AkuPyro's Mind Dump

I have converted my main website, www.nationofflames.com, into a blog type site. I may or may not continue to post items here as I have uploaded all of my current posts to the main site.

I recently downloaded the DBZ Burst Limit demo on XBL. I like good fighting games that a fluid and don't have the non-escapable, one constant combo, instant life ending at the start of the match, move. That being noted, the past DBZ fighting games disappoint me. After getting the feel of games like DOA4, I can't stand anything that you can't strike back when you getting pounded by someone who knows all of the moves. I can't speak for it fully, but the demo allowed me to get out of some massive combos to keep the fun fighting rolling. Overall, the game itself (hooked up to a 22in wide screen LCD monitor) looked awesome and and had an anime look to it. I may have to get this game as it looks really good at this time. Will have to wait and see though because impulse buying on what if's can lead me to buying a Two Worlds (biggest disappointment ever!) again.

Grr! Ok...I am working through my WDS problems but every time I have found a solution on the internet, it does not work! I am currently trying to making the install of Windows XP be completely unattended. BUZZ! Wrong answer with WDS. WDS is the latest and greatest, but they pull a major functionality for legacy support. Bah, Microsoft is the king of suck right now. =(

Bagels are the bomb...they are so good they deserve a post!

For the longest time I have wanted to do water cooling. I don't over clock my machines but I am up for reducing the noise that the CPU/CPU/Case generate. I am fine with leaving the north/south-bridge fans where they are and the fan on the hard drive bay is fine for now. The main then I want to ditch is the loud CPU fan and the multiple GPU fans. The case fans can be reduced to 2 to keep a good air flow but all in all, just reducing the noise would be grand. It comes to this point that I am always hesitant in water cooling. I am not worried about liquid getting on my components due to the fact that I know there is water replacment fluids out there that are non-conductive. My worry is maintenance. The adjustable, clear, tubing method that allows you to add multiple blocks to the loop can mean places for failure/leaking. Again, fluid on the components is not my fear. My main fear is the fluid level always dropping. As I have had a problem in the past with my machine almost burning up to the point were it was dead, I do not want any cooling method to fail on me. In this way, I do not want to have to worry about filling it back up or not having the time and to return to a dead machine because it could not cool itself. I have seen closed/sealed loop set ups but I have not seen many of these. I also have seen some bad reviews for the ones out there.... so how can i trust them as well? The seal loop concept is great; no evaporation, no leaking, and no maintenance needed. I will need a better direction on this but I am still interested in water cooling to some degree...bad pun, I know.