new computer tomorrow - SO PUMPED

[Son of Wisconsin]

I'll be able to unbox her and start playing SH4 as soon as I get home from work tomorrow!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883113092

Picked up my retail copy of SH4 gold the other day. Kind of bummed tho, doesn't have the sweet map inside like SH3 did, just a ref card and disk.
I've been playing SH3 on and off on my trusty dell 4800 (p4 1.6, 768 RAM, Radeon 9600) for a longgg time. I've been waiting for this for a long time, SH4 looks soooo damn good.

[Rockin Robbins]

Welcome to Subsim, Son! And your first visit to Subsim is a fine occasion for the last use of the old computer! Hope you enjoy SH4 a lot and be sure to ask questions here if you have any issues.

Biggest word of advice: SH4 is not SH3. It is quite different, while it looks reassuringly similar. Try to treat it like you're learning a brand new game and don't expect everything to work the same way. That way you'll enjoy the difference, not be frustrated by it.

[Peto]

Welcome fellow midwesterner!!! :salute:

Assuming you are from WI :hmmm:. North or South?

I can see why you're pumped to get your new rig. That's quite a step up! :rock:

Have Fun!!! (And check out the mods)

Peto

[Son of Wisconsin]

I'm originally from Eau Claire but live in Upper Michigan now.

[Peto]

I'm originally from Eau Claire but live in Upper Michigan now.

I'm originally from Menomonie (born in Chippewa Falls). Came back to WI a couple years back but in the North now.

:salute:

[Onkel Neal]

Welcome aboard, and enjoy that new PC.

Neal

[Son of Wisconsin]

Go to track the shipment from school this afternoon and I see INCORRECT ROUTING - FARMINGVILLE NY. (it was in lansing at 5 am this morning) Now it's coming tomorrow instead of today, not that big of a deal but jeez, how many packages have I ordered from UPS and they've never had one be late?

[AVGWarhawk]

Welcome aboard. Nice rig. :yeah:

[MonTana_Prussian]

Welcome aboard and good hunting!:salute:

[Akula4745]

You are waiting on your new PC - I am waiting on my copy of the game! LOL I got a copy of SH4 for $10 bucks on Ebay... then discovered this great community and all the mods available. Wow... gotta love it.

It will be interesting to see if my current rig will run SH4... 3.2GHz p4 CPU, 2 Gb RAM, ATI Radeon 9600/X1050 w/256 video memory, Creative SB Audigy sound. I am already considering a new system... but hoping to get a few licks in on this 4 year old system first.

Anyway didn't mean to jack the thread... just ready to give SH4 a whirl myself!

[Son of Wisconsin]

thanks. I'll try to post some pictures later when it comes if people are interested.

[Akula4745]

I'd love to see it, my fellow bilge rat!

LOL - love the forum avatars!

Jim
Akula4745

[A Very Super Market]

See what you're in for :D

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=149913

[Akula4745]

LMAO! Stop it... yer scaring me!

[AVGWarhawk]

Yeah, I remember when I got Navy Dude. I thought he was from the Village People. :o

[Akula4745]

Yessir Warhawk... "Navy Dude" doesn't sound quite as masculine as I had probably hoped for! Oh well... as long as the enemy doesn't tease me about it. That will just make me madder than a wet hen!!!

LOL

[AVGWarhawk]

The avatar changes with a certain number of posts. For a small donation to SS Neal will put any avatar you like. As long as it is appropriate:D

Shameless plug, I know.

[Akula4745]

Well???? Is the new PC here yet?

[Son of Wisconsin]

YES SIR!!!

Oh. My. God.....so....fast.....

After I had windows updated and Norton installed and updated and restarted, installed SH4 and played first tutorial mission with all the graphics maxed out.

Computer didn't even break a sweat. Just amazing compared to my last machine's struggles with SH3.

I'm gonna go play a little more and then go to bed, another long day tomorrow, but good lord is this machine amazing. I took some pics of the unboxing/setup and i'll try to post them soon.

I am now a MAN.

[Akula4745]

Congrats my friend... it sounds as if you will enjoy it immensely!! I probably won't be too far behind you with a new system... (wink, wink).

[Soundman]

Well.........................We're waiting to see how she runs. Hope your not still waiting on delivery !

[AVGWarhawk]

He said he got it and well, he is now a MAN:o Maybe he meant 'THE MAN'

[Akula4745]

Oh yeah... SoW got the new PC alright... why do you think we haven't heard from him? LOL

[Soundman]

Yeah, he must be halfway to Honshu about now ! :haha:

[Akula4745]

Lucky dawg with a new PC... looks like I will be ordering mine tonight. Then I will be waiting the two + weeks for delivery like SoW was. Oh well patience is a virtue, right?

[Peto]

Yeah, he must be halfway to Honshu about now ! :haha:

Nope. He's playing in Real Time. He just cleared Pearl Harbor.

:zzz:

[Akula4745]

I am so jealous of SoW... I hope he is loving it! I just ordered my new machine tonight. I was definitely lured by running this game in all of its graphic glory.

Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9550 (4x 2.83GHz/12MB L2 Cache/1333FSB)
Asus Rampage Formula Intel X48 Chipset
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 1Gb
4 Gb [2 Gb X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory
500 Gb primary + 320 Gb secondary HD

Oh my... I cannot wait! LOL

[Son of Wisconsin]

Hey guys, SO glad to be off for the weekend from both school and work now, so I can give my new machine the attention she deserves. I have some pictures to share but I'm not sure how to post them. Can someone please break it down for this noob?

[MonTana_Prussian]

Glad you have recieved your new machine! Have fun,and Good Hunting:salute:

[Akula4745]

Hey SoW - I posted images to share on imagevenue - http://imagevenue.com/host.php - then copy and paste the thumbnail link into your post here. Check it out - looking forward to seeing your new machine.

Jim

[Son of Wisconsin]

alright hope this works...

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[AVGWarhawk]

Looks good SoW. Time for that 22 inch digital monitor. :D

[Akula4745]

Oooooooooooooooooooooo... suh-weet-ness!!!
You lucky devil. I am jealous.

[Son of Wisconsin]

Looks good SoW. Time for that 22 inch digital monitor. :D


yep, that comes at the end of the semester when i sell back my books. The Dell CRT has served me well though, and it looks just fine for the time being.

[Akula4745]

I have always preferred a CRT to a flat screen for gaming... anyone else?

[MonTana_Prussian]

I love my new 20" flatscreen LCD. Blows my old CRT away!:up:

[Peto]

I have always preferred a CRT to a flat screen for gaming... anyone else?

I used to agree with you Akula--until I got my flat screen. I'll never go back. Seriously--what you say used to be true but the LCD technology has greatly improved. And I now have room to set my coffee down :03:! There are many Great CRTs though!

Congrats on the new system SoW!!! I just ordered a new video card today (that usually means a new mbd, cpu, ram, case and pws aren't far behind LOL).

[Akula4745]

You are probably right, Peto... once it was that way but now could be a totally different story. I have been out of the hardware loop for several years just enjoying the system I had.

I've been wrong before and I will likely be wrong again!

[Peto]

I've been wrong before and I will likely be wrong again!

I started that club :D! I always figure if someone doesn't correct me at least once a day, I haven't learned anything :hmmm:.

Computer Repair and selling/building new systems is what I do for a living. And I've gotten to be a fan of LCDs (and they're priced well too!). But I'm also a HUGE Fan of "if it's working for you, why fix it?" I never buy leading edge hardware because the cost/benefit isn't that great. I didn't get a LCD until my CRT went boots-up. On the other hand, there's no way I'd change back.

:yeah: