Upgrades and such

So earlier this morning, I excitedly went to the Pos Laju Centre at Bangi to pick up my parcel. Got there as soon as the place opens. Since I'm guessing they'll be posting the parcel to homes today so I'll have to be quick before they actually load up my stuff to be sent. If this happens, it will force me to wait for an indefinite amount of time. This is the waiting time that I cannot afford to take because I've been waiting for this package for over a week now so naturally I'm pumped! So pumped that punctuations are getting less and less in my sentences. Ordered some bargain stuff since its the Black Friday and stuff and I've saved quite a lot and got stuff that aren't available here in the country. In retrospect, the stuff I ordered was an upgrade of some sort to me.


Graphics upgrade
I was running an outdated graphics card before. Just an Nvidia 9500 GT. It was ok 2 years ago but it gets old quick. A lot of electronics stuff gets old quick nowadays. Ordered up an EVGA Nvidia 450 GTS 1GB that I got for just $80. The manufacturer's standard retail price (MSRP) for this item is actually $130. So I saved $50 there. Been targeting just as far as the 250 GTS but at this lucrative price I might just as well jump the gun since this'll be the maximum card my current motherboard and power supply unit can handle. I not throwing away my old 9500 GT 512MB though. It is now my dedicated PhysX processing unit. A lot of forums been saying that its too slow to be a PhysX card though but I'm gonna try it on a few games first and see how it goes. As for my new primary weapon; the 450, its rather a large card really. Quite heavy too. Had to move my secondary HDD to make space for the card. Installation was very easy. Although since I'm running an older monitor, which forced me to use the DVI to VGA adapter, the image comes out a bit... how do I say it.. funky. Ain't sharp as usual. It has that HDTV feeling to it. I dunno. But it doesn't look bad though. Not a deal breaker. Tested a few games and so far have been able to run a lot of games on maximum without any hiccups. Well I don't have that big of a monitor to being with though. Just a 19' sporting 1440x900. Now I can go nagging about this for quite a while but I don't want to. Gonna stop here for graphics card.

Wallet upgrade

My old wallet was in a very very worn condition since... well it been worn so its suffering from wear and tear, more so than usual since it's not water resistant but has been exposed to water several times already. Not only it was ugly, it was breaking the card in it. Had to change it. Got the wallet at a very special price. Also Black Friday deal. Its uh Calvin Klein if I'm not mistaken. Black. Leather. Smells like PVC though. Removable ID compartment. I can't find an image for this but hey its wallet what could it possibly look like.

Humor upgrade

Well its not that my sense of humor thats getting an upgrade. I don't think thats even possible. Rather I got the Cyanide & Happiness books, both of them. The self titled and Ice Cream & Sadness. Only been taking glimpses at both of these books. I thought it was a hardcover but it wasn't. It's also white in color so I'm going to find a plastic cover for it as soon as possible. Also on sale for the Black Friday. Got both of them at a special price. As for the contents themselves, well what can you say? These people are comedic geniuses.

Problem upgrade

Actually I also order a Creative Vado HD (2nd Gen) since I've been wanting to have my own pocket HD camcorder.But luck has it that its not my time yet to have one. I received a defective unit. It cannot be turned on. Checked out the site, went to the forums and saw a lot of people having the same problem as me. In fact, its the most viewed thread in the whole section. What does that say about the quality of their product. Now I have to return it to Amazon waaaay out there to Lexington, KY. Thats gonna cost even more money. Not to mention how much I've already spent shipping it here. I'm never gonna buy anything from Creative again. First experience with their brand and already problematic. I hope they can give me a refund. I wanna get something other brand. This camcorder sucks. No wonder they're very cheap.

There are some other stuff as well. Even free gifts. Don't feel like writing about them. Let them be them. Spent a lot on stuffs I've always wanted to buy. I don't regret buying them. Black Friday's discounts are very kind towards electronics and I took advantage of it. That is all.