Motherboard delivered @ around 12:20PM while I was napping and as soon as I got it, I went to town with it! First PC ever built, hooked up everything, fired it up... ALL IS GOOD!
Work time, I'll update next post and mention all the parts.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Disappointment!
Update on the new PC.
So I've received 8/9 of the parts that I've ordered from newegg.ca. 3 separate deliveries, 3 separate locations. Got the first package containing the case and PSU, CPU and OS on Monday. Second package came in Tuesday containing GPU, HDD, RAM and free Shogun 2 game. Now I'm just missing the motherboard which is the most important part, because it's where everything is connected. It's like the body of the PC. It would've been awesome if the last part was like the OS or the ram, I mean... it could've been ANYTHING. ANYTHING AT ALL! But NO! It has to be the motherboard. So, it seems it's not coming at all until Monday. Yeah, that blows.
I was really hoping I could assemble it during my day off. But no. If it was like the PSU or whatever... except the case, I could've assembled some of them and just attached the missing part on Monday. Unfortunately, things just doesn't go the way you want them to be. I have to amuse myself with some other form of entertainment during this weekend. Friday is a holiday but I'm most likely working anyway.
I can't really gather all my thoughts because of how bummed out I feel right now. It sucks, but ya know. Just life. I'm thinking though, since I've waited THIS freakin long for all the parts. I am hoping that there will be no more disappointments once it gets here and everything turns out well. I don't know what I just typed right there but whatever, I hope it made sense. I need sleep.
I'll update again... soon. Hopefully something good.
So I've received 8/9 of the parts that I've ordered from newegg.ca. 3 separate deliveries, 3 separate locations. Got the first package containing the case and PSU, CPU and OS on Monday. Second package came in Tuesday containing GPU, HDD, RAM and free Shogun 2 game. Now I'm just missing the motherboard which is the most important part, because it's where everything is connected. It's like the body of the PC. It would've been awesome if the last part was like the OS or the ram, I mean... it could've been ANYTHING. ANYTHING AT ALL! But NO! It has to be the motherboard. So, it seems it's not coming at all until Monday. Yeah, that blows.
I was really hoping I could assemble it during my day off. But no. If it was like the PSU or whatever... except the case, I could've assembled some of them and just attached the missing part on Monday. Unfortunately, things just doesn't go the way you want them to be. I have to amuse myself with some other form of entertainment during this weekend. Friday is a holiday but I'm most likely working anyway.
I can't really gather all my thoughts because of how bummed out I feel right now. It sucks, but ya know. Just life. I'm thinking though, since I've waited THIS freakin long for all the parts. I am hoping that there will be no more disappointments once it gets here and everything turns out well. I don't know what I just typed right there but whatever, I hope it made sense. I need sleep.
I'll update again... soon. Hopefully something good.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Brand New PC! - First Custom Build PC
Just ordered PC parts to build myself a powerhouse a couple of days ago. Was just shipped this morning. I'm so excited! Never built a PC before but I've always wanted to. I hope everything turns out good. And nothing is DOA (dead on arival) because that would suck bad! And very frustrating!
I'll list my hardware when they all get here. Its not an over the top PC but definitely pretty good. Cost me a little less than $1200. My budget was $1000 and I reached it. Except when the taxes and shipping kicked in... BAM!
One thing to list, CPU is i7 2600K, and... might as well list the GPU: Sapphire Radeon 6870. I didn't get a SLI ready motherboard because I don't need to SLI. In the future, I'll just get another single GPU for upgrade... which hopefully won't be too soon. Hoping this lasts 2-5 years!
I'm out!!! ZzzzzZZZZzzz...
I'll list my hardware when they all get here. Its not an over the top PC but definitely pretty good. Cost me a little less than $1200. My budget was $1000 and I reached it. Except when the taxes and shipping kicked in... BAM!
One thing to list, CPU is i7 2600K, and... might as well list the GPU: Sapphire Radeon 6870. I didn't get a SLI ready motherboard because I don't need to SLI. In the future, I'll just get another single GPU for upgrade... which hopefully won't be too soon. Hoping this lasts 2-5 years!
I'm out!!! ZzzzzZZZZzzz...
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Laptop Reformat — Just like new...
"We owe you for that."
"Just like new..."
"Drop your weapon!"
Matrix... yeah anyway. Reformatted my HP Laptop and brought it back to factory settings. Had to delete crap from it again like before. That's also the last time I'm buying HP Laptop. I'll go Asus next time. Only reason I bought that is because I didn't have money to pay it in full so I used Best Buy X months to pay thinger-majigger.
