Nolan

How far does it get before rebooting? Does windows load all the way, or do you only see the splash screen? Does it not even get that far? I'm not sure that it is the Harddrive so much as possibly something having incorrect settings or a loose connection that causes instability. Laptops generally have a locked bios so I doubt the RAM/CPU timings are off, same with Voltage. So I'd recommend checking the RAM and see if it's loose, possibly do the same with the HD. You should also make sure your running off of wall power in the event of a faulty battery, use a surge protector for extra protection though. Oh, I'm sure you'd think of this, but unplug and remove the battery before opening.

Hmm neat idea

The demo ended the day the game released.

I haven't found much playing time lately, but I am now level 21

Ahh....yea didn't think of that my bad. I suppose I could copypaste it and this could be closed if that's preferable?

Dirt is more sim than most arcade racers, but more arcade than sim.

Err what? It wasn't really painful though, it's a dull ache and kinda sore is all.

All right, half a day.....which isn't over yet. My day started off fine, but in the afternoon I had to get to work digging a 5(at least I think more actually) foot deep hole for an outside waterpump. Well, luckly despite flooding the ground the night before only the first 1-2" were frozen like concrete(unlunkly the first 1-2" are peagravel with dirt). I manage to break through that after a little bit of effort. The dirt below is soft enough to kick around with my boot,so plenty pliable with a shovel. As my hole gets a little deeper than a foot I have to stand very akwardly to dig, the pumphouse is only approx. 2.5x2.5 feet. and a full length shovel is a bit of hassel. I have to stand with a foot on each side of the hole and squat down(knees bending slightly inward) to get dirt out of the hole, which is all well and fine done it plenty of times. BAM! My left kneecap goes left popping out of the socket, my leg immeadiately gives out and in doing so my knee pops back in. The first (and many subsequent times after) word out of my mouth was "OW"! as I crawled out of the hole and leaned on the dirt pile. I must say, while not overly painful, (it's like a dull pain as if someone punched you and their is a residual numbess thats fading it just doesn't fade) your knee dislocating and relocating is a very very weird feeling that you may or may not experience. Well after a few minutes I went back to digging, which was extra hard I used my legs a bit, but I could feel my knee trying to do it again, do instead I more or less sat on the edge and used just my hand to get hte dirt out of the hole. when it started getting to deep for me to reach I propped my left leg up against the door frame and used my right leg to push the shovel in the dirt for a scoop, then use my foot and right hand to lift the load straight up out of the hole and dump it out the door. I actually managed to dig about another 3 feet like that while my knee was trying to decide if it wanted to behave. Now I'm waiting on my brother-in-law and were going to go finish the hole.

Well, they are doing it as a way to honor Colin McRae. After talking with the family they are using hte name as an honorific, which is nice seeing as how he was a consultant on plenty of their games.

I'd rather have Grid on my wii.... Anywho, great to hear that a sequel is being made, and it will reach more consoles than the first. I loved the first, just preferred Grid. Read more of the article, better physics and damage twice the detail in cars and tracks of what was seen in Grid:o I'm hoping for some hot screens soon.

We'd just have to develope the anisible.

Kurt Kobain?

Yea, that's valves thing, the only time they release demos is for multiplayer games, and as soon as the game releases they take the demo down.

So? Just because a site is run by the resturant industry doesn't mean they automatically make everything up. They can still post facts. Look at wikipedia, it's run by anyone and everyone, but you can still use it for facts.

But with the Holly Hop Drive you can visit those parallel universes...

Playing on expert with 4 good people, who are to dumb to be good.....it's hard. We almost beat it, 3 of us were at no health, then we took down a tank. Our main problem is purposely(lol no accidents) shooting, sometimes killing each other.

http://www.animalscam.com/ Some of the ridiculousness of PETA. With a bit of digging you can find where they argue in court that elephants are better off being poached in africa than living in a San Diego zoo.

umm yea kinda...

Maybe I'm just being stupid, but your post made little sense to me.

http://www.peta.org/cooking-mama/index.asp?c=pcmgb08 Anyone else smell a lawsuit cooking?

I haven't had experience with it, but your best bet is going to be email Valves support. Be polite and don't make a fool of yourself, and state your case clearly.

I'm unfamilar with most UK sites, so I just went for simplicity. I don't think he needs a new monitor, he just wants a new rig. Honestly, if he was able to build one I would have listed a bunch of parts as opposed to a prebuilt anything. Oh, and links go real well with advice, kinda like Peanut Butter and Jelly.

The engine has gone through numerous updates, namely the removable of legacy API support(DX7 and DX8 cards). L4D also requires a fair bit more power due to the larger numbers of enemies and AI all going on at once.

http://www.aria.co.uk/Systems/Gaming+Range/Trident/Gladiator+Trident+Performer+?productId=33217#rqc That right there will do just about anything you put to it, and it's already built up for you. It does not however come with an OS, so if you don't already have an OS you'd have to buy one, which would put it over your 600 limit. I'm in the US so I'm unsure what VAT is exactly, but it brings the cost from 512-599. If that is out of your range, I'd suggest perhaps this. It will still run everything, just a little bit lower settings for some games. FM should be fine I'd think. Even if you add the OS to the price, it's still within range.

Fargo is the best true story ever.