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BrandedUpontheGrave

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    BrandedUpontheGrave got a reaction from Mira Yurizaki in Why would someone buy these Digital Storm PC’s?   
    Capitalism basically, it's worth what you're willing to pay for it, if you're not willing to pay for it you don't.

    I wouldn't call it shady business so long as you actually get what they're selling, it's just not my business. Plus just imagine the kind of calls these guys get for customer service, when the end user installs some buggy software or virus that impairs or bricks their computer and blames it on THEM.

    Because you know that happens.  
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    BrandedUpontheGrave got a reaction from Mugenjynn in Why would someone buy these Digital Storm PC’s?   
    Apparently their first custom pre-built system launched in 2012, which about lines up with when I first started hearing/seeing them around. Before that they were a parts retailer if le internets research doesn't fail me.
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    BrandedUpontheGrave reacted to Pixel5 in TR4 Build How much RGB is Too much?   
    i would say any RGB is too much as soon as the money spend on RGB parts reduces the budget of components that actually make a performance difference.
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    BrandedUpontheGrave got a reaction from CarlBar in x99 MB build.   
    Huh, I have my old 5960x lying around somewhere, not sure where I left it.
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    BrandedUpontheGrave got a reaction from MandoPanda in My first higher end build few questions and thoughts   
    Corsair doesn't manufacture PSU's either (Or anything, for that matter.), they contract with companies like Seasonic Flextronics & CWT.

    And this goes for most electronics companies regardless of market segment, there's very few companies involved in the actual manufacturing VS branding.
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    BrandedUpontheGrave got a reaction from Castdeath97 in Men In Feminism: No Thanks!   
    Largely false, there is no respectable study I'm aware of showing any psychological instinct in the male brain to tear women down, in fact what has been studied shows the opposite really.
     
    Secondly it has been shown time and time again that control is a universal (or at least near perfect 50/50 ratio between sexes) human pursuit.
     
    Edit: Also I don't know where you live, but where I live there aren't any legal rights or protections afforded to men that are withheld from women, women have a few men don't though including but not limited to a well documented favoritism in court.
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    BrandedUpontheGrave got a reaction from Real_PhillBert in Men In Feminism: No Thanks!   
    Largely false, there is no respectable study I'm aware of showing any psychological instinct in the male brain to tear women down, in fact what has been studied shows the opposite really.
     
    Secondly it has been shown time and time again that control is a universal (or at least near perfect 50/50 ratio between sexes) human pursuit.
     
    Edit: Also I don't know where you live, but where I live there aren't any legal rights or protections afforded to men that are withheld from women, women have a few men don't though including but not limited to a well documented favoritism in court.
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    BrandedUpontheGrave reacted to Misanthrope in Men In Feminism: No Thanks!   
    1) There is no such thing as a Patriarchy in the west. Not anymore. People usually have a problem with feminists because they insists on being oppressed while at the same time ignoring the issues of women that actually live in patriarchies like in the middle east because it's not politically correct to ever criticize Islam, under any circumstances. 
    2) Before you go there, no there is no such thing as a wage gap in the west anymore. Women simply make different life choices and career choices. Starting from their career where the women have every opportunity to get into STEM fields and refuse (and no it's not because the fields are not "friendly" to them, see 1) ) and things that are painfully obvious like maternity leave means that overall women make 70ish cents per dollar but just because of those career and life choices. It is actually illegal to pay women less for the same jobs and positions on the same company and if the wage gap was real women could easily sue and win millions of lawsuits over it
    3) Probably the biggest point of contemption is this: there is a big difference between advocating for equality of opportunity and equality of outcome. Most sensible rational people including virtually all males advocate and support equality of opportunity. Meaning women have the same opportunities as men, the same rights, the same chances. People usually can't name a single right women do not have in western societies.
    Yet most modern, 3rd wave Feminist are usually just advocating for repackaged Marxism where they want to make "women" the oppressed class and want a dictatorship of the women proletarian: They want equality of outcome. That is to say that we guarantee that the outcome will be equally favorable for all women, which basically means that you have to take opportunities away from men and give em to women to have everyone on the same levels (a.k.a. Affirmative action) This is just incompatible with personal freedom, because you basically need to arbitrarily decide we shall redistribute wealth, opportunities, etc. from men among women for no good reason other than we want all women to be successful even if their individual choices and capabilities do not merit this because of what they contribute to society.
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    BrandedUpontheGrave reacted to Volbet in Men In Feminism: No Thanks!   
    OK, if men are not allowed in this alleged fight for equality, then how is feminism any different than the patriachy it has set out to combat?
    Both could be seen as a manifestation of aristos, which is not a good thing. You don't fight fire with fire. You don't beat your opponent by being as bad as they are.
    Also:
    Citation needed. I have yet to see a study (from a reputable source) that would claim that men has a natural tendance to dominate women and that men can't suppres that urge.
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    BrandedUpontheGrave got a reaction from Beeeyeee in Help me, I'm a noob   
    The parts that need them usually come with a disk that contains the software, although a more current version can often be downloaded from the manufacturers site, same way you would download any other file off the internet it may need to go to a specific place on the computer but they usually use an installer with the file that will handle that automatically.
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    BrandedUpontheGrave reacted to Beeeyeee in Help me, I'm a noob   
    heres a pretty decent build. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4hB7zy
    as for the software its pretty easy.
    to install windows, just grab a 4GB USB flash drive and on another computer, download and install this on the USB: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
    then go to your new computer and plug the flash drive in
    turn on the computer and keep hitting Delete to enter the computers Bios, from here you can tell the computer which drive to boot from.
    tell the computer to boot from the USB then save and restart the computer.
    It will show up with a windows installation screen, from here you basically tell it what drive to install windows on, enter your key (more info below) and let      it do the rest
    from there you can go online and download all the programs you want (i recommend starting at Ninite.com)
    the drivers are easy, essentially just go to the manufacturers website and download and install it (graphics card is most important to keep up to date)
    and you're good to go!  i'm here if you need any help buddy!
     
