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Forum: News Apr 3, 2013, 03:59 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,798
Posted By MAXLD
Lool! Copy FTW. The "dragon" cliché is...

Lool! Copy FTW.

The "dragon" cliché is already very worn, there's a lot of fictional creatures available... I mean, call it "Cazador" Edition... those were tough bastards in Fallout NV. Or the...
Forum: News Mar 19, 2013, 03:08 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,145
Posted By MAXLD
Respect to these guys once again. When one would...

Respect to these guys once again. When one would expect a company to take advantage and to push users to buy a new model, not only they provide a mounting kit upgrade they also do it free of charge....
Forum: News Mar 12, 2013, 08:05 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,329
Posted By MAXLD
Well, this is interesting... considering AMD's...

Well, this is interesting... considering AMD's "nicer" performance on multi-core applications VS Intel (on i5 vs 8xxx), won't this actually help AMD overall in game performance and benchmarks?
I...
Forum: News Feb 25, 2013, 05:43 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,622
Posted By MAXLD
Done. That board is quite a killer in specs. :)

Done.
That board is quite a killer in specs. :)
Forum: News Feb 23, 2013, 04:21 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,437
Posted By MAXLD
Y, same here with two 7950's at 1920x1080p. My...

Y, same here with two 7950's at 1920x1080p. My expectations from my last post were met spot on, the game seems very well polished, I have Vsync and SMAA MGPU2x filter on and this thing runs at 60fps,...
Forum: News Feb 20, 2013, 03:54 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,437
Posted By MAXLD
It's not a hard choice, either they go with the...

It's not a hard choice, either they go with the reds or the greens...

http://vivavisibilityblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/show-me-the-money.jpg


Besides, Crytek always been quite...
Forum: News Feb 6, 2013, 02:25 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,614
Posted By MAXLD
Checks. Just re-tested with these beta5, now I'm...

Checks. Just re-tested with these beta5, now I'm having 9654. :)
Forum: News Feb 6, 2013, 12:33 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,614
Posted By MAXLD
That makes sense, I was getting a ridiculous 4986...

That makes sense, I was getting a ridiculous 4986 (Fire Strike) with the 7950s. :wtf:
Forum: News Nov 1, 2012, 02:20 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,242
Posted By MAXLD
That report kinda smells like propaganda... but...

That report kinda smells like propaganda... but coming from a company that makes money on people upgrading and needing support for new products, I guess it's not suspicious at all. Pretty sure the...
Forum: News Aug 1, 2012, 03:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,569
Posted By MAXLD
It seems official now......

It seems official now... http://acryanfaq.blogspot.pt (posted images confirm it) :ohwell:
Forum: News Jul 21, 2012, 11:08 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,071
Posted By MAXLD
I had an OCZ "AMD Black Edition" kit, one of very...

I had an OCZ "AMD Black Edition" kit, one of very few that was supposed to work flawlessly/out of the box with that software, and not even that was enough to unblock that tab on AMD Overdrive. It was...
Forum: News May 29, 2012, 09:06 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,292
Posted By MAXLD
P12's are specifically designed to provide more...

P12's are specifically designed to provide more static pressure to deal with tight obstacles in front of them: cpu's, watercoolers and so on, therefore are a bit "louder" (they're still damn silent...
Forum: News Dec 24, 2011, 11:04 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,193
Posted By MAXLD
Spec and visual wise, those X79 boards seem quite...

Spec and visual wise, those X79 boards seem quite nice, but there's no way I'm buying a board nowadays without full passive cooling... solve that, and you'll have my attention... ;)
Forum: Reviews Apr 24, 2011, 11:34 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 127,439
Posted By MAXLD
Strange about the noise part... "loud" and...

Strange about the noise part... "loud" and (Noctua)"fans" are two things that don't usually combine at all. I have the D14 and, although isn't the same cooler, it uses a similar setup/fans, and the...
Forum: News Sep 3, 2009, 10:31 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,212
Posted By MAXLD
Actually, what you said is what's wrong on so...

Actually, what you said is what's wrong on so many levels. If you read it right, it says that they will give away three DX11 cards (possibly HD5870)... one for each winner of the "Wallpaper", "Screen...
Forum: Games Jun 22, 2009, 02:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,210
Posted By MAXLD
in Steam The game style is similar to old...

in Steam


The game style is similar to old games like Caesar III, Sim City and many others.
In this case, you start by sailing across the map and choosing a good island to start your village......
Forum: News Feb 24, 2009, 11:32 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,307
Posted By MAXLD
"draws parallels with the days when one could...

