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Can we talk about video game violence?

I'm leaning more towards 'no' at this point*. (*not strictly true, rather that nobody viewing this thread chose to enter the debate. Except me of course.) Defining variables with way more detail than I need to, since 1982, Clive
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- Post #3
- Sep 21, 2017
- Forum: Gamers' Retreat
What are you currently playing?

I haven't built a PC for nearly 10 years, so the amount of time I agonised over various component choices was rather considerable ;) It only takes one negative review to plant the seed of doubt in my mind, which happens to be a pretty good climate for the cultivation of anxiety, it turns out...
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- Post #101
- Sep 21, 2017
- Forum: Gamers' Retreat
What are you currently playing?

The Main organs are... MB: GIGABYTE GA-AB350-Gaming 3 CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 hex-core 3.60GHz GFX: MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING X 6 GB RAM: 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 @2666 PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G3, 80 Plus Gold 550W SSD: Samsung 250GB 850 EVO M.2 SATA Solid State Drive Case...
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- Post #98
- Sep 20, 2017
- Forum: Gamers' Retreat
What are you currently playing?

Looking forward to making up for lost time in Quake Champions, as (fingers crossed) tomorrow is new rig building day for me! :dance:
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- Post #96
- Sep 20, 2017
- Forum: Gamers' Retreat
Our Windows Update King BrianDrab hits 14k!

Congratulations Brian and thank you :smile9: - like you say it's not all about the numbers, but everytime I see a new one of these milestones (however random the number is!) it still amazes me. Glad to be about 3 or 4 of that 14k ;) Clive
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- Post #13
- Sep 18, 2017
- Forum: The Lounge
Brand new Ryzen CPU has blue substance on sides - should I use it?

UPDATE (well, sort of) RMAs need to be requested in writing (via the forums) so I did this last night with all the details and photos. This morning I received the following response: This reply fell somewhat short of my expectations of "exemplary aftercare services" from a company...
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- Post #12
- Sep 18, 2017
- Forum: Hardware
Brand new Ryzen CPU has blue substance on sides - should I use it?

▷ AMD Ryzen 5 Six Core 1600 3.60GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - R… | OcUK I must admit reading this gave me a sudden panic as I started to consider the possibility that maybe I simply hadn't spotted a (frankly superb) fake OCUK, clone site! Made me check the header of the invoice email rather...
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- Post #8
- Sep 17, 2017
- Forum: Hardware
Brand new Ryzen CPU has blue substance on sides - should I use it?

I chose the company for their reputation - though personally this is my first purchase from them. (It is not my intention to in any way negatively affect the reputation/reliability of the retailer BTW) I'll contact them tomorrow and follow their returns process - I'm really interested to hear...
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- Post #6
- Sep 17, 2017
- Forum: Hardware
Brand new Ryzen CPU has blue substance on sides - should I use it?

Here's the info, in case it's helpful to others: How to Determine the Authenticity of an AMD Boxed Processor? I'm missing the huge white label! In its place is this handy reminder about static: http://downdown.uphero.com/AMD/box.jpg You can clearly see the outline of what looks like the...
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- Post #3
- Sep 17, 2017
- Forum: Hardware
Brand new Ryzen CPU has blue substance on sides - should I use it?

UPDATE: So after a bit of authenticity verification research, I now believe that I may have received a fake chip. :mad7: I'm shocked, disappointed, angry and annoyed. This isn't from a 'marketplace' vendor, this is a well established retail site, it makes me wonder how it happened...
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- Post #2
- Sep 17, 2017
- Forum: Hardware
Brand new Ryzen CPU has blue substance on sides - should I use it?

Hey, Just taken a brand new AMD Ryzen 1600 chip out of it's retail packaging and it has this weird blue substance on it: http://downdown.uphero.com/AMD/1.jpg http://downdown.uphero.com/AMD/2.jpg http://downdown.uphero.com/AMD/3.jpg http://downdown.uphero.com/AMD/4.jpg...
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- Thread
- Sep 17, 2017
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Hardware
Hi....

Don't worry, the Sysnative team of heroes are infinitely better than my (terrible) jokes. (Brian pretty much saved my life, with his l33t SFC 5ki11z = :angel: 'Hero' status)
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- Post #6
- Feb 28, 2017
- Forum: Introductions - New Members
Hi....

Wait... you don't have an SFC.exe problem?! :p Welcome aboard! (we dont byte*...) (*Oh dear, oh dear):rofl12:
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- Post #2
- Feb 24, 2017
- Forum: Introductions - New Members
Free online book about Cryptography

Thanks for this, furthering (well, pretty much starting) my knowledge of Cryptography theory, has been on my 'to-do' list for a while.2 things that I already love: the author is literally 'Professor Smart' "An introduction" - 436 pages to be precise(!) Also the preface for 2nd edition where...
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- Post #2
- Feb 24, 2017
- Forum: News You Can Use
Sysnative Record Breakers

Now I don't have access to sufficient data to definitively prove this, but I'm fairly sure this is the first time that 50% of the registered users 'currently viewing' the site, have been called 'Clive':dance:
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- Post #432
- Feb 24, 2017
- Forum: The Lounge

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