Endersmens

Welcome! I'm going into a degree in Aerospace Engineering, so meeting someone with that degree is an honor.

Welcome to the forum! Glad you finally took the leap to interplanetary travel! It will become more and more fun as you get better and more efficient at it.

Yeah, posting the craft as a code works, but it's much easier to just upload the actual craft file to a file uploader, such as DropBox or something of the like. Anyways, welcome to the forums!

Welcome! I would suggest listening to Starhawk for starting a career mode. My only other advice would be to do some easy contracts, and some world first contracts, before trying anything that could make you go bankrupt.

Wow! Looks amazing! Crazy how it can look like that.

Simpit would be amazing. :0

Ok guys, so is this build totally complete now? (minus monitor/peripherals of course)

That case won't work, I need at least 1 internal 2.5" bay for my SDD. Other than that the build is looking pretty complete. Case needs: at least one 5.25" external bay for optical drive at least one internal 2.5" bay for my SDD at least 4 internal 3.5" bay's for other stuff I have no idea what else to look for in a case, so could someone help? Just find a case that will work with the above requirements and this build. Thanks! Also, is the build complete? Or is there something missing? (besides the case)

Why the CPU change? Any reason in particular? I would be needing all the power I can get for 3D rendering, wouldn't I?

Some of the stuff is blown up to sound greater than it actually is, but I would say most of the stuff on there is real. It may not be as functional as advertised but I bet it would at least function poorly. What I'm not sure about is the ability to purchase everything on that site.

Oop. Totally forgot the link. One second. - - - Updated - - - Here is the new build link. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rnPVvK I guess ignore the case+PSU. I need a case that has 1 (preferably 2) internal 2.5" bays, 4 internal 3.5" bays, and at least one external 5.25" bay.

Well I switched to a GTX 750 Ti anyways for price savings. Just the PSU? Or the whole build? I was hoping for a more in depth response so I can move forward with the build and change things.

Ok, I have further refined my build. Can you guys check it out and make sure it will work well? And also tell me if the case with PSU is a bad idea. It saves me a lot of money, but would it be trustworthy enough?

The benchmarks you linked show that they are similar. Sometimes the 280x is better, sometimes the 960 is better. The 960 has a faster clock speed, the 280x has another GB. Which would really matter for just regular gaming?

According to my research today, from multiple tests from other people, the EVGA GTX 960 is better than the GTX 760, and a benchmark using the FX-6350 with the R9 270x and GTX 760 showed better performance from the GTX 760. The 280X was similar, and 290X was much better. For the $180 price, I can't see a AMD card being better than the EVGA GTX 960. I could be wrong though. Please correct me if I am.

Alright, I have my goal for a final build. I just need a motherboard, PSU, optical drive, and case. I don't really know how to choose those, so could one of you amazing people here finish this build? (going for inexpensive) http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j6BcD3

Power estimate from pcpartpicker.com I'm assuming that "Bronze rated" and "Gold rated" Are considered "good manufacturers?"

How much buffer should I give for power usage? If I'm told the max estimated power usage could be 404W, what watt PSU should I get?

When I said illustrations, I didn't mean storybook illustrations. I meant an image every once in a while, maybe as a chapter image, or an overall image for the story, like something to put in my signature like Kuzzter. ^^^ Something like the back of Jeb watching a rocket, or maybe the clubhouse or something of the like. Maybe miniature kerbals with big helmets on. Things like that.

Welcome! Whoopity doo indeed!

I might have to jump in this, never done a competition before.

You're saying KSP doesn't have a steep learning curve in relation to harder simulator games. Which is true. I'm saying, from a general perspective, KSP has a very steep learning curve to the average Joe. (Sorry Avera9eJoe, had to. )

I'm not totally sure if this is a game request or what, but if so, N-body is on the "What Not To Suggest" list. I don't think it's because they don't wanna do the work for it, I think it's because it would make the game insanely harder. And that's all we need, a steeper learning wall. ;_;

Aliens is on the What Not To Suggest list, not sure if any extra-terrestrial life would fall under that.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I'm going to add descriptions. The only reason I didn't was to get the update posted for you guys. The next update will include dearie toons for the new members. I'll also update some old ones. - - - Updated - - - Descriptions* not dearie toons. (For some reason I can't save an edit on my phone)