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| DjJade |
yea i dont think he will overclock so i may just go with the .90 3500+ with the a8v. my friend has that hooked up to a vapochill and its nice lol.. i saw this wireless lcd thing that came with the mobo that reads out speeds and stuff... and the software that works with the mobo is very nice also. makes me think about my quirky msi purchase but i like it becuase of hte ram design being parallel with airflow. im sure new bios updates will iron things out sooner or later, no complaints here for now i guess, highest i got that was benchmarkable was 2750mhz which is fairly respectable for a noob like me : P
cheers
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| BTG |
oh you mother ******s just wait.
my computer owns all of yours. hahha, maybe not by specs (2.6, 512 ddr, x800 pro)
but..just wait to you see the case modding on mine, you'll all be like 'omfg wtf i have sex with that JPG!!!' |
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| goodnet |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
Dell OPTIPLEX SX260 Intell (R) Pentium (R) 4 CPU 2.66 GHz, 256 MB of RAM.
hahah
is that good? |
No, that is not enough ram to run applications such as Photoshop and Reason sufficiently.
An ideal size of RAM for photoediting & multimedia would be 1 GB (1024 MB of RAM), or 512 MB minimum to get good performance. Such an upgrade could be complicated if that tiny case only has like 2 RAM slots. If you aren't computer smart (and last time I remember, you aren't) to open your case and find out, get someone who is & see how many extra RAM slots you have.
If you only have 1 free slot, then i'd reccomend buying an extra stick of 512 MB ram from Best Buy or some place like that. This will give you 768 MB of RAM, enough to do a lot of multimedia work. Great value that way.
If there are only 2 slots, but both are taken by RAM, then i'd say just buy 2 x 512 MB (1024 MB), and swap the two chips out of that machine.
Oh and congrats on getting a free damn computer. |
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| dj_lane |
| quote: | Originally posted by blazed it
NERDS! |
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| kid nyce |
pretty nice computers but tell me why do you guys run those neon lights n things? eating disco biscuits on the intarweb isn't fun or maybe thats what you guys do HAHA..I think it's just a waste of power generated by the power supply.
Anyways...I'm building a new AMD Machine so here are the specs of my two machines..
New Machine
Silverstone Temjin Windtunnel Full ATX Case - Black
Abit AI7 800Mhz FSB Dual Channel Memory
P4 3.0ghzE Prescott CPU (Overclocked to 3.6ghz@54celcius 1hr d3 w/Arctic Silver5)
2 x Western Digital SATA 40Gig 8MB Cache (OS, Games, Application - Striping)
1 x Western Digital 160GIG 7200RPM (Data Storage)
OCZ Low Latency 1GIG Ram PC3200 2x512(+heat sinks)
Samsung Dual Layer DVD+RW 16x
Samsung CD+RW 52x
Soundblaster Audigy 2z Platnium
ATI AIW 9600Pro (128mb)
Thermaltake 480W Power Supply
Running Windows XP
Usage - Media, Photo, Audio, Design, Gaming
Old Machine
AMD Athalon XP 2200+ 233MHz FSP (Thermaltake Volcano5 w/Arctic Silver5)
ASUS A7V880 400MHz FSB Dual Channel Memory
OCZ 1GIG PC3500 (+Heat Sinks)
1 x Seagate 160GIG 7200RPM HDD
ATI Radeon Ti4200 128mb (Old Card)
Soundblaster Pro2 (good enough for gaming)
Samsung CD+RW
Thermaltake 400W Power Supply
Running Window2k Pro
Usage - Low Gaming, Intarweb, Documents/Work, Email
Audio - Bookshelf JBL Control 80w@8Ohmz
HP PSC 1315 All-In-One Multifunction-Printer, 17PPM, 4800 x 1200 DPI, Color/ B&W
Sony MDR V700DJ Headphones
Linksys Wireless-G Routed House
Linksys Workgroup Switched Divisions (Upstairs and Downstairs)
XBoX Live playing Halo2
As you can tell I don't leave my house...I just started this new hibernation from the outside world of NYC. Parties just don't cut it anymore for me. I'm probably the only one who likes to stay home. It's fun I got all my electronics, my car to work on, all these new games, and for what? To stay home eat good food, stay warm, and NOT SPEND MONEY PARTYING! Sorry I'm geeking out this morning at work but hey can you blame me? |
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| kr00t0n |
| quote: | Originally posted by kid nyce
To stay home eat good food, stay warm, and NOT SPEND MONEY PARTYING! Sorry I'm geeking out this morning at work but hey can you blame me? |
but you spend cash on pc parts :p
I spend on both :(
ps. get a better gfx card, 9600 just dont cut the mustard |
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| kid nyce |
| quote: | Originally posted by kr00t0n
but you spend cash on pc parts :p
I spend on both :(
ps. get a better gfx card, 9600 just dont cut the mustard |
$200+ for graphics card now isn't worth it
as dual channel memory will be coming out for graphic cards next year
and will range in the same price range.
dual channel 256mb cards will range in the $200-$300 range while the 9800proxt 256 is about $260. Trust me it isn't worth it as the 9800proxt will be about $125 by the time next year's launch of dual channel memory vid cardz hit the market.
my AIW9600Pro 128mb cost me $169-Retail via newegg special.
