Hi! :)

Cool pic. Looks like you. :)

Hi! Yeah it's from Pulp Fiction. I'm pretty sure Bruce Willis was there. ;)

I thought this was your new account LOL http://www.last.fm/user/Noliira

4) Yeah, I don't see that much difference with your screenshots as well. I really have FPS issues though. One more thing. If I ever pick up Inquisition, can I have a copy of that female mage you made? ;-) I feel like wanting to go through another run of ME series with a powered up Shepard but I can't seem to find my save game hmm. Wanted to try choosing Ash as partner on my next run. :D

3) I meant Evil Within. Guess that gives a hint as to what I'm listening to now. :P If he was Sam Fisher do you think that was a legit stealth kill? Cause I really thought he would be owned after limping around due to that chainsaw hit. >:D I have no ill experiences with EA except for a minor ones, but IDK how I missed our telecom companies here. One of the worst services in the world! Main reason why I ask all this internet connection survey of mine through my different friends around the globe. So far, they still stays at the top. Why just now, I have problems accessing the other account I paid exclusively for "high speed" for one day. Only able to use it for around 5 hrs. Lame.

2) Going back to Within Temptation.. I still haven't tried playing it again, and is in contention again to be on my list of unfinished games. >:) Speaking of which-- I suddenly remember that I didn't actually finish Fallout New Vegas. I got stuck on choosing which side to ally myself with til I totally forgot the main story and the key concepts that made me enjoy the game. :) I'm not totally counting it as a bad recommendation. It's not that annoying as RE: Revelations. The only thing that kept me going is because of my love for the franchise, and therefore want to see it til the closing credits. :) You actually were able to at stab him? That's great. I was caught when I was in too close proximity and I realized that I don't know how to attack. I just pressed some random buttons and cursed until the protagonist head was viscerally smashed to a pulp whilst doing nothing. :D

1) Hellooo! :) Sorry for the delayed response (again). Read your shout for nearly a week ago as I've told you via chat. I did not mind the extensive details you shared. Enjoyed reading it in fact. As I've told you, I'm leaning towards the female mage both in BG story and looks. :) For the female dwarf. IDK, I can't seem to imagine her as only 3 feet tall. :D Plus I've always pictured dwarves to be sturdy and hairy. -> Does this still count as racism in real life? Stereotypical? :P How does the difficulty fair for those who suck at games with no farming/levelling up? I want to give the series another go but I don't want to leave it after 2-3rd time of gameplay. Is it easier than DA 2 and the original? I didn't try playing in easy mode though. My gamer pride wouldn't budge. It was either try and try or screw this game, *flip table/bang keyboard, and uninstall the game. The trend I have with these kind of games, as I have noticed, is I don't think I even get past the 2nd/ 3rd boss. XD

6) I knew LOTR book is old, but I didn't knew it was that old. Nor did I know that there was "The Hobbit" book which is even written older. :D I thought it was just written for the die hard LOTR fans needing more extras from that universe. What single player game are you currently playing btw?

5) Aaand. Maybe you can forget that I asked if there are Dark Elves in ES. I know that Morrowind is the home of Dark Elves. IDK how I could have missed put an entire race. Lol. So I guess me saying that Dark Elves are my favorite is totally questionable to you now I guess? :3 Haha. "Robots" you say. Remember when I told you about my favorite PSX game (Vanguard Bandits) that also involved "Robots". Well, it was not a popular title and it was just a total random pick- turned super favorite, so we're on a different head start in terms of our favorite games. :P Going back at Shadow of Mordor- yeah, I still recommend it to you. I haven't gone far to truly give it a rating, and it's just a first impression for me. Same goes with Evil Within. I think I'll give it some time after I fix the shady graphics.. Oh, if you still have the game installed or if you have some full sized screenshot, maybe you can share it with me for me to compare. :)

4) Bad ports as well, AND-- if it's originally released for Steam, it is 80% likely to have epic fail glitches, like the one I mentioned in Ryse: Son of Rome, and lots of random crashes + error messages. Another reason why I despise Steam. As a matter of fact, if I were asked which company to nuke- Steam or Apple, I'd have a really difficult time choosing which. :P Oh, and last rant-- FFXIII is not exactly a good port either. Have I alrady tolf you about it? The game is locked at 720p with no options to change it, and pressing escape button immediately shut downs the game to your desktop LOL. I had to download a certain tool to had it fully displayed in 1080p. And lastly, notice that Max Payne 3 is installed in my PC but I totally had no comment at all for it? Why? Because the stupid game is not working! It requires some silly Social Club activation or something.. I still haven't bother trying to fix it. Devs really have been doing a sucky, half-baked job lately.

