Journal #5573
Posted 15 years ago2009-01-14 15:44:45 UTC
Just purchased new video card and motherboard! Hopefully they will all work together with my new system!
I forgot to make a journal post in 2008, so, I'll probably just make 2 posts this year to catch up...
From Newegg, I purchased:
XFX GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216
896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card
and
ASUS Maximus II Formula LGA 775
Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
...together with my core 2 duo Intel processor and 4 GB of Corsair gaming memory, I should be able to get at least 30+ FPS playing Crysis and whathaveyou. I don't know if I trust myself to swap out motherboards, so I may just have my old buddy who built my last system do it. I can change the power supply, everything else, I just don't know if its too smart to mess with the motherboard if you don't know what you're doin.
In other news, I put in my two weeks at Domino's Pizza, THANK GOD. I will be working for the MinQuest mining company doing computer work instead. Two years at Domino's pizza is quite long enough.
My biggest worry right now, though, is applying for DigiPen Technical University. I'm so nervous that I won't get in. For those of you who haven't heard of it, it is located near Seattle, WA and is the first University to offer a degree in Game Design.
Part of the submission req's include at least SIX DRAWINGS! Son of a bitch! None of the drawings can be made up or from a 2D reference. At least 3 drawings of objects, and at least 3 drawings of environments.
So, other than being sick to my stomache that I will be rejected, everythings good, lol.
Oh, I also ordered this mouse from Buy.com on eBay:
Logitech MX1100 Cordless Laser Mouse.
That's all for now, journal!
I forgot to make a journal post in 2008, so, I'll probably just make 2 posts this year to catch up...
From Newegg, I purchased:
XFX GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216
896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card
and
ASUS Maximus II Formula LGA 775
Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
...together with my core 2 duo Intel processor and 4 GB of Corsair gaming memory, I should be able to get at least 30+ FPS playing Crysis and whathaveyou. I don't know if I trust myself to swap out motherboards, so I may just have my old buddy who built my last system do it. I can change the power supply, everything else, I just don't know if its too smart to mess with the motherboard if you don't know what you're doin.
In other news, I put in my two weeks at Domino's Pizza, THANK GOD. I will be working for the MinQuest mining company doing computer work instead. Two years at Domino's pizza is quite long enough.
My biggest worry right now, though, is applying for DigiPen Technical University. I'm so nervous that I won't get in. For those of you who haven't heard of it, it is located near Seattle, WA and is the first University to offer a degree in Game Design.
Part of the submission req's include at least SIX DRAWINGS! Son of a bitch! None of the drawings can be made up or from a 2D reference. At least 3 drawings of objects, and at least 3 drawings of environments.
So, other than being sick to my stomache that I will be rejected, everythings good, lol.
Oh, I also ordered this mouse from Buy.com on eBay:
Logitech MX1100 Cordless Laser Mouse.
That's all for now, journal!
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Just take your time with the drawings. Make it your best work.
The gaming industry is cut-throat competitive, but if you have a degree it would make you stand out.
I also have the GTX 260 now. It's a sweet card.
I have the E8400 Wolfdale chip and 8 GB of 4-4-4-12 ram. Games fly on my machine.
satchmo: I was SO tempted to get that Wolfdale chip on Newegg... it has really good reviews and is a step up from my E6600 Conroe chip, but I just can't do the extra money right now.... and my ram is 5-5-5-16 or -18 I don't remember, but it's alright, nothing special. with my 32 bit Windows Vista, more than 4GB I'm pretty sure would be overkill.... doesn't 32-bit systems only read up to like 3.25 GB's of memory or something?
Anyway, thanks again for your guys' input over the years (I'm lookin' at you, Satchmo).
Time to stop making average maps and really put my efforts into high quality inventive mapping!
i'm losing 728MB ram