Morning Discussion

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  Robin Williams : pimpium
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    Robin williams is not a shacker!!111 : kaddar0
    • ^ THIS MAN IS ROBIN WILLIAMS ^ : tboomer2
  • He's the famous Warhammer player : zebosausamite
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  yeah i'm pretty famous : Mr.SEX
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    omg it's you!! : das_runt
    • How are you gentlemen? : Cheeziologist
  • I have a question for you Mr. SEX. What is your opinion on this article? http://latimesblogs.latimes.... : Vegtro
• Mr. SEX is pretty famouse : indosauros
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  I was in the news paper once : rosewood
  • This was the extent of my fame too, its what happens when you yank the judges mailbox out of the ground w... : Tattoo Trav
• Does George Broussard count? He at least posted on here a bit. : hrdwregk
• nope : anthonybean
• gaben lurks secretly : umegastar
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  Joe Rogan has an account here : dognose
  • This is cool^ : Tattoo Trav
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    whats his account name : chrisschutz
    • I believe it was primate : mrasparagus
  • He's coming here for a show. Wonder what would happen if I start yelling Lamp and Lime during his set. : tboomer2
  • Right here: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=199043 : Dimmona
• DookeyFingers has been on some tv shows and wrestled : bosst0ne
• Dookeyfingers was/is pro-wrestler. Ohnoes had a dad that made some game and he thinks he's famous but mo... : kgargs
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  MrLongHair : amrbean
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    Only in his own mind... : FormerHPB
    • I still picture the man walking away from me. His hair and coat were incredible. : pancake humper
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  Does Kevin Pereira count as famous now? : laurgasms
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    ^^ I would consider this a yes : Tattoo Trav
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      I had a crush on him before he was famous. And before I was legal. : laurgasms
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        I had a crush on him when he made me install Real Player to listen to PA :( : pancake humper
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          PA was good times : DinK
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            Nostalgia Points++ <3'd Pointless Audio = ) : pixelat3d
            • and shooters sucks, am i rite? : DinK
            • lickymysweaty. : abrasion
• Kevin Pereira used to post. : Dschinghis Khan
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  Mr. Longhair is a pretty big deal, I hear. : NexusOne
  • In like sweden or finland tho right? : oldschoolbob-o
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    Didn't he get to "good for the shack" the instant he got his 15 minutes? : Dynotaku
    • Mysterious long haired man as he exited the shack. : goatjc
    • Naw, if I remember right he still posted on here a decent amount after AOTS got big. I haven't seen him... : Dimmona
    • Naw, if I remember right he still posted on here a decent amount after AOTS got big. I haven't seen him... : Dimmona
  • Oh NexusOne, you haven't changed a bit. : theghostofsmdever
  • hahahahahahha : the city
• There are many infamous shackers. : zipr
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  joe rogan hasn't posted here in around 8 years. calling him a shacker is a stretch. : grifter
  • "Former shacker" perhaps. "Ex-shacker" is reserved for imprisoned pedos and self-imposed exiles. : Sailor of Fortune
  • ...or he changed accounts to remain anonymous. Just sayin... he probably posts on stoofoo : Super Sparker
• I consider everyone at Valve worthy of the title of celebrity. dognose : BlackCat9
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  define famous : eeeealmo
  • Well known in the public eye : Tattoo Trav
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  I was on national television : zerog83
  • I wrote for PC Gamer for a while - that's as close as I got to the Fame monster. : wytefang
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  Dookyfingers has acted in nationally-broadcast TV shows several times. : ChibiJosh
  • Untold Stories Of The E.R. : cjcharv
  • He's also in commercials and does wrestling. And he's an awesome dude. : tomservo
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  Jessica Alba : mmaster_pw
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    Jessica Alba is firebone : ChibiJosh
    • But really, hasn't Jessica Alba been inside all of us? : BlackCat9
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  Jonathan Parker Bedrava : _jon
  • You may laugh, but I will be famous one day! : JonathanBedrava
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  Dognose : mr.sleepy
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    Pretty much this. Dognose is wanted in 47 states on various charges. : aasyranth
    • Aggravated sniffing. : BlackCat9
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      Currently being chased by Florida's finest : Tattoo Trav
      • Which is why is he is able to enjoy himself at a theme park today. : silent prophet
• No thank God. : c0bra
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  Jared Leto http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20387633 : GrimmyD
  • nice pretty cool : Tattoo Trav
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    Is this for real? Because if so Switchback is one of my favorite chill-out movies. : c0bra
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      pics or gtfo : ass-street
      • in regards to this being true or not : ass-street
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      look at post above.. look at profile for person.. see pic? : Iwannaacura
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        I guess I don't get where you're going with that. Looks nothing like Jared Leto, who is 38 btw. : phipple
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          Yes that the point. Its not him. : Iwannaacura
          • Btw, If you want to be impressed (and potentially star struck), see my post below. : phipple
      • well I still like that movie : c0bra
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    Klearlyunseen is Jared Leto? He needs to take a video of himself saying "HAY SHACK". Idk, seems like bull... : phipple
    • Yeah, I don't think so. : Nixx2004
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    If you are going to pretend to be Jared Leto, you should change your profile age to something within a de... : silent prophet
    • I went back and reread his post. He made a joke about how he was bored at work and on too much caffeine. : phipple
  • i feel like destroying something beautiful : mindshot
  • Nah, don't think so... http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22136867#itemanchor_22136867 : dael
  • ip address of that post resolves to bedford, tx : ninjase
  • A guy from the Dune novels post here? : freqq28
  • haha, bulllllllshit. : Boring Writer
  • http://img482.imageshack.us/i/23349sk.jpg/ : Dimmona
  • I am Jared Leto! : CRasterImage
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  An interesting post would be to hear about semi-famous Shackers or people who had mild brushes with fame ... : wytefang
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    Sounds good to me, it can start here. : Tattoo Trav
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      I posted above that I got to write for PC Gamer and GamesRadar.com for about 2 years as a freelance revie... : wytefang
      • Yeah very cool, this could be interesting if it will stay going : Tattoo Trav
    • I was on unsolved mysteries once. as an actor. not the story : burningpantsman
  • I'm on a Superchunk record. : tashtego
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    I was an intern for Opie and Amthony for a few months. Put me on air a couple times to make fun of me, an... : pauk111
    • Have any of their interns not been made to look retarded? : Rauol Duke
  • Nick Breckon saw Jeff Goldblum at an airport: http://idlethumbs.net/blog/idle-thumbs-43-jeff-gone-goldblu... : the archvile
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  Derek Smart, Kevin Periera ( not kevp), Alice O'Connor, George Broussard : Cheeziologist
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    George is infamous now, not famous. : orgcaptainnemo
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      Well, doesn't that mean he's more than famous? : Totenjaeger
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        It's like being famous for crashing the Hindenburg or Titanic. : Sailor of Fortune
        • He's Hitler famous. : stratedge
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        This reminded me of "Flammable, or Inflammable...can't remember which, doesn't matter!" : DinK
        • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flammability#Linguistics:_Flammable_vs._inflammable They both mean that i... : Boring Writer
        • "Well, If it isn't my old friend, Mr. McCraig, with a leg for an arm and an arm for a leg!" : AxeMan808
      • He is in fame. : SigENeaT
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    Derek Smart is a member of many games forums so its not like he's a "shacker" Joe Rogan is probably ou... : bashildy@speakeasy.net
    • Seriously - I also frequent 2-3 other much smaller gaming forums, and Derek has been a vocal member of a... : Dimmona
  • I was on TV several times pimping EQ on G4 and other game related documentaries. But yeah, low level M... : Thornfist
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  Vantage : Downforce
  • Not yet :( : Vantage
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  I played an extra in this indy film about 2 females and a their love for this cup. It was a little stran... : Anastomosis
  • *rimshot* : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  I was an extra in about 5 episodes of the new Degrassi series :( : MrBig0
  • Man sleeping in work-van outside degrassi junior high. : bosst0ne
• George Broussard. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  lookitzpancakes : heyrobscott
  • EOT : skelom
  • jcutner : biskits
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    MrLonghair : Ride-My-Rocket
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      Someone* should start a 'where are they now?' section on the wiki about these guys. * not me : itsjames
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        Oh, his blog is back! http://mrlonghair.livejournal.com/ I remember him having to take it down due to sha... : Greg Stephens
        • holy shit! He put on some weight! : itsjames
  • How does that line from his horrible song go? : the city
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  Does Ronald Jenkees count? :) : onji
  • Hell yeah he does! : phipple
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    is he really here? : skelom
    • yeah, only posted a couple of times though: http://www.shacknews.com/profile/helloyoutubes : onji
• i was on an episode of Romper Room when i was about 6. : waxthirteen
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  Are we talking famous people that anyone would know outside of the nerdom, or famous people that nerds wo... : freakynipples69
  • I didn't really care, its interesting to see who we chat with on a daily basis : Tattoo Trav
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  I'm batman. : sparkly
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    which one? : Tattoo Trav
    • Nipples. : Rehevkor
  • no i am batman : hanged_man
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  Phil is creator and CEO of philsized.com, thats pretty fucking big. : Saman
  • or just the resident victim? : MaverickOrig
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  This is my uncle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Mull : SqueegyTBS
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    Does that make you a famous nephew : Tattoo Trav
    • He was in an episode of Family Guy, so yes it does! : SqueegyTBS
