Topic: Bahahaha, New Computer
started by: caseman984
Posted by caseman984 on Feb. 16 2002,16:21
Due to recent circumstance which some of you may remeber, a close friend of mine got into trouble with the law for illegal information on his computer. Due to recent events in his case (His probation officer and his counseler reccomending it), he will be banned from computers and the internet for no less than 6 months. In order to keep his system intact for that time, he has handed over ownership of it to ME! He just built this system, AMD Athlon XP 1800+, 512 MB DDR RAM, Radeon 7500, 24x burner, etc. Bad for him, but damn good for me. Soon I shall build my network from which I will inherit the power to overthrow the world! Mwahahahaha.Erm, yes, anyway.... Whatcha think?
Posted by Wiley on Feb. 16 2002,16:48
Does your friend have any legal issues with his car?
Posted by Dark Knight Bob on Feb. 16 2002,16:48
i'm afraid i've just cum
Posted by solid on Feb. 16 2002,18:14
Wow now that's a computer that will last you... uhm.. 6 whole months! Before the advancements render it as a piece of junk.
Posted by caseman984 on Feb. 16 2002,18:24
Well the thing of it is, my house is basically the local hangout spot for all my friends. Most of my friends are of the geeky/outcast kind, and play lots of computer games. Before, I had a problem with limiting computer useage, but now with 5 computers in the house (4 after monday), I don't have a problem. Everyone gets to play, everyone stays happy. Now, back to my UT game....edit: Die Typo Demon, Die!
Posted by askheaves on Feb. 16 2002,18:49
I'm rusty, but was that portrman? I remember somebody giving a farewell message a while ago for getting in trouble with computers. Just looking for a refresh on the mind here.
Posted by caseman984 on Feb. 16 2002,19:52
No it was my friend "duck" I posted on here about his situation, and he posted a few times, but never was a regular.
Posted by Wiley on Feb. 16 2002,21:16
If the Feds came to take my computers away I would chain myself to the b0x3n and say "hell no you scumbags aint taking away my pr0n and l33t w4r3z ...go find your own you piggy doghnut muchin a-holes!!" And then I'm pretty sure the pain would come ...much pain. But they would never get the computers ...never I say!! Unless they had guns.
Posted by Spydir on Feb. 16 2002,22:12
I've made a formal request to be buried with my harddrives. I'm saving up for one of those ultimate security safes for them to go in.
Posted by Carnivore on Feb. 17 2002,01:42
Too bad its only temporary. Before you give it back make sure you do this.Replace the motherboard with a:
486SX 33Mhz
16 MB RAM
700 MB harddrive
Soundblaster video card
2 X CD-ROM
9600 Modem
Posted by The_Stomper on Feb. 17 2002,07:33
Talk about a whuss-rig.*unzips*
Suck this one down.
CPU - AMD Athlon XP 1800+
MBD - ABIT KR7A-RAID
RAM - 2048MB Mushkin PC2100 DDR
HDD - 2x Maxtor 40GB 7200RPM
CD1 - Samsung 12X DVD
CD2 - Pioneer DVR-A03
CD3 - Mitsumi CR-4804TE
VID - VisionTek XTasy geForce4 Ti4400
I know, the CPU could use a little work, and still no SCSI RAID. But it's sure a step up from my old 1.2 system. (Yes, one of the Maxtors and the Mitsumi are from that b0x0r. But that's it.)
Stomper
Posted by Rhydant on Feb. 17 2002,08:00
you have 2 gigs of ram and a geforceFOURi think hes lying.
eat my evil machine:
some ASUS mobo
667 pention 3 <--EVIL!!!
40x sony cd-rom
"smart and friendly" 4x cd-rw
toshiba dvd-rom <- no dvd decoder card
G4000 Matrox Millenium
576 megs-o-ram
generic sound card
a really really big 19-inche samsung monitor
Posted by ASCIIMan on Feb. 17 2002,08:47
heh. Stomper's system. I find that highly unecessary.Anyways, since everyone else is doin it:
Antec SX1040B case
AMD Athlon tbird 1.4GHz/266 FSB
Thermalright SK-6 w/ Sunon KD1206PTB1 & ASII
MSI K7 Master-S
512MB Mushkin CL2.5 PC2100 ECC registered DDR
WD 1000BB 100GB main hdd
IBM 75GXP 45GB second hdd
Yamaha CRW2100EZ 16/10/40 IDE CDR/W
Creative Encore 8x DVD
Creative Annihilator Pro GeForce DDR graphics
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound
NEC E750 17" monitor (at 1280x960, 85Hz)
Klipsch ProMedia 5.1 speakers
HP DeskJet 952C
Best Power Fortress 750 UPS
+ my Sony Z505JS
I'm currently running Win2k, cause I haven't gotten around to installing Linux (still).
Posted by The_Stomper on Feb. 17 2002,18:59
| Quote (Rhydant @ 17 Feb. 2002,03:00) |
| you have 2 gigs of ram and a geforceFOUR i think hes lying. |
Heh ... actually, aside from having the best performance, the KR7A is one of the few boards to support 4 DDR DIMMs.
And yes - that is a gF4 Ti4400. Being a system builder kicks ass, 'cuz I get to play with all the new shit first.
Oh yes - the Radeon 8500 is dead in about 5 weeks. Just so you know. The geForce4 Ti4200 is the same price ($200) and absolutely butchers the poor thing.
And yes. I do agree - this system is totally excessive and unneccessary. But there's nothing I can't do with it.
Stomper
Posted by askheaves on Feb. 17 2002,19:00
| Quote (ASCIIMan @ 17 Feb. 2002,01:47) |
| ... Garbage Klipsch ProMedia 5.1 speakers ... Garbage |
Funny. The only thing from that system that I really want (aside from more drivespace) is that set of speakers. I'm seriously debating doing a major overhaul of my system if I get a paycheck. That's on the potential list. $400 for speakers, though... I don't know.
I want to swap out my board for an ASUS i845 DDR board, get some DDR mem, and an ASUS GeForce4 4600 card possibly adding those speakers. That should only cost a grand or so... not looking as significant to the 9 grand they owe me.
Edit: Forgot that I also want the Creative Audigy Platinum Ex equipment. Now, that's a wishlist.