[Blackpool] New PC build - it works!

[James Page]

Reporting for dooty! It's a mahoosive time-suck, but I'm up for a game some
time. Granted, my strategy skillz are limited.

Oh, and no nukes!




Best wishes,
James

On 11 March 2015 at 11:38, Arthur Garlick <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
>
> 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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