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I just think that until someone starts a thread called "Hey let's talk about what software you have installed is pirated!" there's a time and a place to discuss that sort of thing, and it's not in this thread.

It's not like I took a picture of my monitor, and it had just Photoshop on it, it's a workstation pic anyhow... :huh:

Nice, but you definetly want to replace the screen and speakers. Of course, depends on how much money you have. I spend WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY to much money the last year just to keep up with everyone. (i.e. spend almost $500 on speakers). How come pc's can't be like macs, where they are still widely used and accepted at speeds like 1ghz still today? For PC's, were told that if its under 2.5 right now, its slow and no good.

Didn't mean to ramble on. Just a thought. :-)

Nice, but you definetly want to replace the screen and speakers. Of course, depends on how much money you have. I spend WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY to much money the last year just to keep up with everyone. (i.e. spend almost $500 on speakers). How come pc's can't be like macs, where they are still widely used and accepted at speeds like 1ghz still today? For PC's, were told that if its under 2.5 right now, its slow and no good.

Didn't mean to ramble on. Just a thought. :-)

2.5ghz?

they dont even make a 2.5ghz processor. there is 2.4 and 2.6.

and thats nto true

my processor is only 2.2ghz and it beats the 3.2ghz processors.

Not sure what Haxor was smoking, but I think you read WAAAAAAAAAAAAY to much into what I said. It was just my short commentary about how if you go to the Mac forums, their systems are are just reaching 2Ghz, and they still talk fondly of their 1.4Ghz imacs and such. In the PC world, unless you have something over 2.5 (or for you Haxor, 2800+) it seems as though the market tries to tell us that that pc is no longer good for anything.

I'm running a p4 at 3.4, but my wife uses a 1.4, and outside of gaming, and the fact I have raptors in raid0, seems to be close to the same speed for the usual stuff. But, if that was my main rig, people would tell me that essentially I am way behind and couldn't do much with it.

Not sure if anyone else has noticed that, but just something I really starting taking a notice of.

... you actually expected a reply? Sry m8 but I'de rate your PCs looks in the top 25% shabbiest PCs posted in this thread.

Lol! Beware they don't like that kind of honest talk around here; even though it looks like a charity shop server, you can't take the pizz!

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Yoo is a worsust riteurer.

Edited by youm0nt

I think his reaction is to the picture as opposed to the specs - the dinginess of the desk area, the little old Compaq CRT all rounded off by the 1998 era ?5 speakers does result in a workstation pic which would go near the bottom of the nice workstation pic charts.

Were you really expecting someone to reply with "Wow adelon, love the workstation particularly the monitor and desk area lighting - I'm hoping to get the same thing when I upgrade!"? Finally it would obviously seem lame to post a negative response to you as the comment is about your workstation! Me, I like a funny bit of honesty (and I hate the happy lala police who patrol boards making sure there are only nice happy posts).

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