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My Cyborg RAT 7 is still going strong after about 2 years. No issues.

I've looked at a review or 2 and the mouse seems like a good choice however coming from a Razer mouse I've experienced that feeling of having a good working mouse for a year or and a bit before it starts giving its issues. does anyone have this mouse or have a good/bad experience with the brand? I ...

GDI_Lord wrote:Have you had a squizz at the upcoming Star Citizen Grey?

Not yet, but you can bet your top dollar I am gonna have both of them when they come out. It has been FAR too long since a proper space sim has been released. I tried playing EVE, and was just bored out of my skull.

One for the real old foggies (me included): Elite: Dangerous Carve your own path through the richest, largest gaming sandbox ever created, set against a backdrop of raw anarchy, galactic powerplays and intrigue. Do whatever it takes to upgrade your ship’s hull, engines, weapons, defences, cargo hold...

How sad for AMD. Just when I thought they had something to stage a comeback...

Thanks man.

Shared.

Ark, please provide a link, I need to share your column.

Apparently the error is happens because iWorks is not sandboxed like all other apps in the iOS and/or incompatibility with the new 64bit chip.

I'm sure Apple will fix it soon, but in the meantime I will just enjoy the sweet, sweet irony of it all.

What naughty said.

Stuart wrote: I'm interested to know how you're pronouncing "tear" right now.

You would be, you sicko.

Stuart wrote:GreyWolf has no real friends at all.

This is true. I spend most nights playing dress up with my pet rocks. I used to do it with my pet poodle but she died of excessive tear exposure.

I think bring up the head count first before implementing a donation system.

Much of this, I think, is down to awareness. It is only my opinion of course, but I think the magazine should be playing a more active role here, at least in promoting the forum. 100% agree. Without the magazine showing forum entries I never would have come here and become a member. HOWEVER as far ...

But I can see two reasons for MS to allow Mantle to run: 1. They are reliant on AMD for their hardware. 2. If they don't allow it the PS will have the upper hand performance wise. As much as I would like to believe this to be enough to sway MS, history tells me otherwise. 1. Web standards (which MS...

The Xbox uses DirectX yes, but on the 360 it was DX9 most games on PC need to be on DX10 or 11. Also the 360's processor differs wildly from x86. That's why porting takes long. Thanks for clearing that up. :) running Mantle on it will work if the API comes with the game as it bypasses DX completely...

But Xbone uses directx Really? Then why does it take so long to port from XBox to PC? I hope this also sways developers away from the XBox. Despite MS going back on the initial system requiring a constant connection, and other BS, I want to see the XBone fail miserably. A message needs to be sent. ...

The thing is: the api is there and ready to go, and it is better than DX, it's in the DEVELOPERS best interest to utilise it to provide the best graphics. It is a VERY smart move by AMD to get the push for adoption from developers. I sure hope it pans out, if for no other reason than to give Intel a...

So I looked it up. AMD seem to have pulled off an amazing strategy here. 1. Get BOTH next gen consoles to use your hardware 2. Implement an API that works across platforms, thus making it easier to port from 1 system to another 3. PROFIT nVidia need to implement Mantle right away, or they will get l...

Wow! Thanks for the link.

OOOH!!!! Much more impressive:

http://www.wootware.co.za/gigabyte-gv-n ... -card.html

StarBound wrote:The cheapest 7970 I've seen is R4300 or around there.

link?

But I ended up going with the GTX 680 because it was faster and required less juice to outperform the 7970. Nice one. Just saying. And I believe SA pricing is always more for the geforce brand. And unlike in the rest of the world, prices of old stock never drops. In the Toms hardware review they sa...

The R9 280X is replacing the 7970 but at $300. The 680 is on par for around $400. Being SA I won't really want to take the price into concideration seeing as our pricing changes everything to. So based on current benchmarks, AMD doesn't seem to be there yet. So you would rather buy something that p...

StarBound wrote:Nah, looks like AMD is getting destroyed right out of the gate this time. Unless the R9 290X is amazing.

How do you figure? The GTX 780 goes for $600+ and the R9 280 will go for $300. When you take that into consideration the AMD item is a much better deal.

I was REALLY impressed with the cosplay I witnessed. Amazing.

Stuart wrote:the iPhone 5S’ motion sensor is prone to being a few degrees off

LOL @ Apple. "We got a NEW motion processor that's awesome!" Yeah, pitty about the buggy sensor that feeds it faulty information.