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'Appy Birfday you little shit! Just think, you're old enough to play Call of Duty now!

It depends on how hardcore your rig is. The best solution is a shitty single core processor, as many GPUs as you can cram into it, and a monitor that you hardly ever turn on, and just let it do its thing. Of course if you can take it to work or something and "borrow" some leccy, it'll save you that cost entirely. Obviously certain GPUs are better for this than others. For example, my old 6950 was half the gaming grunt of my new GTX 770, but it got 340m/hash per second, whereas this 770 gets just shy of 200. A 7950 gets around 600, and is the best bang per watt. I'm currently mining too, I'll keep tabs on things and report back once I've got some solid numbers. Also, Bitcoin is largely useless atm, as there are people with machine that cost tens of thousands who you are competing against. I'm mining Litecoins, could be the next Bitcoin, but of course it could not. Time will tell.

Well, according to this, people are geting between 340 and 411mhash/s with a 7850. That's not bad. All you need to do is figure out your energy prices and run some numbers, to see if you'll make a profit. I just remembered I've got 0,05 BTC in my wallet, which is about £25. I'll probably use that to buy a few litecoins, as they've gone from approx. $14 to $33 over the last couple of months, and they don't seem to be stopping any time soon. This is of course a game and shouldn't be taken seriously, but if you make a buck or two, it's a bonus, right? Tommy watch this:

4mil. Obviously that was all accumulated when everyone was still laughing at this new kind of sorcery which would never take off, but still, there's money to be made. Not much, but as a hobby, it's great fun. Tommy's GPU would be awesome for mining

Ok, for those of you who looked at the title and went "what the fuck is that?", a Cryptocurrency is a form of currency that only exists in computers. The most famous of these is Bitcoin, which started off being traded on sites like Sil Road for people to buy drugs and weapons. I mined a few back then, I had about 6 or 7 at one point but never saw it going anywhere so I sold them for $10 a pop at the time. As of today, they're just shy of $1000 each. My previous graphics card, the 6950 was a monster for mining. For some reason, the algorithms used for this kind of thing seem to favour AMD cards hugely. Anywho, for Bitcoins I was mining at approx 315mhash/second, but I'll be lucky to get a third of that with my GTX 770, which tears the 6950 to pieces in gaming. I'm going to start off with Litecoins, and mine as much as I can. I'll then use the coins I mine to buy new hardware, and combined with some bits and bobs I have at home, build up a dedicated system for mining. If you're interested in this at all, respond to this thread and I'll answer as best I can. This is more of a personal progress report to see how it goes, but I thought I'd stick it in here in case there are others interested in it too.

^LMAO

Rift is F2P, but you'll get addicted.

I look forward to hearing about your locked station stories again. //my xmas do is Friday. Apparently BT has a habit of blowing their budget every year.

Nobody's cooler than Dylan in my opinion.

Is it me or is that not a very large improvement from the PS3? It could be the recording though. Or it could be Treyarch's legendary porting skills. And Facebook? Why? That's rubbish.

Apparently it's been confirmed that the chick is Shelby Welinder <---- NSFW

Lindsay Lohan to sue over GTA 5 Mean Girls actress claims Rockstar Games used her image without permission; is demanding "serious money." Mean Girls and The Parent Trap actress Lindsay Lohan is planning to sue Rockstar Games, claiming the developer used her image without permission for Grand Theft Auto V. That's according to a TMZ report, which claims Lohan's lawyers are in the process of drafting a lawsuit against Rockstar Games that demands "serious money." No official lawsuit has been filed yet, so it is unclear which part or component of GTAV featured a likeness that Lohan claims is similar to her own. TMZ points out that GTAV's box art features a woman holding a cellphone who somewhat resembles Lohan. The game also features a mission that has players taking home a Lohan-esque character to escape the paparazzi. GTAV also features a mission at a hotel resembling Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood--a place where Lohan visits often and lived for a period of time. We've reached out to Rockstar Games and parent company Take-Two Interactive for comment. If Lohan does indeed sue Rockstar over GTAV, her lawsuit would not be the first the game has faced legal action since its record-setting launch in September. Rapper Daz Dillinger accused Rockstar in October of using two of his songs in the game without permission, demanding that Rockstar give him more money for the songs or destroy all remaining unsold copies of GTAV. Source. Apparently, this is Lindsey Lohan: Yep. Whatever you say Lindsey. Whatever you say.