    to buy windows you can either spend $150 on an offical windows key, or spend $30-40 on a key from here: https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoftsoftwareswap/comments/43dkwd/h_windows_7_8_81_10_windows_server_office_visio/
    trust me, i've never had a problem with this place
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    BrandedUpontheGrave reacted to HKZeroFive in Help me, I'm a noob   
    AFAIK, 1TB should last for ages. Same goes for RAM, I'd rather rock 8GB now and add another 8GB later when you really need it. It's not a hard process to install another stick.
    If you REALLY need 2TB of HDD space and 16GB of RAM, I'd just drop to a 120GB SSD and use the saved money to buy both.
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    BrandedUpontheGrave got a reaction from DutchTexan in Help me, I'm a noob   
    Shouldn't need more than your web browser, windows comes with one pre-installed and with that you can download any other browser you prefer, OEM driver disks sometimes have browsers like chrome as an install option as well. Drivers for flash players and the like will usually prompt an update in browser when outdated and direct you to the proper download location.
    The case and motherboard will in most cases include all the necessary screws and cables for installation. As well as a manual on the process for reference.
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    BrandedUpontheGrave got a reaction from DutchTexan in Help me, I'm a noob   
    https://pcpartpicker.com/ has a full listing of the necessary parts and allows you to create a mock build on site from a listing of most of the parts presently on market.
    All it took me was a 20-40 minute vid on youtube and pc partpicker as a resource. 
     
    Edit: for reference you need a - CPU - Motherboard - Power supply - graphics card - RAM - Hard drive/Solid state drive - Case - and CPU Cooler.
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    BrandedUpontheGrave got a reaction from STRMfrmXMN in Men In Feminism: No Thanks!   
    Largely false, there is no respectable study I'm aware of showing any psychological instinct in the male brain to tear women down, in fact what has been studied shows the opposite really.
     
    Secondly it has been shown time and time again that control is a universal (or at least near perfect 50/50 ratio between sexes) human pursuit.
     
    Edit: Also I don't know where you live, but where I live there aren't any legal rights or protections afforded to men that are withheld from women, women have a few men don't though including but not limited to a well documented favoritism in court.
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    BrandedUpontheGrave got a reaction from Mattyd7829 in What GPU do you run?   
    95x2
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    BrandedUpontheGrave got a reaction from Couch225 in What GPU do you run?   
    95x2
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    BrandedUpontheGrave reacted to Misanthrope in Wendell response to being harder on Google: Paranoids everywhere must listen to this man   
    So earlier today in the tech (link here but if time thingie doesn't works speed up to 15:43)
     
    https://youtu.be/a63-zZk9-BU?t=15m43s
     
    Now that is a huge contradiction of the level of dedication and knowledge applied to keeping privacy while still using products that are highly non-private in nature: Dude is fucking insane....and I love it.
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    BrandedUpontheGrave got a reaction from Trik'Stari in Honda CRV.   
    All I know about this car is that my mother's crazy for it.
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    BrandedUpontheGrave reacted to Rohith_Kumar_Sp in Nvidia Hairworks Vs AMD TressFX - The Difference Really Is Remarkable   
    Good day everyone. keep it clean.





    If you look really closely you can notice its photoshopped.
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    BrandedUpontheGrave got a reaction from Dexter47 in Who here is a flashlight fanatic/enthusiast?   
    Get yo paws off me ya damn dirty perv...
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    BrandedUpontheGrave got a reaction from Enderman in Who here is a flashlight fanatic/enthusiast?   
    Get yo paws off me ya damn dirty perv...
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    BrandedUpontheGrave got a reaction from Blassreiter in ASSASSIN'S CREED MOD - Update 7/7 - Complete   
    Hot damn man!!! That's a sweet rig right there, props on your work!
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    BrandedUpontheGrave reacted to techguru in Postcode AF on Rampage V   
    1. Remove everything and disconnect everything from your motherboard. 2. Take out the battery. 3. Wait for 5 minutes. 4. Put the battery back into place. 5. Insert your CPU and the stock heatsink. 6. Insert one stick of RAM (The Gskill preferably) into the DIMM_D1 slot. 7. Insert your GPU. 8. Connect only the power cables to your motherboard (24pin and 8 pin) and to your GPU. 9. Power on the motherboard using the Power on switch.   (if theres a bios reset jumper/pin...use that as well to hard reset the bios)
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