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  1. Rob Williams

    Why We Need Audiophiles

    Well, I'll just add that after I made that post about with the boy band mention, a music video ended up coming on the dance channel later that night from an R&B band called Reel 2 Real. Close enough ;-) You sure he wasn't just listening to too much death metal?! In all seriousness, that must...
  2. Rob Williams

    Can't decide.

    Kougar, nice find! That's an amazing deal to include two games (even if one is terrible). As Kougar said though, there's no need to overcomplicate this. The revision differences from EVGA don't usually mean much, but for the most part, usually whatever letter is higher, is newer. It doesn't...
  3. Rob Williams

    Cooler Master HAF 922 Mid-Tower

    When Cooler Master released their HAF 932 full-tower last fall, it was well-received for its overall design, build quality, impressive cooling-ability and, to some, aesthetics. With the success of that case, CM has followed-up with a mid-tower version that follows many similar design cues, but...
  4. Rob Williams

    Remembering Apogee & 3D Realms

    The news of 3D Realms demise hit the Internet like a ton of bricks last week, and to say it's disappointing would be a major understatement. As a developer that's been around for over 20 years, they have a lot to boast about today. Read on as we take a stroll down memory lane, and see just what...
  5. Rob Williams

    Purchasing an Alienware Machine Online? Be Careful

    From our front-page news: Purchasing used computer equipment online - especially complete machines - can be a little sketchy if you're not careful. But assuming you receive the machine, and it works, you should be fine. Right? Well, apparently not if it was an Alienware desktop or notebook...
  6. Rob Williams

    There's More to Linux than Ubuntu!

    From our front-page news: When Ubuntu first bounced onto the Linux scene, it became a hit almost immediately, and even I'm unsure why that was the case. Although it's built on an already-stable distribution (Debian), the clear version and robust community must have helped propel it into super...
  7. Rob Williams

    Can't decide.

    Oh boy. If L4D runs that poorly on your current PC, then chances are you're really due for an upgrade, so kudos for wanting to make the jump. The number of cores (stream processors) refers to the literal number of cores, so the more there are, the faster the card (only with the same model...
  8. Rob Williams

    Signature?

    You need to first hit 10 posts total before that option becomes available. We do this because numerous spammers sign up on the forums only to change their signature (which would be spidered by countless search engines) to scam/shill something. Once you hit 10 posts, you'll be able to edit it.
  9. Rob Williams

    Game Developers on Gold Selling

    I don't know how I keep forgetting about this thread. I know what you mean Altrus. Out of all the aspects of L2, I've generally enjoyed the game world and creatures the most. Whenever I think about the game, that's what I think about... not about all the XP'ing or grouping or whatever. L2 has...
  10. Rob Williams

    Hello There, Ladies and Gentlemen...

    Welcome to the forums Chuck! Our articles don't only focus on gamers, unless it's a GPU review, because as it stands today, there are few applications out there that take advantage of the GPU. The ones that do, tend to be NVIDIA-only, and not many of those appeal to me as being worthy of being...
  11. Rob Williams

    Why We Need Audiophiles

    If you prefer 128 kbit/s over anything and consider yourself an audiophile, you have deep-rooted issues. Even my siblings could tell the difference between 128 kbit/s and 256 kbit/s, I'm sure of it. As for reel to reel, cool... I kind of thought that but wasn't sure. Great page on it here...
  12. Rob Williams

    Is there interest in noise-cancelling headphones?

    Cool, thanks. I'll look into those.
  13. Rob Williams

    Is there interest in noise-cancelling headphones?

    Bass is the biggest issue, and I've never found a pair that pleased me. It might just be me, but I simply can't stand them. At some trade show, Shure asked me to try out their new $100 pair, and man, whatever. It could be that most often when I test these out, I'm in a huge room with a thousand...
  14. Rob Williams

    Why We Need Audiophiles

    Reel to reel sounds like the name of a boy band, haha. What is that exactly? It's like a cassette, but much larger or something? I've never heard of it that I know of. As for AAC, I haven't noticed any real problems with 256 kbit/s, and I've bought about 500 tracks worth off of iTunes in that...
  15. Rob Williams

    What a freaking beast!

    When ASUS asked me if I wanted to take a look at their W90 "ROG" notebook, I said sure. But, I was warned that this was no ordinary notebook, and if there's a definition for "Desktop Replacement", this would be it. Yes, the W90 indeed is a true DTR, and it even includes a desktop motherboard...
  16. Rob Williams

    Windows 7 to be Released in October?

    If I write about it at home, am I still ok?
  17. Rob Williams

    Our Graphics Card Testing Suite

    Hi all: When we posted our HD 4890 vs. GTX 275 article last month, we found an obvious issue after-the-fact. While many other sites out there showed the two cards to be quite comparable, our results favored NVIDIA overall... and this is a problem. One explanation is that the titles we're...
  18. Rob Williams

    Building an Affordable "Skulltrail" System

    Oh man, wow, that's one way to cool them! I want to see that when you're done installing ;-)
  19. Rob Williams

    Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Vapor-X 2GB

    We also have the HD 4770 card in our queue, but the time issue has been bad. I'm hoping I can clear out that soon, along with AMD's 955 and Intel's 975. I'm so behind :-(
  20. Rob Williams

    Windows 7 to be Released in October?

    What part of the interface are you referring to? KDE 3.x got most of their ideas from Windows, not vice versa. KDE 4 on the other hand, is a true piece of junk (imo, of course). As soon as I lose support for KDE 3.x and feel the need to upgrade, I'm going to have to suck it up and move over to...
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