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  chat log :( : PapaBoo
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    Am I the only one that finds chatlogs to be fucking hilarious? I wish all posts here were chatlogs. Serio... : royalally
    • FYI I'm also against the AM I THE ONLY ONEE????1111 movement. : royalally
    • i am against chatlogs unless they involve polansk in some form : sexninja!!!!
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      This length is fine. 10-12 exchanges or more and I get annoyed. : goatjc
      • I say anything under 5 lines is acceptable. : risimage
• we have very different months : fletch_
• i don't think genjuro actually talks like you do : Deathlove
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  Did you ask where Mankrik's wife was? : stelth
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    oooh i know! right past that first bridge, then on the right, in the tent! w00t (off the gold road head... : Phil
    • You get 1150 experience! Hurray! : stelth
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      mother fucker THANK YOU!!!111 I will finally be able to complete that quest when I get my mage to Barr... : Jayx77
      • not that I am calling you a mother fucker or anything! well I guess you are sort of amirite? : Jayx77
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  i would of laughed had i heard someone say that. For those who don't get it since the op didn't post ... : Iwannaacura
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    (and it's Barrens chat, referring to the vast low-to-mid-level area that acts as one of the largest chat : sgtsanity
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      Yes, a random salesguy accusing you of BARRENS chat is totally freaking loltastic and pretty damn random. : slickdoody
      • I think that it had to do with the "go die in a fire" reference that I gave him..lol : risimage
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  what is with no one using proper English today? I have seen in two separate posts people using the wrong ... : sesmaster
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    baron's chat? I am confused. : kaddar0
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      In World Of Warcraft one of the zones is the barons where noobs play and talk about stupid shit like chuc... : risimage
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        BARRENS BARRENS as in a barren wasteland, devoid of all grammatical and spelling rules : EvilDolemite
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          Ahh... now it makes more sense. I had no idea wtf a "barons" was. : Ride-My-Rocket
          • Ah, so is it like the bazaar in everquest1? Can we make a new rule where you don't say something is the ... : kaddar0
        • ^^^ Teh best discription evar!!!!111 : otterfondler
      • I thought risimage was talking in a haughty german accent for while, nice to have it straightened out. : zebrigazi
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15559389 : sgtsanity
• That is not Barrens Chat. No references to Chuck Norris. : pigvomit
• THE BARON DECREES : Slowtreme
• well I was eager to offer you what I thought would have been a great deal for you. You crossed the line ... : Jayx77

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• No noticeable difference until you go 64-bit. : RomSteady
• if they did they were mistaken! : itsjames
• I have 4GB on my VIsta Ultimate machine, even though I'm running 32-bit. It was a really good deal on th... : HojuSimpson
• Yes, I have gone from 2 to 4gb and was surprised to see improvement. : abrasion
• I believe you'll want to go for 4GB for dual channel purposes even if a quarter of the RAM can't be addre... : cetra00
• I don't know about XP but when I went from 2GB to 3GB on Vista 32 it made a difference. : FushigiDenki
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  I'd say buy 8GB seeing as how INSANELY cheap GOOD ram is these days, and only use 4GB and keep the rest t... : paravis
  • ps. don't even consider xp 64bit if you are going to consider 64bit at all. Vista ftw. : paravis
• Also remember, if you have a videocard with a bunch of memory (like these 512mb cards) that eats away at ... : Yanks
• I wouldnt think it would be worth it, Better off with a better processor, gfx card, or faster HD. : ant_hillbilly
• I cant even tell the difference between 1 and 2 gigs for normal use. 2 Gigs only helped with a couple of ... : Pettytheft
• Hmm mixed replies. Seems like not worth it tho. I was only asking because RAM is so cheap right now... : tunis5000

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• woah! Sorry embedinator peeps, that got long. : marmite
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  There is a demo. Play it. It kicks ass! : pigvomit
  • the demo was pretty decent, i got my ass kicked though and need to try again. for now though i think its... : smacknca
  • While the gameplay was fun...they picked a really boring (hopefully) section of the game to show. The env... : byorn
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    I don't have a PS3. The strength of that review made me want one for a minute though. : marmite
    • I don't think it's a system seller, it's one of those games like Heavenly Sword, if you have the system, ... : pigvomit
• Well to be fair, they played it, and you're just watching (potentially old) videos : wasylm
• Yeah, I was... confused by that review as well. I'll definitely check it out on their recommendation, ... : sevogajre
• lol can't you download a demo? : mwasher
• I thought the demo was pretty cool. Not shackhype "OMG this is the best game ever!" but good. : baronzemo78
• eurogamer was much better when they did more critical reviews. the highest rated games on other sites wou... : maulla
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  I don't understand the love for the demo... the controls are ridiculous, the lack of aim indicators and o... : ThrillKill
  • I had no problems with any of that. The cover system made aiming easier for me. : pigvomit
• The music in the videos is not from the game. Also I guarantee you there is recoil for the weapons in ... : cowbs

