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post #11011 of 14543
8/20/12 at 2:31pm
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Originally Posted by mphfrom77 View Post

All was well for me after we all got on the same team. Before that all I did was die.

That's never any fun. I almost feel slightly bad for spawn killing you guys on Siene... but I was having a lot of fun doing what I don't normally do which is sniping. You, Nexus, and I keep taking turns shooting each other in the face! That was super fun.
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post #11012 of 14543
8/20/12 at 3:12pm
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Originally Posted by mphfrom77 View Post

All was well for me after we all got on the same team. Before that all I did was die.

That's never any fun. I almost feel slightly bad for spawn killing you guys on Siene... but I was having a lot of fun doing what I don't normally do which is sniping. You, Nexus, and I keep taking turns shooting each other in the face! That was super fun.

Heh yea! Anybody catch the tank roll out of our spawn down the stairs into D? Spyder and I did that once a while back, gives a dam big shock to the trappers when your camped in.
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post #11013 of 14543
8/20/12 at 3:22pm
I caught it because I was running up those stairs when you guys were driving down! You didn't roadkill me though, but several of your teammates were behind you and shot me as I was pinned underneath the tank. biggrin.gif
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post #11014 of 14543
8/20/12 at 3:57pm
Yea I shot you I think. I wasn't in the tank though just tried going that way. Randoms kept getting in the armor and wasting it.
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post #11015 of 14543
8/20/12 at 4:45pm
Yeah you do. You and a few others. $160 on Amazon.

I need a new laptop or something. I have yet to clean my fans out. Need to do that and look into some software that was suggested to me. I know my problem is my laptop just over heats or something, because when I set it up for optimal ventilation it stays recording longer than if I don't. But when I first started months ago it never happened...the freeze up of the video capture.

I know my specific laptop sucks. I am assuming other laptops would fine for capturing and editing, but that a bigger pc or mac would be best. But lately I have been going out of town for work and find that I have time to edit video in the hotel room. So a laptop is pretty handy for me for this. I wonder what a decent laptop would cost me that would be strong enough for this? Or would it be wiser to try to build a pc?

Any advice you guys? I'm pretty clueless on this stuff.
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post #11016 of 14543
8/20/12 at 5:17pm
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Originally Posted by Spanglo View Post

That's never any fun. I almost feel slightly bad for spawn killing you guys on Siene... but I was having a lot of fun doing what I don't normally do which is sniping. You, Nexus, and I keep taking turns shooting each other in the face! That was super fun.

I was for sure I would have got you with a rubble kill. My rubble kills that match were lacking which really bummed me out.
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post #11017 of 14543
8/20/12 at 7:11pm
Hp has some good deals on laptops... earlier this year I bought my dad G7 laptop and he's enjoying it and has had no problems. You probably want something a bit better, but it all depends on your budget.

You may want a 17" and splurge for a nice display, dual core should suit you fine, quad core uses more wattage and generates more heat. I would upgrade to a 7200rpm drive, that will noticeable speed things up although it's not as efficient as a 5400rpm drive.
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post #11018 of 14543
8/21/12 at 11:03am
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Originally Posted by mphfrom77 View Post

Yeah you do. You and a few others. $160 on Amazon.
I need a new laptop or something. I have yet to clean my fans out. Need to do that and look into some software that was suggested to me. I know my problem is my laptop just over heats or something, because when I set it up for optimal ventilation it stays recording longer than if I don't. But when I first started months ago it never happened...the freeze up of the video capture.
I know my specific laptop sucks. I am assuming other laptops would fine for capturing and editing, but that a bigger pc or mac would be best. But lately I have been going out of town for work and find that I have time to edit video in the hotel room. So a laptop is pretty handy for me for this. I wonder what a decent laptop would cost me that would be strong enough for this? Or would it be wiser to try to build a pc?
Any advice you guys? I'm pretty clueless on this stuff.
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1. Monitor it. Search for "CPUID Hwmonitor" (or something like that - I'm at work). See what the temps are like before you start using it, during, and after (it gives min, max, and current readings).
2. CLEAN IT.
3. Monitor it again. Did the temps improve? If so, that's your culprit.

