The Dear Leader
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STEAM | September II 2014 - Ride the Lightning
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I think the servers are currently down for maintenance, let me refer to the website for an annoucement brb.
Tizoc
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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments Discussion Thread, game releases in 5 days.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=131583641
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=131583641
Jawmuncher
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That's one soft screen to punch
Atraveller
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From what I've heard, Razer stuff breaks too easily.
The Dear Leader
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He also has a cartoon arm.
Asking in here because I saw some posts talking about the 970.
I'm getting tempted to upgrade to a 970 from my 570, especially to better experience upcoming stuff like Mordor. A friend told me to not get a MSI because he's had 2 cards bought from them come out not working and to instead get a Zotac (which wouldn't be a bad idea as the Zotac is 30€ cheaper than the MSI -339 vs 369- where I'd buy it).
Wondering if the 3rd party manufacturer even matters much apart from stuff like the card coming out already slightly OC or stuff like 2 fans vs 3?
I'm getting tempted to upgrade to a 970 from my 570, especially to better experience upcoming stuff like Mordor. A friend told me to not get a MSI because he's had 2 cards bought from them come out not working and to instead get a Zotac (which wouldn't be a bad idea as the Zotac is 30€ cheaper than the MSI -339 vs 369- where I'd buy it).
Wondering if the 3rd party manufacturer even matters much apart from stuff like the card coming out already slightly OC or stuff like 2 fans vs 3?
Kurt Russell
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Play Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies
Open Beta Test - Avaiable until 9AM, Sep 25th PDT
That's what it says for me on the store page. Maybe it's one of those betas where you can play only a few days at a time.
What do I have against Razer? Oh lets see... How about horrible build quality combined with over inflated price because you know 'Gaming' and all that on top of some of the most garish design and colours used for peripherals. Half their stuff wouldn't look out of place attached to a Beyblade. I wonder if that chap who started that awesome thread here has lots of Razer products?
I still haven't bought any Razer mouse, even if I was considering couple of times, so I have no idea how bad or good they are, but they do look funny, at least.
the beyblade guy was funny and so brimming with enthusiasm, you all shouldn't have scared him away with your venomous sarcasm and cynicism, that was mean, you know. (><)
That's crazy! Great read though!
Kurt Russell
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Another mix of not so good stuff with some actually good games.
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spindoctor
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It matters to some extent. MSI Twin Frozr cards have a track record of being pretty good whereas Zotac is a somewhat lower tier manufacturer compared to some of the bigger names. Zotac does come with a 5 year warranty so there's some peace of mind in that regard. I feel what it really comes down to is if you can easily afford the 'better' card (i.e. factory OC, custom cooling), go for it. If you're pinching pennies, a reference card from a 'second tier' manufacturer will be just fine.
edit - as for your friend's advice, anecdotal evidence can point in the favor of or against every single consumer electronics company ever. I'm sure there are people who have had good experiences and bad experiences with every single brand out there. Just make sure to check the warranty and ease of RMA process before making your purchase decision.
Personally, I have used their Keyboards and mice and I seem to be an outlier in the terrible build quality camp. I get up to 4 years on their stuff and either change it for a newer model or a key/button gets twitchy because I hammer it for too long (Diablo and Hentai games do that a lot).
Heck, I RMA more Logitech's in my office than a Razer I use at home.
I bought a Death Adder due to them making a left handed model and it lasted about 3 months before it starter to track incorrectly. Turns out it was the sensor used on that model so I got it sent back to me with a newer firmware. Lasted 2 months before it started doing the same thing. Sent it back and got a replacement which ended up being a newer model but right handed (so completely against the point of me buying one in the first place). Lasted about 6 months before the scroll wheel gave out and now it's been thrown in a box of duff back up PC parts.
Some people get on fine with them and 'shock horror' like their styling but no sadly not for me.
Oh definitely you can only go by your own experience and mine with Razer isn't comparable with other companies. While I have also RMA'd more Logitech stuff than Razer (the same MX518 even) they have had nothing but a first class service that even covered out of warranty returns which I doubt Razer would be so kind. The cost is another factor, for the same money as a Black Widow (or what ever their top mechanical keyboard is these days) you could get a top quality Ducky or DAS keyboard, you know from companies that actually make them not farm them out to cheaper OEMs. We're all particular about our peripherals, some just want the cheapest, some look at price as an indicator of quality, others go with their past experience, but Razer does get a bad rep. Is it overblown? Maybe but from my experience with them I'm in no rush to buy one of their products.
My razor products always broke and here I am still using my logitech keyboard from 7+ years..which btw is wireless. And both my headphones from logitech still work flawlessly..from 7+ years ago.
Also I got gifted a SS D3 mouse 4 years ago (or 3 don't remember). Just last week or so wife split water on it, only the middle button register thing broke. So I just bought a sensei raw to replace it =D=D
Also I got gifted a SS D3 mouse 4 years ago (or 3 don't remember). Just last week or so wife split water on it, only the middle button register thing broke. So I just bought a sensei raw to replace it =D=D
The Dear Leader
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I've had my Deathadder (which I don't use anymore, G400s ftw) and Blackwidow for over 3 years with no problems.
deadflower81
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Just received a 50% discount on The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II Complete Pack.
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It's still 19.85£ on amazon UK, which is about 45% off.
