Games and all things related - Page 158

**Mal** · 01-15-2012, 03:51 PM

Replacing your hard drive with a solid state drive should be upgrade #1, the increased seek/load speeds are fantastic and prices have dropped dramatically in recent time.

Jaxon · 01-15-2012, 04:19 PM

I heard that partitioning your system files onto an SSD and keeping the peripheral shit on an HDD worked well.

Dunno if there's any truth to that though.

**Mal** · 01-15-2012, 06:11 PM

I've heard that as well, but I haven't bothered to try it because I keep all of my large non-game files on a separate drive anyway.

manta · 01-17-2012, 09:15 AM

Presenting the world's "first true" headphone from Razer.

7.1 Surround with 10 individual drivers
http://www.razerzone.com/tiamat/en

Coming up, the world's first "true" mousepad from Razer, with 2 mousepads inside and positional light for when your aim gets lost.

I like Razer products but the cliche is too much right now.

Axiom · 01-17-2012, 12:31 PM

Razer has quite a few over the top products in the works. We've all seen their full size gaming laptop the Blade. Now at CES, they unveiled the new portable handheld concept the Switchblade. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiQ0AnlfBu4

With Min-Liang Tan's hypnotic tone, coupled with that music playing in the background. Kind of feel like he's about to unveil the next biosphere or some shit.

Edit: God damn, I can't help but laugh at the level of seriousness in the first minute of the video.

manta · 01-17-2012, 01:22 PM

Star Trek Online goes F2P.
F2P vs Premium comparison:
http://www.startrekonline.com/f2p_features

Sign up/download:
https://register.perfectworld.com/sto_splash

For those interested.

Jaxon · 01-17-2012, 01:48 PM

If we could create the USS FUNK and spread the funky word throughout the galaxy, I'd play.

***Demi-God*** · 01-17-2012, 02:00 PM

To infinity and beyond!

Err, what's the file size of it?

Axiom · 01-17-2012, 02:35 PM

Here ya go.

LonelyNinja · 01-17-2012, 02:40 PM

To funk where no man has funked before. Except for Shatner, because funk him, and funk the Enterprise, too.

kael03 · 01-17-2012, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mal

Replacing your hard drive with a solid state drive should be upgrade #1, the increased seek/load speeds are fantastic and prices have dropped dramatically in recent time.

Was planning on it. I just need to get paid (thursday) and get a few bills caught up on.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaxon

I heard that partitioning your system files onto an SSD and keeping the peripheral shit on an HDD worked well.

Dunno if there's any truth to that though.

It works very well, from what all of my computer geek friends have stated. They suggested using an SSD as a boot drive and use my current HDD for storage of games/itunes.

**Mal** · 01-17-2012, 04:14 PM

Games and programs go on the SSD, otherwise you're not getting most of the benefits and pretty much wasting your money. I've just got a 100GB SSD and so far have plenty of space.

Jaxon · 01-17-2012, 07:10 PM

Jesus, how much did that cost you?

On another note, are HDD prices still inflated from the warehouse flooding? I was mocking up a build on Dabs the other night and prices for standard HDDs were way above what I was expecting.

**Mal** · 01-17-2012, 07:56 PM

My SSD was about $160 or so, I can't really remember.

From what I can tell they are still inflated, I remember 1TB drives being available for $80 to $100, not the $150+ they are right now.

Axiom · 01-17-2012, 10:49 PM

^Good god it's a Malderator..

Hardrives - Prices for new standard HDDs are pretty decent where I shop at. $75 - 1TB, $99 - 2TB. SSDs are about where Mal puts them. $120 - 80gb, $170 - 128gb.

In other news, anyone check out the new Street Fighter X Tekken game play vid? The last bit of it shows off the PS Vita version, with some surprising additions. Pac-Man and what I am assuming is an obese Mega Man.

Why so fatty-lumpkins Capcom?

01-15-2012, 03:51 PM	#2356
Mal Scotch Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,103 Thanks: 12,877 Thanked 10,830 Times in 3,841 Posts	Re: Games and all things related Replacing your hard drive with a solid state drive should be upgrade #1, the increased seek/load speeds are fantastic and prices have dropped dramatically in recent time.

01-15-2012, 04:19 PM	#2357
Jaxon Groovy. Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,393 Thanks: 3,601 Thanked 12,491 Times in 3,671 Posts	Re: Games and all things related I heard that partitioning your system files onto an SSD and keeping the peripheral shit on an HDD worked well. Dunno if there's any truth to that though.

