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I'm baaa-aack! - Lokishadow - 08-14-2011
Hello, all,
It's been a long time since Elric of Grans and I decided to tear into the D2 vibrator bug, and I really don't a have a lot under my belt since then, other than all the usual stuff that happens in life.
I caught the Blizzard announcement of the Diablo 3 beta coming, and finally decided to buy a serious upgrade from my current Toshiba lappy, which is running a puny Radeon 4200 onboard chipset for graphics. If you don't know what it is, it lets me run Oblivion with everything turned on (except the stupid grass), though my keyboard gets really, really hot.
My new rig is, by my standards, an obscene expenditure of money, but I got it to play Starcraft 2 (which I'm going to try my hand at competitively), and Diablo 3. For those interested, here's a list of specs:
Core i5 2500k (will be overclocked)
EVGA Superclock CPU cooler (for overclocking, Hardware Secrets Gold award)
Corsair XMS3 DDR3-1333 (8GB)
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 motherboard
EVGA Superclock GTX 570 (can't afford a second one, maybe a Christmas present?)
Corsair AX850 Gold 850 watt PSU, Gold Plus certified, SLI certified
Cooler Master HAF X 942 Nvidia edition (I'm not an Nvidia fanboy, I just like the green)
Seagate Barracuda 500GB hard drive (leftover from my other desktop...hey, I ran out of money).
Hitachi optical drive (another cannibalization from my last PC).
Of course, as soon as it's up and running, I'm bopping on over to the Blizzard website to register it for the beta. Nom nom nom. Please, Blizzard!
Like that's going to do any good. Well, I can wish. And if I get in, I'll be streaming on ustream and uploading to youtube. I haven't built my channel on there, but my handle on youtube in Lokishadow as well.
Just be warned: I am an ugly sonofa...you get the idea. But you'll have the dubious pleasure of seeing my ugly mug and live (or recorded) Diablo 3 footage. Nom nom nom. I can't wait.
As if 11.11.11 weren't enough of a reason to buy the new pc. Yes, I'm a huge Bethesda fan as well. Blizzard and Bethesda are pretty much my favorite game companies.
I'm going to come back here a bit more often now. Since I'm not spending all my time studying pc part compatibility, and I finally finished college.
Special thanks:
Bolty!!!! You da man!! - for making the LL
Sirian (if you're even reading this) - for opening my eyes to game analysis
Pete - for being so awesome
Occhidiangela - for the great feedback you gave during the vibrator bug analysis
Elric of Grans - for helping me with the vibrator bug, staying up to talk with me at all hours, and putting pictures into the post (which is something I still don't know how to do)
And everyone else on the LL!!!
Okay, end of random gibberish.
-Loki
RE: I'm baaa-aack! - MonTy - 08-17-2011
(08-14-2011, 06:48 AM)Lokishadow Wrote: Okay, end of random gibberish.
-Loki
Ahh, random gibberish, the LL I remember and love!
But it seems we're in the same boat, I've also just purchased a new PC for StarCraft II, Diablo 3, and other games I could not have fathomed playing at decent graphical settings.
First PC I've built in a long, long time, and very happy with it! Can't believe how much easier they make things now... modular power supplies, fancy cases. Kids have it easy now!
But she's running beautifully!http://imgur.com/xxRsn?full
Corsair Graphite 600T - http://goo.gl/yaEpA
Asus P8P67 Pro - http://goo.gl/MGd29
i7-2.6K 3.4GHz - http://goo.gl/OO2bZ
Evga GTX 580 - http://goo.gl/sreJy
Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR 1600 - http://goo.gl/Qyt0A
Crucial M4 128GB SSD - http://goo.gl/pm1qo
PSU -CORSAIR Gold AX850 - http://goo.gl/VAxJP
CORSAIR H100 Liquid CPU Cooler - http://goo.gl/sBUAM
For SC2 I'm not planning on playing competitively, but I have a real life friend that I practice with and have fun discussing our ladder games/stories
Currently rank 1 platinum, Zerg. Feel free to add me via bnet- MonTy.192. What's your rank/race? Good to see some Lurkers playing StarCraft! Hope to see you in game.Cheers!
-MonTy
RE: I'm baaa-aack! - eppie - 08-17-2011
(08-14-2011, 06:48 AM)Lokishadow Wrote: Hello, all,
Okay, end of random gibberish.
-Loki
Great, some 3 years ago I started a thread asking for some advice about a new laptop. My concern was that it had to run Diablo3 smoothly when it would be released.
Now 3 years later.....I think I will have to buy a new laptop again before D3 will be in stores.
RE: I'm baaa-aack! - Bolty - 08-17-2011
Lokishadow: Last post - 08-10-2010
...and then you come out of the woodwork a year later.
One of the real "kicks" I get out of the Lounge is seeing people who haven't been around in forever suddenly showing up again. Those posters who haven't been around in years and years pop in, see they still have an account here, and pick up where they left off.
Diablo III is likely to produce a number of such posters. I'm looking forward to seeing who else stops by. You mentioned Sirian...the guy hasn't posted since 09-15-2006. But his account's still here, and you never know...
RE: I'm baaa-aack! - Kylearan - 08-18-2011
Hi,
(08-17-2011, 12:49 PM)Bolty Wrote: You mentioned Sirian...the guy hasn't posted since 09-15-2006. But his account's still here, and you never know...Some gossip: Sirian popped up for a very short time at Realms Beyond a year ago, when Civilization V came out (he had been involved in its making). He's married now.
Since he mentioned his wife is a gamer too, let's hope he'll return with some stories when D3 is out. 
RE: I'm baaa-aack! - jahcs - 08-19-2011
(08-17-2011, 12:49 PM)Bolty Wrote: Lokishadow: Last post - 08-10-2010
...and then you come out of the woodwork a year later.
One of the real "kicks" I get out of the Lounge is seeing people who haven't been around in forever suddenly showing up again. Those posters who haven't been around in years and years pop in, see they still have an account here, and pick up where they left off.
Diablo III is likely to produce a number of such posters. I'm looking forward to seeing who else stops by. You mentioned Sirian...the guy hasn't posted since 09-15-2006. But his account's still here, and you never know...
Heh, I came back, saw the corrupted wish game was still going, and that someone had even stolen my sandwich -- er, wish.
RE: I'm baaa-aack! - Occhidiangela - 08-24-2011
Loki, Semper Fi and all that.
Me and vibrators, at Ogden's ... well, let's keep it all Family Friendly!
Good to see you break cover.
D III.
Yessssssssssss.