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djp, i think you'll make your point better if you use more bold and italics, just sayin

i killed ten charging sword dudes with a plasma rifle in halo 2 in one LAN match once. four shots and a perfectly timed melee every time.

my opinion is that this movie is a pinnacle of the action movie genre, on the level of matrix when it came out - a game-changing experience that completely redefines the expectations for competitors. also, from popehat:

yeah, two days. must have caught the robots at a good time. took me two tries to configure the drives right (so the fast windows install was nice!) but it's cooking with gas now. i forgot to unplug the 3tb drive when installing onto the SSD, and windows put the system partition on the 3tb drive. not a huge deal, but it requires that the drive be MBR instead of GTR, aaaaand that means you max out at 2.12tb per partition. also you can't delete the system partition from that copy of windows. i had to go back into the windows install program, use the formatter to remove the system partition, go out and disconnect the drive, install windows, go out and reconnect the drive, then go about the rest of the windows setup process. not a big deal if i'd noticed before 1 hour into system testing =(

installing windows xp off of a cd used to take 40 minutes on lower-end machines. i just installed W7 off of a thumbstick via USB 3 onto anorax's new computer, and it took six and a half minutes. welp.

of my ten or eleven rejections, i really liked five of them and thought they'd make it. the rest were sorta bologna darts.

silly rexy, more than half my builds come from me commenting on what they've picked out =P also, never take CPU speeds for granted. the 4200U at 1.8ghz is roughly comparable to an i5-2450m on programs that fully utilize all cores (like photoshop can), which is clocked at 2.5ghz. now, in this case, the 4200U is pretty bad IMO, but it's not always the case. also the single-core [edit: real-time actual performance] speed is comparable to the i5-5200U's speed, but that's clocked at 2.2ghz. numbers are just pictures on a page and can say whatever people want them to say. photoshop does use gpgpu technology, so your graphics card can be used to significantly speed up general processing. this doesn't really have one. i'd refer to this link for comparing GPUs, and then pick one out with a better graphics card. you should be able to do significantly better in that price range. i tend to look at maximum pc's daily deals articles, which often have killer 1200$ laptops for like 750$ if you're ready to buy. they had some awesome lenovo deals very recently like that. edit: i should point out that you can do a comparable desktop build for less money than this, and have it perform better and last longer for a lot longer. if you do need a laptop for editing video on the go and you're not just combining a note-taking tablet with your workstation, then what i said above is your best bet. otherwise, consider a desktop.

uh, i wipe the old thermal paste off with a paper towel and lightly buff it with some high-grain sandpaper to remove residue, usually with a bit of isopropyl alcohol. if it's on the cooler, i do the same thing. i've never used any remover - it's just silver in goop suspension, so it's sorta pointless when the remover's just alcohol and a bit of detergent anyways.

i recently upgraded to a 1440p monitor from Qnix. they included free two-day air from Hong Kong and the monitor arrived with zero busted pixels. got it for in the 425-450$ range. i'd recommend that route =)

i used a k60 forever and loved it. i wanted something a bit smaller and went with the tenkeyless model, the k65. it's still great. if i were you, look for a unibody design with the switches sticking out of a closed case, like what the k60 did. easy to clean with some air and a paintbrush, the keys are significantly raised from the back so it's easy to pull them off for cleaning as well, and the wrist-rest makes a big difference as well for keeping your left hand (usually the most active one in gaming) at the proper height. i'd suggest not going for a particularly expensive model until you're certain you really like mechanical keyboards. cherry reds are the best switches for gaming imo since they've got a relatively light touch and very consistent activation - once you get used to not fully depressing the key, your fingers can just dance on the keyboard at speeds you never dreamed possible before because you're not wasting so much time pressing all the way down, and you're not anchoring your hands to a specific key while you depress it.

mini-itx is fun, but you'll want to make sure that you're comfortable working in tight spaces. my first itx build was a mess because i hadn't really planned on making the space sacrifices requires to balance it out.

i use registered mail, via the USPS. it's pretty cheap, includes insurance, and is basically the safest form of transit i know of. everything gets bundled into a big package, and someone has to sign every time it's touched. this prevents the whole bootprint-on-the-side issue i used to deal with when shipping systems, and it's easier to claim damages on them as well since all corners are closed with paper tape. a system to the east coast is about 40-50$ usually, depending on weight and if it's a weird box.

i sold the game key, but still have the monitor, case, mechanical keyboard, and graphics card for sale. additionally, i now have some games for sale! a few are black label where listed. i didn't write down which was which for the PS2 games so some may be. all have original cases, some are dinged a bit but play fine. PS1: Gran Turismo 2 (GH) - 3$ Chrono Cross (black) - 10$ Final Fantasy Tactics (black) - 25$ Final Fantasy 7 (GH) - 30$ Final Fantasy 8 (black) - 15$ PS2: Final Fantasy X (black) - 10$ Final Fantasy X-2 (black) - 5$ Final Fantasy XII (black) - 10$ Shadow of the Colossus (black) - 15$ God of War 1 (GH) - 3$ God of War 2 (black) - 3$ Enter the Matrix (black) - 3$ Metal Gear Solid 2 (black) - 3$ Okami (GH) - 20$ Kingdom Hearts 1 (case jacket is damaged) - 7$ Kingdom Hearts 2 (GH) - 10$

and with that, four pages of neblix shouting everyone down is irrelevant.

not being able to add crystal to vst is a feature, not a bug.

