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  1. HumanMage

    What your favorite mmorpg games (show links or "ss")

    Why did you think The Old Republic was awful during the beta? I've been in the beta for awhile and I think it's great! The Old Republic seems like a great game by Bioware, maybe a little too Cartoony though.
  2. HumanMage

    Graphics Driver Issue

    I picked up a modded INF file and driver from laptopvideo2go's website. It seems to be stable. I was surprised they had one for Windows 7. My first looks at the performance of the laptop since the new driver seem to be the temps are down quite a few degrees...would a driver have this effect...
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    Graphics Driver Issue

    Does anyone else have any insight on this issue? I looked at the Asus website and discovered a display driver for windows vista-32 bit. Would this be okay to use with Windows 7? I went to Nvidia's sight again and the site recommended to download the manufacturer's driver as it would be best...
  4. HumanMage

    Graphics Driver Issue

    Temps range from: Fresh start: 32-35 C Regular use: 36-58 C Game: 59-86 C 86 is the highest its ever gotten. I have an Antec laptop cooler underneath on full power as well.
  5. HumanMage

    Graphics Driver Issue

    Hey all, I have been having this issue with my Geforce go7700 graphics chipset on my Asus G1 laptop. The laptop is about 4 to 5 years old. I attempt to play games such as Civ: 4 Beyond the Sword, Counter Strike: Source, and recently Team Fortress 2 (since it's free!). My issue is after 15 or...
  6. HumanMage

    For all you RTS'ers out there..

    Star Craft II seems to be taking the cake in terms of RTS games now a days. Much to the contrary of what Turbo says :D. The Total War games seem fun. I think the newest one is Shogun 2: Total War, the historic military games are interesting. I'm not exactly sure they constitute true RTS game...
  7. HumanMage

    New laptop can't play games

    I'm having the same issue. I play Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword and Portal II, using the most up to date driver I can find (released March 2009)and each time I get into the game, I receive HORRIBLE graphics tearing and artifacts. The game is inoperable. I was able to play these same games...
  8. HumanMage

    2005 XPS Revival

    IDE cables, that's what they are called! Thanks for that. The computer model is "XPS Gen 5" I'll check for SATA ports tomorrow. If the board does in fact use SATA I will get rid of those clunky IDE cables. They are unsightly. I am still in the clean out phase. This is one DUSTY old computer...
  9. HumanMage

    2005 XPS Revival

    I acquired an old XPS from my brother. He parted out the graphics card, RAM, DVD drives, hard drive, and sound card (If there was one). My parents want to use this computer as a "new" desktop. They have entrusted me with this task. I set a budget of around 150 or so dollars to spend. The cards...
  10. HumanMage

    Google Chrome

    Those were the themes I mentioned. I'm not huge into the customization of my browser, so those themes were enough for me :)
  11. HumanMage

    Google Chrome

    I switched to Google Chrome because it was some how faster loading pages than Firefox on my apartment network. I have kept with it since August. I like it, I like Firefox as well...but I don't have the time to really take a look at why one browser performs better than another. Chrome has a few...
  12. HumanMage

    Gaming mouse

    most definitely, a gaming mouse can help tremendously in playing video games. I still use an MX 518, but I'm not a serious gamer....as of now ;) There are multiple models out there that are pretty good for the price.
  13. HumanMage

    Other than chosing a Monitor is There Any Reason to Have a Desktop over Laptop?

    With a desktop, you can often get more bang for your buck. The top of the line parts are overall more affordable than buying a top of the line laptop. The option of customization, tweaking, and upgrading is a very big reason why people choose desktops. Also, maybe they don't have a need for...
  14. HumanMage

    What are you currently playing?

    I'm having trouble on which game to purchase and ultimately start. I am torn between Knights of the old Republic, or Oblivion. I think I can play Oblivion on my laptop. I like Star Wars ALOT, but I hear Oblivion's story is amazing...although the Star Wars story is always good. Has anyone played...
  15. HumanMage

    Darik’s Boot and Nuke (DBAN)

    Well I did it, and I must say, it was everything I thought it was going to be. Haha, I didn't know it would take three hours to perform though. Oh well, I installed my OS, and am working on reinstalling my programs that I need. I love the feel of a freshly installed operating system on a totally...
  16. HumanMage

    Darik’s Boot and Nuke (DBAN)

    Well, I figure since I don't have any data on this drive that I find personal (the stuff I did, I placed on thumb drives) I kind of want to give it a shot regardless if it's overkill. I have that itch to wipe totally clean, and start over. I think DBAN can do this for me. I'm hesitant because...
  17. HumanMage

    Darik’s Boot and Nuke (DBAN)

    I'm getting ready to prep my system for an OS reinstall. I've never completely wiped a hard drive before, and I'm very tempted to use DBAN to do this. I've backed up my information that I want to keep onto a USB thumb drive (I don't have much) and I will just reinstall the programs after my OS...
  18. HumanMage

    Fewer GBs after Defrag?

    Whoa, you freaked me out there. Wouldn't you know if you had a worm because of a system slow down or something to that extent? I deleted my previous system restore points and that freed up around 9 or 10 GBs. I had quite a few. I think that was it, but the worm statements and things like that...
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    Fewer GBs after Defrag?

    Hmm, I haven't noticed any changes in performance in my system. My Malwarebytes scans and logs come up empty. I guess I can post another Hijack this log and see what comes up, but I don't think that is the case. I'll take a look at system restore and see how many points I have. I'll post back in...
  20. HumanMage

    Fewer GBs after Defrag?

    Well, I didn't mean "free up space" but that's all I could think of at the time of writing :). I'll try a program from Auslogics, and see if that works. Any more suggestions?
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