Re: What game are you playing now?
Posted on 2014-05-11, 14:03
I just finished Tomb Raider 2014, Farcry 3, and Starcraft II : heart of the swarm. All three I highly recommend. Started a character now in Dark Souls II
Re: Minor (or major) injuries from gaming or building/using computer...?
Posted on 2014-05-11, 12:43
Touched a solder joint connected to the power button on my old 486 a few years back and got a nice zap. Instant blister from touching a red hot Intel DX4 100 Overdrive CPU many years ago. Sore forearm from too much WoW back in the day. Back issues + RSI 😀 Getting Old......
Re: Which OS to use on new system?
Posted on 2014-03-05, 23:54
I recently bought a new PC which was overkill. I'm using Windows 7 64-bit. I haven't had any problems. All games are extremely stable and I have only had one windows crash in four or five hundred hours of use - gaming and web browsing.
Re: Matrox Mystique: opinions?
Posted on 2014-03-05, 23:49
I think its great card. Not quite as fast as the Matrox Millenium but hook a mystique up to a PCI 5x86 and you will have a responsive Windows 98. I notice a big difference in speed and how solid the colours are between a Matrox Mystique/Matrox Millenium and a generic S3 card in Windows 98 on a 5x86 …
Re: Who else is pumped for VR?
Posted on 2014-03-05, 07:28
I'm pumped. I am really looking forward to the 1080p version of the Oculus Rift. I'm trying to hold off on buying the SD dev kit. I would have loved to try that Game of Thrones VR booth that was setup in the US. I'm not very enthused about strapping something to my head with wires or having to have …
Re: Story behind your avatar?
Posted on 2014-02-14, 01:37
I loved the Shining series. Shining the Holy Ark really took me back to the Mega Drive days. I never managed to get an English version of Shining Force III Scenario 3 and my misses at the time refused to translate it scene by scene after a while 😀
Re: Story behind your avatar?
Posted on 2014-02-13, 09:12
First RPG and JRPG I ever played and my favorite series of all time. Back in the Megadrive/Genesis SEGA hay days.
Re: "WANTED: vintage computers" - does this work?
Posted on 2014-02-13, 08:57
Re: My little pony and bad language?
Posted on 2014-02-13, 08:53
I started to notice Applejack using the phrase "What the heck" from time to time, it struck me during season 3. Urban dictionnary states that it is a fusion of the words hell and **ck. It is used by saying "What the heck!" as a stand-in for hell or **ck but is really worse than saying "What the …
Re: The ultimate Ultima 7 machine
Posted on 2014-01-07, 05:19
Jorpho wrote: Anyway, not especially relevant to the subject at hand. 🤣 thanks for pointing that out Jorpho 😀
Re: The ultimate Ultima 7 machine
Posted on 2014-01-07, 04:32
Have you guys heard of the FM Towns PC? Ultima 6 was fully voiced for that platform. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHb3cK5x5UU
Re: New Year's Resolution - Exit Retrogaming?
Posted on 2014-01-01, 08:18
I recently packed away all my retro gear and I will get rid of some of my CRT monitors and other large pieces but I'm holding onto the lot. One day I will want to get back into it and start tinkering again.
Re: Your speaker and headphone system(s)
Posted on 2013-12-31, 11:32
to anyone here who is interested in high quality headphones for music. The Alessandro MS1. Open headphones and around $100 AUD. simply amazing. once described to me as "headphones on steroids". completely true. looking at a frequency graph does not do these things justice. try them! 😀
Re: New Gaming Computer! Yippeeeee!
Posted on 2013-12-25, 21:10
Thanks to everyone who replied! Here's somewhat overkill that I actually ended up with: Intel Core i7 4770K LGA1150 3.5Ghz Gigabyte G1-Sniper-5 Motherboard (16x16x16x16) 2 x Gigabyte GTX 780 OC Edition G.Skills 16GB 1600Mhz 9-9-9-9-24 Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler Corsair CMPSU-850TXM 850W Modular PSU …
Re: New Gaming Computer! Yippeeeee!
Posted on 2013-12-25, 05:48
When you get it, be sure to let us know the 3DBench with Fastvid, and Speedsys results. ;) It boggles my mind at how I would even get those programs to run on this system. Im using Windows 7 64-bit and the Korean monitors I picked up cheap natively support 2560x1440 and don't like low-res I also …
Re: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Posted on 2013-12-25, 03:48
Re: Your speaker and headphone system(s)
Posted on 2013-12-24, 23:44
I can recall a few noise complaints a couple of years ago that involved sound sticks II speakers. They are extremely clear even at very high volumes pool side 😀 I was not the complainant or complainee 😀
Re: The ultimate Ultima 7 machine
Posted on 2013-12-24, 04:44
I completely agree with u guys but what an amazing vision for the future this game was. It was the 1992 version of Skyrim 😀
Re: Your speaker and headphone system(s)
Posted on 2013-12-24, 04:39
I've used the sound sticks and they not only look great but also pack a real punch. Excellent for mp3 play back and quite portable. I'm quietly regretting I didn't get them over the logi speakers 😀
Re: Dell makes surprisingly good retro PC's
Posted on 2013-12-23, 10:43
I put an ad in the local paper for retro bits and pieces. I had a lot of success early on; One of them was a Dell Optiplex which I scored for nothing and now runs my domain and apache. For some reason the Australian government has a huge contract with Dell so they are very easy to come by here. …
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