3) Yes, I am unsure how you continue to skip The Witcher. On the original, the mature/sex scenes is not that explicit. You just get shown a card illustration when the protagonist engages one of the eligible women in the game. The second one was more... revealing. It's not enforced in the game though, and you can opt not to. (But I believe in canon/books, the protagonist is well known to be good in the sack and is popular with women. :P) Nothing you can't handle. The fighting is good, the enemies are not boring, great story, you get various looks at different places like in a dungeon, beautiful fields, mythical forest, castle, etc... and one of your favorites-- great musical composition. :) Ah, yes. Can't remember if I warned you about it before, but more options and configurations means more bugs, issues, and compatibility issues. To be honest though, I do not experience a lot of bugs and epic fails until recently. They have been doing a disappointing job in the gaming industry in QA.

2) and how I missed playing the game. Lol. :D Oh, and the first part with the large enemy where you are supposed to escape, my primary instinct was not to flee, but I actually thought that I can stealth kill it using the knife I just got, only to resort to a very quick gameover. :D So yeah, my first impression was definitely not getting scared, but rather pissed (both in sneaking and the ugly graphics). I think they have released a patch or two but I still haven't grabbed a copy. For now I'm mostly playing FF XIII. Shadow of Mordor is kinda boring as well. I think the scenery has something to do with it? Does it sound weird? Lol. So, I'll be honest, I am not impressed with the past few gaming releases. Everything is damned overhyped and overrated. Even Watchdogs. It was nothing special. I had it uninstalled after finishing it. It must be the noob gamers. Who else would? >:) Also, have you noticed the insane amount of HD space they've been releasing lately?

1) Alright, finally back to be able to continue our convo. :) I still haven't resumed playing Evil Within- and I am in no hurry to. I used keyboard + mouse when I play the first two levels and my pinky finger felt a bit sore after all the sneaking around in the village. I believe I suck at sneaking as I restarted the level more times than I should, until I found out that I need not to go to sneak mode given a certain proximity to the enemy. Anyways, there's a problem with framerate, the graphics are not sharp as it should. I know the sepia/vintage kind of vision/graphics and not being able to see everything due to the dark is intended, but something is still off. There's also this border in the top and bottom like watching a widescreen format movie. To sum it up-- if Bethesda intends to create a spooky, atmospheric ambiance and classic cinematic looks of some sort- I am not impressed on both. What it reminded me however, is the village resembling the Ganado's village in RE4,

I still have your number saved but I'm unsure if it's still correct. I'll try sending you a message later. I'd have to go to bed for now. (3AM already here :P) Night! :D

7) Deadra armor is badass, but I've grown tired of seeing it and I've pretty much increased every aspect of my stats in skyrim, as opposed to oblivion and morrowind, since well, oblivion was tough and morrowind was even tougher to beat. So I actually switch to a light armor while fighting a weaker enemy, then change gear and my strength/magic-boosting imbued accessories when fighting a badass enemy like a dragon or some high level spellcaster which is actually ineffective as their magic just passes through my armor and negating my high armor rating. My favorite armor is Ebony armor though, and my favorite weapon (not talking about mods) is the Ebony longsword in Oblivion (when shown in first person mode) -> http://www.rpgfan.com/pics/elderscrolls4-xbox360/ss-015.jpg :D I guess I'll have to stop with seven shouts. Last thing-- do you use whatsapp or Viber on your mobile? IDK if you remember, but I asked for your number before and I just had the app reinstalled earlier.

