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		<title>Turtle Beach Ear Force x11 Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad West</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Immersion is understandably all the craze when looking for a good video game these days.  But gamers often forget that it&#8217;s not just the game that determines how deep you are pulled into it.  In my opinion, the hardware used to play a game is just as important as the game itself.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dell XPS M1730 Gaming Laptop Review</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/6724</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad West</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Laptops have emerged as respectable gaming machines over the last few years.  In previous years, most laptops were frowned upon by PC gaming enthusiasts and their performance was considered laughable when compared to the monster machines that ruled the land performance enthusiast realm.  A new day has dawned and thanks to the Law [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SteelSeries QcK Gaming Mouse Pad Review</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/6785</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louis Valentino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ SteelSeries is one of the top manufacturers of &#8220;gaming surfaces&#8221; in the market. They have been making high quality mouse pads aimed at gamers for years. I was once a believer that a mouse pad was the least important peripheral for a PC gamer, but over the years SteelSeries has proven that it may be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nvidia driver update released v190.38</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/6506</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad West</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nvidia released it&#8217;s latest WHQL-Certified driver on July 21st, 2009.  Driver v190.38 brings a new Nvidia Control Panel to the table as well as several other features.  Have to give props to Nvidia for working so hard on releasing a control panel that caters to hardware enthusiasts/gamers and then continues to tweak and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Macs more vulnerable to viral hacks and threats than PCs</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/6469</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wrewdinge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas Dino Dai Zovi, a Mac researcher, disclosed the information regarding the Mac&#8217;s Software flaw. 
According to Dino the Mac&#8217;s operating system, X kernel, could be more easily hacked due to the fact that it has a lot more code than windows, leaving more room for vulnerabilities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crysis Warhead Windows 7 and XP performance comparison</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/6395</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad West</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I previously mentioned, I&#8217;ve been very impressed with the Windows 7 Release Candidate v.7200 and I was curious to see what the performance differences, if any, would be while playing various PC games versus Windows XP.  Most will probably agree that Windows XP turned out to be an extremely solid operating system, especially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nvidia on DirectX Compute in Windows 7</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/6266</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad West</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;With the introduction of Windows 7, the GPU and CPU will exist in a co-processing environment where each can handle the computing task they are best suited for,&#8221; wrote Chris Daniel, product manager for software at Nvidia. &#8220;The CPU is exceptionally good at performing sequential calculations, I/O, and program flow, whereas the GPU is perfectly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foxconn Suicide &#8211; iPhone Worker Kills Himself</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/6204</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad West</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foxconn, a popular PC gaming hardware manufacturer including motherboards and graphics cards as well as other electronics, recently had an in-house tragedy when one of it&#8217;s iPhone workers allegedly committed suicide after &#8220;losing&#8221; one of the new iPhone 4G prototypes.  
Chinese newspapers have been piecing together Foxconn worker Sun Danyong&#8217;s final hours, and claim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DDR2 Memory Recommendations</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/6134</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad West</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Memory is a fundamental part of any PC gaming machine.  The type and amount of memory installed in your machine can make or break your gaming experience.  I've wanted to post some memory recommendations for a while but was torn between including multiple types of memory in single article or keeping DDR2 and DDR3 separate.  As you can probably tell by the name I've decided to do a separate write-up for each. 

In this article I will give you some personal recommendations for DDR2 memory.  Having tried out each of these I can tell you that the manufacturers, prices, speeds, cosmetics, and perks will vary but all products listed here offer solid performance for their respective price.  I will be listing two modules for each speed:  a lower end chip and a higher end chip.  The lower end chips will offer solid performance and will be perfect for most users.  The higher end modules are typically built specifically for PC gaming and cater to overclockers and users seeking to get the highest possible performance.  Even though I am listing some higher end chips, I am attempting to stay away from the top-of-the-line items as I am writing this from a mid-range budget perspective.  These will be parts that will offer the user good performance at a price that won't break the bank.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Windows 7 &#8211; Tweaks and Tips #1</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/6090</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad West</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who are using the Windows 7 Release Candidate or will be using Microsoft's latest marvel after it's October 22nd, 2009 release date, you may notice that Microsoft has implemented some minor "enhancements" to automate your OS experience.  One of these additions would be the auto-expansion of windows to full screen when you drag a window to the top of your desktop.  