to be honest, the vector change is huge for me - i'm on a 2560x1440 monitor stretched to a 1050x1680 as well, and the ui in FL10 looks like it should be on a flip phone. it sounds like most of the changes are big positives for how i use the program, actually. i'll need to check it out. it's the first time i'll be booting up FL without having an audio interface in ten years, so that'll be new, but i'll get over it =P

so, i got an email about FL12 today. i've not used FL Studio since 10 (due to indolence, not due to switching DAWs). is this a worthy upgrade? i know there's some real citrusheads here so i'm hoping i can get a quick overview of what's changed practically from 11 to 12.

still have the graphics card, monitor, the case, and a mechanical keyboard for sale. i also have a key for the Witcher 3 game that i got with my last graphics card. i already preordered and want the special edition myself, so this one's useless to me. if someone wants to throw some cash at me, it's yours.

same! i am super excited.

i voted for marcus fenix

and here's the ones of my system, as promised. i had to upgrade from my venerable storm scout (still one of my favorite cases of all time!) because my new graphics card was too long. i didn't realize this thanks to newegg listing the pcb length of the card, which is useless when the cooler hangs an inch over the end of that. i went with a corsair carbide air 540, which is a cube case with some interesting design choices that i really liked. here's my old case. this was a working system so the cables aren't as nice as they were when i built it in early 2011 (thread here) here's a few pictures of the new case. note that the motherboard tray's in the middle of the case, as opposed to offset to one side. this allows the motherboard and associated cpu, cooler, and gpu to be on one side, and the psu, ssd tray, and optical drives to be on the other side. there's also two hotswap bays for 3.5" drives on the mobo side, which work pretty well. note the width and the bevy of customization options for fans and other sundries. here's my system in the case. note the USB3 and graphics power headers - they're just too thick to really route properly. if i get motivated, i'm going to remove the looming on the wires, spray the wires white, and route them cleaner with some wiring to train the wires to sit better. same with the USB3 header. you can really see the cable management options here. it's amazing the room this thing has to fit any cable set you want. here's a few in-situ shots. i'm planning on getting a cool white light bar for the top of the case, or swapping my hyper 212 evo for an H100 or similar self-contained watercooling loop. i'd get more of the white-led fans that the case had if i do that. i've been really inspired by the design of this case. i've been meaning to paint my office for some time since the green in there is not particularly my favorite, and i'm thinking about doing the walls in white with a black stripe offset down the middle, like the case =) combine that with my recent storage acquisitions and i think it might actually look pretty good. regarding the case, i am debating dropping my optical drives completely and replacing the 5.25" bay with either a monitoring window (like, a temp monitor) or a fan controller. if i go with more fans in the case, i'll likely do the controller.

so i built a new computer last night for a customer (pics of my new case and build coming later this week). here's some build pictures. imgur rotated them weirdly, sorry in advance. -i7-5820K -asrock extreme4 mobo -hx850 psu -MSI GTX 970 gpu -16gb DDR4 2400 ram (ballistix) -250gb samsung 850 evo ssd -hyper 212 evo cpu cooler -haf 922 case first off, i gotta say - this case is awesome. it's freaking enormous (mostly steel, too, super heavy), and it has some really nice features that i never thought i'd like. you can see in the below picture that it has pushbutton releases for the DVD drives, which works remarkably well. additionally, they have a clever tray for HDDs that works pretty good. lastly, the amount of motherboard tray cutouts rivals any case i've ever built with. there's a ton of routing options in this case, and i love it as a result. the best part is the fans - it comes with two huge and quiet 200mm fans - one in the top, and one in the front. even cooler, every single fan mounting point has multiple size options for mounting holes, and the top fan can be removed for either two 120mm fans or a 240mm radiator, complete with mounting holes and bumpouts as appropriate. it's really nice. my only complaint was more of a generic thing. USB3 headers tend to be thick cables that are really annoying to get hidden. case manufacturers need to start making right-angle plugs for these, because it's tough to hide one that sticks out as much as this one did. i stashed it in the cords for the graphics card, but the cord's tight enough that i'm worried about it staying there long term if it gets jostled a lot. the motherboard was pretty good for the money as well. it's got a ton of plugs for everything you could want - even thunderbolt! my only real complaint was that there's no motherboards available for LGA2011-3 that aren't absolutely massive. this board's got more than most users would ever need, even for a big socket like this one. i totally overestimated on the cpu paste, since the 5820K's so big. i was terrified i'd use too little and wound up buttering a ton off the side of the chip. took ten minutes to clean it up. this is only my second build with this socket so i don't feel too bad, but perfectionist me was annoyed here's the rest of the components, in a pile. the psu box was huge. here's everything installed. note that the graphics card looks puny in this case. remember how i said i needed to buy a new case because this same card didn't fit in mine? yeah, that's how much bigger this case is than mine, and mine was no slouch. this picture you can see the fans and the extra mounting holes i mentioned pretty well. you can also see some of the cutouts - note the audio plug fitting loosely down there! the cabling in this case was so long, i had to coil it behind the motherboard. really well designed for the price.

so i've got a few builds coming up - one from a customer and one for me! mine's sort of an accidental one - i'll be gutting my system and putting it in a new case, since the existing case wasn't big enough to fit my new graphics card due to some misrepresentation of the card info on newegg. i'm using the carbide air 540, which is a cube case (very interesting design!). i'm out of town this weekend so i'll try to get it done sometime this week once the client build is done and out the door. i will post some pictures when it's done.

my 7870 2gb graphics card is still available. i also have a 27" 1920x1200 monitor that's got some banding for a few minutes after startup on one side for sale, if that's your thing. i ALSO have a storm scout computer case for sale.

HAX how did you figure this out eh? eh?