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  1. Joeboo

    Desktop Computers

    I'll buy one in probably 3-4 years when they are down to a reasonable price(under a grand, hopefully under $500) and by that point I might have a machine/video card that can game smoothly at that resolution. Right now, I'd be pulling single-digit FPS in most games at that resolution. I guess...
  2. Joeboo

    Desktop Computers

    4K monitor review has some interesting info: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7157/a...monitor-review Basically, we all know that HDMI 1.4(current standard) is limited to 30hz refresh rates at 4K resolutions, but it looks like there are a couple ways around that as we wait for HDMI 2.0... And...
  3. Joeboo

    Smartphones

    To quote this review:http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/m...active-review/ "But there are critical differences, mainly involve the ruggedised - or 'Active' - nature of the Galaxy S4 Active. On the negative side you get a a less impressive TFT panel rather than the Galaxy S4's SuperAMOLED...
  4. Joeboo

    Dark Souls 2

    I think it would be extremely difficult to take the combat system from Dark Souls and apply it to an MMO setting. The combat feels amazing in 1 on 1 situations, but what happens when it's 5 on 1(group) or 40 vs 1(boss fight). You end up losing a lot of the intricacies of the fighting system...
  5. Joeboo

    Path of Exile

    lucky mofo. I have 3 different 5L chests, but have yet to pull off a 6L (of course, all 3 of those are now in softcore after I lost the hardcore characters, so in reality, I have none :/ )
  6. Joeboo

    Colrectal Stage 3 cancer.

    What's the downside to that? Just a much shorter digestive tract so you have to use the bathroom more frequently since your body can't store as much waste?
  7. Joeboo

    Family Car

    I think as far as domestics go, Ford really started to increase their quality by the early to mid 2000s, whereas GMC and Chrysler/Jeep didn't step up their games until post-bailout, like you said. I wouldn't buy a GMC/Chevy/Dodge/Chrysler that is older than about 08 or 09, I'd be pretty...
  8. Joeboo

    Pregnancy Thread

    I bought a dropcam to use as our baby monitor. It's absolutely perfect https://www.dropcam.com/ $150, constantly streams via your wifi in your home, so you can watch the HD stream via computer, tablet, phone, or whatever. Can check in remotely(like when I'm at work) to take a look at the...
  9. Joeboo

    HDTVs

    This. I'll be gaming on a 27-30" 4K monitor long before I have a 4K TV
  10. Joeboo

    Path of Exile

    goddamnit I'm an idiot sometimes. Was jacking around with my game window resolution, stretching it across both my monitors to varying widths, testing it out, and I didn't realize that the game graphics don't update while you are re-sizing your window. Died to a random mob while jacking with...
  11. Joeboo

    HDTVs

    It really just depends on how far you sit from your TV. If you are in a little apartment and like 5-6 feet from your TV, you'll be able to see a difference above 1080P in a 50" TV. If you are sitting a lot further back (say 10-12 feet), you're going to need like a 70-80" TV to be able to see a...
  12. Joeboo

    Family Car

    Finding cheap, reliable, low-mileage used cars at the moment is a pain in the ass, the used car market is ridiculous at the moment(at least in the US) I'd be looking for something like a Chevy Cobalt, Ford Focus, Mazda 3, Kia Rio, etc. You're probably going to be pushing the top of that...
  13. Joeboo

    Tool might eventually release a new album someday

    I love Tool and APC, but I couldn't hate Puscifer more, they're just terrible.
  14. Joeboo

    HDTVs

    I've definitely decided that I'm not going to be an early adopter of 4K like I was with HDTV. I bought a bigass rear-projection Panasonic 720p/1080i 56" HDTV back in 2000, shortly after they first came out. I think it cost just shy of 4 grand at the time. I really don't know what I was...
  15. Joeboo

    Tablets

    Yeah, I got the same thing in Chrome
  16. Joeboo

    Desktop Computers

    Both of those motherboards look solid, it really comes down to features. The more expensive one(Z87) has 3 PCIE 3.0 ports, where as the cheaper one(H87) only has one, so if you ever think theres a possibility that you might run more than 1 video card in your machine, the Z87 would be the way to...
  17. Joeboo

    Desktop Computers

    Just a heads up, but that HAF 912 case(which I actually like a lot) doesn't have any USB 3.0 ports on the front of it(they would all be on the back of the case on the motherboard). No idea if this is a big deal to you or not, just wanted to give a heads up. Generally, cases that have USB 3.0...
  18. Joeboo

    Smartphones

    I paid $200 for my S4 upgrade and it was well worth it, but I've seen carriers recently advertising it for $99-$149 as well, it's a steal at that price if you can snag it for that.
  19. Joeboo

    Tablets

    I must be doing something wrong then...this is on my desktop PC:
  20. Joeboo

    Desktop Computers

    I hear ya, the company I work for just upgraded us to IE9 from IE 6 about 6 months ago, and we just got Office 2007 this year... Still running win XP
  21. Joeboo

