Probably not surprising anybody, I'm definitely a category (c) person.
I like big towers and I cannot lie. If I'm sitting down to play, it's >probably going to be on my tower PC. I like the spaciousness of the
thing; the ease of upgradability. Sure, desktops (and even laptops)
offer something in that area, but when it comes to fiddlin' with the >hardware, a tower is the best.
Where do you fall? What best describes the hardware you most use to
play your PC games?
On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:52:19 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
Probably not surprising anybody, I'm definitely a category (c) person.
I like big towers and I cannot lie. If I'm sitting down to play, it's >probably going to be on my tower PC. I like the spaciousness of the
thing; the ease of upgradability. Sure, desktops (and even laptops)
offer something in that area, but when it comes to fiddlin' with the >hardware, a tower is the best.
Where do you fall? What best describes the hardware you most use to
play your PC games?
Category C as well. I am just used to using Towers... I don't really
even think about it. But other then cleaning it out once every six
months or so, I never open it, so it doesn't have to be big.
Did I do a CRAP poll last month? I think I forgot to do one! Does that
mean I have to do two this month? What is the protocol for this sort
of situation? ;-)
This time, here's a simple question:
-----------
You're a PC gamer, cool. But what hardware are you playing those PC
games on?
a) A Desktop: The classic PC. That small-footprint wedge
of (probably) black plastic and steel. It might not
have much in the way of grunt, but it gets the job
done.
c) A Big honkin' Tower: It's ungainly and doesn't fit in
with /anybody's/ decor, but damn if you can't fit in
six hard-disks, three GPUs, and give it more lighting
than the Eiffel tower (not that you necessarily have
any of that... but you COULD).
Did I do a CRAP poll last month? I think I forgot to do one! Does that
mean I have to do two this month? What is the protocol for this sort of situation? ;-)
This time, here's a simple question:
-----------
You're a PC gamer, cool. But what hardware are you playing those PC
games on?
a) A Desktop: The classic PC. That small-footprint wedge
of (probably) black plastic and steel. It might not have much in
the way of grunt, but it gets the job done.
b) A Laptop: Portability is the key; modern laptops have
enough horsepower to play most modern games (even if you maybe
gotta turn the settings down from ultra) and you can take it
with you wherever. Best of both worlds, baby!
c) A Big honkin' Tower: It's ungainly and doesn't fit in
with /anybody's/ decor, but damn if you can't fit in six
hard-disks, three GPUs, and give it more lighting than the
Eiffel tower (not that you necessarily have any of that... but
you COULD).
d) Steam Deck (or similar). A dedicated gaming device
that makes even Nintendo Switch owners swoon. It's got (nearly)
all the compatibility of a real PC, you can carry it in one
hand, and even -if you really really had to- run work apps on
it.
e) Mobile device via streaming. Phones and tablets are
where it's at. Everyone has one anyway, so why pay for a second
device? You get all the same games streamed to you from the
cloud without having to worry about bothering with Windows or
Linux
f) A Server Rack: Don't tell the boss you're using all
his expensive hardware to run video games. Anyway, you're not
really /playing/; you're stress-testing the gear. ;-)
g) Big Iron: Can it run Crysis? This fucker calculates
moonshots; Crysis barely makes it sweat. It's got sixteen
thousand CPUs; it's only fair a few of them get used for gaming.
h) A Macintosh. Which means I don't really play games. ;-)
i) PC Games? I play [console/mobile/tabletop/anything-
but-PC-titles] only! Nerd.
-----------
Probably not surprising anybody, I'm definitely a category (c) person.
I like big towers and I cannot lie. If I'm sitting down to play, it's probably going to be on my tower PC. I like the spaciousness of the
thing; the ease of upgradability. Sure, desktops (and even laptops)
offer something in that area, but when it comes to fiddlin' with the hardware, a tower is the best.
Where do you fall? What best describes the hardware you most use to play
your PC games?
The results of this CRAP poll will not be tallied. That's too much like
work.
Did I do a CRAP poll last month? I think I forgot to do one! Does that
mean I have to do two this month? What is the protocol for this sort
of situation? ;-)
This time, here's a simple question:
-----------
You're a PC gamer, cool. But what hardware are you playing those PC
games on?
c) A Big honkin' Tower: It's ungainly and doesn't fit in
with /anybody's/ decor, but damn if you can't fit in
six hard-disks, three GPUs, and give it more lighting
than the Eiffel tower (not that you necessarily have
any of that... but you COULD).
Is there anything in the world more pointless than light up ram?