If it's a laptop, Asus from Newegg, Tigerdirect, or NCIX. But I really want a power house custom PC for my next one. This laptop can play good games but the problem is overheating. Sucks.
Reason for reformatting is... I don't know. Paranoid that something is in my PC lurking around? I also bought Sandboxie to keep it clean. Hopefully I won't need to reformat for a few years.
"Just like new..."
"Drop your weapon!"
Matrix... yeah anyway. Reformatted my HP Laptop and brought it back to factory settings. Had to delete crap from it again like before. That's also the last time I'm buying HP Laptop. I'll go Asus next time. Only reason I bought that is because I didn't have money to pay it in full so I used Best Buy X months to pay thinger-majigger.
If it's a laptop, Asus from Newegg, Tigerdirect, or NCIX. But I really want a power house custom PC for my next one. This laptop can play good games but the problem is overheating. Sucks.
Reason for reformatting is... I don't know. Paranoid that something is in my PC lurking around? I also bought Sandboxie to keep it clean. Hopefully I won't need to reformat for a few years.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
[MHP3rd] Dual Sword vs HR5 Green Nargacuga [8:21] (双剣vsナルガクルガ亜 種)
Killed in 8 minutes and 21 seconds. No juice. No bombs. No traps. No flash bombs. Not captured. Just slicing and dicing from start to end.
My very first "Speed Run" video for Monster Hunter. I was inspired when I finally got my Artisan+4 Sharpener+8 charm after countless charm runs. I took the completed set (which was only missing the charm) for a test drive. Target: Naruga.
That very first attempt (which wasn't recorded, but screenshotted, I killed him in 8:19. This one is 2 seconds longer. But with enough luck, you can kill this guy in around 7 minutes. But I didn't wanna go there. He was limping before the 7 minute mark, IIRC.
Thanks to the Armor Tool by crashdriive for helping me create this set.
http://mhp3rd.zxq.net/
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd database
http://p3db.com/
MHP3rd GameFAQs board (I'm SuperVolt there)
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/991479-monster-hunter-portable-3rd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNxVXOT_gIE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNxVXOT_gIE
My very first "Speed Run" video for Monster Hunter. I was inspired when I finally got my Artisan+4 Sharpener+8 charm after countless charm runs. I took the completed set (which was only missing the charm) for a test drive. Target: Naruga.
That very first attempt (which wasn't recorded, but screenshotted, I killed him in 8:19. This one is 2 seconds longer. But with enough luck, you can kill this guy in around 7 minutes. But I didn't wanna go there. He was limping before the 7 minute mark, IIRC.
Thanks to the Armor Tool by crashdriive for helping me create this set.
http://mhp3rd.zxq.net/
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd database
http://p3db.com/
MHP3rd GameFAQs board (I'm SuperVolt there)
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/991479-monster-hunter-portable-3rd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNxVXOT_gIE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNxVXOT_gIE
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Resetting Sleep Cycle -- Nifty
Stumbled upon an article. I could definitely use this.
http://parentingsquad.com/easy-way-to-reset-your-sleep-cycle-stop-eating
Easy way to reset your sleep cycle: Stop eating
by Will Chen
Not eating for 12-16 hours can help people quickly reset their sleep-wake cycle, according to a new study from the Harvard Medical School. This discovery can drastically improve a person's ability to cope with jet lag or adjust to working late shifts.
Scientists have long known that our circadian rhythm is regulated by our exposure to light. Now they have found a second "food clock" that takes over when we are hungry. This mechanism probably evolved to make sure starving mammals don't go to sleep when they should be foraging for food.
The lead researcher Clifford Saper explains:
The neat thing about this second clock is that it can override the main clock ... and you should just flip into that new time zone in one day.
It usually takes people a week to fully adjust to a new time zone or sleeping schedule. To think that this new "food clock" hack can help you change your internal clock in one day is mind boggling.
How does it work?
Simply stop eating during the 12-16 hour period before you want to be awake. Once you start eating again, your internal clock will be reset as though it is the start of a new day. Your body will consider the time you break your fast as your new "morning."
For example, if you want to start waking up at 2:00 am, you should start fasting between 10:00 am or 2:00 pm the previous day, and don't break your fast until you wake up at 2:00 am. Make sure you eat a nice healthy meal to jumpstart your system.
Another example: If you are travelling from Los Angeles to Tokyo, figure out when breakfast is served in Tokyo, and don't eat for the 12-16 hours before Tokyo's breakfast time.
