Posts by ChopperDave

As promised:

SSD: Samsung 840EVO 120GB -> I second every one else here. Having an SSD as your boot driver makes launching your PC infinitely faster. HDD: WD 1TB Caviar Blue -> For storage (music, movies, games). RAM: Crucial Ballistic Sport 2x4GB DDR3 1600 -> Cheap and effective. The performance difference of going above 1600 is miniscule so don't waste your money on anything higher. Plus if you reall want you can overclock MB: ASUS M5A99FX Pro R2.0 -> Solid MB with plenty of expansion slots. Supports SLI/CrossFire and the BIOS gets frequent updates. Be advised though your video card can easily cover one of the SATA jacks, so make sure your SATA cables are plugged in prior to installing your video card. CPU: AMD FX-8320 Black -> Cheaper than an Intel CPU and just as good if not better. Allows for easy overclocking even on stock voltage if you so desire Heatsink: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo -> Normally I use the stock cooler since I traditionally don't OC but this was cheap and highly rated, plus I wanted the option to OC to be available for the future. Be advised though, this cooler is a BITCH to install. PSU: EVGA Supernova NEX750G -> EVGA has terrific customer support, hence why I went with them. Fully modular and 80+ Gold rated. This PSU uses multiple 12V rails running at 20A each instead of one massive 12V rail. I can't remember the specifics but there is some issue where if the 12V rail exceeds a certain number of amps the PSU can't shut it down quickly enough to prevent circuit damage should the PSU get hit with a power surge. Case: Fractal Design R4 -> We have the full tower version at work and I love it, so I got the midtower version. Extrememly quiet, tons of room for extra fanes, built in filters, and even has cables for a fan controller if you want one. The case is steel though, so expect it to be a bit heavy. Got all of this at Microcenter in-store. $750 USD after tax, but I still have $50 in MIRs to send in. I pretty much used HardForum as a guide over a few months to figure out which parts I wanted. Still need to upgrade my vid card, but 780s are still too much for my tastes at the moment.

It could be posture, but it could also be a shitty desk chair. What kind of chair are you using?

I actually bought a whole new rig minus video card over Memorial Day weekend (thank you Microcenter). I'll post what I picked up when I can

Never got around to playing either game. Might have to pick this up.

The movie was meh. The human part of the movie only really shined if the scene had Bryan Cranston in it (bless him for doing his best with shitty dialogue). Apart from him the monsters really carried the movie. I had some hope for Ken Watanabe but he spent most of the movie with a bewildered look on his face. At least the monster fights were pretty cool.

All in all, I'd say it's worth a watch on the big screen just to see giant monsters duking it out (same reason any of us went to see Pacific Rim). Just remember to switch off your brain prior to viewing.

Yup. But I probably won't get a PS4 until fall as this is the only game for it (*maybe* Second Son) I have interest in prior to then.

Judging by how crappy the character models look I'm gonna assume the game is huge. Which is totally fine by me.

Yeah they said the theatrical version cut 20 mins from the movie that were crucial to the plot, so it ended up a giant mess.

I'll be there. Not sure when yet.

That's the power supply I was looking at getting when I upgrade. Let me know how it is!

Lol at you guys buying new monitors. This is what you need. Futureproof!

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN85S9…ag=hardfocom-20

P.S. Read the questions and reviews.

Man, my life doesn't seem so bad now. I use to complain about my dick getting caught in the toaster, but not anymore.

Agreed

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Lately I've tried just wearing my head phones and not listening to anything and its actually better than listening to stuff.

Except when the team starts having an argument, because that breaks my attention...

So maybe I should invest in some noise cancelling head phones

At my previous job one of my co-workers had a set of those ear muffs they wear on aircraft carriers to drown out the noise of the jets. I tried them on and they were amazing.

For a fitted feel American Apparel is excellent. Hanes is a little loose. Can't comment on the other brands though.

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Fucking sweet.

Congrats! We demand baby pictures so we can be overwhelmed by cuteness.

I don't really care if the graphics have downgraded. If it's got a good story, excellent gameplay, and a stable framerate, I'm happy.