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Maby more safe mode comics
I laugh at the stupidity

i downlaod many games and mest up my last computer and kind slowed my new one down by downloading other games

ok i try for death note then

»http://www.animethreads.com/viewtopic.php?msgid=52286#msg52286

I've played GTA4 for about 30 hours total and have no problems with freezing or crashing. In the case of load times...it only really loads when you first boot it up, and maybe a few seconds before a mission. It's really not an issue. This is with a 20GB X360.

If anyone wants to goof around with multiplayer, ad my GamerTag to your friendlist and hit me up...(GT= RudeMoody)

yes i saw saw 4. it was pretty cool. they has a timer about when these people died. when the time ended like 5 min later the movies ends lol

2 Days, it was probably faulty to begin with.

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Happy Birthday Aron!!!!! *huggles* ^^ Well....um...late birthday...I'm sorry no one told me!!! TT^TT

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Thread started by SpN: I think of a word and then u add on to it simple heres my first one

Lab

(this thread has lasted about 4 years now and is still going strong!)


Thread started by KHo:
For we have ventured forth that is to the land that lies on the southern front of Bomb's household. For there we consumed the mighty liquids that would soon force us to survey the lands which lead to Johnny the Deer. For we brought a new soul into the realm of the deer carcass who hast defiled the dead mammal. For his eyes and ears were filled with thine twigs of mother nature. It has thus been an interesting journey as we proceeded to the path that thy wheeled monsters roll along. For SpN placed the destined object of worthiness in said path. King Henry hit thine object and waged a holy war on what would be known as the sprint through Satan's woods.

(please...epic)


Thread started by dexaroni:

Said by dexaroni:
Pancakes looks like an emo.


Said by Pancakes:
I guess if by that you mean it looks like I have emotions then I would agree.

If you are using that word out of context because you've heard it become trendy to label scenester kids as emos because they have slanty hair, tight pants, youth large shirts, etc. then I would say that your ignorance of the word and it's meaning when it originated only helps to perpetuate the bastardization of the meaning word now to a stupid stereotype and thus that comment is full of SARS and fail.

And so began the Emo arguement..

(pure entertainment)

Said by rock_06:
Looks like i'm currently the only black guy on ase now hmm..('_')

Said by sinistra:
Why is it every other one of your posts mentions something about you being black?

WE. KNOW.

Ah yes an so began the ...somthign about rock_06 being black...arguement thing...

(Also pure entertainment)

Thread started by ME!:

Said by Ininnaig: put a link up for it and i will take a look at it. I am interested in starting wow again but i dont feel like lvling 1-70 again. If its not to much you might have found a buyer lol.

(seriously i almost made money through this site)

will be adding more later, feel free to add any great moment.

funny

sinistra used to be all on my penis bout dumb shit that i was clearly clowning around about

now she's such alil sweetie to me

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Said By nadalii

i say u ppl r freakin' out too much who cares what everyone else thinks about except ur friends....that's what matters...isn't it?

this is not true where i live if you are diffrent from preeps you get the shit kicked out of you for laughs
like one time for no reson a prep punched me in my gut and threiw me on the ground

why would ur friends care nobody cares about anyone excpt for the asians

DUDE THATS MY LINE!

Some people who pirate a game also buy it too (eventually!)
i could care lesss if a game looked really crappy as long as gameplay is good!
The people at valve are doing nothing like this really.
Or at least this bad.
Just stop with the graphics ang go with good gameplay! (portal for example (it had good grapics but good gameplay to back it up.))

Weird!
Go on with your evil plans and rule the world

Fuck EA
Assholes..
If they do this with all their games i won't buy em anymore,(mainly red alert 3 which i would ACTUALLY BUY!)
this could just encourage piracy, who wants to get a phone call from EA every ten days!

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»Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 Toxic 100225TXSR @ ASE Labs

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It has been a very long time since a graphics card has passed by the review bench of ASE Labs. Sapphire steps up to the plate with their release of the Radeon HD3870 Toxic Edition that hopes to earn some of your hard earned cash. With AMD's support of open source, the ATI partners are in a good position to conqueror the Linux market and the future to bright. Sapphire is the biggest producer of ATI cards and we will see how their product performs.