There are mods you can do to the laptop to enhance its thermal abilities, but you're better off just getting a new one at that point. A great site for researching laptops is www.notebookreview.com
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post #11019 of 14543
8/21/12 at 1:03pm
HEAT = #1 killer of electronics.

On a related note, if any of you haven't at least shot some compressed air through your Xbox in the past month, GET ON IT! I'd venture that 50% of the thousands of consoles I've repaired were killled off by dust...some so damned thick that I had to take it outside to empty out the Sahara and wondered if I was going to get a ticket for polluting the entire state's air. Probably could have donated 100 playground sandboxes worth of dirt to the city at this point.
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post #11020 of 14543
8/21/12 at 1:37pm
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Originally Posted by spyder696969 View Post

HEAT = #1 killer of electronics.

On a related note, if any of you haven't at least shot some compressed air through your Xbox in the past month, GET ON IT! I'd venture that 50% of the thousands of consoles I've repaired were killled off by dust...some so damned thick that I had to take it outside to empty out the Sahara and wondered if I was going to get a ticket for polluting the entire state's air. Probably could have donated 100 playground sandboxes worth of dirt to the city at this point.

I thought fat chicks were the number one killer of laptops thinking they were cushions. wink.gif
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post #11021 of 14543
8/21/12 at 3:05pm
I thought they were just the number one killer of everything
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post #11022 of 14543
8/21/12 at 3:16pm
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Originally Posted by htskinner View Post

I thought they were just the number one killer of everything

Especially the mood...
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post #11023 of 14543
8/21/12 at 3:17pm
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Originally Posted by htskinner View Post

I thought they were just the number one killer of everything
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post #11024 of 14543
8/21/12 at 4:33pm
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Originally Posted by spyder696969 View Post

HEAT = #1 killer of electronics.
On a related note, if any of you haven't at least shot some compressed air through your Xbox in the past month, GET ON IT! I'd venture that 50% of the thousands of consoles I've repaired were killled off by dust...some so damned thick that I had to take it outside to empty out the Sahara and wondered if I was going to get a ticket for polluting the entire state's air. Probably could have donated 100 playground sandboxes worth of dirt to the city at this point.


I actually cover up the vent when I'm not using my system to keep the dust out. I'm pretty picky about keeping it clean. I once traded a old ps3 to Gamestop and the guy was shocked that it looked new. He told me he had never seen one in that good of shape lol.
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post #11025 of 14543
8/21/12 at 5:43pm
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Originally Posted by spyder696969 View Post

HEAT = #1 killer of electronics.
On a related note, if any of you haven't at least shot some compressed air through your Xbox in the past month, GET ON IT! I'd venture that 50% of the thousands of consoles I've repaired were killled off by dust...some so damned thick that I had to take it outside to empty out the Sahara and wondered if I was going to get a ticket for polluting the entire state's air. Probably could have donated 100 playground sandboxes worth of dirt to the city at this point.

I can't cite the source, but I thought I read that spraying compressed air on electronics wasn't good for them. Something about a microfilm of some chemical from the can or something to that effect getting on the "guts" of your components???
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post #11026 of 14543
8/21/12 at 7:01pm
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Originally Posted by rightintel View Post

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Originally Posted by spyder696969 View Post

HEAT = #1 killer of electronics.
On a related note, if any of you haven't at least shot some compressed air through your Xbox in the past month, GET ON IT! I'd venture that 50% of the thousands of consoles I've repaired were killled off by dust...some so damned thick that I had to take it outside to empty out the Sahara and wondered if I was going to get a ticket for polluting the entire state's air. Probably could have donated 100 playground sandboxes worth of dirt to the city at this point.

