Sean

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downtime sure does suck...

Ping has been roughly the same tbh, I haven't noticed any differences... Try resetting your router nub?

While this does indeed make it load faster, it's not recommended as it bypasses a lot of the level loading stuff that scripts 4.0 does before you load the map and will cause lag throughout the game for you when your loading information from the map.

I know how much of a ballache it is to do all this shit...I've been there and I've had to do it. It'll all be done soon mate, then you can chill I'm absolutely certain that everyone is eternally grateful for you doing this, especially so fast.

Ah okay, thought you was buying from the direct lol. Make sure you check around and consider all your options before making any decisions mate.

Perhaps it is a bit overkill, but think about it. It's still within your budget and it'll last longer and you'll be able to play new games when they come out without having to worry about upgrading mate. Stay away from walmart...

You've made a good selection imo, I'd always go with Intel over AMD anyday as I know from past experiance that AMD's have overheating issues. I'd also go with nvidia rather than ATI, they last longer, you get more for your money and I've never had a issue with them. ATI on the other hand..I've constantly had issues with, they never last more than 12months despite the price range, the fans are built poorly on them too. Research shows that I3's actually handle gaming better than most quad cores but there's always exceptions ofc depending on what you buy. Whatever graphics card you buy, make sure you have a powerful power supply whatever you use. It always pays to get the best possible power supply, usually I go with a power supply that handles at least 2x of the graphics cards I buy, that way I know that there'll never be any power issues. Make sure you get a case with lots of fans, cooling is key plus make sure you don't place your desktop in a confined space, I always like to either make sure there's ample space on both sides of my tower, or if it's one of those ones you can place flat then add something either side so that there's plenty of space underneath, that'll help with air flow. Definitely build it yourself, it'll be far cheaper to buy all the parts and build it yourself, yes it takes more time and a lot of research to make sure that parts are compatible but in the long run it pays off as your pc will last longer, because you know the parts you've used are of a reasonable quality. Just a few tips, I've picked up on these over the years. Good luck. Edit: I had a little look on ebay for a few options, feel free to have a look mate http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTRA-FAST-Quad-Core-4-0Ghz-16GB-1TB-Desktop-Gaming-PC-Computer-AMD-/200947550434?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item2ec96848e2 - I took the liberaty to working out the conversion rate: £339 = $535 dollars http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-I3-4130-Dual-Core-Gaming-Pc-Computer-SSD-16Gb-Nvidia-GTX-660-2GB-Van-B-/141079628547?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item20d9004b03 £563 - $905 There's some pre-built ones they look pretty good, but I still think you can do better by building them yourself.

Thank you very much Jam, I'll do my very best to help you guys out.

Well done dude, I bet you must've logged a lot of hours to get that.

Hey guys, I'd love to take part in the beta. Here's my info: http://renegade-x.com/forums/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=9651http://steamcommunity.com/id/Saar_xhttp://multiplayerforums.com/index.php?/user/54-sean/ Thank you.