Recent content by Banana King

What is the price point for which you wait for a new game to fall before you consider purchasing it? I have friends that are die-hard members of the get-it-the-day-it-comes-out mindset, while others insist upon waiting for an interesting title to grace the bargain bin before doing so. For me...

If you read my posts in their entirety, you would discover that I am not talking about Call of Duty 4 at all (I have not even played the game). By means of true realism, Red Orchestra got close, too, but ultimately fell short. And what Chombo stated is completely true.

Thank You.

I didn't know that scoring kills by randomly throwing grenades makes you a better player.

This is true, but then wouldn't it make sense to classify servers based upon player's style instead of just game type? I know that Xbox Live has attempted to do this with Gamer Zones, though such features should be specific to the game, not just the network it's featured upon.

I'm talking about those people who run up to a wall, lob a grenade in the general direction of the enemy's spawn point, and wait for the kills. It's especially fun when you've just respawned and instantly die. *Edit* I'm not bashing grenades, only those that use them to compromise the fun...

I am beginning to notice a frightening trend when playing games ("realistic" PC shooters, specifically) online. It seems that the already huge population of people who derive the majority of their kills through randomly throwing of grenades is growing. On the tactical side, a grenade should...

I recommend a Gigabyte board instead. The bios settings are well worth the small price hike.

You can't go wrong with Corsair for power supplies, but if you could spring for a modular, uh, model (a member of the Corsair HX series), you would have much better cable management. But that's just my opinion.

Hey guys- I've been out of the technological loop since about mid-January, at which point a I finished building the system described in my signature. Has anything truly monumental or at least notable happened since then?

I received mine about a month ago for use in my new build. Runs great - fast, cool - the awesome packaging is simply a bonus. You won't be disappointed with your purchase, trust me. Don't forget to hold onto the black edition stickers, too.

Mushkin has a line of power supplies, too. Are they any good?

Looking into a PSU for a mid- to low-end gaming build ($800) The parts list is as follows... LITE-ON Combo Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106100 COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119077 Western Digital...

Just looking around for a good midrange video card. Down to two now - The HD3850 512MB Edition - $199.99 <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102715> And the 2900PRO - $164.99 <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102706> With a $35 price...

Hornet, I am not a die-hard fan. Nor did I purchase a "botched" product (5000+ Black Edition, in fact). When AMD sees that everyone is ignoring Phenom and continuing to buy its older models, it will hopefully acknowledge defeat and return to its roots of low-priced, quality processors. I...