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night_chrono posted:All I want I want is something wired, with adjustable DPI through buttons, a scroll wheel that "clicks", and a back and forward button on the side. Can anyone offer any suggestions? This exactly describes the G400, if you choose not to get another 500.
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night_chrono posted:The packaging never mentioned that, and Best Buy didn't advertise that feature.  
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in fairness, i'm really not a fan of togglable scroll wheels, because I'm scared of some 2-cent part breaking and sticking me with a smooth wheel. (the toggle button always feels so flimsy)
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Fag Boy Jim posted:in fairness, i'm really not a fan of togglable scroll wheels, because I'm scared of some 2-cent part breaking and sticking me with a smooth wheel. (the toggle button always feels so flimsy)
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Dec 5, 2011 06:39
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When my MX518 broke I sent a picture of the mouse to Logitech and they sent me a G400.
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I got my G500 in the mail a few days ago and it's an awesome mouse, close enough to the G5 which I loved but feels a little nicer. I'll have to take care of the cord this time since it caused me g5 to crap out after a couple years.
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My 2nd G5 bit the dust due to the same cord problem my first one had. I emailed Logitech, and even though I was a year and a half out of warranty, they still let me send mine in to be replaced. I think that was the only imperfection with the G5 mouse. Logitech has always been great when it comes to customer service. Updating this post to say that they're sending me a fresh G500. buglord fucked around with this message at 08:26 on Dec 9, 2011 |
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:It should be noted that it was in a Best Buy store so all it didn't have all the info of the site, and that the packaging was fairly beat up. So I guess it was supposed to be there, but I got the shaft. *EDIT* Also:  Apparently not all the packaging mentions it. night_chrono fucked around with this message at 16:44 on Dec 5, 2011 |
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Dec 5, 2011 16:37
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NihilCredo posted:Logitech's customer support has an incredible reputation, you're basically guaranteed to get sent a replacement if that happens. Lots of people got that even many years out of warranty. Chortles fucked around with this message at 18:51 on Dec 5, 2011 |
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Not sure if this is the right place. But with Christmas coming up I'm thinking of unloading some of my old audio hardware onto family. Currently I use an Astro mix amp with it's fake dolby logic blah blah (http://www.astrogaming.co.uk/mixamp/mixamp-usb) , which apparently allows 5.1 to play over two stereo speakers/headset. (I have an older version) Instead of using a headset I'm using these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Harman-Kardon-Soundsticks-Channel-Multimedia/dp/B003ZXDOMA (Harmon Kardon Sticks III). I'm thinking this set-up has been fine for me currently, would I see a big/vast improvement by getting a decent 5.1 receiver and speakers? Any recommendations which to get? I have about a 300 pound sterling budget. Any advice? Obviously this is for my gaming setup.
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night_chrono posted:It should be noted that it was in a Best Buy store so all it didn't have all the info of the site, and that the packaging was fairly beat up. So I guess it was supposed to be there, but I got the shaft. It's still an obvious button on the mouse. "Hmm, what does this do?" "Oh, I see." It's just a funny thing. I'm not calling you an idiot or anything. Everyone has these moments.
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Fag Boy Jim posted:in fairness, i'm really not a fan of togglable scroll wheels, because I'm scared of some 2-cent part breaking and sticking me with a smooth wheel. (the toggle button always feels so flimsy) My MX Revolution wheel is quite wonderfully broken. If I use it at normal speed, it's clicky, but if I fling it, it spins freely. I love it. Logitech were awesome for me too. Sent them a picture of it broken with the serial number and I had a new one a few days later.
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night_chrono posted:The packaging never mentioned that, and Best Buy didn't advertise that feature. Of course the newegg page has it blatantly in the title.  The button is literally 5mm below the scroll wheel. You didn't try pressing that button that because the package didn't mention anything about it? Some people....
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Wicaeed posted:
It took me an hour or two to figure out what it did. Every time I tried it, I pushed it, saw nothing happen, then pushed it again before going back to what I was doing.
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Heh. Not to add to the pileup, but you didn't give the button a good look either, did you?
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Anonymous Robot posted:360 wireless receivers for Windows stuff. Thanks for the tip. After failing a service call with Microsoft to get a new one, I put out an order for one of these. I got one of these recently and it perfectly replicates the official one, there's some amusing irony in there somewhere. There is an installation gotcha for Windows 7 64bit though, you need to manually install the driver as auto-detect will fail. Plug it in, click on Manually select driver then browse or choose from existing driver. Then pick Windows Common Controller Class (I think) and select Microsoft 360 Receiver. Then you're good to go. If you ever change USB ports you'll need to repeat that procedure as well.