  • i loved that dude in roseanne! : waxthirteen
  • Martin Mull is awesome. I remember a Letterman appearance years ago where Dave was asking him about kick... : mafu5150
  • Fernwood 2Nite! : AxeMan808
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  Keanu, although he's been absent since 2002. http://www.shacknews.com/search.x?type=comments&terms=&c... : santa-s
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    Whoa. : Reeves
    • lmao : ErneX
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  ATTN: Everyone. I've been a shacker for a long time. My original nickname died in the changeover to the n... : phipple
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    I'm the True Fist Of The North Star : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Everyone, follow our lead! DIVULGE YOURSELVES. : phipple
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    You were great at crying in Kramer vs. Kramer. : Endymion_
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      Too kind, really. I've been truly blessed. Luck has a lot to do with it. I remember I was thinking about ... : phipple
      • Oh, and I had to shit real bad, too. I held it for too long intentionally to really force some intensity ... : phipple
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    I'm Tiger Woods : dirge23
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      I'm Alex Chilton : ass-street
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        you died this week : flagg209
        • yeah, i needed a vacation. : ass-street
        • He's the other Alex Chilton. : Dong Patrol
    • You ever had a golden shower? : Thornfist
    • You're my hero Tiger ! : Cashh
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    I'm Spartacus. : CrustaR
    • No I am Spartacus!!! : Caoster007
  • I dub Christopher Walken's lines in all of his movies. His actual voice doesn't test well. : Sailor of Fortune
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    I am Jerry O'Connell and goddammit, more people should have watched Sliders!! : askedrelic
    • Agreed jerry. I really enjoyed that show, and I wanted to actually be a guest star! : phipple
    • About a year ago I did a marathon of it, love that show so much : SlingBlaze
    • Your wife is hot, can I borrow her? : Thornfist
  • I'm Ron Jeremy. : Fyunch Click
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    I am Jonathan Bedrava. : JonathanBedrava
    • I knew it!! : CrustaR
  • I am the not so fictional super hero Spaceman Spiff : spiffymc
  • Their stories, and Andy Rooney, tonight, on 60 Minutes. : MercFox1
  • I am the Overfiend : ryuuseki
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    I'm Stephen Hawking. : theangrywaffles
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      so...when you started fucking your nurse and cheating on your wife, did you use the voice synth while fuc... : Fyunch Click
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        http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pwxt_stephen-hawking-sextape_fun : theangrywaffles
        • nws dammit.. I guess I should have known : Reeves
  • I am Jack's complete lack of surprise. : BongSlayerB
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    I am the firestarter : drodver
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      I am the Instigator : Slowtreme
      • I am the aggravator : Boring Writer
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    I am the walrus : flagg209
    • I am Sgt Pepper : SgtPepper78
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    I'm Brian of Nazareth : razorblade79
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      no, I'm Bwian. : Fyunch Click
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        I'm Brian and so is my wife! : SockMonkeh
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          lol beat me to it : loppsided
          • you are all individuals! : Postal
  • I'm Liam Neeson. : lotus2133
  • I'm actor Troy McClure. You might remember me from such films as "The Erotic Adventures of Hercules" and ... : darcspeed
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    I'm Drew Marlowe! : sammyl
    • lol. : Ctrl-Phreak
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    I'm that guy that was on that show....you know...with the girl and the whatchamacallit? : Do_Or_Die
    • Ryan Reynolds from 2 guys, a girl, and a pizza place? : phipple
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    Iiii'm Captain Kirk!!!! : Dschinghis Khan
    • +lol : Cheeziologist
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    My real name is Michelle Yeoh. : moe6
    • You are so dreamy! : Vantage
  • In the shacknews comments system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups... : silent prophet
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    I'm Bill Paxton : Mr. Goodwrench
    • Bishop should go man! : RogerDandy
  • I'm John Carmack : SqueegyTBS
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    I'm Max Planck. : c0bra
    • Damn you and your constant : Greg Stephens
  • Jared Fogle : davislovestacobell
  • I'm Johnny 5 : Cheeziologist
  • I am the Hero of Kvatch : pancake humper
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    I'm the fat kid from Stand By Me : themaestro2657
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      Your impression of Tom Cruise was superb! : Feisty Cadaver
      • Thanks, i'm actually kin of proud of that. : themaestro2657
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    http://sixtymins.ytmnd.com/ : Nitrium
    • http://shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22451912 I spoke too soon? : MercFox1
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    I am Colonel Shepard, and THIS is my favorite shop on the citadel. : Simulacrum
    • Commander Shepard, you dolt! : Cheeziologist
    • Meet me in engineering in 5 minutes. : Hitman05
  • I'm the Juggernaut, bitch. : MorrisatCNN
  • I'm Waldo : ihya
  • I'M BRIAN FELLOWS! : DinK
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    I'm Lindsay Lohan...anyone got some blow? : ColoradoCNC
    • hahaha awesome, you tramp : Tattoo Trav
  • I yam whats I yam : lolpatrol
  • I'm Brian Blessed ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrDvXe6l_xo : peetabix01
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    I am Matt Roloff of Little People Big World fame, and I scare myself. : Tattoo Trav
    • that's just your pint sized shadow : cptstern
  • I am the boy from Mac & Me : Drewus
  • wait, I change my persona, I am Pepper Jack : Mr. Goodwrench
  • I am Reggie Bush. : das_runt
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    I am Kate Gosselin. 8 other shackers are my kids, can you guess which ones? : ChibiJosh
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      I hate what you did to our family, Mom! Guess which kid I am, You don't know us at all!!! : .sticks.
      • Um... the half-asian one? : ChibiJosh
  • I'm Batman. : greydog
  • I have ridden the mighty moon worm. : Adm.Snackbar
  • I did the voice for Karl Childers. Billy Bob Thorton's voice didn't test well as that character. I li... : Maddog_Delphi97
  • I'm Jared Leto : Dimmona
  • I am firebone : creep
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  This info should be captured as a page on the ShackWiki : TroZ
  • Indosauros is the only one who updates that lol :( : askedrelic
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  I would argue that I have personally met the largest amount of shackers, or atleast be in the top 4 with ... : askedrelic
  • I would certainly defer to you and Mad Brahmin Disease on this : dognose
• I don't know any of the above people. So no. : Gunzee
• Soul Colossus was in the news for a little bit. : reelbk
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  C is for Celebrity, and C is also for CrustaR : re4ctor
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    Coincidence? I think not. : silentbobuk
    • That is strange indeed! : CrustaR
• I'm REALLY famous in the netherlands! Well, not really. But all dutch shackers have probably heard me, wh... : Bamii
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  How could you all forget toneh? :( : Ctrl-Phreak
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    o]o/ : Degenerate
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      lol wtf it looked good in the preview :( : Degenerate
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        so do the Cubs each year. : Fyunch Click
        • lol! : RikiTiki2
        • punked lol : Slowtreme
        • o man : fishbone
        • :( : Degenerate
        • below the belt : mr.sleepy
        • hahahaha : proclone1
        • so true. Kind of like Year xxxx is the year of the linux desktop! : mrvandelay
        • fuckin ouch lol : virus
      • Degen, please try again! : CrustaR
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        ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ : Endymion_
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          ^ This is astoundingly awesome. : Super Sparker
          • Someone check his post history and find which ancient thread THAT was practiced on. : tboomer2
        • whoa/] : Arctic Fox
        • I'm impressed. : Lexicon_Leidun
        • Yowza! : ChibiJosh
    • and what the fuck is that supposed to be dgnr8 : toneh
  • i think this is the best answer. the others don't post enough to count : RikiTiki2
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    I'm more infamous than famous. : toneh
    • I think you win the shacker fame poll simply based on the fact that you're the only one to reply to the p... : Ctrl-Phreak
• ive been in some tv commercials but nothing national 8-) : spiderfill
• lookitzpancakes will always be my famous shacker : ateam311
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  isn't Orson Scott Card a member? : homeboyJim
  • his only post http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=11674439#itemanchor_11674439 : boring gegtik
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=11674439 : homeboyJim
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      lmao @ gegtiks reply http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=11674575#itemanchor_11674575 : mr.sleepy
      • just the facts ma'am! : boring gegtik
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        hahaha damnit gegtik : proclone1
        • mormons are neato : boring gegtik
  • Has an account : dognose
• I've been photographed by sparkly : azenmaster
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  I would guess that anyone famous wouldn't let that be known so that they could discuss games. With us wit... : dognose
  • You're really Sam Elliot aren't you dognose. : beastrabban
  • If you notice the subthread above, we're ready to come out of the gaming chair. We're out and we're proud... : phipple
• I'm kind of a big deal : drucifer
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  I am Robin Williams : .Jayson
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    I am Iron Man. : biskits
    • http://sixtymins.ytmnd.com/ : beastrabban
• Celebrities are too cool for the chatty. They all post in the front page. : Creepin_Jeezus
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  morris@cnn? i forget if that's his actual shackname, but it's similar : davislovestacobell
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    oh, and i'm an internet celebrity...ladies ;) http://www.animated-glitter-graphics.com/images/well-lad... : davislovestacobell
    • I remember that pic! : thekidd
• So after reading this thread, I'm gonna have to say that the answer is "no". : emcea
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  Orson Scott Card had an account for like 10 minutes but then people chased him away : ninjase
  • it's ok, you can say it was gegtik. : Fyunch Click
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  I can't believe you guys forgot about Keanu Reeves. http://www.shacknews.com/search.x?type=comments&te... : Dschinghis Khan
  • haha, four solid pages of it : EvilDolemite
  • Holy lol. : StolenNosferatu
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    it's even spelled correctly...amazing! : speon
    • which proves it's fake : cptstern
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    Whoa. : Reeves
    • this post needs more love : Postal
