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    arodrake got a reaction from Beskamir in Why you should never buy a console at launch   
    Also don't buy an apple product 
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    arodrake got a reaction from Puppet in What happenes to your student loans if you die?   
    I just double checked and it seems it is wiped off (See http://www.slc.co.uk/services/loan-repayment/loan-cancellation.aspx)
    SLC (Student loan company) is the old name for student england finance.
    You can always ring them to be 100% sure. Your student loan is not a normal bank loan.
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    arodrake reacted to kaneandtaker in What is your Favorite Anime/Manga?   
    Fate/Stay Night anybody?
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    arodrake got a reaction from James_AJ in Noctua, are they REALLY doing it right?   
    Love the fans and colour. I have them in the top of my 600t case, so they are partially hidden. But looks very nice through the grill.
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    arodrake got a reaction from LegendKillerRG in What is your Favorite Anime/Manga?   
    Have you read the manga? This is pretty much what happens in the manga... Only problem is that SAO was too fast and attack of titans is kinda dragging right now (However, I do like how they reorganized the anime).
    I do agree SAO was mediocre at best and was over-hyped; the first arc was the best and went downhill from there.
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    arodrake reacted to ExDreamer in EXDREAMER 1000TH POSTS GIVEAWAY [CLOSED] WINNER LIST ON LAST PAGE   
    GIVEAWAY WINNER
     
    Humble Deep Silver Bundle [saints Row 2,Saints Row 3,Risen 2,Sacred 2] : @Breakdown
     
    Ridge Racer Driftopia Early Access : @arodrake
     
    Torchlight GoG [Random Pick] :  @GameModeLiam
                                                       @sezir
                                                       @Youbetternot
                                                       @
                                                       @ Cali930
     
     
    ALL WINNERS PLEASE PM ME TO CONFIRM AND REDEEM YOUR PRIZE.
     
    Any winner that did not pm me in 1 week time,i will make another draw for to pick different winner.
     
    If you feel that you did not want that prize,you also can pm me about that so i could pick other winner.
     
    Last but not least,thank to all that join this giveaway.Shout out to @LinusTech and @Slick for making this great forum a reality.This is my first 1K posts in any forum,so that say something about how great the community here.Watch for another giveaway from me in the future.
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    arodrake reacted to Frix in Buying a new tablet. Which?   
    There have been rumors of the new Nexus 10 being made by Asus which could mean it is coming out very soon, if you don't want to wait I would suggest the Nexus 10 or Sony Xperia Tablet Z
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    arodrake got a reaction from the_devil52 in The anime thread   
    people die when they are killed
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    arodrake got a reaction from LAwLz in Anime= Eng Dub vs Eng Sub   
    Japanese sub all the way. 
    Dub sounds horrible... I haven't watched a dub which is superior to the original japanese sub... except maybe yugioh.
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    arodrake got a reaction from Vitalius in Why you should never buy a console at launch   
    Also don't buy an apple product 
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    arodrake got a reaction from Vitalius in Anime= Eng Dub vs Eng Sub   
    Japanese sub all the way. 
    Dub sounds horrible... I haven't watched a dub which is superior to the original japanese sub... except maybe yugioh.
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    arodrake reacted to Breakdown in EXDREAMER 1000TH POSTS GIVEAWAY [CLOSED] WINNER LIST ON LAST PAGE   
    1. Saints Row 3
    2. Saints Row 2
    3. Sacred 2: Gold
     
    Hoo-aa
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    arodrake reacted to solosdk in Windows 8 Professional Product Key Information :(   
    GUYS
     
    I am extremely sorry but the key that I have is already activated :(
     
    I didn't know, I thought it was a spare.... Sorry to get your hopes up....
     
    I am very very sorry if I disappointed anyone
     
    Thank you for understanding
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    arodrake reacted to obsidian1200 in PS3 to buy or not to buy?   
    I'll confirm this. When Sony had that security breach that took the PSN down for months, they offered gamers a trial Plus membership and some free games. I downloaded plenty of free PS+ titles, but they became inactive when my subscription ended.
     
    Anyway, to the OP, I think the PS3 would be a good consideration if you like the exclusive content it has going for it. I'd recommend, regardless if you plan on downloading games from PSN, to get the cheapest model possible regardless of HDD size, then upgrade the HDD yourself. It's very simple and much cheaper than paying Sony's premium for the larger HDD.
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    arodrake reacted to rashdanml in PS3 to buy or not to buy?   
    Games are only available for as long as you're subscribed. If you unsubscribe, you probably can't play the downloaded games (unsure though). $50/year for an ever increasing selection of games worth $100s is worth it, imo. You get 30 odd games signing up now, and 2 games are added every month.
    You can play all of the free games available through PS+, and handful of them are for the Vita. There's a section of the PS Store on the console with a list of them available for the PS3/Vita respectively.
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    arodrake reacted to Mr. Kwiggles in PS3 to buy or not to buy?   
    I'd look for the original PS3 slim at a good price. It looks better than the "super slim" and it looks like it has better build quality. If you don't care about the super slim's looks though, pick one up when you see the price that you like. I'm sure that Sony will release a PS3 bundle with a cheaper price after the PS4 is released, but I don't think the savings will be that much. Also, don't rule out factory refurbished and open box deals, if you're looking to save some more. I got my original PS3 60GB used and it's still alive and kicking. You won't have buyers remorse though, PS3 has some really nice exclusives.

