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Senior Scarybagels
Jan 6, 2011

nom nom
Grimey Drawer
http://www.twitch.tv/scarybagelssa

I'm going to continue to drive a truck, drive a big ol' truck and chill out for a bit.

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Lothire
Jan 27, 2007

Rx Suicide emailed me and all I got was this amazingly awesome forum account.

Tortured By Flan
Final hours of Alien Isolation. It'll still take some time I believe, but we're aiming for the ending!

e: finished! typical endings for a game, glad to be done.

As a reminder you can watch the recorded broadcasts now off Twitch for some 14 days, or hit up the youtube that I upload 'em to I guess until the end of time. Or youtube becomes not profitable. Whichever happens first.

I do however, recommend not doing either with this game. It was not very entertaining.

Lothire fucked around with this message at 07:00 on Oct 27, 2014

SeriousSirrus
Apr 29, 2008

Riven crabs are the best crabs!
Playing another Smite match again tonight within the next 10-20 minutes.

I'm going to be the best there ever was! :black101:

Pins
Jul 16, 2010

Haven't You Heard?
Hanging out with medibot playin' the indie games. http://www.twitch.tv/pinssa

Tardzilla
Aug 31, 2006

Playing that Sin & Punishment game on the Wii for the first time.

http://www.twitch.tv/tardzilla

E: Stream broke, so I'm just going to stop for now.

Tardzilla fucked around with this message at 19:06 on Oct 27, 2014

TERRIBLE SHITLORD
Oct 20, 2005


MY NIGGA HAVE
YOU TRIED LSD
Streaming Mass Effect 2 starting with the genesis DLC http://www.twitch.tv/dr_badonkadonk let's get sexy...IN SPACE!

Kilonum
Sep 30, 2002

You know where you are? You're in the suburbs, baby. You're gonna drive.

Playing some Falcon BMS in Single Player.

http://twitch.tv/kilonum2

Jade Star
Jul 15, 2002

It burns when I LP
sharksharksharksharkshark

http://www.twitch.tv/sa_jadestar

Angrymog
Jan 30, 2012

Really Madcats

Under the mistaken belief that being a biker IRL will make me good at playing it, it's time for some Road Redemption at http://www.hitbox.tv/angrymog

Angrymog fucked around with this message at 01:48 on Oct 28, 2014

kalonZombie
May 24, 2010

D&D 3.5 Book of Erotic Fantasy
Ape and I are about to stream Broforce over at hitbox.tv/Apelaw

We ate the entire brownie mountain.

kalonZombie fucked around with this message at 03:40 on Oct 28, 2014

Senior Scarybagels
Jan 6, 2011

nom nom
Grimey Drawer
https://www.twitch.tv/scarybagelssa/

Just gonna be streaming some more Euro Truck Sim 2 tonight, just chillin and runnin on the road

Vifs
Jan 13, 2010

Plllllllaydies :heysexy:
Streaming some FTL: Faster Than Light, oh man, let's get blown up some more.

edit: stream over

Vifs fucked around with this message at 05:13 on Oct 28, 2014

script kitty
Jan 2, 2005

GOTTA GO CATTES
http://www.twitch.tv/smug_lobster

Finishing up the last Chapter of Alan Wake, in which we destroy an evil tornado! Final Fantasy 6 - Brave New World to follow.

SeriousSirrus
Apr 29, 2008

Riven crabs are the best crabs!
Going to stream some more Smite as promised, tonight at 11:00 PM EST.

Scylla and Her Snake Dogs Will Rule The Lanes

Slur
Mar 6, 2013

It's the Final Countdown.
http://www.hitbox.tv/Slur

Monday is a pretty good day to be playing this game for the absolutely very first time.


Also the celebration that Rob Ford is now out of the mayoral position in Toronto is kind of a thing on this stream.


Slur fucked around with this message at 05:39 on Oct 28, 2014

Halman
Feb 10, 2007

What's the...Rush?
Skyrim: Still making fun of Roar editionWARK WARK WARK WARK WARK


Come help us celebrate the upcoming release of X-Wing for modern computers! By...killing....dragons. IN AN X-WING! Until I get bored and switch to a new game because loving seriously.
http://www.twitch.tv/halman_sa

Kilonum
Sep 30, 2002

You know where you are? You're in the suburbs, baby. You're gonna drive.

Playing some Falcon BMS in Single Player.

Again

http://twitch.tv/kilonum2

Highwang
Nov 7, 2013

No Pineapple?
No Thank You!
Since it's nearing the end of the month, I'm starting a play-through of Luigi's Mansion

https://www.twitch.tv/kuoushi or https://www.kuoushi.com for chat preference.


