Hey!

Regicide · 04-08-2008, 06:08 PM

I've been a gamer all of my life, primarily on consoles but now that I have the money to build a gaming PC . . . I am. I built a $1500 dollar machine and will be ordering all the parts this week. I don't know many hardcore PC gamers so I'm trying to get out there and find some. I post on a lot of forums (mainly the penny-arcade forums) but none are PC-focused.

I'm interested in competitive (and tactical, of course) gaming, modding and game development (although I'm bad at all of them, at the moment ). I play a lot of first person shooters and RPGs. I love RTS but have been limited to only Starcraft and Age of Empires (I cannot wait for SCII). I've been wanting to get into serious MMO playing for years and I will with EVE online when my computer is done (not much interested in WoW). My steamID is Regicide and my xfire user name is swiftregicide . . . I can't wait to play!

I'll be buying ArmA and the Source Premier pack as soon as my computer is built so expect me in ArmA, TF2 and CS: S (I don't know much about this Project Reality mod at the moment but I will be investigating!) servers when I start popping up.

PC Specs:

KDS K-24MDWB Black 24" 2ms(GtoG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS4 LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Dynamic Energy Saver Ultra Durable II Intel Motherboard
EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale
mushkin 2GB

**DrunkenPirate** · 04-09-2008, 01:12 PM

Welcome!

**Bamboo** · 04-09-2008, 03:26 PM

Welcome to TG!
I also suggest you check out our hardware forums if you need help with your new computer. It is very active. You new computer looks good man, but I suggest with a great rig like that you should really go with 4 gigs of RAM so it won't bottleneck you.

And good to hear you are interested in ARMA and PR. If you have any questions, just ask. I will say that ARMA is like nothing else on the console, so just don't freak out and not really give the game a chance to win you over.

Also, jump on to our Teamspeak server, because that really helps set the games apart.

As for xfire, join the TG group so you will be able to see what everyone else is playing.

Regicide · 04-13-2008, 03:56 AM

Thank you, thank you!

I decided to only go with 2GB of RAM for two reasons. I'll be using Windows XP and without modifying the registry, it'll only recognize that much. I also wanted to get a better video card, so the money I saved allowed me to get a beast! I got all the parts for my computer on Friday and after six hours of work (first time building a computer, there was a lot of reading and triple confirming involved in the process) I built it. It has been running beautifully.

It sucks though . . . I have no money to buy any games. :P

**DrunkenPirate** · 04-13-2008, 08:00 AM

Awesome, at least when you do get some games you can run them maxed out.

04-08-2008, 06:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
Regicide Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Western Mass, USA Age: 20 Posts: 3	Hey! I've been a gamer all of my life, primarily on consoles but now that I have the money to build a gaming PC . . . I am. I built a $1500 dollar machine and will be ordering all the parts this week. I don't know many hardcore PC gamers so I'm trying to get out there and find some. I post on a lot of forums (mainly the penny-arcade forums) but none are PC-focused. I'm interested in competitive (and tactical, of course) gaming, modding and game development (although I'm bad at all of them, at the moment ). I play a lot of first person shooters and RPGs. I love RTS but have been limited to only Starcraft and Age of Empires (I cannot wait for SCII). I've been wanting to get into serious MMO playing for years and I will with EVE online when my computer is done (not much interested in WoW). My steamID is Regicide and my xfire user name is swiftregicide . . . I can't wait to play! I'll be buying ArmA and the Source Premier pack as soon as my computer is built so expect me in ArmA, TF2 and CS: S (I don't know much about this Project Reality mod at the moment but I will be investigating!) servers when I start popping up. PC Specs: KDS K-24MDWB Black 24" 2ms(GtoG) DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS4 LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Dynamic Energy Saver Ultra Durable II Intel Motherboard EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale mushkin 2GB

04-09-2008, 01:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
DrunkenPirate Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Norfolk, England Age: 29 Posts: 375	Re: Hey! Welcome! __________________ \|TG-71st\|DrunkenPirate - Bringing Rum and Wenches to the 71st Mountain Division! Tactical Gamer Primer - BF2 Rules, Announcements & SOP's - Kicked/Banned? - TG TeamSpeak POE2 Developer/Admin. Posts by me reflect my personal opinion only, not the view of the entire mod team unless expressly stated otherwise.

04-09-2008, 03:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bamboo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: On the beach north of Jacksonville, NC Posts: 2,002	Re: Hey! Welcome to TG! I also suggest you check out our hardware forums if you need help with your new computer. It is very active. You new computer looks good man, but I suggest with a great rig like that you should really go with 4 gigs of RAM so it won't bottleneck you. And good to hear you are interested in ARMA and PR. If you have any questions, just ask. I will say that ARMA is like nothing else on the console, so just don't freak out and not really give the game a chance to win you over. Also, jump on to our Teamspeak server, because that really helps set the games apart. As for xfire, join the TG group so you will be able to see what everyone else is playing. __________________ LINKS 10th Tactical Guard Server Rules and SOP * Kicked? Banned? READ THIS FIRST!* Contact an Admin * Nominate your teammates for a ribbon Stoop and you'll be stepped on; stand tall and you'll be shot at. -Carlos A. Urbizo-

04-13-2008, 03:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
Regicide Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Western Mass, USA Age: 20 Posts: 3	Re: Hey! Thank you, thank you! I decided to only go with 2GB of RAM for two reasons. I'll be using Windows XP and without modifying the registry, it'll only recognize that much. I also wanted to get a better video card, so the money I saved allowed me to get a beast! I got all the parts for my computer on Friday and after six hours of work (first time building a computer, there was a lot of reading and triple confirming involved in the process) I built it. It has been running beautifully. It sucks though . . . I have no money to buy any games. :P

04-13-2008, 08:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
DrunkenPirate Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Norfolk, England Age: 29 Posts: 375	Re: Hey! Awesome, at least when you do get some games you can run them maxed out. __________________ \|TG-71st\|DrunkenPirate - Bringing Rum and Wenches to the 71st Mountain Division! Tactical Gamer Primer - BF2 Rules, Announcements & SOP's - Kicked/Banned? - TG TeamSpeak POE2 Developer/Admin. Posts by me reflect my personal opinion only, not the view of the entire mod team unless expressly stated otherwise.

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