    As far as storage, I think the base size is 250GB now. I could be wrong. That's plenty, if you don't plan on downloading that many games from PSN. I still only have my 60GB hard drive in mine, and it's only recently started to show signs of getting full.
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    arodrake got a reaction from bootleggerzero in ** CLOSED ** HUGE Computex Giveaway Sponsored by WD and Steiger Dynamics   
    yay giveaways! we love giveaways!

    Twitter share: https://twitter.com/bakaidiot
     
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    arodrake reacted to t0wer in Switching cherry MX key switches   
    i know digikey has cherry switches, at just over $1 each
    so it will cost $100+ to redo an entire board.
     
    if you have plate mounted switches, you have to remove the switches.
    if you have pcb mounted switches, you can just take the keycaps off and open each switch and change the stem.
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    arodrake got a reaction from OneGun in AroDrake's Rig   
    Hi everyone, this is the first time posting my rig and finally finished! yay!
    Sorry I don't have many pictures during the building phase! Only just recently joined LTT! :(
    It's my first ever build and it cost me an arm and a leg!

    Specs:

    Motherboard: P8Z77-V Deluxe
    Processor: Intel 2700k OC @ 4.7Ghz 
    CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
    GPU: Crossfire Sapphire Vapor-x 7950 (OC @ 1050/1350)
    Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX
    RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengence @ 1866Mhz
    Case: Corsair 600t Graphite (Modded + full acrylic side)
    PSU: Corsair HX750
    SSD: 256GB Samsung 830 SSD (boot drive) + 64GB Crucial M4 SSD (SSD cache) 
    HDD: 1TB Western Digital Black Cavier + 2TB Hitachi

    Peripherals:

    Filco Majestouch keyboard (Brown switches)
    Razer Deathadder mouse
    Sennheiser HD 595 headphones

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    http://imgur.com/a/0cE3n
     
    Firstly some pictures! 
    Started off with sleeving my PSU. Used paracord sleeving and was my first sleeving project! Was very happy to finish it and was so scared when I was turning it on for the first time!
     

    Sleeveless!


    Carried out a few modifications on my Corsair 600t case.
    Removed the metal grill for the top fan.
    This was carried out with just a normal side cutter.


    Removed the metal grill for the front fan.


    Removed the plastic grid support on the top cover + added my own dust filter.

     
    Building!
    I actually didn't have enough internal USB headers on my motherboard; so I had to use the NZXT Internal USB Expansion (great little device)


    Decided to entirely remove all the HDD drive cages in the 600t to improve airflow and inserted them into an Akasa Cagestor.


    120 mm Scythe GT fan + Akasa dust filter for the Akasa Cagestor


    Build Complete!
    I know I kinda failed with the sleeving for the SATA power cables. I should have measured/altered the distance and sleeved accordingly; but it was too late when I realised it.
     


    Cable management! (I know it's not the best)
    Both my SSDs are attached via velcro.


    Turn on!


    Decided to remove the stock corsair H100i fans and replaced them with Noctua NF-F12 fans. Personally, I love the colour.



    Complete setup with the full acrylic side.


    My entire set up. (I know my other desk is very messy!)

     
     
    Thanks for looking! If you have any questions or suggestions/criticism let me know! :)
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    arodrake got a reaction from iruixos in Temps with CrossfireX?   
    It's normal, happens with my crossfire setup as well, but I don't have such a large spacing as yours. The top card is usually hotter. 
    You can try directing cool air into the top card, that may help.
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    arodrake got a reaction from Barfnargle in AroDrake's Rig   
    Hi everyone, this is the first time posting my rig and finally finished! yay!
    Sorry I don't have many pictures during the building phase! Only just recently joined LTT! :(
    It's my first ever build and it cost me an arm and a leg!

