[Blackpool] New PC build - it works!

Wed Mar 11 11:38:22 UTC 2015

Ah, Red Alert - I remember that from back in the day, that's hard core time wastage, where do I sign up...

> Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 11:22:51 +0000
> From: lespounder at gmail.com
> To: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [Blackpool] New PC build - it works!
> 
> Only install it if you have lots of time to sink into it....I'll just play
> one more game ;)
> 
> Les
> 
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 11:17 AM, Michael <heed at bigmassiveheed.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Its an opesource port of the old Command and Conquer Red Alert series.
> >
> > Install it and have a play
> >
> > On 11 March 2015 at 11:04, Arthur Garlick <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Well I didn't fully get what OpenRA is, but an 'inter LUG games
> > > night/hour' type thing might be a jolly good laugh.  I'm in.  Just as
> > long
> > > as I can play with a non-Linux box?!
> > >
> > > A
> > >
> > >
> > > > Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 10:06:38 +0000
> > > > From: heed at bigmassiveheed.co.uk
> > > > To: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > >
> > > > Subject: Re: [Blackpool] New PC build - it works!
> > > >
> > > > Who's up for a OpenRA LUG league?
> > > >
> > > > On 11 March 2015 at 09:50, Arthur Garlick <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I didn't know about OpenRA, just looked at their site and it's a case
> > > of
> > > > >
> > > > > WELCOME BACK, COMMANDER vs RIGHT ON COMMANDER!
> > > > >
> > > > > Unity 5 has just come out and that would be my choice, but will look
> > at
> > > > > OpenRA and that Gideros stuff too.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I noticed that the original 1984 Elite is there for PC and Mac as a
> > > free
> > > > > download so I'll start with that to relive the old memories.
> > > > >
> > > > > I didn't have an external drive on my BBC B so I only had the cut
> > down
> > > > > version. I totally played Elite to death in between A Levels and
> > > waiting
> > > > > to go to Uni so the game is a big part of my gaming life.
> > > > >
> > > > > So far no problems or glitches, I did a few hours development work on
> > > it
> > > > > and it behaved really nicely. The screens started off feeling way too
> > > big
> > > > > and I thought I'd made a mistake, but you soon adjust to it and here
> > > on my
> > > > > works dual 1920x1080 setup it feels cramped up now. We'll have A4
> > sized
> > > > > phones before long.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > A
> > > > >
> > > > > > Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 18:34:15 +0000
> > > > > > From: jmsp.1983 at gmail.com
> > > > > > CC: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [Blackpool] New PC build - it works!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Sounds perfectly specced for OpenRA!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > :p
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best wishes,
> > > > > > James
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 10 March 2015 at 14:46, Michael <heed at bigmassiveheed.co.uk>
> > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Elite Dangerous for the win....perhaps should get a LUG wing set
> > > up...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 10 March 2015 at 13:17, Arthur Garlick <
> > > arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > > So I got the new main PC I mentioned on Saturday. I hadn't
> > built
> > > a
> > > > > PC
> > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > over 10 years, wow the kit is so much nicer to work with
> > > nowadays.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > In my recent spirit of trying new things that in the past I'd
> > > > > discounted
> > > > > > > > ('discounted' is putting it mildly), I water cooled it, I
> > fretted
> > > > > over
> > > > > > > how
> > > > > > > > that would go but it was very easy. I went with a Corsair H105,
> > > > > it's a
> > > > > > > > sealed setup and very much a good beginners (or raving sceptics
> > > even)
> > > > > > > entry
> > > > > > > > point into water cooling.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > There was a bit of a learning curve with all the new fangled
> > > lingo, I
> > > > > > > > think the hardware guys have been busy making new words up for
> > > > > marketing
> > > > > > > > purposes.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 6 cores i7 Haswell E, 16Gb DDR4 memory, 1Tb SSD, AMD Firepro
> > > 7100,
> > > > > Dual
> > > > > > > > 28" 4K monitors. Not a bad spec for writing code in Turbo
> > Pascal
> > > -
> > > > > it's
> > > > > > > > pretty quick. Having two 4K 28" monitors 2' from your face
> > feels
> > > > > like
> > > > > > > > you're getting a suntan as part of the deal too.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I haven't played games on it yet, the monitors are lower end
> > > gaming
> > > > > ones
> > > > > > > > and although the AMD graphics card is more workstation than
> > full
> > > on
> > > > > > > gaming
> > > > > > > > I should be able to run Elite Dangerous comfortably in 4K and
> > > 60Hz.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > A
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
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