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What's Up With Monkey X? : Update
11 years ago
So...It's been a good four months. Your probably wondering "Dude, wtf?" Welp, long story short real world issues. Time consuming stuff, but nothing tragic or anything, bills, employment, parking tickets, Doctor's check-up that kinda stuff. But now I'm at a crossroads here, that's right, "There's a doins' transpirin'!".
I finally got a chance to sit down and take a crack at some arts again, and came to the stark realization that my PC sucked massive, briny whale balls. I mean, that's to be expected, it's around six or seven years old at this point. Using ANY art software became an unimaginable pain. My registry was an abominable mess, so bad that many programs just started crapping out on me. Again, after six or so years, that's gonna happen. It just couldn't keep up with my demands for it. Not to mention, my old Wacom intuos2 tablet had seen better days. But I gotta hand it to Wacom. I've been using this thing since 2003 and it still works like the first day I unboxed the thing. Still, I really needed to consider an upgrade. And thems tablet prices are fucking steep. I had to make a difficult but necessary choice....
So I upgraded to THIS.
I decided to build one myself from scratch, which at first seemed quite a daunting task. But, with my friend's help we got all the hardware installed while I took care of all the software. Currently, there's no Video card installed on it just yet, but that will come in due time. Besides, the current processor inside this thing doesn't really require a video card for what I plan to use it for, but it would be a nice addition to aid with some other software I'm fiddling around with.
For you tech heads out there, here's the specs. :3
Case: Diablotek EVO Mid Tower ATX
CPU: A10 7850K 4.0 GHz Black Edition Boxed processor
Motherboard: GA-F2A88XM-D3H FM2+/FM2 mATX AMD Motherboard
Hard drive: Two 1 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives
Ram: Ballistix Tactical 16GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL8 Desktop Memory Kit (Two 8GB Memory Modules)
and an ASUS 48X multiX dvdrw optical drive. I also opted for windows 7 instead of 8.
I gotta say, it was a lot of fun and an enriching experience putting this thing together. I can't suggest it enough for those of you looking for new machines. it's also a helluva a lot cheaper too.
However, the downside is that I still have to haphazardly wade through the minefield which is my current Wacom tablet that should have been reasonably replaced 5 years ago. A newer PC seemed like the more prudent choice.
I may call upon your much needed services in the very near future, and with that...
EXCELSIOR!
I finally got a chance to sit down and take a crack at some arts again, and came to the stark realization that my PC sucked massive, briny whale balls. I mean, that's to be expected, it's around six or seven years old at this point. Using ANY art software became an unimaginable pain. My registry was an abominable mess, so bad that many programs just started crapping out on me. Again, after six or so years, that's gonna happen. It just couldn't keep up with my demands for it. Not to mention, my old Wacom intuos2 tablet had seen better days. But I gotta hand it to Wacom. I've been using this thing since 2003 and it still works like the first day I unboxed the thing. Still, I really needed to consider an upgrade. And thems tablet prices are fucking steep. I had to make a difficult but necessary choice....
So I upgraded to THIS.
I decided to build one myself from scratch, which at first seemed quite a daunting task. But, with my friend's help we got all the hardware installed while I took care of all the software. Currently, there's no Video card installed on it just yet, but that will come in due time. Besides, the current processor inside this thing doesn't really require a video card for what I plan to use it for, but it would be a nice addition to aid with some other software I'm fiddling around with.
For you tech heads out there, here's the specs. :3
Case: Diablotek EVO Mid Tower ATX
CPU: A10 7850K 4.0 GHz Black Edition Boxed processor
Motherboard: GA-F2A88XM-D3H FM2+/FM2 mATX AMD Motherboard
Hard drive: Two 1 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drives
Ram: Ballistix Tactical 16GB DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800) CL8 Desktop Memory Kit (Two 8GB Memory Modules)
and an ASUS 48X multiX dvdrw optical drive. I also opted for windows 7 instead of 8.
I gotta say, it was a lot of fun and an enriching experience putting this thing together. I can't suggest it enough for those of you looking for new machines. it's also a helluva a lot cheaper too.
However, the downside is that I still have to haphazardly wade through the minefield which is my current Wacom tablet that should have been reasonably replaced 5 years ago. A newer PC seemed like the more prudent choice.
I may call upon your much needed services in the very near future, and with that...
EXCELSIOR!
Myself, I had to get a new laptop after the motherboard on my older one had gone out/fried/etc. It was 3-4 years old, or something like that. Thankfully most if not all my important stuff was saved in a couple flash drives...found a newer one for a good price at $350 - $400 (I forget the exact amount ;^^ ) and was able to get Skype, ITunes and a couple of other programs reinstalled. Thankfully my accounts in said programs were still intact. :)
Just need to make sure I scan it on a weekly basis for anything (potential virus/bug threats, malware, etc.) so that I can keep it "healthy" and such now. Any other suggestions/recommendations for what I should do to keep it functioning well?
But if your looking for free alternatives, I've used AVG antiviral, Spybot Search and Destroy, CCleaner and Mawarebytes Anti-Malware in conjunction for years on my old machine without any major incidents.