Steam is like a food court and epic is like a vending machine.epic is like removing a couch cushion from a 40 year old couch and digging through the ♥♥♥♥ you found between the creases.

My theory, and it's terrifying so I hope it is wrong, is that these companies want to make PC gaming like the consoles. Since they can't lock you down hardware-wise, they'll go for exclusives on their stores. After that comes paid subscriptions to use their services. At first it will be premium benefits (like what Origin does), but soon it will be necessary for standard features (like multiplayer) and since most AAA games coming out now are multiplayer, and online only...

Well you can figure where I'm going with this. Want to play Skyrim 2: Electric Boogaloo? That will cost you $4.99 /month for the Bethesda pass + $65 for the game. And if you cancel your sub, don't worry you get to keep your game for 30 days to change your mind, or you lose access and progress.

Please be the beacon in the dark Valve, don't go the way of the sith!

Soon GabeN will announce that he’s running for president in 2020 and his main policy point is making Half-Life 3 which will end hunger, poverty and all ongoing wars and conflicts. North Korea will even give up all their nukes in exchange for Steam and HL3. GabeN will be unanimously voted into office with not a single vote against him. Soon after that, congress votes to extend his term indefinitely and humanity becomes a type 2 civilization within 20 years.



Actually i dont understand why but its a comon thing that sometimes (in this case sometimes mean like 1 out a 100) microchips can run higher speeds with less voltage. Microchips are like women dont ask why.

The "Why" is the silicon lottery. With women the "why" is less important than the fact that you're not a mind reader and priescent.

Welcome to the silicon lottery. May the odds be ever in your favor.

Here's how the silicon lottery works: There are different formulations of silicon which can be used to manufacture different components. Within each formula you can have absolutely minute variations (I'm talking in the ten millionths of a percent here) in the same batch of silicon that would make 1 manufactured piece slightly more capable of OC than the rest in the batch. So you can have 2 identical components from the exact same batch that were literally #235 and #236 in manufacture run of 10,000. Due to those minute variations, maybe #236 can run slightly higher voltages stable than #235 can. When you buy a GPU, CPU, Ram Stick, etc, the part in that box is guaranteed to run at advertised specs because they're tested before they're ever put into a box and sold. So you can walk into a store, buy 20 identical components and maybe 1 is slightly better for OC than the other 19. That's where binning comes in. In the testing process pre market, some components significantly outperform their "identical siblings" which means they are worth more money and are sold for more money. But any piece you buy to put in your rig is guaranteed to perform at advertised specs. If you and 10 of your friends overclock, you might get more performance out of that particular card/processor/RAM stick than your 10 friends did on the exact same piece, that you bought at the exact same time, in the exact same store, that might have came from the exact same batch, because you won the silicon lottery, and your 10 friends didn't. If you're finding better stability at lower voltages and higher speeds on the same piece, you more than likely lost the silicon lottery. Because you bought "Component X" which barely runs at advertised specs, but runs better at a lower voltages with higher clock speeds than advertised specs. Because of the minute variations in the batch of silicon, your particular piece is less capable of tolerating the advertised voltage than it's "identical" siblings, so runs better at the lower voltages. The reason silicon is used in computer parts is because of silicon's ability to conduct electricity and tolerate the heat associated better than most other materials/dollar. You want to blow up or melt down a CPU or GPU ? Upping the clock speeds isn't going to do the damage that upping the voltage will do. Because upping the clock speeds might up the temps in certain parts of the PCB, but upping the voltage is upping the heat on the entire PCB. All of the components which are integrated into the PCB run on that voltage and current flows through all of it. When you up clock speeds, you're putting strain on the "functional" parts on the PCB, but you're not pushing more current through it unless you up the voltage from stock. OC is an art mate, higher clock speeds can work just fine without upping power from stock to an extent, not in your case due to the silicon lottery. The artistic part comes in when you can find the optimal balance between clock speeds and current so as to get the absolute best from that particular piece without causing damage in the process. At a certain point, those higher clock speeds will require more power, so if you don't up the current, the component will not be able to perform as you're telling it to and you'll have an automatic shutdown on that part. Sorry mate, you lost the silicon lottery on that piece because it doesn't tolerate the current as well as it's "siblings" do, so it runs better with less power but the same clock speeds.


Women are a gift to men such a stunning creature, with so much to give, breathtaking in it’s beauty.The eyes are one of the most important things ancient Saints did say, that eyes are a gateway to the soul.
If you look close enough, you can realize, that some eyes give you the vibe of plain and simple happiness.

Her Smile

Her smile left an indentation
Like footprints in the sand
Her smile touched the lives of many
As I came to understand
Like footsteps left in concrete
Forever etched upon my mind
She left an indelible mark on the world
When she left her smile behind
I see her smile, every morning
When the sun begins to rise
And then again, in the evening
Among the stars, that light the skies
Her smile left an indentation
Imprinted upon my heart
A beautiful and lasting impression
That I know, will never part

Gayle McMillan


When Putin was born he drove his mom home from the hospital.
Putin has a diary. It's called the Guinness Book of World Records.
Once Putin threw a grenade and killed 50 people, then it exploded.
Putin doesn't worry about high gas prices. His vehicles run on fear.
Putin counted to infinity. Twice.
Putin can kill two stones with one bird.
When a zombie apocalypse starts, Putin doesn't try to survive. The zombies do.
Putin can hear sign language.
Putin beat the sun in a staring contest.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ypApKTXuOxU