Evening Reading

by Brian Leahy, Jan 05, 2011 5:00pm PST

Sadly, the 1.2 patch for StarCraft II has been pushed until next week. As soon as it goes live, expect a #shacknews chat room on Battle.net for organizing Shack matches and custom games.

Also, anyone interested in looking at SC2 statistics, build orders, win percentages, APM, and a ton more should go ahead and grab SC2Gears. This program doesn't interact with SC2 at all and runs completely off of replays. It will also autosave and rename your replays when it sees them pop-up in the SC2 folder.

It can also be used to easily upload replays, like so! I will never get tired of writing ER posts about SC2. Deal with it.

Gaming News of the Day

Rift will launch in March.

DC Universe Online beta ends tonight.

We interview Jon Shafer, ex-Civ V lead designer now at Stardock.

Homefront will use an online pass system to limit multiplayer for second-hand copies.

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Sandy Bridge stuff!

So what processor and mobo are you guys going for? I think I'm rolling the 2600K with an Asus P8P67 Pro.

Undecided on what RAM to buy, prob want 8GB but need to research what is compatible, fast, and not crazy expensive.

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Sandy Bridge stuff! So what processor and mobo are you guys going for? I think I'm rolling the 2600K ... : hussdelrio
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  Isn't the sandy bridge stuff being released now only replacing the 1156 socket or mid level entry stuff w... : Strid3rtheGreat
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    Yep, but this is the best bang for the buck stuff. The 1366 replacement is going to have more expensive m... : jipey
    - and they wont come until Q3 or 4 of this year. The Sandy Bridge 2600k OC'd to ~4.5Ghz gives you almos... : sanchez
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  What did Gabe Newell mean with his 'Make things more 'console-like' thing? Maybe I missed the full quote... : Durajim
  - I guess its regarding the Sandy Bridge integrated gpu allowing you to play games similar to console-like ... : Vegtro
  - the gpu is good enough to run source engine games : Chandler55
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    Consoles have set hardware combination, while with PCs there's hundreds of possibilities. I think he's me... : K1Bond007
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      Makes sense : Durajim
      
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      If you want crap graphics at crap resolutions. :[ : ZenzenTen
      
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      It's enough for Portal 2. Honestly, I think the PC industry is due for a change anyway. The PC game marke... : K1Bond007
      
      OnLive walks in. : shurcool
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  why is everyone so excited about a 17% increase in performance? ..or am I missing something? : IcomeINpeace
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    Because a <$175 chip (2500K) can OC to 4.2GHz+ on air cooling while still having a higher IPC. I'm still... : hussdelrio
  - do you play games on a PC by chance : Downforce
  - It's more of a 2/3rds price cut for the high end segment : sanchez
  - Because a $200 CPU is as fast in games as a $1000 CPU. : Serpico74
  - ah..ok that's pretty awesome : IcomeINpeace
  - Lol what? : rosewood
  - I'm not excited about having to replace nearly everything that I have in order to adopt Sandy Bridge, but... : jingletard
  - Seventeen!!! : BouillonCubes
  - Because I'm still rocking a Core2Duo chip. For the price that they are offering for the performance you g... : Pettytheft
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  anandtech used this ram in their review. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168202331... : ant_hillbilly
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    That x2 on my face please : rosewood
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      Plus the $20 off until tonight makes it worth buying today. : ant_hillbilly
      
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      I'm not big on the tall coolers. G.Skill's are much shorter. : ZenzenTen
      
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      What's the big deal? They will be in my case where I won't see them. ;D : DM7
      
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      high/tall coolers on the memory can prevent you from installing some large aftermarket CPU coolers becaus... : retardhumper
      
      depending on your motherboard layout of course : retardhumper
  - I've been doing the Asus + Corsair combo for my last 2 builds (lol over 6 years) and I've had good luck. : xylopagus
  - Thanks, I'll keep this in mind one I can build a sandy machine. : dmason
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    what is your ram taking vengeance on anyway? : GloriousCow
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      The great bit war. Have you already forgotten? 10/10/10. Never forget. : burning eye
      