  • We also had James T Kirk! : abrasion
  • That post history is the best! Cracks me up each time. : lightly inclined
  • ahahaha : MrBig0
  • I remembered him earlier. : santa-s
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  will smith formerly of maximum pc should count! : xsoulbrothax
  • Oh, hell nah! : CrustaR
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  What about the guy who was related to the actor who voices Invader Zim and had him record a greeting to t... : paulatreus
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    I must hear this. : Ctrl-Phreak
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      That was me, though that's a pretty weak link for me to claim being famous. Let me see if I can find t... : exigence7
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        Looks like it's still up here: http://silversnake.shackspace.com/Invader-Zim-for-Shack.mp3 : exigence7
        • haha i just started watching invader zim on netflix streaming. great cartoon. : xxiv
• Bert Newton : abrasion
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  Socksta and I are kindof a big deal. : fleabug
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    Socksta has disappeared! Where is he now? : CrustaR
    • He became a bigger deal. : bakanoodle
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      I don't know! He texted me last weekend but I haven't heard from him since. I may be in Austin this... : fleabug
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        Wait..it's SXSW! Are you MAD?!? : CrustaR
        • That is why I am coming down! I like going to the free shows, and hanging out in the street. The gi... : fleabug
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      I've seen him around the Shack BFBC2 servers a couple times : stoned wallaby crop circle
      • I must find him before it's too late! : CrustaR
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  I am Jesse James. : myfasha
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    I am Robert Ford : Drewus
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      r} *bang* {r : Drewus
      • you really suck at red tags : shika.art
    • and a coward : pimpium
  • Nice going cheating on Sandra Bullock there bud. : lotus2133
• I am Arnald Swharganizginer. : Utopia
• I am on the FBI's top then most wanted list. Does that make me famous enough? Google my name "Abdullah... : r3ckless
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  I'm famous in certain circles for my amazing ability to shoot golf balls out of my vagina at alarming spe... : TheMonkeyWench
  • I'm famous for catching them with my teeth. : TheNiXXeD
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    I would post that picture of Dan Aykroyd with his mouth agape but I can't find it. : DrWaffles
    • lol i love that pic : royalally
    • http://serpico74.shackspace.com/ackroyd.jpg : Serpico74
  • Yes, that IS a roll of dimes in my pocket. Thank you for asking. : Greg Stephens
• In my imagination I'm the most popular guy in the world, and everyone loves me and wants to be my friend.... : Orange Pylon
• I'm guessing Jeff Cannata has an account. Which one of you is he? : kevp
• Someone here is the son of a famous Microsoft exec, I think. I remember a huge thread where everyone was ... : jingletard
• I think Robin Walker and Killcreek have posted here. Not sure about Gabe Newell.. I think he has an ac... : Maddog_Delphi97
• I am Sparticus : thejay247
• I'm Deadpool : edge198
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  Windows 7 was my idea! : Mister Groin
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    This has spurred an idea of mine... Windows... 8!!! : edgewise
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      9 Minute Windows. Beat that! : pigvomit
      • Step into my office...cuz you're fucking fired! : two50six
• My Mom says I am special. Does that count? : CRasterImage
• Dave Mustaine. : timmie

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• I have little to no PHP experience. I'm good at looking like I'm busy though, and you probably already ha... : ninjase
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  I obviously need to learn PHP. This is the second consecutive day. somebody link a rad tutorial! : Degenerate
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    <?="Hello World."?> : multisync
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      ok, I pasted this into notepad. now what? : Degenerate
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        save as .php and send to peter with your resume as proof you know PHP : multisync
        • Roger that : Degenerate
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        Congratulations, you are a programmer. Don't ask for less than 90k in job interviews. : silent prophet
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          shit yeah. first thing I'm doing is buying an Escalade and some Spreewells. : Degenerate
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            C'mon dude. You are a programmer for god's sake. Think bigger. Live the computer engineering lifestyle. : silent prophet
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              I was going to make the Escalade remote controlled from my phone and be able to transform into a fire bre : Degenerate
              • I assume he means a yellow '02 impreza with a loud, wide ass aftermarket exhaust. : stratedge
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    http://devzone.zend.com/article/627 : Omning
    • this actually looks helpful. wtf? : Degenerate
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      Wow, those are some old tutorials : action roommate
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        Still a viable way to learn the basics. : Omning
        • the tutorials are echoing html. i think not. : Maarten Goldstein
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    It's really easy actually. Imagine HTML tags that you can program in. It's such an awesome idea. : S1ing B1ade
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      I'm sorry, you misspelled Cold Fusion. : action roommate
      • Fuck cold fusion in the ass. With no lube. : squigiliwams
      • No kidding. : ieGod
      • oh fuck, I just got flashbacks : mrblarg
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      PHP is the right solution to the wrong problem. : RomSteady
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        Ok, I'll bite. What's the right problem, in your opinion? : action roommate
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          PHP originated as a way to create a stripped down, maintainable version of Perl for creating web pages. ... : RomSteady
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            Ignoring what I disagree with about your answer, you actually didn't answer my question. : action roommate
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              Architecture, security and maintainability. PHP by default brings over everything that was heinous abo... : RomSteady
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                Wait, are you saying "Architecture, security and maintainability" are the problems that PHP should be try... : action roommate
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                  The wrong problem was performance, and they are definitely the right solution to that. : RomSteady
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                    I can agree with speed of development, but not necessarily speed of execution. Of the things I would lis... : action roommate
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                      PHP itself was written in C, but was meant to replace some Perl scripts. : RomSteady
                      • Yeah, he didn't like the performance hit of forking/execing a Perl binary. So I guess I get your point t... : action roommate
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  i read this really first the fast time and thought you got fired : multisync
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    you typed this post really first and didn't fast proofread, amirite? : StolenNosferatu
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      oh shi that too - but i can make my bad posts disappear! : multisync
      • but dude if you kill yourself your posts will remain in the database : boomstickah
      • How's your television experience? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  can i telecommute? : re4ctor
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    Nope. : action roommate
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      can i telecommut? : papaskot
      • Hmmmm. mayyyyybe. No : action roommate
    • go ahead and trash the resume I sent you then. This is bullshit. : Degenerate
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  I would literally quit my job if my company made me develop in PHP. : daVinci1980
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    As opposed to figuratively quitting? : action roommate
    • He does that everyday. : famine101
    • As opposed to being hyperbole. : daVinci1980
  • you tell 'em. : J4NUS
• I'm a programmer with ambiguous employment and PHP experience, unfortunately I'm very far from texas : johnlocks
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  I wrote an include yesterday. It worked on the first try! : Dynotaku
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    Dyno, for as long as I've known you, you have been interested in learning web programming. I picked up... : action roommate
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      Shack Productivity > Learning PHP. : Vegtro
      • This is my downfall as well. : MrBig0
    • A number of things. Primarily crippling ADD. Reading/learning code is really hard for me. Like seriously : Dynotaku
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  I'm interested! But I'm in Australia. Does that disqualify me? :-( : Aldebrand
  • Yes =( : action roommate

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  i'll be there and i'll bring the suck with me! : ass-street
  • I wouldn't want to play it any other way. : Dschinghis Khan
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  EFF YEAH! I wonder... With FF on, is it possible to run over the engy repairing your tank behind yo... : MeenMunky
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    I fucking hope so. : Dschinghis Khan
    • Or accidentally kill the other engy beside you when your wrench slips. Whoops! : MeenMunky
  • at least you wont fucking clip through the damn tank and end up on the wrong side of cover! : .Jayson
  • yes. it sucks : feek
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    It is possible to revive one teammate and kill another with one blast of the shock paddles : prokat
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      It would be awesome to TK someone with the back blast of the RPG, like in AA. : MeenMunky
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        Or accidentally kills them with the paddles, hahaha! : Dschinghis Khan
        • Oh god, I'm going to knife so many teammates accidentally. Whenever someone jumps in front of me my first... : Duffman8369
    • I have killed an enemy and revived a teammate with one shock, so yes. : Xevo
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  absolutely shattered that I cannot play :( : moe6
  • Moe6 :( Dude, get that shit fixed asap! : Dschinghis Khan
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    What? Why? : ieGod
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      His computer had a heart attack. : Dschinghis Khan
      • My condolences :( : ieGod
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  Gonna miss most of this tonight, my daughter has a concert at school. She made 1st chair flute BTW! : .Jayson
  • Nice! : Dschinghis Khan
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    Good stuff! :) : Alco23
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      Yeah, and I was surprised because she was pretty bad when she first started last year, LOL. Like REALLY ... : .Jayson
      • lmao : MercFox1
      • So, she blew hard? But, that's what you're supposed to do! : MeenMunky
  • 'grats mate :) : Arctic Fox
