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mikeboy

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ever thought that some people might actually need a powerfull rig? me for example, I have my machine now (specs on sig) and am already thinking of a second one! computer Aided Design pulls hard on your pocket! A lot of designer would agree when I say that sometimes we work with 1 picture of over 300mb! In my system, it takes like 45 segs to open! in my old one, a pic like that would open in like 13 minutes!

So, some people do have lots of money, but some just need to spend it!

PD: dual monitors make our lives so much easier!

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darkblackcrow

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Mine isn't for show I can assure you of that. My rig is used and abused by heavy amounts of gaming up to 20 hours a day. There is a reason I have this setup and it isn't to show off because there are better than this anyway. If you are going to show off, make sure it's for the 5 minutes that yours *might* be the best.

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SAMeAiM

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My machines...

http://img289.echo.cx/my.php?image=myx648pb.jpg

AMD Athlon 64 3400+

EPoX 8KDA3+

1024 MB Ram

HIS IceQ 9800 Pro

2x 120 GB

1x 200 GB

Pioneer 106D

Liteon 40x12x48x

Chieftec 340w

****ty Q-Tec case :no:

2x Dell P991 (19" crt)

Running Windows XP SP1....

http://img289.echo.cx/my.php?image=myvapo0lq.jpg

http://img289.echo.cx/my.php?image=myvapo24jj.jpg

http://img211.echo.cx/my.php?image=running6ae.jpg

AMD Athlon XP 1700+ @ 2400+ (2.0 GHz)

Asus A7V333

****ty 256 MB Ram

****ty Savage4 32mb

1x 20 GB

1x 9 GB

Unknown CD drive

Aspire 520w (3x 80mm + UV)

Asetek Vapochill XE

Unknown 17"

Running Windows XP SP2....

:)

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Mr Farrar

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My 2.4 Ghz P4 machine (oc'ed to 3 Ghz) and my dual 1 Ghz P3 machine, a VA Linux machine that's rackmountable, but I currently have it standing on its side.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/hatrus/blog/DSCF1489.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/hatrus/blog/DSCF1495.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/hatrus/blog/DSCF1506.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/hatrus/blog/DSCF1505.jpg

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where did you get the dual 1ghz? i am very interested

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LordHatrus

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where did you get the dual 1ghz? i am very interested

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Picked it up at a local computer fair.

VA Linux doesn't sell hardware anymore, of course.

Still, it's a sweet system, it spends its time doing massively parallel chemistry work for research.

Good buy for $100 too.

Only problem with it, if you could call it that, is that it didn't come with a riser card, doesn't have onboard sound, and the memory for it is ECC/registered SDRAM, which is harder to find/a tad more expensive.

edit: Holy mushrooms, you live in CT! So do I!

And I got it from a CT fair!

www.coganfairs.com

Maybe they'll sweep around to an area near you sometime :laugh:

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.weir

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My machines...

http://img289.echo.cx/my.php?image=myx648pb.jpg

AMD Athlon 64 3400+

EPoX 8KDA3+

1024 MB Ram

HIS IceQ 9800 Pro

2x 120 GB

1x 200 GB

Pioneer 106D

Liteon 40x12x48x

Chieftec 340w

****ty Q-Tec case :no:

2x Dell P991 (19" crt)

Running Windows XP SP1....

http://img289.echo.cx/my.php?image=myvapo0lq.jpg

http://img289.echo.cx/my.php?image=myvapo24jj.jpg

http://img211.echo.cx/my.php?image=running6ae.jpg

AMD Athlon XP 1700+ @ 2400+ (2.0 GHz)

Asus A7V333

****ty 256 MB Ram

****ty Savage4 32mb

1x 20 GB

1x 9 GB

Unknown CD drive

Aspire 520w (3x 80mm + UV)

Asetek Vapochill XE

Unknown 17"

Running Windows XP SP2....

:)

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Just curious, any reason you don't have the VapoChill and the 520W PSU in the A64 system?

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Pox

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mikeboy, u think 19" LCD is bad? well, my 17" CRT was the cheapest available :D then again, my budget was $1300AUS for a gaming rig :s 2 screens is awesome, ive seen it used (just gave a 8mb PCI Savage4 to a friend so he could do it :D) but one big one is not so good... 19" is good, but 24" should be used as a TV :D and for the cost of a 24" u could get like 3 19"s. thats a lot more real estate.

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IK47

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I strongly disagree about how having multiple monitors is good.

in 1994, microsoft introduced [bold] the task bar [/bold]. This clever tool lets us hide and show our open windows with ease. This tool keeps us from having to have multiple screens.

Think about it, when you are watching a video, gaming, surfing, working, etc.. , you are limited to one screen. Wouldn't you rather it be one giant screen?

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SAMeAiM

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Just curious, any reason you don't have the VapoChill and the 520W PSU in the A64 system?

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Well... Wasnt sure that i could "assemble" the cpu scoket kit with the cpu/motherboard. So since i did have my old 1700+ lying around i just brought a socket a kit and the aspire to be sure that the system got the power it needed. Didnt want to destroy my a64....

Thats the reason :whistle:

Now im going to buy some new ram, a new disk and later a new gfx for it...

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SAMeAiM

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So like one is for show-The other is for hey-i'm-going-to-beast-you-now?  :D

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Hehe, i guess you can say so :)

Oh... And my "server" (currently not in use (Reason: Too noisy to be (running) in my room)):

Intel Pentium 3 - 1 Ghz

Fujitsu-siemens motherboard?

512 mb pc100

5x 9.1 GB scsi 7200 rpm

1x 18.4 GB scsi 10K rpm

Unknown server case

http://img276.echo.cx/my.php?image=server9li.jpg

http://img270.echo.cx/my.php?image=p3server38ep.jpg

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ck2k01

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true ik 47, but remember that the taskbar can get congested easily.

big screen real estate (dell 2004fp) is awesome for gaming and some tasking, but i had three monitors hooked up at one time, and it truley defines the term multi tasking. for example, im into web design, and nothing beat having photoshop open in one window, notepad in another, and the website your working on in another.

so if your not gonna be into hardcore multi tasking and are looking for the best monitor for gaming and media, i totally agree with ik 47 that huge screen real estate is the way to go, but if you need the most functional display for multi tasking, nothing beats having multiple monitors!

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Nighthawk-F117

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Hehe, i guess you can say so :)

Oh... And my "server" (currently not in use (Reason: Too noisy to be (running) in my room)):

Intel Pentium 3 - 1 Ghz

Fujitsu-siemens motherboard?

512 mb pc100

5x 9.1 GB scsi 7200 rpm

1x 18.4 GB scsi 10K rpm

Unknown server case

http://img276.echo.cx/my.php?image=server9li.jpg

http://img270.echo.cx/my.php?image=p3server38ep.jpg

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Beige hurts my eyes :'( :p

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IK47

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true ik 47, but remember that the taskbar can get congested easily.

big screen real estate (dell 2004fp) is awesome for gaming and some tasking, but i had three monitors hooked up at one time, and it truley defines the term multi tasking.  for example, im into web design, and nothing beat having photoshop open in one window, notepad in another, and the website your working on in another.

so if your not gonna be into hardcore multi tasking and are looking for the best monitor for gaming and media, i totally agree with ik 47 that huge screen real estate is the way to go, but if you need the most functional display for multi tasking, nothing beats having multiple monitors!

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thats a good way to put it. :yes:

Beige hurts my eyes :'( :p

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Dont you know? Beige is the new White.

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