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- Dec 25, 2008
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Hey, just wanted to stop by and say HI! Enjoy playing with you guys in the evening. Here is a little about myself:
My background:
I'm 53 yrs old, and I have 3 kids. My son is 23 and is currently in the Navy. He recently returned from duty in Iraq, and is now in Virgina until his next call in May of 2009.
I have 2 daughters. My oldest is 22, and she works cutting hair at a beauty shop. Since she got pregnant at 17, I'm also a grandpa as I have a 4yr old grand daughter.
Now comes my oops - a 13yr old daughter who is currently in middle school.
I've been married for 25+ years to the same women, and we live in Hemet, CA. I work for Abbott Vascular as a Group Leader for the Calibration Department. I'm in charge of the calibration department, were we oversee the calibration of ~17,000 pieces of equipment and instruments to meet regulatory standards for medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Almost 90% of the calibrations we perform are internal within our lab. I have 2 supervisors and one metrology engineer that report to me. I have a total of 23 people in my department including myself.
As for my pc, well, I've been building them for a while now. My latest rig is a build from last christmas. It's a quad core baby!
1. CPU - bought an Intel Core2 Quad (Q6600). I was surprised at the size of the chip, and the pin-less design. Using the standard Intel heatsink and fan that comes with the cpu.
2. Motherboard - I've had excellent luck with Asus, so I stayed with that brand. I bought a P5K-E/with WiFi. What struck me with this new motherboard was how easy it was to install the cpu, as the socket has the pins. The Intel heatsink allows for easy removal by turning the post that holds the heatsink and fan onto the motherboard. A simple twist on each one (4 total) and the assembly comes off.
3. Power Supply - I bought a Thermatake TP 750W. The regular price was $179 at Fry's, but it had a $80 rebate. It's a modular design which I never seen before until I bought this unit. Comes with a huge fan, but you can hardly hear it run.
4. Case - I bought an Antec P180b (black). This is an interesting design as the power supply sits at the bottom. It has openings that are adjustable so you can route your cabling inside the other chambers, then close off the openings so only the cables are coming out. My only complaint with this case is installing the power supply. I had a hell of a time getting it to fit and installing the cables. Antec never expected users would use a different power supply (their fan-less design) which I did not like. I would venture to say it took me over one hour to get it installed. Antec should have designed it so the bottom fan is movable in order to install the cables. After installing the power supply, the other installations were easy and trouble free.
5. Hard Drives - I picked up a 75G Western Digital Raptor for my boot drive, and a 500G Seagate to be partitioned into 3 separate areas: games, music, and "scratch". I have these installed in front of the power supply so I can take advantage of the center fan. Antec made a removable tray that slides out. The drives are then mounted on rubber grommets on there sides.
6. Video Card - I picked up a Nivida 8800GT. This sucker is long, and I had to use a SATA cable that bends at a 90? so it would not interfere with the card and the motherboard SATA connectors.
7. Memory - I bought 2 Gigs of DDR2 1066 from Corsair. Can't believe how cheap memory is now, and of this quality and performance.
So that pretty much sums it up. Oh, I almost forgot. I'm one that will not talk much while playing, except with a mic as it makes it easier. I usually have short remarks about the game, but I usually keep to myself since I have a difficult time concentrating killing the young folks. If they only knew they were dominated by an old fart, which is why I added "1955" to my handle of OldMan.
My background:
I'm 53 yrs old, and I have 3 kids. My son is 23 and is currently in the Navy. He recently returned from duty in Iraq, and is now in Virgina until his next call in May of 2009.
I have 2 daughters. My oldest is 22, and she works cutting hair at a beauty shop. Since she got pregnant at 17, I'm also a grandpa as I have a 4yr old grand daughter.
Now comes my oops - a 13yr old daughter who is currently in middle school.
I've been married for 25+ years to the same women, and we live in Hemet, CA. I work for Abbott Vascular as a Group Leader for the Calibration Department. I'm in charge of the calibration department, were we oversee the calibration of ~17,000 pieces of equipment and instruments to meet regulatory standards for medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Almost 90% of the calibrations we perform are internal within our lab. I have 2 supervisors and one metrology engineer that report to me. I have a total of 23 people in my department including myself.
As for my pc, well, I've been building them for a while now. My latest rig is a build from last christmas. It's a quad core baby!
1. CPU - bought an Intel Core2 Quad (Q6600). I was surprised at the size of the chip, and the pin-less design. Using the standard Intel heatsink and fan that comes with the cpu.
2. Motherboard - I've had excellent luck with Asus, so I stayed with that brand. I bought a P5K-E/with WiFi. What struck me with this new motherboard was how easy it was to install the cpu, as the socket has the pins. The Intel heatsink allows for easy removal by turning the post that holds the heatsink and fan onto the motherboard. A simple twist on each one (4 total) and the assembly comes off.
3. Power Supply - I bought a Thermatake TP 750W. The regular price was $179 at Fry's, but it had a $80 rebate. It's a modular design which I never seen before until I bought this unit. Comes with a huge fan, but you can hardly hear it run.
4. Case - I bought an Antec P180b (black). This is an interesting design as the power supply sits at the bottom. It has openings that are adjustable so you can route your cabling inside the other chambers, then close off the openings so only the cables are coming out. My only complaint with this case is installing the power supply. I had a hell of a time getting it to fit and installing the cables. Antec never expected users would use a different power supply (their fan-less design) which I did not like. I would venture to say it took me over one hour to get it installed. Antec should have designed it so the bottom fan is movable in order to install the cables. After installing the power supply, the other installations were easy and trouble free.
5. Hard Drives - I picked up a 75G Western Digital Raptor for my boot drive, and a 500G Seagate to be partitioned into 3 separate areas: games, music, and "scratch". I have these installed in front of the power supply so I can take advantage of the center fan. Antec made a removable tray that slides out. The drives are then mounted on rubber grommets on there sides.
6. Video Card - I picked up a Nivida 8800GT. This sucker is long, and I had to use a SATA cable that bends at a 90? so it would not interfere with the card and the motherboard SATA connectors.
7. Memory - I bought 2 Gigs of DDR2 1066 from Corsair. Can't believe how cheap memory is now, and of this quality and performance.
So that pretty much sums it up. Oh, I almost forgot. I'm one that will not talk much while playing, except with a mic as it makes it easier. I usually have short remarks about the game, but I usually keep to myself since I have a difficult time concentrating killing the young folks. If they only knew they were dominated by an old fart, which is why I added "1955" to my handle of OldMan.