6) Are there Dark Elves in ES? Seriously can't remember seeing any. :D I agree that High Elves are pompous spoiled brat like in ES, and I feel no pity in slaying them. For LOTR, I'm pretty neutral towards them, since every race featured have something negative to show. This may sound weird, but my favorite race there are actually Orcs and Uruk-Hai's. The Uruk Hai theme song is also one of the best IMO. I like to see where they come from, command rank, and how they look like (perhaps I'm also on a quest to search for the ugliest Orcs/ Uruks. Lol. So far, 99% of them are candidates XD) Oh, and I forgot the main feature in Shadow of Mordor! That's actually the main goal. To search/interrogate/kill the orc/urk captains to find out more about their this 'Black Hand of Sauron'. And yes, they have like a chain of command and ranks and have different names. The current one you have as your target gets their ugly faces showcased on the menu screen, and that's what made me pick up the game.

5) So you mean The Hobbit was already written when we were kids? Didn't know that. Or do you mean teenagers? Going to elves, in the general fantasy/myth universe, I always liked how Dark Elves look. Going to gaming with the skills/stats involved, I like the look of High Elves but fancy the stats/skills of Wood Elves more. :) In a more specific universe like ES, I like Wood Elves more, but like Imperials/Redguard as I'm more of a strength over the rest of the stats and I like to wear the best armors available. It's only in Skyrim where I actually did do som forging and potion brewing. I just cheated on Morrowind and Oblivion. Ain't got no time to waste on killing some damn mudcrab and sell it's meat for a measly 4 gold, strip every bandit I kill until overencumbered, or quick save/quick load- lockpick a store at midnight, and eventually have the entire town chasing after me and some random guard shouting "Stop right there, criminal scum" everywhere I go. LOL. I chose Nord on Skyrim btw.

4) I like the new looks and specs the recent phones LG releases though I never owned one. So, will you falling in line with the Apple fan/sheep and buy/replace it w/ an iPhone 6? >:) Ok, Shadow of Mordor, I just started playing it a few days ago. The fighting is pretty good, and it's fairly similar to Ryse: Son of Rome, and issues aside, I like the latter the better. Both games feature execution, but Ryse's is just better that I don't get tired of the slow-mo kill ala "300" style in the movies. You're limited to a small map with the option to choose from main missions/ side missions, and find collectibles, which is better than the usual one-dimension story driven chapters with no free-roaming whatsoever. It also has an Ultra HD patch/DLC or something but I didn't bother. Vid card is bottlenecking me again and is set to all Low by default. I tried bumping it to Medium hehe. No other canon characters seen yet other than the infamous Gollum on the last cutscene before closing the game

3) but it's another epic fail for them. The game does not save! LOL. It also has screen tearing and FPS issues which is pretty annoying,no option to skip cutscenes (couple this up with the no saving option and me trying to replay it to see if the tweaks I just applied is totally frustrating.) and when you die and reload via checkpoint, the enemies are not there anymore and you have to quit + relaunch the game and watch the cutscenes all over again. So you cannot save, AND you cannot die. Game difficulty- Real life? Lol. Funny thing is, despite the bad reviews (large part probably due to the stupid bugs) I actually enjoyed it more than Evil Within, Watchdogs, and the other games I had installed. I think that pretty much beats up the bugs encountered from DA Inquisition. :3 But if what we talked about regarding Xbox One is true, then you would look more ludicrous when you pick Xbox One over PS4 :P Maybe Microsoft is following the footsteps of Apple? :D

2) I wouldn't be surprised if a PS3/Xbox 360 emulator early release came out next year or two. So, to answer your question- You don't get a nod from me. >:D Your call though, but I strongly believe that cash can be but to better use, gaming/ gadets or more important ones either way. Your current PC build can last a good couple of years and can run any concurrent PS4 title. Speaking of which. As you can see on the screenshot I sent ya, most games I installed are pretty high reso demanding ones. My new CPU can handle it on half power effortlessly but my old Radeon 5770 is having trouble. The default/recommended settings are always set to low. Sucks. Ah well, I bump it to medium with Anti aliasing and I still get decent graphics. Except for Ryse: Son of Rome. And while I'm at it, I'm gonna rant about it a little.. You remember I told you how I am sick of Steam? Guess what, aforementioned game was originally released via steam.. and I don;t know what kind of testing they did,

