Tech News
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Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition: Too Soon?
Published: Monday, August 26, 2013 | By: DennisDarren and I have talked about Borderlands 2 quite often on the podcast and its no secret that I really enjoy the game but releasing a GOTY edition before all of the DLC has been released just sounds stupid.
The GOTY Edition allegedly includes all of the game's released DLC to date which would include.
- Creature Slaughter Dome
- Psycho Pack
- Captain Scarlet’s And Her Pirate’s Booty
- Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt
- Mister Torgue’s Campaign Of Carnage
- Tiny Tina’s Assault On Dragon Keep
- Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade
- Mechromancer Pack
- Creature Slaughter Dome
I realize that GOTY editions are basically the last version to go out the door before the game developer ties it off but it just seems like this particular one is getting rushed.
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Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition: Too Soon?
Published: Monday, August 26, 2013 | By: DennisDarren and I have talked about Borderlands 2 quite often on the podcast and its no secret that I really enjoy the game but releasing a GOTY edition before all of the DLC has been released just sounds stupid.
The GOTY Edition allegedly includes all of the game's released DLC to date which would include.
- Creature Slaughter Dome
- Psycho Pack
- Captain Scarlet’s And Her Pirate’s Booty
- Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt
- Mister Torgue’s Campaign Of Carnage
- Tiny Tina’s Assault On Dragon Keep
- Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade
- Mechromancer Pack
- Creature Slaughter Dome
I realize that GOTY editions are basically the last version to go out the door before the game developer ties it off but it just seems like this particular one is getting rushed.
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Server Migration Complete
Published: Monday, August 26, 2013 | By: DennisNot long ago I posted about a random hardware issue that caused this server to suffer a little downtime. While that problem was quick and easy to resolve there was another much larger project in the works.
For years I have been running this site on Server 2003 and while that OS might be dated it ran strong and was extremely solid. Well, progress finally kicked me in the balls and said "it’s time to upgrade".
The process of upgrading a server is not an easy one and there are a variety of ways you can tackle it. I prefer the "fresh start" method which involves installing a fresh copy of your OS, applying the various patches and installing the software you need. As you can imagine this can take awhile and is why most IT professionals do "upgrades" whenever they can.
In my case I have a mirror version of my live server at home so building the golden image at home is pretty easy. It started with a copy of my configuration data and once everything was in good working order I simply transferred the image from one server to another. This way I only have to concern myself with backing up the vital data and will have minimal downtime.
Long story short, I've finally upgraded and, had I configured my application pools correctly it would have been completely flawless.
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Tesoro Aegis Mousepad @ Rbmods
Published: Friday, August 23, 2013 | By: DennisThis sounds like something straight out of Borderlands.
For your gaming mouse you need a good mousepad or things might not go the way you want. Today we take a look at the Tesoro Aegis mousepad, this is the new mousepad from Tesoro and thus far I have to admit I like it a lot. Lets take a closer look at it and test it out in this review.
I saw this title and figured it was something from Maliwan but instead its just a mousepad.
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Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H (Intel LGA 1150) @ techPowerUp
Published: Friday, August 23, 2013 | By: DennisFor me I think that Gigabyte motherboards are a diamond among motherboards. Not only do they perform well but they are very consistent across the various product lines meaning that you can expect the same level of performance from a UD3H as you do from a UD7 or even the OC.
The difference is in features.
Gigabyte's Z87X-UD3H is a board I like to refer to as "The Sleeper". Built to meet the needs of most average consumers, it not only comes with everything you need for daily use but also has an overclocking focus, though it may not appear so.
UD3H may sound like a low end bomber but its actually a high midrange motherboard designed for the mainstream system builder and hardware enthusiast on a budget. Heck I have one of these running a 24/7 development server right now which speaks to its versatility.
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Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H (Intel LGA 1150) @ techPowerUp
Published: Friday, August 23, 2013 | By: DennisFor me I think that Gigabyte motherboards are a diamond among motherboards. Not only do they perform well but they are very consistent across the various product lines meaning that you can expect the same level of performance from a UD3H as you do from a UD7 or even the OC.
The difference is in features.
Gigabyte's Z87X-UD3H is a board I like to refer to as "The Sleeper". Built to meet the needs of most average consumers, it not only comes with everything you need for daily use but also has an overclocking focus, though it may not appear so.
UD3H may sound like a low end bomber but its actually a high midrange motherboard designed for the mainstream system builder and hardware enthusiast on a budget. Heck I have one of these running a 24/7 development server right now which speaks to its versatility.
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[insert your town] We Have a Problem
Published: Friday, August 23, 2013 | By: DennisHello? is this thing on?
Oh good, we have connection. Seems there was an unfortunate incident at the datacenter involving a power supply and server. The server, let's call it Ninjalane.com, was no longer getting power from said "power supply" and simply shut down.
Yep, you read that correctly, it shut down!. Many of you may be wondering, "How can this be news?" or "Why did you bother fixing it?"
While both of those are valid questions, consider this, had I not repaired the server you wouldn't get the opportunity to read my message, or see what the future holds.
Enjoy!
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HCW PC Build Guide - Summer 2013
Published: Thursday, August 22, 2013 | By: DennisI remember doing this back in the day, my gimmick was that you start with a build and then upgrade one part each month. It worked really well until disaster struck and the gear I wanted was no longer available.
We help you put together your next gaming PC build, using budgets of $400, $600, $1200, and $2800. Planning a new PC the near future? Read this first!
Check out the article to see how well he did building up these systems.
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Funky Kit Review: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 16GB DDR3-1866 CL10 Ram
Published: Thursday, August 22, 2013 | By: DennisThese look a little like Corsair Vengeance modules. Rounded heatspreader, slightly higher in the middle, they aren't exactly the same but pretty darn close.
The memory works like it is supposed to, but doesn't overclock very far. I can recommend it to anyone who needs solid performing memory for daily usage and gaming, so for what it was designed for.
The modules top out at 1866Mhz at CAS 10. Neither of those specs are very good so lets hope the cost is competitive.
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MSI GTX 780 Lightning Edition Pictures Leaked All Over the Web
Published: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 | By: Dennis*facepalm*
An Inspiring hardware enthusiast over at HardwareZone posted some photos of the upcoming MSI GTX 780 Lightning that quickly became one of the most talked about fiascos today. (not to date btw)
The story started in this thread at HardwareZone with the following, after the fact, comment.
New arrival :
Oh gosh.
I didnt realise there was an nda.
I'm so screwed this time.Of course anyone with a fetish for awesome hardware will know that the story got picked up all over the place.
Saw this one on Twitter from Overclockers MSI GTX 780 Lightning Edition Pictures Leaked Which had photo credits back to TechPowerUp with a rather lengthly news post. MSI GeForce GTX 780 Lightning Pictured There is no doubt that TPU has the card already so by posting the news they are breaking NDA, (or at least being bad). The TPU article had photo credits to WCCFtech who has been known to post NDA stuff like this. Their Story:MSI GeForce GTX 780 LIGHTNING Flagship Graphics Card Unveiled – Equipped With TriFrozr Cooler Talk about a long ass title.
The WCCFtech article had photo credits back to the source at HardwareZone. Sources close to me confirmed the unique look of the 780 Lightning so I can say, Damn!
I would fully expect some of these links to go dead after a few hours, but you never know.
