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  1. David Hingtgen
    Known about SilentPC for years, and have visited often---but their standards are insane.
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    Currently looking at "gutting" current PC: new mobo/CPU/RAM, and adding in an SSD for the OS. Reuse case, PSU, HDD, etc. That said---any "cool-looking" cases that are also decently quiet? Most "quiet" cases are very thick, heavy, and bland. (which is what I currently have). I would love to have a "cool, glowy" case, but they tend to have massive open vents everywhere that just spew noise---usually dedicated totally to gaming/cooling, with no thought given towards operating quietly. Basically---just something with enough of a mesh front etc to allow an LED fan to show nicely, without having "gaping holes eveywhere" and tons of noise-enhancing clear acrylic all over... If it helps---I think both of these look neat: http://www.awd-it.co.uk/cit-vantage-purple-gaming-pc-case-no-psu.html http://www.awd-it.co.uk/zalman-z11-plus-high-performance-mid-tower-gaming-case-with-purple-led-no-psu.html But the lower one is certainly noisy as heck. The upper one seems to be UK-only, as best I can tell.
  3. David Hingtgen
    A bit late, but this is the game VF-27, white with black and purple:
  4. David Hingtgen
    I believe its primary purpose on the F-14 would be area-rule, which had almost fallen out of favor at that time.
  5. David Hingtgen
    I didn't think anyone thought the Sv-51 WASN'T VTOL, due to its big-ass lift-fans... (plus it is very Yak-38-ish in lift-fan placement. Kawamori wouldn't copy the world's 2nd-most-famous VTOL's fans for a non-VTOL design!)
  6. David Hingtgen
    I disabled indexing when I built it.
  7. David Hingtgen
    I plan to keep my desktop and use it primarily. But upgrading the CPU would require a new motherboard, so not until "the next breakthrough" or something. Current specs: CPU: E8400 oc'd to 3.2ghz 6 gig RAM 640GB HDD (7200rpm IIRC) (I don't torrent or anything, so there's not tons of large video files etc) Win 7
  8. David Hingtgen
    Other than its existence, there's been nothing AFAIK. Can only hope that the electronics are still inside.
  9. David Hingtgen
    Wait for MT's Superion. All signs point to it being next.
  10. David Hingtgen
    It's not the total size of the files, it's their sheer quantity I think. ::checks:: Worst offender has 12,600 files in a single folder. (and there's not much more sorting I could/would want to do beyond that---making a half-dozen new sub-folders to put 30% of them somewhere else is more hassle than its worth) My Laptop wouldn't need to keep all my video files stored within, as I'd likely just "transfer what I need" from my main PC if I wanted to watch something.
  11. David Hingtgen
    "not going to be hauled around everywhere" means it'll likely never leave the house. It'll likely spend most of its time propped up on my bed, not on a desk or table.
  12. David Hingtgen
    I too feel that M7 would be improved immensely if cut in half. Very much like the "abridged" version of Dragonball Z. Tremendous amounts of filler could be cut out while losing nothing.
  13. David Hingtgen
    Very much so. I am buying a few of my fave Stunticons and Aerialbots as "representations of those characters", not because of the combination ability. Because the gestalts suck so far. I have hope of Bruticus and Computron being decent, they should be "improved remolds of the best molds". I plan to buy none of the Protectobots, as MT Guardia is looking like it's coming along. (test-shot colors of not-Groove seen recently)
  14. David Hingtgen
    Few people like a "big 'ol desktop" PC more than me, but I'm thinking it's time for a laptop. (have tablet, but I find myself needing a mouse+keyboard SO often to do what I want). But I really don't know who makes good laptops, or even what the standard/good specs for them are. My requirements/usage: "Portable replacement for desktop PC" for use on kitchen table and in bedroom---not going to be hauled around everywhere, not going to be used for gaming much if at all. For working on files, photoshopping etc. Will of course be used for media/browsing. Biggest thing that slows down my current PC-----folders with zillions of files inside. It's just how I have things arranged, and I know where everything is. But both the OS itself, and any program where it has to open up a folder to find/open/save a file---when it finds one of those "5,000+ files" folders, it often slows to a crawl for a second or two (or ten). I think the main problem is that they want to tend to READ all those files, and get the date/size/thumbnail etc for all of them, when all it SHOULD be doing is looking at the raw name and displaying nothing else. But anyways----yeah, whatever spec/aspect would help speed that up, is the #1 thing I'd be looking for. Faster CPU? More cores? More RAM? Faster RAM? Faster HDD? (SDD?). What would speed up "opening up folders that have zillions of files inside". Large PDF's (especially multi-layered ones) also tend to be have performance issues---not sure if that's Adobe's fault, or what. I am of course, very picky when it comes to the monitor (color gradiants!) so having a high-quality screen is of course of paramount importance. Tiny keyboard buttons also irritating. I do not have giant hands as guys go, but I swear some keyboards have "12-year-old-girl" as a finger-size-limit. Like "deep" button-presses. Too many have like 0.25mm between "depressed and not".
  15. David Hingtgen
    Hmmn, could someone post a not-very-spoilerly summary of that? (really, I would like to keep all plot/characters still a mystery, but want to know if any new "iconic" ships show up---ISD, B-Wing, etc) (if X-wings are around, surely the newer B-wing should still be present as well)
  16. David Hingtgen
    Was going through screen-caps I've found on the net, and this one shows the super-parts shield pretty well. There's clearly markings there, and similar to Alto's, but not exactly alike. Do these shield-markings match any other -29's?
  17. David Hingtgen
    YF 29ozmagame2

    From the album: Reference

  18. David Hingtgen
    You know, I can understand leaving off some markings on CF versions, and allowing people to choose their own. But this is Shin's, not a CF. The pilots are clearly Shin and Edgar, and it's the only blue VF-0D ever seen. It's not generic, it's one specific valk. It's number 305, and it's part of the UN *Spacy* fleet. Those markings should be tampo'd on. (and it's even worse to not even include modex numbers AT ALL, not even as stickers)
  19. David Hingtgen
    Wait wait---no "305" modex numbers at all? Arcadia really seems to have forgotten some of the "basics" that are expected of a valk.
  20. David Hingtgen
    But one that you can use the plane again, is a great one.
  21. David Hingtgen
    Just gotta chime in---yeah, I see way too many "backwards" inspirations mentioned----planes from 2000+ couldn't have inspired the 1994-created M+ valks! Also, Kawamori does seem to focus more on "main" and "famous" planes, not minor prototypes etc. The X-29 is of course an exception, but it was uber-famous when it was flying, even most 8-year-olds of the time could identify it. But he's generally much more likely to draw inspiration from an F-15 or MiG-29, than "small former Soviet-block attack-trainer" or "single-flight X-plane".
  22. David Hingtgen
    He needs to be weathered by desert sands and lamp-oil...
  23. David Hingtgen
    I'm still annoyed that they gave us a mod'd Hyaku Shiki, instead of a true Delta Gundam. STILL waiting to see Delta Gundam on-screen! So close yet so far this time...
  24. David Hingtgen
    The vast majority of the pic is not what I need a pic of. I need a pic of the AMRAAM-ish missile, and it alone. Or should I have posted this?:
  25. David Hingtgen
    You know, I came *this* close to giving it a credit byline. I was going to say "credit to veef"---but what exactly would be preferred? (And I did search a while for an alternative, but after 15 mins, gave up and swiped yours---has NO ONE else photographed the accessories? Was hoping I could find an official pic from Arcadia) (would have preferred a pic of just that missile, then I could link back to your review and give you a few hits!)
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