I bought a dedicated gaming PC three years ago. I needed something more powerful than my iMac to play games on but didn't want to shell out $2k for another Mac that would be limited in terms of future upgrades. My iMac can be used as an external display to another machine which meant that …
My SLI Saga
I bought a customized Gaming PC so that I could expand it in the future. Most importantly, I wanted to swap out the graphics card for a newer model in a few years when mine started to struggle. I also wanted the option to combine multiple graphics cards together. This is called SLI (or Crossfire …
Far Cry 4
Since I published my first impressions of several of the games that I played over holiday vacation I started playing another that needs to be added to the list: Far Cry 4. Far Cry 4 is the newest game that I own, having been released in November. I didn't get it from Steam; instead it …
Game Impressions
I've purchased a bunch of games recently to play on my new PC. I took a breadth over depth approach over Christmas vacation so that I could get a general impression of most of what I bought. Here are my thoughts. The games are listed based on the time I've spent playing, starting with those …
Gaming PC Initial Impressions
I've had my gaming PC for a few weeks now. Here are my initial impressions. Build & Shipping Speed When I originally ordered the machine on Black Friday, it had a ship date of 12/18 and would take 5 - 7 days to ship after that. I wanted it before Christmas so I paid extra …
Steam Games
If you play games on a PC, you know what Steam is. If you don't, then you aren't paying attention. I'm old enough to have been around when Steam came out so I can tell you how amazing it is. It used to be that you'd install two, four, or even six CD's worth of …
Nerd Excitement
Everyone knows I'm an Apple person. My household is full of Macs, my family has iPhones and iPad, I've got an Apple TV, I've even got a Mac Museum. If Apple makes it, I will likely shell out the money to buy it. Apple products are often associated with simplicity – they are "easy to …
My Gaming PC Revisited – What If I Built it Myself?
I go through a cycle when I make a big purchase. I figure out what I want, do a bunch of research, make a choice, and then make the purchase. Then I usually start having buyer's remorse, or more accurately "was it a good value remorse", where I try to make sure that the choice …
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My New Gaming PC
As a bit of a birthday present to myself, I decided to take advantage of Black Friday sales and buy a dedicated gaming PC. My iMac has been serving double-duty as both a Mac and a Windows gaming machine since I bought it in 2010, replacing my previous iMac in that role since 2006. The …
Relatively Ambitious 