004 - More from meeeee

Hey guys,

Ive got to say, i had completely forgotten i had a blog :D Im not used to periodically coming onto my computer and telling people out there in the complex tubes of the Internet what ive been up to, but i guess i should give you an idea.

Inspiration arrived yesterday in the form of 6 CD's, all soundtracks for BSG and Halo, thank you Amazon. Been listening to them, picking what songs id like to replicate for my short. Do note though, im going to attempt to recreate a lot of stuff that good ol' 'Marty' Martin O'Donnell has done for halo, but not directly take his music and incorporate it. Again, this might not happen since ill probably be running to a tight schedule, but id much rather create my own pieces than just use his, even if they're similar.

Also, Ive figured out exactly what i want for my new computer. Its taken a while, but its shaping up to be a nice little bit of hardware. Leave comments about it if you want to, im still open to suggestions.

CPU: Intel CORE 2 Q6600 2.4GHz GOSLACR stepping $326.00 Umart Online
@ FSB 400 Multiplier x8 1:1 ratio ram (3.2ghz OC)

Case: Antec 900 Nine Hundred $168.00 MSY Technology

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X38-DQ6 Intel X38 S775 DDR2 Motherboard $345.00 MSY Technology

Power Supply: Thermaltake ToughPower 750Watt PSU $198.00 MSY Technology

RAM 01: G.Skill DDR2 4G(2x2G)PC6400 800Mhz Blue Heatspreader 5-5-5-15 G.Skill Instock $359.00 Umart Online

RAM 02: G.Skill DDR2 4G(2x2G)PC6400 800Mhz Blue Heatspreader 5-5-5-15 G.Skill Instock $359.00 Umart Online

HDD 01: Western Digital 500G SATAII 7200rpm 16Mb Cache $132.00 Umart Online

HDD 02: Western Digital 500G SATAII 7200rpm 16Mb Cache $132.00 Umart Online

External HDD: Western Digital 500G My Book Premium 7200rpm ****

Graphics Card: EVGA 8800GT SSC but not sure on price :S

Cooling solution: Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme with Scythe 120mm $99.00
http://www.pccasegear.com/prod4260.htm

CD/DVD Drive: Samsung 20xDVD /+R/RW Dual Layer OEM Black SATA SH-S203B $38.00 Umart Online

Keyboard: Logitech G15 gaming keyboard ****

Mouse:

Speakers: Logitech 5.1 ****

Monitor: 226BW Samsung 226BW 22" Widescreen LCD monitor Black $459.00 w/ shipping
@ ITSDirect

**** ALREADY BOUGHT

Current price = AU$2615

EST price with 8800GT= AU$2995


I should be getting the latest halo novel in the post soon, along with halo 3 soundtrack (yes im a bit of a fanboy, but the universe is cool :D) and from there, its saving for christmas and the 'puter.

What im up to atm: reading 3dbuzz boards, playing around with website, and dreading going to work for a 7 hour shift tonight :S