I always map the most common commands (e.g. reloading, drop weapon, grenade) to the mouse buttons, and as many remaining commands to within a 2-key radius of the S key.
It gets troublesome for complicated games where there are too many keys to map ergonomically.
There isn't much I can map on a mouse with only one "special" button. You do get used to using all the other keys, especially if they're within reaching distance. It just gets really annoying when I strike the team_chat button instead of reloading.
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I'm the same way, too many keys to remember and reach efficiently makes it a hassle so I map everything I can to the mouse. My right hand is more precise and coordinated anyway, so it's easier to control certain actions with my mouse hand than keyboard hand.
That's why gaming keyboards like the zboard and even the Logitech G15 don't appeal to me.
Anyone who plays PC games should have at least 4 mouse buttons and a scroll wheel at a minimum.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
new 22'' lcdwoot !
its an LG 'Flatron w2252tq'
picked it because my wife was going to buy one for me and i didn't want her to spend $500+ on a 24'' when this was $260.
10000:1 aspect ratio
2ms response time...
i'm playing cs right now and it really pwns.
My second system (not built yet, but I have the parts):
Sempron 3200+ @ around 1.2 or 1.4 GHz underclocked and undervolted
AMD heatpipe cooler
Asus M2A-VM
2 GB DDR2-533 generic crap memory
160 GB Western Digital 1600JS
Enermax Liberty 400W
Antec Sonata
It's obviously a very low-horsepowered system, but that's the intention. My main system is too loud and power-hungry to keep running 24/7, so I'm building this second one. It'll be a remote controlled system (no keyboard, no mouse, no monitor) that I can remote desktop into from anywhere that has internet. I can keep it running 24/7 and download stuff while I'm out of the house. I'll also serve as a depository for miscellaneous files, such as archived anime that will be burned to disk one day. It'll be hooked up via gigabit LAN.
I'll build it tomorrow, but I don't have the case yet. My parents will bring the case the next time they visit. Until then, it'll just be a motherboard sitting on the bedroom floor.
This leaves my Intel Badaxe without a home, so I'll have to figure out what I'm going to do with that. I don't want it to sit there collecting dust. I originally planned on using that board for this secondary system but couldn't find a proper CPU to go with it. Nobody has used 65nm Celerons for sale, and I can't find any for free. Those are awesome CPUs for low-powered systems.
Last edited by Board of Command; Wed, 05-07-2008 at 11:59 PM.
i have a celeron 420 is you want to buy it!
i don't even remember why i bought it ($40 / ebay) they also have the 'dual-core' celeron that is around $50-60 new.
Celeron 420 is Conroe based. My Badaxe is an early revision board that doesn't support Conroe.
Anyway, here's the new system up and running:
Update: I'm currently undervolted to 1.1v, from stock 1.35v. Sitting in the open, the CPU loads at 25 degrees with the fan running at a very low speed. I'm still running at the default 1.8 GHz, and didn't bother underclocking because Cool 'n Quiet sets the clock to 1 GHz when it's idle (which is all the time). GREAT SUCCESS!
However, the hard drive is clicking, so I'll have to go buy a new one tomorrow. It's not a huge deal since I got the rest of the parts for free. I might as well spend some money on this system aside from the case.
Last edited by Board of Command; Thu, 05-08-2008 at 11:51 PM.
On another note, does anyone has any intel about future AMD Quad cores working with DDR3 or maybe higher? I'm planning on buying myself a new system but I'm gonna wait till AMD's Quad core improve.
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I think AM3 will support DDR3.
Joking?Originally Posted by Board of Command
or are they going to roll out a new socket soon ?
as for ddr3, the prices are dropping. I saw some (2x 1gb) for $120 or 130 on newegg.
unrelated question :
Can you underclock with atitool? I have a computer here in the office and its display (dual monitors) was all messed up and I had to power it off and back on.. ran gpu z and it showed the video card at 79 degrees. it is a 7900gt... don't ask me why the lady i work with spent 100 each on a few of these just for dual monitor use...
going to attempt to underclock it to keep it a little more cool
Back to my new system - I picked up a WD GreenPower 500GB drive today and it's cloning right now. This drive is pure awesome.
AM3 has been in the works for a while. They're trying to make it a smooth transition from AM2 to AM2+ to AM3, each being backwards compatible with the old stuff. The physical socket remains the same, but the circuitry and chipset features are different.
Yes, you can underclock with ATI Tool. Rivatuner works too.