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  I used Newegg's auto-notify feature to get e-mailed, got one last week as soon as I got the mail. : Goncyn
  • yeah i've already done that, they aren't expecting any until Monday and I need it now now now : Clay
• evga.com has plenty : Iwannaacura

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  Modica Solis has no friends activity. There's a fucking revelation right there : Dave-A
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    I have no friends with Zunes that have profile cards! jerk : Modica Sol Solis
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      They didn't tie this thing to XBL at all? I'm surprised it's not live-branded at least. : Dave-A
      • seems the friends that i have through XBL are also on my zune socials friends list. : fanax
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  i will send you an invite!... but don't make fun of my shit i've played thus far. AgtPoon : GonzoRookie
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    Added! Come on everybody, join the Social (lol) : Modica Sol Solis
    • I hope I don't get that VD all the kids are talking about! : GonzoRookie
• feel free to add me up fellow zunepeeps. http://social.zune.net/member/Fanax : fanax
• Sent my friend invite thing. http://social.zune.net/member/DudeHoyt : dudehoyt
• my wife is on that too but she is dzstg : stgdz
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  [AgtPoon] AgtPoon 's recently played songs AgtPoon's music activity is set to friends only. what... : Iwannaacura
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    haha i don't know why that's like that, i just set it when i was setting it up real quick..i honestly tho... : GonzoRookie
    • well if i had a zune it would show BSB 4 life! : Iwannaacura

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• 3/4ths about? It's hard to remember. : FushigiDenki

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• very Monty Pythony magic : drucifer

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• is there more than one kind? just get one of those trimmers that has a guard on it that you can set to w... : electroly
• beards actually went out of style in 2006. The new look is the sideburns that connect to the mustache. : Morgin
• http://www.dailyhaha.com/_pics/tattoo_beards.jpg : drucifer
• Cobra beard trimmer has a bunch of attachments for it, including an electric shaver head. awesome v... : -=kodiak=-

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  You fired the nuke didn't you? : pigvomit
  • Wow that and the skydiving and other unexpected things. : FushigiDenki
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  Where did you get it for $35? I was going to hold off for xmas, but If I can get it for $35, I'll pick i... : Modulus
  • yea speak up, i just knew frys for 40 tomorrow : smacknca
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    I cheated and traded BioShock in for it at Gameshit. : FushigiDenki
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      I should do this, I know I will never ever touch my copy of bioshock ever again. I just can't bring mysel... : qwpeoriu
      • Yea, BioShock was great, definitely worth the money for my $60, but I will never ever play it again. : FushigiDenki
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  So you paid more like $80 then? : Phreakin
  • No, I paid $35. : FushigiDenki
• I'm going to go pick it up after I go to the gym. Too much gaming goodness. : freshyk

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• http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MFRgOOVJg-w : drucifer

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  That Mario whatever game folks are hyping. : AndyGoin
  • ^^^ yep : Yanks
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    Is it really two player? How does that work? : airrob
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      Anybody? : airrob
      • The second player can point their wiimote at the screen to collect star bits, shoot star bits, hold enemi... : mechanicalgrape
• If you don't buy Super Mario Galaxy, you're a god damn idiot. : slax0r
• Super Mario Galaxy is the only answer to this question : grabbie
• Mario Galaxy!! FTMFW! : Shadowdane
• Play BioShock yet? I don't know if I'd choose it over SMG, but it's still a great game. : David Craddock
• Maybe waiting till tuesday and getting Mass Effect would be the way to go? I couldnt advice buying a mar... : trevis
• If you've got moneyhats and friends, Rock Band comes out next week. Halo 3 is a great game, Bioshock is ... : sevogajre

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• If you say *I* like it, that's all the convincing I need! Sold! : dognose

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  Have you tried using IK? : CrustaR
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    Nope. Any tips? : hardfl1p
    • I think it's in the animation menu. My license for 3ds max ran out, so I can't really check on where it ... : CrustaR

