[Thane]

Hey everyone, I am an incoming freshman starting in fall 2010. I am an avid pc gamer myself and for graduation I can get a really nice desktop or laptop. I was wondering whether most of you have laptops or desktops and if the LANs are just over the school network or if everyone LANs in one area.

Anyways, looking forward to attending some events later in the year.

[ibfreeekout]

Hey welcome to the school and the club! Most of us have desktops just because they are generally more powerful and can actually be upgraded when the time comes. It is a pain sometimes to move all of the stuff to one room for LANs but it's honestly worth it. Sometimes we just have nights where we play games over the internet, and then about every other week (depending on what's going on in the school) we have LANs where we get together to hang out and play games. They are a lot of fun and totally worth bringing your computer.

[Destroyer1990]

We play online every now and then, but the big draw would be the LANs when we all bring out computers and play. Laptops are much easier to manage, of course, but a lot of people bring their towers and monitors (LANs can last up to 8 hours sometimes). If you need help lugging your stuff to the LAN, a lot of people probably wouldn't mind helping out. Welcome to the school, btw!

[Zenebatos]

Thane, to be honest it all depends on how much money you're willing to spend.

A High-end Desktop will cost you around $1,200(if you make it yourself), and can be upgraded later, but it's in a tower and it'll be heavy and can only stay at home.

A gaming laptop is very nice, portable, and sleek, but it's sometimes most of the time prohibitively expensive (expect to dish out around $2,000 for a decent one, maybe more)

It all depends on how much you want to spend/portability. If money isn't an issue, then by all means get a laptop. If you

[TerranUp16]

Zenebatos, on 28 April 2010 - 10:24 PM, said:

Thane, to be honest it all depends on how much money you're willing to spend.

A High-end Desktop will cost you around $1,200(if you make it yourself), and can be upgraded later, but it's in a tower and it'll be heavy and can only stay at home.

A gaming laptop is very nice, portable, and sleek, but it's sometimes most of the time prohibitively expensive (expect to dish out around $2,000 for a decent one, maybe more)

It all depends on how much you want to spend/portability. If money isn't an issue, then by all means get a laptop. If you

Well, that and performance, since even the most expensive laptop cannot match the performance of a significantly cheaper desktop.

[Thane]

Well I already have the computer parts lined up, just waiting to move before I buy them because lugging around a 28 inch monitor does not seem like too much fun. What I plan on getting, unless new parts come out, is:

i7 930 with after-market heatsink for major OC
ATi HD 5870
EVGA x58 mobo
6gb ddr3 1600 ram
28 inch monitor

Didn't feel the need to replace the hard drive because SSD's just aren't worth it right now. It was between this or the Asus gaming laptops which cost around $1600, but I was leaning more towards the desktop because of just that: you can upgrade it later on and you can fit bigger and better parts into them.

I don't mind having to lug around the tower, its the awkwardly shaped monitors and the subsequent time spent plugging everything into the tower that is annoying. Despite this, having better parts, more future-proofness, and the satisfaction at looking at such a huge screen outweigh the "comfort" factor of a laptop. Also, having a laptop that could actually play games like Bad Company 2 would be a major distraction, as I would be tempted to bring it to class and around campus. With my major, aerospace engineering, I'll have to save the distractions until I can get back to my dorm.

This post has been edited by Thane: 28 April 2010 - 10:19 PM

[Zenebatos]

Thane, on 28 April 2010 - 11:12 PM, said:

lugging around a 28 inch monitor does not seem like too much fun.

Thane, on 28 April 2010 - 11:12 PM, said:

its the awkwardly shaped monitors

God, you should meet Otacon. Ask him about his monitor

[Thane]

Also, is there anywhere on campus to buy Bawls?

[ibfreeekout]

Zenebatos, on 28 April 2010 - 11:28 PM, said:

God, you should meet Otacon. Ask him about his monitor

Yeah he uses a 30 inch TV I believe lol. You see a lot of TV's as monitors there, especially from me lol.

Thane, on 28 April 2010 - 11:41 PM, said:

Also, is there anywhere on campus to buy Bawls?

Nowhere on campus but Target sells them down Alafaya by the movie theater. 4-packs of 16 oz cans run you around $6-$7.