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    Sweet! Encourage her musical ability as much as you can! : StolenNosferatu
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      My parents did that. I regret they did so almost every day. : mysled
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        Why :(? : StolenNosferatu
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          Because it made me believe my musical ability was my greatest asset, and when I started applying to conse... : mysled
          • Ah. My parents were always of the "do whatever you want as a hobby, as long as you have something practic... : StolenNosferatu
• I'll try to be there, we'll see how it goes over here. Also, friendly fire? My apologies in advance for a... : unholydonuts
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  I'll be there! : AlexXdude
  • AlexXdude! EFF YEAH! : Dschinghis Khan
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    There's no protected spawn for you to snipe and MG camp from! : Duffman8369
    • HOW DARE YOU : AlexXdude
• i'm not working tomorow morning so i can actually attend this week! : theWhite
• EFF YEAH! More drinking! Even though I was late to work this morning from the St. Patrick's Day drinking ... : Duffman8369
• I'll be out as I'll be watching NCAA basketball, in particular, the Jayhawks stomp whoever they have in t... : goatjc
• EFFF YEAH I'm prepared to call down mortar strikes on my teammates! : MercFox1
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  Anyone want to play on Chicago now? : UtilityMaximizer
  • you bet your sweet ass... but I'm at work. : usmcmueller
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  I'm in. Can't wait for this ragetrain to get rolling. : jimmy_legs
  • duffman? : james_austintx
  • RAGE : Alco23
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  Why is it EFF YEAH and not FEEK YEAH? : CrustaR
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    EFF YEAH is from Unreal Tournament 3. One night we were playing and Mercfox1 kept spamming that voice com... : Dschinghis Khan
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      Perhaps we should start a petition to change the command to its proper phrase! : CrustaR
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        Take it up with CliffyB. : Dschinghis Khan
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          Do you have his telephone number? I would like to settle this once and for all! I also need to convince... : CrustaR
          • Why? The first one was fucking terrible. Also, try the number at the end of this clip: http://www.yout... : Arctic Fox
          • Ask him if he has any sweet jumps spare. : Alco23
      • Eff you. You don't play with us anyway! : ArcKnight
  • ask cliffyb : ass-street
  • have yet to learn your lesson combining words and shack usernames i see? :o : riedlos
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  Hey I have a quick question, does the retail PC version auto-patch itself? I've looked everywhere I can : deject
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    My steam one auto-patched. i never even saw it happen. but i can see results from the changelog. eg: brow... : chilln
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      That's normal for Steam games though. I'm talking retail versions, as I bought mine on amazon when it wa... : deject
      • I think when u start the game it checks the version. but im not sure. : chilln
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    there's a separate update file for the retail version (hence why if you see me on Steam - i'm always play... : dedgecko
    • aha! thanks. : deject
• I... may be there. It appears that I need to reseat my heatsink/fan on my CPU, two of my cores are runnin... : Arctic Fox
• You guys remember this game!? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy7IQ-i2Zzc&feature=related : Dschinghis Khan
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  My computer is out of commission. Damn it all to hell! : chungathebunga
  • >:( : Alco23
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  Since we have the authenticator (thanks to ieGod), do we still need to be on TS to keep from getting kick... : Cheespuff
  • I dunno, i guess not. Ask Alco and Fox. : Dschinghis Khan
  • On Thursday night Drunken Shackbattle the answer is YES. : Duffman8369
  • The answer is yes (drunken alltalk is a tradition for Thursday Shackbattles). And for asking such a quest : Alco23
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    wtf - it's never been a requirement to be on TS to keep yourself from getting kicked, only to have the [s... : dedgecko
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      Prepared to get kicked. : Alco23
      • not from Drunken BC2 Thursdays - just Shackservers in general. : dedgecko
    • it is for thursday night : ass-street
    • laff - everyone in this sub-thread should have refreshed before posting, including me! Feel free to nuke... : dedgecko
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      *cough* http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22375197 : Arctic Fox
      • <slap!!!> : dedgecko
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  FF OFF ALTERNATE SHACKBATTLE/OVERFLOW GAME ON CHICAGO 69 - SAME TIME, SAME TS SERVER : trOmblyj
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    Friendly fire scares me. I'll be on Chicago tonight where it's safe. Just call me Linus van Pelt. : Ryu Connor
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      my K/D ratio is bad enough as it is, I imagine I'd die on average 15 more times with FF on. : trOmblyj
      • per round I meant. : trOmblyj
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        nah - you can just kill me over and over again - fucker : dedgecko
        • will do! : trOmblyj
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    Is this the sober server? : .frame
    • SERIOUS BIDNESS : Arctic Fox
    • If people are drinking I won't object! : trOmblyj
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    good to know... I might just play here instead due to a likely decrease in Hard Chargers... =D : Xevo
    • Lol... You talking about yourself again? :p : Alco23
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  My last experience with friendly fire, I was on a Hardcore server and lost like 60 points. I got killed ... : dnagenome
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    This bodes really well for our shackbattle tonight. You can't actually rank down from losing points can y... : Duffman8369
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      I hope so, i'm gonna keep jumping in front of MercFox and _jon if that's the case >:D : Dschinghis Khan
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        Will the server be going full-on hardcore? So it only takes 2 or three shots to kill someone? If so you... : dnagenome
        • Nah, that's a bit too serious for us. : Dschinghis Khan
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          Nah, we're not going full retard hardcore, just turning on friendly fire. : Alco23
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            If you knife a teammate in FF mode, do you get their tags? : dnagenome
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              Only one way to find out... : Arctic Fox
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                I have a feeling that the TK's are gonna be way worse than they were in DOD:S if so. : dnagenome
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                  this is going to be so fun! : .frame
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                    Ya, the difference between BLUE and m[ORANGE]m is so hard to see once i've been drinking. : dnagenome
                    • bah stupid tags : dnagenome
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        HERE WE GO!!! oh man I cant wait to go all JIHAD JEEP with the ATV tonight is going to be so much fun : MercFox1
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          I might try making this my default method of taking out tanks : Arctic Fox
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            Will a jeep loaded with c4 on the front take out a tank if you ram into it? : ant_hillbilly
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              i think u gotta fire the c4 still. : chilln
              • Of course if any bullets wing you you'll go sky-high : Arctic Fox
              • I see. We tried jihad'n a helicopter the other night. We threw in 12 c4 and some tank mines to try to r... : ant_hillbilly
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              If anything destroys the ATV - it will explode - the C4 is set off by anything that explodes - including ... : dedgecko
              • A full health ATV can die if you drive straight into a wall. : ArcKnight
    • you better be able to! i hope to be ejected from the armed forces! : ass-street
  • I do this all the time, I take down buildings with the UAV and Destruction 2.0 my teammates :P : Arctic Fox
• Get drunk, shoot bitches? I'm in. : limpossible
• Friendly Fire?! EFF YEAH ........... : SolrFlare
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  First to -5000 points wins. : Cliffzorz
  • I'm bringing a Chuckie V. so you all better run! I am so gonna win this shit. : dnagenome
  • BUY THIS GAME FGT! : Dschinghis Khan
• ugh, FF :( : Clay
• EFF YA! I would like to reserve my usual bar stool please! : .frame
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  chicago isn't 32 slots anymore? Since when? : edgewise
  • He is referring to the teamspeak server I believe. : ant_hillbilly
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    It was a typo. He meant the Chicago TS server doesn't currently support more than 32 slots. : Alco23
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      there's a separate Chicago TS server? : edgewise
      • It's run by re-verse but normally only used for Shackbattle days. : ieGod
      • The server details are in my profile. You may as well go and bookmark/add it to your TS since we use it f... : Alco23
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  :( : mrblarg
  • Buy it, fgt! : Dschinghis Khan
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    Seriously, how much does a new computer cost? Mine only cost 350, then you have another 50 for the game w... : Dschinghis Khan
    • there are computers on there for reasonable prices that'd run BFBC2 : MisterPhoton
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  FFE HAEY : DrWaffles
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    Your computer all fixed up now Waffles? : Arctic Fox
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      It never broke. This is the second or third time someone mentioned this o_O Odd : DrWaffles
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        http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22449506 : trOmblyj
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          My computer never died, it just chugs in BC2 :(. 10-15 FPS on a full server. : DrWaffles
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            Using DX9? I double my FPS from ~18 to high 30s during the action packed areas by going from DX10 down... : Alco23
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              What cpu do you have? : ant_hillbilly
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                i7 920. So that's not the problem. : Alco23
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                  What res are you running at? I have an 8800gts running dx9 and get 60+ fps. I have everything set to hi... : ant_hillbilly
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                    I'm using settings IIRC without the 4xAA override @ 1920x1200 res. I'm probably averaging around 50fps bu... : Alco23
                    • *using the same settings : Alco23
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              I'm using DX9 on a 8800GTX. Unfortunately, I can't see out of the heavy MGs with DX9 :( : DrWaffles
              • http://pix.motivatedphotos.com/2009/5/28/633791499344153230-JediCat.jpg : Arctic Fox
              • Haha true true, that bugs me too. But I'd rather be able to knife someone than use a heavy MG :P. : Alco23