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• Get used to sliding because you're going to need to do it to hit alternating chords and such. Honestly... : Deathlove
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  I had to just jump into hard, and face the fact that I was going to play crappy. I slide my entire hand a... : Koral06
  • this is great advice. the most difficult part in going from medium --> hard is just accepting that you're... : zebrigazi
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  Just do it. Don't allow yourself to play medium again, just keep beating your head against the hard wall,... : InfoBiter
  • OK - this and practice I guess that's it... I guess I have a lot of failing at "smoke on the water" be... : flagg209
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  I am BAD with my pinky, so I slide my hand down one fret... I heard a lot of people do this as well. I do... : Demius
  • i'm not great with my pinky either, so i just slide my hand all over the place. its really not that hard... : FrayLo
• Its hard you need to rewire your brain basically... took me a week or so to start getting the hang of i... : Shadowdane
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  Your index finger's home is not the green button. Sliding down to accommodate this instead of reaching... : fleabug
  • Oh, I could read your thread too. For the GRGRGRGR horseshit that is thrown your way sometimes, you ne... : fleabug
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  You just start playing, you learn to move your hand, and you NEVER look back. The hand moving and the mo... : DinK
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    Oh and don't start trying all this "well I'll keep my index finger on red and reach for green notes" crap... : DinK
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      I disagree, I think it works very well. I never move my hand, ever, I just use my index finger for the t... : electroly
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        That's crazy talk. What do you do for GR trills? Playing to the point of being able to move your hand any... : skankcore
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          If there's a quick back-and-forth between G and R I might use two fingers, but usually I just use the ind... : electroly
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            I think that the ability to quickly move your hand anywhere on the fretboard and always be aware of your ... : skankcore
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              I think the crux for me is that there aren't any songs in GH hard enough to warrant it. I keep waiting f... : electroly
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                You're telling me that you can beat Jordan on Expert without moving your hand? Unpossible, I say. If so, ... : skankcore
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                  http://electroly.com/gh2jordan.jpg sup : electroly
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                    Whateva! If it ain't broke... I'm glad your method bears such rocking fruit. : skankcore
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                      You just gotta have quick fingers. The ladies love that shit. ;) : electroly
                      • that's what skankcore is missing in his arguments. Apparently you're so damn good at the game that you c... : DinK
                  • that's a good band name : Deathlove
• I have to go with the majority, just force yourself into it. Eventually things will get easier. You'll st... : skankcore
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  What I do: Put my fingers on GRYB and play that way. If an orange comes into play, I slide my fingers... : riptyde
  • this is basically what I do - works pretty well : thetangent
• I had never played a GH game and I went from easy-medium-hard in about a week and a half. I have beaten h... : shred.

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• Hey roomie! When something has 200,000+ views on youtube, its a good bet that most of us have already ... : fleabug

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  Yeah great strategy there. I hope DNF is released during a lull so it can get full appreciation. : pigvomit
  • I hope DNF is released : atom519
• Maybe they can just re-release the game some time in the future. Like they did with the demo. LOL! : Silent Sorrow
• TimeShift is a very fun game. I played through the SP campaign in about 8-10 hours over a couple days. Di... : vynn

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• Your speech will be more persuasive if you use a prop. Point a gun at the class while you talk. : pigvomit

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  No, it's not. Actually there is no such thing as a fully backwards compatible PS3. The 60GB ones are some... : qwpeoriu
  • thanks, 60 it is. : teethmarks
  • Wow Sony really fucked that up big time. : Blackdawgg
• Get the 60 as it's got hardware compatibility. Then install a bigger harddrive. : AndyGoin
• It is backwards capable just it is sort of gimped. It is partially emulated. Some games will work and whi... : yellowtexan
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  Yeah, looking at the PS2 classics games for $20 I think I will be getting a lot out of my PS3 60gb versio... : baronzemo78
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    I used it for God of War 2 and Rez, but that's it so far. The upscaling is nice. : Boxelder
    • Yup, I just got GOW2 yesterday with points from my Sony Card I bought the PS3 with. I'm currently looking... : baronzemo78
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      I take it you have already played Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. : marmite
      • So far I have only played Soc and GoW1. I also plan to play Okami. Is Ico that good? : baronzemo78
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  The 80 works like 360 backward compatibility. : Edges
  • Not really. The 80GB models are above 90% software BC with the 2.0 firmware. : cetra00
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  Curious: has anyone had definite issues with any of their PS2 games? I've played about a dozen of my PS2... : ThrillKill
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    All the big games work, really. You'd be hard pressed to find games that don't work. : Yanks
    • and this model is running software emulation.. makes me wonder wtf everyone bitches about in terms of pre... : ThrillKill
• http://www.shacknews.com/screenshots.x?gallery=8658&id=108231 : Degenerate

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  by the way, is it illegal to mail actual shit? : cpt. ken
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    Biohazard...do you speak it? : RomSteady
    • I thought the pee would sterilize it :( : cpt. ken

