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Discussion in 'Video Game and Fantasy Football Board' started by Jeffrey Lebowski, Dec 21, 2012.

  1. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    I’ve built twice since 2012 and it seems like everything is pretty plug and play now. There’s also a ton of resources that hold your hand through the process.
     
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  2. Jean-Ralphio

    Jean-Ralphio A real toe-tapper
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    go back go back now.
     
  3. jplaYa

    jplaYa CHAMPZY/SMOLTZY/CHELSEA
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    Alabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesAtlanta FalconsChelseaAtlanta United

    I’ve built 3 in the past 5 years and haven’t had a single hardware problem. Play on pcpartpicker and buy from amazon or local and the hassle is extremely minor.
     
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  4. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    Kansas State WildcatsSeattle Kraken

    My next build is in an amazon wish list. I’ve placed it all in my cart like three times just for the rush.
     
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  5. Popovio

    Popovio The poster formerly known as "MouseCop"
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    I'll definitley build or buy something around the Ryzen 5 2600. It seems to be the most popular mid range processor.
     
  6. jplaYa

    jplaYa CHAMPZY/SMOLTZY/CHELSEA
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    You should absolutely cart/wish list at least to check price trends and also use camelcamelcamel to help determine when to buy. I would say the cyclical purchase habits center around graphics card releases.
     
  7. AUShyGuy

    AUShyGuy Unbridled Enthusiasm
    Auburn TigersNew Orleans SaintsDetroit Red WingsArsenalAtlanta United

    Disco Elysium has been great so far, skill system is really unique. Don’t mind all the reading but occasionally I’ll have no clue the fuck someone is talking about concerning political theory or the worlds history
     
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  8. Popovio

    Popovio The poster formerly known as "MouseCop"
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    Pulled the trigger on a pre-built that was highly reviewed, and 50 dollars cheaper than a build with the same hardware. It arrives on Monday.

    I am excite.
     
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  9. jplaYa

    jplaYa CHAMPZY/SMOLTZY/CHELSEA
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    Well give us the specs. Come with peripherals?
     
  10. Popovio

    Popovio The poster formerly known as "MouseCop"
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    Screenshot_20200207-063751_Amazon Shopping.jpg

    Wasn't looking to get a future proofed beast. This will handle my RTS needs just fine I think.
     
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  11. jplaYa

    jplaYa CHAMPZY/SMOLTZY/CHELSEA
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    Oh yeah no doubt.
    Reformat as soon as you get it. These pre-builts have a lot of bloatware.
     
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  12. Boom TittyMilk

    Boom TittyMilk User Formerly known as Big R
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    Gonna buy a wireless mouse for the laptop soon and eyeballing the G602
     
  13. Popovio

    Popovio The poster formerly known as "MouseCop"
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    Well, Amazon is dumb, but it's to my benefit. There's a few hardware variations to choose from with the model of PC I got. Amazon sent me the GTX 1660 Ti model instead of the regular ole GTX 1660. Fuck yeah.
     
  14. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    Kansas State WildcatsSeattle Kraken

    Jeff Bezos wants to know your location
     
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  15. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

     
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  16. Popovio

    Popovio The poster formerly known as "MouseCop"
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    I forgot how hard it is to pick up a new Paradox game. They have all the good ones on Game Pass btw, Stellaris, Imperator: Rome, EU4, etc.
     
  17. Popovio

    Popovio The poster formerly known as "MouseCop"
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    Warhammer 2 is pretty ridiculous.
     
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  18. Voodoo

    Voodoo Fan of: Notre Dame
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    Do we have a tmb discord?
     
  19. Name P. Redacted

    Name P. Redacted I have no money and I'm also gay
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    Kansas State WildcatsSeattle Kraken

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  20. AUShyGuy

    AUShyGuy Unbridled Enthusiasm
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    Just want to say I’m jelly of anyone here who gets to play HL: Alyx. Think it’ll be a long while before I’ve got the pc and headset to give it a go
     
  21. Jeffrey Lebowski

    Jeffrey Lebowski Obviously you're not a golfer
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  22. Jeffrey Lebowski

    Jeffrey Lebowski Obviously you're not a golfer
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    I really hope they mod it soon so I can play it. I can’t drop that much on VR
     
  23. Jeffrey Lebowski

    Jeffrey Lebowski Obviously you're not a golfer
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    World War Z is free on the Epic Games Store
     
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  24. Odin

    Odin social distancing since 1990
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    wwz is a very very good left for dead clone
     
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  25. One Knight

    One Knight https://www.twitch.tv/thatrescueguy
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    I "bought" WWZ just to have it, but can it be played solo?
     
