October 2011
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You Tube is great... just great...
YouTube has offered me the option to earn money from my videos. The only problem with that is that the YouTube guidelines border on overzealous at best. Any video containing any copy written material can’t be used to earn money. Further more, any video containing that material can be taken down at their discretion.
My Youtube channel is almost 100% copy written material, from product...
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My Overclocks →
DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) 7-7-7-21 (OC’d to 7-7-5-19)
AMD Phenom II x4 965 3.4GHz (OC’d to 4.02GHz {windows rounds this})
EVGA 9600GT Superclocked (96 Watt)
{key: core/shader/mem}
(stock: 675/1674/900)
(OC’d: 750/1860/1100)
Windows Experience Index:
Processor 7.5 Memory (RAM) 7.5 Graphics 6.9 Gaming...
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The New PC & The Future
My replacement computer parts arrived safely and in working order from Newegg on Monday. Ever since I have been juggling free time to dedicate to constructing this monster system.
The whole assembly took 3 hours on Monday. Instead of using the stock AMD heatsink for my Phenom II x4 965, I forked over some extra cash for a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus. The new heatsink was a concern due to...
steed-storm asked: Would you happen to have Team Fortress 2 on your Steam?
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MSDNAA is Awesome
After upgrading all of my computers to windows 7 earlier this year, I ran into a unique problem. A specific device I have, a PDA, requires the version of Active Sync specific to XP in order to work. Problem is all my XP computers were OEM and didn’t have install discs. So I was tasked with finding an install disc for an essentially dead OS, legally.
Impossible you say?
Well, as it turns...
HEADS UP BIG MAC, TACTICAL RAINBOOM INCOMING
ask-big-mac:
This is the greatest thing ever.
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The What Now?
Zork: Grand Inquisitor was the greatest game ever made.
If you know this game you get a hug!
If you don’t… you’re fine, nobody knows this game.
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A Perfect Summary of AMD's New Bulldozer CPU
A perfect summary of Bulldozer, as an evolution in CPU design, a reemergence of the legendary FX brand, and a successor to the famous performance-per-dollar king that is the Phenom II.
It’s like this:
The driver represents AMD’s pride, reputation, and future stock price.
Bit-Tech AMD FX-8150 Review →
steedstormsays:
amazingmrx:
steedstormsays:
amazingmrx:
I’m beginning to see a very very clear and extremely disappointing trend in these reviews as I read them. I’m sure anyone taking even a cursory glance at the graphs in these reviews should understand what I mean.
Still, I’m going to try and find at least one more review before I say more.
((…I don’t see that much difference between...
Bit-Tech AMD FX-8150 Review →
steedstormsays:
amazingmrx:
I’m beginning to see a very very clear and extremely disappointing trend in these reviews as I read them. I’m sure anyone taking even a cursory glance at the graphs in these reviews should understand what I mean.
Still, I’m going to try and find at least one more review before I say more.
((…I don’t see that much difference between the FX-4100 and the FX-8150...
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Bit-Tech AMD FX-8150 Review →
I’m beginning to see a very very clear and extremely disappointing trend in these reviews as I read them. I’m sure anyone taking even a cursory glance at the graphs in these reviews should understand what I mean.
Still, I’m going to try and find at least one more review before I say more.
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Tom's Hardware AMD FX-8150 Review →
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Overclocker's Club AMD FX-8150 Review →
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AMD FX Now Available! →
The long awaited 6 and 8 core AMD FX Zambezi CPUs, built on AMD’s newest architecture dubbed “Bulldozer”, have finally been released. These chips have the specifications list of complete monsters, and are currently available in the following line up.
3.3 GHz, 6 core, $189.99
3.1 GHz, 8 core, $219.99
3.6 GHz, 8 core, $279.99
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The Octane Renderer Gallery →
Octane Render is a rendering engine that uses path tracing to provide high quality realistic results on an entirely GPU based solution. All you need to use it is a CUDA enabled Nvidia graphics card. You don’t need anything else actually, the CUDA card is the only real minimum requirement. There is a minimum CPU speed measured in a few hundred MHz, but the truth is that Windows 7, Vista, and...
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((So, I found a red shirt, brown towel, and piece...
ask-big-mac:
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/6968/picture17yh.jpg
You… actually look the way I imagine Big Mac would look as a human.
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Disqus?
Does anyone have any experiences with Disqus? Is it good? Is it bad? Is it free? Is it something I should use? Would it be good to add this to my Celestia blog? Should I avoid it like the plague? I just saw a pony blog was using this before and I had no idea what it was.
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The End of an Era.
Steve Jobs has died. The man responsible for personal computers, the mouse, windows, electronic media distribution, system security software, the Apple OS, touch tablets, smart phones, every apple product ever released, and Pixar is gone. He leaves behind the legacy of a genius and a visionary. For all those who cursed his success, without him the computer industry would not exist, and personal...
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...and Then The Sun Exploded.
Just read more…
I got my new RAM on Saturday, and started assembling my new computer on Sunday. I ended up needing to run to the local computer store to buy a new case, which was not part of the original plan, but it looks great so I can’t complain. The installation of the CPU stock cooler was wonky. I wanted to trust the stock cooler so I went ahead with the installation, but the...