http://www.overclock.net/blogs/kamikaze127/ An overclocking forum devoted to maximizing the performance of graphics cards, CPUs, motherboards, RAM and everything else found inside your computer case. en Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:23:21 GMT vBulletin 1 http://static.overclock.net/images/oc/misc/rss.jpg http://www.overclock.net/blogs/kamikaze127/ http://www.overclock.net/blogs/kamikaze127/1387-i-hate-siblings.html Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:06:36 GMT Well, I got a lot to vent off here. Today I went to take a shower like I do everyday and when shaving, I notice that there is no hand towel and on my bath towel there is a bunch of blue shaving cream. Now, recently, my "step brother" has moved into the house... and we do NOT get a long very well at ALL. Back to the shaving cream, his is white, mine is blue. So not only does he use my shaving cream without my permission, but he steals the hand towel and uses my bath towel to wipe his face off. Nice. So because of that... I have moved all of my bathroom supplies into my room. I love feeling like the guest in my own house.

So this isn't the only thing that bothers me. I'm a very chill person, and I wouldn't have posted if it was just the bathroom.

Now, I'll fill you in on his... specs (yeah, I've been around OCN too much). He's 20, a high school drop out, has over $7,000 in tickets from the state, and is an overall redneck. It's not that I judge people, but this guy is a serious slob. He moved in here to our guest room because his "roommates" (a bunch of 20 yr old guys just like him in a trailer somewhere) kicked him out. I can see why. Of course when he got here he needed a job, which to be honest, is not that difficult to find in my area. Instead of getting hired near here (well, I guess it's not as easy for him without a diploma) he got a job 25 miles away making $10 an hour painting airplane wings for a small aircraft company. Because of his plethora of tickets, his license is suspended. So he started to ride my dad's expensive mountain bike to work and back everyday. My dad was ok with him riding the bike around town, but not a 50 mile trip everyday... long story short, the tires are worn and flat now, the sprocket has been bent, and the rear brakes aren't working anymore. Not to mention it's covered in "Monster" energy drink stickers.

When he got a paycheck, instead of offering to get my dad's bike fixed, he went out to buy a new bike. My dad (being the nice guy he is) shook it off, and drove him around to local stores/bike shops to buy a new bike. But god forbid that he actually buy something new. They ended up going out to the old redneck town he used to live in and got a road bike from a pawn shop. Imaginably, the bike broke within the next week (I don't get it, I've had my BMX bike for 7 years and have never broken it like he has..). So now he gets rides to work from someone he knows from church.

If you thought it stopped there, you were wrong. My parents recently drove down to Oregon for a weekend to do some of my "step-moms" family crap. This leaves me alone with him. My family has a strict no drugs/alcohol rule. None of these substances are allowed from the end of the driveway. My step mom also told me and him (his name is Ryan, so I'll just start saying that.) not to do anything to crazy, blah blah blah. My dad wasn't really worried because he knew I would just sit in my room working on a computer or playing a video game... but Ryan on the other hand.. ugh. The next day I woke up, and there was an early 90's Honda Accord in the driveway getting a new head gasket.. I was like "wth is going on here". Ryan was fixing the car for someone, and some how 3 of his friends made their way over here too. What do 20 something male rednecks do when their hanging out with their friends? They drink. Ryan begged me not to tell my dad or his mom that this happened, and I didn't. I didn't have to. The "4 hour job" turned out taking 4 days. My parents came home furious. My fathers tools were scattered along the driveway and lawn, and there was a broken down car in the grass... not to mention the garage reeked of beer. So yeah.. that flew like a lead plane on a windy day.

You wouldn't believe me if I told you.. but there is more stuff. Yep, I'm surprised too. You see, I live in a happy Washingtonian suburb. My house was built in 2000, and it's a pretty nice place. I didn't think it was possible to make it dark and smelly, but once again Ryan proved me wrong. His room... is like a cave. He has hung up some kind of Army surplus blanket over his window, and he leaves his crappy 20" CRT on all day with just a blue screen. He also leaves his wet cloths in one huge mountain. The entire upstairs of my house smells... musky. The carpet in there is probably already ruined, because of what I have seen of how he treats the living room. He has spilled two sodas on the carpet in the living room in one month, and every time I go to watch TV, it takes me 15 minutes to locate the remote control. He also leaves his dirty cloths laying around everywhere.

This leads me to another thing, he and I can never agree on what to watch on TV. He watches TV far more than I do, so most of the time we watch what he wants to. Which is one of three things: Spongebob, Hannah Montana, or some 4X4 Truck show. Most of the time, I just sit through it and text people instead of actually watching that crap. When I have control of the TV, however, I like to watch things like CNN, Nat Geo, History, or sitcoms (Two & a Half Men.. etc). He won't shut up about how un-entertaining these shows are (most of the time I watch CNN) which brings up racism. Yes, he's racist, and a political idiot. I won't delve to far into it because of the OCN ToS, but our ideals are VERY different.

I could think of a lot more things he does that drive me crazy, I honestly didn't think I had this much against him.. but this is just the tip of the iceberg. Just thought I'd share what I deal with with you guys.

