Finally, a new desktop

[Dilligaf]

Yeah this thing is pretty sweet! Going from a 15 inch laptop to this thing, well, it's hard to describe the difference. Amazing for starters. Actually having separate speakers and a sub is really nice! Big, deep, immersive sound. iRacing and CSGO were a real eye opener. Runs both of them very well. Being used to a small laptop and then sitting down in front of a 27" monitor is like walking into a movie theater. It may be a bottom tier "gaming" rig but I'm real happy with it. I got quake installed but I don't have it quite right yet. Still need some tweaking. I forgot what it was like to install "all things Quake" from scratch! I'll get there in a couple of weeks. We're dragging Monty to the beach Saturday so I'll have a week off. Just beer, boat drinks and seafood for a week, no games...cept' with the wife!

[Gem]

whoa that machine looks like a gaming beast, and i almost want that mouse if ya sure you aint gonna use it.. lol

[Hipnotic Rogue]

So, Dilligaf, how you enjoying your new machine? Do you still have that warm fuzzy feeling?

[H1CC]

Wait what? I wasn't complaining about it being off-topic! Fuck youuuuuu put it back put it back put it back!
But seriously, as I see it as long as a topic goes back to it's original topic afterwards, there's nothing wrong with going off-topic. I'm like I did enjoy your rant. I just thought bringing it back would--...

[MadGypsy]

LMAO, I know man. I'm sorry. I start going off on a train of thought... I'm not purposely trying to derail anything. I could delete the post. It's not like I care about the post and want to marry it or anything.

Yeah, knowing me I had a lot to say about it.

edit: done, most off topic post removed. I have a text copy if any of the admins want me to put it back.

[H1CC]

MadGypsy turning Chat-O-Rama into the Venting Area again.
also, those pictures are huge (much bigger than your phone screen).


Why didn't you ask your boss to pay you double what they pay the rest of the employees before you left? I mean you were quitting anyway... Try to explain to him how his 'equality' thing is wrong?
Actually, knowing you, I'm going to assume you did that already.


Wait, what was this thread about again?
Oh, right, how to get a half-decent Gaming Desktop for cheap-- and how to make it more enjoyable for yourself than others have with their gaming rigs...

[MadGypsy]

LMAO! No doubt! It took me a week of scrubbing this disaster before I would even eat a french fry in this joint. These pictures aren't the half of it. When I started we had quite literally about 50 mice. By the time I quit I hadn't seen a mouse in weeks. They don't come around if you don't leave a bunch of garbage on the floor for them to eat. Mice starve to death on my shift. And of course, you can be assured there are a shit load of mice again. I turned this dump into a respectable kitchen and maintained it for my ENTIRE tenure, and my reward was the enlightenment that no matter what I have done... I am equal. Imma go be "equal" somewhere else.

self censored: left this one so Nahuel doesn't look crazy.

[nahuel]

Too high value of normal mapping for these texture

[MadGypsy]

self censored - removed due to being off topic.

[Hipnotic Rogue]

+1 on the sick day. I mean, how often do you get a new computer to play with. My (bad?) advice is take as much time as you get to mess around with your new rig before that 'I got a new toy, I got a toy, I got a new toy!' feeling wears off.

Last year I got my first desktop in over ten years. I still remember being blown away by it!


PS: That's a sexy looking case there.

[MadGypsy]

I don't know man. You are looking a bit pekish. Maybe you got that new zika virus (or whatever it's called). It's probably best to take a sick day. You wouldn't want to give zika aids to all your co-workers... And if a whole lot of playing with your new computer happens, well, who could blame you?

Alternately, a long time friend died (your old computer...lol) and you need the day off to attend your friends funeral (throwing your old box in the garbage).

Or you could just try the Gypsy method but I don't know how much you like your job or how good they are to you. The method is simple: "I got a new computer, see you tomorrow or maybe even the next day. {click}" BUT I generally work for people that don't give a shit about me... I don't give a shit back.

[Dilligaf]

Thanks for your replies. Got everything hooked up and... WHOA! I didn't realize what I was missing. I added a 27 inch monitor and a set of speakers today when I picked it up. Tomorrow night will be a long night of installations and gameplay. Sucks having to go to work tomorrow...

[MadGypsy]

@davers - you mean Dilligaf.

[Davers]

Nice machine MadGypsy.

I'm still running windows xp, with 3 gigs of ram, 2gig video card.
And multi hard drives. The main cpu is pretty old, pent dual core 3.2ghz, old but it works well I like windows xp, no plans of ever changing it.

I am sure you wont ever need an upgrade for a while.
If your anything like me, you'll just invest in more storage capacity
music, movies, the collection builds up over time.

[OMacKnight]

replace the gpu and cpu cooler with a 660 and an h60 cooler and you've got a decent gaming rig for sure, without those upgrades it's okay but will feel clunky in certain games, especially if it's demanding on the gpu