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Gordo74
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join:2003-10-28
Pittsburgh, PA

Gordo74 to Tx

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2013-Dec-5 2:57 pm

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Re: Giving away 1 or more games a day until Christmas

This is really nice of you. A great way to "pay it forward". It's refreshing to see someone giving rather than complaining about something on these boards.

As far as my PC, it is a little unique. It runs OSX primarily with Windows on it's own partition. It's not a Mac, but it runs OSX!

i5 2500k @ 4.2Ghz
16GB GSkill DDR3 1600mhz
GTX 660Ti 2GB
2x64GB SSDs for Booting
1TB HDD for Data/Games
Fractal Design R3 Case - Best case I have ever owned. You literally can't hear it once you hit the power button.

· actions · 2013-Dec-5 2:57 pm ·

Tx
bronx cheers from cheap seats
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join:2008-11-19
Mississauga, ON

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2013-Dec-5 5:09 pm

said by Gordo74:

How did you get OSX installed? I have the OEM disc that came with my MBP and though I only read a tiny bit on how to do it, i'm wondering from someone who successfully has it running as to how? lol

said by Dial_a_Tech:

You're a great person Tx! I've got a bunch of unclaimed Origin keys from a Humble Bundle I'm happy to donate a few to the cause. I can send you a PM with them?
anything yet

Though I spontaneously came up with the idea to give away a wad of games, I have to thank all those who have so generously donated their games. Even employees of some ISP's! Though many game giveaways may repeat, it'll allow for everyone a chance to get a cool game if they missed out the first time or hand their winnings out to who they choose.

I like seeing the generosity in people even if we all put our differences aside for 1 month a year, it's still a great thing

· actions · 2013-Dec-5 5:09 pm ·

frankhomeand
Cisco Geek
join:2004-12-05
Oakland, CA

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frankhomeand

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2013-Dec-5 7:04 pm

Heres my spec:

Processor: Intel Core i7 3770 Turboboost to 4.3GHZ instead of 3.9GHZ
CPU Cooler: Corsair A50
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H
RAM: 8GB – GSKILL RIPJAWS DDR3-1600 4GB
SSD (OSX): Samsung 840 EVO 120GB
HDD (Windows): WD Caviar Blue 500GB RAID0
HDD (Time Machine): WD 640GB Green
Case: Bitfenix Merc Alpha /w 4 USB 2.0 Ports + 2USB 3.0 Ports
Power Supply: CX 430M +12V 32A
Wireless Adapter: TP-Link WDN4800 450mbps Dual Band PCI-E x1 /w 3 Antennas
Graphics: Zotac 1GB GTX 560
USB Sound Adapter: Creative Soundblaster Recon3D
Main Monitor: Acer 23.6 G235HL
Secondary Monitor: LG 19LG30 TV + Acer 19"
Keyboard: Coolermaster CMStorm Rapid Quickfire CherryMX Blues
Mouse: Razer Deathadder 3.5G 2008 Model
Speakers: Sony CMT-FX300i
Operating System: Windows 8 Pro, Mac OSX10 10.8.4 Mountain Lion

Also it is quite easy. Just make a Unibeast stick using the download OS from the Mac App Store.
-Also I'm just here for the conversation :P

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Blockgorilla
Sarcasm is my native tongue
join:2010-02-11
Wichita, KS

Blockgorilla

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2013-Dec-5 7:42 pm

I'd be a little nervous pushing all of that with your power supply. How close to it's ceiling are you?

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frankhomeand
Cisco Geek
join:2004-12-05
Oakland, CA

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frankhomeand

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2013-Dec-5 7:45 pm

People have run i7's with a beefier GPU on the same PSU so :P

Killawatt meter measures 330W on full load, and used PSUCalc »psucalc.net/, and came up as fine.

Also had a GT640 for PhysX at one point, and only pulled another 30 Watts.

· actions · 2013-Dec-5 7:45 pm ·

Blockgorilla
Sarcasm is my native tongue
join:2010-02-11
Wichita, KS

Blockgorilla

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2013-Dec-5 8:13 pm

that's a rather efficient set up then, kudos.

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