Evening Reading

by Garnett Lee, Feb 04, 2011 5:00pm PST

Another NFL season comes to a close this weekend with what looks like an epic game in the making. For the ensuing months after ends, I won't forget about sports completely. I'll get into March Madness, watch the NBA Finals--and maybe some playoff games if there's a good matchup, take in a few baseball games. But really, I'll be flirting with these other sports to tide me over until training camp gets going marking the beginning of the new season.

I wonder if the same sort of thing happens to gamers with more specific tastes than mine. Like, does an Oblivion fan fool around with Borderlands sort of half engaged while waiting for Skyrim? It's hard for me to judge because I like a wide range of games and the problem I always face is deciding which ones get my time.

While we ponder this and other grandiose questions, here are the highlights from today's video game news on the Shack:

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So back on the subject of me buying a new computer

http://box.nevernet.com/~djr/y_or_n.jpg

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Feb 04, 2011 7:25pm PST

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So back on the subject of me buying a new computer http://box.nevernet.com/~djr/y_or_n.jpg y/n : foo
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- Do it. Do it HARD. : dumb.
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  Why not bump up the RAM to 8GB? : David Craddock
  - Otherwise it looks like a sexy beast. : David Craddock
  - 8 GB on triple channel? : JarEme
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    It's a triple-channel memory controller so the next step up would be 9gb but I think 3gb memory modules a... : Prozium
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      Oops, yeah, good catch. Nine GB, then! : David Craddock
      
      What? No. 3GB are extremely rare and not even sold anymore. The next step is 12GB (3 x 4GB) : EricZBA
  - anything more than 6 is retarded if you're just gaming. : reverend~heresy
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  No. Just wait until the SB motherboards are back in stock and use the extra money you can save between no... : sigpro
  - yes the sandy bridge 2500k is awesome. faster than 980x in most games, for ~$200 : noven
  - This right here. You'd be paying too much money for an EOL socket + hot chip. : Alastayr
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    Why is Sandy Bridge so important? I haven't been following it at all : justwr!ght
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      It's new. : dumb.
      
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      And sandy : shirif
      
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      And a bridge. : ghostmac
      
      And has a busted ass chipset. : Thresher
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      Faster than $1,000 chips for way less money. http://techreport.com/articles.x/20188 : Nixx2004
      
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      So basically the Core i7-2600K is the same price as the Core i7-950. Core i5-2400 is just as fast as the... : foo
      
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      I think I'm just going to go balls out and get the Core i7-2600K : foo
      
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      all of the MBs are being recalled, so you'll have to wait. : jimmy_legs
      
      Not all, just the ones with 3Gb SATA ports. I think. : Vimn
      
      Thank you! : justwr!ght
  - I have my i5 2500k clocked to 4.8 GHz from 3.3 stock with a motherboard "preset." They are freaken beastl... : d3tached
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  Just wait until computers actually become balls of energy and you play quake 3 at 1 trillion fps : Utopia
  - Just wait until computers actually become balls of energy and you play quake 3 at 1 trillion fps in your ... : Volatus32x
- Yes if you want it NOW No if you can wait till Sandy Bridge Either way, very good system for the pr... : EricZBA
- Would not buy that....any of that. Wait for SB, they have already been out, reviews are amazing, prices ... : SlingBlaze
- Hell no, wait for SB : sanchez
- Wait for SB. Cheaper and faster. : Jimbo Ro
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  go for it, there is always something better on the horizon. : watcherxp
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    See, this is what I'm thinking, too. Waiting for "that new hot thing" is always pointless, since within ... : foo
- wait for them to fix the sandybridge chipset...DAAA UH! : gyokuro
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  no no no : atom519
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    Why? : foo
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      Wait for the Sandy Vaginas to roll back around. : shortbuscaptain
      
      This. Unless you are absolutely in need of it right now, SB is just too good not to wait for. : atom519
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  Wait for Sound Blaster : Maddog_Delphi97
  - you mean GUS : dooberzoo
  - Dr. Sbaitso from Creative Labs, please enter your name. : Donborvio
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  Change it form a 6850 to a 6950. Its worth the extra money. : SirX
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    That's like another $65 :| : foo
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      worth it. : SirX
      
      especially when you can flash it to a 6970. : d3tached
  - If you wait for the Sandy Bridge chipsets to be sorted you'll have all that money and more to throw at a ... : h0cake
- Noooooooo : bolneze
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  Wait for SB, man!!! What are you doing?!?!?!??! : CrustaR
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    Wait , there is a next gen of SB II coming out next fall, wait for that! : watcherxp
    - No, SB 1. : CrustaR
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      No, the first available SB will be plenty fast.
      
      You don't have to be a dumbass.
      
      Feb 04, 2011 9:14pm PST
      
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      No, the first available SB will be plenty fast. You don't have to be a dumbass. : Nixx2004
      
      Agreed. : CrustaR
      
      my /sarcasm tag must be broken : watcherxp
- wait until you're dead then you won't even need a computer! : sasoi
- i'd wait for sandy : reverend~heresy
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  Why is everyone saying wait for sandy bridge? I thought it was out? : SigENeaT
  - SANDY BRAGINA HAD STD'S : massdev
  - then it got recalled : filthysock
  - they're patching it : reverend~heresy
  - It's on hiatus. : menar003
  - Yea, knocked out : rosewood
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    Intel decided they needed to spend a billion more dollars to add a rotating and thrusting dildo to the ch... : sanchez
    - I knew I should have bought the case with the side window. : Crabs Jarrard
  - http://www.anandtech.com/show/4142/intel-discovers-bug-in-6series-chipset-begins-recall http://www.ana... : Sapiens
  - It saw it's shadow and now there's 6 more weeks of debugging : mrblarg
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    Im on my 2600k - just dont use those 3 gb/s SATA ports : GBeer11
    - What if you have more than 2 HDDs and a sATA CD? : Jimbo Ro
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  like the processor that is the same one that i will be getting as long as a nicer one doesn't come out be... : marfa101
  - There are already nicer CPUs out. You just can't get a motherboard for it (easily). : Nixx2004
- Wait for the Sandy Vagina fixes. : sukabljat

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