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Walton Simons posted:My MX Revolution wheel is quite wonderfully broken. If I use it at normal speed, it's clicky, but if I fling it, it spins freely. I love it. Isn't that how it's supposed to work? Mine does exactly the same thing, and you can tune the 'normal/fling' force with Setpoint.
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So I want to see if my Games For Windows Live Marketplace copy of Fable TLC will run on my netbook, but the Microsoft website only has a list of graphics cards its known NOT to run on(). Should an Intel GMA 950 cut it? It runs Morrowind and Neverwinter Nights, for reference.
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Yeah, I think so - it's a port of the original xbox game, and I ran it on my laptop from 2007 fine.
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:So I want to see if my Games For Windows Live Marketplace copy of Fable TLC will run on my netbook, but the Microsoft website only has a list of graphics cards its known NOT to run on(
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Frog posted:Isn't that how it's supposed to work? Mine does exactly the same thing, and you can tune the 'normal/fling' force with Setpoint. Mine does,too. In all honesty, it is the thing I love most about the mouse. I used to worry about the scroll wheel breaking, but I got the thing a few years ago for Christmas, and it still works great. If, God forbid, it ever does break, are there any other mice with this same kind of feature? I know the 500 has it with the push button toggle, but I really like the auto-switch-depending-on-scroll-speed feature of the MX Revolution.
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Threep posted:Just googling it brings up a lot of hits saying it runs but with poor (but playable) FPS. Yeah, I tried that, but reopening the tab I just noticed I typoed it.  Thanks you two.
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http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/n6a59/gsc_makers_of_the_stalker_and_cossacks_series/ I'm not sure if this is totally confirmed or not but the thought of no STALKER 2... 
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Amrosorma posted:http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/n6a59/gsc_makers_of_the_stalker_and_cossacks_series/ gently caress gently caress fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck noooo! I was looking forward to STALKER 2. 
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On a whim, I picked up a Logitech M570 trackball from Fry's yesterday. Am I delusional if I want to hope to use this thing for (say) Skyrim or League of Legends or anything else, or can I get to mouse accuracy with practice? It's a lot more comfortable on my poor wrist and better for desk space 
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Ledneh posted:On a whim, I picked up a Logitech M570 trackball from Fry's yesterday. Am I delusional if I want to hope to use this thing for (say) Skyrim or League of Legends or anything else, or can I get to mouse accuracy with practice? Trackballs work fine for gaming. You'll be a hair frustrated in shooters, not because of the form but because the sensitivity is less than 800 dpi. The advertising claims that it's adjustable up to 1200, but I've hunted and Googled and I'm not sure that anyone's figured out how to do it, if it is indeed possible. It'll be more than precise enough for Skyrim of League of Legends, though. The M570 in particular seems to be the least bad option for a gaming trackball. Evidently you and I are the only two people who think that trackballs are cool any longer.
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Ledneh posted:On a whim, I picked up a Logitech M570 trackball from Fry's yesterday. Am I delusional if I want to hope to use this thing for (say) Skyrim or League of Legends or anything else, or can I get to mouse accuracy with practice? I know a couple of people who swear by trackballs for gaming, and while I personally can't stand using one, those two were every bit as good as myself and my mouse cohorts at accuracy-dependent games like Counter Strike. No idea if that particular trackball is worth a drat though.
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I'm using an M570 right now, in preference to the G400 sitting a foot away. Not that the G400 is bad, but the M570 is more pleasant. I practiced using the M570 playing New Vegas, so it should work with Skyrim, just know that you're going to spend a while getting used to it. It defaults to 800 DPI, and I could only notice the difference between it and the G400 at 3600 DPI when I needed the precision (e.g. sniping) but it was subtle enough to be completely irrelevant outside of shooters. Hell, maybe I just got better in the intervening months and it doesn't matter period. The M570 is good.
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Hey guys, my gaming laptop suddenly started running like poo poo. It has a switchable graphics card (on board to dedicated), but I don't think that is the problem. I don't think dust is the problem, as it was recently cleaned out. Is there any decent diagnostic tools that I can run to see if it is on the software side of things? I am not the most tech guy in the world, but is there some sort of program that could also tell me if my hardware is functioning properly?
