Why DVD Cases are Bullshit !
You know what pisses me off? DVD cases. Facking huge ass cases that only use up 60% of its actual space to hold a single DVD. I have like 20 Xbox 360 games and they are big space wasters. I can't keep them in my CD rack or my TV cupboard so I have to keep them on a shelf like its a fricken book.
So Fack you whoever invented DVD cases. What ever happened to the PS1 era of normal cases that were compact in design. 20 DVD cases fill the
WARNING:
This article is very very boring. It is made as a reference for people buying video cards. Also if you want to skip over the data, just go straight to the conclusion for each section.
Performance per $
I used newegg.com (US) for the prices and used www.futuremark.com for their 3dMark Vantage Video Card Benchmarks. From there I just did a quick calculation of the # of Marks per $.
Important Notes:
Shipping and Rebates are included in the final price
Prices are f
Gamer Nightz #1: Diablo 2 For Everyone
Gamer Nightz is just a fun idea of having once every week (or 2 weeks) a new set of games to play with everyone from FA community. It gives the chance for people to play different games on a friday night with people they know =D (not some random strangers and help introduce people to more games out there ). Anyone can suggest a game, and I will post a poll in the gaming discussion thread to organize future gatherings for diffe
TOP 5 MOST DISAPPOINTING GAMES OF 2010
Fallout: New Vegas
Woohooo a new Fallout game right? Damn that is going to be awesome. I hope they fixed all the bugs and glitches that were in the last game.
Few years later...THEY DIDN"T DO FACKING SHIT !! FACKKK YOUU SON OF A BIATCHES !!! I RATHER SHIT MYSELF AND PLAY PEGGLE THAN THISS. I paid $40 for this !! I rather get a blowjob by a squirrel and eat a dead raccoon full of aids you @#$%@%@##^@#%@#%@#%#%@
First day
1.) Don't get a Dell EVER
Seriously don't get Dell. The quality is shit, the parts are expensive and they usually have some gimickie safeguards inplace like locking bios. Some people say it is good to do that because it keeps stupid idiots from destroying their computer but really how stupid can people be? (actually I better not ask that).
They also have special custom made hardware for some of their models. Like specially screw holes that only fit Dell PSU's !! I even seen
Both of us are complete noobs so when we actually got this to work, we were honestly surprized.
Here is the computer me and my friend built under $600. Was it the best rig? No definitely not. $600 dollars Canadian was his budget so DDR3 ram and compatible motherboard was out of the question he said (only would have costed him an extra $50 bucks more for a ddr3 mobo version of this and ocz 4gig ddr3 ram). The motherboard though was said to be pretty decent for a low end board (its not ASUS ma
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Alright so today I am going to review a Kingston 64GB V Series SSD. I will also compare it to my Seagate Baracuda 7200 rpm HDD. One of the most common questions is "Will a SSD give me a performance boost in games. So what I did was compare 3Dmark Vantage Scores between a regular HDD and an SSD.
Overview of the Kingston 64GB V Series SSD:
200 mb/s Read
100 mb/s write
mounting options for desktop and laptop
was priced at $110 at NCIX
Rant #1: Games for Windows Live Marketplace
Once upon a time there was this boy named Onion.....and he punched a hole through his monitor and shat in his computer fan THE END !!!!
FACK YOU WINDOWS LIVE MARKETPLACE
I was completely naive like a stupid little onion looking for a 5 cent gumball. Ever since the beginning of December, Microsoft has been trying to relaunch "Games for Windows Live" by selling a new game everyday for 99 cents. Of course since moi is quite le cheap
Free Indie Games for You
Yus thats right I am posting the humblebundle download site so everyone can play these games for free:
World of Goo
Gish
Lugaru
Aquaria
Samorost 2
Penumbra Overture
Also this isn't considering piracy because these games will be going open source by the end of the week (also I payed 1 cent for them XD). Also if a nub named Yoyo is reading this, even his computer can play these awesome indie games so I am sure everyone will en
Processor
How to choose a Processor?
For choosing a Processor, the main deciding factors will usually be its:
CPU rating ( I use http://www.cpubenchmark.net/ )
Number of cores
Number of physical CPU's (a single dual core or quad core is still 1 CPU. Most Processors only have 1)
Price
The processor you choose will either be an AMD or Intel brand. Which one you should choose? Well in the end it all comes down to your price range of course =P. If you want to go for
Power supply Unit
How to choose your PSU?
When looking for a Power Supply, you have to decide on the wattage and the brand. Why do I say brand? A lot of PSU's do not advertise the true wattage that it puts out and some are very poor quality and have random fluxuating voltages which can fry your motherboard. I suggest these brands of PSU: Corsair, OCZ, Coolmaster, XFX or Antec Earthwatts
Also you should decide on what wattage of a power supply unit you want. The wattage will actually be
DVD Drives
How to choose a DVD Drive:
If you are the basic computer user, almost any DVD burner you find will be suitable. I am no expert in this field since almost any DVD Burner today will be able to provide you with suitable performance for burning DVD and DVD DL formats, playing movies and installing applications. As for DVD burning speeds, I tend not to trust them. Reason is because of burning errors. It doesn't matter if it is 22x or 32x burning speed, if you want flawless error free
Decided to make a series of guides because I was unbelievably stupid the first time building a computer. Almost fried my motherboard, bought the wrong case, the thing vrummed like a car and in the end I had to get some serious help lol. Heck even the second computer I just recently made had a lot of stupid little mistakes, but not that severe. Feel free to add on to this (anyone can make a suggestion through the guides and I will add to it)
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My Tribute to the PS2: Goodbye Beautiful
This has blog post is relayed from my mmosite account
Goodbye Beautiful.
