Would I Lie to You?

[jackofallgeeks]

So, I've been trying to find $1200 to build a new computer. Because Oblivion is out. The game i've been watching for the last 18 months. You know, the new Elder Scrolls game? The follow-up to Morrowind? The latest bit of that series I've been playing since Arena launched in '94.

Anyways, UnicronPrime is showing her age. She can't run Oblivion. She can't even upgrade to be able to run Oblivion. And as her drives are being filled to capacity these days, her time is coming. Before long, she'll be little more than storage, and eventually not even that.

Maybe I'll scrub her clean and give her to my brother. She might get a few more years of life then, maybe. It's sad to watch and old friend fade away.

So right. Building a new computer. I think her name will be Annie. Just toying with that idea, we'll see. Her specs make her roughly twice as powerful as UnicronPrime in almost every way. But her specs were coming out to $1200. And I could do that, but it'd hurt a little. And I just managed to get her specs down to just under $1000, without losing much capability (none, for most intents and purposes). And, oddly enough, I can justify a $1000 computer more readily than I can justify a $1200 computer.

And now I have $200 I've already mentally allocated.

I'm probably going to order this machine this weekend and be playing Oblivion before the end of the month.

I should be doing more constructive things. Like my homework.

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[photoholic62.livejournal.com]

I too, am saving up for a new computer. I don't know the specs ... just not good at that stuff ... but I have a computer guru who will build it for me. It's only going to be 600 bucks though, thank goodness. I'm saving for it by stashing bills under my keyboard. Really! If I have some ones left at the end of the day, they go under the keyboard. The other day I gave Daisy 10 bucks when she was going out with a friend. She didn't use any money while she was gone, so she gave it back to me. (She's a good kid!) It went under the keyboard. Whenever guru stops by for a hug to look at one of the computers, he gets whatever has collected under the keyboard. The tally goes in a word doc, cuz I cannot grasp Xcel. It's a good system, although as you can imagine, it has taken a couple of months, but I'm almost there! When the new one is built, all the parts from this one (which is already the best machine in the house. Blame Photoshop! That's why I keep my machine upgraded) all the parts will 'trickle down' to all the other computers, so everyone will have a mini-upgrade.

Why did I feel you needed to know this tomb of knowledge? No eye deer.

Good morning Andrew!