Here's what I have together so far. I already have a HDD, CD drive and PSU. Thinking about using the same case too. Let me know what you think:

AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...=Combo.1224973

ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990X SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131874

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-2133C9D-16GXH

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231571

EVGA SuperClocked 02G-P4-2662-KR GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130826

LOGISYS Computer MC3002GX 120mm...

I built a system for the sole purpose of running Ubuntu. As a lifelong Windows user, I'm not really sure what to do with it. Any suggestions on some cool uses for it beyond surfing the Web or word processing?

Won't you donate?

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...urse-adventure

Well, it's springtime, and that means flea market season is just beginning once again. It technically started two weeks ago, but constant rain delayed the start of the season a bit. I'm really hoping this year is better than last year, which only resulted in a few trips due to constant rain.


Big Box O' Old Games & Other Garbage
Asking Price: $3
Paid Price: $3

No haggling on this one. I saw a box full of old PC games and decided to take a look. I saw a bunch I wasn't familiar with, but one title did catch my eye. Space Quest I: Roger Wilco in the Sarien Encounter was there and complete in box, and for an old adventure game collector such as myself, this got my attention. Unfortunately, the game is on those old 5.25" floppy disks...you know, the ones that were actually floppy...the game wasn't priced so I was going to pass on it, until the seller came up and offered the entire box to me for $3. With that in mind, I decided to buy it....

I'm trying to figure out how to keep taking over planets and not stretch my fleet too thin at the same time. Any tips? Rebels keep ing my shit up.

I could really use your help. I'm a big fan of Stronghold and I've been trying to find a similar RTS, one that mixes combat with economy and I have yet to find anything quite as good. I tried Civ V but it was too boring, I tried Rise of Nations but it required too much juggling, I couldn't keep track of everything that was going on at once. So, I need something similar to Stronghold, but nothing as in-depth as Rise of Nations. Suggestions?

So, I bought this VGA switch box for my Dreamcast. It's the retro-bit brand, but whatever. Long story short, I received it in the mail, tried it out, the games looked great except it didn't produce the color red. I tried different cables, different displays, all missing red. Fine, I RMA it through the ebay seller and they send me a new one. I get it today, and there's no picture at all. On my PC monitor, it says "Not Supported," on my Panasonic Plasma, it's just a black screen. The audio works, so I know it's starting up and playing the games, there's just no video.

Any suggestions?

Can somebody give me a simple explanation of what VMware is?

Yes, I'm almost 30 and I still make Christmas lists. Not because I want to, mind you, but people make me!

Liberty Defined - Ron Paul

http://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Define...1140614&sr=8-1

Physics of the Impossible - Michio Kaku

http://www.amazon.com/Physics-Imposs...1140633&sr=1-1

The Umbrella Academy Volume 1 - Gerard Way

http://www.amazon.com/Umbrella-Acade...1140680&sr=1-1

The Umbrella Academy Volume 2 - Gerard Way

http://www.amazon.com/Umbrella-Acade...1140680&sr=1-2

MKII Magazine (can't have too many of these)

http://www.amazon.com/Savage-Rimfire...1141445&sr=8-1...

Is it bad form to ask for The God Delusion for Christmas?

Anyone watch Homeland? If not and you plan to, stop reading, thar be spoilers ahead.

Now that that's over with, did anyone notice in the latest episode that Brody cooked bacon and eggs for his family? While you don't see him actually eating the bacon, you do see him touching it and then licking the grease from his fingers. If he really did convert to Islam, wouldn't that be a pretty big -up on his part?

For s sake, can somebody please translate this?



And while you're at it...

How much do fat 80GB PS3s go for these days? I never play games on mine and I'm wondering if it would be worth it to sell it and just buy a stand alone BR player.

Well, the shitty upstate NY winter has finally pissed off and the warm weather is back which means the return of flea market season! Went for the first time today and, while I didn't hit as many goldmines as I usually do, it wasn't halfway bad.



First up, a Halo novel. I actually enjoy these quite a bit and I wouldn't even consider myself a huge Halo fan (I play the single player games, but skip the multiplayer). I usually pay around $5 for these things at retail but the guy only wanted $0.25 for it so I jumped on it.

Next, two large ammo cans. Nothing much to say here. I need some, the lady asked $7 a pop. Now, normally I'll haggle anything more than $3 just for the fun of it, but the thing with ammo cans is that there are always buyers for them and her asking price is the going rate for them (at least in this area), so I didn't bother to haggle.

Lastly, a...

Go ahead, deny that we're living in a police state.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GqaU...eature=feedlik