Nerdiness was in full force in the last couple of days. I’ve been tremendously busy, but I decided that I needed to replace the case my computer is in. It’s an Acer HX45 midtower that I’ve had for ages. Here’s a review from 2000 of that case. I think that’s about when I got it. It’s been through about six upgrades since then, and has had a lot of stickers affixed. I will miss the dA stickers and Upright Citizens Brigade stickers that adorned it. However, I was hearing the cooling fans inside working overtime, and nearly burned my hand on the hard drives when I had to reach in there one day. The old case just wasn’t doing the job anymore, coping with the heat of the newer, faster CPU and hard drives. With the hot weather these days, I was worried I’d burn out a CPU or worse yet, a hard drive.
The new case is sweet. I got a Thermaltake Armor Jr. It’s possibly the lamest name for a product ever, but I really like the design.
I could do without the glowing blue fan and the clear plastic side panel, but I guess I can live with a bit of pimping out, especially if it comes with really good airflow. Now I can work without worrying too much about my computer exploding into flames.
The second item on my geeky to-do list was to buy an Xbox 360. Don’t ask me why. I don’t actually have time to play, but for some reason I felt compelled. I even bought a game on Ebay so that I would practically be forced to buy the console. Anyway, I ended up buying the console at EB Games. So, I’m the owner of a shiny new Xbox 360. I’ll tell you how it is once I get a minute to play with it.
Man, since 2000? Some mad dust-bunny action mustve been going on down there. Which 360 did you get?
i got the premium edition with forza 2 bundled in, but since i already have a racing game (PGR3) i traded the forza for a $45 credit and a copy of gears of war.
dude – xbox 360 is AWESOME, but definitely a black hole for time better spent doing more “productive” things. 🙂 we just got guitar hero and i don’t think we’ve seen sunlight in like a week. so. addictive.
…time well wasted..
nice case….thinking of updating the pc too.
My 360 died on me a few weeks back,
the red lights of doom got to it,
voided that warranty too because i tried to fix it myself,
still, its a great console when it works,
i’m getting another in time for GTA4 and assassins creed,
I’m coming to your house to play video games!
You should so get the xbox! Haha, I’m thinking of picking up a Wii before Christmas or something like that.
But, looking at how you travel so much… I think the Ninento DS Lite would be a smarter choice to go since it can keep you entertained on flights.
If you like classic games like Super Mario or Mario Kart, I highly recommend. I think I’ve had mine for two-three weeks, and I already own 6 games.
But still, its still good to have a good home gaming system!
Oh by the way, I’m off to San Fran again in a few hours! Haha, any chance I’ll find you there?! =P