As it is I have the following Emblems:
Registered Member
Neighborly
Pushover
PC Aficionado
Reader's Choice 2005 Chooser
Vote Rocker
Public Access
Turkey Day
I Voted
Virtually There: E3 2007 Microsoft Conference
Virtually There: E3 2007 Gamespot Show Addict
This is all fine and dandy but my problem is not getting the other two that I am entitled too. I watched all of the E3 coverage, I woke up to make sure I saw it all. I should have the Nintendo one as well as the PlayStation. If out of the two I was not to get one it would be the Nintendo one because it was the opening of the day and I missed the first half; for sure I should have the PlayStation.
Not that it really means anything I just am annoyed that I am one of the only people that I know of that watched E3 like I was the E3 addict.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
New Computer
I decided to go with the Sapphire HD 2600XT 256MB Edition as my video card, it is crossfire ready so down the road I can get another one and run it in crossfire.
So as it stands currently my computer specs are as follows:
CPU: AMD Opteron 148 Running 2.5Gig (Thermal Right XP-90 Heatsink)
Mother Board: Asus A8N-SLI
Video Card: Sapphire HD 2600XT (Core 850 Memory 1175)
Ram/Memory: 2x512 Corsair 3200PT 2.5 2 2 8
Sound Card: Creative Audigy 2 7.1 ZS
PSU: Mushkin 550watt SLI
Case: Thermaltake Armor Jr. Black W/ Window
DVD Burner: Samsung 18x Duel-Layer
Hard-Drive: Seagate 250 Barracuda Sata
Input Devices: Logitech G11 Keyboard, Logitech G5 Gaming Mouse
Monitor: Philips 17" 107T
Sound Output: Logitech X-530, Sennheiser HD570
As it comes to over clocking the video card it is maxing out at 857 core and 1179 for memory because of a hardwired limiter on the card itself. On Oblivion with the settings the way I wanted them to be at most scenic spot I was getting 20FPS then with the upping of the Memory to 1179 I was able to get it up to 32, then I turned on temporal AA it jumped up to 40 FPS in the same spot.
The CPU I have not tried much more passed 2.5GIG up from 1.8GIG however later on tonight I will be playing with it some more after doing some more reading. I am crossing my fingers that I will be able to get passed the 2.7GIG mark and maybe even 2.8GIG for a true 1GIG over clock. I am going to see how much of a frame increase I get if any. The CPU heatsink with the 90mm fan on it is working very well.
The Thermaltake Armor Jr. has to be one of the nicest cases that I have seen, the hard drive tray could have been designed so that the cords face out the back however for a much cleaner look. I bypassed that by putting the HDD in backwards and putting the cords out the back anyways. The other flaw that it has is when you try and get the PSU in it is a very tight squeeze due to the output panel on the top of the case (Firewire, 2x USB2, Sound Jacks). The fans that came with it are nice looking especially with the green glow from the 120mm fan on the Mushkin PSU. The front 120mm Blue fan with the matching blue power light really give it a nice touch. The screwless ports needed a little jimmying when it came to the Video Card due to its heavier weight.
The other thing I have to do is plug in the top of the case sound jacks into my sound card, I completely forgot to do that because the computer was almost done and we were just waiting on the Video Card and when it arrived we got overly excited and well now the top ports aren't plugged in.
So as it stands currently my computer specs are as follows:
CPU: AMD Opteron 148 Running 2.5Gig (Thermal Right XP-90 Heatsink)
Mother Board: Asus A8N-SLI
Video Card: Sapphire HD 2600XT (Core 850 Memory 1175)
Ram/Memory: 2x512 Corsair 3200PT 2.5 2 2 8
Sound Card: Creative Audigy 2 7.1 ZS
PSU: Mushkin 550watt SLI
Case: Thermaltake Armor Jr. Black W/ Window
DVD Burner: Samsung 18x Duel-Layer
Hard-Drive: Seagate 250 Barracuda Sata
Input Devices: Logitech G11 Keyboard, Logitech G5 Gaming Mouse
Monitor: Philips 17" 107T
Sound Output: Logitech X-530, Sennheiser HD570
As it comes to over clocking the video card it is maxing out at 857 core and 1179 for memory because of a hardwired limiter on the card itself. On Oblivion with the settings the way I wanted them to be at most scenic spot I was getting 20FPS then with the upping of the Memory to 1179 I was able to get it up to 32, then I turned on temporal AA it jumped up to 40 FPS in the same spot.
The CPU I have not tried much more passed 2.5GIG up from 1.8GIG however later on tonight I will be playing with it some more after doing some more reading. I am crossing my fingers that I will be able to get passed the 2.7GIG mark and maybe even 2.8GIG for a true 1GIG over clock. I am going to see how much of a frame increase I get if any. The CPU heatsink with the 90mm fan on it is working very well.
The Thermaltake Armor Jr. has to be one of the nicest cases that I have seen, the hard drive tray could have been designed so that the cords face out the back however for a much cleaner look. I bypassed that by putting the HDD in backwards and putting the cords out the back anyways. The other flaw that it has is when you try and get the PSU in it is a very tight squeeze due to the output panel on the top of the case (Firewire, 2x USB2, Sound Jacks). The fans that came with it are nice looking especially with the green glow from the 120mm fan on the Mushkin PSU. The front 120mm Blue fan with the matching blue power light really give it a nice touch. The screwless ports needed a little jimmying when it came to the Video Card due to its heavier weight.
The other thing I have to do is plug in the top of the case sound jacks into my sound card, I completely forgot to do that because the computer was almost done and we were just waiting on the Video Card and when it arrived we got overly excited and well now the top ports aren't plugged in.