1) Anything I can do to help? :) It has been a pretty long time since I got super hooked up to a game. Latest I can recall is a few yrs back- still fairly new game- The Witcher 2; I even got some kind of sprain or something in my right arm- overused/stressed from using the mouse so it seems :D That was the time when I still had no work and my family went abroad, so that's what I focused on the whole week LOL. Going back to earlier years, hmm. Probably the original The Sims, when I first got my PC. (It was also the time when Counter Strike was at it's peak and all over the place). I have heard The Last of Us, but I still don't know what kind of game it is. Only games that is console exclusive that made me seriously consider buying PS3/PS4 is Metal Gear Series. Other than that-- nah. PC is the "Prothean" of gaming. Always will be. ;D Most exclusive games that wouldn't be possible to be played by pure PC owners before are actually emerging, like FF XIII.

Here's a quick peek of my desktop to see what games I have installed. It's downscaled, but you can right click-> view as original for the full size :) https://www.dropbox.com/s/xaqaym58ixwm78m/desktop.PNG?dl=0 There's a Chinese company called Fiio that actually stands out (since well, Chinese products are often subjected to either counterfeit or subpar ones >:P). They specialize in audio equipments/accesories and they just introduced their music player. Can't remember how much, but it's pricey as well. This is what surprises me. The standalone music player division doesn't get much love and most of the ones that are alternatives of iPods costs nearly as much as them, which we know is not the case for other products like PCs, tablets, and phones. Of all the brands I heard like Sandisk, Cowon, and other cheap quality music players, only Fiio stands out. I suggest you give it a quick search. :D Which brand of phone are you using if you don't mind me asking?

All those demands and all I wanted was to try and see if it boots successfully til main screen. I've never seen that much requirement/demand in any other phone company. How lame. The closest is probably Microsoft and how they screwed up Xbox One. I've read this way back when it was just about to get launched, and not sure if they fully implemented it, but from what I've heard, you have to be online to play games regardless if it's an online game or not, not backwards compatible with Xbox/ Xbox 360 games, and to top their pathetic ways of cutting pirates, they don't allow you to play genuine bought disks owned by others, like your friend for instance. :3 But back to the Apple rant- there was an old joke going around before that solidifies their greed- if you simply want to open the back panel of your Macbook, they still require you to have money, cause some versions of it has this knob that can be turned using a coin instead of the conventional locking methods :D

That's funny. I was just thinking of the same thing yesterday. I also use my old 160GB iPod classic as my main music player. I don't like the library/track organization on the generic ones like in a phone. That's the only thing I like about Apple, and I'm actually anti-Apple as well >:D I've rarely use their PC but everytime I do, I always get pissed off and disgusted about a key feature missing or very minimal (to none) workaround that can be done to address the issue. To give you an idea, I helped someone with a stuck CD on her iMac and there's no manual eject button so we almost had to dismantle the whole thing just to get it out. It went out after a lot of button mashing and juggling luckily, Lol. And just the other night, I got a hand me down iPhone. (I still haven't bought a new one) And I was instantly pissed again. The phone demands a SIM card to boot. Lol. And afterwards, it required an internet connection or itunes connection to have it registered.

Ok then! I'm back to PC gaming, although I'm still searching for some games where I could still use the joystick. I'll take your word for it and I'll start playing as soon as I finish dropping you these shouts :D Should I try the joystick then? Hmm. I dunno. I want to aim as fast as possible when a creature is closing down on me and I can't do it with a joystick. >;) I usually play at night with all the lights turned off except for a dim night lamp or none at all. Perfect situation to scare myself then. My work schedule is also 1-10pm to by the time I arrive home and decide to play, it's already the dead of the night which adds to the scary factor. Yes, the site appears to be down a few days back. Had to save up the songs I played to have it manually scrobbled the next day :) Alright then. Drop me PM anytime you want to talk about it.

