tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post5980262439860804183..comments2024-02-13T03:59:13.635+00:00Comments on Eat Electric Death: up up upgrade and away! [shedir]Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02020308502156946280noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-75787608800282697692006-05-06T21:26:00.000+01:002006-05-06T21:26:00.000+01:00Must be something in the water...Stricken with a s...Must be something in the water...Stricken with a sudden overwhleming urge to "get with the programme, man", I reawakened my credit card from its slumber midweek and gave Overclockers some of my long overdue patronage.I started off sticking to my deep seated belief that a gentleman of my rank and standing should have "people" to assemble hardware these days, and initially snooped around the likes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-16098154113593233962006-04-29T12:44:00.000+01:002006-04-29T12:44:00.000+01:00I've been on an emptying wallet spree too. Wanted ...I've been on an emptying wallet spree too. Wanted a widescreen tft for my .net development work. Picked up one of <a href="http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/nec_20wgx2.htm">these</a> from overclockers, but it had a dead subpixel so it's gone back on direct selling regs. Going to get another though. Of course this meant I'd need a card to run the big O at a decent widescreen res. Splurged on anAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-66264417217771211642006-04-02T11:40:00.000+01:002006-04-02T11:40:00.000+01:003dfx Voodoo foreva!3dfx Voodoo foreva!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-64027314334208117232006-04-01T18:17:00.000+01:002006-04-01T18:17:00.000+01:00Suppose I should try and get 3dmark03 and see how ...Suppose I should try and get 3dmark03 and see how the score compares with the 9600pro. But end of the day it's a stonking machine now :)<br>Of course, by tomorrow it's outmoded.<br>So come on, some of you guys have ninja boxes. Give the public the scores on the electric doors!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-15720612398983618992006-04-01T16:35:00.000+01:002006-04-01T16:35:00.000+01:00Good job on the x800GTO.3Dmark is a funny old thin...Good job on the x800GTO.<br>3Dmark is a funny old thing. I used to treat it a bit like a tech demo, something you ran to say to yourself "yep, that's what I paid for, a fairy flying in a forest with a lens flare" - only it gave you a score as well to quote at the l33t people.<br>I think it was either 3DMark03 or 05 when you installed the thing and unless you were running some bastard ninja £350Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com