Oh my god, Ultifd and Archmage in the same thread? This is like old times again!
Haha, good times.
What surprises me is that nobody seems to brag about monitor size. Sure, 1920 x 1080 is the de facto norm, but for a hardcore gamer, you can go further. But they're hellishly expensive, too. A 2560 × 1600 IPS monitor runs about a thousand buckaroos. A more honest approach is multiple monitors. A single 1920 x 1080 monitor is pretty inexpensive. $100-200 dollars for a TN monitor. That's good enough for most people. So add another (or two). It's a great productivity boost to have multiple monitors. Trying to edit and image while flipping back to a source in a different window? Just place one on each monitor.
On Black Friday I finally upgraded to a 24" 1920x1080 monitor from a 1280x1024 monitor. My reaction:
I also found a lot of other good deals on some video cards. Sadly, I already spent 120ish USD on the monitor, and I already had a tight budget this year.
Now If I did have an unlimited budget, I would have bought a 7770 or GTX 650. Both were only 70 bucks after a 30 dollar rebate. Now, they aren't really high end but i think a mid-end card would be good enough for me. Especially since I'm still surviving on a 9500gt.
Also while having multiple monitors would indeed be awesome, wouldn't that be bad for the eyes? Especially for people that have bad eyesight...
I mean, we could use lux, but still.
And then there's the fact that you both mention your PSU. Let's be honest here, that's just a bragging point. As long as your PSU delivers enough power to run everything (and you both have plenty excess), that's all you need. Sure, modular cables and bronze+ certification is nice, but when describing your build to someone, nobody really cares. Your case is more interesting than your PSU (seriously, a good case can drastically improve airflow while making your computer look really awesome).
This reminds me, I also wish that I could have bought
this 430 watt PSU, I mean it was only 17 bucks...
Also, operating systems, along with antiviruses, are one program I'd particularly advise against pirating. It's rather unsafe, and if you're building this expensive computer, $100 for the OS is pretty fair. Linux is great, but I don't expect people to work for free. If you like what you pirate, buy it. Consider it "try before you buy".
While I agree with you on this, I'm not sure if I can apply this to Windows 8.
I wonder how many frames per second would I get on MG/GAE with a 9500gt with this new monitor. All I know so far is that both Team Fortress 2 and League of Legends runs great with high FPS on high settings, but both of those games are probably just heavily optimized... When I have time, I'll try to test this. Then maybe I could try to get some updated gameplay videos on Youtube!
...Now that I think of it, we forgot about reddit when we were trying to make MG/GAE more popular. We should try create a reddit thread about it, if we ever try to boost up the popularity of the game/engine.
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