    Pregnancy Thread

    It took my wife a good week for her milk to come in fully, but we didn't have issues with it since our baby was 10 weeks premature and was only eating 1ml of milk every 3 hours for the first week or so. The tiny bit she was getting was enough initially, it wouldn't have been for a full-term...
  22. Joeboo

    Desktop Computers

    If you have no intention of ever overclocking, just get the same processor, but the non-"K" version. An i5 4670 will probably be $20-$30 cheaper than an i5-4670K, the only main difference being that you can't overlock the normal one as much, or as easily as the K. that change right there...
  23. Joeboo

    Desktop Computers

    McCheese - find some room in your budget for a SSD, at the very least a small on to use as your boot drive. You can't imagine the difference they make until you actually run your operating system off of one. 20 second re-boots are a godsend, not to mention load screens so fast in games that...
  24. Joeboo

    Tablets

    No, standard def movies play fine, it isn't a flash issue. The problem is that their website won't even let you attempt to play a HD movie, they just don't offer that functionality at all, whether you are on a phone ,tablet, or desktop PC, it isn't happening. Amazon only allows HD movies to...
  25. Joeboo

    Tool might eventually release a new album someday

    I must be the only person here that thoroughly liked 10,000 days. From start to finish, I enjoyed every song on the album and thought a few of them like Jambi and Rosetta Stoned were some of the best songs they have done period, on any album.
  26. Joeboo

    Desktop Computers

    Holy crap, look at this Samsung SSD http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/18/s...d-NVMe-XS1715/ 3000 MB/s read rate, so fast that it can't run on SATA6, it has to hook up through PCIe.
  27. Joeboo

    Tablets

    Correct. When I click on any HD movie through amazons website and a web browser on my tablet (I've used Chrome, Dolphin, Firefox, and default Samsung browser) I get the message "HD movies are not available for streaming through our website, please view the standard definition version instead."...
  28. Joeboo

    Kids Books

    When I was in the elementary school age range (6-11 or so, back in the 80s), I LOVED "Choose Your Own Adventure" books They were always a great, quick read. You could knock out an entire adventure in one night before bed, but then re-read the same book dozens of times for different storylines...
  29. Joeboo

    The Big Bad Console Thread - Sway your Station with an Xboner !

    They are kind of damned if you do, and damned if you don't. I always thought that their Zune mp3 players were vastly superior to iPods in every way(easy drag & drop interface, no syncing crap) yet they failed miserably compared to iPods. So then the windows phones come around, attempting to...
  30. Joeboo

    Strider (2014)

    Hell fucking yes! One of my favorite Genesis games
  31. Joeboo

    Desktop Computers

    I've gone SLI in the past, and I probably won't ever bother doing it again. It really isn't worth it unless you are at the bleeding edge of high-end parts and that is the *only* way to get more performance(i.e. you have a GTX 780 and want a 2nd one). You can spend double the money on a 2nd...
  32. Joeboo

    Desktop Computers

    Heh, I pieced together something really similar, staying under his $1400 max budget PCPartPicker part list/Price breakdown by merchant/Benchmarks CPU:Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor($239.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler:Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU...
  33. Joeboo

    Desktop Computers

    Link the pre-built Alienware and I'd be happy to piece together a buil-it-yourself thats comparable so you can see the price difference
  34. Joeboo

    CFB 2013-2014

    Tennessee has a damn tough schedule this year. Games @Oregon, Alabama, Florida, then Georgia and SC at home. Gotta think Tennessee will be big underdogs in all of those, and possibly a slight underdog @Missouri as well, since Missouri won in Tennessee last year already. I wouldn't be...
  35. Joeboo

    Desktop Computers

    heres the more thorough Anandtech article with pricing: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7150/s...ites-for-120gb
  36. Joeboo

    The Newsroom S2

    I can't get past her beady little eyes. She looks like a mutant. I liked the first episode of the show. It's a minor gripe, and really more of a gripe about Sorkins writing than this specific show, but a lot of the time the super fast, rapid-fire dialogue seems very disingenuine. It makes...
  37. Joeboo

    Living Arrangements for Grandparents, Disabled, or Otherwise Included Family Members

    And not all people will need assisted living later in life, but there's really no way to predict that. My grandmonther died at the age of 94 in her own home, she was still cooking herself 3 meals a day, cleaning house, and going on walks around her land until the day she died, didn't have a...
  38. Joeboo

    Desktop Computers

    Samsung unveils a new line of "entry level" SSDs, in up to 1TB sizes(no prices yet) http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-3132_7-...d-state-drive/ I have to assume they will be slower, but also cheaper, than current Samsung SSDs. We might actually be getting close to the point where SSDs in large...
  39. Joeboo

    Tablets

    I tried that, and the website tells me I can't stream HD movies at all unless I have the app or use a device like a Roku or 360. Guess I won't be going past my free 30 day trial of prime. Had several people tell me it was almost as good as Netflix. It's not even close...
  40. Joeboo

    Tablets

    I finally found something about Amazon that sucks. Their Amazon Prime movie/TV video streaming app is only available on android if you have a Kindle tablet. Doesn't work on any other android devices other than Kindles. They have an app for iOS, Kindles, and Google TV, and that's it. Sucks a...