The technology you use can say a lot about you so each month I’m interviewing normal people from across the world and asking them how they like their Asus. Emma Kelly is a hot young mum-to-be from Ireland with a sizzling career and PC packed with an Asus motherboard – this is a day in her life…
Age: 29
Occupation: Website Managing Editor
Location: Somewhere in Ireland
Favourite Hobby: Gaming
Mrs Mario: How often do you use your PC?
Emma: ALL the time. It’s on for about 14 hours a day, with me in front of it for maybe 10 to 12 of those.
Mrs Mario: How long can you stay away from your PC without suffering from withdrawal?
Emma: Sometimes I can make it a whole 24 hours, but that’s really pushing it.
Mrs Mario: So…are you a performance junkie or do you not care what’s in your PC, as long as it works?
Emma: A bit of both I think!
Mrs Mario: What’s your favourite game?
Emma: My favourite game right now is Left4Dead2, but my favourite game of all time is the Half Life series. It got me hooked on effpee esses (FPS).
Mrs Mario: What do you demand from your PC in order to play games?
Emma: I don’t have a really high expectation, but when I invest in a new PC I try to spend a lot initially so I can play up to date games for at least the next two years before I have to worry about performance issues and upgrading again.
Mrs Mario: You’re expecting a baby soon – when will you introduce her to a PC?
Emma: She’s already been introduced. My unborn daughter has been hearing the sounds of L4D2 through my belly. But seriously, she’ll be introduced from a very early age as both my partner and I are technology addicts.
Mrs Mario: What do you prefer – PC or console – and why?
Emma: Definitely prefer the PC. You cannot beat the mouse and keyboard control when playing first person shooter games. Having tried Bioshock 2 on the PS3, I wasn’t impressed and failed badly. I guess I just need practise, but the learning curve seems quite steep when I am so used to PC gaming.
Mrs Mario: Tell me a bit about a day in your PC using life…
Emma: I get up in the morning, turn on my PC and check my emails with breakfast. Then I crack on with my work and somehow the entire day disappears. Sometimes I lose an hour browsing social sites for light-hearted entertainment, like Digg and Reddit. Then in the evening I tend to wind down with a bit of zombie killing.
Mrs Mario: If you had unlimited budget, what other Asus technology would you buy?
Emma: Probably a graphics card because it would reduce the chance of incompatibilities with my current setup.
SYSTEM SPECS:
Compucase 8K01 Piano Black Mini-ITX
Optiarc (Sony/NEC) AD-7590S-01 8x D
500 GB Western Digital WD5001AALS C
Akasa 60mm Amber Case Fan, 3 Pin, 2
Intel i7 920, D0 SLEBJ S1366, Nehal
1GB XFX 9400 GT, 800MHz GDDR2, GPU
92mm Akasa Amber Case Fan, 3 Pin, 2
Asus P6T Deluxe V2, Intel X58, SLi/
850W Enermax Revolution85+ PSU, 91%
Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 Exclusive Dua
Optiarc (Sony/NEC) AD-7240S-0B 24x
Silver Bezel for Sony 18A DVD Writer