For some this may be a helpful little feature that you will learn to utilize as you become more comfortable with the new OS.  For others (like myself), it can be frustrating and a nuisance when trying to arrange multiple open windows into a specific formation.  

Well, for those of you who need the flexibility of dragging and positioning your windows how you want them with little to no interference, there is a Windows Registry solution that will remove the auto-expand function.  

Here's how to turn the function off: ]]></description>
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		<title>Windows 7 Pricing Details</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/6038</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad West</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pricing details for Microsoft&#8217;s latest addition to the Windows line of operating systems has emerged.  Consumers should be pleased to know that the Windows 7 pricing scheme isn&#8217;t really any different than what we saw with Windows Vista and Windows XP.  
Actually, if you factor inflation into the equation, it&#8217;s a solid deal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Windows 7 &#8211; A Gaming Godsend?</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/6016</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad West</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all remember Windows Vista right?  Sure you do.  That Windows operating system that promised enormous enhancements for PC gaming with it&#8217;s support for massive amounts of memory, DirectX 10, and tons of new features to make your user experience more, well&#8230;user friendly.  Instead, Windows Vista brought bugs, bugs, and more bugs. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KILLER XENO Reviewed</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/5453</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad West</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had made a post a couple weeks back that I had received one of Bigfoot Networks Killer K1 Network Interface Cards and that I would be posting a benchmark/review of the product in the upcoming weeks.  Shortly after my post I received an email from one of Bigfoot Networks PR reps asking if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Killer ways to increase frames per second #1</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/4843</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 01:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad West</dc:creator>
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As we&#8217;ve mentioned several times in the past, we wanted to begin to post more hardware performance benchmarks, reviews, and guides on Lagwar.com.  Jesma has done a great job of this so far and I&#8217;m hoping to begin a series of articles to contribute to our PC Hardware section.  

For our latest [...]]]></description>
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		<itunes:summary>As we've mentioned several times in the past, we wanted to begin to post more hardware performance benchmarks, reviews, and guides on Lagwar.com.  Jesma has done a great job of this so far and I'm hoping to begin a series of articles to contribute to our PC Hardware section.  



For our latest venture, we have received a model K1 - Killer Network Interface Card, courtesy of RevolutionPC.net.  The K1 Killer NIC is the baseline model of Bigfoot Networks innovative way of how your PC's network handles and processes data packets, particularly with online gaming.  A simpler summary of what it does comes straight from Bigfoot Networks, "Killer NICTM K1 provides smoother, more responsive gameplay in all of your favorite MMO and FPS games. Featuring LLRTM Technology (Lag and Latency Reduction), the Killer NICTM K1 increases frame-rates and minimizes lag that occurs in high-action or crowded games."

--The Killer NICTM K1 is the affordable gaming networking card powered by Bigfoot's Lag and Latency Reduction (LLR) Technology. With a 333 MHz Network Processing Unit (NPU), the Killer NICTM K1 provides less lag at a great price. Combine its native acceleration and offloading with even more new features: Killer Hardware Bandwidth Control to manage your PC's non-game traffic and Killer Hardware Firewall to live fast and worry-free in your router's DMZ, and you can have unprecedented online gaming speed on your PC.  The Killer K1 sports an MSRP of $149.99.--  Full product marketing documentation available here.

A few of the games I will be testing the K1 in are Call of Duty 4 and World of Warcraft because of their easily accessible latency (ping) displays and I will also perform a frame rate performance test in Warhammer Online due to the current performance concerns within the community.  All tests will compare latencies and frames per second facing off standard onboard ethernet against the Killer K1 Network Interface Card.  

Check back soon as we will be testing and posting our results next week, with a hopeful date of May 13th.  



