Master-Blade

I also use Firefox for all my web browsing needs and it works just fine. However, the client links open IE. I've never seen or heard any way to change that.

To work around this, I simply have http://www.cityofheroes.com/updater/live.html set up as my Home Page so I can still easily access it from FireFox any time I want. lol

Just occurred to me i saw one that wasn't on fire after seeing that message. Like you said, at least you know for next time.

If I recall, clicking on the burning elevator gives you a message that implies you should try another one.

They do appear in the Accolade section.

I was referring to his experience, not yours. I understand you verified first. I just didn't have any kind of actual response regarding why that would happen to you, which is why I quoted him, not you.

Tubbius specifically said "immediately" in his case, so I thought it warranted an explanation.

That could also be because doing the extra search gives the server enough time to actually update the file, whereas immediately re-clicking edit (or even Play) can sometimes give you the previous version.

I can agree with that one going either way as well. Like you said, it does have a reward of some kind nonetheless.

Doesn't that have a few costume parts with it as well as the Prestige Power Slide?

I guess I missed that one. Doh! lol

Not for nothing, but there are still a few good groups of people here on Freedom as well. I'm not saying you are wrong about the population shift. I even have a few toons on other servers that I have been using lately, but this is still my home and I'm proud to help lead events here every week. If it suits the OP's schedule, they are certainly welcome any time.

The accolades from respec trials give you a RESPEC. lol

In my opinion, the Arena All-Star Badge and Force of Justice are the only other one sthat fit's into the same category as Hell and Back. They round up a set of badges as completed, and nothing more. Every other accolade badge has a reward or power of some kind. Even the new neighborhood accolades grant 5 merits upon completion.

People who have a better video card than he does. lol

On a side note, I think I have decided not to upgrade quite yet after all. I did some extra research on my existing card (an overclocked 9600gt), and it seems I wouldn't be gaining much at all with the 260. I'd go with ATI's 5770, except I'd rather run with all the new settings with a slightly lower framerate for free, than to pay almost $200 for a higher fps with some features off. If the AA/AO thing gets fixed, you can put me back on The List. haha

What do I have to do to stay off the list? Stick with my 9600gt? I've been doing that for 2 years already. lol

How about this.. when I finally figure out which card to get, I wont tell you about it. haha

What's the power requirement on that one? I'm looking to buy a new one as well, but it looks like I only have 2x19A available to work with on my rig unless i use 3 rails somehow. lol. I'll probably have to end up going with a Radeon 5770. Is it really much better than the NVidia 260 GTX SuperClocked?

No problem at all. Please let us know what you end up getting and how it worked out. Good luck!

Make sure you pay more attention to the 12V ratings than the Wattage numbers alone. The ones Cynical_Gamer linked above each have a single 12V rail rated for 52A, which should be just fine for you.

If you go into Best Buy or another local retailer to get one, make sure to find out how many 12V rails it has, and what they are rated for. I'd probably aim for at least 45A to be on the safe side.

I'm going to guess this may be your problem. I'm going to assume 12V1 is shared with the system and peripherals, with 12V2 possibly dedicated to video.

How did you even connect the video card to it? The specs only list 1 6pin PCIe Connector, and the card typically requires 2. Even if you used Y adapters to combine a bunch of peripheral slots together, they are still running off the same rails. Putting them both together only gets you to 33A total, which wont be enough for that card at full load.

I think a machine like this might turn on and operate just fine.. until you start gaming and turning on more preferences that requires it to work harder and use more power. Not enough power on a dedicated rail usually results in strange artifacts on the screen, flickering or black screen. Since you're using sharing power, the motherboard or other devices may be the ones shutting you down because the video card is trying to take all the power for itself. This might make it feel like it's a heat shutdown when it's really not.

Are you getting any error messages or prompts telling you why it's shutting down, or does it just go dead?

You might be in the market for a new Power Supply if you want to really utilize what that card has to offer.

But don't take my word for it.. Hopefully somebody else will chime in and give their opinion about it as well.

I'm not sure, but your power supply should have a label on it somewhere that details it's Specifications. If you can't find that or don't know how to read it, try to get a model number so we can look it up for you.

NVidia also lists the Maximum Graphics Card Power at 204W, and the Minimum Recommended System Power at 550W (which would go up depending on how many other devices you have in your rig). Link: GeForce GTX 285 (Click on Specifications)

I got the 42A value from a product on newegg.com, I suppose it could vary slightly by manufacturer recommendations, but I don't think it'd be much different.

While that's true, it also specifies it have access to at least 42A on the 12V rails. What are your specs? Just because you have a 500W supply, does not mean it fits all the requirements.

For example, even my 750W supply doesn't make it with four 19A 12V rails, 2 of them dedicated to video for a total of only 38A.

On a side note, I just checked the NVidia site and they list the Max Temp at 105C, so your current temp shouldn't be much of an issue.

The smallest things amuse me these days. Cheesy, stupid jokes that I am the only one that finds funny. lol