<!--quoteo(post=1890887:date=Dec 19 2011, 12:10 PM:name=TheNameIsJambo)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TheNameIsJambo @ Dec 19 2011, 12:10 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1890887"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Laptop.. Snazzy! What are the specs of that beast if it can run NS2? Or do you still run NS1? ;)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Its an old Asus G50 that I bought about two years ago. It can still play new games just fine, for some reason it doesn't like NS2 too much but its playable at about 15fps. Just about any other game I have no problem running, NS2 appears to load everything on the fly which causes crazy lag for me. Fan keeps burning out which is why you see that taped up box next to it, did some hacking and made my own beast-mode fan out of some old server fans. I highly recommend Asus gaming laptops, its really been a good laptop even after all the abuse I've put it through and for its age when it comes to games. Plus parts are cheap! Think I'm going to go with a desktop again next though, I'm pretty tired of dealing with the thermal issues I've had out of nearly every laptop I've had.
<!--quoteo(post=1891577:date=Dec 25 2011, 01:15 AM:name=Temphage)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Temphage @ Dec 25 2011, 01:15 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1891577"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->You don't seriously straddle the desk legs, do you?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> Should install a motorcycle seat to finish the feel.
Yea, I do straddle the desk legs. Being from Texas, all I do to get around is ride a horse, so it is all good (my 10 gallon hat resides on the emergency whiskey bottle I keep on the speakers). However, I don't sit right up to the corner, so the angle of my legs is not that wide. Also, I sometimes prop one of my legs on that radio unit I have on the floor.
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<span style='color:#000000;background:#000000'>Yeah I need a new computer and a maid.</span><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Laptop.. Snazzy! What are the specs of that beast if it can run NS2? Or do you still run NS1? ;)
Its an old Asus G50 that I bought about two years ago. It can still play new games just fine, for some reason it doesn't like NS2 too much but its playable at about 15fps. Just about any other game I have no problem running, NS2 appears to load everything on the fly which causes crazy lag for me. Fan keeps burning out which is why you see that taped up box next to it, did some hacking and made my own beast-mode fan out of some old server fans. I highly recommend Asus gaming laptops, its really been a good laptop even after all the abuse I've put it through and for its age when it comes to games. Plus parts are cheap! Think I'm going to go with a desktop again next though, I'm pretty tired of dealing with the thermal issues I've had out of nearly every laptop I've had.
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<ul><b>HAL-9000</b></li><li><b>Case:</b> Corsair Obsidian Series 800D</li><li><b>Mobo:</b> ASUS P7P55 WS SuperComputer</li><li><b>CPU:</b> Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz</li><li><b>GPU:</b> DIAMOND 5870PE52G Radeon HD 5870 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Eyefinity 6 Edition</li><li><b>RAM:</b> G.SKILL 4GB SDRAM DDR3 1600</li><li><b>HDDs:</b> Seagate Barracuda 500 GB (Internal Mount), Western Digital Caviar Blue 320 GB (Internal Mount), Hitachi Deskstar 2 TB (Removable Tray)</li><li><b>PSU:</b> CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-1000HX 1000W</li><li><b>Monitor:</b> SAMSUNG B1940W 19" x2, SAMSUNG 906BW 19" x1</li><li><b>Cooling:</b> Swiftech MCP655 Pump, Swiftech MCR320-SP Radiator, Swiftech APOGEE-XT CPU Block, EK Radeon HD 5870 Block, Bitspower Reservoir (250ml)</li><li><b>Speakers:</b> Some Old Radio I had, Logitech G35</li><li><b>Keyboard:</b> Old Compaq Thing, Saitek Cyborg</li><li><b>Mouse:</b> Logitech MX518</li><li><b>Gamepads:</b> Nostromo n52, Nyko AirFlo EX, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick</li></ul>
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<div align='center'>installed new hardware</div>
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Should install a motorcycle seat to finish the feel.