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    Action RPG for PC

    in Gamers Hangout

    Posted

    You could try Titan Quest. Not quite like Kotor but still a pretty good Action RPG.

    Minimum GFX card required is a Gforce3/ATI8500.

    The gold edition is pretty cheap and has both the original game and it's expansion in one package.

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    Can't install XP on SATA drive

    in Windows Vista

    Posted

    Well for starters, your using the wrong files during setup.

    I have the same board btw.

    Goto MSI and dowload ATI SB600 IDE RAID Driver for your board.

    http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=do...amp;prod_no=259

    Unzip to a disk. At the F6 during setup, stick that disk.

    ====================

    Contents on the disk

    ====================

    README TXT This readme file

    AHCIx86 Microsoft Windows miniport disk label file

    AHCIx64 Microsoft Windows miniport disk label file

    TXTSETUP OEM Microsoft Windows miniport text mode setup file

    x86\AHCIx86 INF Microsoft Windows miniport setup file

    x86\AHCIx86 SYS Microsoft Windows miniport driver for x86 compatible platforms

    x86\AHCIx86 CAT Microsoft Windows WHQL Certified catalog file (place holder)

    x64\AHCIx64 INF Microsoft Windows miniport setup file

    x64\AHCIx64 SYS Microsoft Windows miniport driver for x64 platforms

    x64\AHCIx64 CAT Microsoft Windows WHQL Certified catalog file (place holder)

    ================

    Software Version

    ================

    Microsoft Windows miniport driver 2.5.1540.39

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    custom build ignorance

    in Hardware Hangout

    Posted

    why all the hard drives..... lossless music collector.. totally legal

    Average song = 5 MB

    200 songs = 1 GB

    200,000 songs = 1 TB

    So 8 terabyte should hold aroud 1,600,000 songs :blink:

    Quite a collection indeed! That's assuming they were all obtain "legaly". :rolleyes:

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    AMD Spider Platform

    in Windows Desktops Screenshots

    Posted

    Hello!

    If you're a AMD/ATI user (like me!) :D

    You can get the original AMD Spider Platform Wallpaper from Tom's Hardware Guide in 4 sizes here:

    http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/11/19/the...web/page16.html

    I have created my own little version to reflect my own system. Even if my gear is older, the spider platform concept still applies if you're using a AMD CPU and chipset + videocard.

    spider.jpg

    I will certainly tick off Intel/Nvidia users this way. :P

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    Unreal Tournament 3

    in Gamers Hangout

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    Picked up Unreal Tournament 3 today. It's been a while since i bought a game. It was time for a new title.

    Very nice and great looking game. Visuals are pretty outstanding if you have nice hardware to run it.

    It takes a good while to install and it installs Ageia PhysX drivers 7.09.13 at the same time. I used the newer 7.11.13. This thing is needed even if you don't have a PhysX card.

    2 things i found funny with UT3:

    First thing was the recommended video hardware to run it (on the box). Nvidia 7800 GTX (Ok. This makes sense) or a ATI X1300...

    What were these guys thinking... It should be a X1800 maybe a 2600XT in a pinch for the recommended hardware.

    Second funny thing is if you have Vista, UT3 will show a "Early Childhood" ESRB rating with blood, gore and violence in the game explorer.

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    Do you lock your computer?

    in The Poll Center

    Posted

    I don't lock mine. I don't need too.

    If my pc was password protected, my wife would find that suspicious and would probably imagine all kinds of stupid things. Since i have nothing to hide, she can poke all she wants. She as her own pc and i know when she pokes around on mine when i'm not there.

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    Who has a A8V Deluxe 2.00 on Vista?

    in Windows Vista

    Posted

    One thing I dont get is on the ASUS site, the bios is listed under DOS and ALL OS.

    I'm confused, the newest bios says DOS.

    Is this just a bad listing or language type error?

    And it says beta bios..... :puke:

    First of all, i hate Asus web site. Many swear by Asus but this does not include me. (i'll get flamed for this... MSI = :thumbup )

    Flashing a BIOS should always be done under DOS regardless of your OS and it should only be done when your system is stable.

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    Audigy 2 or Realtek on Vista

    in Windows Vista

    Posted

    I previously posted these modded drivers here

    http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=106937

    I'm not too inclined on using modded drivers. There not signed either. For now, i'll stick with Realtek until my next "cleanup" wich will be soon.

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    Who has a A8V Deluxe 2.00 on Vista?

    in Windows Vista

    Posted

    I'd like to use the A8V on Vista but nobody can help me prove my theory that the VIA 939 is going to work.

    I don't see why not because Via HAS chipset drivers (v5.13A) for Vista right here.

    Single,Dual and Quad core all work on Vista.

    Get latest Realtek Audio drivers for Vista (Not from Asus site) here.

    Get latest Marvell Lan drivers here.

    If your not going to use any RAID, i suggest disabling it in the bios along with parallel, infrared and serial port if those are not in use as well.

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    Audigy 2 or Realtek on Vista

    in Windows Vista

    Posted

    I had some hiccups with Vista freezing very intermittently (could be days before freezing).

    I decided to remove my Audigy 2 ZS card with all related drivers and crap and enable the onboard Realtek with the 1.80 drivers (I know that 1.81 came out yesterday) to see if this would cure the problem. It seemed too but... Turns out that the real problem was bios related. Go figure. :rolleyes:

    Anyway... Since the onboard Realtek is enabled and working great by the way. I'm wondering if i should put back my old Audigy 2 ZS or sick with onboard HD. :unsure:

    I would like to note that Realtek had Vista drivers since version 1.48 and there now at 1.81 according to the readme file. That's 33 version releases since Vista came out and there WHQL certified too.

    Creative Labs on the other hand as 2, yes TWO driver versions released since Vista came out and those are NOT signed. X-fi drivers 4th version are not signed also. A quick look on Creatives forum looks very ugly. People are downright furious at Creative labs not doing "sqwat" about drivers/software for the Audigy/X-Fi series. Some vow never to buy any Creative products again. XP users are left in the dark ages too because no updated drivers came out in over a year now. Too add insult to injury, you have to buy Alchemy for Audigy (10$) in order to decode EAX.

    I don't know if Realtek can decode EAX or not, but they have more frequent driver releases for both AC97 and HD audio.

    What do you think?

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    New X-Fi Drivers out!

    in Windows Vista

    Posted

    Reports seem good so far for these latest X-Fi drivers.

    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi series Vista Driver 2.15.0004 (51.93 MB) 5 Nov 07

    Get them here!

    http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/

    Audigy users (like me) are still left in the dark. :realmad:

    You can try these in a pinch. Reports seems good on these also.

    Unofficial SB Audigy series Vista Driver 2.15.0004 (based on X-Fi release) made by Daniel_k

    http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/bo...essage.id=27001

    This same guy made my joystick work in Vista too. Get it here!

    Gameport support pack for Vista 32-bit (x86), updated on June 15 - All native XP devices .

    http://forums.creative.com/creativelabs/bo...essage.id=13336

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