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Post by Loker on Jan 3, 2006 16:20:47 GMT -5
what does everyone think of having an online LAN in like two weekends from now we could play source and stuff online and games some of us can not play online we could play on a virtual LAN via the hamachi stuff....let me know peoples thoughts?
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Post by the_gatekeeper on Jan 3, 2006 17:10:36 GMT -5
it will not work for me for awhile. i am returning my system and getting a new one. send back system next week 2-3 weeks processing order new 2-3 weeks till shipment 3-5 day shipping so im thinkin 5- 8 weeks before i have a new system  |
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Post by euclidean© on Jan 3, 2006 17:20:19 GMT -5
sounds cool.....let me know if you guys do that.....gatekeeper....what happened to your system?
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Post by Loker on Jan 3, 2006 17:31:39 GMT -5
he decided he hated it and is sending it back....he is getting an alienware MJ-12 (not aurora gatekeeper!!!)
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Post by Kämpfer on Jan 3, 2006 20:20:06 GMT -5
As long as he can swap video cards it's gonna be better... I'm a go, what about this weekend too? I have class Thursday, but I think I should be able to come home by 4pm... Make sure your Battlefield 2 is all in order, I had a damn good time playing that last Sunday. I also think we should aim for some Goldeneye: Source (Check the mods board)
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Post by Loker on Jan 3, 2006 20:54:17 GMT -5
this weekend wont work for me but if it does for everyone else go for it harve....(my card goes in for repairs thursday and I wont have it back for a week or so)
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Post by the_gatekeeper on Jan 3, 2006 21:48:18 GMT -5
does anyone else have a card thats decent that u can borrow, cuz this weekend would work for me before i send my system back
as far as the system goes, theres a couple things im not too happy about, like the tab key has fallen off 3 times, they sent me the wrong graphics driver on the restore cd, and i cant get my tv tuner to work like its supposed to. so it seems that i can get an alienware for about the sammj-e price with an athlon x2 4200+ instead of the 2 ghz pentium m.(and the mj-12 and the aurora have the exact same specs and ALMOST same case except for the name which i still cant find, ask loker, but the mj-12 is $500 cheaper through alienwares govnt and educational program.)
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Post by euclidean© on Jan 4, 2006 0:24:05 GMT -5
how much is it still though?....or did you get some type of loan thing to get it? cause im sure between harvey and I we could build the same thing for a lot less.
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Post by BARK BARK BARK BARK on Jan 4, 2006 2:11:46 GMT -5
I hope you're talking about a laptop, cause if you bought a high end pc I know you got ripped off...
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Post by Hammer on Jan 4, 2006 9:42:21 GMT -5
ya its a laptop
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Post by the_gatekeeper on Jan 4, 2006 21:59:26 GMT -5
no i spent $4000 on a desktop from alienware that i could have built myself for $2300 cuz im smart like that
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Post by Loker on Jan 4, 2006 22:00:31 GMT -5
how much is it still though?....or did you get some type of loan thing to get it? cause im sure between harvey and I we could build the same thing for a lot less. if you can build me a laptop I would have to quote a korean prostitute "sucky sucky, me love you long time" |
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Post by euclidean© on Jan 6, 2006 0:17:36 GMT -5
rofl....why get laptops.....desktops so much more customizable.....hmmm....i smell a new thread  |
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Post by Kämpfer on Jan 6, 2006 0:19:39 GMT -5
Yeah and you haven't even seen B4 yet... GWHAHHAHAHHAHAHA!
Considering it may be a very long time until the next lan I'll have to post pics of the progress. Let me tell you after 3-4 days building it is quite impressive, I can't even begin to name all the little things I built into this version. The best part is it looks like it's meant to be this way, some may think it actually came from the factory like this.
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Post by euclidean© on Jan 6, 2006 0:35:45 GMT -5
so harvey do you still want that Premium?.....its sitting at my house in its box right now.....ill be home tomorrow afternoon till sunday night....let me know if your going to be around if you want...maybe ill stop over and see the beast....it sounds awesome!
EDIT: u must have sent the message as I was typing this....i replied!