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Dorepoll posted:Hey guys, my gaming laptop suddenly started running like poo poo. It has a switchable graphics card (on board to dedicated), but I don't think that is the problem. I don't think dust is the problem, as it was recently cleaned out. Is there any decent diagnostic tools that I can run to see if it is on the software side of things? I am not the most tech guy in the world, but is there some sort of program that could also tell me if my hardware is functioning properly? To make sure it's not the GFX card/s, use MSI afterburner. It will show you graphs of temps and usage and core clocks. Monitor these and see what happens when your system sarts to run lovely. If you notice high temps, or clocks being throttled you might have your answer. The CPU is a bit trickier, you could try prime95 which will push your CPU to the limit, but this is normally a stability test for overclockers. To be honest I really think it will be a GFX card issue. As CPU related problems generally cause hard freezes, or BSOD. Realtemp (program name if I remember) will show you CPU usage and temps incase that is an issue. As far as I know there is no one solve it all diagnostic program and you will have to eliminate parts as you go along. Start with you GFX card and post updates in this thread and we will see what we can do. Manac0r fucked around with this message at 16:22 on Dec 12, 2011 |
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Dorepoll posted:Hey guys, my gaming laptop suddenly started running like poo poo. It has a switchable graphics card (on board to dedicated), but I don't think that is the problem. I don't think dust is the problem, as it was recently cleaned out. Is there any decent diagnostic tools that I can run to see if it is on the software side of things? I am not the most tech guy in the world, but is there some sort of program that could also tell me if my hardware is functioning properly? Possibly, it might just be too much crap piling up on your computer. CCleaner will remove junk on your computer like outdated registry entries and a defrag tool like Defraggler will clean thing up too. If you just mean you're having trouble running games properly, then yeah it probably is some kind of overheating issue.
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From last page: nickhimself posted:Okay, I'm hoping someone who frequents this thread can help me out with this. NihilCredo posted:Just use Link Shell Extension instead so you can do it with two right-clicks. Does this simply create a clone of specific folders onto another drive?
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http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/12/12/richard-garriott-in-talks-with-ea-at-very-high-levels-about-making-ultima-online-2/quote:“We’ve actually talked to Electronic Arts about [Garriott leading Ultima Online again],” Garriott told Eurogamer. “I would love to have access to the Ultima property. We’ve had discussions at very high levels with Electronic Arts about access to the property.” Oh Garriott  edit: Yet another reason why RPS is one of the few online gaming publications worth reading. The first comment made me laugh so hard. Strong Female fucked around with this message at 02:27 on Dec 13, 2011 |
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No PC gamer should have to go without their trusty Xbox 360 controller. So I have an Xbox 360 WIRED controller for PC. Its brand name. It works great, except that it will randomly power off and not work at all (no light on the big button). I've never had it quit working during a game. I usually go to play and it won't be lit. Sometimes it goes for hours, sometimes days without shutting down. What is weird is it never did this before and now it does it all the time. I pulled the following from Device Manager: Location: Port_#0003.Hub_#0003 Device Status "Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware because a previous instance of the device driver is still in memory. (Code 38) Click 'Check for solutions' to send data about this device to Microsoft and to see if there is a solution available." Also, I have 64 bit Vista and a Quad core. More details if needed. What hasn't worked: 1. Drivers: Uninstall, reinstall, update, roll back, etc. 2. Unplugging it and plugging back in. 3. Putting it into different USB ports. 4. Disabling and enabling it in Device Manager. 5. Combinations of the above +/- Crying. What has worked: 1. Restarting my machine Any ideas? I'm off to restart so I can game and check this thread at the same time.
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As much as I like my Xbox 360 controller, the barebones Windows property manager is really irritating. My left analog stick has an annoying tendency to go out of center and cause drift if the sensitivity is set too high, all I want is a deadzone meter MS!
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SpicyMeatSandwich posted:Any ideas? A powered USB hub is a solid purchase for any PC gamer since sooner or later you're probably gonna run into a combination that tries to draw too much power - not to mention how convenient it is to have the USB ports on your desk. ninja edit: just saw you tried different ports, do you have much else plugged into USB?
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notZaar posted:As much as I like my Xbox 360 controller, the barebones Windows property manager is really irritating. My left analog stick has an annoying tendency to go out of center and cause drift if the sensitivity is set too high, all I want is a deadzone meter MS! I think that's just a design problem with that controller. Every single 360 controller I've owned has developed that weird drift with the left stick problem and I've seen it at friends places too.
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So those headsets that promise surround sound are bullshit right?
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notZaar posted:As much as I like my Xbox 360 controller, the barebones Windows property manager is really irritating. My left analog stick has an annoying tendency to go out of center and cause drift if the sensitivity is set too high, all I want is a deadzone meter MS! Try ditching the official drivers for XBCD ones, you get a lot more stuff to tweak - deadzone and custom button mapping included http://vba-m.com/forum/Thread-xbcd-0-2-7-release-info-updates-will-be-posted-here The drawback is that it's only for wired 360 controllers
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