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By no doubt you've all seen the google frontpage of today, and realised we're not dead.
I guess the LHC isn't going to kill us all. :)
Sorry for the lack of updates all, it's been pretty flat-out lately.
Not much going on anyway. Just the world revolving, and all that.
I did have a go at the WAR Beta yesterday though! It's quite fun, although it does still play like WoW. Some diffrences are that you can actually tank in Player-vs-Player combat though. It does seem like a fresh direction to take, especially with your abilities and how they're used.
Anime is still entertaining too, Strike Witches keeps me entertained. :)
Anyhow, Not much more I can talk about.
Reijin out.
And today, I bring ye... The HD4850, by Sapphire. Apart from the card running hot as a damn volcano, It's a beautiful thing that finally lets me play games stupidly fast.
Now all I need to do is Volt-mod them.
I did buy two, at the good ole Computer fair. $230 a pop too! Not a bad price at all.
The 2nd had a bad heatsink with a faulty fan - Took it off, put it to the hacksaw. (Stupid idea, huh?) Turns out the heatsinks aren't even copper. Tin, with copper plating. Horrible at transferring heat.
Nonetheless, it's a very good card for the money and I highly reccomend it. An extra $40 will get you some very decent aftermarket cooling that you can put on these pretties that will drop the temps from 80 to a cool 30.
Not to mention UT3 at 150 frames....
Nonetheless, I am indeed a very happy chappy. Anyhow, heres a picture of the beast in the nude :)
My current problem is the MOSFET's at the back - I really don't want to fork out for additional heatsinks :(
In further news, Diablo 3 has been announced! It looks VERY good. Male and female classes, a HOTBAR!? and more importantly, DESTROYABLE SURROUNDINGS?
Finally, this festival of pants-creaming was topped off by DECAPITATION EFFECTS. I HAVE NEVER WANTED TO PLAY A GAME MORE IN MY LIFE.
Anyway, maybe the caffiene is getting to me. I'd best let you all have a look here as well. Along with Starcraft 2, this should make my Christmas a very entertaining one indeed.
