Doombringer Posted March 27, 2010 Posted March 27, 2010 Hello everyone! My name is Chris, and I'm a U.S. Marine (Sergeant) UAV Operator who currently finds himself in Afghanistan (but otherwise in Twentynine Palms, CA). Re-enlisted this year, so I'm bringing home a respectable amount of money from overseas, and will be purchasing my Dream Flight-Simulator PC this summer upon my return from deployment. Moderate technical skills - I've built two computers before - but I know I have plenty of room for improvement and learning, especially in the realm of software and performance-tuning a machine (so I know I'm in the right place! ). If anyone has any advice for a relative newcomer (other than "read the entire Hardware Forum", which I'm already attempting ), please don't hesitate to chime in! Respectfully, Chris Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Posted March 27, 2010 Posted March 27, 2010 Welcome to OCC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycho_terror Posted March 27, 2010 Posted March 27, 2010 welcome to OCC! best advice i can give in this situation is to ask again when you're ready to buy. prices fluctuate so much, and new hardware releases so frequently these days that a build you plan now might get totally thrown out of the window by the time summer rolls around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulktreg Posted March 27, 2010 Posted March 27, 2010 Hello and welcome to OCC. ... and good luck in Afghanistan you deserve it! Cheers Paul Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyperHorse Posted March 27, 2010 Posted March 27, 2010 What's a UAV Operator? And I hope you make it out of Afghanistan alive... Oh and welcome to the forums... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulktreg Posted March 27, 2010 Posted March 27, 2010 (edited) UAV = Unmanned Aerial Vehicle right? Edited March 27, 2010 by paulktreg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doombringer Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 (edited) Thanks for the welcome, all. @ psycho_terror, I'll definitely heed that advice. Keeping up with the changing times is difficult with sporadic internet access at best - but I'll definitely check and double-check before I hit the 'Buy' button. @ paulktreg and HyperHorse, yes, UAV stands for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Think of it like a remote-controlled spy plane, but on a slightly larger scale. I fly the RQ-7B Shadow TUAS (Tactical Unmanned Aerial System), and am currently deployed with VMU-3. Sorry for the acronym overload, the military is worse than the computer industry. Edited March 28, 2010 by Doombringer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ajmatson Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 Welcome to the forums. Be safe and make it back home. I for one respect the hell out of our military and would love to see photos of your adventures if your allowed to post any. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doombringer Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 Sure thing, ajmatson. Give me a couple of days and I'll try to get some pics cleared to post up on my photobucket. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeseMan42 Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 Welcome and thank you for serving your country! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1P5AW Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 Welcome and thank you for your service! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetfats Posted March 28, 2010 Posted March 28, 2010 (edited) UAV = Unmanned Aerial Vehicle right? Dude OMG,,,, are there guns on the UAV? :) :) hmmmm, I wonder if it's illegal to mount a gun on a remote controled helicopter.... Edited March 28, 2010 by feetfats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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