I’ve grown quite ashamed of some publishers/game developers nowadays when it comes to downloadable content. It’s understandable that when a game comes out, new content comes out to further expand the interest for the game. However, a lot of companies are taking this into their heads now and ripping off a lot of gamers around the world.
The most recent is the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 “Stimulus Package” that came out. This thing includes 5 maps, 3 of which are new and 2 of which are remakes of older maps.
As a big fan of MW2 I do not mind that the developers create new and exciting maps or rebuild old favorites. However, when it costs 1,200 MS points ($15) dollars. That’s when I draw the line. The game itself costs $50-60 bucks brand new. If you don’t think this is a big ripoff, then you’re either in denial or a big fanboy/girl.
I for one respect developers for what they do and the hard work they put into games, but I sure as hell won’t pay $15 bucks for something that should be a lot cheaper or possibly even free. If this is how Activision / Infinity Ward plans to pay back it’s gamers for making it one of the highest selling games of all time, then I don’t plan to support them in the future.
If gamers don’t start standing up against stupid PR stunts like this, they will continue to overcharge people. Boycott this DLC!
XFX Radeon 5970 With 4GB of Memory
by LLRRoD on March 30th, 2010
Normally you wouldn’t see XFX and Radeon in the same sentence. It seems that XFX has now put its money on AMD/ATI and will be producing a limited edition Radeon 5970 with not 1, 2 but FOUR gigs of memory. It also has SIX mini DisplayPort supporting Eyefinity 6.
The initial design versions were measured at 12.125″ in length. However the final design COULD be longer. Even with the higher power consumption, it will still require less juice to power than a GeForce 480.
If you’re wondering about cost, it’s looking like these will hit the streets at around $799-850 dollars. No, it’s not for everyone. However, if you want the most badass graphics card to date, then look no further. So far no release date has been set.
On an added note, it seems that other vendors will also have their own version of the 4GB monster. Asus should have one as well amongst others.
If you want to read the full review, click here.
Comments (0) The initial design versions were measured at 12.125″ in length. However the final design COULD be longer. Even with the higher power consumption, it will still require less juice to power than a GeForce 480.
If you’re wondering about cost, it’s looking like these will hit the streets at around $799-850 dollars. No, it’s not for everyone. However, if you want the most badass graphics card to date, then look no further. So far no release date has been set.
On an added note, it seems that other vendors will also have their own version of the 4GB monster. Asus should have one as well amongst others.
If you want to read the full review, click here.
AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series Released
by LLRRoD on March 29th, 2010
AMD has announced the release of their newest server Opteron chips. Delivering anywhere from 8-12 cores with up to 4 channels of DDR3.
Here is a snippet:
AMD (NYSE: AMD) announces availability of a new server platform featuring the world’s first 8- and 12-core x86 processor for the high-volume 2P and value 4P server market. The AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series platform addresses the unmistakable needs of server customers today – workload-specific performance, power efficiency, and overall value – while delivering more cores and more memory for less money.3 Leading OEMs including HP, Dell, Acer Group, Cray, and SGI are introducing new systems based on this highly scalable and reliable platform.
For the full article, click here.
Comments (0) Here is a snippet:
AMD (NYSE: AMD) announces availability of a new server platform featuring the world’s first 8- and 12-core x86 processor for the high-volume 2P and value 4P server market. The AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series platform addresses the unmistakable needs of server customers today – workload-specific performance, power efficiency, and overall value – while delivering more cores and more memory for less money.3 Leading OEMs including HP, Dell, Acer Group, Cray, and SGI are introducing new systems based on this highly scalable and reliable platform.
For the full article, click here.
Building A Home Theater
by LLRRoD on March 24th, 2010
Thinking of building your dream home theater? Finally have the budget?
Check out this article by PC Perspective on how to get started on making your dream surround sound room. The article goes into a lot of detail; from room layout, speaker setup and setting up the monster tv! It’s definitely a good read, packed with info and images.
Check it out here!
Comments (0) Check out this article by PC Perspective on how to get started on making your dream surround sound room. The article goes into a lot of detail; from room layout, speaker setup and setting up the monster tv! It’s definitely a good read, packed with info and images.
Check it out here!
Budget CPU Coolers
by LLRRoD on March 12th, 2010
HardOCP did a nice little writeup on three budget CPU coolers: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2, Scythe SHURIKEN Rev.B, and the Cooler Master N520. The review focuses on temperature, overclocking and sound levels.
They ruled the best of the bunch to be the Cooler Master N520, which at the time of the article is around $39.99. With some CPU heatsinks reaching at around $60-80 bucks these days, it’s a good trade-off unless you plan to go full out water-cooling.
Here’s a snip:
We originally set out to see if those expensive $65+ coolers were the only choice to cool your power overclocked CPU. The answer to that question is a resounding “sort of.” Out of the coolers tested here today only the Cooler Master N520 is able to offer solid performance. The other coolers tested today just did not warrant purchasing over the stock Intel cooler. Of course, if you recall the COGAGE TRUE Spirit is a sub $40 cooler then things start looking a little brighter. So it seems that you don’t always have to spend a huge sum of money to get great performance, you just have to spend it wisely.
Be sure to click here to read the entire review.
Comments (1) They ruled the best of the bunch to be the Cooler Master N520, which at the time of the article is around $39.99. With some CPU heatsinks reaching at around $60-80 bucks these days, it’s a good trade-off unless you plan to go full out water-cooling.
Here’s a snip:
We originally set out to see if those expensive $65+ coolers were the only choice to cool your power overclocked CPU. The answer to that question is a resounding “sort of.” Out of the coolers tested here today only the Cooler Master N520 is able to offer solid performance. The other coolers tested today just did not warrant purchasing over the stock Intel cooler. Of course, if you recall the COGAGE TRUE Spirit is a sub $40 cooler then things start looking a little brighter. So it seems that you don’t always have to spend a huge sum of money to get great performance, you just have to spend it wisely.
Be sure to click here to read the entire review.
Tip #5: Facebook Chat Lags Firefox
by LLRRoD on March 1st, 2010
Today’s tip of the day comes from my personal gripe with Facebook chat. Whenever I chat with people through the messaging feature, it tends to start lagging and sometimes hangs my system. I found out that it had something to do with some scripting involved with the latest versions of Firefox so I posted a fix.
Tip #5 Facebook Chat Lags Firefox
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