01-15-2012, 06:11 PM	#2358
Mal Scotch Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,103 Thanks: 12,877 Thanked 10,830 Times in 3,841 Posts	Re: Games and all things related I've heard that as well, but I haven't bothered to try it because I keep all of my large non-game files on a separate drive anyway.

01-17-2012, 09:15 AM	#2359
manta No Leaf Clover Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tropic Age: 26 Posts: 411 Thanks: 1,017 Thanked 1,357 Times in 703 Posts	Re: Games and all things related Presenting the world's "first true" headphone from Razer. 7.1 Surround with 10 individual drivers http://www.razerzone.com/tiamat/en Coming up, the world's first "true" mousepad from Razer, with 2 mousepads inside and positional light for when your aim gets lost. I like Razer products but the cliche is too much right now. __________________

01-17-2012, 12:31 PM	#2360
Axiom [something clever] Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 74 Thanks: 489 Thanked 824 Times in 305 Posts	Re: Games and all things related Razer has quite a few over the top products in the works. We've all seen their full size gaming laptop the Blade. Now at CES, they unveiled the new portable handheld concept the Switchblade. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiQ0AnlfBu4 With Min-Liang Tan's hypnotic tone, coupled with that music playing in the background. Kind of feel like he's about to unveil the next biosphere or some shit. Edit: God damn, I can't help but laugh at the level of seriousness in the first minute of the video. Last edited by Axiom; 01-17-2012 at 12:36 PM.

01-17-2012, 01:22 PM	#2361
manta No Leaf Clover Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tropic Age: 26 Posts: 411 Thanks: 1,017 Thanked 1,357 Times in 703 Posts	Re: Games and all things related Star Trek Online goes F2P. F2P vs Premium comparison: http://www.startrekonline.com/f2p_features Sign up/download: https://register.perfectworld.com/sto_splash For those interested. __________________

01-17-2012, 01:48 PM	#2362
Jaxon Groovy. Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,393 Thanks: 3,601 Thanked 12,491 Times in 3,671 Posts	Re: Games and all things related If we could create the USS FUNK and spread the funky word throughout the galaxy, I'd play.

01-17-2012, 02:00 PM	#2363
*Demi-God* BEST Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,263 Thanks: 2,813 Thanked 6,862 Times in 2,437 Posts	Re: Games and all things related To infinity and beyond! Err, what's the file size of it?

01-17-2012, 02:35 PM	#2364
Axiom [something clever] Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 74 Thanks: 489 Thanked 824 Times in 305 Posts	Re: Games and all things related Here ya go.

01-17-2012, 02:40 PM	#2365
LonelyNinja Fight On, Fight Hard Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fistopia Age: 21 Posts: 389 Thanks: 111 Thanked 4,215 Times in 1,441 Posts	Re: Games and all things related To funk where no man has funked before. Except for Shatner, because funk him, and funk the Enterprise, too. __________________

01-17-2012, 04:14 PM	#2367
Mal Scotch Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,103 Thanks: 12,877 Thanked 10,830 Times in 3,841 Posts	Re: Games and all things related Games and programs go on the SSD, otherwise you're not getting most of the benefits and pretty much wasting your money. I've just got a 100GB SSD and so far have plenty of space.

01-17-2012, 07:10 PM	#2368
Jaxon Groovy. Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,393 Thanks: 3,601 Thanked 12,491 Times in 3,671 Posts	Re: Games and all things related Jesus, how much did that cost you? On another note, are HDD prices still inflated from the warehouse flooding? I was mocking up a build on Dabs the other night and prices for standard HDDs were way above what I was expecting.

01-17-2012, 07:56 PM	#2369
Mal Scotch Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,103 Thanks: 12,877 Thanked 10,830 Times in 3,841 Posts	Re: Games and all things related My SSD was about $160 or so, I can't really remember. From what I can tell they are still inflated, I remember 1TB drives being available for $80 to $100, not the $150+ they are right now.

01-17-2012, 10:49 PM	#2370
Axiom [something clever] Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 74 Thanks: 489 Thanked 824 Times in 305 Posts	Re: Games and all things related ^Good god it's a Malderator.. Hardrives - Prices for new standard HDDs are pretty decent where I shop at. $75 - 1TB, $99 - 2TB. SSDs are about where Mal puts them. $120 - 80gb, $170 - 128gb. In other news, anyone check out the new Street Fighter X Tekken game play vid? The last bit of it shows off the PS Vita version, with some surprising additions. Pac-Man and what I am assuming is an obese Mega Man. Why so fatty-lumpkins Capcom?

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