Thread:Vorknkx/@comment-3547390-20161116194210/@comment-3547390-20170119131908

Sad when that was a relatively smaller comment when I decide to ramble. I really have problems with talking too much. Hey, that is how my Youtube videos get so long :P

Indeed, it is a very weird thing since I do fine hearing a game or even in a Skype chat while a game is running, it is specifically the feedback from my voice. That consistency and constant talking over me. It felt a bit weird without it the first time, but I am already finding I am getting more willing to talk again, as opposed to when I had to hear my voice and I would lose track or intentionally speak slower to fight it. The biggest problem now is that there is an auto-shutdown of my headset if I don't have noise for a period of time, like 15 minutes or so. That of course makes it hard when I ramble to a black screen for more than that length. The good news is the headsets notify me when going off and I can easily turn them back on quickly, but it is definitely something to try to avoid, so I am generally trying to talk while something is going. Even a small noise to break it up :P.

Heh, I didn't even know it was possible to have a computer not on perfect settings besides hard drive, that was a lower value because I don't have any SSDs. Windows 8.1 doesn't have those performance ratings. At this point that doesn't really matter, especially since I get OCD if my "number must be upgraded" and so have to wait for the whole test again any time anything gets changed. With Windows 8.1 apparently working, the next step is close, whereby I get all the parts. Most would probably think me a massive troll for wanting to play Quake with the specs I am getting, honestly I would be a massive troll just by seeing my specs. I am like the antithesis to your average computer enthusiast. The saddest part is that regardless of what it sounds like, none of what I am doing is a waste, since recording/streaming to 2kx60 is quite demanding, especially when doing old-school titles that are demanding on the part that is already taxed, the CPU. I would have an easier time doing modern gaming since it is easier to hit the benchmarks at this point :P

That is exactly the thing, not many are so determined for utmost performance. You get those wanting computers that look good or those wanting "cost-per-performance ratios". I feel like I am the only one crazy enough to obsess over benchmarks and subtle numbers to get the best system I can get. This of course makes it a lot harder because a lot of places don't care about benchmarks in that case.

All I can say is that I am glad Windows 8.1 is working so well. I expected something that worked mostly the same with some games having more issues, or a lot of compatibility issues, but so far I have yet to find a title that hasn't benefited in at least some small way from jumping to 8.1. I mean, my entire setup consists of Quake and Thief, but the former has a lot of performance issues when recording, while the latter uses a lot of outdated technologies that makes it harder to install than most. At this point I feel confident in playing anything I could play in Windows 7, except with minor issues I have noticed suddenly disappearing.