06.28.03 -Steve
Contest is almost done, one day left, but that reminds me...I got an
e-mail the other day asking about why we don't post full names of
winners and such anymore, and it always falls back to the fact that
people don't like their names splashed all over the internet. Every so
often we get a winner or two that doesn't mind sending in pictures of
them with their prize, but for the most part, people like their privacy.
As long as people are happy, I'm happy....
06.26.03 -Steve
We have just a few days left of the 2.4GHz Celeron giveaway, so make
sure you get your entries in. The contest will last through the weekend
giving you guys something to do. Drop your name in the hat and see if
you can win a free processor.
Cool Stuff -Steve
Freaky to think that when you log on to Hypothermia
or HardOCP you could
be cruising the site at the same time as Asia Carrera. Mmmm, that is a
nice thought actually, isn't it. Wouldn't
that be hella cool as one of those MSN "My Butterfly" commercials?
Instead of logging on and "surfing the
same sites with your friends..." you can just log on
here and surf with Asia.
06.23.03 -Steve
Hitachi Monitors
is very good to us here at Hyponerdia by kicking in with ass kicking
displays for our Killer Gaming
Rig contests and most recently for our charity
auction. They have hooked you guys up with 21" CRT
Monitors, 22" CRT Monitors and a bunch of 17" Gaming LCD
Monitors through our contests as well as offered exclusive promotions
like the banner you see above. Just so you know, We
make absolutely nothing off of this banner, nor the sale of any hardware
on this site...ever. We partner with only the best companies on the
planet to give a little back to the community ( you ) who support us. So
have no fear, click the link and check out the monitors they are
offering you guys.
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The cool thing is that there
are 3 different LCD monitors to chose from, 15" - 19", all
with FREE SHIPPING, and the 17" Hitachi CML175 is only
$429.00 with free shipping...that is a fantastic deal no matter how you
look at it.
06.21.03 -Steve
You guys seem to have a pretty big interest in my small form factor
black box, I get a ton of questions on it every day, and the most common
is how I keep it cool when running at 3.15GHz with a Radeon 9700 Pro
cramped into a tiny box. When I took the unit apart and painted it
black, I noticed that the thick plastic panels were held on by
screws...which gave me this idea:
The holes were already
threaded , so I went out and got me $5 worth of black nuts and bolts and
whipped up this mod in about a half hour. Looks slick as hell,
especially with the black paint. I am looking for a decent prices cube
like this to paint and mod in HardOCP
colors.
06.18.03 -Steve
Thanks to everyone for their feedback on Alexa.
Most people are mixed about the service, spyware being the largest
complaint. The funny part is, in 8 days, my ranking for Hypothermia
( Gamers Hardware ) is 170,000 ( down
from 750,000th a week ago ), Hypothermia
( .US ) is 140,000 and StevenLynch
( .NET ) is 1,780,000th.... all for the same site. Pretty
funny stuff. The fact of the matter is, you can be the biggest site in
to world but if no one uses Alexa Toolbar, their "site
tracking" feature means little. Oh well, go write a review
of my site here, I'm interested to see what you guys
think.
06.17.03 -Steve
I learned from the last time we had a contest for processors that you
guys would rather have the chance to win ten 2.4GHz Celerons than you
would two 3.06GHz processors. So I took note and decided to get ten
2.4GHz Celeron processor for my current contest instead of a couple
high-end CPUs. These 2.4GHz Celerons would go really good in your back
up box or LAN rig. Since we have ten, this contest will go for ten days
with a winner being selected each day... So what are you waiting for...get
in it to win it.
Asia's
Computer -Steve
Asia recently moved into a new house, and trusted the moving to
"professional" movers. Unfortunately, Asia's clear PC we gave
her for her birthday a couple years ago was seriously mangled. OUCH. How
bad was it?? Take a look...that thing is thrashed. We'll fix her up good
as new, but it still sucks when your favorite PC gets
smashed.
The funny part is? I was
talking to Asia about the broken case and how bad it was, and what was
her reaction? She was going to spend most of the night going through the
components and individually test them to see if they still work....heh,
now we know how the Goddess of Geek spends her Saturday nights.
06.13.03 -Steve
More cool stuff on the way...be ready. I have a handful of socket 478
Celeron CPUs to hand out this week, all 2.0GHz 400MHz FSB models,
something to make a decent back up box out of for sure. I might scavenge
up a few mainboards to go with them, who knows. Keep checking back here
for the contest to open.
06.10.03 -Steve
How many people use the Alexa Tool
Bar? I never did until recently. Apparently not
only does it have a search feature ( powered by the one and only
Google ) but it also has a website ranking feature. A while
back, a guy e-mailed me to say "How come
the number one search result for Hypothermia on Google turns up your
site...but your site is ranked 750,000th".... naturally,
I had no idea what he meant. Apparently you can have million of
hits a month, but if no one using the Alexa tool bar visits your
site...your ranking will blow. LOL!!! I installed the toolbar, and
within one week my ranking is now like 195,000th.
HTPC Stuff -Steve
We stumbled across
a guy today that modifies the internal RGB out on the Radeon
9700Pro essentially giving you HDTV output for your video card instead
of just plain old S-Video or Composite. I already have a pretty ass
kicking HTPC ( Home Theater PC ) and I am contemplating one of
these cards...but I am kinda on the fence.
I have an Xbox, GameCube and
the HTPC hooked up to the big screen right now, and the whole thing
works / looks great. So I am still wondering if it would be worth the
extra cost. Feel free to drop me a line with your thoughts.
06.05.03 -Steve
Just a mere 4 days left to get your copy of Enter
the Matrix, so get in it to win it and let's get these
things given away so we can move on to another contest. I have a handful
of really good stuff up my sleeve for you guys so stay tuned.
Magazine
Rant II
-Steve
Heh, I love you guys....and apparently I have struck a chord with a lot
of people out there. My mailbox was packed with an extra
238 e-mail from people who are also upset about the way print magazines
are going down the tubes. I had at least 65 people point out how
extremely unreliable and bad information is from "official"
magazines. This is pretty obvious when you are half way through the game
Brute Force...and the "official" Xbox magazine predicts it
won't be released for another month. Half the letters complained about
assed up reviews that give you a rating of 9 out of 10 after saying only
50 words about the game only to have the game suck. A large number of
people complained about the staff or editor throwing pictures of
themselves into every single issue for no apparent reason other than to
feed their monster egos.
My advice to everyone is
this....when you lay down your hard earned money for a product that you
feel is a steaming pile, you either quit buying that product, or you
personally contact the CEO / President and give them your thoughts. You
never know, something might get done about the problem if the CEO
of Official Xbox Magazine ( or
whatever company we may be speaking of )
got the same 238 e-mail I just got. The corporate contact information is
always located within the first few pages of a magazine too. Think about
it.
06.01.03 -Steve
If you have an Xbox, and you get the chance, you really do have to pick
up a copy of Brute Force.
After a few delays, the game finally shipped and is easily one of the
most impressive games ever. Graphics are great, game play is a blast and
the multiplayer aspect is not only unique but innovative as well. Great
stuff on a nice 53" HDTV.
This is an actual in game
shot ( notice the crosshair on the neck ). I grabbed this shot by
playing Flint and zooming in on my partner Tex while playing. The
modeling and skinning are top notch. Another cool feature is the ability
to play co-op up to 4 players on either one Xbox or via system link.
Schweet.
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