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Post by Kämpfer on Jan 6, 2006 0:39:14 GMT -5
You come across a little bit slow on my end lol
I'll be home tomorrow around noonish
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Post by euclidean© on Jan 6, 2006 3:16:38 GMT -5
Or maybe im blind and didnt see it lol. Ok...well ill give your house a call when Im going through Pigeon. |
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Post by Hammer on Jan 6, 2006 9:25:14 GMT -5
well me and clid can do it almost any time since well we both got laid off
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Post by Loker on Jan 6, 2006 11:01:27 GMT -5
 this is what is awesome about ATI they took my card with almost no questions asked and are gonna repair it most of the nvidia companies when you are out of 90 day warranty say too bad you deal with it stupid nub.... |
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Post by Kämpfer on Jan 6, 2006 11:10:38 GMT -5
I never had a probelm sending anything back... The few times I did they were very helpful and actually kept me informed as to the progress.
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Post by Loker on Jan 6, 2006 11:37:28 GMT -5
I was only off by a pound Harvey.....thats like $0.20 I wonder if DHL will bill the difference lol....you usually send stuff back to newegg....and have you ever done it when the card was almost a year old.....
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Post by Kämpfer on Jan 6, 2006 12:20:58 GMT -5
I usually ship to the manufacturer because newegg's return policy isn't that great and yes I have done it on old cards and those I bought used.
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Post by BARK BARK BARK BARK on Jan 6, 2006 14:46:25 GMT -5
Actually, when my chaintech card died they were very helpful and easy to work with. Quit being so obsessed with ATI.
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Post by BARK BARK BARK BARK on Jan 7, 2006 15:45:44 GMT -5
Why'd you guys get layed off?
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Post by Loker on Jan 7, 2006 18:53:30 GMT -5
Actually, when my chaintech card died they were very helpful and easy to work with. Quit being so obsessed with ATI. I am not obsessed I often recommend nvidia cards to people....but I have to act like it here because everyone is so damn obsessed with nvidia that its ridiculous..... |
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Post by Hammer on Jan 7, 2006 19:20:11 GMT -5
ocational sesonal help we can reaply end os feb for a job again i fully plan to i liked my job
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Post by euclidean© on Jan 8, 2006 0:40:29 GMT -5
same....none of the stores were keeping the occasional/seasonal people.....u know what....Loker and [EBA]FlyingMongoose must be the same people....they both are talking about how bad Nvidia is....and the only experience they have is with their own stuff.....quit being so biased....I like both companies.....my X800xl has worked great.....and Nvidia has never been bad about warranties or such.  |
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Post by Loker on Jan 9, 2006 9:53:11 GMT -5
same....none of the stores were keeping the occasional/seasonal people.....u know what....Loker and [EBA]FlyingMongoose must be the same people....they both are talking about how bad Nvidia is....and the only experience they have is with their own stuff.....quit being so biased....I like both companies.....my X800xl has worked great.....and Nvidia has never been bad about warranties or such. well I will say it again I often recommend nvidia I even look at nvidia solutions for my own systems sometimes.....but the main reason I behave so biasedly torwards ATI is to balance out all the damn nvidia fan boys.....and I have other reasons that add fuel to the fire.....ATI's cards usually perform better when considering all cards in that same price range with the exception of the uber high end where it is so close who cares which company you go with......then there is the headaches I have had with nvidia where every other game I got I needed a driver update....then the whole card pissing me off and not working and both times both XFX and EVGA said too bad...why don't you buy a new one? but my experience with ATI has been great they have friendly canadians on the other end not shareeka latifa monefa from new york or someone from durka durka stan....and even though the card is out of warranty they offered to take it and repair it......right now I am on the phone trying to replace a geforce 4 from EVGA and every time we call we get sent to an answering machine and no one calls back.....so I mean just the support alone should be enough to make me switch and never look back..... |
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Post by euclidean© on Jan 9, 2006 14:57:16 GMT -5
well ill tell you one thing...u dont want to look at Nvidia as a whole.....Chaintech, BFG, Giga-byte....ive had good luck with those companies....and people with the same series but a different brand...."evga"....have had bad experiences. One thing I do notice is that Nvidia has a ton more manufacturers than ATI does....kinda sad when you look at one series and can find 12 different cards all made by sapphire.
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Post by Kämpfer on Jan 9, 2006 15:15:19 GMT -5
Visiontek and "MSI (crap company)" are also big ATI partners. Gainward was one of my favorite nVidia partners, but they may have gone under. A bunch of people at the lan have or had Gainward Video Cards. I've also used quite a few XFX cards and with the current Beast I have been very pleased with my pair of eVGA cards. Like I said in the other post that MSI 6800GT that I had was rock solid with that awesome copper heatsink. The thing about nVidia cards is that the specifications change from company to company, and many cards now come with a factory overclock making them that much better.
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