The 'Perfect' Gaming Setup

1up is running a fun piece looking at how to take your gaming setup from merely functional to truly outstanding. From the article: "So you already took the plunge on a hot new HDTV. You've got an Xbox 360, but you're hungering for more HD gaming goodness, and you don't care how much it costs to get there. If that's the case, you're ready to enter the extremely hardcore domain of rolling your own home theatre gaming PC. This is not a project for the light-hearted. If you've never built a computer before, you're better off experimenting on the one you already have first with simpler exercises, like RAM and video card upgrades. Get comfortable, expect mistakes, and don't be afraid to see your own blood - computers can be pointy on the inside."

computers can be pointy on the inside

[kickedfortrolling]

.. wise words.. i nearly ripped my finger off on the inside of a drive bay. sod bird flu.. coolermaster- the slient killer

Alternatively

[nbannerman]

You can wait 6 months, and pick up the required parts for half the cost, or even just buy an off the shelf system. I guess it depends which you value more; an immediate payback for the time you spent, or money in the bank and time saved.

Re:computers can be pointy on the inside

[Hannah E. Davis]

I still have my ex-boyfriends blood inside my old computer... he was helping me put in a graphics card, as I recall, and cut himself on one of the many many sharp and pointy bits inside the case.

Re:computers can be pointy on the inside

[kickedfortrolling]

I hadn't realised this was so common. we should start an awareness group :)

I notice u say 'ex'.. perhaps it wasnt so accidental?

Re:computers can be pointy on the inside

[CrazyJim1]

And when fans are makin noise, don't put your finger in to stop the fan.

Only if you buy a cheap case...

[(H)elix1]

Most of the nicer chassis don't have razor sharp edges on the inside. Spend $35 on a case and PS, and you may need a Band-Aid or two - but most folks who are building even mid range gaming rigs will spend money on a case.

Re:computers can be pointy on the inside

[Dunbal]

And when fans are makin noise, don't put your finger in to stop the fan.

      Yeah why use a finger when a gerbil works just as well.

Re:Easier setup...

[tduff]

1 Copy Super Smash Bros. Melee
1 Bigass Couch
4 Wavebirds
1 Gamecube
1 Decent-Sized Television
I'm not sure what other equipment anyone could EVER need.

Friends. You need friends. Something the typical slashdotter does not have.

Re:computers can be pointy on the inside

[sigmaseven]

Yeah why use a finger when a gerbil works just as well.

I hope you don't have to say this very often.

Re:computers can be pointy on the inside

[edunbar93]

I hadn't realised this was so common.

The denizens of alt.sysadmin.recovery have made frequent references to the need for blood sacrifices (typically, your own, although sometimes a chicken or a goat would do) in order to get hardware to work properly for the past, oh 10 years or so.

But my guess is that you're too young to know what alt.sysadmin.recovery is, in which case that's a good thing.