»Sans Digital MobileSTOR MS2UTN+ RAID Enclosure @ ASE Labs

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ASE Labs has always explained the benefits of having redundant storage and backups. There are series of articles devoted to each technology. Sans Digital is a big player in RAID enclosures and their latest model, the MobileSTOR MS2UTN+ delivers USB2 and eSATA support to a 2 disk array of your choosing. This combines the best of both world for data backup and redundancy. It really is an excellent product.

»OCZ Rally2 Turbo 4GB USB Flash @ ASE Labs

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OCZ may be best known for their memory products such as low latency and high speed RAM, but they also provide other products with enhanced speed and performance. Their line of cooling products as well as flash memory provide excellent performance in today's market. Today, ASE Labs has the OCZ Rally2 Turbo 4GB USB flash drive for review. Even flash can be dual channel.

»Logitech diNovo Mini Wireless @ ASE Labs

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It has been a long time since I last reviewed a Logitech product. CES has come and gone and with the show brought some interesting items. One such item that Logitech was showing was the diNovo Mini which is targeted to media center PCs like those provided by MythTV. The diNovo Mini was released a few weeks ago and it is the spotlight in this review.

<a href="http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1414/s3_chrome_430_gt_graphics_card/index.html">S3 Chrome 430 GT Graphics Card</a>

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S3 hasn't stopped releasing graphics cards, but we just don't seem to hear much about them anymore. Hopefully that's going to change with the release of the Chrome 430 GT. It's a low-end card that seems to be capable of taking on the big boys at NVIDIA and AMD. Trying to fire up GPU-Z just resulted in an error due to none of it being able to be recognized, though the core comes in at 625MHz and there is 256MB of GDDR2 memory running at a speed of 500MHz DDR. We have a 64-bit interface, 64nm core, PCI Express 2.0 support, Direct X 10.1 and Open GL 2.1 support.

<a href="http://www.dragonsteelmods.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7455&Itemid=38">Hades Gaming Ares H1 Optical Gaming Mouse @ DragonSteelMods</a>

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Gaming mice provide many features that are unavailable in standard mice. These options include higher DPI, the inclusion of counterweights, Teflon feet and precise tracking speeds. The two biggest names in the Gaming Mice arena include Logitech and Razer. Well, move over boys, there is a new contender. Hades Gaming has released the H1 Optical Gaming Mouse and this mouse holds it own against the big boys.

<a href="http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Silverstone/Treasure_TS01B">Silverstone Treasure TS01B RFID Enclosure @ techPowerUp</a>

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The Silverstone Treasure TS01B is a very unique 2.5 SATA hard drive enclosure. You may not only use it as a plain USB 2.0 powered unit, but may also set it up to safely encrypt your hard drive as well. The two included RFID tags then act as keys to gain access to your data.

<a href="http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/video/g92-6-part1.html">Digit-Life Review: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX Graphics Card</a>

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While renaming products to GeForce 9xxx, NVIDIA launched another graphics card based on G92 -- GeForce 9800 GTX. It's the most powerful single-GPU graphics card, designed to replace GeForce 8800 GTX (and probably GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB in the nearest future). However, at this moment GeForce 9800 GTX stands in between GeForce 9800 GX2 and GeForce 8800 GTS 512 MB.

<a href="http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1272">Wolfking Warrior XXtreme @ Bjorn3D</a>

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In today's gamer-friendly market there seems to be no shortage of gaming peripherals to choose from. Unfortunately for the games, however, not all peripherals are created equal - making it difficult and risky to choose. Today I hope to help with your decision by taking a look at the Wolfking Warrior XXtreme gaming keyboard. As an avid gamer that has always used a basic keyboard, the comparison will prove to be a great test for the latest Wolfking.

<a href="http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/vl_system_m-play_blast_review/">VL System M-Play Blast LCD Case Display Remote Control Review @ Tweaknews.net</a>

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I always enjoy being surprised by a product and the M-Play Blast was one such device. Not only did it exceed my expectations, it thoroughly impressed me. If you are looking for a remote setup for your media center and want something that looks at home with your VCR and other entertainment systems then the retro look of the M-play Blast should be right up your alley.

