New Computer
I'm in the process of building a new computer. Surprisingly all the parts I ordered arrived on the same day, so I've spent a good chunk of the evening putting it together.
First off, the case is HUGE. It didn't occur to me just how big it was going to be when I ordered it. It could eat our previous computer. Being big is a help, though. It makes it easier to install things without have to do twister with my hands.
Everything boots up fine. I need to install drivers and stress test it to make sure that all the parts are performing as expected. So far, so good.
I have a feeling that I'll need to buy another stick of RAM, but this is already such a huge upgrade that I won't really notice the fact that I'm running a little light on RAM for a little while.
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So, the reason for building this is that for the past several years I've always been fighting against underpowered machines. Want to do big digital art? Computer can't handle it. Want to play some newer games? Computer can't handle it. Want to record some audio (or video)? Jump through hoops and get something okayish. I've been fed up for a while, but got a small windfall and decided to use part of that on a gaming PC. Not top of the line, but mid-highish. Once I get it all set up, I might try my hand at twitch streaming, or not. I might just enjoy not having to hack at .ini files to get things to run smoothly.
First off, the case is HUGE. It didn't occur to me just how big it was going to be when I ordered it. It could eat our previous computer. Being big is a help, though. It makes it easier to install things without have to do twister with my hands.
Everything boots up fine. I need to install drivers and stress test it to make sure that all the parts are performing as expected. So far, so good.
I have a feeling that I'll need to buy another stick of RAM, but this is already such a huge upgrade that I won't really notice the fact that I'm running a little light on RAM for a little while.
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So, the reason for building this is that for the past several years I've always been fighting against underpowered machines. Want to do big digital art? Computer can't handle it. Want to play some newer games? Computer can't handle it. Want to record some audio (or video)? Jump through hoops and get something okayish. I've been fed up for a while, but got a small windfall and decided to use part of that on a gaming PC. Not top of the line, but mid-highish. Once I get it all set up, I might try my hand at twitch streaming, or not. I might just enjoy not having to hack at .ini files to get things to run smoothly.