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paint your poo poo you look like a goddamn hobo
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Nov 16, 2015 13:12
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The minuteman paintjob is freeeee
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Nov 16, 2015 13:48
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Dead Reckoning posted:Aw man, is this is the game that's finally going to make me upgrade my CPU? I have an E8400 that's been clicking along since 2008, but it looks like it's barely at mins. You guys think I should I upgrade my MoBo while I'm at it? I just spent ~5k or so on a whole new setup so don't look to me for good decisions
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Nov 16, 2015 14:21
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I bought brand new everything last year for around $1500 (including 2 monitors) and am able to play Far Cry 4, Witcher 3, and FO4 on max settings. So if you're willing to drop about a grand you could probably get something pretty nice.
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Nov 16, 2015 14:51
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Yeah, this rig I have now is overkill Every PC I ever had was just barely able to run new poo poo and I finally loving snapped with all the cool new games coming out. This thing should slaughter anything that comes out in the next half decade.
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Nov 16, 2015 15:01
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Dead Reckoning posted:
I'm not the kind of person who tries to spend other people's money, but if you don't have a SSD yet you really should get one of those, too. The 500GB Samsung Evo is the cheapest it's ever been at about 50 cents per GB. They've dropped about $25 in the last couple of weeks. I have a 128GB SSD that's just for Windows, and it boots up to the start screen in like 15 seconds. Edit: I think I have a first-generation i7 (because 7 is better than 5!  ) but the SSD is the only thing I'm changing soon; then will be a new graphics card to replace the GTX 570 which still holds it's own pretty well.
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Nov 16, 2015 16:39
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I hadn't really been paying attention. I'd been able to keep up with most games via a new graphics card and RAM sticks until... well, now.
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Hell, the 250 GB EVOs are on sale like twice a month on Newegg for usually around $80. I just keep picking them up and adding them to my RAID.
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Nov 16, 2015 16:40
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yeah, SSD's are amazing, just made the switch and it boots like a dream
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Nov 16, 2015 16:42
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SSDs are the single biggest improvement you can make to a PC, period.
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Nov 16, 2015 17:24
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I jumped on the Fallout 4 bandwagon a little bit late. Just spent two days downloading the game on my lovely connection and started playing a few minutes ago. First thing I did after starting the game was hop into the key config to start setting up my controls, since I use my mouse with my left hand and the default WASD just doesn't work well for me, only to find that they reserved the entire numpad and a whole lot of keys are hard coded so that even if you do change them you will still have to use the default key anyway in certain circumstances. Pretty disappointing out of the gate, but I seem to remember Skyrim having similar issues when it came out. I'm hoping that a patch comes around to fix this, or more likely a mod. Until then I guess I'll just have to figure out some other configuration.
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Nov 16, 2015 17:37
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VikingSkull posted:I just spent ~5k or so on a whole new setup so don't look to me for good decisions what the gently caress did you buy?
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Nov 16, 2015 18:20
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SSDs are cool.
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Nov 16, 2015 18:34
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Kung Fu Fist gently caress posted:what the gently caress did you buy? An Alienware Area 51. I knew better and I did it anyway. It's loving awesome. e- i7-5930k, 32 gigs of DDR5, 256G/4T SSD and three GTX 970's Seizure Meat fucked around with this message at 18:49 on Nov 16, 2015 |
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Nov 16, 2015 18:45
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extremely enlisted
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Nov 16, 2015 19:00
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didn't get it on credit though lol
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Nov 16, 2015 19:08
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*STAR Card
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Nov 16, 2015 19:09
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VikingSkull posted:An Alienware Area 51. I knew better and I did it anyway. 
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Nov 16, 2015 19:13
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To be honest, it's a really nice setup. Quiet as gently caress, no bloatware, stable temps, and was only like $300 more than the parts would have been anyway. With this much hardware on the line the warranty is a nice thing to have. I think I can live with the stigma. Fucker weighs like 60 pounds, though, and heats up a room fairly quick.