3) I don't think you told me something about seeing a psychologist. If you want to talk about it further. Feel free to do so. You can send me a PM :) Then maybe I'll you mine as well. :P

2) when I assembled the new PC parts, and so far, I don't even have MS Office or other apps installed. As of now. It's only contents are some high res movies, Watchdogs and Max Payne, and then the PS2 emulators with beat em up games I've missed playing. I just finished The Warriors, and am currently playing Soul Calibur III and Beatdown. :) I've already started Watchdogs and it's great so far, but I'm too focused on the PS2 games so far. I think one reason is I missed using the joystick. (Using Xbox 360 controller).. You still have yours right? Still didn't buy a wireless receiver to use on PC? And back to Sims again- well, you say SIms 4 has no pools? Lol. It's been around since forever right? Classic way to kill your Sim. A) Death by fire after buying a cheap stove B) Death by water after removing the pool ladder. --Back when I was crazy of the Original Sims. :D

1) Ah. You're trying to squeeze the best of Sims 3 with the new features in 4 (which I don't know what. Graphics?) I don't think they'd be doing that anytime soon or at all, but yeah, I would pick the game up if they did. I already have copy of Evil Within. Will install either today or tomorrow. Don't tell me you've beaten it already? I'd take your word for the horro shooter theme. I really missed those kinds of games. Closest thing I played is Outlast but it's just escaping mostly like the Call of Cthulhu and Penumbra games if you know them. When you keep on repeating from dying, you end up getting pissed instead of getting scared and hope that you have a shotgun or something for redemption. >:) Well, at least that's what I feel. And I end up not finishing the game. As a matter of fact, I'm pretty sure I haven't beaten any one of those games :D Back to RE- Yes, I remember it now. It's Outbreak. :D I also have Code Veronica now. I've been stacking up again. I installed a fresh HD

Yes, I definitely will get a copy of Code Veronica. Thanks for reminding me that! I already have the other RE, whose title currently eludes me... but it's a non-canonical RE, meaning outside the main story/series of RE1-> RE6) so no Leon, Chris, Wesker, Umbrella, and co. Just think of the extra RE games like Survivor and the other one for Wii. (Story wise, not gameplay wise) You're the RE expert here, so, sounds familiar? :) Will reply to your other shout/discussion when I'm a bit more cheery again. :)

Heyya. Sorry for replying late again, but I do enjoy reading and replyin to your shouts.. it's jsut that I've hit the emotional and mental meltdown again these past few days and am feeling like a dramatic b*tch. :-/ Anyway, I don;t want to drag you down with my mood-- I assembled the new parts I got yesterday in my old case. (Nope, all of the mini/cube cases I like are out of stock, and that latest terminus armor like one with the changing colors appears to be most difficult one to order, unless I have it shipped internationally.) I was a bit pissed off cause I couldn't get it to turn on. Finally did, and maybe I broke the power button or something, cause I tried to connect the reset button to the front panel trigger and it works.. so in short, I now use the reset button to turn on my PC. I'll tinker with it later. Already installed Watch Dogs (still haven't played it) and (finally) the PS2 emulator. Tried Beatdown and Soul Calibur, and it's definitely playable now. :D

7) Hello again. :) Change of plans- Since I'm having trouble with the two cube cases I want.. I think I'm going to get this one instead. I hope it's available. I would be pissed if it still isn't. I believe they're already close since it's already 11PM here, and closed tom. since it's Sunday- http://www.minimalisticpc.com/reviews/cases/bitfenix-colossus-mitx/ Badass PC case wearing the Terminus Armor >:D Here's a video of the lighting effect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpxCpDbJkW0 You should get one as well. ( ；ﾟДﾟ)

6) Now it's movie time. Feel free to bombard my shoutbox as well :D Oh, and super last- good luck with your studies. Do tell me if you have a lighter school load. Glad I'm over with that stuff -_- I hope I didn't pollute your mind with all the games I keep on talking about! >:)

