Bama

I looked through all my 'spares' and don't have any x64's, they are all x32's.. and they are OEM (blah). If you change your mind, give me a shout, I can provide you with x32 of XP or Vista (OEM used though).

This is a BMF'ing mod!!!! If you are not sure what BMF is, watch Pulp Fiction Get your a$$ in that server, you won't be sorry!!!

Bummer... Whiskey.. best we can offer is to hit up an admin anytime you have issues. We'll push on to the next map, or change to a smaller one if need be. Thanks

I am not sure what COD4 server you are asking about specifically ( I would guess FreezeTag ). I do see a rotation controller in the ACE mod that is not currently being used. Will take a look at FT's too, then talk with the bosses and find out if it's something we want to try to do.

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Not sure.. good question.. get back to ya on it!

Heya DeaDHeaD, welcome to the XI forums and servers. Hope you enjoy all our servers, check them out.

IF you want to go wireless... think again. I have had both Logitech and Plantronics.. and I am pretty dissatisfied with both. The Logitech wears out too quick, and you can't wear the Plantronics while it's charging. If you game for a bazzilion hours on end like I do, the charge never lasts long enough. Stick with a good wired set IMHO.

Good GRIEF!!!! I had no idea that 'on-board sound versus dedicated sound card' was such a debated topic on the interwebs. You could spend the rest of your life reading that drivel. So far though, from what I can gather, it is as I suspected. Although you will find a full spectrum of pro and con, when you read between the lines you find that most gamers that USED to run dedicated cards find there are no longer appreciable benefits in using them, considering the new advanced integrated sound on higher end mobo's. Yes, your music can sound better. Yes, you can use a ton and a half more features to tweak each and every Khz band you like.. but for GAMING it just isn't necessary. All in all, the more you read.. the more I would have to be honest and say 'It's up to individual opinion'. This isn't an area that can be really tested or benchmarked, it's up to the individuals taste. I'm probably not ever going to buy a new dedicated sound card, but if I find a really good deal on a good used one I might pick it up and try it out just to form my OWN opinion. 3 posts in a row.. can anyone say 'bored' today?!?

IF you are interested, here is a guy selling his XT unit with a 7.1 expansion card. Looks like a good deal. I saw this a couple weeks ago when researching my new build. The RagingCain dude seems pretty solid. http://www.overclock.net/audio/958328-fs-ht-omega-claro-halo-xt.html

No.. I did back in the day, but the higher end MoBo's build with such decent on-board that it just isn't needed if you are just wanting good gaming sound. I suppose HiFi music lovers, music server builders, or anyone using a rig for surround sound movies..etc would have a use for them. My mobo has SupremeFX X-FI built in. I know it doesn't compare to what you get with a good dedi card, but it has been great for gaming environment so far. I suppose I should try out a card and see if there is any significant difference... you got me thinking about it anyway. I'm gonna google a bit and see if there are any decent reviews on on-board vs dedi card for gaming. I'll let ya know what I find.

This story broke about the end of January. They did recall and delay shipment, and fixed the flaw. The chipsets shipping to OEM manufacturers now are golden.. B3 rev or something like that I think... on P67 chipsets used on MoBo's. This was NOT referring to the Sandybridge CPU's that are hitting the market now, just chipsets used in motherboards. Do not panic!!! All is well.

NightmareXI PT-Bama For my 2 cents.. go Nvidia on graphics. I'm fairly satisfied with the two 5870's I'm using, but if I had it to do over I would go with dual GTX's. Don't get me wrong, I have great graphics.. but I have used Nvidia on all previous builds, and I'm not impressed enough with ATI to ever do it again. come on Bama...you bought 1 year old cards for a real nice price...I have followed your posts for sure you beat a dual 560 GTX and a single 580 with your setup.... Maybe you and I should talk.. the issue I am having may be my cheap ass LCD. I don't wanna grunge up CplMoFo's post any more, so I'll shoot you a PM. ... Carry on with the SandyBridge goodness!!!!

Go for it man!!!!! Keep us informed. I did a lot of reading on Sandy.. and almost delayed my build to incorporate one. I'm pretty satisfied with what I did, but if you are one of the lucky ones who get the chip that pushes 5GHz stable.. you really luck out. For my 2 cents.. go Nvidia on graphics. I'm fairly satisfied with the two 5870's I'm using, but if I had it to do over I would go with dual GTX's. Don't get me wrong, I have great graphics.. but I have used Nvidia on all previous builds, and I'm not impressed enough with ATI to ever do it again. Good Luck, happy OC'ing!!!

Happy Birthday GUMMI !!!!!! Hope You have a GREAT one.