You're a PC gamer, cool. But what hardware are you playing those PC
games on?
a) A Desktop: The classic PC. That small-footprint wedge
of (probably) black plastic and steel. It might not
have much in the way of grunt, but it gets the job
done.
b) A Laptop: Portability is the key; modern laptops have
enough horsepower to play most modern games (even if
you maybe gotta turn the settings down from ultra)
and you can take it with you wherever. Best of both
worlds, baby!
c) A Big honkin' Tower: It's ungainly and doesn't fit in
with /anybody's/ decor, but damn if you can't fit in
six hard-disks, three GPUs, and give it more lighting
than the Eiffel tower (not that you necessarily have
any of that... but you COULD).
d) Steam Deck (or similar). A dedicated gaming device
that makes even Nintendo Switch owners swoon. It's
got (nearly) all the compatibility of a real PC, you
can carry it in one hand, and even -if you really
really had to- run work apps on it.
e) Mobile device via streaming. Phones and tablets are
where it's at. Everyone has one anyway, so why pay
for a second device? You get all the same games
streamed to you from the cloud without having to
worry about bothering with Windows or Linux
f) A Server Rack: Don't tell the boss you're using all
his expensive hardware to run video games. Anyway,
you're not really /playing/; you're stress-testing
the gear. ;-)
g) Big Iron: Can it run Crysis? This fucker calculates
moonshots; Crysis barely makes it sweat. It's got
sixteen thousand CPUs; it's only fair a few of them
get used for gaming.
h) A Macintosh. Which means I don't really play games. ;-)
i) PC Games? I play [console/mobile/tabletop/anything-
but-PC-titles] only! Nerd.
But is it WORK gear or just a rack-for-the-heck of it? :-)
On 23/07/2024 09:26, Xocyll wrote:
Is there anything in the world more pointless than light up ram?
Kim Kardashian?
Where do you fall? What best describes the hardware you most use to
play your PC games?
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the >entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
Did I do a CRAP poll last month? I think I forgot to do one! Does that
mean I have to do two this month? What is the protocol for this sort
of situation? ;-)
This time, here's a simple question:
-----------
You're a PC gamer, cool. But what hardware are you playing those PC
games on?
c) A Big honkin' Tower: It's ungainly and doesn't fit in
with /anybody's/ decor, but damn if you can't fit in
six hard-disks, three GPUs, and give it more lighting
than the Eiffel tower (not that you necessarily have
any of that... but you COULD).
This was the old computer, but the new one is a mini tower.
Old one had no lighting, new one has light up fans (cause they were on
sale deeply discounted) and light up ram, cause it's the only one that
fit in the size I wanted.
Is there anything in the world more pointless than light up ram?
Did I do a CRAP poll last month? I think I forgot to do one! Does that
mean I have to do two this month? What is the protocol for this sort
of situation? ;-)
This time, here's a simple question:
-----------
You're a PC gamer, cool. But what hardware are you playing those PC
games on?
a) A Desktop: The classic PC. That small-footprint wedge
of (probably) black plastic and steel. It might not
have much in the way of grunt, but it gets the job
done.
b) A Laptop: Portability is the key; modern laptops have
enough horsepower to play most modern games (even if
you maybe gotta turn the settings down from ultra)
and you can take it with you wherever. Best of both
worlds, baby!
c) A Big honkin' Tower: It's ungainly and doesn't fit in
with /anybody's/ decor, but damn if you can't fit in
six hard-disks, three GPUs, and give it more lighting
than the Eiffel tower (not that you necessarily have
any of that... but you COULD).
d) Steam Deck (or similar). A dedicated gaming device
that makes even Nintendo Switch owners swoon. It's
got (nearly) all the compatibility of a real PC, you
can carry it in one hand, and even -if you really
really had to- run work apps on it.
e) Mobile device via streaming. Phones and tablets are
where it's at. Everyone has one anyway, so why pay
for a second device? You get all the same games
streamed to you from the cloud without having to
worry about bothering with Windows or Linux
f) A Server Rack: Don't tell the boss you're using all
his expensive hardware to run video games. Anyway,
you're not really /playing/; you're stress-testing
the gear. ;-)
g) Big Iron: Can it run Crysis? This fucker calculates
moonshots; Crysis barely makes it sweat. It's got
sixteen thousand CPUs; it's only fair a few of them
get used for gaming.
h) A Macintosh. Which means I don't really play games. ;-)
i) PC Games? I play [console/mobile/tabletop/anything-
but-PC-titles] only! Nerd.
-----------
Probably not surprising anybody, I'm definitely a category (c) person.
