PC Gaming Discussion

[morsdraconis]

I think I've determined the problem... notice the burnt chip just below the center of the image. I'll be ordering a new mobo.

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Yup. Figured it was the mobo causing the issue. Sucks to have bought a new power supply for nothing though an upgrade is never a bad thing.

Hope you have some spare thermaltake laying around, otherwise you might want to buy more of that as well.

[gschwendt]

Yup. Figured it was the mobo causing the issue. Sucks to have bought a new power supply for nothing though an upgrade is never a bad thing.

Hope you have some spare thermaltake laying around, otherwise you might want to buy more of that as well.

Yeah, I probably needed a new power supply anyway. The one I had was only 600 watts and the new one is 750... I was probably pushing the capacity of what it should be anyway.

Yeah, I've got a kit for cleaning thermal paste and also applying new. Now comes the hard part... waiting until tomorrow for it to arrive.

[gschwendt]

PC is now back up & running... nice to get 100% confirmation that it was the motherboard. I decided I'd take the opportunity to go ahead and finally install my SSD since I was pretty much going to need to do a fresh Windows install anyway. I now have 4 storage drives:

90GB SSD - Windows
250GB Velociraptor - Programs/My Documents
1TB Samsung - Games (Steam, Origin, etc.)
3TB Seagate - Media (movies, music, pictures, etc.)

[morsdraconis]

Jealousy is me. Damn.

[gschwendt]

Outlast... the first-person, combat-free horror game about investigating an asylum, coming to Steam this summer.
http://kotaku.com/what-we-want-to-do...rs-s-463111419

[gschwendt]

Mirror's Edge plus Oculus Rift is kinda crazy...

[SCClassof93]

Any suggestions for a turn based strategy game? Enjoyed Civ IV. Is V decent? Anything else out there?

[morsdraconis]

Any suggestions for a turn based strategy game? Enjoyed Civ IV. Id V decent? Anything else out there?

Civ V is only good with the expansions.

[SCClassof93]

Civ V is only good with the expansions.

Thanks

[SmoothPancakes]

Yeah, while vanilla Civ V is playable, it does need the expansions to be truly good. But it is a very fun game. A bit more simplified and not quite as wide open maps as Civ IV, but still very fun, with some improvements that make for much better game play, for example, no more death stacks that enable you to throw dozens of units at a city at once, now each plot of the map can only be occupied by a single army, so you've got to better plan out your attacks when going to war with another leader.

[SCClassof93]

Yeah, while vanilla Civ V is playable, it does need the expansions to be truly good. But it is a very fun game. A bit more simplified and not quite as wide open maps as Civ IV, but still very fun, with some improvements that make for much better game play, for example, no more death stacks that enable you to throw dozens of units at a city at once, now each plot of the map can only be occupied by a single army, so you've got to better plan out your attacks when going to war with another leader.

Thanks smooth

[JBHuskers]

Does anyone want a preferred beta access code for Infinite Crisis?

[morsdraconis]

Does anyone want a preferred beta access code for Infinite Crisis?

I'll take one if you have it still. I've been diving headfirst into MOBAs lately (playing the hell out of League of Legends in the past 2 months or so).

[JBHuskers]

I'll take one if you have it still. I've been diving headfirst into MOBAs lately (playing the hell out of League of Legends in the past 2 months or so).

Sorry forgot to post that it was gone. You can still sign up for the beta though here...

https://www.infinitecrisis.com/en/beta-application

[I OU a Beatn]

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing released today on Steam. Can't wait to give it a try later tonight.

[oweb26]

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing released today on Steam. Can't wait to give it a try later tonight.

How is it? I am interested but I might hold out until the summer sale.

[morsdraconis]

How is it? I am interested but I might hold out until the summer sale.

Unless you're dying for a new game right now, I would just based on the fact that the summer sale is guaranteed to have it in it (and it's only a month to a month and half away).

[I OU a Beatn]

How is it? I am interested but I might hold out until the summer sale.

I played it about an hour and really liked it, but it'll definitely go on sale soon. I only bought it right away because I've been eager to play it and I had some credit left over. Very fun, though...plays really well.

[CLW]

ALWAYS loved the Civ series but haven't picked up V yet. Looks like some of you have played it. Where is the best place to get the full game (all the expansion packs etc...) - Steam?

[JBHuskers]

I'd say your best bet is to wait for the Steam Summer Sale where it could be as cheap as $5 or $10. I know a couple months back the entire package with all DLC to date was on sale for $10 or $15.