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        my kids were watching me when I shot down you in that chopper today. They were pretty excited. : redfive
        • You meanie >:( : DrWaffles
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    YEAH EFF : ass-street
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      YEFF EAH! : Duffman8369
      • EFF E HAY EFFE : ass-street
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  Is EFF YEAH already set for friendly fire? I was thinking of doing some testing! : dnagenome
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    Yeah, FF has been on since yesterday. Had edgewise test it for me. hehehe. : Alco23
    • Lol, did he volunteer or did you VOLUNTEER him? : dnagenome
    • you should turn it off. It's not an improvement at all. : edgewise
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  I need the TS info. : Pacalon
  • http://www.shacknews.com/profile/Alco23 : Arctic Fox
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  So will this fix the TS problems? Because the first shackbattle we were all on the Dallas server and ... : ArcKnight
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    I think Dallas' capacity has been upgraded substantially since then. : Arctic Fox
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      I thought Dallas always had a 200 person server and the problem was the channel limit. : ArcKnight
      • I'd search Rydogg1's comments cause I know he's mentioned it before but comment search is down. : ArcKnight
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    ALSO FFS: turn off voice activation : proclone1
    • I like hearing the sound of someone setting their glass down on their desk. : .frame
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  can someone toss me an invite to the BC2 group so i can get all the info? http://steamcommunity.com/id... : StolenNosferatu
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    done. : Alco23
    • you're a good man! thanks. : StolenNosferatu
• I cant find my wallet :( : IgnoramusSA
• I am gonna get wasted and fuck shit up with you guys tonight! : Xevo
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  One of these nights I want to play on a squad with it's own teamspeak channel, coordinated classes and a ... : edgewise
  • Sounds like the opposite of Thursday night to me. What would that be, yadsruhT night? : ArcKnight
  • I haven't seen you on TS edgewise - I'm totally down for that. : trOmblyj
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    Havester and kill9 are often running a sweet little squad like that most night, hit them up. If I'm on a... : midgetherder
    • Nasty Jack is the same way, and is an awesome squad mate. : Xevo
  • I would really enjoy that, too. In fact, I suggested a night to do exactly that if enough people were in... : DianeOfTheMoon
  • We actually separated into 2 teams on TS yesterday. Worked well, but I missed talking back at trOmblyj al... : AxeMan808
  • Weren't you with us last night on #69? If I'm on a shack server, I refuse to play with anyone that isn't... : dedgecko

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• Drake's have huge tanks. def good for ratting. Plus you're most of the way to ravens at that point. : loboca
• Yeah get a drake, or just fit artys or something and use the cap you save for the tank. You don't need to... : Callic
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  Does ECM and NOS/Neuts work on rats? : bolange
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    ECM works, it makes the rats fly away from you after they lose target. NOS on rats will give you capacit... : semaphore
    • wasn't the nos changed? It used to be that rats had inifite cap. But with the nos changes, aren't rats ... : JuffoWup
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  You're already in a BC? Nice, I still haven´t gone up from Cruiser, just doing Core and Drones atm wit... : gebz
  • I can failfit a BC--fine for melting through L2s but for any sort of pvp I'd rock a punisher. : bolange
• minmatar 4 eva : ]pm[chem
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  missile skills are good to have regardless of race...each race has a set of missile centric ships. for a... : nitrus
  • cheers for mentioning the cruiser+ ships. The Khanid frigs and dessie have a missile problem that needs ... : JuffoWup
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  If you dare put hybrid guns on a Harbinger I will personally come to your house and bash your teeth in. : snot3353
  • I'll take that as a vote to get into a Caldari BC... : bolange
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    I'm pretty out of touch with the game, but hybrids on an amarr ship is silly. Projectiles on some ship... : Fayk
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      Is the reason it's considered silly the fact that Amarr is known for tanking and the long range of hybrid... : bolange
      • I was thinking silly just because they still use capacitor, but you are still losing out on your ship rac... : Fayk
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  I'd grab some drone skills and bring 5 Hammerhead I's or Infiltrator I's in with you to help with dps. E... : melkore
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    Sure, but I still have the seven turrets I need to do something with... : bolange
    • you need to ditch the harbinger if you're going to be killing Angels : zerog83
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      Don't the crystals do different damage types depending on type? Or is it just range/damage? : melkore
      • lasers only do EM and Thermal damage. The crystal changes the range and damage amount of both types. Shor... : zerog83
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        Sadly not. I guess I'm gonna have to slap some projectiles (or hybrid) turrets on there until I can get : bolange
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          /me gets his brass knuckles ready. In all seriousness though, if you already have decent bc/gunnery sk... : snot3353
          • Yeah, leaning towards projectiles I think. With my tank (now with extra capacitor!) I don' t mind being ... : bolange
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            This. Minmatar Frigate IV and Cruiser III will take you no time at all, and as soon as you get them you'... : Lunaran
            • I have all racial Frigs @ 2 already and training times on these look like I could pilot (poorly) by Sunda... : bolange
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  bolange stay with Amarr, go for my favorite ship. the Damnation (Command ship with armor gang boost + 5 h... : MaverickOrig
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    And as nitrus points out, the sacrilege is a good stepping stone : MaverickOrig
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      Both of these suggestions are going to take me months to train to. 35 days just to get Cruisers V and an... : bolange
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        Ya, his recommendation makes sense in the long term, but... Are projectiles the best weapon against Angel... : loboca
        • the way projectile ammo has been changed, they are pretty similar to missiles. Wide range of damage type... : JuffoWup
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        mission running in highsec is about 10x easier than ratting for a new player needing to make money. just... : ]pm[chem
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          Already have a jc in a good highsec area w/ another Harby parked there for missioning. The ratting setup... : bolange
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            The 0.0 ratting also seemed pretty lucrative as our fleet of three hit a plex and I pulled in 3m in bount... : bolange
            • yeah...feel free to contract your alloyed trit bars to me from your salvage...kthx. : nitrus
• switch to a proph and use projectiles. You aren't losing anything (hell, you are gaining since projectil... : JuffoWup
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  Arg...I just got an email from my character telling me to resub. DO NOT TEMPT ME BONGSLAYERB : BongSlayerB
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    Joooooooiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnn Uuuuusssssssssss Or if you'd rather not, can I have your stuff? : bolange
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      All I have now is mining equipment and ships and it took way to long to get that Orca, so sorry, no you m... : BongSlayerB
      • Hey man, my mining character is almost done training for Hulk and it's Orca after that, you should hook h... : ejectorpod
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  sisi has some fun stuff. Apparently, the planet system is live on there. For some reason, the last de... : JuffoWup
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    I need to check sisi out some time but I always have a hard time accomplishing everything I want on the r... : bolange
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      I'm starting to think eve search is broken. These new devs aren't showing up on dev specific search (I s... : JuffoWup
      • and I went off topic and didn't answer why I replied I guess. The information right now won't get you th... : JuffoWup
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  Pirate Hunting! Let's say I wanted to go to low or null sec and patiently wait for those wanting to do... : Sturm08
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    I'm betting on the later :) First off, you'll probably want to hunt in low. Null appears to be less l... : bolange
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      Cool. I've got a small posse, I just need them to not be cowards. And I'm entirely skilled for scrambling... : Sturm08
      • Well, "bad" is relative. You could always "show info" on the pilots in local and look for a low sec stat : bolange
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        Also, if you just wanna pvp look into Faction Warfare. Sounds like you can hop in and out and pvp as muc... : bolange
        • Yeah I'm going there shortly too. : Sturm08
    • Bad. The big advantage you have against pirates (like me) is that you can hug sentry guns like a giant pu... : snot3353
• Well I helped secure a system, capturing 2 buttons, so I was promoted. Heh. : ejectorpod
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  Yesterday/Last Night FW Subthread: Main victory of note was carrier + a couple ships near it (not all ... : Reptile
  • nice post, will read in detail later. always fun to kill a capship : ]pm[chem
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    Juno's a good guy. : loboca
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      No argument there : Reptile
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        You guys are wrong. He's a total douche and I'm glad his shit blew up. : midgetherder
        • you are getting the hang of this game : ]pm[chem
    • :D I'm also having a blast getting my ass kicked in fw : Juno
  • heheheheh i love stories like this. they make me smile big. :] : m0rfus
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xp_F0ti7oQ tyrannis teaser vid. not much to note in it, except the ma... : harold.johnson
  • I feel like I've seen that teaser before, but at the same time don't. However, I also don't remember tha... : JuffoWup
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  I've fitted my Ferox! I'm going with this fitting (still 3 weeks before I can fit the T2 blasters but ev... : ejectorpod
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    Is that for ratting? : snot3353
    • No planning on using it for militia fleet stuff. : ejectorpod
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  I logged in and started another skill in training. It occurred to me that I don't have any implants on... : dael
  • +3 for everything. if you've got the money, go for +4s (should be around 100-150 million for a set of th... : harold.johnson
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  train ishtar and sentry drones /solved for every freakin npc type : Frush81
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    *except sleepers : harold.johnson
    • well you would be surprise how well a small drone t1 can "tank" sleepers, pull 1 out and 4 sentry , enjoy... : Frush81