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My previous picture was a temporary setup for installing Windows and stuff. Here's what the "final" setup looks like before it goes into a case.
Last edited by Board of Command; Fri, 05-09-2008 at 09:42 PM.
Hey BoC, what would happen in the event of a power failure? The system would reboot, but would you be able to log in through remote desktop while the user isn't logged into Windows on the system?
I like your idea, and it'll fix my problem of wanting to download things while I'm at uni and stuff without having my main system running all the time.
edit: Is there a way for you to make the system sleep or something until it receives a request from a remote comp?
Last edited by Buffalobiian; Fri, 05-09-2008 at 11:28 PM.
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I have it set up so that it logs into Windows automatically at startup (with a passworded account). It's also possible to restart and shutdown the system via Remote Desktop using Command Prompt, or icons that run the commands. Once it restarts, it logs in automatically and you'll be able to Remote Desktop into it again within about 30 seconds.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure you can log in remotely without the target machine being logged in. As long as the user account exists, you can log in whenever you want.
As for standby, I believe it's possible to go to standby and wake up remotely. Going to standby is just another Command Prompt thing. Waking up will require your hardware to support Wake-on-LAN, and forwarded ports if you're doing it over the internet. I haven't looked too much into this stuff yet. Right now I'm just planning on running this system 24/7, but if remote standby stuff is easy to implement then I'll do it.
@ Buffalobiian:
I have WOL set up now and this site has an online Magic Packet sender.
http://www.dslreports.com/wakeup
So far it works when I send from one machine on the network to the target. You have to forward external port UDP 9 or 32767 to any vacant port on the target system. The page says port 9 but on another page it says 32767. I just forwarded both. It can use both IP addresses and DNS addresses. DNS is especially useful if you're on DSL and have a dynamic IP. I used www.no-ip.com to set up a DNS.
Hmm, thanks for that BoC. I'll dig back into this thread if I ever get the parts that I need to implement this. You mentioned buying a case or something, so are you sticking with this custom wooden case idea, or getting a microATX case or something?
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I already have an Antec Sonata. I just don't have it with me right now, so the parts are just sitting on the floor naked. I've scrapped the wooden case idea. It's too hard to build because I don't have woodworking tools.
By the way, here's the other piece of the WOL puzzle - the standby command.
First, disable hibernation by running powercfg -h off
Then, every time you go to standby, run rundll32 powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState
OK, latest build - Last night! pictures coming soon
This build was inspired by frys having the Q6600 on sale w\ a crappy mobo (ECS) for $180, and cheap case+psu, and my having most of the rest of the parts at home to build it!
I was going to buy another mobo anyhow but got a little impatient so i decided I'd build w\ the ecs for temporary.... and the ecs board apparently doesn't support newer processors or something or was just DOA. This is my 3rd DOA ecs board out of 4 i've had... I only tested it w\ the q6600 and a 3.4ghz pentium 4 ht neither worked.
Anyhoo. Specs :
Coolermaster Elite 330 ($25)
Coolermaster 600 watt psu ($30)
Q6600(retail) w\ crappy ecs board ($180) going to sell the ecs for $30 or so
Zalman CNPS 9700 ($20 ! bought 2 cause they were on sale so cheap)
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L ($100 - No sata raid.... boo)
Sapphire X1950XT (used)
2 x 250gb maxtor sata (used)
4gb kingston ddr2-667 ($70)
I got done w\ this so late last night that I didn't get a chance to play with it at all, so tonight I'm going to see how it runs counterstrike and maybe others.
Encode some H264. Counterstrike on that system doesn't do it any justice.
Anyway, I finally put my second system in a case last night (black case):
The thing is completely inaudible unless you put your ear right next to the case. You can't even tell it's turned on unless you check the power indicator. Surprisingly, it has 4 fans inside.
2 x 120mm case fans running at 5 v
Thermaltake V1 heatsink's fan running at lowest possible speed
Power supply fan running at lowest possible speed
I like it.
Hmm, I wish my computer was that quiet. It's got a passive graphics card, but it's still loud. I blame the generic PSU and 80mm fan at the front.
Edit: not really the right thread, but meh, I'll make it link. If I was to get a comp with 4GB of memory or more, what OS versions would I need to utilise all the memory. I read up on the 32-bit memory limit thing, but it's not really sinking in. Basically, any 64 edition OS? If so, what software compatibility issues are there with it these days?
Last edited by Buffalobiian; Fri, 05-23-2008 at 09:23 AM.
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