Im starting this thread because i have seen no threads (well im to lazy to search) that talk about the specs and logistics of computers. We are all using one, so why not have a thread where people can talk shop about there Rigs(Not talking about shooting up)!! Ill start, What kinda OS do you all prefer. Me personally i LOVE the new Windows 7!! Even tho i have heard reports that its slower than XP, i dont know if i believe that!Thoughts???
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tebor
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Dude, you can get a brand new laptop for like 200$
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Keenly
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eh, i built my shit myself
right now im sitting on a 22 inch HD monitor
geforce GTX 260
nForce 680i LT
4 gigs of ram
and a 2.66 E6750 dual core
does the job quite well
ive had vista for years and never had a single problem, everyone i have seen complain about vista does not know how to own / operate / maintain / upgrade a pc
right now im sitting on a 22 inch HD monitor
geforce GTX 260
nForce 680i LT
4 gigs of ram
and a 2.66 E6750 dual core
does the job quite well
ive had vista for years and never had a single problem, everyone i have seen complain about vista does not know how to own / operate / maintain / upgrade a pc
Dude im totally in ur same position! Im on a comp thats running the original MAC OSX! I fucking hate this piece of SHIT! I cant even go on Youtube this thing is so ancient!!!
tebor
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Awesome. A fellow pc builder.
I built my first pc about 13 years ago when I couldn't afford to buy a pc and had no credit. so every few paychecks I'd buy a new component until I had enough to throw a pc together.
Been building and maintaining ever since.
necessity
mother of invention
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Yea, but have you seen those things? The specs are a joke and a half!
tebor
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But if your not gaming or editing video, specs aren't really important.
a 200$ computer today has better specs than a 3000$ computer 5 years ago.
jfgordon1
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I'm sitting on a $250 Acer right now lol. Probably the best purchase i've ever made.
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Keenly
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this is random but im pretty sure bill gates was quoted once saying "why on earth would anyone need more than 64kb of memory"
What do u mean??
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Do you got a link for something half decent for 200?Like any good sites worth checking out for one.I looked at best buy and there all expensive.I been thinking of buying a new laptop for awhile now.
Johnny Retro
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Got this Compaq laptop shit with windows vista. Hasent failed me yet, runs like new after 2 years
tip top toker
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it's always been home built for me.
currently running
3.5ghz Q6600
4gb pc8000 @ 1ghz
ati 4850
dfi DS5 or some sort i have no idea
then an assortment of 6tb of harddrives
24" samsing and a 42" LG
that's kinda my internet and music pc, running win 7 which can be a right PITA with it's "features" which turn into piss annoying gimmicks
then for kicking back and smokin some green, i've got a little shuttle SD30G2 with dual core 4gb and some 500gb drives powering a 32" tv and 5.1 for some super mongae
i do like buying lots of expensive tech junk i don't need :d
and yes, desktop RAID is a bit of a scam, certainly there are advantages and it does offer some performance, but not of any real benefit. the only times you want to start looking at things like RAID are if you're looking for security using RAID 0 is it, mirroring your drive for backup and peace of mind, or RAID 1 i think, stripping or whatever it is, which is only truly beneficial for massive I/O heavy duty such as heavily intensive database work etc etc, or at least that's how it was last i read into it had a pair of raptor drives in raid 1 and they sucked 
currently running
3.5ghz Q6600
4gb pc8000 @ 1ghz
ati 4850
dfi DS5 or some sort i have no idea
then an assortment of 6tb of harddrives
24" samsing and a 42" LG
that's kinda my internet and music pc, running win 7 which can be a right PITA with it's "features" which turn into piss annoying gimmicks
then for kicking back and smokin some green, i've got a little shuttle SD30G2 with dual core 4gb and some 500gb drives powering a 32" tv and 5.1 for some super mongae
i do like buying lots of expensive tech junk i don't need :d
and yes, desktop RAID is a bit of a scam, certainly there are advantages and it does offer some performance, but not of any real benefit. the only times you want to start looking at things like RAID are if you're looking for security using RAID 0 is it, mirroring your drive for backup and peace of mind, or RAID 1 i think, stripping or whatever it is, which is only truly beneficial for massive I/O heavy duty such as heavily intensive database work etc etc, or at least that's how it was last i read into it
had a pair of raptor drives in raid 1 and they sucked
tebor
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Well, definately for under 300$
each of these links is a list with mostly 10 inch screens but all list some 14inch and 15 inch
If you are in Texas or California go to Frys. They may be in other states now?
I bought a refurbished laptop there several years ago and its still running fine.
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&safe=off&q=acer+laptop&scoring=r&price1=&price2=200.00&lnk=prsugg&show=dd
http://www.frys.com/search?query_string=&sort=price&order=asc&order_by=p03a&cat=-63950&pType=pDisplay&from=0&to=24
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/guidedSearch.asp?CatId=17&sel=Price;Price5
each of these links is a list with mostly 10 inch screens but all list some 14inch and 15 inch
If you are in Texas or California go to Frys. They may be in other states now?
I bought a refurbished laptop there several years ago and its still running fine.
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&safe=off&q=acer+laptop&scoring=r&price1=&price2=200.00&lnk=prsugg&show=dd
http://www.frys.com/search?query_string=&sort=price&order=asc&order_by=p03a&cat=-63950&pType=pDisplay&from=0&to=24
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/guidedSearch.asp?CatId=17&sel=Price;Price5