You lived so long it must be your time. You are the last of your kind right now, while your competators died the day their successors arrived, you kept on living. "A decade and beyond" you say, "I can still push one more" is what you are telling me, but your time is up.
I had great times with you and upon my youth you were my foundation. You brought
Onion's Top 10 Computer Cases of All Time
Lol okay these are my favorite computer cases that I have ever seen (and yes i seen them in person =P). How I judge a computer case is by its price, performance, looks (more important than you think =P) and practicality.
Also if you are wondering why some of the cases do not include and interior picture. Its because of this damn blog image limit !!!
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Today I unboxed a XFX HD 5770 which I bought at NCIX for a price of $174.99 Canadian
Unboxing it was really nothing special. You get this nice fancy box with a lot of shiny all over it. Inside is your video card, installation guide and crossfire wire + adapters.
Okay so first look at the video card and you can tell one thing.... it is quite solid and not a flimsy piece of junk (like that XFX HD4870). It has one exhaust vent that moves air outside of the case and side
Alright so here is the case. It costed me $17 and came with a 480W power supply. First thing I am planning to do is huck the power supply out the window because this shitty 480W PSU actually only puts out 300W. But for $17 I can't complain right?
So the first thing to do is put the fans in. It is important which way you want the fans to be placed. If you don't know what is the intake and outtake sides of the fan, most fans have an arrow on the side indicating the air flow directi
Alright so Number1Dad told me to try to do a stealth DVD Drive, so I am doing that right now
First thing I did was take the Drive Slot Plate and sand the snap-ons down.
Next thing I did was sand the hell out of the slot plate so it will easily move in and out of the DVD drive slot. Afterwards I used the handyman's secret weapon and some folded paper to fill up the empty volume of the slot. This way the DVD Drive and the plate will actually touch each other.
Also make sur
Okay so I got some more money thanks to Chinese New Years =D.
First thing I bought was Patriot Sector 5 4GB (2 x 2 GB) DDR3-1333 RAM for 119.99. I was considering some value ram for 25 bucks less but I asked around and learned if I wanted some dependable and stable ram that won't die on me, it is worth the $25 bucks more. Another thing I bought was a new PSU. Antect Earthwatts 650 watt PSU was definitely what I need and for 60 bucks it was a bargain for me.
Installing a PSU is easy lik
Alright so I finally picked up my MOBO and CPU today.
I went with an Athlon II x4 620 for $108.99 and MSI 790X-G45 ATX AM3 Crossfire Motherboard for $89.99. Both are just average mobo + CPU compared to what is out there in todays market, but its good enough for me. When installing the CPU, you have to lift the safety arm, and then just drop the damn thing in. Afterwards close the safety arm and put the stock cooling on (no tube lube needed because the retail stock cooler already has the ther
EDIT: All prices are in Canadian =)
LOL okay so I am finally building my own rig now. First thing I did was go buy myself some pretty colored fans and cathodes =). I know you could find a cheap 5-pack of fans but i only needed 2 for the case, so I got the prettiest fans i could find lol.
Also if you hold the cathodes real close to yourself, you can scare the shit out of someone =P (looks freaky).
Tomorrow I will take a picture of the cheap 17 dollar case LOL
Now that I finally finished my computer, I think its time I released some benchmarks on how well it performs.
This Vantage Marks are for a CPU and GPU that has not been overclocked. I will plan to clock them in the future.
PCMark 05 Vantage
Pretty much testing all aspects of the computer (from rendering graphics, website surfing, to HDD usage). I really don't know where my computer stands up compared to the average since they do not disclose the PCmark average for all compu
VINDICTUS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk22VvvH5yw
Info
I am looking for players who want to come try Vindictus on Oct 13 (the beta release date). Vindictus is a combat MMORPG that involves destructible environments and using anything you can find as a weapon (from ceramic plates to the corpse of your enemy). Hack and slash strategy will just leave you dead. This game requires you to think as many enemies have different forms of counter attacks and triggered movements
Interviewing Joe Dirt
Give me a quick bio of yourself:
I am 32 yrs old. married for 10 years, two kids, jeez hobbies... I dunno. Playing ET, fixing broken things and tinkering with my cars. I was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina and survived 2 years living under siege during war. In 1995 I moved to Canada for a better future and now I am currently working for Microsoft as an exchange ranger.
I like individuals who have a sense of humor, and I also like messing with people
MAKE GHETTO THINGS THE ONION WAY
Yus thats right. You can be gangsta like me ! What to see the latest in onion technology that can boost your wifi? I show you so you pay me now dawg.
Onion's Super Awesome Powerful Lazer Satellite Dish v 1.1
Fack ya !! You can't get more Ghetto than if you use Onion's Super Awesome Powerful Lazer Satellite dish v1.1. Before I use to get 3 wireless connections but now BAM. With the awesome facking super onion powerful laze
