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#1 stoutlad
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Is there a tool that will tell you exactly what is on your hard drive and how much space it takes up other that the standard stuff that comes with windows? I've run the standard clean tools and defragged etc etc, but my hard drive is very full. I know where a fair majority is taken up due to games and music, but there is also a decent amount (read: upward of 50 gigs) that I can not figure out what is occupying it for the life of me. There must be large files somewhere on my hard drive that I can't find. I'd like to free up some space.

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I'm running a 750W OCS Xstream or w/e. First one failed after 7-8 months of normal conditions. Not sure if it was a faulty unit or just like every other to come out of the factory. When it died it took my motherboard with it.

HOWEVER, I got lucky since both parts were still under warranty and just had to wait 3 weeks for replacements for both. The new PSU seems to be running fine so far, but beware, if you *ever* start to smell a funky plasticy smell coming from your computer your power supply is likely dying. In this event, don't wait until it dies. Get a new one or a replacement, because it only took me once to learn that having it kill other parts with it is a major pain.

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#3 stoutlad
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Any optical/laser mouse with decent dpi works just fine for me. I don't need 785922529 buttons on my mouse or custom weights.
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#4 stoutlad
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I use an HD 4850. It powers games pretty well still, but I also game at 1440x900. At your resolution you will probably want to start looking at cards with more vRam.
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#5 stoutlad
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And here I thought this thread was going to be something I cared about ... Honestly, if you are complaining about Crysis multiplayer, you aren't missing anything. It is largely a single player experience. I don't know anyone who bought Crysis for multiplayer. Try to contain the e-rage. Being civil makes your complaint more readable and doesn't immediately destroy any sympathy I might have.
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#6 stoutlad
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In "My Computer" does it show up as SupCom? It must be recognizing the cd if you got it to install. Did it only come with one disc?
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#7 stoutlad
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Lower the game refresh rate and/or resolution.Robbler
This. Out of range simply means that the resolution or refresh rate is set beyond what is supported.
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#8 stoutlad
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[QUOTE="couly"]Not until the next console is released will you see graphics improve.lucfonzy

Hah. funny post is funny

There is a lot of truth to this actually. We can go by history, and historically this is very true. When the new wave of consoles come out, graphics tend to jump leaps and bounds. I don't think this is because the technology isn't capable beforehand, but more like developers limit themselves because of games being multiplatform. They need to ensure that a game that came out 3-4 years after the latest consoles can perform well on said consoles, regardless of whether or not there is amazing pc hardware out that could make their game look sooo much better. Basically, it comes down to money.
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#9 stoutlad
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I was in the FF camp up until Chrome came out. At first I hated Chrome, but I gave it more time and eventually grew to really love it. It's all I use now and I can't imagine going back. Plus, pretty much everything Google is win from my experience.
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#10 stoutlad
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If you download the game before the 24th, you get to own it for free. Forever.