5) And now I'm about to watch a 1080p movie. I'ts been stockpiling up now ever since my 19 inch one broke down. And speaking of dogs, I've been reminded of two more games- what about Watchdogs? Do you like/have it? Other one isn't new, but I still haven't played it yet. It crashes when I launch it. This time I got it from a different 'ripper' :p Hope it works out. So my to play list is not official yet, but top 5 is-- Watchdogs, Sleeping Dogs, NBA 2K15, Dead Rising 2(I missed it XD), and.. I'm having a hard time choosing a last one. Maybe I'll extend it to top 10? But nah, I can't afford to slack off too much in video gaming again. I'll stick to 5 then-- last one is either FF XIII or Dark Souls 2. Ah but wait! I totally forgot about my PS2 games that I would play via emulator!! XD Any suggestions? It would be fun if you could make your next top 5 as well, excluding SWTOR and ESO. I'm guessing an ME and/or RE replay would be in the list, am I wrong? :)

4) Agree with you twice again-- RE is no longer a legit horror game. RE1 - RE3 were a totally different atmosphere. For me, it was RE2, and RE3 when you meet Nemesis for the 2st time and in Raccoon PD where he is able to track you down despite going to a different area. :D For RE2, I believe the major factor is the background as it adds to the a scary/ambient surrounding. Second one that I agree with you are dogs. I'm mildy pissed at the internet folks for posting tons of cat videos. I like dogs more. (But my favorite animal is the wolf.. next is kinda obvious- the bear XD) I don't find it odd that you aren't interested in Sims 4. I'm not as well, but mostly because I haven't really played The Sims 3 for more than 5 hrs and any expansions... er DLC.. I actually don't know as well. I think they're still expansions. Oh, and wait. If so, are all of them 'expansions', as in you need the main Sims 3 to play? Cause I remember some ones that are standalone. Like the Medieval theme I think?

3)How does it rate when you apply it there locally? Would it be a cheapo, hidden gem, or somewhat costly? Oh and I only installed my new monitor and UPS (don't want to risk this one with another damn power fluctuation/outage again!) I'm kinda prick that I don't want to install the parts on my old case and then unscrew and transfer it to a new case.. yes, I was not able to get that cube I showed you. I saw an alternative that look good and costs a bit less as well, but it's out of stock too. :-/ Here' a vid- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ_DoRfUqfk And if you have a youtube account, I suggest you subscribe to that dude's channel. You'll learn a lot from him and his peeps! They have short, infovideos like RAM speed, anti-aliasing, etc.. :D I also saw his video about the R9 270. Yeah, now you have more flexibility with the PC. It's a good thing that you did transition over to it, and not the notoriously shunned Xbox One. Would you consider buying it ever you didn't get a new desktop?

2) Key points to note however-- most expensive cards are simply for bragging rights like those who run crossfire/SLI (multiple GPU's running together), heavy overclocking, and those who 40 + inch and/or multiple monitors. I do neither of all those things. Well maybe mild overclocking, but as I often build mine on a budget-- I have inadequate cooling setup to do so and risk it. Only time is when I considered trying dual monitors. That was when I had my 19 inch monitor before it died. Now, I'm pretty content with my new 23 inch monitor- Yes! I just got it a few hours ago. This may sound funny, but this is the only time I truly appreciated 1080p videos! Previously, I don't see the diff bet. 720 and 1080 :D So no more dual monitors. Besides, my desk is already full. Another GPU that's a real bang for the buck is the AMD R9 270. Costs around 169 €. This monitor is around the same price range as well! Around 144 €.

1) Wait, what? Last year? That long already? Haven't noticed it til now :D Yeah that's the sweet spot just to have the extra wattage safety net + future upgrades. Good choice/estimate. (Or is it lucky? ;P) Good question. I've yet to buy a phone so I don't think I can spend that much for mid-high end GPU. I'm also considering some second hand ones available I saw on a local website. I'm reminded when I bought parts on a super tight budget. I don't want to go to that path anymore cause in just a few months- 1 year. Those that I bought were outphased. Good thing my HD 5770 is still capable. I think this was released around 2008. Now I'm eyeing some higher end, and older HD 7850. To give you an idea, it was a high end one, well once.. ;) Now I think it's one of the oldest one on their site avail. and will maybe remove it next year. If so, I'd be on the same spot where I am right now.