<a href="http://www.tbreak.com/reviews/article.php?id=608">Corsair Survivor 32GB @ t-break</a>

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As flash memory prices keep lowering, we see higher capacity drives more readily available. We've already looked at the 32GB version of Corsair's Voyager drive. Today, we look at the 32GB of the Survivor. In case you missed our first article on Survivor, we would quickly like to say that its enclosure is one tough shell.

<a href="http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews&id=757">OCZ ReaperX HPC DDR3-1333 2GB Memory Kit Review @ ThinkComputers.org</a>

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In a few short years, OCZ has really made its mark in the PC enthusiast world. They have branched out into power supplies, CPU coolers, thermal compound, peripherals, flash media, they even have a new phase-change cooler for those extreme overclockers that need sub-zero temps. But, OCZ's forte is still high-performance system memory. Today I will be looking at OCZ's latest offering in the ReaperX series, the ReaperX PC3-1066 (DDR3-1333) 2 gig kit. Will the DDR3 ReaperX prove to be the awesome overclocker that its DDR2 little brother is? Read on and see...

<a href="http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1413/nzxt_tempest_atx_mid_tower_enclosure/index.html">NZXT Tempest ATX Mid Tower Enclosure</a>

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Enter the Tempest, an enclosure that claims to be the Airflow King. This is a mighty tall order to fill considering some of the similar products on the market, so we will take a closer look and see if they can live up to this statement. It will take more than just a couple of extra fans to step up to a statement like this, so we will look at overall design, active fans that come in the standard configuration as well as cooling a high-end rig. Can NZXT manage to really be considered an Airflow King?

<a href="http://reviews.digitaltrends.com/review5107.html">Archos 705 WiFi Review @ Digital Trends</a>

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The gargantuan Archos 705 WiFi's attention-grabbing features include a 7-inch touchscreen, 160GB hard drive, integrated WiFi and digital video recorder functionality. What's more, because of its size, the device often gets compared to an ultra-portable PC, only minus the productivity features and processing speed that would make it truly deserve such categorization. But remember: Archos's goal - emblazoned on the front of the metal casing - was to make a large-screen mobile DVR for traveling video junkies. Extras like WiFi are meant more to provide greater access to content than to enable the 705 as a laptop replacement, and because it has less lofty ambitions than Cowon's overburdened Q5W, the gizmo achieves its goals fairly well. We just wish Archos had aimed a little higher with the most important feature of all: Audiovisual quality.

<a href="http://www.legitreviews.com/article/706/1/">NVIDIA nForce 7 AMD Series Arrives - ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe Motherboard @ Legit Reviews</a>

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Quote: We compared the nForce 780a SLI to the AMD 780G since we wanted to test out the integrated graphics and PureVideo HD functionality as well as general performance. It seems to have paid off; the test results were interesting as the HD DVD playback testing over the HDMI output showed that NVIDIA passed up ATI when it comes to offloading the CPU usage. NVIDIA claims that an HT3-based Phenom CPU is required to provide the necessary bandwidth when playing HD video using the motherboard GPU. Our testing showed this is not true, but NVIDIA claims moving from a HT1 processor to HT3 will give the integrated graphics the bandwidth it needs to better render HD content. This is something we will check out later, because if we are impressed with what a 2.5GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core CPU can do with HT1, we'd better be sitting down for some Phenom 50-series action...

<a href="http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/peripherals/diNovo">Logitech diNovo Mini Review @ TechwareLabs</a>

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Quote: As the Media Center or Home Theatre PC becomes more popular in homes the need for a better way to interact with the PC on the other end becomes critical. While the standard remote control may be good for most functions, what do you do when you have the need to input information or data, or type in searches? Logitech has created the diNovo Mini which is essentially a tiny bluetooth keyboard which allows you much greater freedom with your HTPC. The diNovo Mini combines all the functionality of a touchpad, keyboard, and hotkeys all into one tiny palmtop package that even has back lighting. Check out our review of this cool accessory.