I like big towers and I cannot lie. If I'm sitting down to play, it's probably going to be on my tower PC. I like the spaciousness of the
thing; the ease of upgradability. Sure, desktops (and even laptops)
offer something in that area, but when it comes to fiddlin' with the hardware, a tower is the best.
Where do you fall? What best describes the hardware you most use to
play your PC games?
The results of this CRAP poll will not be tallied. That's too much
like work.
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
Did I do a CRAP poll last month? I think I forgot to do one! Does that
mean I have to do two this month? What is the protocol for this sort
of situation? ;-)
This time, here's a simple question:
-----------
You're a PC gamer, cool. But what hardware are you playing those PC
games on?
c) A Big honkin' Tower: It's ungainly and doesn't fit in
with /anybody's/ decor, but damn if you can't fit in
six hard-disks, three GPUs, and give it more lighting
than the Eiffel tower (not that you necessarily have
any of that... but you COULD).
This was the old computer, but the new one is a mini tower.
Old one had no lighting, new one has light up fans (cause they were on
sale deeply discounted) and light up ram, cause it's the only one that
fit in the size I wanted.
Is there anything in the world more pointless than light up ram?
c) A Big honkin' Tower
Did I do a CRAP poll last month? I think I forgot to do one! Does that[snip]
mean I have to do two this month? What is the protocol for this sort
of situation? ;-)
This time, here's a simple question:
-----------
You're a PC gamer, cool. But what hardware are you playing those PC
games on?
b) A Laptop: Portability is the key; modern laptops have[snip]
enough horsepower to play most modern games (even if
you maybe gotta turn the settings down from ultra)
and you can take it with you wherever. Best of both
worlds, baby!
I do play a little on my phone, but not as often as I used to, and never
as often as I did PC. And while I've a number of consoles, the only one
I ever played more than PC for a couple years was the PS2, oh and the Intellivision when I was between computers in my teens for a few months.
On 23 Jul 2024 at 19:35:34 CEST, "Spalls Hurgenson"
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
But is it WORK gear or just a rack-for-the-heck of it? :-)
The heck of it. :)
It is half size, and with a wooden top, that I put the printer on.
It is nice to have all of the gear in one place.
One of those nerd projects!
Our lives are coming to an end, and though we will probably get a new one, this had the potential of a rack.
a) A Desktop: The classic PC. That small-footprint wedge
of (probably) black plastic and steel. It might not
have much in the way of grunt, but it gets the job
done.
b) A Laptop: Portability is the key; modern laptops have
enough horsepower to play most modern games (even if
you maybe gotta turn the settings down from ultra)
and you can take it with you wherever. Best of both
worlds, baby!
c) A Big honkin' Tower: It's ungainly and doesn't fit in
with /anybody's/ decor, but damn if you can't fit in
six hard-disks, three GPUs, and give it more lighting
than the Eiffel tower (not that you necessarily have
any of that... but you COULD).
Samuel Söderberg <samuel@samuelsoderberg.se> wrote at 09:25 this Wednesday (GMT):
On 23 Jul 2024 at 19:35:34 CEST, "Spalls Hurgenson"
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
But is it WORK gear or just a rack-for-the-heck of it? :-)
The heck of it. :)
It is half size, and with a wooden top, that I put the printer on.
It is nice to have all of the gear in one place.
One of those nerd projects!
Our lives are coming to an end, and though we will probably get a new one, >> this had the potential of a rack.
"Our" lives? Are you alright?
On Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:08:58 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
wrote:
On 7/28/2024 6:30 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
Samuel Söderberg <samuel@samuelsoderberg.se> wrote at 09:25 this Wednesday (GMT):
On 23 Jul 2024 at 19:35:34 CEST, "Spalls Hurgenson"
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
But is it WORK gear or just a rack-for-the-heck of it? :-)
The heck of it. :)
It is half size, and with a wooden top, that I put the printer on.
It is nice to have all of the gear in one place.
One of those nerd projects!
Our lives are coming to an end, and though we will probably get a new one, >>>> this had the potential of a rack.
"Our" lives? Are you alright?
Most if not all of us here besides you are twice your age or more.
Speak for yourself! I count my age in Jovian orbits.* If you go by the
count of years, I'm still a child ;-)
In fact, I probably shouldn't be allowed to play all those "Mature"
rated games I have in my collection. Don't tell mother and father. ;-P
* Jupiter takes 11.86 Earth years to go around the sun. A person 35
Earth years is only 3 Jovian years. It's better than the fountain of
youth! ;-)
* Jupiter takes 11.86 Earth years to go around the sun. A person 35
Earth years is only 3 Jovian years. It's better than the fountain of
youth! 😉
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