EA / Dice are one of the most amazing pairs ever. It's honestly the blind leading the blind at the moment, nobody's got an idea what's going on, it's just a complete mess. Add to that that Dice might not be working on the next BF game and it just goes to show what a shit state their affairs are in. Of course that snippet is from Michael Pachter so it's probably a load of attention seeking shite.

Hahahaha! That's epic, a true testament to how far publishers will go to make a quick buck. Anyone who buys that is an idiot IMO.

Might have to pass the hat around Dave. A few hundred times. Lol.

"Oh you're an idiot are you, here have an Xbox one on us then". Ah well, I suppose it'll keep him away from doing other things, like operating vehicles. That dude's too stupid for his own good.

Buy a PC.

I do feel that the seller needs to be held accountable for this. Not quite cops level, but at least a short vacation from eBay or something. It's blatantly obvious what he was trying, and we all know that legal or not, it's just not right. For the same money, that could've been a TV or something, and it could've been your grandmother who's never used a site like eBay before. I'd flip my shit.

Today marks the passing of someone I could only hope to be half of. This is a man who has influenced my life in more ways than you would ever imagine, someone who ended apartheid and brought South Africa to the fore in the fight against racism. RIP Mr. Nelson Madiba Mandela, I hope you have a safe stay up there in the clouds old man. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25249520

Well said!

Bahahaha, how does your foot taste EA? I doubt they'll learn from this either.

A TEENAGER has been left fuming after mistakenly buying a photo of an in-demand computer console online. Peter Clatworthy thought he had paid £450 for an XBox One console on eBay, but actually received a picture of one in the post. The 19-year-old student, of Bilborough, had saved up in order to buy a limited edition Day One version of the console as a surprise Christmas present for his four-year-old son, McKenzie. He has now contested the purchase with eBay, which has investigated and stated he should get a full refund from the seller. Mr Clatworthy said: "I've had to make a joke out of it because I was that angry. At least we've now got something to laugh about in the years to come. "I always buy stuff on eBay and this had never happened before." Mr Clatworthy made the purchase on November 28, paying £450 plus £8 packaging. Despite the listing stating it was a photo of an XBox One Day One edition console, Mr Clatworthy said he'd expected to receive the console as it was listed in the video games and consoles category on eBay. He said: "It said 'photo' and I was in two minds, but I looked at the description and the fact it was in the right category made me think it was genuine. "I looked at the seller's feedback and there was nothing negative. I bought it there and then because I thought it was a good deal. "It's obvious now I've been conned out of my money." Mr Clatworthy received the photo in the post on Monday, saying: "They'd written on the back of it 'thank you for your purchase'. I was fuming." The XBox One was released in the UK on November 22, with a special Day One edition reserved for those who picked the machine up on its first day of sale. Since then, there have been reports of people buying empty XBox One packaging via eBay, and paying hundreds of pounds for the privilege. When the Post searched for 'XBox One Day One edition consoles' on the website yesterday, a number of genuine consoles were up for sale. There was, however, one lot of 'XBox One Day One edition retail packaging' which received 80 bids and sold for £7,200. Mr Clatworthy was informed by eBay yesterday that, as he paid via PayPal, he can expect to receive a full refund from the seller, who has until Monday to pay up. A spokesman for eBay, the online marketplace, said: "We don't allow listings which mislead, and will take action against this seller. "Customers can shop with confidence on eBay as we guarantee you will get your item or your money back. Mr Clatworthy is covered by the eBay money-back guarantee and we will be contacting him to put things right." Tessa Coates, Trading Standards Officer at Notts County Council, said: "We are not aware of an eBay scam of this nature. "However, we would encourage all eBay buyers to pay for their goods using PayPal to give them extra protection. "PayPal states that if the item doesn't match the seller's description or gets lost in the post then it will give the buyer their money back." She added: "Our main tips for buying online generally this Christmas is make sure you're getting a good deal, know who you're dealing with and protect your personal and financial information." Sauce Funnily enough, these are still being sold. It's such a blatant scam. I'd usually call him an idiot for falling for this, but having been myself by shit like this, it just pisses me off that this even exists.

I just got home and noticed a bottle of rum standing on the fridge. I wondered where it came from, then remembered that Phil bought it. Phil, you'll have to come and get it mate