<a href="http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1412/auzentech_x_fi_prelude_7_1_sound_card/index.html">Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1 Sound Card</a>

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From a technical point of view we understand that Auzentech has fully licensed Creative Labs' X-Fi chip onto their own proprietary circuit board design. So what does that mean? Well it means arguably the world's fastest and most advanced audio processing at the average consumers reach right now, with upcoming driver support for Dolby Live, DTS interactive and since we have a Creative chip, the very latest in EAX surround technology. My first impressions were good with a very noticeable notch up from the low-end after swapping from the Xonar. Not only did the low-end sound a lot beefier, it had a lot more character to it; more warmth and depth.

<a href="http://www.modders-inc.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=209">Sapphire Hybrid CrossFire 780G Motherboard at Modders-Inc</a>

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Are you in the market for a small form factor m-ATX motherboard that can give you blistering performance for your multimedia needs, plus the ability to play the latest Direct X 10 games? And as a bonus you can install a second card to gain CrossFireX for your games. Then you have to check out the Sapphire PURE Hybrid CrossFire 780G Innovation Motherboard.

<a href="http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/OCZ/PC2-6400_Reaper_X">OCZ PC2-6400 ReaperX HPC 4GB Kit @ techPowerUp</a>

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The OCZ ReaperX HPC memory series is the newest variant of the heatpipe cooled memory available from the manufacturer. Its new design improves on the cooling with dual heatpipes and finer fins to keep the parts cool. In our testing we saw excellent performance going all the way to DDR2-736 at 3-3-3-12.

<a href="http://www.pro-clockers.com/review.php?id=343">Vantec NexStar 3i Power Management Enclosure @ Pro-Clockers</a>

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Vantec has added another member to the NexStar 360 lineup. The 3i boasts some things that we have not seen from Vantec in their many ages in the industry. In the past year or so we have seen motherboards feature energy efficiency, now we have it in hard drive enclosures. The 3i has an integrated controller that can regulate power to the drive resulting in less power consumption, less noise and longer drive life. Adding the real reason why we buy hard drive enclosures, which is for data storage, the new Vantec housing may be worth taking a look at.

<a href="http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews&id=756">Zalman ZM850-HP 850W Modular Power Supply Review @ ThinkComputers.org</a>

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A little while ago, ThinkComputers reviewed the Zalman ZM500-HP 500W power supply unit. This time around, Zalman, maker of fine cooling products and power supplies, submitted for review a more powerful, but louder version of its line of power supply units, the ZM850-HP 850W. This 80PLUS-certified unit has lots of connectivity with its modular design, and two heatpipes and an ultra-quiet fan keep the unit virtually silent. The review is here.

<a href="http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=175&Itemid=1">NZXT Alpha Classical Series Mid-Tower Case @ Benchmark Reviews</a>

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Fortunately, since the PC Enclosure market is roughly organized into three segments; entry/OEM level, mid-range and performance/enthusiast, all you need to do to begin your case search, is to figure out which segment of the market fits your systems needs and zero your search down to that particular segment. Someone looking to spend between $25.00-$75.00 on their future system's enclosure need not waste their time exploring the expensive performance/enthusiast segment of the market, and so forth. Well, if part of your criteria is that you are on a budget or a first time builder, then usually the place to start is at the entry and budget mid-range levels.

<a href="http://www.ocia.net/reviews/lianlipcv1110/page1.shtml">Lian Li PC-C1110 Super Mid-Tower Chassis Review @ OCIA.net</a>

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Lian Li certainly put a lot of thought into the design of this case, = even taking the time to implement the classic separate thermal zone = design that is common to many full-tower and server cases. Can this case = wow us like the PC-A17 did, though? Continue on as we find out..

<a href="http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerMaster/RealPower_M850">Cooler Master Real Power M850 850W @ techPowerUp</a>

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Cooler Master's Real Power M850 power supply is one of the first power supplies that has six 12V rails. This should be enough power for all your SLI or CrossFire needs. Like many other PSUs today, the M850 comes with a high gloss reflective case and a large number of connectors.