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• Thank god. Those official xbox hard drives were a joke. : herradura99
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  I think for those who are still stuck with 20GB drives this will help a bit but a 16GB usb stick limit is... : silent77
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    I wonder if maybe there is an addressing limit on their usb bus? seems unlikely, but whatever. Doesn't me... : ruckboos
    • I wonder if they'll increase the size limit in the future. : Zollington
    • There is a limit of 2 assigned usb sticks though.... : jdcope
• it's on the front page and in latest chatty : dantastic
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  but only up to 16GB that's ridiculous : ErneX
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    Just wait till someone finds a work around to buy your own like they did with the HDD's. : Godhatesfatpeople
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      I think you missed the details. It's possibly going to allow you to use any USB storage device... but it ... : Rooster Cockburn
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        it sounds like it will support larger drives but it will only make a 16GB partition on them : GloriousCow
        • ah : Godhatesfatpeople
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    what in the fuck MS :( : crummynz
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      they want to still be able to overcharge you for a hard drive. It's just a way to bilk their customer's ... : Modulus
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        Big deal, you've got three USB slots, stick three 16 giggers in there, you're good. I wonder if this will... : Endymion_
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          article says you can only use two maximum : GloriousCow
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            But it doesn't say that you can't switch between them. If it supports SD cards via a USB reader, then the... : Rooster Cockburn
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              Yeah, you could keep your profile in the resident memory and games & saves on the USB. : Endymion_
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                I prefer to keep my profile on my MS memory unit so that all I have to do is take that with me to use on ... : sigpro
                • Here's the great thing: you could do it either way as it suits you, that way if you never play away from ... : Endymion_
            • maybe we could build an elaborate brass steam-powered usb carousel : GloriousCow
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              I dunno, it reads to me like they will be assigned to your xbox, and it will keep track of them. So they ... : jdcope
              • They could, but it would seem to go against what they've done thus far, which is to permit you to have as... : Rooster Cockburn
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        Yes it offers incentive to purchase the 120 GB HDD at a premium price - but it's not necessary. This i... : dedgecko
        • I still have my original 20gb with around 7gb left. All I have on it are saves for around 20 games, and ... : jdcope
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    16 gigs seem okay for XBLA/DLC though - that seems to be the aim of that, at least. : xsoulbrothax
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      after having my 120GB for a few months, i couldn't go back soooo handy. game installs, HD movie rent... : EvilDolemite
      • I'm usually parked around 40GB free. :( But yeah, I suspect these USB disks won't work for full game i... : xsoulbrothax
      • How do you like the HD rentals? Do they have 5.1 audio and good video quality? Also, do you have any gam... : Korban
      • I'm down to 24GB free : Zollington
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  Does this mean downloadable save games? : ArtilleryMarker
  • It'll probably be encrypted or some shit. : node
• didn't they recently shut down some third-party manufacturers that were making devices like these by disa... : ThrillKill
• It's not ideal, but being able to stick a small 4GB USB stick in the back of my Xbox beats the shit out o... : node

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  295W TDP....isn't that kind of hotish? : master_disaster_17
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    The 5850 is 150W, 5870 is 190w, and the 5970 is 295w Basically...whoa. : aggressor
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      it will literally double as a toaster oven. : jipey
      • Instead of a game pack in you get pop tarts. : DarkWolf5
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      Damn, I had no ideas video cards were starting to draw that much current. : loboca
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        They have been up there for awhile now : aggressor
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          Well gosh, my vid cards twitter account that gives me it's power usage every 10 minutes must have crapped... : loboca
          • Great, better get that fixed. : aggressor
          • Well, when you think about it, the card gets 75W from the board, then 75W from a single 6pin connector (1... : one random winner
  • I don't think hotish covers it : chazums
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    I remember those photoshops for the GeForce FX as a hair dryer. Looks like there will be a rerun of those... : Sailor of Fortune
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      I can't imagine how loud these things are going to be, especially if they do release dual GPU cards. : Whistler77
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        I can't wait for dual PSU desktop cases to become the norm. : pancake humper
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          Or one that comes with a power plug so you can get power directly from a wall socket : aggressor
          • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voodoo_5#Voodoo_5_6000 : Whistler77
          • anyone still have that old quake spoof? running quake 10 (I believe?) on a computer that had its own nuc... : JuffoWup
• I can't to play games with realtime hair simulation. : thecatinthehat
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  yikes! Interestingly, the TDP of GeForce GTX 480 is almost similar to Radeon HD 5970 which is a dual GPU : dirge23
  • interestingly, that is interestingly interesting. : anthonybean
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    It comes with a chainlink fence to cordon off the area immediately behind your computer. : JHelgie
    • It looses one or two of the display outs for another connection to your wall. : one random winner
  • a dual fermi could not be certified as a pci-express card. It would obviously fit in a pci express slot,... : MamiyaOtaru
  • It will have a gas engine generator to power the thing. 1500W power supplies anyone? : Freon
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  I am getting two 480s as soon as they go up for sale, for my new SLI config. : valcan_s
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    Get the 4gb Radeon card. You will be better off. : pancake humper
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      LOL well if it was for sale I would probaly, still I favor the green team for compatibility. A source ... : valcan_s
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        It is going to be for sale on the 26th. : pancake humper
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          Is it really? link? So how do I get away from that stupid display port requirement for Eyefinity? I... : valcan_s
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            I have no idea as I am not crazy enough to have that kind of setup. Buying 2 GTX480's is just hilariou... : pancake humper
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              :) just remember when you think of crazy = valcan_s : valcan_s
              • You have to use one of the display port outs, at least with ATI's setup, probably the same with Nvidia, a... : one random winner
        • It got delayed til April. The end of the NDA is still the 26th though, so we'll see some reviews before r... : TrptJim
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        They have converters for DVI - display port : bipolar
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          You sure it will work for eyefinity? So then all I need is 3 x Digital Port to DVI then 3x DVI to HDMI... : valcan_s
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            IIRC one of the monitors has to connect via displayport or at least have an active dvi/hdmi -> displaypor... : PointlesS76
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              Thats my understanding seems stupid, and this is why I am screwed and will go with Nvidia. You can not... : valcan_s
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                The issue has to do with the controllers, Display port uses a separate one which is why it's used. : one random winner
                • Also, that's not quite bezelless. A 6-screen setup with those wouldn't work at all. : one random winner
                • I see hmm , weird. : valcan_s
              • There's bezels; the front is just one sheet of glass, but there's still borders around the viewable area. : TrptJim
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                Just so you know those have no bezel on them, but the image DOES NOT go edge to edge. You can see here th... : sigpro
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                  FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK Man :( are you kidding me... This is freeking tragi... : valcan_s
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                    I hope you can return them if it bothers you :C : moe6
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                      The Irony I was gona order the three of them today :( , I really was hoping they be totally flushed image... : valcan_s
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                        Order these http://www.barco.com/en/product/2145 only about 6k each. : sigpro
                        • I've seen these or the Samsung equivalents in many War Rooms. : Sailor of Fortune
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                          OMG nice! You have any other options? I owe you a beer bro :) , shit that is allot of cake 6k x 3 prob... : valcan_s
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                            they're all lying cheating whores anyway : moe6
                            • LOL :) I agree on all accounts, almost harder to find a good lady friend than it is to find Bezeless LED ... : valcan_s
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    might as well lease a nuclear powerplant as well. also wtf wait for a freaking review first? : Hoax
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      He's going to review it himself... Can't trust those who get the cards for free! : Sailor of Fortune
      • haha oh man that reminds me of the avatar demo review thread. : Hoax
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    One born every minute : bipolar
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      You really think they are gona be shit? : valcan_s
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        I think for the price and TDP, you can get much better performance with dual 5970s if maximum performance... : bipolar
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          what're you basing that on? : eeeealmo
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            Leaked benches of the GTX480 point to it being slightly, and I mean SLIGHTLY faster than the 5870 (an adv... : Toraz Chryx
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              except those leaked documents also seem to suggest the fermi chip doesn't tank like a radeon when the shi... : JuffoWup
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                Leaked documents showing high AA performance? because I haven't seen those, and Nvidia haven't been cr... : Toraz Chryx