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Nov 16, 2015 19:14
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VikingSkull posted:e- i7-5930k, 32 gigs of DDR5, 256G/4T SSD and three GTX 970's Those are some impressive specs. So impressive I'd wager they are complete overkill. But: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyihQtBes1I
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Nov 16, 2015 19:18
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it's gratuitous overkill, honestly
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VikingSkull posted:To be honest, it's a really nice setup. Quiet as gently caress, no bloatware, stable temps, and was only like $300 more than the parts would have been anyway. With this much hardware on the line the warranty is a nice thing to have. Sometimes that poo poo is like 50% markup but I can appreciate saying "gently caress it" over a $300 difference 3x970s is a bit questionable though, wouldn't a single 980ti do better?
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Nov 16, 2015 19:22
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The 970 isn't really that much worse from what I read, and in any case a single 970 is enough to kill anything today anyway. I just spent the last 15 years upgrading poo poo every two years and got tired of it. I shouldn't have to touch this thing for years..... unless it breaks. It's a Dell, sooo.... Getting high and shooting ghouls in the face on this thing is medicinal grade therapy, it's great. holocaust bloopers posted:1080p@240FPS ~350 in CS:GO lol It's basically steroids in FPS games, tbh. Oh hey, I can see you long before you see me and I'm reacting faster, sorry bout that.
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Nov 16, 2015 19:32
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I'm pretty much never doing an SLI setup because of how it breaks in often hilarious and frustrating ways. It's light years better now than even 5 years ago, at least.
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Vasudus posted:I'm pretty much never doing an SLI setup because of how it breaks in often hilarious and frustrating ways. It's light years better now than even 5 years ago, at least. Right, it's gotten a lot better but games still ship without SLI support or come with broken implementations. I sold my two GTX660s and said never again.
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TheWhiteNightmare posted:Right, it's gotten a lot better but games still ship without SLI support or come with broken implementations. I sold my two GTX660s and said never again. Fun fact: This thing shipped with out of date drivers and SLI disabled, so it's not just the games that ship like that, lol
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Nov 16, 2015 19:37
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Isn't Alienwares just Dell now? You bought a £3500 Dell That's like going to McDonald's and spending £50 on dinner
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Bernard McFacknutah posted:
I call that "Monday"
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TheWhiteNightmare posted:I call that "Monday" I should have remembered what forum I was posting on.
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Nov 16, 2015 19:51
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I always buy computers that are going to have some staying power and be able to do whatever I need them too. I don't rally get the mindset of buying $500 computers every couple of years or so.psydude posted:Hell, the 250 GB EVOs are on sale like twice a month on Newegg for usually around $80. I just keep picking them up and adding them to my RAID.
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Nov 16, 2015 20:00
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Well if you're happy with it dude. I just think there's a helluva diminishing return value on anything over like 1200 bucks. Rather spend that and upgrade the video card every two years.
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Nov 16, 2015 20:20
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holocaust bloopers posted:Well if you're happy with it dude. I just think there's a helluva diminishing return value on anything over like 1200 bucks.
