RadDidIt

It really is a shame because with just one set of directions you could order Father Xmas' 600 dollar rig and spend almost half the money for about the same performance.

Directions like this.

There are so many sites and videos on Youtube to help. If your friend is tech savvy, he can help. Putting together a computer is just adult Legos (easier, actually... Legos can go anywhere, almost; computer parts cant). I taught myself through trial and error, and I'm pretty dumb. >.> Just ask around.

"All of this is powered by an uncompromising 500 Watt 80 PLUS BRONZE certified mini ATX PSU,"

Can this run a Nvidia 280?"

I have a spare 280 and 8GB of 1066MHZ memory (though, I think one 2GB stick is no good). Going to pair it with a 1TB Seagate 'Cuda and a 2.66 Bloomfield.

Only worried about that blasted 500W PSU. Comp is going to be used in my living room to watch Hulu and online movies with my girlfriend. Can the GPU get enough power to play CoX on a 48 inch Samsung flat screen? (Prolly at 1980x1600 or w/e that exact setting is.) The comp will only be used to play CoX and download movies and let my girlfriend put music on it for company (don't worry, I won't let her actually touch the rig itself :P)

I see many reports that 500W does, indeed, work. Then some that are like "lol no 2 u, fool." Then people tell me to get an ATI 5870... but I don't like ATI and already have the 280.



Opinions?



Edit: Found someone running a Nvidia 295 on it that says it works like a gem. Opinions if you like, but with his pictures and benchmarks all seems well. Now to figure out how to mod the case....

Crimson - Michael Madsen, without the long, bad@$$ pauses for smoking

Mark IV - Paul Bettany (the voice of Tony Stark's computer in Iron Man)

Detective Freitag -John Ashton, "Taggert" from Beverly Hills Cop

W.M. Deitrich - Michelle Pfeiffer, but mean.

Sister Psyche - Milla Jovovich (using her regular Western accent, not Lelu. :P). I've always thought Milla's voice sounded way too old for her.

Borea - Amy Smart. Borea seems way too perky.

Levantera - Amy Smart with a huskier tone (they're twins).

A have quite a few. When I make a villain....!


Radiant Killer (Fire/Rad) -

The Praetorian twin to my main rad/rad defender, he is a psychotic super-genius who was once the head of a large resistance group. When they were sabotaged from within, his best friend was decapitated by Marauder in front of him. When he attempted to contact Primal Earth for help, he was sent spiraling through an unfinished warp gate. Coupled with an already unstable depression, the reality bending energies of the portal tore his mind away from him. Now he seeks to destroy any and all things that have to do with Marcus Cole, and that includes us. He likes burning things and laughing maliciously while doing it.


Enoch Sisters (DM/Fire, Dark/Cold, Ice/Ice) -

Easily some of the most malicious toons I ever did make. The Enoch sisters (Jessica, Alyssa, and Sandra) are a group of Mu-descendant siblings that wantonly abuse their mystical background. Their bodies are inscribed in head-to-toe tattoos that allow them to make pacts with demons of the worst sort. Oh, they are also bat-**** crazy. Two of them actually believe that devouring people gives them power; the other merely tears their limbs off and watches them die. All three of them appear as beautiful young woman until their powers manifest, turning into aged hags with demon wings. Seriously, they devour people and torture them.

Scrap Arm -

Newly made. Natalya is a gymnast and model from Eastern Europe who walked into the wrong Czech bank at the wrong time. A psychotic criminal shot most of the people and put a gun to Natalya's head. He forced her to torture most of the others, and then used the vault doors to rip off her right arm and left hand. Bleeding to death, she managed to make it to her feet and get her legs around the mans neck. Before he could even scream, she about snapped his head right off. When she awoke, she had temporary prosthesis in place, the kind with the hook/grabber ends. She promptly stabbed the first nurse through the eyes and butchered the entire hospital floor.

Just a quick sidenote:



Everyone here knows this was an obvious joke, right? XD

Submitting my bid for a review. Spent a lot of time on this arc.

Arc Name: Demon of Ice and Fire
Arc ID: 254714

Difficulty: With everything turned down, easily soloable by most (sonic/pain MAY have issues). Multiple EB's and two AV's (both of which can be turned down). Some of the minions have inherent synergy that make them challenging but fun.

Ideal For: Solo Level 50, or large teams. Medium sized teams may run into problems with increasing spawn size.

Length: 4 Missions

Description: (from the summary)

After being contacted by a mysterious woman, you are thrust into a dimension-bending battle that spans to the very brink of Time itself. You must rebel against good and evil alike if you are to discover the truth behind the Menders and their deity-like manipulations.



Shorthand: You are chosen by a mysterious, self-proclaimed "god" to destroy the Menders and the source of their power. All is not as it seems, however.




Notes: Many references to in game canon. Consider it my best work.