ChristopherRobin
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Quote:I dunno Foo can I get that Dissatisfaction Guarantee in writing?Originally Posted by The_Foo
If anyone wants to pay me $1000, I will build them a system. Parts will cost extra. Dissatisfaction guaranteed.
Lol, I'll do my best but don't expect me to give up all mah "trade secretz."Quote:Originally Posted by LadyJudgement
Very cool update, looking forward to the final spec list... I will have many, "why did you such and such..." questions. Be prepared for a press conference CR.
While this is mostly true Foo there are exceptions. You can still plug a internal Firewire cable onto a USBQuote:Originally Posted by The_Foo
Building your own computer is actually very easy these days. It's mostly a matter of inserting things into the only slot they'll fit in, and putting screws in holes (though not necessarily in that order).
Let's see the list of specs!
Also, as always, I highly recommend: Tom's Hardware's Best Graphics Cards For The Money as a resource!
pinout and it will line up fine... of course it will also wreck your motherboard as soon as you turn it on.
I know what you mean though and there certainly are more people building computers now than in the past
but I think good system building is something of an art. It's like drawing, just about anyone can put
pencil to paper (like say for 5-ish minutes cough cough Hot Pencil Thread, cough, Get to it, cough... ahem
)
and make a decent sketch but those that take the time and really study their craft, hone their technique
and pay attention to the details usually can produce better (sometimes amazing) results.
This is a custom system (built by someone else) a customer brought to me years ago for a full overhaul,
"keep the case (which was a classic Coolermaster ATC 201
) gut the rest, and make it awesome
again... don't go over two grand" were his instructions to me and since he had a big side window installed
and wasn't in a hurry I decided to take my time with the cable-gami and really show it off. Before and After.
That guys still comes to me for everything computer related... not that the first guy who built his
custom machine gave him a failed machine, he put everything in the right slot and tightened
down all the screws (though he had forgotten the two screws that go on the back end of the hard
drive to keep it level... you might be able to see in the first pic it's sitting on a bad angle sloping down
towards the front of the machine) and it had run ok for two years (some overheating issues due to
blocked airflow) but it wasn't what I would call a great build.
P.S. While your link is to the UK version of the site, Tom's is one of many great resources for those with questions.
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Sorry I missed the latest Livestream BW
I had to do the family thing for Turkey day and then it was off to the races for Black Friday.
I will go and check it out soon as I get a free moment as I enjoy hearing and
seeing your take on any art related subjects.
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Quote:I will cram as much as I can into the time I have.Originally Posted by LadyJudgement
Sweet, just how far are you gonna customize this CR? Are you gonna add die cuts or resin molds? I've seen some sweet paint jobs that look like car finishes... Can't wait to see the finish, may I suggest one thing... a really BIG monitor, over 24" or two 20"s... also will you be using one of those awesome 1GB graphic cards, or SLI-ing it? How crazy will the HD be? A terrabyte? Minimum 4GBs of RAM no?
I love a good custom pc...
In Pyro's case his hdd may fail at any moment and he is going through CoH withdrawal (the horror)
so time is a factor and some of the more exotic things take a lot of time. Also this is a very busy
time of the year for me so I go more for what will make the biggest impact given the time, resources
and budget available. That said, I have not done any resin molds before that is out of my league
for the time being and there are many drastic things one can do (I saw a guy that built his pc
into a working mini fridge that sat under his desk and kept his beer cold lol) to set their personal rig
apart but it's different when you build something for a client... something you think is awesome they might
find garish and over the top, what's cool for you many be atrocious to them. Asking lots of questions and
taking the time to learn their preferences is the key I feel to having happy customers that keep coming back.
Honestly the mods I do are more geared towards better performance, better cooling, (dremel cuts
or fan mods) better lighting (note: better doesn't always mean more or brighter sometimes you have
to actually dim things that are too bright) and noise reduction (rubber grommets and feet to reduce
resonance, sound damping material, baffles, decoupling etc etc). I do things that are purely for aesthetic
when I have more time or a bigger budget or both. Having just said that though I am trying something totally
new for enhancing the look of Pyro's rig though... we'll see how well it works out.
The monitor he already has is a good one and he is satisfied with it but it's being run out of spec (low)
cuz his current machine can't handle it and will lag if he doesn't play at low rez with minimum settings on the
analog cable. He has a 20", normal aspect ratio, high rez, flat panel which has a native resolution of 1600x1200
(already better than 1080p) that is being run (If memory serves) at 1280x1024 on the old analog connector so my
goal is for him to run at full resolution now on a pure digital setup with all game settings maxed... with no lag.