[Brain?!]

Thane, on 28 April 2010 - 08:47 PM, said:

Hey everyone, I am an incoming freshman starting in fall 2010. I am an avid pc gamer myself and for graduation I can get a really nice desktop or laptop. I was wondering whether most of you have laptops or desktops and if the LANs are just over the school network or if everyone LANs in one area.

Anyways, looking forward to attending some events later in the year.

Thane, on 28 April 2010 - 08:47 PM, said:

Hey everyone, I am an incoming freshman starting in fall 2010. I am an avid pc gamer myself and for graduation I can get a really nice desktop or laptop. I was wondering whether most of you have laptops or desktops and if the LANs are just over the school network or if everyone LANs in one area.

Thane, on 28 April 2010 - 08:47 PM, said:

Hey everyone, I am an incoming freshman starting in fall 2010. I am an avid pc gamer myself and for graduation I can get a really nice desktop or laptop.

Thane, on 28 April 2010 - 08:47 PM, said:

Hey everyone, I am an incoming freshman starting in fall 2010.

Thane, on 28 April 2010 - 08:47 PM, said:

I am an incoming freshman

Thane, on 28 April 2010 - 08:47 PM, said:

incoming

[Jäger]

thats brain, hes a doctor

[cyb.tachyon]

If you're worried about lugging to and from LAN parties, I highly recommend the following products:
http://www.geargrip....ails_gglcdb.php
http://www.geargrip....etails_ggg2.php

[Thane]

cyb.tachyon, on 29 April 2010 - 02:35 PM, said:

If you're worried about lugging to and from LAN parties, I highly recommend the following products:
http://www.geargrip....ails_gglcdb.php
http://www.geargrip....etails_ggg2.php

Ooooo, i can see myself buying those in the near future.

[Oen386]

Destroyer1990, on 28 April 2010 - 10:00 PM, said:

LANs can last up to 8 hours sometimes

I have done a few that were 12-13 hours. Not sure where you were.

The Student Union LANs are shorter though, due to their time constraints.

[ninjafish]

Oen386, on 30 April 2010 - 10:23 AM, said:

I have done a few that were 12-13 hours. Not sure where you were.

The Student Union LANs are shorter though, due to their time constraints.

Ah yes the ENGR 3 LANs

[TerranUp16]

ninjafish, on 01 May 2010 - 08:13 PM, said:

Ah yes the ENGR 3 LANs

You mean HEC.

[Zuccolo]

HEY GUYS!!! R THRE N E MAC USRS ON THSE FRMS MAC USRS R KEWL AND THERE GAME SULECSHUN IS WAYYYYYYYYY BETER THAN NON MAC USERS BCAUSE JUSTN LONG SED SO LOLOLOL!!!!1

[ninjafish]

Zuccolo, on 01 May 2010 - 09:51 PM, said:

HEY GUYS!!! R THRE N E MAC USRS ON THSE FRMS MAC USRS R KEWL AND THERE GAME SULECSHUN IS WAYYYYYYYYY BETER THAN NON MAC USERS BCAUSE JUSTN LONG SED SO LOLOLOL!!!!1

Its a shame that Valve is porting a bunch of their games to mac, it makes trolls like these much less effective.

This post has been edited by ninjafish: 02 May 2010 - 01:32 AM

[TerranUp16]

ninjafish, on 02 May 2010 - 02:19 AM, said:

Its a shame that Valve is porting a bunch of their games to mac, it makes trolls like these much less effective.

It's ok, we still have this epic one:

[Zuccolo]

ninjafish, on 02 May 2010 - 02:19 AM, said:

Its a shame that Valve is porting a bunch of their games to mac, it makes trolls like these much less effective.

I was playing a game of SC2 Lost Temple the other day and my ally starts off the battle by saying to me, "Hi. This is my fist game lol. Are you on the Mac beta, too?" (Obviously there were a lot more spelling and grammar mistakes...). I said no, and that I was sorry he was a Mac user. He said "lol." I told him to barricade his entrance with a barracks and supply depots to avoid a zerg rush, since both of our enemies were zerg. Sure enough, he ignores my advice (probably because he was too busy smelling his own farts) and is overwhelmed by zerglings.