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Planeswalker - Andrew_JA (1)
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-1 - You lose the game and the thread dies.
1. No you are not crazy. Computers these days are not too difficult to build yourself. You can easily learn and do it in one evening.
2. You can probably go without any further cooling system. If anything, add a couple of fans later down the road if it starts to run too hot.
3. Processor. You can get a lesser processor, cut down a $100 or so, and still not impact the performance much. For games, the graphics card is the most important thing. RAM and Graphics card is something that would need to need a lot of debating on whether you want to compromise price for what you are getting. For a gaming machine, I think your choices are fair.
4. Cases are tricky. I unfortunately do not have much knowledge in this department. I built a computer a couple of years ago and went with a Cool Master Scout 2 because of the handle which adds ease for portability (taking it over to my friends for LANing, et cetera.)
5. Keeping it simple would keep it quieter. Adding fans and such will only make it louder. Usually, processor fans are mouse-fart quiet. It is the hard drive and graphics card fan that will give you the most ambient noise.
I saw a thread pop up in the Magic General forum and I wanted to share this.
I've been working on a website that is designed around card collecting. As of right now, I have no plans of implementing any kind of advanced card searching or deck building tools, as other sites have done that and reinvented doing that many times over. As I grow my personal collection, I find that there is not a good solution that enables a person to quickly maintain what they have; often involving way too many clicks or taps just to adjust a singular card, I often get frustrated with the amount of work involved and just stop using the site or application. It will be accessible and optimized from any mobile platform, as well as a desktop or laptop browser.
It started off as a personal project, however, I was interested in hearing how others may be interested in using it, as well.
Yeah, don't know how you could convince him they aren't useless. Just because they aren't in the new border doesn't make them inferior. Just that they were designed at a certain point in the game. At least Wizards still supports the older cards rather than just pretending they don't exist. Besides, after a little play, knowing what they do will be second nature.
To me, the newer design is much more user friendly. The old frame feels too blocky and generic (the "Photoshop" default 30 degree bevel really makes the card feel dated), and the font can, at times, be a pain to read. Personally, I would never discount a card just because it is in the old frame, but I do like the changes in the current frame. As with Future Sight, I feel it was created to feel "cool" rather than designed to fix usability issues. The old frame does have it's charm. You can feel the atmosphere they were trying to present to the game, I just think the new frame is better designed than the old one.
Planeswalker - Andrew_JA (1)
+0 - Add one Self-Esteem counter to Andrew_JA
+0 - Flip a coin. If heads, add one Self-Esteeem counter to Andrew_JA.
-1 - You lose the game and the thread dies.
Positions without reasons and posts that don't actually attempt to engage the debate are Spam. Warning issued. --bLatch
1. No you are not crazy. Computers these days are not too difficult to build yourself. You can easily learn and do it in one evening.
2. You can probably go without any further cooling system. If anything, add a couple of fans later down the road if it starts to run too hot.
3. Processor. You can get a lesser processor, cut down a $100 or so, and still not impact the performance much. For games, the graphics card is the most important thing. RAM and Graphics card is something that would need to need a lot of debating on whether you want to compromise price for what you are getting. For a gaming machine, I think your choices are fair.
4. Cases are tricky. I unfortunately do not have much knowledge in this department. I built a computer a couple of years ago and went with a Cool Master Scout 2 because of the handle which adds ease for portability (taking it over to my friends for LANing, et cetera.)
5. Keeping it simple would keep it quieter. Adding fans and such will only make it louder. Usually, processor fans are mouse-fart quiet. It is the hard drive and graphics card fan that will give you the most ambient noise.
I've been working on a website that is designed around card collecting. As of right now, I have no plans of implementing any kind of advanced card searching or deck building tools, as other sites have done that and reinvented doing that many times over. As I grow my personal collection, I find that there is not a good solution that enables a person to quickly maintain what they have; often involving way too many clicks or taps just to adjust a singular card, I often get frustrated with the amount of work involved and just stop using the site or application. It will be accessible and optimized from any mobile platform, as well as a desktop or laptop browser.
It started off as a personal project, however, I was interested in hearing how others may be interested in using it, as well.
Here are some working screenshots of the project:
iPhone / Set Selection
iPhone / Browsing
iPhone / Searching
iPhone / Modifying
Desktop
Nearheath Stalker is in the single 100's. I can't tell if it is 100, 102, 108, or 109.