• 26Jul 09

  Rigged A New Engine

  Hiya.

  I've just acquired a new machine last week, all thanks to my mom and pops. I was successfully enrolled to my college of choice and they liked it, so they bought me this. It might seem to be mere intermediate machine for hardcore standards, but I'm still real proud, satisfied, and happy of it.

  Mobo's Asus P5Q Pro, with Core 2 Quad 2.83 GHz and Corsair TwinX 4 Gigs. GPU's Sapphire HD 4870 1 Gigs, and it's got a Vapor-X cooling or such. I put an Asus Silent Knight II to prevent overheating like I've experienced with my previous machine, and in addition, put it in an air-conditioned room, unlike its predecessor.

  Monitor is LG 18.5", and speakers are Altec Lansing BXR-something.

  I've tested it with Far Cry 2 and Saints Row 2, and so far it runs real well on ultra-high settings. I'd like to test it with a GTA IV, but haven't managed to get a copy. Maybe next week. Got any other suggestions I should test with this?

  • Posted Jul 26, 2009 9:37 am PT
  • Category: Computers
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• 8Apr 08

  Being Saxophonic

  These days I feel so saxophonic.
  I've just got my Maxtone alto saxophone about 2 weeks ago and now I'm studying how to play it. I can't afford a Yamaha; it costs about US$900 and they say it's for the intermediate-advanced players. Well for starters, I think my Maxtone will do.
  I recently am so addicted with smooth jazz, especially those which features saxophones as their main instrument. I favor Dave Koz, Kenny G, and Eric Darius as my want-to-be-like saxophonists. I've already got 3 DK albums and a Kenny G 2 CD pack "The Essentials" album at home, unfortunately I am still unable to find any Eric Darius album. I have ever watched him in a live concert with Jeff Lorber, hell he is so cool and I really want to have one of his smoothest album.
  And by the way, anybody can tell me a site where I can find musical notes/tabs/sheets of the musicians I mentioned above for free? I especially esteem the following tones:
  Can't Let You Go (The Sha La Song) (DK)
  Together Again (DK)
  Love is On The Way (DK)
  Definition of Beautiful (DK)
  Theme from Schindler's List (DK)
  Midnight Motion (Kenny G)
  Oh yeah, and I'm currently practicing The Fragrance of Dark Coffee (you know, Godot's theme) at home. Luckily, I've managed to find its sheets.

  • Posted Apr 8, 2008 5:31 am PT
  • Category: Music
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• 14Feb 08

  Overheating

  Several times ago I moved to a new place. Here my room is smaller than the one in my old place, so I have to put my PC in the 2nd floor living room. And I thought that made a significant difference.
  Previously my PC is inside the room, which is equipped with an AC. Therefore, I can affect my PC's temperature by manipulating the AC. But now, with it's moved to the living room, which there is no AC there, I feel that my PC overheats fast. My city is a well-hot one, you know.
  Once I ever played Just Cause ,Company of Heroes, and followed by Stranglehold (graphics setting: the most max) for about 5 hours nonstop and nothing happened. But now I played Call of Duty 4 and World in Conflict (graphics setting: medium) and for both games it sends the overheat warning just in the first 20 minutes. Do you have any suggestions for how to cool my PC down? Maybe buying some extra fans? Or special game cooler?
  Oh yeah, my VGA is Radeon X1900XT (it's an old model yeah but I have faith on it, it's still trustworthy after all) and I got 2 fans in the CPU.
  • Posted Feb 14, 2008 11:59 pm PT
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