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i dunno, i've always tended towards taking the melody and changing what's going on around it. most people tend to think that this makes for a very liberal arrangement style, but the melody's always still a singable tune in the mix once i'm done, which is definitely not the case of a lot of people here. having a classical education and seeing the breadth of arrangements in the classical sphere makes the limitations on what's too liberal and what isn't here on ocr seem almost comical. that's not a criticism - we are supposed to be venerating video game music, after all, not Ives, this shouldn't be purposefully obfuscating the original - but it does seem narrow-minded sometimes when a track is rejected with a melody that's exactly the same as the original simply because it has different chords under it or something.

they're not the same as normal CPUs in the sense that you have to code stuff especially for them. but i'm sure you already knew that =P

on laptops, it's especially true that ghz don't matter. i've seen 1.8ghz low-power CPUs well out-perform systems with a 2.5ghz CPU. it's about cooling - and, by extension, the generation of chip you're using, which in turns controls the performance of said chips. topher, define breaking the bank. it's a common misconception that SFF PCs are cheaper than PCs because they're smaller. in truth, just like with laptops, miniaturization means you step back on performance or quality for the same price. if you want a bigbox machine, cyberpower's vapor pc is a nice system that you can really scale down - i was able to get a decent 'budget' system for 775, and that included a ton of stuff i wouldn't normally get like peripherals. you can easily build a mini-ITX system with an SSD for a pretty good price, too, and the nicest thing about that is that most of the low-power CPUs work for lower-end steam games as well. this in turn means that you might be able to get away with an external power supply, like a picoPSU. if you want, i can price out a basic system. heck, i've got a spare case and PSU sitting around that might fit what you're looking for.

looks like a decent deal. it's not a seven-year laptop but it'll do pretty good. the slow HDD is the biggest issue - spend 75$ for a 128gb SSD at some point and you'll be really surprised at the performance difference. aspire's kinda the standard acer line - they're not show-stoppers in build quality but they're also not hp/walmart specials.

i updated the thread name.

selling a Powercolor HD 7870 Ghz edition video card. 2gb VRAM, great performance in most modern games. just finished killing dragon age inquisition a month or two ago on mostly high settings at 1920x1200. it's roughly equivalent to a GTX 760 or R9 270/270X, and a step below the R9 280/280X and new GTX 960. still a really great card for what you'll be paying for it. i'm getting a 4k monitor in a bit so i need some extra oomph. this is the card, it's the one i bought a year ago a few pages back. i'll sell it for 100$.

edit - sold the headphones.

i did think he wanted a gaming laptop. along those lines, anorax, i just so happen to be selling my music pc, so ping me if you're interested. it'd be going for a very heavy discount...like, 8 cores and 12gb for less than half what i paid for it. if you need to pick a brand, and only one brand, lenovo still makes the toughest general-use laptops out there. you pay for it, though. acers are also pretty solid in-general. i'll also point to chromebooks if you think your use can make that work - they're like 150-200$, so even if it's garbage, you throw it out three years in a row and buy a new one, and it's still cheaper than most general laptops for the same period of time. and it's a freaking new computer each year.