    Specs:

    Motherboard: P8Z77-V Deluxe
    Processor: Intel 2700k OC @ 4.7Ghz 
    CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
    GPU: Crossfire Sapphire Vapor-x 7950 (OC @ 1050/1350)
    Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX
    RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengence @ 1866Mhz
    Case: Corsair 600t Graphite (Modded + full acrylic side)
    PSU: Corsair HX750
    SSD: 256GB Samsung 830 SSD (boot drive) + 64GB Crucial M4 SSD (SSD cache) 
    HDD: 1TB Western Digital Black Cavier + 2TB Hitachi

    Peripherals:

    Filco Majestouch keyboard (Brown switches)
    Razer Deathadder mouse
    Sennheiser HD 595 headphones

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    http://imgur.com/a/0cE3n
     
    Firstly some pictures! 
    Started off with sleeving my PSU. Used paracord sleeving and was my first sleeving project! Was very happy to finish it and was so scared when I was turning it on for the first time!
     

    Sleeveless!


    Carried out a few modifications on my Corsair 600t case.
    Removed the metal grill for the top fan.
    This was carried out with just a normal side cutter.


    Removed the metal grill for the front fan.


    Removed the plastic grid support on the top cover + added my own dust filter.

     
    Building!
    I actually didn't have enough internal USB headers on my motherboard; so I had to use the NZXT Internal USB Expansion (great little device)


    Decided to entirely remove all the HDD drive cages in the 600t to improve airflow and inserted them into an Akasa Cagestor.


    120 mm Scythe GT fan + Akasa dust filter for the Akasa Cagestor


    Build Complete!
    I know I kinda failed with the sleeving for the SATA power cables. I should have measured/altered the distance and sleeved accordingly; but it was too late when I realised it.
     


    Cable management! (I know it's not the best)
    Both my SSDs are attached via velcro.


    Turn on!


    Decided to remove the stock corsair H100i fans and replaced them with Noctua NF-F12 fans. Personally, I love the colour.



    Complete setup with the full acrylic side.


    My entire set up. (I know my other desk is very messy!)

     
     
    Thanks for looking! If you have any questions or suggestions/criticism let me know! :)
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    arodrake got a reaction from MPX309 in AroDrake's Rig   
    Hi everyone, this is the first time posting my rig and finally finished! yay!
    Sorry I don't have many pictures during the building phase! Only just recently joined LTT! :(
    It's my first ever build and it cost me an arm and a leg!

    Specs:

    Motherboard: P8Z77-V Deluxe
    Processor: Intel 2700k OC @ 4.7Ghz 
    CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
    GPU: Crossfire Sapphire Vapor-x 7950 (OC @ 1050/1350)
    Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX
    RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengence @ 1866Mhz
    Case: Corsair 600t Graphite (Modded + full acrylic side)
    PSU: Corsair HX750
    SSD: 256GB Samsung 830 SSD (boot drive) + 64GB Crucial M4 SSD (SSD cache) 
    HDD: 1TB Western Digital Black Cavier + 2TB Hitachi

    Peripherals:

    Filco Majestouch keyboard (Brown switches)
    Razer Deathadder mouse
    Sennheiser HD 595 headphones

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    http://imgur.com/a/0cE3n
     
    Firstly some pictures! 
    Started off with sleeving my PSU. Used paracord sleeving and was my first sleeving project! Was very happy to finish it and was so scared when I was turning it on for the first time!
     

    Sleeveless!


    Carried out a few modifications on my Corsair 600t case.
    Removed the metal grill for the top fan.
    This was carried out with just a normal side cutter.


    Removed the metal grill for the front fan.


    Removed the plastic grid support on the top cover + added my own dust filter.

     
    Building!
    I actually didn't have enough internal USB headers on my motherboard; so I had to use the NZXT Internal USB Expansion (great little device)


    Decided to entirely remove all the HDD drive cages in the 600t to improve airflow and inserted them into an Akasa Cagestor.


    120 mm Scythe GT fan + Akasa dust filter for the Akasa Cagestor


    Build Complete!
    I know I kinda failed with the sleeving for the SATA power cables. I should have measured/altered the distance and sleeved accordingly; but it was too late when I realised it.
     


    Cable management! (I know it's not the best)
    Both my SSDs are attached via velcro.


    Turn on!


    Decided to remove the stock corsair H100i fans and replaced them with Noctua NF-F12 fans. Personally, I love the colour.



    Complete setup with the full acrylic side.


    My entire set up. (I know my other desk is very messy!)

     
     
    Thanks for looking! If you have any questions or suggestions/criticism let me know! :)
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    arodrake reacted to Glenwing in Tech Things You Dont Know But Are Too Afraid To Ask.   
    Could be just the fan motor at work.  You could try undervolting it with a $5 cable from Amazon.
     
    http://www.amazon.com/Phobya-Adapter-Converts-voltage-Sleeving/dp/B00943R5M0
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    arodrake got a reaction from AraSarkisyan in Corsair 600T SE any good   
    If you have free drive bays, you can use a 120mm fan in them.
    Also removing the metal grill at the front and top, will help airflow.
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    arodrake got a reaction from Bleedman0xx in Steam account value   
    wow nice steam cost calculator.
    Mine just calculated to $1337.24  B)
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