Posts by galahad05

I have nearly the same machine as the OP: Dell 9300, 3 Gigs of RAM, a slower (1.6 GHz) processor, and a 1920x1200 display though. I know I have problems playing back 1080P video; it can be jerky on high-motion, high-complexity scenes....

Bumping an old thread (sorry), but I have reasons. 1. I just found this and it's very useful to me--I also have a 9300 and have started to think about a just-in-case-it-breaks drive replacement on this old beast. I have just now bought...

Look to see if this might be a case of overly-aggressive HDD power-down schemes.... "Clicks" can sometimes mean the drive head(s) seeking full-range across the platters, namely going to a safe landing zone.

Dell Inspiron 15/Studio 15 or XPS 1530 would fit the bill.

I still see the scrolling one. But Arch's point sounds interesting. Nothing says "1980's tile-based RTS game than solid 'backgrounds' ". Transparent backgrounds could go a long way....maybe try the current one out on several...

Okay then. I'll go on record here as voting #4 and #9. #4 unofficial.

BTW Steve/Dj: Could you guys make this multiple choice? As I mentioned in my first post in this thread, I really like two of them.

Quote: Originally Posted by DarqHelmet Change my vote from 8 to 9. Finally. Glad you came to your senses.

How about shut the hell up noob. I mean that nicely though.

Here's another possibility, to make the March Madness scheme more palatable. Put money behind it. That is, let people bet credits on their pick, and they win local pots (each first-round poll) if their pick wins that poll, and the...