<a href="http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1410/msi_geforce_9600gt_1gb_oc_graphics_card/index.html">MSI GeForce 9600GT 1GB OC Graphics Card</a>

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We saw MSI mix it up just the other week with the 9600GT by overclocking it and going down the aftermarket cooler route. Aesthetically speaking, the card really didn't do a lot for us, but as we dived deeper into the testing of the card we became pleasantly surprised by the performance the cooler offered. The latest 9600GT variant from MSI sports the same cooler along with an extra 512MB of GDDR3, giving us a grand total of 1GB. The card also carries with it the same overclock we saw on the 512MB model which should aid in getting some extra performance over stock clocked offerings.

<a href="http://legitreviews.com/article/705/1/">ECS GeForce 8800 GT 256MB Video Card Review - N8800GT-256MX @ Legit Reviews</a>

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The GeForce 8800 GT 256MB card has been around since November 2007 and now, six months later some very interesting versions of this card are appearing on the market. The ECS N8800GT-256MX is one of these cards! It appears that ECS has placed 512MB of GDDR3 memory on the N8800GT-256MX, but only enabled 256MB of the graphics memory through the BIOS. Once a quick BIOS flash is performed on the card it turned into a GeForce 8800 GT 512MB graphics card for the price of a 256MB card!

<a href="http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1262">Foxconn 9800GTX Extreme OC @ Bjorn3D</a>

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Bjorn3D has previously reviewed the performance difference of the stock 9800GTX versus various high-end and mainstream graphic cards: namely the 8 series cards (review). We are fortunate to receive the Foxconn GeForce 9800 GTX Extreme OC card which features clock speed of 780/1900/2360 (core/shader/memory) as opposed to the reference speed of 675/1688/2200. Today, we will put this card against other mid-range graphic cards ranging from the last generation G80 to current generation G92 cards and even the HD card from AMD.

<a href="http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews&id=755;">ASRock Penryn 1600SLIX3-WiFi 680i Motherboard Review @ ThinkComputers.org</a>

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ASRock came on board in 2002, not long after I started building my own rigs. In those six short years, they have come up with some remarkably innovative designs for economy motherboards. Today I will be looking at the ASRock Penryn 1600SLIX3-WiFi motherboard. ASRock has taken the nVidia 680i SLI chipset, given it the capability of running the new Core 2 Extreme 1600mHz FSB processors, added WiFi, and placed that in an economy-minded board.

<a href="http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1408/dfi_lanparty_lt_x48_t2r_motherboard/index.html">DFI LANParty LT X48-T2R Motherboard</a>

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X48 has certainly earned a name for itself now. While Intel has been at the back end of adapting new technologies that actually work (forget the Rambus incident), the X38/X48 chipsets are somewhat ahead of their time. What can be said for the DFI X48 LANParty board other than yet another success from this once OEM company is that DFI has really taken on a new persona over the last three years. With a huge boost in R&D, DFI are designing boards that are not only functional, but look just as good as they perform.

<a href="http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerMaster/Centurion_590">Cooler Master Centurion 590 @ techPowerUp</a>

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The Cooler Master Centurion 590 is a very affordable entry level case that brings a lot of features from much more expensive enthusiast class enclosures. Its nine 5.25 drive bays offer ultimate expandability, large video cards will also find a comfortable home in it.

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dosnt it have an email adress??..

I also do not agree with the page stretch of the anime extended network. It should be listed under one Anime thread and then broken into sticky's for the more popular animes. there is really no reason for there to be a list of anime titles on the front, it stretches the pages.

you should more or so make it Anime, then Manga, then whatever else, shouldnt be called American Anime NEtwork, should more or less be suggested under a different name.

Just a thought.

There is a new news item posted at »ASE Labs

»Verisign Gets Patent On Sitefinder

Do you remember a bit of time ago when .com domains that wouldn't resolve got kicked over to a Versign advertising page? <a href="http://www.domainnamenews.com/registries/verisign-receives-sitefinder-patent/1559">They received a patent on a trivial matter of DNS</a>. I guess the patent was awarded since it is one of those business method types... The ones that suck, just like all software patents.

