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    doubleagent214 got a reaction from Lurick in Community fights back against publishers (i.e. Ubisoft) killing live-service games (i.e. The Crew)   
    I'm 100% for this. Allow people to keep support going like City of Heroes and the old classic wow server before it was eaten by Blizzard 
  2. Agree
    doubleagent214 reacted to starsmine in Alan Wake 2 won't run on old GPUs due to lack of DX12 Ultimate features   
    God. remember when just 7 years ago all PC gamers did was bitch and moan about how consoles were holding gaming back?

    Now that a game comes out and uses the new DX features baseline they bitch and moan that they are the ones holding gaming back. 

    Gamers, please note, you dont have to play it when it comes out. The game will be just as valid in a year when you buy a Lovelace Next xx60 part to replace your 8 year old 1060

    Or in 3 years when you buy a lovelace next next xx60 part to replace your 1660.
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    doubleagent214 got a reaction from Techstorm970 in Tigerdirect shutting down 3/31/23   
    Tiger Direct, first of thr tech companies to go down twice? I remember when they closed the online and retail to move to B2B only. Newegg is the only one left.
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    doubleagent214 got a reaction from Taf the Ghost in Tigerdirect shutting down 3/31/23   
    Tiger Direct, first of thr tech companies to go down twice? I remember when they closed the online and retail to move to B2B only. Newegg is the only one left.
  5. Agree
    doubleagent214 got a reaction from Middcore in Tigerdirect shutting down 3/31/23   
    Tiger Direct, first of thr tech companies to go down twice? I remember when they closed the online and retail to move to B2B only. Newegg is the only one left.
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    doubleagent214 got a reaction from tridy in [Update: "Ads were for internal used only"] Microsoft tests Ads built into File Explorer   
    I'm sure someone already said this, but you are fooling yourself if you think it only for internal use. Like why would MS make a system for running ads only to use it on their own staff?
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    doubleagent214 got a reaction from LAwLz in [Update: "Ads were for internal used only"] Microsoft tests Ads built into File Explorer   
    I'm sure someone already said this, but you are fooling yourself if you think it only for internal use. Like why would MS make a system for running ads only to use it on their own staff?
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    doubleagent214 got a reaction from lazypc in Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa apologizes for Joy Con troubles   
    Best post ever For the link to the Joy-Con support page. 10/10
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    doubleagent214 got a reaction from Techstorm970 in Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa apologizes for Joy Con troubles   
    Best post ever For the link to the Joy-Con support page. 10/10
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    doubleagent214 reacted to lazypc in Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa apologizes for Joy Con troubles   
    Summary
    Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa apologized for the troubles caused by Joy Con issues during a recent financial Q&A
     
     
    My thoughts
    The only thing that makes it news is that it is possibly the first official apology by Nintendo over the issue.
     
    I actually had to send in both my right and left Joy-Con because both thumbsticks had started to drift. However I also toted my switch back and forth to work in my lunchbag every day without any sort of case that would protect the thumbsticks. So if the repair program had never been offered I would have actually just chalked it up to my lack of proper care and bought new ones or tried to replace the sticks. But I was able to send them in, even without having to show proof of purchase, the shipping was prepaid, and I received them back a couple weeks later in proper working order. So overall I was happy with the ownership Nintendo has taken over the issue, even if they had been a little late on owning up to the issue. Not that Microsoft/Sony were any better responding to the red ring or yellow light of death.
     
    Original Article
     
    Nintendo Joy Con Customer Support
    (For those who need their Joy Cons repaired)
     
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    doubleagent214 reacted to Fasauceome in Best Air Cooler for stock 7700K   
    At stock, you can cool that CPU with anything. Hyper 212 evo is inexpensive and can be fitted with any 120mm RGB fan of your preference.
     
    Of course, why spend the extra on an unlocked CPU and never overclock it?
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    doubleagent214 reacted to danny78690 in Best Air Cooler for stock 7700K   
    Who said it was extra? At the time I bought it, it was $50 cheaper than the 7700....
     
  13. Funny
    doubleagent214 reacted to aezakmi in Power Supply MOVs?   
    a MOV is a varistor (metal-oxide)
    basically what's inside of most surge protectors 
     
    it's cheap to manufacture but the downside is that it degrades (loses efficiency) each time a surge or spike goes through it, too many spikes eventually make it trigger like a feminist seeing a white straight male on walmart
  14. Informative
    doubleagent214 reacted to Jurrunio in Power Supply MOVs?   
    Metal oxide varistor (MOV) are used for surge protection. I think there are other ways for doing surge protection but this is the most common way (if the PSU even has this function, maybe crappy ones remove it to cut cost)
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    doubleagent214 got a reaction from Fasauceome in Alien Ryzen   
    I found out that the case actually has a removable motherboard tray. Will make some things easier in the future 
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    doubleagent214 got a reaction from MarvinKMooney in Metro 2033 move cancelled because Hollywood   
    "Metro 2033 film has been cancelled because the scripter wanted to 'Americanize' it"
       https://www-pcgamer-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.pcgamer.com/amp/metro-2033-film-has-been-cancelled-because-the-scripter-wanted-to-americanize-it/?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcgamer.com%2Fmetro-2033-film-has-been-cancelled-because-the-scripter-wanted-to-americanize-it%2F
     
