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  1. Spartan Erik

    GeForce 8 series to gain PhysX support

    http://techreport.com/discussions.x/14147 "We're working toward the physics-engine-to-CUDA port as we speak. And we intend to throw a lot of resources at it. You know, I wouldn't be surprised if it helps our GPU sales even in advance of [the port's completion]. The reason is, [it's] just gonna...
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    Church of Scientology Protests - Austin TX

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmydushku/sets/72157603882925682/ It's been dugg over 1500 times! I personally walked by to check it out (since it's on campus) and evidently a ton of people got Anon's message! These photos look to have been taken early in the morning; I went in the afternoon...
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    Cooling an nVidia 8600GT

    My graphics card is running hotter than I would like it to, so cooling it down will definitely prolong its lifetime. Here are two images of the case: I am mounting an external blower through the third PCI slot to blow cool air into the computer, but as you can see there are two grills on...
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    Good computer or not?

    Grabbed a "deal" from Dell SB; all of these components are in the new Dell Dimension desktop series. Total cost = $669 (free shipping, no tax) Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6550 (2.33GHz,4MB L2Cache,1333FSB) 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz - 2DIMMs 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT 80GB Serial ATA...
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    Windows XP SP3?

    Being a dedicated XP fan, and refusing to upgrade to Vista, there is some great news! "Wellington, Fla.-based Devil Mountain Software ran several versions of XP and Vista through a test simulating common desktop computing tasks. It found the original Vista performed 50 percent to 100 percent...
  6. Spartan Erik

    Free ZoneAlarm Antispyware for Today Only!

    http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/sum/index.html For those of you who get spyware and such ;) This promotion expires soon!
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    Cable Modem Issue - Periodic Disconnects

    The apartment I'm at uses Road Runner business cable internet; it wasn't until several weeks ago that we began to experience periodic disconnects (roughly once every 5-10 minutes; if we're lucky, once every 10-15 minutes). In fact as I'm typing this my internet has just disconnected! Anyway...
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    [Offer] Easy! 50 points per x10hosting hosted website!

    This applies to advanced / corporate plan members ONLY. I am looking for websites that have either advanced ads or corporate ads, and a professional-looking layout! Post your subdomain URL and I will reward points!
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    Speed up Vista Boot Time

    Currently my Vista laptop boots in 1 minute and 30 seconds (and that's after disabling many startup applications, services, and "Windows Features" :eek4: ), whereas my XP desktop boots in under 30 seconds! Immediately after the Aurora welcome screen, the screen turns black (cursor appears and...
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    Xbox 360 Warranty Extended to 3 Years!

    Cost for Microsoft? Upwards of $1 billion. I feel sorry for the gaming division of Microsoft; they haven't made any profit yet from sales of 360's, XBL subscriptions, games, and overpriced accessories! Nevertheless it's great news for 360 owners!
  11. Spartan Erik

    Would you buy an iPhone?

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070629/tc_afp/usitcompanyproduct Comes out tonight at 6PM!
  12. Spartan Erik

    Placement of Fan Near GPU?

    So I got tired of having to hear my PC's fans rev like nuts after hours of playing Halo, so I decided to buy an expansion slot fan to alleviate the situation. My PC is running louder due to the additional fan, but at least it remains cool (or so it seems). I am concerned about the positioning...
  13. Spartan Erik

    Free Online File Conversion!

    Hah, I know the title of this thread sure made it look like spam, but www.zamzar.com is a great website for file conversion. They have practically every document/image/music/video conversion format available (size restriction of 100 MB). The files don't even have to be stored locally, you can...
  14. Spartan Erik

    [Offer] - Free Joost Invites

    http://joost.com/presents/ars-technica/ Check it out while it still lasts! PS: Adding to my reputation or donating points are always appreciated :)
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    Real Life Master Chief?

    http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070530/strong_toddler_070530/20070530 Wow, that's simply amazing: "Liam has the kind of physical attributes that bodybuilders and other athletes dream about: 40 percent more muscle mass than normal, jaw-dropping strength, breathtaking...
  16. Spartan Erik

    Core 2 Duo vs. Centrino Core Duo vs. Pentium Core Duo

    What the heck is the difference between the three? I want to know which processor is essentially the better of the three, in terms of L2 cache and average clock speed
  17. Spartan Erik

    Modding Guitar Hero

    http://www.cnettv.com/9710-1_53-27595.html Pretty sweet!
  18. Spartan Erik

    Halo 3 Beta Map + Weapons Video Released!

    http://kotaku.com/gaming/has-anyone-here-seen-predator/new-video-of-halo-3-beta-map-weapons-259861.php Sweet; shows the new "missile pod", and the use of other familiar weapons. Four days!
  19. Spartan Erik

    Tonight.. we dine in CLEVELAND!

    http://mtvmovieawards.yahoo.com/spoofs/United300/110883 This is the best 300 spoof I've ever seen.. seriously.
  20. Spartan Erik

    Now THIS Is Art!

    http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Halo3/Wallpapers/H3_Emotion_portrait.jpg http://www.bungie.net/images/Games/Halo3/Wallpapers/H3_Emotion-H_Landscape.jpg Big files. I would've embedded them, but users with slow internet would experience SEVERE lag. Anyway, if you want a 1024x768 version...
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