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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Raz The Friggin Grea on October 05, 2007, 03:36:15 AM
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Just got home and ordered the following.....
BFG Ultra 8800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143107
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Logitech G9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?Image=26-104-079-01.jpg%2c26-104-079-02.jpg%2c26-104-079-03.jpg%2c26-104-079-04.jpg%2c26-104-079-05.jpg%2c26-104-079-06.jpg%2c26-104-079-07.jpg%2c26-104-079-08.jpg%2c26-104-079-09.jpg%2c26-104-079-10.jpg%2c26-104-079-11.jpg&S7ImageFlag=0&Depa=0&Description=Logitech+G9+Black+Wired+Laser+Gaming+Mouse
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Then a few odds and ends (new mouse pad, cold cathode\'s).
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$700? Damn. I\'ll stick to consoles, thanks.
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Bah!!!
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nice stuff you are getting there...
I\'m getting ready to pull the trigger on a new LCD Monitor... I do a lot of graphics work, so I need a good one. I\'d love a 24" and the only affordable ones are TN panels, which are junk when it come to color reproduction.
What size monitor are you driving with that 8800ultra?
It\'s crazy that I can get (3) 20" widescreen LCDs for the cost of (1) 24"
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Why did you end up going with BFG over EVGA?
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20.1 Inch - overkill baby!
No real reason other than clock speed.
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Jeebus, man. That\'s a beefy card. Have fun. :thumb:
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i bought heaps of new crap lately too, just new ram, psu, dvd burner, groovy fans and a few other little things.
Will be doing a full update next year, but my car will come first.
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Next on my list (maybe next week)..
A: Aftermarket CPU cooler , GPU cooler and gaming keyboard.
or
B: New computer chair. Right now I am just using a kitchen chair, as my chair got broke when I moved around three years ago.
:thumb:
I hate to think how much this PC will end up being when I am "finished". Everytime I add something, I tell myself to lay off of it for awhile, but come payday, I end up picking at least one thing up. This check was different, as I had all bills paid and four days OT within a two week span . Picked my stuff up, the wife a couple seasons of Gilmore Girls and got the kids some stuff.
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B: New computer chair. Right now I am just using a kitchen chair, as my chair got broke when I moved around three years ago.
*Stares at kitchen chair I\'m sitting on.*
Yeah I know what you mean. :(
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Eh, broke down and ordered some 120MM fans, for my exhaust.
I really need to put the debit card down.
:D
Next check is a chair and good set of headphones for sure though.
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I really hate to sound like a bother, but why\'d you buy the top-end video card now? In a few months, the next generation shows up at the same price.
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Well...because he CAN.
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I really hate to sound like a bother, but why\'d you buy the top-end video card now? In a few months, the next generation shows up at the same price.
i hear this every time someone buys a new system. I figure youll drive yourself crazy thinking about that so when you want to/can, buy.
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I really hate to sound like a bother, but why\'d you buy the top-end video card now? In a few months, the next generation shows up at the same price.
Why wait for something we\'ve never even seen? You can play the waiting game in any situation.
Well, all my stuff came in today. Just got everything installed, haven\'t had much time to play around with it - been sick all day.
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^^
Best...avater...ever.
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you must have a helluva job if you can afford stuff like that AND children.
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you must have a helluva job if you can afford stuff like that AND children.
Pays good for where I live, but like I said, I had four days OT. That makes a huge difference in my check (which I get paid every two weeks). I get another raise next week - woot!
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What do you do for work (considers a career change) :P
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He\'s a giggolo. :)
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What do you do for work (considers a career change) :P
Press Tech
Short version - assistant operator for a printing press, matching customer specs and troubleshooting. So, basically big magazine titles are printed where I work. Customer sends in files what they want it to look like, we match it. A lot of times they fly in and make sure the finished product looks like they want. There is on the average, three people under me on the Press and one person above me. The person above me is in charge of all the paper work and training me (I\'m on contract for three years, I get evaluated every six months and receive a raise every six months). A lot of mental work, to be honest. Constantly trying to match colors to what someone expects and at the same time, run a certain amount of any given magazine per hour (around 32,000).
Honestly, it\'s nothing glamorous . No college degree or anything, started out as a part-time factory job when I was 18 and now six years later, I\'ve worked my way up . Went through a couple department changes and promotions and got there. I\'d like to go back to school and change careers, but where I live this pays good and now that I have kids, I really have no desire to move. Not to mention my time off. My current work schedule is like this..
Work Three days - off four (12 hour shifts), swing shift. Every six weeks I work nights and then switch back to days.
Three weeks paid vacation.
One "floating holiday" - a holiday I can take at any time.
Up to seven call ins (well, really six, on the seventh you get fired). Each call in can be counted as one week though. So, call in the first day of your work week and don\'t come in all week. I usually call in three times a year, which to me, equals up to be six weeks vacation (three paid, three not paid, as it\'s just me calling in for those weeks).
The work itself can be challenging sometimes and other times downright boring. On night shift I usually bring in either my Zune or laptop and watch movies / listen to music. Dayshift isn\'t near as relaxed, due to the fact customers tour the place during the daytime. Right now I am pulling 12 weeks of nights and loving it. Every night I either listen to the Zune, watch movies or just disappear for a few hours, then when I come back my boss disappears. Can\'t beat that.
-shrugs-
And woot - as typing this, the Fedex guy stopped by and delivered my Nvidia sticker and 120MM green exhaust fan.
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what magazines do you print?
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Short list.
Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Gourment, Maire Claire. Use to do PSM also. Couple computer magazines also.
Loved doin PSM, as most times a magazine is printed up to two months ahead of time. Never could post any of the stuff in the upcoming issues tho\', due to an NDA.