  26. Odin

    Odin social distancing since 1990
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    its all 4 players, but i think it can be forced to use only bots as the other three. also it has matchmaking, so you can play normally without having to find a group.
     
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  27. Lyrtch

    Lyrtch My second favorite meat is hamburger
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  28. Joe_Pesci

    Joe_Pesci lying dog-faced pony soldier
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    Wolfsburg

    I bought mega man zx or something on steam

    Why are these games so hard :laugh:
     
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  29. One Knight

    One Knight https://www.twitch.tv/thatrescueguy
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    Dusted off my Thrustmaster HOTAS and fired up Flight Sim last night, still so much fun. Diving into Sturmovik next, once I finish Transistor that is.
     
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  30. Joe_Pesci

    Joe_Pesci lying dog-faced pony soldier
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    Wolfsburg

    Oh god, is it the one that's like diecast metal?
     
  31. One Knight

    One Knight https://www.twitch.tv/thatrescueguy
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    I wish, no one this one is good old plastic, but its a solid beast.
     
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  32. Daddy Rabbit

    Daddy Rabbit obviously silly and not productive
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    Finally finished this. Started a new + eventually after clearing all the ?s and quests.

    Looking for something else now to pass the time.
     
  33. Popovio

    Popovio The poster formerly known as "MouseCop"
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    Downloading Bannerlord at the moment. Looks like fun.
     
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  34. One Knight

    One Knight https://www.twitch.tv/thatrescueguy
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    Heard it was buggy at first but they've been fixing a lot of them. Also, apparently you could play as a baby, until they nerfed it (not my pic).
    Even baby-less, looks like a good game.
    [​IMG]
     
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  35. Popovio

    Popovio The poster formerly known as "MouseCop"
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    I want to be a Babylord, too bad they nerfed it.
     
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  36. One Knight

    One Knight https://www.twitch.tv/thatrescueguy
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    lol right? there's a video of the baby sticking a lance in a horse like a boss, its fucking hilarious
     
  37. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
    Florida State SeminolesPhoenix SunsTottenham HotspurAvengersSan Diego PadresBorussia MönchengladbachFormula 1

    You can't just leave us hanging like this.
     
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  38. One Knight

    One Knight https://www.twitch.tv/thatrescueguy
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    my bad, i knowz the rulez and broke them. Best part starts at 3:30
     
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  39. Illinihockey

    Illinihockey Well-Known Member
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    Looking for a new game to play, has anyone played Frostpunk?
     
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  40. Popovio

    Popovio The poster formerly known as "MouseCop"
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    Bannerlord is fun as hell.
     
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  41. Jeffrey Lebowski

    Jeffrey Lebowski Obviously you're not a golfer
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    Yes

    good management/city builder survivor game

    stressful at times
     
  42. Illinihockey

    Illinihockey Well-Known Member
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    so would you recommend? Is the learning curve super steep? I want something fun but not something I have to dedicate my life to
     
  43. Jeffrey Lebowski

    Jeffrey Lebowski Obviously you're not a golfer
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    I would watch a YouTube video with a play through to see what you think. It’s pretty unforgiving imo. It’s a race against time that ramps up in difficulty the more you play.
     
  44. One Knight

    One Knight https://www.twitch.tv/thatrescueguy
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    Been working through some of my backlog, ended up on Celeste yesterday, it's a phenomenal game.
    Hard as shit, and I'm still super early, but i love feeling like I'm just one quick reflex away from getting through a really tough stretch.
    It feels imminently fair, never cheap or cheat-y, the art style is awesome and it has a good story. Big fan.
     
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  45. Popovio

    Popovio The poster formerly known as "MouseCop"
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    Babylords out here wrecking shit.

     
  46. Wu

    Wu Nope.
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    Want to get bannerlord but will wait for price drop
     
  47. scatman duse

    scatman duse Well-Known Member
    Florida State SeminolesBaltimore RavensFlorida Panthers

    Looking to get a computer to do some gaming, can anyone provide some specs I should be looking for or websites to start building?

    Budget would be somewhere between $1000-$1500
     
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  48. Odin

    Odin social distancing since 1990
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    https://pcpartpicker.com/
     
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  49. One Knight

    One Knight https://www.twitch.tv/thatrescueguy
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    Building or buying pre-built?
    If you're buying, check out www.logicalincrements.com as well, that's what I used to build my current system.
    Does a good job breaking it down by part category and it's easy to see at a glance what you can get based on your overall budget.
     
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  50. scatman duse

    scatman duse Well-Known Member
    Florida State SeminolesBaltimore RavensFlorida Panthers

    Buying, I’d be lost trying to build. Thanks!
     
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