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Nov 16, 2015 20:27
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Alright, I'm stuck on the word's most boring conference call so here's a bunch of poo poo: SALVAGE/MODDING You can get a near unlimited amount of adhesive by using a cooking station. You need corn, mutfruit, tatos and purified water. Buy a bunch from a vendor for cheap (or get them from Greygarden or similar), plant them, harvest them a few times and you'll be swimming in the stuff. Items to pay particular attention to: Fans (Screws), anything with Aluminum (cans, containers), coffee cups (Ceramics). You need screws and aluminum for everything mods related, and you need aluminum and ceramic for fixing up your X-01 Power Armor. Alarm Clocks are pro tier because they have lots of everything. Scrapper is very much worthwhile if you can get it. Modding poo poo gets very expensive, components wise. Always disassemble your junk in workshop mode. Yes, that means going to an empty flat spot and dumping all your poo poo and manually disassembling them. Currently, if you use say, a watch (springs, gears, steel) to directly assemble something that needs just a spring, you will lose the other components. This is probably going to be fixed in a patch. There's a minimum cost to repairing Power Armor. If you're OCD like me and hate seeing 99/100%, this will get very expensive. Generic T45 armor uses pure steel (easy) but stuff like X-01 uses steel, aluminum, ceramics and circuitry. I try not to repair things until it's under 50% because of this. Generally speaking, Deep Pockets will grant you more overall carrying capacity, costs less, and is available earlier than the ultralight mod. The only reason to get the ultralight mods is that you want the AP bonus. In most situations, an undersuit + armor components will provide better protection than a single suit of armor. Exceptions exist. The vault suit is very good when fully upgraded. POWER ARMOR There are very few fixed spawns for Power Armor. The frame will always be there, but the type of the armor and the amount of armor pieces will be determined by your level. Exceptions exist, of course, but beware guides that say "here's a full set of T60" that turn out to be a frame + T45 torso/left leg because you're level 9. If you want to get someone out of a suit of Power Armor, you can shoot their fusion core out. Usually one or two direct hits in VATS will cause the core to overheat. The pilot will run around venting for about 5 seconds, then eject the core like a hot potato. It will then explode (bit more powerful than a grenade) and force the pilot out. You can then kill them way easier, and have a suit of mostly intact Power Armor. I like collecting suits. Fusion Cores sell for the same amount regardless of charge. If you're OCD like me and hate starting an expedition at like 36% charge, you can just sell it for full cap value. You can find more Fusion Cores if you take the Scavenger perk, since they count as Ammo. I think this will be fixed in a patch, but I've gotten 3-4 cores in an ammo can sometimes ever since I took Scavenger 3. COMPANIONS Melee Weapons that cause bleeding are fantastic for companions if your ~roleplaying experience~ isn't compromised by that. You can upgrade your companions default armor at the workbench, and it can get very good. Nick can hack terminals and Cait can lockpick. The level in which they can do this is dependent on your level - so no getting in to expert terminals/locks before you're supposed to, sorry. Neither of which can do Master level things, but those are rare and there's probably an alternate way to get in there anyway. Companions can wear Power Armor and do not drain the core when they do so. I like to have Piper fetch the extra suits that I collect. You can get them to leave the suit by talking to them. PERKS Life Giver is pretty meh. The regen for rank 3 doesn't work in combat, and the bonus to health isn't very useful past like level 20. There's no point in getting the final rank of Hacking, but the final rank for Lockpicking is great. Always get the modding perks for whatever weapons/armor you use the moment they become available. Fresh mods are amazing. The Lone Wanderer perk may or may not work with the Dog. I don't think anybody knows for certain if it's a bug. I would not invest points into it on the assumption that Bethesda will not just patch it, especially if you're not on PC and can't use the console. COMBAT Cripple. The. Legs. So many horrible things are less dangerous because they can't hobble over to get you. The Missile Launcher is very meh unless you're heavy into explosives, at which point it's amazing. Always try to have an "okay, time to die" weapon. I somehow found a plasma rifle super early and only had like 30 rounds for it for like 10 levels. It was for "no, gently caress YOU" situations. The Fat Man is very good for this but is very heavy, and also unusable indoors. If there's a ghoul body on the ground and it doesn't have a loot prompt, please shoot it. It's probably still alive and waiting to ambush you. There's several Hazmat suits in the game, they make you immune to radiation and radiation based weapons.
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Nov 16, 2015 20:28
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Do you resell or keep em? I flip old video cards.
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holocaust bloopers posted:Do you resell or keep em? I flip old video cards.
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holocaust bloopers posted:Do you resell or keep em? I flip old video cards. I have a 9800GT running physx.
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Casimir Radon posted:I've kept them for bitcoin ps good post vas elite_garbage_man fucked around with this message at 21:58 on Nov 16, 2015 |
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VikingSkull posted:An Alienware Area 51. I knew better and I did it anyway. you went full retard
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