"draws parallels with the days when one could soft-mod a NV40-based GeForce 6800 XT to higher models"

How about the king of them all... the gold mine of softmods...
Forum: News Jan 14, 2009, 03:21 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,265
Posted By MAXLD
Not bad, but it could be better if it had some...

Not bad, but it could be better if it had some rubber around, to attenuate vibrations not only from the HDD but also from the extra cooling fan. Plastic doesn't seem to give a quality feeling...
Forum: News Jan 3, 2009, 12:39 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,440
Posted By MAXLD
Zii? How original... Zii, Wii, Zen, Zune,......

Zii? How original...
Zii, Wii, Zen, Zune,... Looks like this is the "i" and "z" decade... :shadedshu



How about spending some of that money in competent engineers and proper drivers instead?...
Forum: Storage Aug 1, 2008, 04:50 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 5,553
Posted By MAXLD
I just sent two WD's today to RMA. One 2500YS and...

I just sent two WD's today to RMA. One 2500YS and one 3200YS (RE2, Enterprise). Both from 2006.
The 2500YS had 25 bad sectors on surface and the 3200YS had 1. Also, the 3200YS could pass HD...
Forum: News Jul 2, 2008, 04:42 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,019
Posted By MAXLD
Believe me, it wouldn't be a downgrade. The...

Believe me, it wouldn't be a downgrade. The Sentry LX it's better than the MFC2, in my opinion. ;)

I currently have a MFC2 and I just reviewed a test sample of the Sentry LX here:

Virtual...
Forum: News May 12, 2008, 02:19 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 5,418
Posted By MAXLD
That's funny... M$ is probably one of the most...

That's funny... M$ is probably one of the most monopolists companies of the entire planet and you say EU is corrupt? I'm not saying the people at EU are angels, but in terms of corruption, USA and...
Forum: News Dec 5, 2007, 12:36 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,644
Posted By MAXLD
"Soldier of Fortune Payback" is probably one of...

"Soldier of Fortune Payback" is probably one of the most violent... and it's a "VALUE game"! Lower price, more attractive to buy, and the game is insane: heads, arms and legs just "popup" from the...
Forum: News Nov 7, 2007, 09:57 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,012
Posted By MAXLD
That doesn´t look very fair to me. In the EU we...

That doesn´t look very fair to me. In the EU we have to pay respective "country tax" for every product "imported" from ouside the Union... that should be enough raise... :(
Forum: News Nov 7, 2007, 09:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,012
Posted By MAXLD
Hm... you're right, it seems the price changes...

Hm... you're right, it seems the price changes for some countries.

http://steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=game&AppId=7940&cc=PT

wth? That's not fair... :wtf: And on top of that we need to...
Forum: News Nov 7, 2007, 08:00 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,012
Posted By MAXLD
Indeed. ...

Indeed.

http://img9.imagepile.net/img9/thmb14419cod4_price2.jpg (http://img9.imagepile.net/view.php?file=14419cod4_price2.jpg)

$69.95, new "record" confirmed... :ohwell:
Forum: News Nov 7, 2007, 11:25 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,012
Posted By MAXLD
Well, yes, but $69.95... that's a lot! It's one...

Well, yes, but $69.95... that's a lot! It's one of the most (if not THE most) expensive game available on Steam. Others like Bioshock and Quake Wars are $54.95... Jericho: $59.95...
Forum: News Oct 5, 2007, 02:33 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,761
Posted By MAXLD
Because IE6 is old/unsafe and they want to...

Because IE6 is old/unsafe and they want to prevent the growing of the open source Firefox and other browsers, which are updated regularly.;)
Forum: News Aug 28, 2007, 12:38 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,981
Posted By MAXLD
That's what we need: more "powerful game industry...

That's what we need: more "powerful game industry guys" like Gabe Newell to tell them what they don't want to admit.
2007 is a chaotic year for the PC... :
- Vista was released too early,
- There...
Forum: News Jul 28, 2007, 12:35 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,631
Posted By MAXLD
This looks like the Lockheed scandal in the 50's....

This looks like the Lockheed scandal in the 50's. :shadedshu

Bristish plane "Saunders-Roe SR.177" VS american "Lockheed F-104 Starfighter".
The SR.177 was a combined jet- and rocket-powered...
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