Man, I forgot how fun that game is. Definetly worthy of celebrating halloween!

Highwang fucked around with this message at 06:56 on Oct 28, 2014

Jade Star
Jul 15, 2002

It burns when I LP
Depth: A game about sharksharksharksharksharkshark


http://www.twitch.tv/sa_jadestar

Faerie Fortune
Nov 14, 2004

I'm recording later today for my actual LP but I am impatient and want to play some Zelda right now dammit, so I decided to stream Link To The Past until I either get bored or my co-commentator shows up! Come watch me be bad at a videogame without the excuse that I'm playing it blind!

Stream over! This was a fun anthology of failure! Thanks for joining me!

Faerie Fortune fucked around with this message at 13:33 on Oct 28, 2014

Roar
Jul 7, 2007

I got 30 points!

I GOT 30 POINTS!
Cross posting to tech support but I'm asking for opinions here too since gently caress it, the more opinions the merrier.

Okay guys looking at a new video card now that I have money and I want the most affordable and worthwhile card for the price (looking to drop about $100-115ish). Found a couple that seem okay:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121877

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0086UXQES/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_kA7tub0G07P6A

And this is what my computer looks like on the inside.

I don't want anything too crazy, I'd just like to run newish style games without burning my house down. I had a GeForce GT 630 before and it worked like a dream until it didn't :/

Cheez
Apr 29, 2013

Someone doesn't like a shitty gimmick I like?

:siren:
TIME FOR ME TO WHINE ABOUT IT!
:siren:
the 30 in 630 pretty much means lovely budget card, so try to plan around avoiding that. I personally use a GTX 750 but finding one in your price range is probably going to be difficult without getting one that's lovely for entirely different reasons. I just wouldn't recommend the exact one I got because it has poo poo cooling and kills itself under full load after only a short while. All I can say is be more careful than I am and shop around for benchmark specs and reviews to see what any given piece of hardware is actually going to do for the money.

Fatbot
Oct 17, 2012
roar spend 50 bucks more and get a GTX 750: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121855&cm_re=gtx_700-_-14-121-855-_-Product

Roar
Jul 7, 2007

I got 30 points!

I GOT 30 POINTS!
What about this 750?

EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti Superclock w/G-SYNC Support 2GB GDDR5 128bit, Dual-Link DVI-I, HDMI, DP 1.2 Graphics Card (02G-P4-3753-KR)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IDG3IDO/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_N27tub0FAG1G4

Fatbot
Oct 17, 2012
Looks good for the price. Make sure your case has the clearance, newegg says it's 6.70" x 4.38". Also, how many watts does your power supply have?

Cheez
Apr 29, 2013

Someone doesn't like a shitty gimmick I like?

:siren:
TIME FOR ME TO WHINE ABOUT IT!
:siren:
I wish it would say what kind of power connector, if any, it requires. I once had a hangup where I graduated from a card with nothing to a card with a 6 pin connector for the PSU on it, and I had to get a new PSU before the card was useable. It was a pain in the rear end since I couldn't do anything to prevent the problem and not all the cards of the same line required the 6 pin cable anyway.

Tippecanoe
Jan 26, 2011

Roar posted:

What about this 750?

EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti Superclock w/G-SYNC Support 2GB GDDR5 128bit, Dual-Link DVI-I, HDMI, DP 1.2 Graphics Card (02G-P4-3753-KR)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IDG3IDO/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_N27tub0FAG1G4

This is practically identical to the graphics card I just bought. Works fine for my purposes. It's also very power-efficient, and while the box says "400 watt or greater" it gets all its power from the motherboard (I believe from a single PCI-e x16 slot), and my power supply is only whatever 300-watt supply came with my prebuilt dell. I'm not overclocking or anything, though, and I'm only assuming it'd work in your setup too. Worst case scenario, you could buy a new power supply, although that might be more money/tinkering than you'd care for. Definitely check to make sure you have the right clearance, though, your tower looks like a tight fit as it is.

Roar
Jul 7, 2007

I got 30 points!

I GOT 30 POINTS!
Unless I'm reading this wrong, it looks like the power supply has a maximum of 300?

Also, when you guys are mentioning size of the tower, are you talking about height or width? Height-wise, it's pretty much empty above it. I put a video on Youtube when I was trying to figure out what the noise was, so that might give a better idea of the size of my unit (lol).

I appreciate the help guys I know less than dick about this stuff.

Kgummy
Aug 14, 2009
I think 'width' is the relevant measurement for your tower. You want enough clearance between the motherboard and the side of the case for your graphics card to fit.