And when he is ready to upgrade to a 24 or bigger down the road the system is far enough ahead of his current
needs that it will already be set to handle that as well.
Without saying too much yet... yes his videocard will be truly awesome (and even more awesome assuming
I have time to get the mods done I want to on it).
Scalable Link Interface (or SLI) in a Nvidia proprietary technology for using multiple cards in tandem
and no I did not go that route... this will be better I think.
Let's just say that Pyro won't measure his storage in Gigabytes anymore...
Oh and this system ran past the 4GB marker a few miles ago... and hasn't looked back.
P.S. Fish sticks come in Raspberry Enchillada??? Why was I not informed of this?!?
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Ok so here's where I'm at...
I got to enjoy Turkey day with 4 generations of extended family all meeting together
in large hall we rented and it was great to see everyone again. Then after drifting into
a turkey filled coma for a few hours Black Friday struck!
From 5am Friday morning until 4am Saturday morning was spent reading through hundreds
of parts lists and spec sheets for compatibility and cost/benefit analysis (until I'd swear the
numbers had formed a secret alliance and were making more new numbers appear in a dastardly
plot against my sanity lol).
But now 3 towers 4 monitors 2 notebooks a workstation, a random HTPC (home theater pc) and over a
hundred parts and peripherals later I'm for the most part done ordering stuffz. There are still a
few bonus goodies I want/need and a couple components that sold out before I could get
to them that I have to re-order (check for how long they will be out of stock for) or
find alternatives to but for the most part I can relax.
I even got most of what I was after although a few items got yanked out of my virtual cart
(something I had never seen happen before) as they became sold out before I could click ok BUY IT! to
complete the transaction (Bastiches!!!) but that aside I believe there will be many very happy people this holiday season.
P.S. Black Friday down... bring on Cyber Monday! -
Cool can't wait to see tons of IB pieces and if you want
a scantily clad Christmas chick feel free to try Xllusya
she looks good in red and already has the Elf ears.
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This one ranks pretty up there... the praetorian version of Ms. Liberty comes to earth and decides to take
up pole danceing at a local strip club, (or maybe it was Pocket D) much to the chagrin of her counterpart.
Ahh boobies they can heal and cure (oh wait that's only when their wrapped in bacon) and so much more...
I'd write a sonnet to them if I were more creative.
P.S. Gratz on scratching another off the list?
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Jump on in Eddy and WB now that your classes are over for a while!
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Zoinks one day old and already I need to play catch up in this thread.
First off just let me say thanks to Pyro for starting this thread (and The Hot Pencil while I'm at it)
and thanks everyone for all the interest so far. A quick update with what I've been up to in the last 24
hours or so and then I will dive in and start posting up stuffz and answering what questions I can. As Pyro
did mention I don't want to drop all the juicy details too soon because I would like for him to have all the joy
that comes with NTS (New Toy Syndrome) it's a very common condition that (mostly) guys get when surprised
by something shiny that appears with lots of buttons to push and things to try out... good luck getting their attention
anytime soon.
Once he receives the system then I will be much more free with the pics (and maybe even short video clips)
and of course he can post up any cool images of his own as well.
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Heh nice one Caemgen... the beast lives mwahahaha!
Yeah Pyro that doesn't help much especially if you are a blaster that thinks your a tank (a Blank?)...
you may as well call ahead to the nearest hospital and reserve a bed... and don't be surprised
when they greet you by your first name. It's that bad... or so I've heard. >. >
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Did someone say Firefly? (best show in the 'verse)
Damn you to HADES FOX!
@Kheldarn A basic intro for you. If you can watch that without
a pang of loss or a sense of joy (or both) then you jus aint a Browncoat!
Oh and for them shiny folk that haven't seen it yet... The RETURN of Malcom Reynolds
even if only for a little while... sniffle.
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Keep at it Samuel and we look forward to the finished piece.
P.S. Yay LJ for the assist!
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Quote:Originally Posted by Caemgen
Very cool... Who's the artist?@ Marty... Here ya go it's Angels R FlamablQuote:Originally Posted by MartyRallner
Those look great, Spino? And I must echo the question, who's the artist?
@Spino That's looking awesome Spino!