I feel better now. :) ]]> Kamikaze127 http://www.overclock.net/blogs/kamikaze127/1387-i-hate-siblings.html http://www.overclock.net/blogs/kamikaze127/973-best-friends.html Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:42:38 GMT I never really did a good blog, but here I go. :D

My name is Storm Wendt, no joke.
I'm 5'11" and about 150lbs, can't gain weight no matter what.
I don't play sports anymore because of my teenage desire to be lazy and not do anything, but I used to ski and run track.
Currently almost 15 1/2 and a Sophomore in a High School near Bonney Lake, WA.


Now that is out of the way, lets get to the meat of what I want to say.


I've had this best friend since grade school, and we always jokingly call each other brothers. We normally are pretty cool, but lately we have been grinding gears. He has become extremely picky about anything I do and it annoys me a lot. I get this feeling that I am "lower" to him, because he has a new "girlfriend" every week, where as I like to keep mine for a long time and actually try to have a meaningful relationship. It doesn't help that in english we sit next to each other.

So if he is so much better than me as a human being, I came to the conclusion that I just don't even want to talk to him anymore. I can tell that he is hurt by me not talking to him, texting him, chilling with him, but he needs to learn that I am more than he thinks I am. The only time I see him anymore is in english, in which I use my massive ego to attract other people to talk to. I don't hang out with him in the morning or afternoon, and we don't go driving around anymore (long story, but he is a horrible "back-seat driver"). He slowly is becoming depressed because I was always there to cheer him up after his crappy relationships failed and pretty much all the time I put people in a good mood.

I don't know if I have made the right decision, because I am always the "good guy" even when it comes to something like this with my best friend. I feel bad for him, but the constant disregard for my friendship towards him is fueling my ego to keep up my current course of actions until he straightens out.


Kinda a mini-rant, but its what's going on with me right now.

On a side note, I feel a lot happier than usual not talking to him. ]]> Kamikaze127 http://www.overclock.net/blogs/kamikaze127/973-best-friends.html http://www.overclock.net/blogs/kamikaze127/801-nzxt-tempest-ordered.html Sat, 10 Jan 2009 07:59:17 GMT Expect a build log in the AMD section soon ;) I still have to get some more supplies, though. Upgrade the fans, and cable management equipment. Expect a build log in the AMD section soon ;)

I still have to get some more supplies, though. Upgrade the fans, and cable management equipment. ]]> Kamikaze127 http://www.overclock.net/blogs/kamikaze127/801-nzxt-tempest-ordered.html http://www.overclock.net/blogs/kamikaze127/759-whats-next-kami.html Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:44:27 GMT Well, so far I am thinking... NZXT Tempest, Foxconn A79A-S, Second HD4850 for CF, 4Gb Muskin Redline and then waiting for Deneb. Still a lot of deciding to do.... Well, so far I am thinking... NZXT Tempest, Foxconn A79A-S, Second HD4850 for CF, 4Gb Muskin Redline and then waiting for Deneb.

Still a lot of deciding to do.... ]]> Kamikaze127 http://www.overclock.net/blogs/kamikaze127/759-whats-next-kami.html http://www.overclock.net/blogs/kamikaze127/349-amd-phenoms-soon.html Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:38:39 GMT Yes i know we already have the Phenom 9500,9600, and 9600 Black Edition. But im talking about the real Phenoms, hopefully that will pack alot more punch and help AMD out, as we all know they need some help. As i have been noticing, AMD has come out with a slew of new Chipsets... Yes i know we already have the Phenom 9500,9600, and 9600 Black Edition.
But im talking about the real Phenoms, hopefully that will pack alot more punch and help AMD out, as we all know they need some help.
As i have been noticing, AMD has come out with a slew of new Chipsets (740,770,780G,790X,790FX) One of the interesting things is the newly devolped SB700 as well, which seems to support 1 IDE and 6 SATA. Pretty good, considering its on all the new AMD/ATi Chipsets. As well, ATi has designed a chip for AMD AM2+ (AMD 780G) which features DX10 Graphics on the motehrboard, as well as the ability to crossfire the onboard ATi Radeon HD 3200 Graphics unit with any other ATi card. So while you may only have one PCIe 2.0 slot, you can crossfire with the chipset. Neat. Being a ECS fanboy, i always check their new products. They now have a 780G Motherboard that is marked "Black Series". This motherboard looks of higher quality that that of its former models. I only hope that this "Black Series" carries onto the AMD790FX chip. As well as AMD releasing all of these new chipsets, they are pulling the 90nm Athlon X2s like crazy. Leading me to believe that the release of the Phenoms are soon to be.


This is only based on my observations and opinions, but i hope AMD can come up with some new meat to chew on. ]]> Kamikaze127 http://www.overclock.net/blogs/kamikaze127/349-amd-phenoms-soon.html http://www.overclock.net/blogs/kamikaze127/338-ecs-ka3-mvp-extreme-bios.html Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:21:56 GMT In my KA3 Bios(Manufactured November 2007) I do not have a HT Link adjuster. I have so many options besides the HT link, which is one i need to overclock my 5600+ even higher. The board uses a enhacned version of Pheonix Award Bios. Last time i tried updating. i had to use Top-Hat flash to make... In my KA3 Bios(Manufactured November 2007) I do not have a HT Link adjuster.
I have so many options besides the HT link, which is one i need to overclock my 5600+ even higher. The board uses a enhacned version of Pheonix Award Bios. Last time i tried updating. i had to use Top-Hat flash to make the system usable. I would like some help plz!
Thank you! ]]> Kamikaze127 http://www.overclock.net/blogs/kamikaze127/338-ecs-ka3-mvp-extreme-bios.html