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As part of VeriSign’s (VRSN) 2001 purchase of eNic Corporation (operator of the .CC registry) the company became the owner of a patent application, which has now been granted on March 4th of this year under patent number 7,337,910 b2. While the original patent application, at the time written by eNic’s CEO Brian Cartmell and eNic’s CTO Jothan Frakes, was used in order to resolve and offer non-existent domain names for registration, it would also cover Verisign’s Sitefinder application, implemented in September of 2003, causing any unregistered .COM/.NET domain to resolve to a parked page. VeriSign, was ordered by ICANN to cease the practice shortly after they introduced it.

And crap. I own a .cc domain that I use! http://www.ase.cc

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its like everything WoW wasnt and everythign wow was minus all the shitty stuff..so its just amazing.

...

Yeah, I mean, I'm looking to buy this within four months, so; I'm saving up over the summer and then one month of school. I've budgeted about $1200 as the money I should be able to save up in this time, with bills, a trip or two, and a girlfriend included in this cost. That's why I'm sort of peaking at that. It seems like if I wait longer, (6+ months) I might as well just wait until the summer after this one. Again though, I don't know. I'm not as technically savvy as some on these forums which is why I was wondering what you all thought.

I still need to find out why mine is overheating.

I'm quite glad that ATI is finally able to fire back salvos at nVidia. I only wish that there wasn't a half decade period of suck in between this and the old 9700 Pro.
Furthermore, I wish that ATI was able to make cards outstanding enough that they don't have to rely on nVidia imploding itself every time ATI releases a monster card (GeForce FX series and the 9xxx series) for it to be noticed. And that ATI drivers didn't suck so hard, for that matter.
Unfortunately, however, the price of the cheapest 3870s will get you some nicely overclocked 9600GTs, and the lead the 3870 has in this case vanishes against the cheaper 3870s. To Linux users it doesn't matter, but Windows users may as well stay clear of ATI until the HD 4x00 series comes out.

Oh you mean the file you get when your rip a flash video?
More players for that than the alredy online version?

I think i had just had an orgasim mid paragraph...

Man no PC Version yet this sucks not supposed to be out until October aparently
i dont' want to spend another 400$ just to play GTAIV (i bet its worth it though)

Some tips Aron:
1.Don't get shot
2.Don't trust prostitutes they eat your money.
3.Don't stand near cars on fire.
4.Police=Bad
5.Don't jump out of a helicopter.
6.Don't trust chips from Ex-Shinobi

There is a new news item posted at »ASE Labs

»KDE 4.1 Alpha 1

The KDE Team has released the first Alpha of KDE 4.1 which should be the version to replace the 3.5 series (that even I'm still using). <a href="http://www.kde.org/announcements/announce-4.1-alpha1.php">The feature freeze is in place</a>. 4.1 will be able to run on any operating system including Windows.

Hopefully they will be able to iron out the bugs for the forthcoming Kubuntu 8.10 release. I believe community development should rest in the 6 month Ubuntu release cycles since it is stable. The community still needs to work out how to easily install software (like a Mac) without using a package manager. I believe that the Mac puts all its dependencies inside a 'folder' that the program uses when it runs.

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GTA4 is amazing, BTW...

There is a new news item posted at »ASE Labs

»Time Warner Splits Cable Services

In a move to become more relevant, <a href="http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9932113-7.html">Time Warner will spin off its cable service unit</a>. It shouldn't have bought AOL in the first place. Bad move.

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Time Warner currently owns around 84 percent of Time Warner Cable. The media giant, which has been struggling of late, has been rumored to be discussing an AOL partnership with Yahoo. "A complete structural separation of Time Warner Cable, under the right circumstances, is in the best interest of both companies' shareholders," CEO Jeff Bewkes said in a release. The company also reported first-quarter earnings on Wednesday. Gains in its Turner cable networks and phone and broadband division were offset by slow ad sales at AOL and a decline in the Filmed Entertainment division.

