To what extent are you building it? Did you order a case, MB, processor, memory, the works? Or are you just swapping in a new HD and processor?stosh said:new computer in pieces.... I'll take a pic tonight. I'm heated though because the heat sink I had to order from someone other than newegg.com and it won't be here till next week. Otherwise everything will be at my door in less than 1 week.
Choice Ajacksonpt said:To what extent are you building it? Did you order a case, MB, processor, memory, the works? Or are you just swapping in a new HD and processor?
stosh said:I spent $48 on the heat sink a lone.
yeah that was a dumb one.....loco-gringo said:make sure any software you invest in has spell check holmes.
What makes you think that a spell check would have picked up "a lone"?loco-gringo said:make sure any software you invest in has spell check holmes.
binary visions said:What makes you think that a spell check would have picked up "a lone"?
know yo key commands sucka ---> Real Dollbinary visions said:It's his new Real Doll (tm)
Dang. That sounds pretty schweeeeet. What O.S. are you running? How much memory?stosh said:Choice A
This is the basic specs:
64 bit AMD processor
200gig HD
128meg Video Card
17" flat screen
I spent $48 on the heat sink alone.
OH YEAH 1GIG RAMCiaran said:Dang. That sounds pretty schweeeeet. What O.S. are you running? How much memory?
I bought a DVD ROM and a DVD RW however I just got cheap ones to keep the cost down figuring I would upgrade later. I'm not very familiar with all the different versions.narlus said:hey stosh - what do you recommend for an internal DVD burner? i'm gonna go w/ one which can do both - and + formats, but then the dual layer caught my eye. however, it seems really slow (you can burn 2 regular DVDs in much less time than burning one dual layer disc).
the brands i am looking at are sony (Model#: DRU710A) and plextor (Model#: PX-712A BLACK)
thoughts?
Go for speed if you don't need the capacity or the "burn a whole DVD at once" capability of the dual layer.narlus said:hey stosh - what do you recommend for an internal DVD burner? i'm gonna go w/ one which can do both - and + formats, but then the dual layer caught my eye. however, it seems really slow (you can burn 2 regular DVDs in much less time than burning one dual layer disc).
the brands i am looking at are sony (Model#: DRU710A) and plextor (Model#: PX-712A BLACK)
thoughts?
What heatsink?stosh said:Oh and i got a kicka$$ heat sink so I can over clock my processor.
it's dangerous! And their shipping kicks arse!!narlus said:aye, got the plextor. can't beat it w/ the rebate. and i've had good luck w/ the two plextor external drives i've had for about 4 years or so.
also got a printer (canon i900) and a PCI card to upgrade my USB to 2.0; newegg does own me.
VGA PWRCLR|R98-PC3F/128BIT/BULKbomberz1qr20 said:What vid card?
Coolness, that's my next card (after I move, no $$ right now)stosh said:VGA PWRCLR|R98-PC3F/128BIT/BULK
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=14-131-278&depa=0
I run XP myself, but I have an honest to goodness, not pirated (Arrrgh!) Legitimate copy of Win 2K if you want it. It's not doing much but making my bookshelf look all techy. Thought about running Linux? It's free.stosh said:OH YEAH 1GIG RAM
and XP unless I can get something else free.
Oh and i got a kicka$$ heat sink so I can over clock my processor.
why do us men buy toys and try to break them.... odd...bomberz1qr20 said:Coolness, that's my next card (after I move, no $$ right now)
O'clock that bitch:
http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/
The nice thing about that little program is you can set it to test the card as it ups the clock just a tiny bit at a time. It'll ratchet back down if it gets errors. This let's you o'clock to the max stable speed. You can let it run overnight and in the morning you have a good limit to work with.stosh said:why do us men buy toys and try to break them.... odd...
I DL'd the program thanks.
stosh said:why do us men buy toys and try to break them.... odd...
I DL'd the program thanks.
Wow that is cool!! I'll have to look into it when I'm there. I wonder if I can clock my DELL here at work...bomberz1qr20 said:The nice thing about that little program is you can set it to test the card as it ups the clock just a tiny bit at a time. It'll ratchet back down if it gets errors. This let's you o'clock to the max stable speed. You can let it run overnight and in the morning you have a good limit to work with.
Damn handy.
wether or not I heart in a thread I still do not go to Salons to get my hair cut. In my book there is no lesser man.....loco-gringo said:The bigger question is - why do men use *heart* in a thread title??? Oh wait, nevermind.
stosh said:I wonder if I can clock my DELL here at work...
stosh said:wether or not I heart in a thread I still do not go to Salons to get my hair cut. In my book there is no lesser man.....
stosh said:wether or not I heart in a thread I still do not go to Salons to get my hair cut. In my book there is no lesser man.....