Month: March 2012

Tweets

Tales from the Tweet for 2012-03-11

Post author By blueZhift
Post date March 11, 2012

Hands On: Reading Manga On The Nook Color: http://t.co/Qgqbjxr2 #nook #tablet #viz #

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Tweets

Tales from the Tweet for 2012-03-09

Post author By blueZhift
Post date March 9, 2012

Viz Manga Now On Nook Tablet/Color: http://t.co/9kwyfMiS #

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Tweets

Tales from the Tweet for 2012-03-04

Post author By blueZhift
Post date March 4, 2012

Constellation is sort of my SteamBox! http://t.co/a1K8Lopx #
Just not sure there's much of a market for a SteamBox as such… PC gamers not likely to consolize their play like that, imho. #valve #
I think PC gamers still like building and upgrading their own machines. #valve #steambox #
I like console gaming too, but some games, like MMORPGs, are best on the PC. And often don't get to the consoles. #gaming #vidya #
Spring cons are coming up soon! Get a sneak peek with Anime Aftershocks http://t.co/aAJxpczJ #kindle #cosplay #ebook #
Anime Aftershocks is rockin the #Nook too! http://t.co/w3mfEgIn #cosplay #adventure #ebook #
Cosplay at cons has been quite an adventure. Not sure when I'll stop, it's been so much fun! ^_^ http://t.co/tWAEFsVH #ebook #
Just heard there won't be karaoke at ACen this year. I iz sad kitty nao… ^T_T^ #

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Games and Sports Tech

Constellation PC Project

Post author By blueZhift
Post date March 3, 2012

The last PC I built, Defiant, is pretty long in the tooth these days. It’s a pretty much maxed out XP box that I have no further plans to upgrade. But it does play older games fairly well, so I still get on it from time to time. It’s also the box I use to read JManga books on my iPad.

Anyway, I’ve had the itch to build a new gaming PC for a while and started to spec and price parts today. I’ve decided to call the new PC, Constellation, and build it around the Intel i5 2500K. Why the i5 rather than an i7? Well, Constellation isn’t meant to be a cutting edge gaming PC, just something with decent performance. Though I am choosing a motherboard that will support an i7 once its cost comes down.

Right now, Constellation is weighing in at about $800 which I’m not ready to spend just yet. So I’ll be doing some bargain hunting on the components I’ve listed in my spreadsheet so far. Not sure when I’ll finish this, but it feels good to have started the project!