know I'd say I'm due for an upgrade soon. Also, not to be a jerk, but can we stop with the mass quoting and replying to individual sentences? It makes it really difficult to read and follow what you're saying.
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- Post #128
- Jan 17, 2009
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Left 4 Dead keeps crashing

I can concur with this. I had to update my drivers to stop the crashing. Basically it seems that with ATI hardware, if you aren't running Catalyst 8.10, you won't be able to play the game, for more than three minutes anyway.
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- Post #4
- Nov 9, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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Iron Grip: Warlord

Not sure if anyone has heard of the old Half-Life 2 mod Iron Grip: The Oppression. It was kind of buggy but the concept behind it was fairly unique. Anyway, I was surfing Gamespot and saw that the team just released this week a full fledged retail game based on the mod, called Iron Grip...
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- Nov 8, 2008
- Replies: 2
- Forum: PC Games
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Comparing Two TVs

Hey, I'm looking at the "Samsung LN40A450" and the "Samsung LN37A530" televisions and am wondering which one to get. The key specs are: LN37A530 is 37 inches, 1080p, $1099 LN40A450 is 40 inches, 720p, $960 Given that information, can I get some input and opinions on which one would be...
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- Aug 17, 2008
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Audio Components
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The AT World of Warcraft Thread (Where do you play) and general BS

Gear matters quite a bit. Gear tells you if a person knows their class or if they don't. For example, I've had mages apply to my raiding guild that have gemmed only +Spell Crit/+Spell Damage gems, and I will specifically point that out and ask them why they have done that. People can argue all...
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- Post #4,386
- Aug 7, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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The AT World of Warcraft Thread (Where do you play) and general BS

Sunfire robes is about 14 DPS better, not 100.
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- Post #4,214
- Jul 29, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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Semi-budget nVidia GPU

Intel and AMD do compete, but Intel and AMD are mature enough to realize that working together on videocards is a good thing for both of them. As well, it's not publicized very much but Intel and AMD work together on certain things in the x86 space.
- Mana
- Post #17
- Jul 10, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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The AT World of Warcraft Thread (Where do you play) and general BS

Hm, there some interesting changes in there. What really caught my eye is the Curse of Shadows and Elements change for Warlocks. Also, I found an interesting blog post from a former high end raider.
- Mana
- Post #3,596
- Jun 18, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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New Gaming Computer Build

I am building a new computer, and would like some input on the build I currently have picked out. Before I list the parts, here's some general information. It's going to be a gaming computer, my budget is about $1200-$1300 (not including the videocard), the country I will be buying things from...
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- Jun 1, 2008
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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The AT World of Warcraft Thread (Where do you play) and general BS

A good bunch of those talents were on the list of "leaked" TBC talents, Titan's Grip for example.
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- Post #3,342
- May 20, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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The AT World of Warcraft Thread (Where do you play) and general BS

True it is a little odd that the bow is better than Illidan's. At the same time I do not get all of the whining about badge gear, especially from Nihilum and their ilk. The gear isn't aimed at casuals per se, it's aimed at giving people and guilds that want to raid seriously a chance to get...
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- Post #3,189
- May 6, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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The AT World of Warcraft Thread (Where do you play) and general BS

What is everyone's opinion on Quagmirran's Eye vs. Sorcerer's Alchemist Stone vs. Timbal's Focusing Crystal for a Fire Mage? Right now I am using Sorcerer's Alchemist Stone and Icon of the Silver Crescent, but I'm not sure if either Quagmirran's Eye or Timbal's Focusing Crystal are actually...
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- Post #2,715
- Apr 11, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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The AT World of Warcraft Thread (Where do you play) and general BS

I should clarify, I was talking about the original Broodlord, the version that only three guilds beat where he would one shot tanks regularly, and instead of his special attack dropping 50% of the tank's threat, it would drop 100% of the tanks threat. It required 4 things to beat: 8+ warriors...
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- Post #2,048
- Mar 17, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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The AT World of Warcraft Thread (Where do you play) and general BS

I still remember beating the original Broodlord Lashlayer, you know, the version that dropped all aggro instead of just half. I reckon he's still the hardest boss in WoW, it required a death rotation with out of combat ressurrections to beat. Ah the old times.
- Mana
- Post #2,016
- Mar 14, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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Hideo Kojima:"Not enough space on Blu Ray for MGS4"

To add, from what Kojima said it looks like they aren't compressing much, if any of the sound and textures. That would probably be why they're having issues.
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- Post #16
- Mar 3, 2008
- Forum: Console Gaming
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Hideo Kojima:"Not enough space on Blu Ray for MGS4"

To clear up some misconceptions about Metal Gear, the cutscenes in the games are all done with the ingame engine. The only prerendered cutscenes are stock footage taken from various sources to accentuate a points in the story, but it's an extremely small percentage of the cutscenes that are like...
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- Post #15
- Mar 3, 2008
- Forum: Console Gaming
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HardOCP says anandtech has bad methods

This benchmarking the benchmarks only manages to reinforce that the timedemos that Anandtech and other websites use are relevant. In Hardocp's real time testing the Radeon 3870 X2 is 85% as fast as the 8800 GTX. Looking at the built in Island GPU time demo comparison, the Radeon 3870 X2 is...
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- Post #92
- Feb 11, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Question About Using Monitor as a Display for Xbox360 and/or PS3

I see, but if I did that, would the 16x10 ratio of the monitor mess things up?
- Mana
- Post #3
- Feb 9, 2008
- Forum: Displays

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