Mmm, upgrades!

Despite the fact that I’m not a hardcore gamer nor do I really play graphically intensive games, I just blew some money on a new video card.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130389&Tpk=N82E16814130389

Mmm, newegg. $55 dollars for a new video card? Shit, that’s awesome! I don’t need top of the line. This is three generations better than my current card, which cost $150 in 2004:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814135166R

Of course, that doesn’t say much of anything anymore. It’s a decent card, runs fine except for some random crashes during Battlefront. GPU runs at 300 Mhz, which is much slower than the card I’m buying. Did I mention my new card is a third of the price of my old card? I’m so glad I didn’t splurge when I bought Roxanne.

I wanted to max out my RAM to 4 gigs, but the sticks I want aren’t in stock. Those, too, are disgustingly cheaper than what I paid for four years ago. For another day.

A new toy! I’m excited.