@Caemgen... You need to pay more attention? Ahem.
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Quote:Except maybe the people who suddenly have no clothes...Originally Posted by Zekiran_Immortal
This surprises no one.
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Gah I'm all out of attention... this is the busiest time of year for me. Answering hundreds of questions,
ordering dozens of parts, flipping through countless "sale" adds, (I swear they are multiplying like rabbits)
looking for the "real" deals, building machines (just starting that as the first parts start to arrive... Pyro's is first up)
left and right and my birthday coming up in early Dec. I will be fading in and out over the next few weeks.
Thanks for posting the link though.
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Quote:Tehnically it's your 2nd as this pre-dates it by a week.Originally Posted by Amerikatt
WOW! This is gonna be SOOOOOO tuff ta decide!
Da Foo actually put me in his picture ... side-by-side with Miss Katfood! (*RAWR!*)
This is my first appearance in a work of art (even though I needed a map to find myself in the picture!)!
(*huggles Da Foo till his art hand goes numb, then she massages it for him*)
Thanks, Foosey!
First colored piece though, yay!
Hey Foo you got that annotated version yet? Would like to know the actual "body count"
and who is officially dead... so I can haz thier stuffz.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Ennvee and Baron wanted me to say HT as well they are going through game/forum withdrawal but hope to return very soon.
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Nice vid BW thanks for posting that and great job on the re-ink/critique.
That's what I love about these forums, people sharing what
their strengths are for the improvement of all.
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Cool nice work on the new Avatar. I am always happy to hear of someone
picking up the "pencil" (or mouse or tablet or pen for that matter) again.
P.S. ...and if you want a place to break in your pencil there's always ---> this
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I ink like I draw with a pencil (click the button in my sig and look at the first few images to see what I mean) so I am not
the person to critique this but to my untrained eye it looks like you are off to a great start buddy.
Anyone else more of a traditional comic book style inker?
Perhaps Shia, Suichiro, Foo or Deebs? BW probably knows about inking too.
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Quote:Yep that's probably it.Originally Posted by Suichiro
KimPaler.
Ahh but you forget the Pyre Mastery ancillary (I refuse to call them epicsQuote:Pyro isn't even a fire blast user, she's a fire tanker. I demand representation for real fire blast wielders.
) pool for fire tanks has both Fire Blast and Fire Ball and they are some of the best ranged damage a Fire/Fire/Fire tank can get... so it can indeed be Pyro_Nympho as is.
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What? Foo will get repeatedly stabbed by ironic boobs??? That is worth the price of admission right there.
I will probably still be cleaning up after Thanksgiving or in a turky & stuffing induced coma at the time but I will try to attend if I can.
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Feel free to toss in either Chloe Macomber Dark/Rad/Dark Defender - Is usually pulling dark heals out of the enemy, casting tarpatch
(just a dark circle on the ground) or if the battle really goes south doing area rez of any nearby heroes... dead out a window works too.
or
The Goddess Xllusya Illusion/Emp/Fire - Usually buffs, heals or Phantom Army
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Jophiel: When looking at the image on DA on the left side of your screen click the button called "Download"
and you will be able to see it in it's largest size, then you can choose to DL from there or not.
(Note: if the image is a different aspect ratio than what your monitor uses your pointer
will usually turn into a + or - symbol that you can use to shrink/enlarge it further)
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Quote:She had it coming?
Did I get killed in Foo's picture? I don't see myself!
How come Dragonberry gets to be killed and I don't?!
*ducks Smirnoff bottle*
Very cool job Foo, it definitely has the final showdown vibe and anytime you include forum regulars it always scores the brownie points.
I see TA, Kat, Grey Huntress, Larissa Rasputin, Deebs (what's left of her D'oh) and Pyro Nympho, and is that Ennvee in the bottom right corner?
There are three people dead in the middle-ground I can't quite make out and a villain (crab spider) purched up on a rooftop.
Nope don't see ya Amerikatt or Caemgen or LJ (or Chloe or Xllusya) but we probably don't have the right powersets he was looking for
or he just couldn't work us all in.
I'm gonna go with the explanation that if the rest of us had shown up we would totally have turned the tide of the battle
and so he couldn't have the epic carnage going on... I mean Chloe alone would be whooping on Rularuu singlehandedly.
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Could've used this 6 months ago *cough cough* ahem... I mean uhhh nice screenies LJ.