Recent content by PhatalOne

Thanks Intel! I didn't realize I was stifling my creativity because of my compulsion to hoard old computers and parts. Combined with Bloomberg recently telling me to pick up a hobby that will make me a better worker, I'm assured of my 3% raise this year!

Exactly. This situation in Venezuela has been brewing ever since the Chavistas overran the country. The government's policies have gutted the economy to the point that basic supplies such as food, medicine, and toiletries are in short supply. This is of course blamed on capitalists and that the...

I second Godmachine on this one. I could not imagine playing GW2 without an SSD. The improvement in load times is substantial. Only problem is that it is difficult to improve upon the specs provided by Climber to squeeze in an SSD. Replacing the 1TB WD Blue drive with a 256GB SSD would raise...

lol... well I am being optimistic given the current hardware. :D I had an old timers moment and forgot that it is like driving 4 1080p monitors per 4k each screen. I think even 3 GTX 780's would have issue with that. I just knew my GTX680's would not be up to the task. I tend to avoid...

To add to what fattypants said, the best gear obtainable via auction house (Exotic) will be or is 2nd best. Ascended Weapons/Trinkets/Armor are a few stat points higher and are account bound and usually must be crafted and the raw materials are time-gated. You can buy Legendary weapons on the...

You can enjoy the game casually without issue. They have introduced some elements that are unnecessarily grindy in my opinion. (Ascended Weapons, Trinkets, and on 12/10 Armor) Those things are time-gated and really make it difficult to have a large number of alts. I am currently on Ehmry Bay...

I'd love to have 3 of these but then my whole rig would need updating. Plus, the price definitely has that new adopter smell. Glad to finally see Sharp delivering IGZO products though. I guess I'll soldier on with my U3011's until they come down in price. Do you have room in that boat for me to...

Thanks for the link! I've been looking for a discounted version for my secondary account. $24.99 is a great price to pick it up at if you have not had a chance to play GW2. Edit: Also, if you have a Chase Freedom card, Chase is running 5% cash back on Amazon.com purchases this month.

I'd love to see a YouTube video of someone trying to make a smoothie with a blender bottle. They work great for protein shakes but on fruit... not so much.

Glad to see they finally figured out that treating your customers like thieving criminals is no way to run a successful business. However, Ubisoft can still go die in a fire... a few months of half-assed goodwill don't make up for the years of hostility they have projected towards the people...

I personally have 3 of the 750w power supplies, 1 650w, 1 560w, and 2 460w from Seasonic. (and probably some I am forgetting.) I have never had a problem with any of them. The only thing I could complain about is that, after buying so many PSU's from them, I really don't need all the fancy...

I have been running 680's SLI'd along with a 2500K oc'd to 4.5GHz without issue. Unless you have tons of hard drives or are cranking up the voltage on that 3770k or doing something other combination of crazy things then you will certainly be fine.

Nice looking card. It is also nice that they have allowed us to buy some of their defective HPC-oriented GPUs. However, the specs and pricing as compared to my current 680 SLI setup just don't warrant the upgrade. I have no doubt in my mind that this pricing is primarily due to the fact that AMD...

Slightly off topic but I just saw the funniest car at lunch today... an old school Honda Insight with a functional rear wing on it. :confused: As for this card... it has all of the practicality of the above but damn if I don't want it... although it would take upgrading to 7680x1600 to convince...

I play on Ehmry Bay and it really matters what part of the world you are in. WvW always has a decent crowd. PvE is a mixed bag. I still find enough people in low level zones, fractals, and dungeons. Many of the mid-level zones have always seemed to lack people. Since I mainly play WvW I have not...