16/09/2013 - Bamboo Blade & PC Update

Another slow, rainy day... Sigh. Ah well, I'd rather it was raining than so hot my skin falls off. I spent most of the day watching Bamboo Blade and I'm now up to episode eleven of twenty-six. I'm still finding it very enjoyable and I'm glad that we're starting to see some development in Tamaki's character. Any form of development is necessary to differentiate her from Yuki Nagato.

Looks like the next anime on my list will be Cowboy Bebop, I read a few forum posts about it earlier today and it definitely looks like it will be worth watching. I'm also in the process of looking for a Fall 2013 anime to watch, but I haven't reached any decisions yet. Any thoughts on what I should watch?

I've been playing around with some different programs today for hardware monitoring since I'm bored of CPUID Hardware Monitor. I tried out HWInfo, the built in Windows 8 ones (which actually aren't that bad) and Open Hardware Monitor.

I didn't much like the interface of HWInfo or the Windows 8 ones, and I wasn't entirely sure about downloading OHW considering it's hosted on Cnet. Cnet are as well known as Softpedia for filling your HDD with useless shite whenever you download their files, or trying to decieve you with malware ads... I know the malware ads aren't entirely their fault, but it's done via AdSense, so they could easily block a few of them.

Open-Hardware-Monitor Gadget- Sucky specs eh?

OHW is actually very good, it's completely driver-less and portable, has a few translations and monitors CPU/GPU load per core/total as well as temperatures and clock speeds, very useful. It also has a neat function that means you can display all the information you want as a gadget or in your taskbar. You can see a simple display in the screenshot to the left.

Just to clear this up before the trolls come in, I use Windows 8 since it was given to me for free at university and this laptop was using Vista beforehand... I said Vista, now I shall vomit. As much as I am now used to Windows 8 on my laptop, I'm going to have to go back to 7 as 8 cannot detect my stoneage onboard Intel GPU.  I also think I've decided on the case for my new system, an NZXT Phantom 530 in white. I originally wanted the 410, but the radiator spacing in the case is much more restricted than in the 530. While I'm not a fan of 200mm fans (pun intended) since they are generally noisy or make weird ticking noises, the space for a 360mm radiator and the future possibility for a full custom water cooling loop make the extra £20 seem insignificant.

Well, that was a nerdier post than normal, it was kind of fun talking about PC components, I think my girlfriend might kill me if I keep talking to her about them, or going "Look! The new Corsair fans are soooo~ sexy!"... I'm weird. Bye!

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