Doctor Vivian

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  1. Fact: Miss Piggy is quite literally made of bacon, and thus inherently awesome.

  2. Although what the Canadians call Bacon is really thick cut back ham, the kind you'll see on a Hawaiian style Pizza... it's really considerably different from most other types of bacon.
  3. Oh, my. And he's Canadian, too!
  4. Rikti Mothership Raid Final Update: March 16, 2011

    Hi, Folks --

    With the return of Dream Team's Leadership and their stated desire to resume running the Saturday Rikti Mothership Raids, the Leaders of Earthclan Elite hereby pass the torch back into their capable hands.

    Earthclan Elite would like to publicly thank all of the people who have come to our Raids these past few months, and who have helped make them such a wonderful success, time and time again.

    Hope to see you all again soon!

    -- Vivian
  5. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Willow21 View Post
    Cant you guys pick another nite?? Wedsndays are out cause of hami but cant think of any other nite that would interfer with EE rikti raids!!
    Hi Willow --

    The Rikti Raids are back in the hands of the Dream Team now.

    -- Vivian
  6. CPU
    Dual-Core Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 2.93 GHz, Overclocked to 3.19 GHz

    Heat Sink
    ThermalTake TMG i1

    Memory
    4 GB DDR2-800 RAM

    Hard Drives
    128 GB OCZ Colossus SSD SATA-2 Hard Drive (Boot & Programs)
    2 TB Western Digital RE4 Enterprise SATA-2 Hard Drive (Data)

    Case
    Antec P180B Full Height Tower

    Motherboard
    Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus

    Power Supply
    1200 Watt ThermalTake, Triple Power Rail

    Video Cards
    Two Nvidia GTX 460 Video Cards in Single-Monitor SLI Mode

    Monitor
    Samsung SyncMaster 305t 30" Display (2560x1600)

    Operating System
    Windows XP x64 Edition

    Internet Connection
    35 Mbps Verizon FiOS

    Settings

    I usually run CoX with:
    • Ultra Mode turned off,
    • Textures and Physics set to Highest,
    • Anti-Aliasing at 4x,
    • Anti-iso at 16x,
    • Textures Smooth,
    • Vertical Sync on,
    • Particle slider set to 50k,
    • Character Detail set to 200%,
    • World Detail turned up to 400% using the /view_scale 4.0 command, and
    • /maxfps set to 120.
    Findings
    • CoX loads up and zones VERY fast with the 270 MB/sec SSD
    • SLI works well with CoX, considerably increasing frame rate
    • Full Ultra Mode at 2560x1600 slows down even two GTX 460s
    • This is a really, really great monitor, I highly recommend it
    • Verizon FiOS gives me insane speed, low latency and no lag
    Conclusion
    As to why I don't normally use Ultra Mode, well, to be honest I really prefer the crisp, smooth animation and tons of world detail that I get without it over the admittedly better shadows and water effects that Ultra Mode provides. The frame rate drop I undergo while using Ultra Mode using these GTX 460s with everything turned up at this high a resolution just isn't worth it (for me). My advice is if you're running at 2560x1600, you should probably save up for one or two GTX 580s instead of any of the 400 series of cards -- they're not only a lot cheaper now that the 590s are out, but they'll be able to handle the load a lot better than anything in the 400 class.
  7. This thread is for Guardianites to talk about their computers!

    Hopefully people can share experiences on a wide range of hardware.

    G
    ood/Bad recommendations can help people make better choices!

    What do YOU play CoX on?
  8. Quote:
    Originally Posted by Halestrom View Post
    Please join me on March 19th @ 3pm (Est)/ 2pm (Cst) in FF.
    Hi Hale --

    Where in FF is the grand event being held?

    -- Vivian
  9. Quote:
    Originally Posted by UNB0UND_4_LIFE View Post
    Does the Dream Team have a Raid thread?
    They do.

    http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showthread.php?t=206036

    -- Vivian
  10. Rikti Mothership Raid Final Update: March 13, 2011

    Hi, Folks --

    With the return of Dream Team's Leadership and their stated desire to resume running the Saturday Rikti Mothership Raids, the Leaders of Earthclan Elite hereby pass the torch back into their capable hands.

    We look forward to participating in Rikti Mothership Raids in the future, under the capable leadership of the Dream Team.

    Earthclan Elite would like to publicly thank all of the people who have come to our Raids these past few months, and who have helped make them such a wonderful success, time and time again.

    Hope to see you all at the next one!

    -- Vivian
  11. Now available in Family-sized tubes.

  12. Some types of bacon are easier to bring home than others.

  13. If you love Bacon, let everyone know!

  14. Doctor Vivian

    goodbye grandpa

    Hi MorrGan. Sorry to hear of your loss.

    I hope we all are as fortunate to make it to 90 and then go peacefully.
  15. Rikti Mothership Raid Quadruple Update: 02-26, 03-05, 03-12 & 03-19

    Hi, Folks --

    The last two back-to-back EE Mothership Raids took place on schedule in the RWZ, both times maxing out the Zone with six full teams!

    Unfortunately my main system was down for the past two weeks and so there are no screenshots of those Events.

    THIS COMING SATURDAY (MARCH 12) EE WILL NOT BE RUNNING THIS EVENT!

    The Event will resume its normal schedule on the following week.

    This means the next scheduled RWZ Raid is Saturday, March 19th, at 5:00 PM Pacific (8:00 PM Eastern)!

    Hope to see you all then!

    -- Vivian
  16. This little girl likes her bacon extra raw!

  17. This, however, IS a real product. Yes! Baconnaise FTW!

  18. Unfortunately, this is a hoax. Yet... what a brilliant idea!