Why does this work?
Like everything else in our evolutionary history, it has to do with survival:
http://parentingsquad.com/easy-way-to-reset-your-sleep-cycle-stop-eating
Easy way to reset your sleep cycle: Stop eating
by Will Chen
Not eating for 12-16 hours can help people quickly reset their sleep-wake cycle, according to a new study from the Harvard Medical School. This discovery can drastically improve a person's ability to cope with jet lag or adjust to working late shifts.
Scientists have long known that our circadian rhythm is regulated by our exposure to light. Now they have found a second "food clock" that takes over when we are hungry. This mechanism probably evolved to make sure starving mammals don't go to sleep when they should be foraging for food.
The lead researcher Clifford Saper explains:
The neat thing about this second clock is that it can override the main clock ... and you should just flip into that new time zone in one day.
It usually takes people a week to fully adjust to a new time zone or sleeping schedule. To think that this new "food clock" hack can help you change your internal clock in one day is mind boggling.
How does it work?
Simply stop eating during the 12-16 hour period before you want to be awake. Once you start eating again, your internal clock will be reset as though it is the start of a new day. Your body will consider the time you break your fast as your new "morning."
For example, if you want to start waking up at 2:00 am, you should start fasting between 10:00 am or 2:00 pm the previous day, and don't break your fast until you wake up at 2:00 am. Make sure you eat a nice healthy meal to jumpstart your system.
Another example: If you are travelling from Los Angeles to Tokyo, figure out when breakfast is served in Tokyo, and don't eat for the 12-16 hours before Tokyo's breakfast time.
Why does this work?
Like everything else in our evolutionary history, it has to do with survival:
"For a small mammal, finding food on a daily basis is a critical mission. Even a few days of starvation, a common threat in natural environments, may result in death," the study said.
"Hence, it is adaptive for animals to have a secondary "master clock" that can allow the animal to switch its behavioral patterns rapidly after a period of starvation to maximize the opportunity of finding food sources at the same time on following days."
The shift is a survival mechanism in small mammals that forces them to change their sleeping patterns, Fuller suggests. One starvation cycle is enough to override the traditional light-based circadian clock, the study suggests.
"This new timepiece enables animals to switch their sleep and wake schedules in order to maximize their opportunity of finding food."
"A period of fasting with no food at all for about 16 hours is enough to engage this new clock," says Saper.
"So, in this case, simply avoiding any food on the plane, and then eating as soon as you land, should help you to adjust — and avoid some of the uncomfortable feelings of jet lag." CBC (quoting study published in the May 22 issue of Science.
Ad-hoc Party goodness
Played with an old SC2 buddy, which I haven't played SC2 with in a LONG time. Like months lol. Was fun, we were rusty but we got our mojo back somehow, but not 100%. Need to play more Starcraft II goodness. I'm also trying to get my brother to buy a new computer/laptop and get SC2 lol. Don't really wanna pressure him though.
On another note, MHP3rd is getting a little bit too boring again and playing it is quickly becoming a chore. Not cool. So, to solve it, I logged on Japanese Ad-hoc Party and group up! Was fun! Having played FFXI before, I knew some terms to communicate nicely, ^_^;
Speaking of FFXI, I need an MMO as good as that. WoW suck, and FFXIV is broken and I don't feel like levelling again in XI. Why did they have to raise level cap, damnit! Hope they fix XIV soon and release it for PS3.
Also, Diablo 3 needs to come out soon too. Hahaha.
Oh yeah, I found out that there's a WordPress Blackberry app. Actually posting this there. Don't need to sit down on my PC to blog about nonsense. Yay. I'm out!
I think I'm developing sleeping disorder, lol. Trying to fix it by sleeping the same hours each day. ~_~
On another note, MHP3rd is getting a little bit too boring again and playing it is quickly becoming a chore. Not cool. So, to solve it, I logged on Japanese Ad-hoc Party and group up! Was fun! Having played FFXI before, I knew some terms to communicate nicely, ^_^;
Speaking of FFXI, I need an MMO as good as that. WoW suck, and FFXIV is broken and I don't feel like levelling again in XI. Why did they have to raise level cap, damnit! Hope they fix XIV soon and release it for PS3.
Also, Diablo 3 needs to come out soon too. Hahaha.
Oh yeah, I found out that there's a WordPress Blackberry app. Actually posting this there. Don't need to sit down on my PC to blog about nonsense. Yay. I'm out!
I think I'm developing sleeping disorder, lol. Trying to fix it by sleeping the same hours each day. ~_~
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