5) It's crazy because I'm using a smaller old monitor and I don't want to watch movies/play games using this. I want to use my new monitor.. oh wait, I haven't showed it to you right? Here's the link if you're interested: http://img01.taobaocdn.com/bao/uploaded/i1/848515397/T24vKjXyxaXXXXXXXX_!!848515397.jpg Drop you a few more shouts tom. :)

4) But I just watched one vid on youtube and it's running on high plus a few optional tweaks using a mid powerful, certainly not a fresh up-to-date hardcore gaming rig. Those are the types of games I like, so I already had it on my list. The trailer is looking good as well. I already grabbed a complete copy of Sims 3 btw. It's on a different computer-- it's the one I used to "obtain" it >;) I'm currently "obtaining" the PC port of FF XIII (Around 45 GB, Lol, wut?) And yes, before I forgot-- the reason why I kept on adding up my to buy list like a graphics card is because I still haven't got those parts I've ordered. They don't have that nifty looking case I showed you and I was searching for alternative cube cases last night and today at the office. (No I did not waste office hours searching for it.. I did it when it was a bit.. issue free ;P).

3) I was actually a bit cynical about it that they ripped you off or tricked you into buying something rubbish or unnecessarily expensive, but glad that I'm wrong >:D I believe that APU is a good offer as well, (if they're the ones who recommended it that is) and most casual gamers would be pretty content by it without having to buy a standalone graphics card. Lastly, I was supposed to ask you this about a month ago when the game still ain't released. Have yo unheard of 'The Evil Within' I suspect that you do cause I think it's from Bethesda.. Can't remember, but anyways, early articles I read suggest that it's a pretty bad port (Like RE I guess :P), costs a lot of resources. The article I read I think said an minimum CPU of i7, 16 GB of RAM, huge amount of Graphics VRAM (3GB?) and around 50 GB HD space. Lol. What is that? The total nirvana of gaming? :D I'll check the real minimum reqs. tom.

2) Alright now that I just said that, let's hope that I won't jinx it. Last time I was simply searching for monitors with a larger screen without the intention of changing it, that's the time where there was a power outage and my monitor went from being faulty to non functioning at all after a week or so X( I'd like to talk more but I am admittedly tired cause I've been searching for PSU and GPU ever since I got home after tiring myself up at work :3 Talk to you again tom. (I have tom and Saturday off yey! :P) But what I'd like to conclude for tonight is that you have a more than decent and capable PSU. You could actually go a bit cheaper with 500 minus the GOLD stamp, but better sure than sorry, plus that's good for insurance if you'd upgrade in the future :P You actually have a good build so I'd give your friend or the sales person who helped you choose a pat in the back.

1) Heya. :) I just got home a few hours ago and I am now searching for video cards. I was not supposed to buy a new one. At least not yet, but it is becoming very tempting once again. Since I'm about to upgrade anyways, I feel that I wouldn't get the total gaming satisfaction cause my vid card is outdated. I can't and won't go all in tho cause I'm using a 450W power supply so I'd have to buy another one as well if I decide to go all in again like what I did for my CPU. Also, I jsut noticed that I am actually shopping for the whole thing. Before, It was simply a CPU and motherboard to be able to run emulators, then when my monitor went down, everything seemed to be on a domino effect. So, I would probably change everything, tho not all at once. I'd leave out the GPU, but it is very tempting to replace it right now as well.. then I'd have to replace the PSU eventually too. So I guess the only thing I won't replace are my desktop speakers, which I am super happy with :P

3) Do you still mostly play Sims 3 when you're bored and you want some casual gaming/ some time to kill? I only have the original one and I don't have any expansions at all. I remember it had a problem like my Sim getting stuck in a place or something and I can't fix it. Plus the game updates are totally annoying, since I don't think there is a one time latest version update. Instead, the game requires you to patch it incrementally. Like I said at my PM, I didn't "buy" it either (you know what I mean) ;P So some of the updates were incompatible or something, and there was a problem with my ripped version that I had to do a ton of different things. Bottomline is, I gave up halfway and just uninstalled the whole thing. It made my computer totally cluttered as well. So why am I telling you this? Since Sims 4 is already avail. I'm going backwards once again. So safe to say that I won't need to go through all of it when I get the bundled one with all expansions & latest version. Right? :D

