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Sports & Gaming Moderators: ghostfreak
video game: Battlefield: Bad Company (PS3/XBox 360)
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atri said:
How you finding it?
Play multiplayer for a good 30 mins to get used to it properly, then unlock the M16 and health needle for Assault.. best way to begin imo, well balanced class.
When you fancy a game, let me know on here
ill be playing this fro a while. id say this game is money well spent. ive unlocked all the abilities except c4 and ive unlocked one crappy support gun. i usually play in a squad with my gamer wife (he got me into halo 1) and we wrok pretty well together. cant wait for more maps! we should definitely set up a squad one of these weekends and pwnzor all teh noobs :D
Aye defo, I've got you added.. but I have a few BL'ers added so I forget which one is you, do remind me
Wish the map selection for conquest worked properly, I always say preferred map 'End of the Line' but it goes onto Harvest Day.. too easy to dominate EotL on conquest as there aren't any AA guns and lots of people have 5+ boat skirmishes
Wish the map selection for conquest worked properly, I always say preferred map 'End of the Line' but it goes onto Harvest Day.. too easy to dominate EotL on conquest as there aren't any AA guns and lots of people have 5+ boat skirmishes
man i was getting major lag trying to play with you last night. maybe cause were in diff countries? well have to try it again soon.
and i agree on the conquest map selection, but i hate gold rush. maybe not hate, but i get sick of it.
and i agree on the conquest map selection, but i hate gold rush. maybe not hate, but i get sick of it.
I did a quick game (should find the least laggiest) after we had problems and it was still lagging then.. was fine a few hours before though
If you're ever on End of the Line on conquest, invite me if I'm online
They need more maps like that where you can really have boat battles over that little island
If you're ever on End of the Line on conquest, invite me if I'm online
They need more maps like that where you can really have boat battles over that little island
Atri- that's too bad man.. but I say towel it.
Look up the "towel trick".. I'm not gonna say I know how it works (but I kinda do), but it did work for me as a temp fix. Just wrap it up in three towels, turn it on (or before), and leave it running for about 15-20 minutes. This will cause it to heat up, and basically- the cause of the red-ring, I've heard the gpu pops out of it's socket.. it's as simple really as adding a different clamp onto the chip/heatsink, but microsoft went cheap on the original clamp. The heating causes the board to flex a certain way, allowing the gpu to reset.
After you leave the towels on for 15-20 (30 tops, to be safe) mins, let it cool down- unpowered, for about another half hour, or so, then fire it back up. It should run fine after this, at least until you shut it down and try to fire it back up again after a day.
When mine crapped out I did this and just left my box on for about three days. Had a more expensive electric bill, but the box kept working until I had to send it in. I had to re-do the towel thing a few times, but only every few days (when I actually turned it off. I later found that leaving it on kept it working.. no heat change.. so the gpu stayed put)
I didn't have a problem once I sent it in for repair, either.. basically, all they do is check in your box and send you a new one (another refurb, not the same you sent).. some are afraid they'll somehow void their warranty by toweling it, but don't fear. It might not work the first time.. but just try it again, perhaps suffocating it more, and it should work.
Look up the "towel trick".. I'm not gonna say I know how it works (but I kinda do), but it did work for me as a temp fix. Just wrap it up in three towels, turn it on (or before), and leave it running for about 15-20 minutes. This will cause it to heat up, and basically- the cause of the red-ring, I've heard the gpu pops out of it's socket.. it's as simple really as adding a different clamp onto the chip/heatsink, but microsoft went cheap on the original clamp. The heating causes the board to flex a certain way, allowing the gpu to reset.
After you leave the towels on for 15-20 (30 tops, to be safe) mins, let it cool down- unpowered, for about another half hour, or so, then fire it back up. It should run fine after this, at least until you shut it down and try to fire it back up again after a day.
When mine crapped out I did this and just left my box on for about three days. Had a more expensive electric bill, but the box kept working until I had to send it in. I had to re-do the towel thing a few times, but only every few days (when I actually turned it off. I later found that leaving it on kept it working.. no heat change.. so the gpu stayed put)
I didn't have a problem once I sent it in for repair, either.. basically, all they do is check in your box and send you a new one (another refurb, not the same you sent).. some are afraid they'll somehow void their warranty by toweling it, but don't fear. It might not work the first time.. but just try it again, perhaps suffocating it more, and it should work.
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eDDe9 said:
I've heard differently.. that standing it upright blocks it's main vent.
I put mine in a chair.. I'd have to take a picture.. but it's just a normal kitchen chair, with wooden beams between the legs. I did this to expose as much of the surface as I could.. to allow air to move freely all around the box. Dunno though.