       I just saw this and laughed. For once a content rights holder sad no to Hollywood money. I wish more were bold like this. I feel like content creators and right holders often sell out in attempt to get rich quick, but it feels me with hope to see someone smaller saying no. Hopefully this will lead to a new wave of vg movies that actually tell the story that made the game good.
  17. Funny
    doubleagent214 reacted to ThinkWithPortals in EK announces waterblock for Radeon Pro Duo   
    It must be done! Quad SLI in a shoebox!
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    doubleagent214 reacted to awesomeness10120 in EK announces waterblock for Radeon Pro Duo   
    WANT 
  19. Funny
    doubleagent214 reacted to The Benjamins in EK announces waterblock for Radeon Pro Duo   
    ITS SINGLE SLOT.
    put 2 in a ITX case with a PCIe Spliter
     
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    doubleagent214 got a reaction from ConnerArkell in Razer BlackShark headset worth it?   
    I disliked how muddy the sound sounded at first, but it's great if you like DAT BASS! I also love the design and quality of them. Oh Razer, please update the drivers for 2016. I could use a new pair with more color choices. More so after my sennheisers broke and my kraken pros stolen
     
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    doubleagent214 reacted to ConnerArkell in Razer BlackShark headset worth it?   
    So a while ago I was in the market for my first high quality over-ear headset for around $150. Actually that's a bit of a lie because my first decent gaming headset were turtle beach px21 which were pretty good for $60 at best buy but we will leave those out for this review.
     
    And in case you were wondering, I am using this headset to listen to music while I am writing this review at my school.
    Now we have to remember that these are not studio monitors so you are not going to get a flat frequency sound signature. These are meant to be an all-around gaming headset for your average PC or ps4 gamer.
     
    Let's start with the outside. Well first off they are a very attractive headset and that is partly due to the "old school" helicopter pilot design some would say with Razer's own little twist. The construction on the headband is metal which is solid enough that it won't break but at the same time it's not crushing your head. The sides are made of rigid plastic to cover the drivers and the cord is rubber with a 3.5mm jack on the end but do not fear PC users because there is a headphone and microphone splitter out of the box for expanded compatibility. Also the headband and ear cups are memory foam but it’s not very dense so I’m not too sure as to how long it might last.
     
    In the box you also get a little plug that is used for the detachable microphone which honestly isn’t the best quality like any other headset, if you were game streaming I would recommend something more like the blue yeti. And actually one of the best parts of the headset is that you can detach the mic because that allows me to use these on a daily basis without looking like an idiot.
     
    Now let’s get to the sound quality which was actually surprising.
    So I have been using this headset for gaming and daily use for about a year now for day to day gaming use and music listening.
     
    Now for most of my gaming I was using Razer surround which is a virtual 7.1 Dolby surround driver that takes over you exiting driver on you computer and amps up the base and changes the speaker settings from stereo to 7.1 surround and the rest of the spec of this program you can find on Razer’s website. I will say that the feeling was fantastic in any game I played. The surround sound really came in handy playing games like Arma 3 and Counter strike Hearing all the helicopters and footsteps all around me I was all around impressed with the performance of just virtual 7.1 surround sound.
     
    Now music listening is very much the same story. I’m a bit of a bass head myself and these headphone satisfy. I wouldn’t call it beats by Dre bass levels just because if you try to max out your bass in your computers audio settings, it does get cut-off quite often so I just recommend leaving the stock bass settings because even that is still enough to rock your head with some good dubstep.
    Although I wouldn’t use the world “clear” around these headphone because that’s not really not best way to describe them. For example I use Sony Vegas for editing my YouTube videos and some things are partly muffled and hard to hear just because of the amount of bass. But again, for music listening it’s just the right amount.
     
    Another great thing about the music listening experience is there is plenty of highs and mids so over all a very balanced music listening experience.
    So… final thoughts. Overall a great headset compared to much expensive options and I Highly recommend this option
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    doubleagent214 got a reaction from werto165 in Teacher jams students   
    http://www.cultofmac.com/324794/cell-jamming-gives-science-teacher-an-important-legal-lesson/
    About this, I understand the law, but i believe the teacher is right. Back in 09 when i left high school, students were already to focused on the phone. Now i believe it to be far worse since better phones are more available.
    p.s. LOL at Verizon having a cell tower on a school.
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    doubleagent214 reacted to Flyguygamer in PSU wattage needed for overclocking   
    Just keep your 750 watt. To answer the question 600 should be enough.
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    doubleagent214 reacted to kinkywink in PSU wattage needed for overclocking   
    you say its easy to figure out but dont say how? if so easy then leave a "useful" comment for the op
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    doubleagent214 reacted to CwGoh in PSU wattage needed for overclocking   
    Depends on the system, but an average system with 1 GPU and a few hard drives will overclock well on a 500 watts or higher.
    A 2 way SLI system with a few hard drives will do fine with 700 watts or higher.
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