LadyCrimson

*digs around* Apparently that board has 8 SATA ports, but only 6 of them actually work for HDD bootup by default (the six red ones). http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardw...d-review-5.html So, first question, is the drive you want to use plugged into one of these six?

Hubs sister & her husband were visiting from Oregon so we spent a couple afternoons hangin' with them. Miss having them close by. They're still not quite sure if they're going to stay up North permanently or not, depends on work and stuff. If they sell their house here (being rented out at the moment) it'd be pretty hard to move back, I'd guess (house prices would be out of their reach now from when they originally bought). They are not liking the rain, heh. So much of hubby's family used to be centered where we are, but now they're all up North in various places. We're the last "holdouts." Not that we have any desire to move. Maybe in another 15 years.

Still playing Borderlands (no DLC's/patches). Hubs keeps playing, so I keep playing. And yes, the end-boss is still horrible. But love dem guns.

Since I'm (hopefully) up & running again, tried a little of everything this evening, to make sure my scheme of copying my Steam apps directory (vs. downloading them all again) worked. It did. Think I'm going to go with DeathSpank, Borderlands (hubs made me want to play it again) & Saints Row2 this week. Going to put Skyrim on hold until that darn editor is released.

@Bokishi - What? Only 2560x1600? Those shots look really nice, imo. Created my character for Saints Row2, but that's as far as I got, heh. Just making her was kinda funny tho - all those weird selections. But in the end I made her "normal." Except, apparently, for her teeth/mouth. That's some ugly mouth movement in this game. lol

Yes. If you like action/guns with a bit of chr/questing, it's a blast. Has it's faults but what doesn't. Still the only game hubs finds replayable every year, too.

...I'm sure if I was trying to SLI two 590's I'd be using a 1200-1500w PSU too.

Large, happy, comfy, feelin' safe cats are apparently copious amounts of poo and pee cats.

I would have liked that recent Hollywood Holmes movie a lot more if it hadn't been the usual CGI/special effects action bonanza, with a ridiculous ending. But that's Hollywood for you. Because of that, tho, I only found it "watchable."

Kill A Watt, for any who don't know, is a device (inexpensive) that lets you check out how much wattage/power a particular item is pulling. You plug it into an outlet, then plug the device into the meter. So if you're ever worried about whether your PSU is being overstressed, get one of these. Fun stuff. My gaming rig at "idle" or light desktop activity (browsing, watching video, etc). I was surprised at this because the gtx590 in reviews is rated at 150-180watts on "idle," I thought. Dunno what's up with that, they must use a different concept of idle. Skyrim on the Ultra settings: Metro 2033 on the dx11/max settings (tessellation etc.) This one actually makes the air that blows out the back of the PSU feel fairly warm, instead of tepid. So think I will eventually get an 850w PSU to be super-safe at some point...but it can wait a while. ...this is fun, I'll have to plug it into the other PC & compare.

Dunno if you've seen these tips (both the post and in the comments) before but if you haven't, try : http://deathmarine.com/dungeon-siege-and-windows-7-x64/ Apparently doesn't work for everyone tho.

I'm sure Jack Handey would have something Thoughtful to say .

http://www.gamesradar.com/the-top-7-stereo...we-hate/?page=2

Wheee!

@Jackalmonkey - I'm definitely hoping it'll be lucrative for the team, that's for sure! ... if they end up having a demo, I'll even try it. Still doubt it'll be my personal "thing", even if it wins 100 GoTY awards, but I don't begrudge them going for a popular culture IP.

New HDD bought & initially tested. Installed HDD, booted up to format & install Windows....and my DVD-Rom busted/won't work. Figures. Hubs USB DVD-rom drive to the rescue! ... then I guess I'm going shopping again.

What? Seriously? Boo indeed. Edit: wait, what's this Steamworks mod thing? I know it says we can still use the "old sites" to get/access our mods, so it doesn't sound restrictive for Skyrim...but I don't like the possible direction this could mean for future Beth game modding. Then again, games like Sims have the official upload/mod stuff, and people still ignore it. So...I'm probably just being a worry-wort and it'll mean nothing.

Even if it's a good RPG, it's hard to be interested in a game when the source material doesn't interest you at all...and as I mentioned in the other thread, SP has about 0 interest factor for me. I shall be wishing them success with it, of course, even if I'm not interested...the more success they can find, the better for me, when they do make a game that I personally would be "into". At least, that's my theory.

Jude Law as Watson was just a tiny bit too current-generation youthful/enthusiastic in attitude, or something, for me, but overall he was a good Watson...especially considering what kind of movie it was vs. the original story concepts. The second episode was definitely a little "weak" but still a good show. Going to watch the 3rd tonight. Then I guess...I have to wait until Netflix gets the rest or I can buy the DVD? ... and yay to a 2nd season.

I read it was going to be available on PC, was that a mistake? Or the other way around? Anyway...I don't like South Park. I don't find it generally offensive or politically offensive;it just doesn't strike my funnybone at all. Once in a great while, or some of the YT mashups, are kinda funny. But I don't watch it otherwise. Can't imagine a rpg-game based on it would make me like the characters/humor/world, so.... ...glad Obsidian has a project...but I don't think I'll be buying this one.

It's not that the spouse (whether wife or husband) gets to decide what you're allowed to buy - it's more that you need to at least sometimes discuss whether you can afford to buy it. Or to make sure you both don't go buy something expensive in the same month. It's called a budget & now and then, with two ppl & with shared expenses, you have to come together and see where both of your spending is going/headed re: whatever long term goals you both have (if any). ...and I'm not playing anything tonight, even if I could on this XP machine. Just kind of fed up with PC's at the moment. Ha. Time to watch some more movies.

That's often my thought as well...not to say there aren't actual serious problems (everywhere lately it seems), but the gloomy media coverage doesn't help. Don't know of a solution for the suddenly large crowd of unemployed, tho...that's always a tough one.

You give me hope that it's a simple problem, Gorth. Hubs did that test of his on the new WD drive. It almost immediately started making bad noise and after a partial pass of the test, it went "offline" on it's own. Hubs stared at it & the stats he managed to get, said "It's bad. Your bad-sector old HD even did better than this one. Take that crap back." I lol'd.

The original C: drive (Seagate) was purchased when I built the PC, so maybe a two to 2.5 years old? The storage drive (Hitachi) is less than a year old. And of course the one I just bought (Western Digital). I knew some of the HDD companies aren't as good as they used to be, quality-control wise, and of course that quality in general is becoming more & more disposable on all electronics....so I haven't had big expectations of them typically lasting 5-6+ years like most older ones I've had (I was thinking 3 years maybe) but it's startling to think they could be that consistently bad out of the box, so to speak. Definitely going to be running those HDD tests before I install them, next time. And stock up on yet more external drives for backups. Assuming I ever get this rig running properly again, that is.