Wayne
Oct 18, 2014

He who fights too long against dragons becomes a dragon himself

Roar posted:

Unless I'm reading this wrong, it looks like the power supply has a maximum of 300?

260 in most cases. You'll notice at the bottom left that the 300W is for room temperature (25C = 77F), and the PSU automatically lowers its load as the computer warms up to avoid overheating. A dedicated graphics card will always run pretty hot when in use, and depending on how often you clean out your case and how cool and ventilated your room is, you want to err on the side of caution. As a rule of thumb, I'd shoot for around 500W for a typical "good but not modern" gaming PC. If you find a good deal, you can go a bit lower; if you go a lot higher, you might look for something rated on its efficiency, "silver" or "gold," so you're not wasting energy [if you care about that sort of thing].

Before you buy anything, take a look at PC Part Picker. I ordered the parts for a new PC about two weeks ago, and seriously saved something like $150 over my estimate by shopping around.

Tippecanoe
Jan 26, 2011

Roar posted:

Unless I'm reading this wrong, it looks like the power supply has a maximum of 300?
From a customer on the Amazon page:

quote:

This puppy runs right off the PCI-E slot without requiring an external power connector from the PSU. This card uses 60w and the MAX you can get out of a PCI-E slot is 75w. If you've got a crappy 300w Dell psu or something you'll have no problem using this at all. Really in order to protect themselves from people possibly using PSU's way under the posted minimum specs, the manufacturers post a minimum required PSU that is generally about 100w above the minimum that a particular card can safely handle.
Personally, I would not and did not sweat about it.

Wayne
Oct 18, 2014

He who fights too long against dragons becomes a dragon himself

Tin Hat posted:

Personally, I would not and did not sweat about it.

As far as anecdotal evidence goes, I've only had a PSU issue once, that being my last computer (305W with a 4-year-old GeForce GTX and not much else). The PSU died and took my motherboard with it. 500W is overkill, but once was enough for me. :shrug:

Tippecanoe
Jan 26, 2011

Wayne posted:

As far as anecdotal evidence goes, I've only had a PSU issue once, that being my last computer (305W with a 4-year-old GeForce GTX and not much else). The PSU died and took my motherboard with it. 500W is overkill, but once was enough for me. :shrug:

That's fair, I'd be pretty careful about my PSU after that, too. You'd have to upgrade your PSU up from 300W for practically any graphics card, then, but I guess it's worth it to not risk blowing hundreds of dollars worth of equipment.

Jade Star
Jul 15, 2002

It burns when I LP
I am so addicted to Sharking

http://www.twitch.tv/sa_jadestar

dave_o
Aug 22, 2004

I'd trade my shoes for a gallon of booze, I'd drink it down and I'd die
streaming is the best thing ever

i'll be continuing a chillshep mass effect playthrough later on (5pm pacific), then my usual arma mods or some dayz most likely, though who can truly know

i broadcast monday-thursday by 5pm pacific every week! sometimes more! i'm addicted! :black101:

http://www.twitch.tv/ogdave_o

i'm also addicted to watching twitch so i apologize for lurking yr streams

Stealthed Zombie
Dec 21, 2007

And Introducing:
Dean "Titty Master" Ambrose
Gonna check out Sunset Overdrive for a couple hours, starting from the top.

http://www.twitch.tv/plainzombie


It's over, game is pretty good!

Stealthed Zombie fucked around with this message at 03:47 on Oct 29, 2014

script kitty
Jan 2, 2005

GOTTA GO CATTES
Join us here right now as we continue playing FF6 BNW and have an XCOM giveaway! http://www.twitch.tv/smug_lobster

script kitty fucked around with this message at 11:37 on Oct 29, 2014

GNU Order
Feb 28, 2011

That's a paddlin'

Let's do some Roundabout eSports Speedruns

Haven't played or streamed in a bit, still #1 on the speederboards, mostly just knocking the rust off

http://www.twitch.tv/gnuordersa

salttotart
Mar 29, 2010

What's my favorite thing?
http://www.twitch.tv/salttotart

Playing some co-op Risk of Rain. Maybe some Civ V: Beyond Earth if that falls through. Either way, should be a fun time.

salttotart fucked around with this message at 00:41 on Oct 31, 2014

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J.A.B.C.
Jul 2, 2007

There's no need to rush to be an adult.


http://www.twitch.tv/squidradio

Got a coupon for Drunken Robot Pornography, so let's see what this is about.

D to the
R to the
P

Spell it out, drunken robot pornography.

EDIT: Also, give me whatever feedback you can. The more we know, the better we can be.


I was good, until I sucked. Thanks!

J.A.B.C. fucked around with this message at 03:31 on Oct 29, 2014

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