sorophx

all this "RTWP vs TB" talk is pointless, since phase-based is the superior system of the three.

you just described my post-JA2 gaming life

I only read this page, that was enough to convince me :D actually, I didn't like Dead Man's Switch, I liked some episodes in Dragonfall. but I really hate the graphics (both how they look on screen and the overall artistic style). also, I'm not too fond of this combat (I generally dislike turn-based RPGs, unless they copy Jagged Alliance 2 to a T). so, yeah, I have reservations

yup. that's why I thought at first it was the mobo's fault.

I guess it's better to wait for the Director's Cut of this thing then

I really hope so, I don't have enough money, or strength for that matter, to sell my CPUs in case I need a new CPU/mobo combo (no point in buying a new LGA 1155 at this stage, I reckon).

after 3 passes one module showed an error in memtest86+, since this RAM kit is still covered by warranty I feel this is enough testing for one day, and tomorrow I should go and try to get a replacement from the vendor the question remains: did the mobo cause all this destruction or was it the faulty RAM? also, turns out my BIOS is so outdated it doesn't even support any of my CPUs, which is weird. now I'm wondering if that could be one of the reasons

I didn't run a memory test, but I did swap out my CPU for another one (proven old one). I'll try to run a mem test later today it's also worth noting that my memory isn't listed on Gigabyte's website as supported by the mobo. the 2 GB version is, though. so I figured the pdf was just old and needed to be updated.

I did try to unplug all HDDs and just boot the PC with a flash drive containing a windows installation. it reboots while trying to load Windows files. Tried this flash drive on another PC, and everything is fine. also, forgot to mention that the PC would freeze in safe mode as well.

So, I was having issues with my PC, and finally it failed. I can't figure out what's wrong with it, seems like everything is. Before I just junk the mobo I want to be 100% sure it's faulty. Here's what happened in chronological order, maybe some of you guys can help me diagnose this thing. 0. Installed a new CPU (Intel Core i5 3570K). For a week everything seemed fine. Here are the new specs: Intel Core i5 3570K (brand new) Corsair 8 GB DDR3 1333 RAM kit (cmv8gx3m2a1333c9) (2x4 GB) (3.5 years old) nVidia GTX 550 Ti (4 years old) Thermaltake Toughpower XT 575W PSU (3.5 years old) 2xSATA HDDs (Toshiba and Seagate, system on Toshiba (3 years old)) Gigabyte Z77X-D3H mobo (3.5 years old) All settings in BIOS were set to factory defaults after clearing CMOS. 1. Graphics driver started crashing, sometimes accompanied by a hard freeze. Clean driver reisntall didn't help. 2. After a couple of freezes and reboots system files got corrupted. Had to repair my installation. Also, PC started beeping at POST, hinting at some issue with the graphics card. A reboot would fix it. 3. After a day of regular freezes PC started rebooting randomly. 4. Two days ago my Seagate HDD failed (I could hear the head moving back and forth without stopping, which prevented the system from booting). I freaked out, thinking my PSU or mobo is killing my other parts. I replaced my PSU with an older 500W Thermaltake Purepower RX. The symptoms remained. After two freezes my system stopped loading again, requiring a repair. Trying to repair it with my flash drive would send it into a reboot every time right after POST. 5. Tested the system HDD on another PC, system partition turned up unrecoverable. I am now about to see if the HDD is alive at all, so I could at least recover some files from it. Now, I've read a bunch of threads on what could cause all of this, but there are so many possible reasons I don't know where to start looking and how not to kill my last remaining HDD in the process... Could a faulty mobo fry HDDs? Tomorrow I will try and test all my parts excluding the HDD from bottom to top. It looks like an HDD issue to me, but why would both HDDs fail inside the span of two days? Could this be a coincidence?

this was inevitable. people back then just weren't thinking about the bigger picture, they had to come up with some way to copy-protect their software. well, seems like the only ones suffering from those decisions will be gamers

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/inside-the-gop-clown-car-20150812

"Something isn't right!", that's exactly what I thought when I saw your hair, sister.

it's not the image itself, the link has to end with .jpg for it to be recognized, I think

wait, is this game out already?

so, survivalist's Skyrim? sounds interesting. or maybe Far Cry would be more accurate

they're mimicking all the Telltale CYOA games with this art style, it seems

Mercenary Kings is a great game, by the way.

that reminds me. didn't Fountain of Dreams take place in Florida?

is that your take on a Wasteland game? or a Fallout game?

so this just happened apparently, the multiplayer portion will be free forever

I had to double check, I was using eMule at the time. and yes, that was 2002-2003. tells you just how bad Internet was in some parts of the world even then.

those were the days... of spending an entire week to download a 300 MB torrent. don't miss them one bit Why, I remember when Peter was seen as a visionary, rather than someone who sees visions I almost spilled my tea just now.

this scene's choreography is terrible