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• "...it's like someone took the goth clique from a small-town highschool, pinned them down in front of a 2... : Arcanum
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  He's at his best when he's angry. : RomSteady
  • Yeah. It's kinda sad that in order for his reviews to be good, he has to find and nitpick on anything an... : dante2010
• that was great. I love these things and that game was just awful. Thank you GameTap : uglysad
• haha this is one of the best ones yet : riptyde
• Hahahaha great : xxx2xxx
• Also Jericho does get pretty awesome for a few minutes at the part when you have to fight a fat guy with : AgentPothead

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• That race was pretty good and May ending up in last place in the Merc was pretty funny. I do disagree ... : stump
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  "Star in a reasonably priced car" should get the axe though. It's way too Jay Leno-y to be on an automob... : kanye_east
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    Agreed, but at least this week it was someone I recognized. Usually I'm like "who?" : skunk_ape
    • Well the show is British so of course most of their stars would be British. : cltcprd
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      Think of it as the 20 minutes of commercials the show would have on a different network. They need a chea... : peanut-
      • actually when they do broadcast it in the US on discovery channel that's exactly what they cut out, along... : ^-SeaWolf-^
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  i keep wondering how the BBC can afford producing these shows week after week. : vassili_zaitsev
  • Do you mean just Top Gear? It's only like 10 episodes a season. : stump
  • They probably can't anymore :( : chazums
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    The show has 350 million viewers worldwide. The BBC must get a lot of money from selling the rights. : rock elf
    • It makes more money for the BBC than any other show iirc : losimagic
• Agreed, loved it. I like the long single-segment specials a lot though. As long as they remain "special... : DinK
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  The speed of that Caparo is just unbelievable. Hope they fix the reliability problems, though. : intangir21
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    That and the fact that it's a death trap when cornering. : chazums
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      True enough, I really want to know why that is though, is it just a lack of weight for the power? Simila... : intangir21
      • I think it is probably amazing at cornering (look at the top gear lap time), the problem is that the powe... : cltcprd
      • The cornering is fine at high speeds when the downforce is high but at regular speeds, there isn't as muc... : stump
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  we really need top gear here in the states. The new episodes please, preferably airing a few hours after... : ant_hillbilly
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    It's on BBC America now if you get that. : Carnivac
    • the newest episodes? but no I dont get it. : ant_hillbilly

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  Does this happen when it's not overclocked? : walker270
  • I'll ask my brother who's home to check it out. : Sailor of Fortune
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  It's overclocked...hint #1 ( this is a free hint. absolutely no charge!): Downclock and test : EvilDolemite
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    this is the correct answer. Run at rated speeds to see if it works fine. : Iwannaacura
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      I had my brother set the CPU settings to default. Took a while because it kept coming up with the lock up... : Sailor of Fortune
      • Bump for some mid day help. : Sailor of Fortune
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        Did he re-overclock it? Seriously, if you're having stability issues you need to run everything at the... : walker270
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          No, I just had him lower the clock and default the CPU. none of that "optimized defaults" stuff. I'll ... : Sailor of Fortune
          • Default the RAM that is. : Sailor of Fortune
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  Dunno, could it be overheating? Regardless, always test the memory, so try burning memtest to a cd and s... : kaddar0
  • I should have mentioned I ran the tests prior and its fine. Temps are good too. Also interestingly eno... : Sailor of Fortune

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  DON'T cancel before signing up at the new place. the new place will take care of porting the number over... : electroly
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    also if you port the number, you may have to pay an early termination fee to your old provider if you're ... : Deathlove
    • I'm going to have to pay early termination anyway, but I've come to accept that. Thanks for the info thou... : uglysad
  • Listen to this man. If you cancel first you lose your number. : asylumn
• i'm not sure how suncom works but when my wife and i got married we moved her from her tmobie plan into a... : trevis

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• I wish to know this as well. : CrustaR
• Chance based and you have to string together combos by clicking when the sword is on fire. : EvilDolemite

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• i deem hot. : dahanese
• Still hot. : Edges

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• ok, that's awesome :( : freakord
• fucking LOL : moshman
• hahaha damn : jonin
• buahahah : med1c
• Cow power activated!! this made my day !! lololol : Skoal^Fyfan
• hahahahahha -- thats perfect!! : Shadowdane
• Sweet, I wouldn't suck at that either : vynn
• wahahahaha : moe6
• oh holy shit hahahaha : khaosman
• Funny. Laughing Out Loud. : yellowtexan
• oh god that is AWESOME : AlexXdude
• hahahahahahahaha : virus
• that would a great rock band novelty accessory : Foxhawk
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  When is this game out? And what other tracks can I bell along to? : Grim_Grom
  • More cowbell: http://www.geekspeakweekly.com/cowbell/data_search.pl : gnomish
• I would play this. Often. : skankcore
• please add this to rock band so I can play. : Slowtreme
• I gotta have more COWBELL! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23hEx8wzYlY : vynn
• I'd buy it! : thetangent