I can't cite the source, but I thought I read that spraying compressed air on electronics wasn't good for them. Something about a microfilm of some chemical from the can or something to that effect getting on the "guts" of your components???

Heard that many moons ago too but a small reversible vac works well. Just have to watch static. Air compressors sometimes have oil that comes out so watch those.
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post #11027 of 14543
8/21/12 at 8:29pm
There is pretty much a way to say nearly every way is bad but compressed air is fine as long as you aren't tipping the can upside down or just using it in short bursts.
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post #11028 of 14543
8/22/12 at 8:15pm
Had fun, harp, snake, and revel. I was lagging horribly last night, not to mention how tough it is playing an entire clan on the opposite team. Still had a good time eventhough I didn't make the swim across the gulf.
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post #11029 of 14543
8/23/12 at 5:06am
dont know whats going on but keep missing you guys last two times I was on in evening was a ghost town, last night was a party lol
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post #11030 of 14543
8/23/12 at 6:55am
haha ya Tuesdays and Thursdays are pretty much a no go for me. The other nights i'll check if anyone is on. There wasn't but when I got on Harp was on within a game or two. Then Trail and revel. I'm off tommorow though so that'll be a marathon session =<<br />
and wtf anyone else been having issues with the forum lately? Posts not posting, text not being in posts etc..
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post #11031 of 14543
8/23/12 at 7:01am
Almost there! Now I need to find a internet provider. Seems like road runner. It's alot faster then the DSL I had. Looks like 15mb down and 800kb up for $50 a month.
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post #11032 of 14543
8/23/12 at 7:10am
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Originally Posted by Hksvr4 View Post

Almost there!

You need a whole moving crew just for that giant sub.

Snake - I have tomorrow off too... I'll join your marathon session.
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post #11033 of 14543
8/23/12 at 7:47am
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Originally Posted by Spanglo View Post

You need a whole moving crew just for that giant sub.

The sub is moved in already. It weights about 120lbs. It was cake work compared to a 300lb fridge we did last friday. The freaking thing slid down 5 steps and almost killed me. Good thing my buddy caught it. Then we had to take out the old one! It was insane. I would never move another fridge ever again. I give credit to the guys that do it for a living. Anyway the sub is now behind the listening position and that's not what I had planned. I have to still set up all my gear and see how it sounds in the new place. I just hope it works out becuase I cant put it anyway else. Last resort is to sell it and that's not something I want to do.
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post #11034 of 14543
8/23/12 at 8:06am
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Originally Posted by Spanglo View Post

You need a whole moving crew just for that giant sub.
Snake - I have tomorrow off too... I'll join your marathon session.
man boner.
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post #11035 of 14543
8/23/12 at 8:06am
Glad your fridge didn't kill you, because that might have qualified you for a Darwin award. wink.gif

Behind the sitting position should work. There's tons of people running near field placement like that... more tactile from what I've read. Hope that works out for, but if not I call dibs on your sub if you're selling!
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post #11036 of 14543
8/23/12 at 8:10am
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Originally Posted by htskinner View Post

man boner.

Word. So many fools are going to die tomorrow and they don't even know it.
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post #11037 of 14543
8/23/12 at 10:59am
I'm on early shift this week so should be home 4:30/5 will check tomorrow and jump on around then if you guys are still on.
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post #11038 of 14543
8/23/12 at 11:46am
Isn't it double XP this weekend? Got an anniversary dinner to take the wife to tomorrow but may be on after...may be on the game after after wink.gif
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post #11039 of 14543
8/23/12 at 12:17pm
^^^ Im missing out!
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post #11040 of 14543
8/23/12 at 12:23pm
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Originally Posted by mark_j View Post

I'm on early shift this week so should be home 4:30/5 will check tomorrow and jump on around then if you guys are still on.
kk. I'm supposed to go continue the deck building later that afternoon. If that doesn't happen i'll be on. If so I should be on Sat morning for awhile.
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