is there a real and specific need to game on the go on that laptop? if so, you're going to need to shell out a bit of cash, and make some sacrifices. a discrete graphics card, which you need for even some more basic games, uses a lot more power and definitely costs more bank than an integrated solution. it sounds like you have a laptop now that works pretty well for what you're doing. so why replace that? use it as a mobile machine, and get a desktop. you can get twice the PC for the same price. or, if you're set on giving it away, distill what you use it for (probably browsing and stuff) and replace it with something that does that, like a tablet or cheap chromebook, and use the money you've not spent on a new laptop on that desktop. if you're set on a laptop, you've gotta think about what you'll want a few years from now. things like hard drive space are easily expandable, so don't pay up-front for tons of spare space. along those lines, RAM is usually pretty cheap to buy aftermarket and install yourself, so don't pay a ton for whatever markup they put on it. focus on a big CPU, and if you plan on gaming, a decent graphics card. most games aren't multithreaded right now, let alone use a quad core to capacity, so focus more on getting a modern CPU with a high base clockrate (not turbo clockrate) rather than more cores. even a few years from now, i'd be surprised if fully multi-threaded games came out that used a slower quad better than a fast dual-core. additionally, dual-cores are much more power efficient and last longer on battery. also, in general, i prefer intel's CPUs but that's more personal lately than anything. in the past, they were just about always better than AMD, but AMD's mobile CPUs are making a comeback, so don't totally discount them. regarding GPUs, i still use this as a good comparison. there's so many mobile versions now that it's difficult to keep track. note that if you're not planning on gaming, a discrete GPU isn't really needed. regarding brands, i prefer lenovo. beyond that...there's really a lot less difference between the major manufacturers than there used to be. in terms of build quality, you want an outer shell of either strong, solid plastic or metal, that features a solid hinge that hinges on the outside edges of the case (rather than a central hinge which is more stressful on the material) and doesn't flex much when you twist on the bias. you want a solidly-grounded power input with a large plug where it enters the computer, a keyboard that isn't dead-center on the laptop top (where it'll put your hand over a hot HDD or CPU), and a cooling system that uses both a sizable air intake on the bottom and a good-sized blower on the side. you'll also want a chill pad of some sort to set it on when you're not using it but it's on - anything that reduces the heat stress of the internal components is a good thing to have. you'll likely end up with something like this in the long run. there are few options out there that pair a good CPU and a decent GPU (the 840M is surprisingly powerful for the size!) without having to also pay for things like a big HDD and a bunch of extra RAM. if you can find one with a smaller HDD and just replace it with a 120gb SSD, you're set for a long time.

edit - decided to keep the music pc, but sold the interface.

i still listen to medicine lake. great sound.

how about this for a resolution: take more time in between posting, so you're not every other post always

while another prophet in the oven would indeed reduce the number of months that my wife was pregnant in 2015, i'm hoping to avoid that for a while.

my resolution is for my wife to be pregnant for fewer months next year.

holy shit, the pretentiousness of this statement is making me laugh so hard.

hexakill is hilarious, especially as twitch. i am the worst ADC ever, but i can farm champs instead of kills, so it works out.

get the whole kit, use a renamer like Advanced Renamer, done.

you play along with jeopardy?

actually, my wife and i are expecting another child! i admit i don't get the dig, though, was it supposed to be funny? in america, adopted children are actually pretty special since they often give childless couples a chance at parenthood, so if we were in a position where adopting was a good idea, i guess i'd feel pretty good. but i don't have a boyfriend. my son will occasionally sit with me when i play games, but never for more than a few seconds at a time. we still track his screen time quite a bit anyways so it's rare that he's looking at a tv for more than the length of one baby einstein episode at a time.

father of the year right here

i use an old media pc as a media server now. if you're using cobian or other free alternatives, any pc will work as a 'server' or NAStybox. it sits behind a chair in my room. i've got it set up that i can remote into it via a link on my desktop (using RDP) so i never hook it to a monitor or anything. i'd recommend the red versions of WD drives. my 3tb is fantastic. greens are...not as good of quality in my opinion. let me know when it's time to upgrade. you were doing meteorology stuff, right? i bet some of the new processors and their theoretical processing limits have you salivating =)

just bumping this. remember that if you don't want it to be running custom firmware, you can just update it and it'll go back to being a normal ps3 (albeit one that can't ever go back to cfw).

i should clarify that it's generally acceptable for a mom to not breastfeed if she's having issues with mastitis, or the baby's having trouble latching on, etc. - but it's generally considered standard practice to feed your baby yourself, not the other way around. there's such obvious health benefits for both that it doesn't make a ton of sense to avoid it unless there's a big reason to.

a few notes: yes, i'm still doing this. also, i'm looking to move some spare parts along the pipeline, so let me know if you're interested in buying a computer. of note is the graphics card i got about a year ago (HD 7870, 2gb VRAM, GHz edition, by powercolor). i also have an HTPC case available that i'd be willing to sell to whomever is interested, along with a 150w picoPSU (about the size of your thumb, basically as small as it gets, 98% efficiency, external transformer about the size of an xbox power brick) to use with it.

that's true. my ps3 seemed to render FFXIII pretty well, but admittedly XIII-2 wasn't near as nice to look at on the 360. i know you were banging these drums when the games came out, but it's nice to hear a review of xiii-3 that wasn't "well it wasn't as bad as x other game", which most of them appear to be.