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Who even uses uTorrent?

 

Deluge, qBitTorrent, and Transmission are infinitely better in every way.

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So you think if i buy lets say for example GTAV for PC just based on reviews etc and you pirate it first to see if you think its worth your money im the stupid one for not doing the same? 

 

Yeah pretty much.

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Yeah pretty much.

not at all what I was implying to him. 

muh specs 

Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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@Victorious Secret

You can agree to mine or not it's up to you, just when your fucknig installing don't just click.

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not at all what I was implying to him. 

 

I am.

 

It's 2015. Throwing money willy nilly at developers is a horrifically dumb thing to do, and so is trusting reviews and most journalism outlets.

 

The exception are independent parties such as Total Biscuit, but that doesn't make up for actual personal experience trying a game properly.

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I am.

 

It's 2015. Throwing money willy nilly at developers is a horrifically dumb thing to do, and so is trusting reviews and most journalism outlets.

 

The exception are independent parties such as Total Biscuit, but that doesn't make up for actual personal experience trying a game properly.

My problem with that (And I can't say that I NEVER bootleg games, just very rarely anymore) is that most people don't buy a single-player story game after they've finished it, especially if they don't really intend to play it over immediately. It just feels like a waste understandably. 

muh specs 

Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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most people don't buy a single-player story game after they've finished it

 

Says who? I do that. And if someone doesn't, well that's their issue. I won't stop doing it just because of others.

 

Besides, I don't beat a game I've pirated, because I would have bought the game long before I beat it if it was acceptable quality.

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I have uninstalled and installed it again.. Can't see any unusual activities going on?? There was a quote in the article;

"The issue specifically relates to uTorrent version 3.4.2 build 28913 (32-bit), which is the company’s most recent update." The one I just downloaded is: build 38913. Maybe it's fixed?

 

Only reason why I put up with uTorrent is the scheduling.. Tried the qbittorrrent one and not a big fan.  If any one else knows other good clients that implement a decent scheduler I am all for. :)

 

deluge has has the same scheduling as utorrent either than or rollback utorrent to 2.2.1 or early 3.0 builds

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Says who? I do that. And if someone doesn't, well that's their issue. I won't stop doing it just because of others.

 

Besides, I don't beat a game I've pirated, because I would have bought the game long before I beat it if it was acceptable quality.

I would love to believe more people do that, but they just tend not to. A lot of people are like me, I do binge play though. If I get the opportunity to actually sit down and game, you bet I'm gonna play though a game in one night or two. 

I see your purpose though. You were looking to if it was worthy of your money. I never really did that, I knew if I wanted games. Back in the day when I used to play mainly console, I had to make sure games ran on my PC before I bought them. I didn't build a PC for gaming for myself (did for others) until the NVIDIA 9xxx series (had the 9600 GT). Even then I tended to sometimes not buy things I played through until years later. Once I started playing, I just didn't stop until the game was done. 

muh specs 

Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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I stopped using uTorrent after I posted in their forums under the "bugs" section complaining that the priority system wasn't working - low files downloading before high files, skipped files not being skipped and still being downloaded. A mod told me that it "isn't a bug".... righto...

This is what I think of Pre-Ordering video games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp98SH3vW2Y

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If you guys checked it your self you'll find out that utorrent actually tells you about the software when you install it you just have to decline it.

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Slowly...In the hollows of the trees, In the shadow of the leaves, In the space between the waves, In the whispers of the wind,In the bottom of the well, In the darkness of the eaves...

Slowly places that had been silent for who knows how long... Stopped being Silent.

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I use this all the time and don't have any issue with it.  I am not using an updated version so I guess I am cool.  I don't notice anything suspicious running in the background so I will continued to use the software because it works and I like it. Simple as that.

Too many ****ing games!  Back log 4 life! :S

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I use this all the time and don't have any issue with it.  I am not using an updated version so I guess I am cool.  I don't notice anything suspicious running in the background so I will continued to use the software because it works and I like it. Simple as that.

I don't know why I like utorrent and prefer it but I do. I always have. But not long before they switched to a different site and chargine for a preium version and added ads, I grew weary and used old versions exclusively. The ones that say "if you paid for this, you were scammed"...the good ol days. 

muh specs 

Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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I am using 3.3.1 so if that is the latest version so be it.  

In regards to seeing ads I don't know what the heck the OP is talking about.  All I have is a basic client that downloads crap.

I see no cpu increased activity when things are just idling and uTorrent is open.

 

Just say no to installing Bitcoin mining software.  Is it really that hard?

Too many ****ing games!  Back log 4 life! :S

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If you guys checked it your self you'll find out that utorrent actually tells you about the software when you install it you just have to decline it.

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Not a hard thing to read and decline the offer.  It clearly talks about using your unused computer resources for it's own purposes so no hidden secret there.

Too many ****ing games!  Back log 4 life! :S

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Ive stopped using utorrent/bittorrent crap for a long time.Stop using it at all and boycott their services.

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Well looks like ill be uninstalling utorrent, any alternate recommendations?

 

utorrent 3.2.2 is the best one.

 

If you guys want, I can make a utorrent tutorial for the best settings (speed and encrpy).

Slick:

I don't care if you are right or wrong... someone will come around and correct you if you are wrong. What people need to realize is that we need to step up as a community and get above the pathetic fights and bickering. Share knowledge, be friendly, enjoy your stay.

He also forgot to mention if you dont know about the topic then dont make stuff up. Dont claim fake or assume things just by reading the title, Read the post. It doesnt matter if you made 3,000 as it could be mostly crap...

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I used to be on Utorrent until a few years ago, Qtorrent was okay, but then I found Tixaxi.

 

http://www.tixati.com/

100% Free, Simple and Easy to Use Bittorrent Client
Contains NO Spyware and NO Ads
Windows and Linux Native Versions Available

Easy to use, no BS.

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Wow that's messed up, but then again so is pirating.

I'm currently using qBitTorrent to download the latest version of Debian Wheezy. That's not piracy.

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I'm currently using qBitTorrent to download the latest version of Debian Wheezy. That's not piracy.

Yeah there are many uses for it..

 

I use Torrents to send workmates (non-local) my media work.

Easy to create a torrent, have them connect and start right away without me having to upload the whole lot elsewhere first.

 

Another benefit, if someone looses a connection with a HTTP download or upload, it has to restart (without a download manager to pause it)

With Torrents, only that piece/block isn't downloaded/uploaded and will resume where it left off.

Saving time and money!

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To those who say BitTorrent users are pirates, I would like to remind them that BitTorrent has legitimate uses as well. Sure, I admit I use BitTorrent to pirate TV shows (usually those that are not available for streaming or purchase easily where I live in Singapore), but that's just one of the many other uses I have for it as well, such as downloading Ubuntu ISOs or other similarly large files.

 

And to let you know, ever since the iTunes store became available here I have been pirating music much less, instead paying for downloads on more reliable, non-dodgy web sites whenever possible. TV shows and movies, I admit I pirate those from time to time, but it's usually because - as I said earlier - it's not easily available here where I live, or there's DRM attached on all the legal means to get the show.

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