                • it wasn't just heaven, there was some others as well. It is why it stuck in my head. I kept noticing a ... : JuffoWup
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          I'm genuinely curious. You actually care how much power your video card draws? I thought that was only... : daVinci1980
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            It matters when you need a 1KW psu to reliably supply a pair of the things AND draws enough to significan... : Toraz Chryx
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              But they only draw that much power when they're under full load--so you only need to cool or power it whe... : daVinci1980
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                Reports are that Fermi's don't idle particularly well. : Toraz Chryx
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                  Did these reports come from Charlie Demerjian? : daVinci1980
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                    No, they come from numerous sources, some of which I cannot name. : Toraz Chryx
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                      I can say with confidence that my sources > your sources. : daVinci1980
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                        Even though my sources are being backed up by every sliver of fresh information that's getting public reg... : Toraz Chryx
                        • Even so. : daVinci1980
                  • I think Toraz, and most other rational people, recognize Charlie as an anti-nvidia troll. I doubt he'd u... : deject
          • More power = higher temps = louder fan. My GTX 275 is loud enough already, and that's with the DualFrozr... : bipolar
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            I don't like noise. Especially the constant droning kind that is always there. Lower power draw is win. : MamiyaOtaru
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              You really mean lower heat dissipation, right? : daVinci1980
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                the two are pretty much the same thing. : Toraz Chryx
                • They are related, and for a single process one is a function of the other. But not strictly true between ... : daVinci1980
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          Well my personally opinion is that they are gona be awesome and there is a fact at the moment its the onl... : valcan_s
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            I've already seen photos of a 5970 with 4GB of ram : Toraz Chryx
            • I know Pancake Humper has been tormenting me with that card, soooo freeking tasty :) 4gig! : valcan_s
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          What of the alleged tesselation performance? : CrustaR
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            Besides Metro 2033 and the Heaven benchmark... just what uses it? or is likely to given the tiny market p... : Toraz Chryx
            • Well, considering we're supposed to see the 6000 series from AMD this fall/winter, I'd expect to see it s... : one random winner
  • Will a 1000W PSU even be enough?? : Freon
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  Did they skip the GTX 300 series or did I miss something? : retarded talking dinosaur
  • It's a long, stupid, and complicated story. They're basically the low end cards http://en.wikipedia.org... : bipolar
  • http://www.techspot.com/news/38124-nvidia-blames-its-rebranding-practices-on-oems.html : eeeealmo
  • Yep : noven
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    IIRC the 480 stands for cores, there was supposed to be 500 cores on it but the manuf. rejects pushed it ... : stgdz
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      wrong did you even read the root post : Shadowdane
      • To be fair, there's been a rumor going around to that effect, not that that was what it originally meant,... : one random winner
  • No GTX300 models will come out but they are suppose to be all DX10 parts. DX11 parts will be GTX400 mo... : Shadowdane
• nvidia needs to spend less time/money partnering with game devs and more time making decent cards. of ... : gokart.
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  295w... morelike TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE WHATS?!?!?!?!?!?!?! am i rite :/ : Toraz Chryx
  • 295 COWBELLS : pancake humper
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    0.000000295 JIGGAWATTS!!! : Rehevkor
    • ahahaha : Sailor of Fortune
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    This really isn't that big of a deal. The 280's consumed 236 watts. They've moved to a smaller manufactur... : Modulus
    • It's not just the peak power, the reports are that they've pushed the process too hard with an overly amb... : Toraz Chryx
• Can't wait to buy GTX 470. : vx2o
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  Am I missing something good about these cards or should I just go ahead and get a Radeon 5xxx? : rudds
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    Theoretically they will have better GPGPU and tessellation performance. Hopefully they release at compet... : one random winner
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      So are these two cards the only ones in the initial release, or will there be more modest GT-style cards ... : rudds
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        The 'value' cards are supposed to come later, but I'm guessing they will either not show up at all or be ... : noven
        • ^This, a 460 of some sort won't show up till June/July at the earliest. : one random winner
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  The $349 price tag on the 470 is win. It depends on the overclocking though, a 5850 will easily oc past 5... : Visceral Monkey
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    I'm hoping it's good enough to push the 5850 down, probably not though :/ : one random winner
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      At that price, I think it will drive down 5850 prices. They are currently around $300. : Visceral Monkey
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        Exactly, it's a 12.5% price premium, I don't think that's good enough (although we may get like $10) : one random winner
        • Hello math, I meant 16.67% : one random winner
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    what clocks are you running your 5850 with? : gyokuro
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      935/1200 which puts my performance above that of a stock 5870, even with the extra shader. Of course the ... : Visceral Monkey
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        holyshit! well i'm glad my 5850 has some head room! Loving this card. After 3-4 nvidia cards in a row: ge... : gyokuro
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          Read this for 5850 at stock, oc'd and 5870 at stock benchmarks. http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showt... : Visceral Monkey
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            hey that ATI "overdrive" feature fucks up my desktop so i leave it off. Is that feature pure crap? : gyokuro
            • I use msi afterburner to do my overclocking. : Visceral Monkey
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              I use it to underclock my 4870 : umegastar
              • and manual fan control is a must : umegastar
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        What kinda voltages are you using? I've been playing around with the MSI tool but I think I've fucked som... : aggressor
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          1250. You're safe up to somewhere around or past 1.30 I think, but it causes a lot of heat at that level,... : Visceral Monkey
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            I am just interested in hitting 850\1200 since I don't want to risk anything. I'll try 1.1v and see where... : aggressor
            • Looks like I figured it out why the clocks were jacked up...apparently it increases the 2D GPU\memory clo... : aggressor
  • Yea, the MSRP of the 5850 is $259 but you never see them lower than $300, so who knows what the Nvidia ca... : tbreffni
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  *If* and I mean *if* you can find a 470 at $349, it's only $49 more for a card with more memory, better t... : Visceral Monkey
  • And unfortunately by the time tess. actually matters in games, the 480 will be outdated :/ : pancake humper
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  I think all you ATI guys and skeptics have it wrong I have checked out some benches on many games and if ... : valcan_s
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    I am trying to think logically here, you do not spend all that R&D and time loose money etc. Did you ... : aggressor
    • You mean the FX series? : valcan_s
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    Just wait for actual benchmarks : chazums
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      I am going nutz, well my plan was to get two 480 do not open them wait for benches if it sucks balls (ret... : valcan_s
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        Technically, benches will be up more than a week before street release. : one random winner
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          True, maybe tomorrow will be the big day of doom or boom. : valcan_s
          • I meant the NDA lifts on the 26th but the cards won't be available till 4/6 : one random winner
    • ^^^ This. I always like looking at a new round of benchmarks anyway, it's like discovering a new country! : five_percent
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    you've got a clear predisposition to nvidia - which is foolish. buy the fastest/cheapest/coolest card. br... : gokart.
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      Not really, if there where 2gig or 1.5 ati cars already on the market that where DX11 I would of cross fi... : valcan_s
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        were the 5970s paper launches? that shit pisses me off. : gokart.
        • No, they were out. I bought one a few weeks after release, my friend got one day of. : LoioshDwaggie
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      foolish? how clearly everyone forgets the 8xxx and 2xx series cards which were fucking dynamite : eeeealmo
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        I think he means "foolish" in relation to all the hints/weird behavior of Nvidia concerning Fermi. The 88... : Visceral Monkey
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          Ya, since Silence is either two things in my books one of two things: Shame - of hiding something wron... : valcan_s
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            Nvidia haven't been silent at all, they've been going "LOOK HOW GOOD WE ARE AT TESSELATION" since like Oc... : Toraz Chryx
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              Their PR is dismal to bleak at most, they trickled at practically nothing. The 400 splash/small detail... : valcan_s
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                You're kidding right? you missed this lot then http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/17670 : Toraz Chryx
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                  Ya I read that stuff to me I was like sounds good but what ever, tell me the specs of the card, and how m... : valcan_s
                  • I firmly expect it to be as quick as the 5870, however, I also expect it to run very hot and it is over s... : Toraz Chryx
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        I remember I had both. I am gona make a bet here and go against he grain, that the 480 will be as big ... : valcan_s
        • Well, someone here as to do it. So keep us updated on how things go, etc, I'd be interested to know. : Visceral Monkey
        • that the 480 will be as big of a jump and as good as 8000 and 200, for the company to do a repeat of a F : Toraz Chryx
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        they were, 2+ years ago. brand loyalty in technology is foolish in the sense that taking into conside : gokart.
