Recent content by craigbru

Close to 700GB!

Well, the fightstick did arrive last weekend. I've been messing around with it using my current Raspberry Pi setup, as well as my PC with MAME. My ISP noticed the huge amount of data used when I downloaded the full MAME ROM set, haha. I spent a little time getting everything organized using...

I've been wanting to set up a retro arcade machine for some time, but I wanted to keep it relatively simple. I can't sink myself into another big project. With that in mind, I've now got an Atari arcade fightstick in the house, and a Lattepanda Delta 3 on the way for emulation. I've got an old...

Look at this cute little guy!

It's funny, you see so many new cases and mods that now integrate LCD screens of some kind. I'm proud to say that I was one of the first to do that close to 20 years ago already. I really can't believe it's been that long! I mention that, only to say this... I ordered an LCD screen for the new...

I finally got the majority of my apps and games reinstalled on the new system, and made a change that I'm still trying to wrap my head around. I didn't reinstall Chrome... I'm actually sticking with Edge for now. Sure, it's Chromium based, but has a few extra features that seem to work well for...

Yeah, it does look fantastic, and would no doubt save a little room in the build. The GaN might be the better option in the end. I do have just enough room to spare, and it's plug configuration might be more ideal. I'm sketching out ideas right now...

I had an Asus Strix Z390-I Gaming, i5 9600k, 32GB HyperX DDR4, Zotac 2070 Super, and 4 Samsung SSD's of various capacities. I've moved to an i7 13700K w/ a Thermalright AXP120-67, MSI MPG Z790I Edge, 96GB of G.Skill Trident DDR5, and a MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2x. I also ended up...

I got all my new hardware up and running over the weekend. Talk about smooth! My previous hardware wasn't bad, but compared to the new gear, it's a world of difference. Now I get to spend the next week or so reinstalling software and purging things I no longer need. I was definitely overdue in...

Ever since I picked up a new LG 45" OLED ultrawide monitor a few days ago, I've been going back and playing a few games that I'd not touched in a while. Honestly, the game that's been the most fun has been Star Wars Battlefront II. It looks absolutely fantastic, and playing on the new screen has...

I'll get a pic of the new setup added once I get my desk cleaned off, but I spent more time than usual gaming this weekend. The LG is absolutely amazing. Super fast (240hz w/ gsync) and fluid. It's unreal to see blacks that are actually black thanks to OLED. It's really almost unsettling how...

I had an opportunity to snag a new monitor today, so I took it... It's a 45" LG OLED Ultrawide. Specifically the 45GR95QE. To say I'm a little excited is a gross understatement. Most of my fun purchases over the last 5 years have been Jeep related, so it's nice to back in the computer hardware...

No, the 14th gen really isn't what I hoped it would be. I usually buy hardware that's solidly middle of the pack as it usually tends to offer pretty good performance and power consumption without breaking the bank. I just didn't see value this time around. The tradeoffs in cooling alone would...

It's been a bit since I've posted anything, so I figured I'd jump back in. I ordered a bunch of new hardware today. I was holding out to see what the 14th gen Intel reviews were like, and consider me thoroughly unimpressed. Much higher power consumption for the most part, and that's really not...

Lol, I have more ideas than I do time. Being able to print an entire case in one go is extremely appealing. The nature of printing at this size means that you wouldn't be stuck with a bland rectangle. You can add details that would normally be very expensive to otherwise machine. Yeah, I am...