Bushape I would of pm'd you that last remark, but wait, I can't, you are not a member. Looool... U can PM anyone who is a website member my friend.. but point taken anyway. In a way, I'm glad my old gaming rig wouldn't run BO.. cause I didn't have to go through the growing pains of getting it right. I just loaded it a few days ago.. steam updated it.. and it plays smooth as friggen silk. I have no loyalty to BO.. so it's not like I have a vested interest or some kind of misdirected pride.. TRUST ME when I say the game (today) is TEE TOTALLY friggen awesome. I like the graphics, the action, really I can't think of anything I don't like about it other than I haven't heard a lot of in-game communication going on.. but I've only played 6 or 8 matches. I only got a glitchy screen one time, and it's cause my wife was using a lot of bandwidth at the same time, so it was my fault not the game. I just hate that I keep getting kicked for team kills

I just played multiplayer last night for the first time.. and it was pretty awesome!!! I can see it being a close 2nd to COD4 in longevity, but time will tell.

LOL.. I saw your xfire status T..... school sux I know it sounds crazy.. but enjoy it while you can.. pretty soon you will have to work for a living

Good to hear from you Bro!! Hope you get your life issues sorted out and come back around to see us, we miss you too.

Hey Gang, The missus (some of you know her as burnnbright) has taken an interest in COD5, and has been playing some. I just loaded it on my new rig and thought we would get in some games together BUT.. as you all probably were aware (but I was not) you cannot play multiplayer from 2 computers with the same key in COD5. I know, I shoulda known better anyway, but ya can't blame a guy fer trying. I don't have a problem buying the game again, I just wondered if anyone had one laying around that they don't want anymore. Honestly, all I want is the key. If you are feeling generous.. thats great!!! If you wanna sell it, thats fine too. Reply here (no keys goobers) or PM me!!! Lemme know, Bama

The window of opportunity is closing on these two magnificent items!!!! Everything MUST GO!!!!

I have my desktop revolving through several XI theme pics, but this is it right now:

I'd do $90 bucks plus shipping.. but the webby says you are in Puerto Rico, so I have no idea how much that would cost. I have $110 bucks in it right now, so its a $20 dollar savings. If we can work it out it would be great. Currently Newegg is out of these. If you want to do the calculations yourself, it's shipping from 29829 (Graniteville, SC) and weighs 7 pounds. Edit: YIKES.. I went through the estimator on UPS.com from here to San Juan (don't know where you are) and the cheapest I could get was $53 bucks. If you are in Puerto Rico, it might be best for you to order straight from someone like Newegg.

I have a couple of things left over from my new computer build. BOTH are BRAND NEW sealed in there original boxes, I have not even removed them from original packaging. I have 8 gigs (2 kits) of G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Model F3-16000CL9D-4GBRM. It's CAS 9 with timing of 9-10-9-28. If anyone is interested, I will make a good deal. Otherwise, I'm gonna RMA it back to Newegg. Here is the link to this item on NEWEGG I will do $110 plus shipping on all this RAM (shipping should be cheap in US, very light). Thats $30 off Newegg price. I have the CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W Power Supply 80 bronze up for sale or I will RMA it too. It IS the later TX version and is a good PS. Here is the link to this item on NEWEGG I will do $90 plus shipping on this PS (7lbs from 29829) Thats $20 off Newegg price. Give me a shout tonight or tomorrow on Xfire, PM me, or post here. I will be returning these to Newegg Monday night if there are no takers. Thanks, Bama

Wow, I like that case Kswift. It is similar to the coolermaster I bought. I am finally on the new rig. I luvs it! I will post links to the parts and a couple of pics I took today. I was blown away by Windows 7, I have been running XP up until now and I really like the Win7 features and how 'smart' it is. Here is the final rig: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Thuban 3.3GHz, 3.7GHz Turbo Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case ASUS Crosshair IV Formula - AM3 - AMD 890FX - ATX Motherboard 2 - SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 2GB vid cards (Eyefinity 6 edition) 8 gigs (2 kits) of G.SKILL PI 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL6D-4GBPI SilverStone ST1000-P 1000W 80+Silver Modular Power Supply I still haven't gotten an aftermarket cooler for the CPU yet, but so far the stock AMD cooler is doing pretty well. I plugged in 2 500GB WD Sata HD's that I had on hand. I'm still getting used to the ATI vid cards. I have used Nvidia forever.. and I am not real satisfied with the look/feel of my screen yet. I have a 32" 1080p LCD and it looked real good before, I just have to adjust the colors I suppose. Gaming is MUCH better looking at least. I can max out COD4 on all settings without a hiccup. I played BLACK OPS for the first time last night (single player) and was flat out amazed. It's a pretty good game so far, and the graphics on this rig are awesome. Pic of the rig: I tried to take more, but crappy camera batteries died.. and my webcam doesn't take such great pics.. so that is all for now. I had a lot of fun building it. I hope it will keep me gaming for a few years at least. I have about $1500 bucks in it so far.