Patters

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  1. My graphics card melted :(

    If I recall correctly, the problem was caused by the same thing that caused most RRODs, which is why the towel trick and baking your 8800s gave them an extra lease of life http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2080412 .
  2. My graphics card melted :(

    8800s did this a surprising amount.
  3. My graphics card melted :(

    The Skyrim requirements just came out and they are incredibly low. All 3 cards are well above recommended (will run the game well at high settings). From a few NA sources I've heard of the 570 being below $300 USD, maybe CAD too, but I cannot be sure.
  4. My graphics card melted :(

    If you can get a 570 for that price go for it, it's a great card, if not then you are looking at either a 560ti or an AMD 6950, both are great cards.
  5. GTA V

    Why is Braking a bad thing. The GTA IV driving model was the best of the GTA games, it complimented the less cartoon-like nature of IV to the previous titles.
  6. Life

    On hand I have: nose putty, Liquid latex, and good facepaint, which I used to create that. I'm going to pick up some white hair spray as I'm using the comics opposed to the films as influence (and I don't want to wear or buy a bald cap). It was really easy to do this, taking less than 10 minutes, excluding drying time.
  7. Life

    Life is going pretty well for me, after an almost 5 month period of unemployment after finishing my degree, I've got a job, which I mentioned earlier. The best bit being I get to move back to Manchester, where a lot of my friends live. I'm going up this weekend to look at houses and for a halloween bash, where my current costume is Two Face, which seems to be working well. I'm running a test burn at the moment which looks good enough but I have to scale it up for the actual thing.
  8. General Video Game Deals Thread

    No it wouldn't. CDProjekt are Polish, the Polish currency is Zloty.
  9. Blood Bowl

    It's made by Fantasy Flight and their games are widely distributed worldwide.
  10. Live action game trailers

    When they are done right they are brilliant. In particular the Halo ones. wLfOKQLkuJc BxdvGO1oOF0
  11. Thompson said that, and if I remember correctly he was/is big into the franchise, clan play and all that. I'd trust him on this more than other Idle Thumbs members. DICE have made some mistakes, no one is denying that, Metro is an awful map, one of the worst commercial maps I've played, then release that in both alpha and beta tests. But I'm an optimist about games, sure I get burnt from time to time (BRINK, I'm looking at you) but the constant negativity of so much of the gaming community and press is exactly why I stay away from most of it, with a few exceptions. Also people not paying attention to the Call of Duty franchise is simple, it hasn't changed in the past 4 years, sure there are small changes and new perks, but each CoD game is essentially the same as the one previous to it, the same reason many gamers disregard sports games (when they actually care about the sport).
  12. I might be up for a bit of GTA at some point, need to download it again though.
  13. Life

    Gonna agree with Pete here, especially as we share a birthday.
  14. Gears of War

    The Hammerburst is more accurate than the lancer.
  15. Life

    Nope, you're just a teenager.
  16. Fourza Motorsport

    Forza Motorsport 4 is what it says it is. The sequel to my game of the year of 2009, the best racing simulator on consoles, a game I put in well over 200 hours into. It offers improved handling models, greatly increased visuals, more content and relevant Kinect integration. I am so very hyped for this game, only 81 days to go until the 14th of October! Like previous titles there is a collectors edition, which offers both physical and digital content, along with access to prestigious VIP club, giving exclusive cars with phenomenal tuning and art design to VIPs. It's very worth it if you plan to play for a decent amount of time. http://www.game.co.uk/Games/Xbox-360/Racing-Car/Forza-Motorsport-4-Ltd-Ed-with-Preorder-BONUS-5-In-Game-Cars-plus-GAME-Exclusive-Subaru-Impreza/~r355428/?s=forza+4 7BTo-Wzdong
  17. Life

    Yep and thanks!
  18. Fourza Motorsport

    Yeah Turn 10 are incredible, the way they release information is very similar to Bungie, really well produced, enjoyable and giving an insight to their passion for the genre. As for the car, I'm going to extend the bottom tup's arm to under the white stripe, then offer it on the store front. Blix, I'll do you a special variant of this car with a different colour scheme and slightly customised, You can choose the colours if you want, If not I'll choose some significantly aggressive enough.
  19. Life

    Guess which motherfucker has a job?
  20. Life

    _#?
  21. Neptune's Bountiful Pride 6!

    Chris Remo ended up with the name Sean Vanaman if I remember correctly.
  22. Gears of War

    There's a reason Gears sells so well and this is it. Epic has their shit together with this, they know exactly what they want to make, and they have made it incredibly. I'm not picking up 3 until it is significantly discounted (half price or so), but I'm really looking forward to it.