Friday, July 06, 2007
Upcoming Games, Computer, And More
There are a few games that I am looking forward too at the moment and can not wait for them to come out. I will go through them and say what GameSpot (My Gaming New site of choose)
(360/PC) Fallout 3 - After years of secrecy, the next big role-playing game from the makers of Morrowind and Oblivion.
As it is I am glad to see that they are keeping most of the original feel of the game and just updating the graphics and adding new features. Because over and over again I have seen it happen; they take an awesome game and ruin the game thinking they are making it better. (If it ain't broke don't fix it) From the screenshots that they have already posted on GameSpot I am stoked for it just from the fact that they are keeping the old school look with a new school touch.
(Wii) Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles - Capcom is taking the classic survival horror series in a rather unexpected direction on the Wii.
I never really liked the first few Resident Evil games because of the very annoying cameras, where you are fighting someone take a step back and then you are pointing in the wrong direction. This was fixed with the new Resident Evil 4, and it camera angle will be completely removed because the new RE will be FPS with the arcade feel. You will be able to purchase a gun holder for your Wii-motes (Which my friend has already gotten). The game will have you continually walk through and you will shoot the people with the gun mote, and to reload you shake the gun. They demo video showed the use of the pistol, shotgun, and sub-machine gun. They also have the herbs back for healing. Looks great and I can not wait till it comes out.
(Wii) Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Duke it out with your favorite Nintendo characters in Super Smash Bros. for the Wii.
I have always had a ton of fun beating the crap out of my friends using different Nintendo characters. So I expect that I will not be disappointed with the next version of this great game. There is not much to say, it looks pretty straight forward but I am wondering how they are going to incorporate the new Wii-Mote.
(360) Grand Theft Auto: IV - The best-selling freestyle crime series is brought onto the new generation of consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV.
This game needs basically no introduction. Everyone and there dog is waiting for this game to come out. I am glad to see that it will be back on the streets of Liberty City meaning that I may not need to learn much of the city over again thanks to GTA3, but I highly doubt that due to the fact that they are going to need to expand on the map size even more after what they have done with GTA:SA. The one thing I am always curious to see is if they are going to have real car names in the game.
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Computer
I am going to be upgrading my computer, I know it is not going to be the latest and greatest but it is going to be quite a bit of a step up for me. It is coming as a Graduation present and we need to wait on what video card to get as the 2600 looks tempting at the price. I will post more when the time comes.
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With the end of my High School life I will now be looking for a job and that means that I will have money to spend on toys. I have a few things that I need to save for and a few items that I wish to buy. The list thus far goes as follows:
36"+ LCD TV (This is for my room and it ties in with a few of the other things I am going to get)
Xbox 360 Elite
Nintendo Wii
Logitech Z-5500 Digital Speakers (These are for the consoles when I am playing them)
Ton of New Games
Good Web Cam (So I can do my video blog again and save my fingers from typing so much)
Car (Unknown what kind I wish to get but hey, as long as I get some wheels)
(360/PC) Fallout 3 - After years of secrecy, the next big role-playing game from the makers of Morrowind and Oblivion.
As it is I am glad to see that they are keeping most of the original feel of the game and just updating the graphics and adding new features. Because over and over again I have seen it happen; they take an awesome game and ruin the game thinking they are making it better. (If it ain't broke don't fix it) From the screenshots that they have already posted on GameSpot I am stoked for it just from the fact that they are keeping the old school look with a new school touch.
(Wii) Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles - Capcom is taking the classic survival horror series in a rather unexpected direction on the Wii.
I never really liked the first few Resident Evil games because of the very annoying cameras, where you are fighting someone take a step back and then you are pointing in the wrong direction. This was fixed with the new Resident Evil 4, and it camera angle will be completely removed because the new RE will be FPS with the arcade feel. You will be able to purchase a gun holder for your Wii-motes (Which my friend has already gotten). The game will have you continually walk through and you will shoot the people with the gun mote, and to reload you shake the gun. They demo video showed the use of the pistol, shotgun, and sub-machine gun. They also have the herbs back for healing. Looks great and I can not wait till it comes out.
(Wii) Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Duke it out with your favorite Nintendo characters in Super Smash Bros. for the Wii.
I have always had a ton of fun beating the crap out of my friends using different Nintendo characters. So I expect that I will not be disappointed with the next version of this great game. There is not much to say, it looks pretty straight forward but I am wondering how they are going to incorporate the new Wii-Mote.
(360) Grand Theft Auto: IV - The best-selling freestyle crime series is brought onto the new generation of consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV.
This game needs basically no introduction. Everyone and there dog is waiting for this game to come out. I am glad to see that it will be back on the streets of Liberty City meaning that I may not need to learn much of the city over again thanks to GTA3, but I highly doubt that due to the fact that they are going to need to expand on the map size even more after what they have done with GTA:SA. The one thing I am always curious to see is if they are going to have real car names in the game.
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Computer
I am going to be upgrading my computer, I know it is not going to be the latest and greatest but it is going to be quite a bit of a step up for me. It is coming as a Graduation present and we need to wait on what video card to get as the 2600 looks tempting at the price. I will post more when the time comes.
-----------------------------------------------
With the end of my High School life I will now be looking for a job and that means that I will have money to spend on toys. I have a few things that I need to save for and a few items that I wish to buy. The list thus far goes as follows:
36"+ LCD TV (This is for my room and it ties in with a few of the other things I am going to get)
Xbox 360 Elite
Nintendo Wii
Logitech Z-5500 Digital Speakers (These are for the consoles when I am playing them)
Ton of New Games
Good Web Cam (So I can do my video blog again and save my fingers from typing so much)
Car (Unknown what kind I wish to get but hey, as long as I get some wheels)
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