1Strive
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System Name | Back in Black |
---|---|
Processor | AMD Opteron 180 @ 2.6GHz (Dual Core) |
Motherboard | Asus A8N-SLI Premium |
Cooling | All Antec Case Fans (3-speed and Quiet as they come.) |
Memory | 2GB DDR440MHz (Corsair XMS LED Series) 1GB x2 [Dual-Channel] |
Video Card(s) | 8800GTS G92 512mb (eVGA-745/1000) 9474 in 3Dmark06 at Defaults. |
Storage | 2 WD 74GB Raptors in RAID Zero for Vista. WD 250GB for XP and Storage |
Display(s) | Acer 22' widescreen. 1680x1050 res / 5ms |
Case | Antec Black Server Chassis / Logitec G7 Wireless-Laser Mouse |
Audio Device(s) | X-Fi Music w/ 5.1 Surround Sound Headphones |
Power Supply | Antec 500Watt ATX2.0 Modular |
Software | Vista Ultimate (64-bit) / Playing: Crysis in DX9 on XP @ 1680x1050 High with 30FPS |
Benchmark Scores | Over 9k in 3DMark06! That's better than 80% of all systems tested and logged according to 3Dmark's s |
So I fancy myself as in the know as far as gaming hardware goes. See my specs if you need more explanition.
Anyway I had now idea that what I was doing was so wrong. WAY WRONG.
I had an old Microsoft Optical Mouse USB/PS2 plugged in through PS2.
From what I read this was way worng. PS2 will only let you get like 400dpi. USB won't hinder your mouses' preformance. So I fixed that by plugging it in through USB.
Then I was talking w/ a co-worker about my mistake and I was laughed at. I had said I wanted the same mouse my friend has the Logictec "G7". He laughed because I sad G7 Optical mouse.
It is not optial it is laser and that makes all the difference. He then explained that that most new high end mice use lasers instead of optical sensors and they work differeently too.
In the end I was told to go get a Wireless Laser mouse to dirve my $2500+ Box instead of using such an antiquated pieace of crap in the worng port.
This was a humbling experience. So I went out and got a Microsoft Wireless Laser 6000 mouse w/ a 1000dpi Laser and a Microsoft Wireless Keyboard. (combo for $99 and I paid $50) I am stationed over in the UK so I have to by what the Base Exchange has in dollars instead of pounds.
So what do you use. Optical or Laser?
Later,
1STRIVE
Anyway I had now idea that what I was doing was so wrong. WAY WRONG.
I had an old Microsoft Optical Mouse USB/PS2 plugged in through PS2.
From what I read this was way worng. PS2 will only let you get like 400dpi. USB won't hinder your mouses' preformance. So I fixed that by plugging it in through USB.
Then I was talking w/ a co-worker about my mistake and I was laughed at. I had said I wanted the same mouse my friend has the Logictec "G7". He laughed because I sad G7 Optical mouse.
It is not optial it is laser and that makes all the difference. He then explained that that most new high end mice use lasers instead of optical sensors and they work differeently too.
In the end I was told to go get a Wireless Laser mouse to dirve my $2500+ Box instead of using such an antiquated pieace of crap in the worng port.
This was a humbling experience. So I went out and got a Microsoft Wireless Laser 6000 mouse w/ a 1000dpi Laser and a Microsoft Wireless Keyboard. (combo for $99 and I paid $50) I am stationed over in the UK so I have to by what the Base Exchange has in dollars instead of pounds.
So what do you use. Optical or Laser?
Later,
1STRIVE