Gaming for truckers

Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by TROOPER to TRUCKER, Aug 23, 2016.

  1. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    I think the man saw the large dollar figure and hung like a windows computer in blue screen lol.

    Cases I used are usually the HAFX Series until I had to use the new Thor Series from Thermaltake I think, I'll have to relook that up. The Thor offered a plastic fin set up which was cut and chopped down leaving the side bars to hold the liquid radiator and fans up top. It worked out very well.

    The next case it going to cost a little more money, towards 400 or so, partly due to the need for ever bigger interior HPTX (Spelling) extreme large spaces with the addition of a divided space to contain the power supply, clear the wiring closet and hold the two liquid reservior tanks. The thing will already be taller than the desk so it's going to have to go onto it's printer table when finished. I guess I still keep the HAF-X cases (Corsair I think.) which are pretty good for the 100 or so dollars they cost. But the builds have exceeded them in volume. The Thor is about three feet and change high. The next one is going to exceed 4 feet or even 5.

    As far as the money, it's relatively easy to resell previous video cards when within a few months of retail release at near retail prices on ebay or some such. I had a set of two Platinum Matrix 2's video cards that at the time were the best in the world and heated my home 10 degrees in winter. Consider the sitauation, central heat off. Temp goes from 72 to 83 in 3 hours at 20 degrees outside from the living room across the entire 1200 foot home. Too hot for me. I could maintain heat in that house with a 1100 watt supply rather than a 2 ton central air. It's crazy. But that was what happened that month. But it's just too hot. So the cards were sold at near retail prices then.

    The money went back into the rebuild for the next series of cards that ran cooler the MSI ones. Ive been more than happy with them. Made of metal entirely mostly and I can game with them staying cooled. Once in a while things get really hot and intense and that computer will reach 60 C at the radiator and heat my unit. I have a 360 volt 200 amp air conditioning unit 10 feet away and it works hard to keep up sometimes. My electric bill reflects that burn in summer.
     
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  3. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Well, if that price tag is what's necessary to land you in "MAN" territory, no thanks.
     
  4. TruckerPete1990

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    I'm wanting to go back to A laptop. I'm getting tired of having my desktop in the truck lol.
     
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  5. dca

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    Fallout 4 : it turns out I've got to level up, and gain more perks to build the generator needed for the communication tower inside the castle walls. until then I'm running around the countryside working on other settlements, communications, water etc
     
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    MarkH129 Bobtail Member

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    Fallout 4.
    Yeah, I love that one. Lots to explore, lots of bad guys to kill. Don't wanna think about the time I've spent playing that one ;-)

    Rocksmith 2014- If you ever thought about learning to play guitar or bass, this is the one. It's really taught me to play songs, and to the point that I've been in several bands playing live gigs.
     
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    I had no idea he is or was a general, started the game thinking I was on my own, a one man show, when I first met the general there seemed to be options, one accept the mission of establishing another settlement or go it alone, the minute men are on their way to wreak havoc once again.
     
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    I had to spend a lot of time on the Fallout 4 Wiki to learn the intricacies of the game and the different quests. I highly recommend it.
     
  10. dca

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    hmm ok thanks
     
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