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ASUS is bringing you their latest ATX motherboard, the SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0. Based on AMD 990FX + SB950 chipset, the board supports for AM3+ processors and features four DDR3 DIMM memory slots (up to 32GB RAM), four PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots, one PCI-Express 2.0 x1 slot and one PCI slot. In terms of connectivity ports, it offers eight SATA 6.0 Gbps, two eSATA, six USB 3.0, twelve USB 2.0 and Gigabit Ethernet. The SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 is available now for around 16,000 Yen (about $200). [ASUS]

Club3D has come out with their new graphics card, the GeForce GTX 660 Ti. Codenamed CGNX-XT666, the card is packed with 1344 CUDA Cores, a 192-bit memory interface, a core clock of 912MHz (980MHz Boost Clock) and a 2GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 6000MHz, and features 1x dual-link DVI-I, 1x dual-link DVI-D, 1x HDMI and 1x DisplayPort outputs. Pricing and release date are still unknown at the moment. [Club3D]

In January, Mitchell Hall lost his $33-an-hour job as a respiratory therapist. On Monday, the 50-year-old finally will head back to work — earning minimum wage.

“The last time I worked for minimum wage, I was a teenager,” Hall said Friday afternoon from his home in Hollywood.

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Halo 4 is easily one of the year’s most anticipated games, and in order to make it as big and spectacular as fans are expecting, a lot of work had to go into it. A new video from 343 Industries gives us a glimpse of all that work. Dubbed “Prelude,” the video gives us a peek behind the scenes, showing a myriad of things the team at 343 had to do in order to get Halo 4 right.

The two-and-a-half minute video showcases just how much work has gone into creating Halo 4, from recording the soundtrack to filming the motion capture for the in-game models. There’s footage of programmers and designers doing what they do best, and we’re even treated to a glimpse at how the team records the sound of weapon fire. All of this is set to a rousing score that’s sure to give any longtime Halo fan chills.

The video posted below offers an all-too-rare look at what happens behind the scenes. Of course, we gamers only ever get a look at the finished product, but it’s clear from the video that a lot of blood, sweat, and maybe even a few tears have gone into the production of Halo 4. Don’t just take our word for it though – have a look for yourself:

343 Industries has a lot to prove with Halo 4. The franchise was Bungie’s for 10 exciting (and in some ways historic) years before the reins were handed off to the folks at 343. There are plenty of Halo fans excited to see what 343 Industries can do with Halo 4, but there are plenty more who are worried that it’s only downhill from here. It’s certainly way too early to call it, but at the very least, Prelude proves that 343 Industries is committed to doing the best they can with Halo 4. Enjoy it, and be sure to check our story timeline below for more information on Microsoft‘s next major release.

Halo 4 ‘Prelude’ video shows the work behind the game is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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HuffPost Live president & co-creator Roy Sekoff was joined by VICE founder & CEO Shane Smith and Chief Creative Officer Eddy Moretti Friday for a discussion on youth unemployment. Smith and Moretti connected the political and economic unrest in Europe (which Smith said is experiencing “prolonged economic crisis leading to radical political solutions”) to the economic situation in the United States, before being joined by a panel of unemployed recent college graduates to discuss the situation.

Watch above as Sekoff, Smith and Moretti talk with Brian John Spencer, Glorelys Mora, Lisa Boyd and Santiago Melli-Huber about college affordability (and whether it’s worth it), the difficulty of finding a job and whether the millennial generation is sufficiently political.

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