        • yea well the cards aren't out right now so what the fuck are you talking about : eeeealmo
  • I am trying to think logically here, you do not spend all that R&D and time loose money etc. what? I... : deject
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  Sure a lot of 'reports' and dudes heard from other dudes in this thread! : cetra00
  • Will be that way till the NDA lifts unfortunately. : one random winner
• Nvidia will always be the king. Bad Company 2 its out and some of us had to upgrade and the only wise cho... : Cashh

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  I am about to buy my first USB3 removable drive and while I love ESATa - most of the industry will go USB... : abrasion
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    don't really have specs yet. Thats why I was asking. Just trying to get caught up on what's out there rig... : g0nk
    • Considering the price that's a pretty good machine. My mate just got that CPU and or ocerclocked to 4ghz... : abrasion
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      maybe replace cpu/mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131603 http://www.new... : usmcmueller
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        Yeah the AMD option is definitely going to be better for his price range. I was aiming for $700-800 for m... : jipey
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          if you're a student or know a student g0nk go to www.win741.com... win 7 for $64.95... this was talked ab... : usmcmueller
          • already got a free copy of Win7 Ultimate from Microsoft for being a beta tester. :) : g0nk
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        God you are insane. Drop it ffs. We all get it that you're an AMD zealot. This is the 2nd time you hav... : pancake humper
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          haha. easy man, no insult intended. I understand you are an Intel zealot as well... and that's fine becau... : usmcmueller
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            Don't be ridiculous, none of us want AMD to die but right now they have sweet fuck all on intel. : abrasion
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              I understand they are not WHIZ-BANG as Intel but I don't need the bells and whistles really... I turn my ... : usmcmueller
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                I don't want AMD to die at all but I'd have to be on a hell of a budget to save the few measly dollars ov... : abrasion
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                  here's an interesting fact: I have no interest in Overclocking. Does this change anything? : g0nk
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                    Not particularly, but it's dead simple and basically not dangerous anymore. : abrasion
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                      ahh.. I'm still working up the courage to jail break my iphone.. heh : g0nk
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                        I just bought an i5-750 and overclocked it to 3ghz from 2.66ghz right off the bat and it's rock stable. A... : snot3353
                        • damn.. : g0nk
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                          I bought an $85 amd x2 550 running at 3.1ghz, overclocked it ot 3.5ghz and unlocked 2 more cores making i... : lcizzle
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                            Nice. How do you unlock the cores? : snot3353
                            • It's pretty easy nowadays, there's a single BIOS setting you tweak and they'll either show up and work or... : one random winner
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                              A soldering iron and an insanely steady hand. : ChibiJosh
                              • it is just like hacking in video games. : jipey
                          • Can I do this with an amd 64x2 5000+? Cause that'd be super awesome, even if I only had one more core to ... : unholydonuts
                  • not really. the new Intel processors are far and away better than the AMD options : zerog83
                • I am on a hell of a budget... : usmcmueller
                • Word. Some AMD systems look decent if you're really scraping, but if you can do anything to scrounge up... : Freon
          • I'm not an Intel zealot. You are just trolling for sport now in every system building thread. It's dumb. : pancake humper
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    Q about USB3 - I have a board that can handle USB3 (asus rampage II gene) but the one thing it indicated ... : ghost hacker
    • I honestly don't know - might be a chipset limitation, personally I'll never install dual vid cards so it... : abrasion
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      I didn't go too in depth but it seems like a lot of boards I read about have all sorts of weird limitatio... : snot3353
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        the lga1166 boards (supporting chips like the i5-750 and i7-860) cannot run dual cards and usb 3/sata iii... : jipey
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          Ghost Hacker's board is an X58, not P55. : TrptJim
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            then i have no idea :P : jipey
            • It makes no sense to me either, specifically about usb 3.0 running at 2.0. Maybe he needs to use one of t... : TrptJim
    • Your board doesn't seem to have USB 3.0 onboard, so I assume you're talking about an add-in board. Other ... : TrptJim
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  i5-750 would be the best bet for futureproofing as it's more than enough power for almost anyone right no... : TheStupidOne
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    Yeah the i5 is good. The i7-920 might be a better bang for the buck but will cost you some additional bu... : SgtPepper78
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      Yea, but can you alt-tab out of CS:S or TF:2 instantaneously? :P : goatjc
      • Let's not be ridiculous now... : snot3353
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  http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/18510 : Wadmaasi
  • Oh noes! I should read more than the first line before posting. Har. : Wadmaasi
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  This is what I put together yesterday: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Co... : ThomW
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    You are a liar, you forgot to buy the DVD-RW!!!!!!! : pancake humper
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      I'm trying to point that out so g0nk doesn't make the same mistake. : ThomW
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        oh, i wouldn't make the mistake of getting that case, that's for sure.. :O : g0nk
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          I know. The case is an abomination .. but the price was right. haha : ThomW
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            An Antec P182 for free is much better than that case for any amount of dollars :( : pancake humper
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              Free case? What? : DrWaffles
              • If you want a free case I'll give you The Abomination. : ThomW
            • See you in a week! : ThomW
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  This is what I'm currently thinking of getting: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.as... : DrWaffles
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    good choice on the case. I got a Lian Li and I will probably never get a different brand. : usmcmueller
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      Yeah it's about time I got a tooless case. I had a shitty case with terrible airflow for 8 years. : DrWaffles
      • I didn't look at the specs... does that one have a slide out mobo rack? Mine does and it's the bees knee... : usmcmueller
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    The Corsair H50 is similar price and something you might want to consider for CPU cooling. It's one of th... : Alco23
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      That thing looks hilarious. It costs a bit more than the Zalman though. : DrWaffles
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        Was selling at Best Buy for $50 just a month ago. Might still be... Performance wise it's as good as the ... : Alco23
        • Just make sure that your case can push the air out through a blowhole or something. The H50 does the oppo... : Serpico74
        • Their site has it listed for $80. I'll look for it if I get a chance to stop at a store. : DrWaffles
• Aw man I was just about to make a thread like this too and you ruined it for me. I just built a new rig y... : snot3353
• If you're buying from newegg, look into trying to combo as many parts as possible. I did this w/ my wi... : goatjc
• HOW IN THE FUCK ALL DO YOU MAKE A PUBLIC WISH LIST ON NEWEGG?!!?! I made one public, but there's no link ... : g0nk
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  OK, figured it out, what do you all think? http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishLi... : g0nk
  • Beuller? : g0nk
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    you want 3x2gb for triple channel memory also get yourself a good cooler (I am a fan of the Vigor Mons... : mwasher
    • yeah, whoops on my part.. :( : g0nk
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    That ram is the wrong kind (double channel instead of triple) and completely overkill. Switch it out and ... : aggressor
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      You also lack a power supply. That case doesn't come with one : aggressor
      • yeah, i know i forgot the PSU.. : g0nk
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    A x58 should run in triple channel (so you need to buy in groups of 3). Otherwise get a P55 board and i7 ... : Alco23
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      You save ~$100 by getting these instead: *XFX HD-587X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5870 - $420 http://www.newegg.co... : Alco23
      • GOod list except for the motherboard. He's going to wait an Asus board if he plans on using USB3\SATA3 si... : aggressor
  • Do ya have a microcenter near you? You could save some money and pick up your processor from them. : ant_hillbilly
  • Everything above is correct, but you also went from a "budget build" to an actual, legit, medium to high ... : goatjc
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    What? how did this thread get here, why did you suddenly blow the budget out so much? I own an i7 920 bu... : abrasion
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      lol I was wondering the same thing. Not sure why the 930 when the 920 or 860 can be had for a bit cheape... : goatjc
      • Went from sensible budget to mildly extravagant in all the wrong places : abrasion
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      like i said, i don't know shit about current components. That's why i'm asking. : g0nk
      • i5-750 w/ an Asus/Gigabyte/evga whatever 1156 board 4gb (2x2) sticks of Corsair XMS3 Ram Radeon 5850 N... : pancake humper
      • You got advice too initially which was good, now you're deviating. The stuff you're thinking of isn't b... : abrasion
  • What's the point of the X58 and i7 930? Get a P55 board with i7 860, you'll get comparable or better perf... : Serpico74
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    If you have a Micro Center around you, you can get an i7 920 for $200. : Link.
    • closest one is about 2.5 hour away : g0nk
  • Here is a good budget build. http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=13... : ant_hillbilly
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  which post in this thread has the list of the best parts for a computer that's around a grand? minus m... : [fry]