And I’m not talking about Slipgates. It looks like Enemy Territory: Quake Wars has had its release date put back my almost a month. Both Play.com, and Gameplay.co.uk are quoting the new release date as the 30th March, 2007.
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Iain Lee, comedian, etc. Has been phoning those annoying late night game shows, and gaming them. Fantastic! They’re terrible, unethical shows that charge all callers 75p, whether they’re picked or not. You could just be disconnected, bang! 75p please!
I doubt Iain is phreaking these calls, so he must be earning some cash ;)
It’s that time where my machine needs a hefty upgrade, the now lowly AMD64 3200+ has lasted me since its initial release, which has to be going on for three years now. However, when one replaces an older CPU with newer tech, it’s no longer just a one component upgrade.
So, focusing on getting around three more years out of the next rig, I’ve set about OverClockers.co.uk with a fine tooth-comb to grab some reasonable hardware.
First off, that processor has to go, in with a new Intel Core 2 Duo (E6400) Allendale, each core operating at 2.13ghz, with a 1066mhz FSB, and 2mb of Layer 2 cache per core. I picked this one for it’s relative cheapness, its FSB speed being more than adequate for over-clocking, and reports from the wild that these chips have been overclocked to a stable 3.2ghz.
Next up, behind every good processor (and overclocking prospective) is the motherboard. Now this one is a slight odd choice, as it doesn’t support SLI… But SLI is a good cheap upgrade (if you can still get exactly the same GFX card in the future), but then you miss on on any GPU improvements that have occured between the SLI upgrade, besides, Dual Core GPUs are still pricey, but they will become the norm. Also, I wouldn’t want to waste a PCI-E slot that could well be filled with a Physics Accelerator in the future. The mobo I picked is the Abit AW9D-MAX Intel 975x. It’s jam-packed with functions, and overclocking niceness, and will also support Quad Core processors, and 1066mhz FSB. So plenty of room for future upgrades.
Alas, my current Graphics Card is AGP, and it was hard to get an AGP mobo back when I last bought one. Now, it’s impossible, and just plain silly… So the GFX card needs replacing for a PCI-E version. Roll on the well valued OcUK GeForce 7950 GT Silent 512mb DDR3. Boast significant speed and processing increases over my old GeForce 6800, this new card is very well priced for the power it gives out, and should run with less noise output.
Of course, the memory also has to change, roll on 2gbs of cheap OcUK branded 800mhz memory… I know it’s not 1066mhz, but then, I don’t need memory that fast yet… And I don’t have a spare £500 just to spend on fast memory, so I opted for something fast enough, and cheap.
Wrap this all up in a light-weight, low-noise, aluminium case with dust-filters, and temperature probes, namely the NZXT Lexa Classic, and it’s a proper hardcore workstation that’s ready for some computational action.
Can you tell that I’m quite excited?
Well this New Year has brought some changes for me. The first being that I have resigned from all official posts with The Druid Network. This was simply the right choice for me at the time, with my personal life changing, along with work obligations. That said, I’m still a part of the community, and intend to be actively involved in the community, more information here, when it’s ready to go live ;)
I also intend to take more time out for my geekness. So I’ll probably start pitching in the occasional patch to various FOSS projects that I’m interested in. This year is shaping up to be one filled with Inspiration, I’ve also decided to collect up my poetry into a few tomes, with the hope of producing a book… Preferrably before I’m seventy. I’ll also be producing a limited number of Longbows this year (Spring and Summer) for purely practise purposes, they will be up for sale (probably on eBay) and will most likely also include some original artwork on the stave.
Last year was a big learning year for me with regards to projects. We saw the closure of two of my web projects, namely Druid.tv, and DruidWiki.org. Both big lessons in big ideas collapsing under lack of demand, lack of content, and lack of community support. I will — however — be retaining the domains for a while longer until they disappear from various search engines, at least. To avoid confusion.
Next up, Mrs. yibble and I are travelling to New York tomorrow, to partake in some shopping and tourism. We’re only there for four days, so probably won’t have much time to meet up with folks during the day, but the evenings could be cool? Expect many photographs hitting my Flickr Page.
Anyhoo, the year is young… Plenty to come :D
Tune in for a briefing of how Mrs. yibble’s mum’s Sky+ installation went… It was bad, very bad. Sky, yes SKY! Practically rendered her home entertainment set-up as unusable, and did a slack job on their own equipment’s installation.
What a bunch of fucking cowboys!
You can also listen to us eat dinner? And various other forms of half-baked entertainment.
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