2) Oh and that subscription is already considered kinda premium, the regular household ones are usually in just the increment of 3, 5, 8 Mbps speed. But funny thing is, yeah, that one that costs 70 Eur has a entertainment package as well. IDK what it means there, but here, it's simply a cable TV with around 60+ channels. :P Back to the game discussions, I believe we've already talked about it before, namely how games became easier as time goes by, not to mention an indirect shift between HDD space and total game play. Games become larger and larger yet the total gameplay doesn't increase at all, with the exception of open world and sandbox games like Fallout and Dead Rising. But then again, if you could out all the rest of their side missions, it can be finished in just one day. Lol. I imagine some delivery guy from UPS using his ill gotten N7 bag to work. >:) So there was nothing else you did afterwards like file a report or something?

1) Ah, yes. I decided to go with the A series at first. It's the other cheaper ones though. As I continuously moved up, I realized that it was kinda pointless because I wouldn't be using the integrated graphics card anyway, and decided to go with something more powerful. Well at least it's powerful enough to at least play modern games in low-med. settings. What game did you had trouble with it? Is it RE or ME2/3? I hope you aren't using a generic or cheapo power supply that fools consumers with their high wattage tho. Those are no good at all and is often the culprit of a hardware failure. :) Thanks for giving me an insight as to much a basic internet connection costs there. So is that the cheapest package or somewhat in the middle? To give you an idea how it compares here, to reach that avg speed of 17Mbps, we'd have to pay around 70 Eur. So, I guess it's a bit expensive than I've expected there. Or maybe like you said, it just varies and your area/ subscription isn't the best deal.

Alright then, not sure what time it is there. Around 8PM? So I'm just reminding you to send me the rest of your PC specifications. I'm about to go to bed though, so I'll respond to the rest of our convo tom. :)

5) On a kinda off topic, you probably know already that I like to search for stuff to buy while online. :D It's particularly tough to buy stuff here online because of all the additionals like the tax/ shipping/ etc. that we would end up paying more than the actual order, and would have to order a bunch for it to be worthwhile. I even ordered a book once that was stuck at customs or something after waiting for around 6 months. That's pretty insane. I didn't get the book and Amazon just sent me a refund after the long wait. Funny thing is, that was for my review but when I got the refund back, I already completed the certification exam and all. LOL. So what am I eyeing next? Just some random merchandise from bands/ vid games that I enjoy like jackets/hoodies, ID lanyards and so on. None of course can be bought locally as expected. Also, have you heard of Paracord nylons? I'm planning to get a bunch and start knotting some for an ID lanyard. :)

4) I'm not particularly good at games wherein you can't go back to grab some extra loot and gain a level or two. Plus, I often build my character wrong.. AND I venture across places randomly and usually end up with a seemingly common enemy that feels impossible to defeat. I eventually keep on quick loading until I realize that I've wasted hours for nothing and I have to go back. Games like Divinity are like that too. I've played two of them (one was new and just released this year) and everything that happened are exactly the same with Dragon Age. So, there you have it. ;D Do you have any particular games or genres you're bad at? Lol. I'm starting to imagine what you would look like while at the concert. Except that I can't exactly picture what you look like again. >:D I like hoodies/jackets and long sleeves as well. Those band merchandise charge too much for my liking though, except if maybe I'm IDK, some sort of super fan. :D

3) That's great. To tell you the truth I'm going to my first one as well this Oct 31 :D I still haven't bought a ticket though, but I doubt that I'd run out. [artist]Mr. Big[/artist] isn't exactly 'big' here, despite being considered a super group with all their members coming from their old popular bands. Reason why is none other than cash. I would be spending a lot of PC parts and I haven't even bought a phone yet. Don't know if I told you before that I'm replacing my old one as well. Then, the hype just got sapped out of me all of a sudden. I mean yes, it would be a one time opportunity and I instantly decided that I can't miss it the first time I saw the announcement that they'd perform here. Now, that it's getting nearer, I feel the hype seeping back in. But I'm still unsure. Hmm. Your thoughts? Oh, and Dragon Age, yes we talked about it before, but only shortly since I only played in a few hours. I believe I told you that I suck at it.