Just saying.
Mac Game Store is having a flash sale on Bioshock Infinite 75% off, and 67% off the season pass
Yeah is so weird. Some people say they have issues but I there's like myself have had many razer products that have never had issues.
It's the one reason I love razer.
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I actually use samsung mouse at work (not sure why we bought it, can't remember (><), it's probably 5-6 years old now, no problems whatsoever, considering that I spend about the same time at the office as at home... I go through them at home so fast, it has to be some sort of record (mostly logitech, though)
You never know with mice, it's not dependant on brand alone too.
Anyway enough talk about Razer gumph, new Sleepy Dawgs Definitive Edition Trailer!
Not see too much different but YouTube isn't exactly the best indicator. Shadow maps look a bit cleaner.
Not see too much different but YouTube isn't exactly the best indicator. Shadow maps look a bit cleaner.
2 years is long?
My man. I do the same lol.
And to add to this: I also buffer 5 to 10 Youtube videos in 1080p at all times. (A Chrome extension allows to buffer the whole video instead of only chucked parts like it's by default.)
My internet connection is too slow to stream 1080p without some slowdows so I resort to buffering the shit out of everything.
My 8 GB of RAM is getting some good use!
I've had occasions where my Windows OS warns me of too high RAM usage, but then I bookmark some tabs and close them to free up RAM.
That's not long, If my mouse only lasted 2 years I either had to handle it badly or its build quality wasn't good.
I have had my Logitech G5 for over 7 years and it still functions as well as new.
derExperte
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That's not long. Five years is long.
Every time I see that Lord of the Rings Online DLC I mis-read it as the "Steely Dan" starter pack. Every. Single. Time.
Ban Puncher
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My Punching sense was tingling and I rushed over to find a dogpile on Razer products.
Warranted. What a bunch of crud.
Warranted. What a bunch of crud.
Tell me more.
You know you'll probably Do It Again. fnar, fnar.
I do that with Deep Silver, every time I read it Deep Sliver, it's already default, can't read it any other way
not as funny as yours, but a pun in own way
ScreamingTrees
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Like you I bought a Deathadder because they made a left-handed model. However, mine still works great and I bought it about 4 and a half years ago. I've never used anything else made by them but when I need a new mouse I probably will get another left-handed Deathadder.
The 5 year warranty is a nice perk, though your post gave me the sort of push I needed to actually grab the MSI. Now to wait for it to arrive and to clean my PC.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/magic-actions-for-youtube/abjcfabbhafbcdfjoecdgepllmpfceif
Best invention since sliced bread.
My layout:
(Don't mind the bandwidth meter)
Some great features:
- You can change the volume of the video my hovering with your mouse over the video area, and scrolling the mouse wheel. In the settings you can define the step size (Mine is on 10). It's handy when you don't want to use the keyboard to use an awkward shortcut, or don't want to fiddle with the Sound notification icon.
- You can set your favorite quality so the video automatically loads in that quality.
No more opening each video and having to set the quality yourself.
- You can make the screen bigger by default like you can see in the screenshot. (That's the Auto Wide feature in the options).
It's a viable solution when you don't occasionally want to watch in full screen but on the other hand, you find the default size too small to enjoy.
- You can force the Flash player or HTML5 player.
I personally still prefere the Flash player - although it will eventually get phased out in favor of HTML5 - because using Flash feels somehow more snappier/more refined for me.
- You can make it so videos buffer completely, instead of in chunks.
- On top of the above feature, you can make it so videos do NOT start automatically when opening them in a tab. This is very useful since if you like the complete buffering, you will probably load them in a tab and only watch them later on!
- You can disable all video annotations.
I don't know whether the USE ALL THE SCREEN SPACE FOR ALL THE ANNOTATIONS trend is still going on, since I've been clean of annotations for years now, but in case it still is...
- You can hide unwanted elements.
Personally, I use it to hide the Related Videos section. I never look at it and it takes up useless space.
- You can use a dark layout, similar to what Neogaf has.
No more burning retinas when tabbing between Neogaf and Youtube!
- And some other minor features.
brotkasten
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Hero Prinny
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Nah that's just silly. Why waste even more money on something so trivial as that?
you just called Mercedes trivial? The nerve of some people!
Alright who's running the GAF Curators section?
You are not Ethan Carter but a Private Detective named Paul Prospero who receives a letter from Ethan Carter. Tsk, tsk.
Yeah it's a shame really as they are one of the few ergonomic left handed mice not just for gaming but full stop. I bought a Steelseries Sensi and it did take a bit of getting used to due to having forward and back buttons on both sides but I'm more than happy now. So much I bought a Diablo III mouse (same thing as a Sensi Raw but about half the cost) for another PC.
You are not Ethan Carter but a Private Detective named Paul Prospero who receives a letter from Ethan Carter. Tsk, tsk.
Yeah it's a shame really as they are one of the few ergonomic left handed mice not just for gaming but full stop. I bought a Steelseries Sensi and it did take a bit of getting used to due to having forward and back buttons on both sides but I'm more than happy now. So much I bought a Diablo III mouse (same thing as a Sensi Raw but about half the cost) for another PC.
Hero Prinny
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Paying to use the Mercedes in a fantasy game? Yea.
lmao. Is it like Link and Zelda?
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