prophetik music

wham, bam, thank you for finishing your track, Ten19 man! another finished track!

nope. same as with the latest OSX disc.

just moved, getting my head on straight. give me a few days and there'll be some updates =)

yeah, you don't need any OS on the system to do that.

i don't understand what this post means.

whoops, bad information on my part then. the P8600 is a surprisingly capable chip, all told.

the trick is that they can get one copy through win741 and then another copy through their major university's tech department, usually for only about 8-10 dollars.

send me a wip and we'll talk. also, as per the request in the first post, PLEASE don't release content in the thread - only do it through PM. please remove that link in post #561.

the stylistic requirements are ambient, quiet rock, or classical - think 'rainy day' style of stuff. so, no, deathmetalish doesn't work. symphonic might. i thought someone had put in interest for the Last Battle track...i need to look into that.

all you need is a functional .edu email address. you're sure to have a relative or friend that's in college =)

actually, the upgrade discs will install a completely fresh install if you want to. back up your stuff, format your system drive when given the chance in the disc-only install (you've gotta boot into the disc), and then just install it. totally legal, just like what apple did with their newest OS's upgrade discs.

of course, it helps when you spell it right, kid. Frigid has an i in it.

you don't want water-cooling. you want a better air-cooling rig. it's totally possible to get a system air-cooled in those temperatures. water-cooling is a huge, huge hassle that won't actually be as effective as air-cooling in those conditions. it's only better in situations where you've got a really low ambient temperature and a really high core temperature, like 40 or 50C difference. the thing to remember is that all cooling is relative to the ambient temperature. also, work in celsius =) so, if you're living at a max of 30C for your ambient temperature, the absolute best cooling system in the world will get your CPU to 40C at idle and 45C at load, which is respectable. GPU temps are generally 15-20C higher, which works because they're OK up to almost 100C (if actively cooled) or above (if passively cooled). i'm assuming that your system is reaching into the 70s for CPU and 85C or so for GPU, right? if you're not sure, get the free program HWMonitor (same company that makes CPU-Z) and leave it open to check. a good CPU fan combined with a decent-sized case, proper airflow, and good fans will still be pretty quiet when under load. for example, my case has six high-end fans, a big CPU cooler with a big fan, and a double-slot graphics card (complete with large cooler) in it, and it's just above the ambient noise level when sitting halfway under my desk. the trick is using large fans, since the bigger the fan, the slower it has to spin to push the same or more air as smaller ones. so, avoid 80mm fans, and go with at least 120mm fans at all times. if you have the room, use 120mm fans that are 38mm thick instead of the normal 25mm, since they can push way more air than the normal 120s. pm me some temps, what your computer's loadout is, and maybe a picture of the inside of your case (not really needed), and i'll tell you what to do. or you could sell it and buy my system above

pez, get in touch with me - like i said, i'm flexible. if you give me a price range, i'll see what i can work up.

just a little bump. i've had a few inquiries about adjusting the build slightly. as i said, it's a tweakable build, so if you're not worried about having the flexibility to go SLI in the future or something, i'd be happy to swap out, say, the power supply for a different one, in order to save 70$ or 80$.

except that everyone and their mother knows the SotC mix you did

i'd use melodyne over autotune any day of the week. i'm pretty sure you can use it real-time, but i've never tried it.

b-b-b-bullshit it's not just SC2 overheating those cards, it's shitty drivers by nVidia (seriously, fan issues have been constant over the last two years since they always clock their too far fans down to make them less noisy) combined with terrible hardware on the part of most of the users. MOST games don't have a framerate cap, that's why benchmarks consistently go into the 100s for FPS when you're testing high-end hardware. in other news, thanks to that "bug", i hit 450fps for a second or two the other day. edit: hah! read the liveblogging article that the dude posted. he was playing with a "super-high-end system", with the case door off (thereby destroying any effect his case fans would have, at all) in a house that was 91 degrees! that's, like, the worst thing he could have ever done what's more, his awesome system consists of a four-year-old processor and a three-year-old GPU, based on 65 and 90nm tech respectively. of COURSE it's going to overheat in those conditions. total gold.

his new band, Punch Brothers (mandolin banjo violin upright bass guitar), is absolutely amazing. they do a four-movement thing that's like 26 minutes or so, flat out incredible. so progressive, and yet so down to earth.

yeah, that's a good point. i guess i should say that i haven't ever had to turn it down yet.

i should make a clarification about that - i maxed SC2 on a 1920x1200 monitor, which is another 120 pixels larger than a 1080p tv =)

hey, everyone. for those who don't know, i build custom computers. i've recently been thinking that i haven't had a computer sale in a while. well, time to fix that! i've got a few lightly used parts i want to sell, and i think that this is a great way to pass them onto someone else. here's what you'd be getting. this is a tweakable build, of course, that would be a monster at gaming, music, video editing, and just about anything else you can think of. -dual-core intel 2.93ghz processor -hand-sanded and lapped CPU cooler/fan system -4gb of ram -GTX 260 core 216 896mb vram - one of the best price-to-performance graphics cards ever (originally around 240$) -1tb hard drive -750w 80 plus GOLD power supply - 80 plus GOLD refers to the efficiency - basically, this is one of the most efficient power supplies available (originally around 200$) -dvd burner, motherboard, case pictured above (cooler master elite 335) -windows xp SP3 i'll overclock this CPU to at least 3.4, possibly as high as 3.75ghz, for no extra charge! =) in doing so, i'll ensure that there's no excess heat or anything that could damage it for the long term, meaning that the included clock rate would be able to be used 24/7. i'll also overclock the RAM and graphics card as necessary to ensure highest possible performance overall. considering that this setup just maxed out StarCraft II for me earlier today on a 1080p TV, you should be able to use this setup to do the same on Diablo 3 and FFXIV when it comes out. total cost? a cool $950. like i said, there are upgrade options available. if you want to: -upgrade from that case to the storm scout, a great steel case with a sturdy handle build into the top, add another 40$. -upgrade to a 3.16ghz dual-core processor, add 70$. these are the easiest to overclock - i should be able to hit 3.75ghz no problem, and possibly as high as 4ghz or better. -upgrade to a quad core processor, add either 80$ (i5-750, 2.66ghz) or 175$ (i7-860, 2.8ghz with hyperthreading for 8 cores). i'll still overclock these, but i might not be able to get up to 3.4 without changing some voltages. should still be long-term stable. -upgrade to more hard drive space, let me know how much you want. another terabyte would be about 90$, and it scales from there. -add another dvd burner, add 25$ -add blu-ray functionality, add 60$ for a reader (separate from the dvd burner drive) or 110$ for a burner. -upgrade to windows 7, add another 30$ (or i'll use the key from your current system if you've got one with w7 on it already) contact me for more details! if you'd prefer to talk over the phone, PM me and i'll get you my phone number. happy summer, OCR people!

keep in mind that, depending on which chipset your motherboard is based on, you might not be able to hot-swap or hot-plug eSATA drives. they might have to be on and connected when the computer's booted. just my two cents =) internal connections are always preferable, IMO.

i got 42/50. most of the ones i missed were like New Super Mario Brothers - i didn't know how to entire it properly. hooray for working at a game store! i did like thirty before i missed one =)

the soundtrack is ridiculous!