I haven’t been updating because of some real-life issues I’ve been having that I’d rather not go into here. That said, here’s what’s been going on with me:
- Added some more titles to my backlog thanks to Steam holiday sales: Mirror’s Edge and the last two titles of the PoP trilogy (as well as the newest one).
- Immediately removed Mirror’s Edge from my backlog because I beat it in 3 days
- Removed Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword from my list after beating it over Thanksgiving weekend.
More significantly, I upgraded my PC pretty much as far as I think I can take it – swapped out my old Core 2 Duo E6750 for a Core 2 Quad Q9650, which is about as fast as I can take it without buying one of the ridiculously priced Core 2 Extreme models. More cores certainly make a huge difference in games like Left 4 Dead 2, and to a lesser extent in Team Fortress 2. I also replaced my 8800GTS 512 with a GTX275, which has helped with some of the more graphic intensive games that I’m still working through (like Lost Planet). I also needed a new power supply for the new card, so I grabbed a simple 650W Antec one.
Just those three parts set me back a fair amount, so much so that I think my next ‘upgrade’ will probably involve just building a new box so I can get in on all the awesome i5/i7 action.
That said, I’m tempted to download the Crysis demo again to see how well these new parts hold up.
Ooof. Recently upgraded myself, swapped out my motherboard from the ASRock MicroATX POS mobo I previously had to a Gigabyte EP45-UD3P, tossed out the stock Intel cooler for one of Zalman’s copper fan-heatsink combos after one of the tabs on the Intel cooler broke switching motherboards, and changing the case from a Cooler Master CM690 to a HAF 922. Pretty happy with this so far, though I’m eyeing a new video card, especially after a one-off incident where my GTX 260 showed signs of dying…
Also, Soldier/Demo update nerfed the Sandman again. Now it just stuns on max distance and sends opponents into the “running” state that losing teams are put into.