      01/01/0/1 wants to have... words with you. : Toraz Chryx
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  I'm trying to figure out what to do. I move a lot. I want a small PC, or even a laptop :( But I wan... : Chunks
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    build a small form factor system... mATX or mini-ITX, if you're feeling adventurous. : miasma&!
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      I've been googling since I posted that, check this! case: http://www.techspot.com/review/323-lian-li-m... : Chunks
      
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      awesome that theres ITX boards out already. I would get a Silverstone case though - that Lian Li looks to... : bolneze
      
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      They refer to the silverstone in that review a couple of times, mentioning poor cooling. Also, the Silver... : Chunks
      
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      Oh I was thinking of 05 not the 04 one they mentioned: http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_conte... : bolneze
      
      I think those look like they're Mini-ITX which is smaller than micro I haven't seen any mini-itx P67 m... : Chunks
      
      this mini-itx case will take a 5970 if you're so inclined - http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cases/2010/0... : Toraz Chryx
  - You could get one of the new i7 laptops with a nice GPU. A new sandy bridge laptop chip is as fast as a ... : nukewinter
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  2500K. G.Skill or Corsair 1600 ram. Still working on mobos. The Asus PRO, EVO and Deluxe are still in the... : ZenzenTen
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    EVGA's offerings: http://www.evga.com/articles/00604/ The SLI is trending to the top of my list. : ZenzenTen
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      That is very nice. My current board is an EVGA, my first one, and it's been great. : Serpico74
      
      I've been strongly looking at the Asus P8P67 Pro but this EVGA SLI may be a contender! : hussdelrio
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  I just bought a P55 recently (just got it actually)...but it doesn't bother me...it'll last for a while (... : Vorlonesque
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    Sandy Bridge is massive for people on 775, not so much for people on 1156 or 1366. : ZenzenTen
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      My i5 will survive for awhile yet... although I might jump into an i7 if I can find one cheap... : etherboy
      
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      Even C2Ds and C2Qs are still pricey. A q6600 is more expensive than an i5-2500K. : ZenzenTen
      
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      Thats why I jumped over to P55...I decided it wasn't worth it pay 300 bucks to get a 3GHz quad core to re... : Vorlonesque
      
      I'm considering justifying the upgrade by giving my core 2 duo to my mom as well. She'd finally be able t... : flasher 907
- I'm building a new PC for a friend... i5-2500k I think... but we'll see... ASUS board looks good... : etherboy
- Mobo reviews: Asus, Gigabyte, Intel, MSI: http://techreport.com/articles.x/20190 Asrock: http://www.a... : sanchez
- Mbp. : Omning
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  I got my Gigabyte P67A-UD7 in the mail today, it is omgwtf awesome looking. I'll probably be picking up ... : camel_jockey
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    Does the heatsink block the top 1x slot? That's where I'll put my sound card, and it's a concern. The sou... : ZenzenTen
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      Yep, it definitely blocks it if it's that long. : camel_jockey
      
      Good to know. The UD4 lacks that. The Asus and EVGA heatsinks there look low enough to not cause a cleara... : ZenzenTen
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  I posted this in another thread, but is this pricing confirmed? http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic157230... : freakord
  - That's per 1000, prices will be slightly elevated above that, perhaps $20-30. Not to mention initial goug... : ZenzenTen
  - http://www.microcenter.com/storefronts/powerspec/index.html?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=E0971%20Compute... : camel_jockey
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  when does this release? I dont see it for sale yet : malloc
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    The 9th. Intel has said heads will roll if the date is broken. : ZenzenTen
    - i'd be more frightened if they said balls would roll : flasher 907
    - there are some places selling them now, but you have to go in person, not many selling/advertising on the... : retardhumper
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  anyone have a microATX mb out? : hirez
  - I just found one above there... the asus one seems like a no brainer. Man, my C2D 6400 went from being ... : Chunks
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  I'm lazy. What's the street date on these things? : dmason
  - The 9th : Serpico74
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  I'm getting the same mobo / CPU that you are. RAM and a SSD will be the next things I'm looking at. :) : DM7
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    Wait on the SSD, Everything else should be go go go. : ant_hillbilly
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      Why wait on the ssd's? im quite out of the loop on this stuff... : Chunks
      
