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Originally Posted by Grendar

If they reduced the KB in AR (seriously, considering how many AoE's AR has KB is the last thing the set needs) and fix the sniper so it's actually worth taking, AR would be an awesome set without being overpowered. Frontloading the damage on Flamethrower would be nice too, but even without it, if they removed the KB or downgraded it to KD it would be a fine set.

Originally Posted by Domino33

SS/WP Brute,
Mostly happens in DA/iTrials, however its common to happen in the D aswell.

Originally Posted by Angelxman81

Updated ATI catalyst to 12 and now I got this, some costume pieces are transparent and I can see through them.
Anyone else got this problem or know how to solve them?

Originally Posted by OV_ohms

Someone else is also trying them as noted here.

I think I will stick with the 12.1s until there is some feedback on the 12.4s

Originally Posted by T_Immortalus

Yep, lower settings and make sure your system is not trying to use the "integrated graphics" on the CPU instead of the graphics card.

Also, clean out the dust as best you can, canned air or a blast from an air compressor into the vents works well enough.
Laptops are notorious for overheating the harder you push the system. Even heat from a different part can cause a nearby one to overheat and fail.

Originally Posted by Muon_Neutrino

Hey all,

Since this hell semester is finally winding down, I've decided it's time to replace the desktop that was stolen from me back in january. And, surprise surprise, there's a new set of processors just out to boot.

I was planning on doing something along the lines of Father Xmas' 1350$ build, which in the time since its last update has fallen to around 1200$. Toss out the 100$ for a copy of windows since I still have the copy from the last computer and it's around 1100$, which, once I add a monitor and keyboard, will be around what I want to pay.

The question comes with the new processors and associated parts. I'm knowledgeable enough to assemble a computer, install windows, etc, but I don't really feel confident on the picking out hardware side of things, and I *really* haven't had any time lately to pay attention to that sort of thing.

The processor on the old list is an i5-2500k, which goes for 220$ at the moment. Of the 7 ivy bridge processors available at newegg, the i5-3550 seems to be the closest equivalent, as far as I can tell. What I'm wondering, though, is what's the significance of the letters after the number? I *think* it has something to do with integrated graphics; correct me if I'm wrong, but that shouldn't be important for a build with a discrete graphics card, right (although then I'd wonder why it was in the last build)? Also, the main difference between i5 and i7 is the hyperthreading that gets two threads going per core, right? Am I correct in thinking that that doesn't make much difference if I'm not running a million programs at once, and therefore that I don't really need an i7? Basically, I don't really know the reasoning behind the choice of the original processor, so I'm not sure choosing the nearest equivalent ivy bridge version is correct.

I believe I'm supposed to be looking for Z77 chipset/socket LGA 1155 motherboards for ivy bridge. The old motherboard was an ASRock Z68 Extreme4 LGA 1155 board for about 180$. This seems to be the nearest equivalent Z77 motherboard - even somewhat cheaper. Again, though, I don't know what the reasoning for the original choice was, so I'm not sure if simply looking for the nearest equivalent is the right thing to do.

As for graphics, I was thinking of simply sticking with the EVGA GTX 560 that's in the old list. Is this still a good card? I notice it says it's a 'PCI express 2.0' card, while the motherboard lists 'PCI express 3.0' slots; will it actually work in that motherboard?

Will the cooler master 212 CPU cooler work with the new processor? I see that it says it works with the intel 1155 sockets; does that mean that it'll still fit the new processor? Also, a review for that particular motherboard mentioned that a similar cooler blocked the first memory slot and that they had to put their ram into slots 2 and 4 - they said it worked, but that seems like a really weird thing to me; I thought the first slot always had to be filled. Could this be a problem?

Finally, the case. I assume that the cooler master 690 case in the old list is a perfectly good case. Unfortunately, as near as I can tell, it doesn't seem to include any provision for locking the case shut (at least it doesn't look like it in the pictures). Given what happened to my last machine, I fully plan to lock this one shut and then bike lock the case itself to some holes drilled through the side of my heavy wooden desk (won't stop a persistent enough burglar, but ought to defeat the sort of smash and grab jerk who took the last one). I need an appropriate case, though, and it doesn't seem that case manufacturers think that locking provisions are important enough to note in their descriptions. I suppose I can drill holes in the thing for that purpose if I have to, but it seems simpler to just get one that already has a place to put a lock. Does anyone have any suggestions about how to go about finding such a case, or whether it'd just be simpler to just get this one and drill some holes (I can do that, especially since I'm guessing I'll have to drill holes for the bike cable anyway)?

Apart from all that, is there anything else on that list of parts that's out of date and should be updated? I'd rather not spend extra money, but if better stuff's now available for equivalent prices I'm all ears.

Thanks in advance!