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    Seraph07's Avatar Semisalis
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    Default Back from Afghanistan

    Whats up everybody? How the hell have yall been? It's been 7 long months but in a few short days Ill be back from Afghanistan. Long story short, when we first got here we took contact just about every day, and my last day in our AO we played a soccer match with local kids.

    Now did CA ever get around to fixing ETW?

    BTW below is my new build that will be waiting for me when I return, courtesy of ibuypower.com


    Case(CoolerMaster HAF 932 Full Tower Gaming Case - Black) iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction(None) iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion([6-Port] NZXT Internal USB Expansion System + Bluetooth Module) Case Lighting(Cold Cathode Neon Light - Blue) Processor(Intel® Core™ i7 930 Processor (4x 2.8GHz/8MB L3 Cache)) iBUYPOWER PowerDrive(PowerDrive Level 3 - Up to 30% Overclocking) Processor Cooling(Asetek Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ 240mm Radiator [SOCKET-1366]) Memory(6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1600 - Corsair Dominator) Video Card(NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 1.5GB - Single Card) Video Card Brand(=== High Performance === EVGA Brand Video Card Powered by NVIDIA) Motherboard([SLI] ASUS P6X58D Premium w/ 2x Gb LAN) Motherboard Add-on(ASUS U3S6 True USB 3.0 & SATA 3.0 PCI-E x4 Expansion card) Power Supply(1000 Watt -- Corsair CMPSU-1000HX Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready) Primary Hard Drive(1.5 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 3.0Gb/s - Single Drive) Data Hard Drive(None) Optical Drive(24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - [Lightscribe Technology] Black) 2nd Optical Drive([8X Blu-Ray] LG BLU-RAY Reader, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive - Black) Flash Media Reader/Writer(12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer - Black) Meter Display(NZXT Sentry LX Aluminum Fan Control, Clock, and Temperature Display) Floppy Drive(None) Sound Card(Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio) Network Card(Intel Pro 10/100/1000 Network Card) Netbook / Notebook Bundle(None) Operating System(Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) - 64-Bit) Keyboard(Combo: Logitech Internet Keyboard + Optical Mouse - Black) Mouse(Zowie SWIFT Gaming Mouse Pad w/ Enhanced Durability and Performance - Black) Monitor(24" Widescreen LCD 1920x1080 Sceptre X246W-1080P - Built-in Speaker, DVI & HDMI Input) 2nd Monitor(None) Speaker System(Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Speakers + Subwoofer - Black) External Hard Drives [USB 3.0/2.0/eSATA](None) USB Flash Drive(None) Power Protection(Opti-UPS SS1200-AVR Mighty Voltage Regulator + Network 10/100/1000 LAN Surge Protector) Headset(None) MP3/MP4 Player(None) Video Camera(None) Warranty(Standard Warranty Service - Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support) Rush Service(Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) - [RUSH !!!], Ship Out in 3 Business Days) Advanced Build Options(iBUYPOWER Specialized Advanced Packaging System - Protect your investment during transportation!) Advanced Build Options(Tuniq TX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound - The best interface between your CPU and the heatsinks) Advanced Build Options(Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Achieve exceptional airflow in your chassis)

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    Default Re: Back from Afghanistan

    Welcome back!

    Nice machine!
    [House of Caesars|Under the Patronage of Carl von Döbeln]

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    Default Re: Back from Afghanistan

    Thanks, it only cost me a months pay. So did the CAI get fixed or is still mindless?

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    Default Re: Back from Afghanistan

    Quote Originally Posted by Seraph07 View Post
    Thanks, it only cost me a months pay. So did the CAI get fixed or is still mindless?
    Things are okay... lol!

    Try it and post your impressions.
    [House of Caesars|Under the Patronage of Carl von Döbeln]

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    Default Re: Back from Afghanistan

    Welcome home, and thank you very much for your service.

    Personally, overall i am pleased with the patches over the last 7 months, with APE/TI, its the best thing since sliced bread.
    With the super puter you got, I can only imagine, hehe...I'm shamelessly jealous.

    "Work smart or be tuff", American Inventor Herbert Willaims. An amazing man. Inventor of the Openhydro Tidal energy machine, located in Orkney Islands. www.openhydro.com

    It doesn't cost a dime to be nice yet has the highest return
    on investment. grandpa

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