      I'm guessing the new ones are coming out soon from CES with more storage etc: http://www.engadget.com/20... : DM7
      
      Intel is supposed to be dropping their 3rd gen. SSD's next month that from all accounts will be quite a ... : hussdelrio
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  Who has good mobo reviews? : rosewood
  - The ASUS P8P67 PRO is the editors choice: http://techreport.com/articles.x/20190/1 : DM7
- Maybe I will finally upgrade my PC, and by upgrade I mean buy a completely new one : gmd
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  February mid-february a good time to pick up this stuff, or hold off awhile longer? My C2D system is dyin... : Zolneirz
  - The other wave of the Sandy's aren't coming until Q4. But they will be more expensive, the most bang for ... : DM7
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    January 9th is good if you have a Micro Center near you. Those are great prices, considerably below the ... : pyrogen
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      $369 for the 2600K is a good price? That's what I am seeing on their website, is there some other link I... : grendel
      
      http://www.microcenter.com/storefronts/powerspec/index.html $369.99 BEFORE $90 INSTANT IN-STORE ONLY ... : ant_hillbilly
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    Now is a great time for a new system, and you're getting ridiculous bang for the buck right away. : Serpico74
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      My plan is to pick up a Sandy Bridge proc, mobo, RAM, and case now and then pull the trigger on the 3rd g... : hussdelrio
      
      What size SSD you getting? : Serpico74
      
      Crucial C400 is announced!! http://hothardware.com/News/Micron-Unveils-Bigger-Faster-C400-SSD--Hands-O... : biofrog
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  Laptop hijack What laptops should we look at using this thing? : AllYourBase
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  HIJACK! With Sandy Bridge so soon to releasing, do you think there will be a price drop with the LGA 7 : The Kazlor
  - Simply not worth it. Save some more money for cpu/mobo/ram upgrade and sell the old stuff. : sanchez
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    Which C2Q is $350? Seriously, swap out, you'll be able to get a faster Sandy Bridge CPU + mobo for abo... : Serpico74
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      http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115210 In that case, what I might wind up doi... : The Kazlor
      
      Oh yeah, absolutely not worth it, a i5-2500 and mobo for the same price will destroy that. : Serpico74
  - look for stuff on ebay. I got a used qx9650 off ebay about 6 months ago for $200 : retardhumper
  - You may see some drops soon, but for that much money just get a 2500K and Asus P8P67 (standard) and you'r... : hussdelrio
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  UPDATE!
  
  I ended up buying my motherboard and RAM and patiently await delivery (hopefully prior to the 9th!). Here's what I got:
  
  Motherboard: Asus P8P67 Pro @ SuperBiiz.com for $192 after tax and 2 day shipping (coupon code HELLO2011 gives you $15 off!). Went from the Pro over the Deluxe since I don't need the crazy specs e.g. Quad-SLI or the external USB 3.0 ports. http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=MB-P8P67PR
  
  RAM: Got 16GB of Corsair Vengeance from Newegg (thanks ant_hillbilly for the recommendation!) for $253.4 with 2 day shipping. Was going to go with 8GB but opted for 16 gigs instead - I'll prob have this base rig for a few years so I figured why not. There was a $20 off coupon code that expired this AM. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233144
  
  The 2600k proc is going to set me back about $300 after tax, so I'm looking at <$750 for a killer rig that can OC to 4.5GHz with 16GB RAM and a motherboard that supports all the latest bells and whistles. I'll pick up a 3rd gen Intel SSD next month and look at GPU's then. Not too bad.
  
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  UPDATE! I ended up buying my motherboard and RAM and patiently await delivery (hopefully prior to the : hussdelrio
  - Looks good. Sandy bridge builder. : ashkie
  - That sire.. is a lot of cowbell. \m/ : Toraz Chryx

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