Big Deal

[Sciros]

Hmmmz

With that in mind, I wonder how long my 350W power supply will last given I have an 8800 GTS and a quad-core CPU. Maybe not so long... :-/

[theGrimm]

Haha, turns out it was the RAM and not the PSU. So you may be fine.

[Lurker Wyrm]

Hmmmz

With that in mind, I wonder how long my 350W power supply will last given I have an 8800 GTS and a quad-core CPU. Maybe not so long... :-/

It all depends on what the 12v rails can do. A quality 350W can probably handle an 8800 better than a garbage 500. If your supply is able to be stable and run the card and the processor without crashing then you're probably fine, at least for a while. Do yourself a favor and make sure you get a quality PSU though, if/when you upgrade. Buying one of those junk PSUs you see advertised for $0-20 after rebate or whatever is just a bad idea and an easy way to destroy your comp.

Edit: Just throwing in an example of what I mean. This 500W PSU, for example (which was the first one I found doing a NewEgg search for 500W and then $10-25), only has 18A on the 12v rail, which means it definitely won't be able to handle an 8800 (for that matter, it will probably have trouble with a 6000 series card). On the other hand, there's this 380W PSU from SeaSonic that has two 12v rails at 17A each (which is really just 1 rail at 34A, 12v rails are often split nowadays for safety/efficiency purposes but it's still technically just 1 rail) which means it can probably handle an 8800 card (but I still wouldn't recommend it). This is the PSU I'm using and it's been running my 8800GTS with no problems at all, and it's got the neat bonus of being 80 Plus certified (note that Antec PSUs are manufactured by SeaSonic, but aren't as high in quality). Anyways, shutting up about that now.

Getting back on topic, at least somewhat... I was wondering what the rate of getting Kurz/Lux faction is nowadays via Alliance Battles, i.e. how long it takes to win/lose nowadays and what the faction amount averages out to. Reason being is, if you're going for the titles and want to farm the faction you can get about 500, give or take, in about 4 minutes doing the arena quests in hard mode, assuming you can get the shrines (if not, then it's only 400). That translates to about 7k faction in an hour. Not sure what the current AB situation is like, but I seem to recall it being a bit faster than that when we would actually win games (and get in them without waiting around for opponents for 5+ minutes).

[theGrimm]

Well, it's done! Alexander Grimm is kind of a big deal, with 5 titles to his name: Protector x 3, Holy Lightbringer and Legendary Spearmarshal.

Turns out I couldn't afford skill hunter titles, and ended up getting the LB and SS titles while farming the margonite temple with wurms.

I have not tried to upload pictures in the longest time, and it shows, because I couldn't seem to get it to work. But that's okay, the screenshots came out rubbish anyway.

Edit: I should also mention that it's wierd getting congratulations from complete strangers when you earn the titles; what with the earned titles being broadcast now. Does anyone know the "range" of the broadcast?

[WarBlade]

Why, Guild Wars Wiki of course! [/url]

[url=http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Favor]Favor

When a character earns one of these achievements, that character's name and accomplishment will broadcast in seven locations: the Temple of the Ages, Lion's Arch, the Great Temple of Balthazar, Kaineng Center, Zin Ku Corridor, Kamadan and the Chantry of Secrets.

[mucco]

Congrats Grimm! Hope I'll get that title before GW2 :P

[KingOfPain]

Also in your own district.

KoP

[Seijin]

I should also mention that it's wierd getting congratulations from complete strangers when you earn the titles; what with the earned titles being broadcast now.

Yeah, it is weird. I got a bunch of congrats when I hit GMC for Cantha, which also gave me Legendary Cartographer, and at the same time put me into "People Kind of Know Me" as well. So 3 titles in one shot.

[theGrimm]

Yeah, it is weird. I got a bunch of congrats when I hit GMC for Cantha, which also gave me Legendary Cartographer, and at the same time put me into "People Kind of Know Me" as well. So 3 titles in one shot.

Oh damn...I need that one, now! 8)