MicroCenter.com advertising Radeon9800Pro $239AR which is cheaper than newegg's advertised price.
I've done my homework =) Thats why I'm running Prescott over Northwood. =)
and spending money of something that i can use multiple times versus spending money for 1 night of fun. Go figure? |
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| DjJade |
lights for me atleast are just a way to see whats inside. what should i do... incandescent lightbulb? flashlight? : P like i said before i put lights in mine just so i can others can see inside if they want to. i dont even have a window
damn Kid n... you already have a very nice computer why build a new one? that would be a waste of money for me... going from a 3ghz prescott to an amd-64 seems like it would be spending alot of money for not a very significant boost in perforamnce. but hey if i could afford it i probably would too hehe
yea i dont spend money partying... food and records.. [and my comptuer instead of records in the last few months] i dont have to spend money to have fun 'partying' |
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| kr00t0n |
| quote: | Originally posted by kid nyce
$200+ for graphics card now isn't worth it
as dual channel memory will be coming out for graphic cards next year
and will range in the same price range.
dual channel 256mb cards will range in the $200-$300 range while the 9800proxt 256 is about $260. Trust me it isn't worth it as the 9800proxt will be about $125 by the time next year's launch of dual channel memory vid cardz hit the market.
my AIW9600Pro 128mb cost me $169-Retail via newegg special.
MicroCenter.com advertising Radeon9800Pro $239AR which is cheaper than newegg's advertised price.
I've done my homework =) Thats why I'm running Prescott over Northwood. =)
and spending money of something that i can use multiple times versus spending money for 1 night of fun. Go figure? |
fair enuff, its just here in the UK, a 9800 pro goes for about £120, whereas a 9600XT goes for £95, but the difference in price is far worth in the increase of performance |
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| kid nyce |
| quote: | Originally posted by DjJade
lights for me atleast are just a way to see whats inside. what should i do... incandescent lightbulb? flashlight? : P like i said before i put lights in mine just so i can others can see inside if they want to. i dont even have a window
damn Kid n... you already have a very nice computer why build a new one? that would be a waste of money for me... going from a 3ghz prescott to an amd-64 seems like it would be spending alot of money for not a very significant boost in perforamnce. but hey if i could afford it i probably would too hehe
yea i dont spend money partying... food and records.. [and my comptuer instead of records in the last few months] i dont have to spend money to have fun 'partying' |
hehe but do you have the power on when you are working inside the computer? :eyes: :eyes: :eyes: dangerous lols...
as for building the AMD. Well the way I see it and my multifunctional computer usage I have 2 main tasks at hand.
1-Recreation surfing web etc and 2-Design, Databasing, and Multimedia
Both sides have different usages and different needs. I don't want to be running Ad aware on my p4 finding out i have 32984732 spyware program running since i was visiting the pron sites or surfing the intarweb. Most of my important files, applications, music, digital editing, and gaming is on the p4. Intel is notorious for multitasking versus AMD which is notorious for efficiency. You can tell the difference from switching program to program on an Intel versus AMD. AMD would run much more stable and longer with CPU efficiency while Intel would run more applications at half the efficiency. You make up the efficiency of the CPU with a high FSB and some low latency ram. Allows you to move through your programs quick and painless while having memory intensive applications open.
My AMD on the other hand will run for example Photoshop to its full extent without any other program opened. I find that both processors are great in its own entity. As both has their ups and downs. And to be completely honest, when my p4 (next yr) becomes the AVG machine, the AMD will be designated to living room e-machine and the next project will be a G5. Yea I'm goin apple...p4 will be designated multi-use web surf and gaming. Mac will get the audio video responsibilities.
Now you ask - What the hell do you do to be using computers soo intensively? Ok well I currently work for McGraw-Hill Companies as an Online Accounts Coordinator. Basically I monitor all of our large online accounts. (Business Aspect) Next, I manage a marketing campaign to support our Sales Force. (E-mail OPT-In/OPT-Out) and by the turn of 2005, I will be doing DB Management ontop after our Oracle shift. So you can see how I need the design for the marketing aspect, I need the Database capability to run our Data Inventory Queries and I need the Audio for my own pure enjoyment. Multi-use in full effect as I work way too hard to make that necessary living in New York City. |
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| DjJade |
lol not for working but for seeing
and no i wasnt wondering what you do but... nice job : P
another point that i wanted to make but didnt have time to in the last post is the fact that computers are a part of who i am. i may not be paid to use my computer for something vastly important to human kind but for me it is a statement of who i am
i took on the project and i also had two goals: one was to have a fast computer. another more important goal was to have a great experience learning designing and fabricating something that was very thoughtful just like the equipment i have for spinning, the music i choose to play... all the way down to what i wear, everything i say, and everything i do.
modding a computer for those who are interested in computers is a statement just like everything else. its a statement of what they are into and what they want to do with it. its just like building models for some, or putting together a nice outfit or making something with photoshop, tuning a car or whatever.
computers happen to be something that i am into.
g5s look nice but i will never go apple lol i dont agree with their philosophy lately [ipods] and i hate mac supremecists
ps... give the amd to me when youre done with it next year lol |
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