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		<title>Fix a Laptop with a Broken LCD &#8211; Do It Yourself Guide</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/4519</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 04:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every single model of laptop is its on proprietary nightmare of specially fabricated plastic moldings, non-standardized cables, and really terribad build quality. However, it IS POSSIBLE to fix some problems in a laptop, that would otherwise make the stupid thing a really large and unwieldy paperweight.]]></description>
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		<title>AMD vs Intel &#8211; The Never Ending Battle</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/4141</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:52:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the current state of the CPU market? Who is currently in the lead, as far as processors we would want to put in our gaming rigs? Should we buy Intel or AMD, or does it even matter? There are so many facets to the answers of these questions, but I'll attempt to address them all so that you can make an informed decision for which brand to buy when shopping for your very own custom gaming rig.]]></description>
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		<title>DDR2, DDR3, Double Ds, and Didgeridoos</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/3435</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back when I was first experimenting with PCs, SD-RAM was "the stuff". In those days it came in sticks anywhere from 32-256MB, and speeds that you were lucky to find at 133MHz. SD-RAM sticks were very long, with two notches in them. From there, the technology evolved into DDR.]]></description>
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		<title>PC Legos 2</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/2662</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Floppy cables are a little bit smaller, and have a curious "twist" in the middle of one end. Decades ago this twist probably served a valid functional purpose, and only exists now because of our self-destructive tendancy to cling to dead technology (and identify which end goes to the drive). ]]></description>
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		<title>Computer Legos</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/3067</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are only so many different connectors, ports, plugs, slots, and sockets in a computer, and 99% of the time the two pieces that are supposed to fit together, do, while the pieces that shouldn't go together do not. But, I can confess that I comprehend the confusion of others when staring into the complex guts of a computer. Without at least a basic knowledge of the way things work and what plugs in where it must be a daunting challenge. In this article (which will likely expand into two+ articles) we'll talk about the various plugs, ports, slots, sockets, connectors, etc that one will find in a computer, what they connect to, and why. The goal is that by the time we're done, you'll be able to venture out into the world and match compatible computer components utilizing this information.]]></description>
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		<title>Cheap Parts &#8211; Finding a Vendor for Computer Parts</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/2879</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesma</dc:creator>
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It can be a challenge to locate parts for your new custom PC. How do you know if you&#8217;re getting a good deal? Is it better to look in a computer store or to buy it online? What about used parts? With all the questions flying around your head you may be tempted to just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Way It&#8217;s Meant to Be Played</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to include this segment in my series on 'building your own custom gaming PC' because it is important that people know what they need in a computer in order to play there favorite games. Face it, the bogus minimum or recommended specs printed on the side of the box are never accurate, and worse yet are designed to make someone with a subpar PC buy their game only to find out they can't play it. They would never be caught dead erring on the side of the consumer.]]></description>
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		<title>Building Your Own Custom Gaming PC &#8211; Pricing</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/2569</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Depending on the monetary resources you have available to commit to your ultimate gaming computer building project, your approach is going to vary. Some people have the resources and desire to approach the project with a no-expenses-spared outlook, while others may be on a strict budget. However, the former may not guarantee that the individual will necessarily walk away with the best rig possible. Simply being able to purchase the most expensive parts doesn't ensure that those parts are the best for oneanother, or for the individual who purchased them. Theres several reasons for this, but we'll discuss that as it pertains to individual components, once we get to them.

Perhaps, though, you are holding back on establishing a budget because you simply do not know what kind of money it is going to take to get what you need. Heres a few figures that can loosely define the classes of custom built PCs available today (1.19.09). Of course, technology evolves at a staggering rate, so these figures will change accordingly, but the broad price ranges, ie: Top End, Middle of the Road, and Low End are going to stay roughly the same, even while the associated technology changes. ]]></description>
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		<title>Build Your Own Custom Gaming PC &#8211; An Introduction</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/2561</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like a lighthouse on a dark night guides ships haphazardly into a harbor amidst rocky formations of death, this series of articles, appropriately titled "Build Your Own Custom Gaming PC" will provide the gamers of the world with everything they need to know to build their own custom gaming rig.

I'll help you:

Establish a Budget
Identify Your Needs
Find Parts Vendors
Identify the Best Parts For Your Needs
Match Compatible Components
Assemble Your Machine
Troubleshoot Any Problems
Select Peripherals]]></description>
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		<title>WAR Performance Benchmark &#8211; Part One</title>
		<link>http://lagwar.com/home/archives/1879</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad West</dc:creator>
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Welcome to part one of our Warhammer Online benchmark series.  Throughout this series we will be testing various hardware and software to give you a general idea of what type of experience you can expect to have while using the items tested or the like.
Performance benchmarks are very tough to do with MMO&#8217;s and [...]]]></description>
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