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There is a new news item posted at »ASE Labs

»PR: Sans Digital Introduces 5-Bay Hard Drive Organizer - HDDRACK

City of Industry, CA - April 29, 2008 - Sans Digital, a leading provider of high performance storage subsystems, is introducing a series of innovative storage gadgets to the storage market, which includes the newly designed 5-bay storage device that is unlike any of the previous Sans Digital’s products - Hard Drive Rack HDDRACK5.

The Sans Digital Hard Drive Rack HDDRACK5 is the latest innovation product for hard drive storage and organization. Each HDDRACK5 unit houses up to five hard drives by using easy to install turnbuckle screws. Each hard drive connects to the motherboard via an IDE or SATA cable. By adding a 20-pin or 24-pin ATX power supply, the HDDRACK5 supports centralized power control via a built-in ON/OFF power switch. Designed with a 4.7" cooling fan and a hollow aluminum frame, the HDDRACK5 provides the most efficient heat dissipation.||P|A|G|E||With the hard drives within easy access, the HDDRACK5 is suitable for loose motherboard testing or open case computing environments. When more rack space is needed, the HDDRACK5 is expandable to 10-bay by stacking an additional HDDRACK5 on top and securing it with a tool-less screw. "The HDDRACK5 not only allows users to store hard drives in an organized fashion, but it is also a unique storage gadget for hard drive data access," stated Grandy Chen, Sans Digital’s President. "The ease of use and versatility of the HDDRACK5 is what makes it an advanced hard drive organizer." For more details on the HDDRACK5, please visit: http://www.sansdigital.com/hard-drive-organizer/hddrack5.html.

About Sans Digital

Sans Digital is a brand of high capacity, multi-functional advanced storage products. Sans Digital offers hot-swappable JBOD and RAID products for direct attached storage, network attached storage, and storage area network. Sans Digital’s single unit towers are designed with mobility in mind to be used in a personal and home environment, while its rackmounts are widely popular in enterprise settings. Sans Digital is a storage solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions across the world.

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There is a new news item posted at »ASE Labs

»PR: VIA Launches Open Source Driver Development Portal

VIA has unveiled its new Linux portal site dedicated to providing better open source drivers. Though the site is pretty much bare at the moment, it shows that VIA is working on better supporting the community. The press release follows...

Taipei, Taiwan, 30 April 2008 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the launch of a beta version of the VIA Linux Portal as part of an initiative designed to extend collaboration with the Open Source community.

The VIA Linux Portal will initially offer graphics drivers for the VIA CN896 digital media IGP chipset for the new Ubuntu 8.04 LTS distribution. Documentation and source code for these drivers will be released over the coming weeks, with official forums and bug tracking scheduled for implementation later this year. The VIA Linux Portal will also adhere to a regular release schedule that is aligned with kernel changes and the release of major Linux distributions.||P|A|G|E||Sponsored by Canonical Ltd., Ubuntu is released every six months, with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS the latest release in what has been consistently rated among the most popular of the many GNU/Linux distributions in the PC space.

"We welcome the steps being taken by VIA to improve its support to the Open Source community," said Chris Kenyon, Director of Business Development at Canonical. "We look forward to working with VIA to ensure these drivers get built into Ubuntu by default and that Ubuntu developers and users enjoy a great experience when using VIA platforms."

"VIA is excited to be taking a more active role within the open source ecosystem," said Richard Brown, Vice President of Corporate Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. "Opening the VIA Linux Portal is an important step in our long term open source initiative and offering support for Ubuntu, one of the most widely known of the Linux distributions, is an ideal place to start."

The beta version of the VIA Linux Portal is located at http://linux.via.com.tw and currently offers driver files for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack 1 for the VIA CN896 chipset with two south bridge options.

About VIA Technologies, Inc.

VIA Technologies, Inc is the foremost fabless supplier of power efficient x86 processor platforms that are driving system innovation in the PC, client, ultra mobile and embedded markets. Combining energy-saving processors with digital media chipsets and advanced connectivity, multimedia and networking silicon enables a broad spectrum of computing and communication platforms, including its widely acclaimed ultra compact mainboards. Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, VIA's global network links the high tech centers of the US, Europe and Asia, and its customer base includes the world's top OEMs and system integrators. http://www.via.com.tw

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