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Dell Dimension 4300 Video Workstation (Darkstar-Shrike):
Intel Pentium 4 w/ 1.5GHz
1024 Meg RAM
2x200GB Western Digital Caviar SE IDE Hard Drives 7200RPM
PNY nVidia GeForceFX 5200 W/ Dual VGA Monitor Heads and S-Video Out
Lite-On DVD-ROM (soon to be a DVD Burner)
CD-R/RW Burner
3.5" Floppy
Sound Blaster Live! 5.1
Harmon Kardon Speakers
2x17" Monitors
1x27" Panasonic TV (I sometimes take this thing downstairs )
10/100 LAN Adaptor
Windows XP Pro
HP Pavalion Server (Shrikeproductions):
500Mhz Intel Celeron Processor
256 Meg Ram
1x20gig Western Digital Caviar Hard Drive 7200RPM (need to upgrade that soon)
Integrated 11 Meg Video Card
10/100 LAN Adaptor
48x CD-ROM
Debian Linux "Sarge"
Fisrt of all...a little note for PC newbs who want to try to show off, PRE-BUILD COMPUTERS MANUFACTURED FROM ANY COMPANY WITH $H*T INCLUDED, SUCKS!...Build your PC, and you way better off
2nd tip, CASH = GOOD(1Meg L2 or bigger, that P4 stuff, hasent got it) just cause its 2.0 GHZ, doesn't mean it WILL own a 3.2 or up. Clock speed doesn't mean anything. (by the way FSBs are up to 1.6GHZ now) 4 DIMM slots, DDR400 3200+ @1 gig of corsair makes you computer the shizzle.
Last tip, pay for raptors, hear NOTHING, feel EVERYTHING...and im talking POWER BABY YEAH!.... more tips to come (dual processors = nothing, except $$ loss).
Originally posted by Sparticus Fisrt of all...a little note for PC newbs who want to try to show off, PRE-BUILD COMPUTERS MANUFACTURED FROM ANY COMPANY WITH $H*T INCLUDED, SUCKS!...Build your PC, and you way better off
2nd tip, CASH = GOOD(1Meg L2 or bigger, that P4 stuff, hasent got it) just cause its 2.0 GHZ, doesn't mean it WILL own a 3.2 or up. Clock speed doesn't mean anything. (by the way FSBs are up to 1.6GHZ now) 4 DIMM slots, DDR400 3200+ @1 gig of corsair makes you computer the shizzle.
Last tip, pay for raptors, hear NOTHING, feel EVERYTHING...and im talking POWER BABY YEAH!.... more tips to come (dual processors = nothing, except $$ loss).
Not all of us havce the complete technical know-how to build an entire computer from scratch. I have seen many of my friends do this, and they always seems to have problems with a CD-Burner, or processor getting too hot, or memory not working...and these were the ones that knew what they were doing.
As for me, it is a far safer route for me to buy a pre-built turnkey system then to try and build one myself. The slightest problem with a processor, or video card, or capture card, could cause hell for my movie. When you do a capture it puts a lot or information through the bus, and if there is a problem...I would risk losing frames or worse. I cannot simply worry about why my computer is not working when I have to produce a final product for a client.
Now if I was going into the gaming route, well then who cares if I miss a night of Quake 3 (or whatever the heck you kids play anymore...cant keep up ) to fix a computer error.
At any rate for me it is cheaper and far more profitable if I just buy a pre-built...the very most I would do is what I have done with my Dell, and upgrade the heck out of a machine, but that is because I am desperate and broke.
well, that was an interesting post. If you want a good system, i would recommend www.ibuypower.com, and unless you work with CAD, (visual graphics program, minimum of 1 gig RAM, big programs for companies, use P4...more reliable in uncontrolled space...heated areas and such.) OTHERWISE you want AMD to do things quick, simple and cheap. No major company, like dell (which includes aol, those who don't know, aol is the worst ISP on the market, it provides you with spyware, (those of you who don't know, spyware = bad...some1 thought it was a cool thing.....NO!). but anyway.
Side note, Nice system macskeeball, Im unfirmilliar with MAC computers, but if you like the sweet-ass GUI and visual tools, nice system...
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I have seen many of my friends do this, and they always seems to have problems with a CD-Burner, or processor getting too hot, or memory not working...and these were the ones that knew what they were doing.
Sigh.... CD-Burners...lets say cheap = shait, and about the noobs OVERCLOCKING....unless you have liquid cooling (im scared if leaks, lol) don't touch it. and for the memory not working...where the hell do you shop. black market? , walmart?, come on. You CAN"T be serious...your noob friends need this book, Its called Noobs, Newbs, Nubs, and Nuebs, how to's for you. P.S. not real book....
2nd, how old are your friends....i build some 10 computers, for me and other preople...IM 16 YEARS OLD! (and its Counter-Strike, not Quake, Quake is some gay shtuff, not 1337 Woot, Kickass gameplay
---------------------Sorry to Linux Fans ----------------------
My main system is XP 2002 SP1,
P4 2.66 533FSB 256cache.(not by choise, savin for AMD 3200+)
200gig HD, 17" mon, 2 CD-Roms (1 DVD), 2 Floppy, 9 usb, creative audigy2NX, sony 5.1 HT, cable modem (2 meg dl)Linksys Router(wired..im not sharing internet with neighbors) Wireless mouse, Media Keyboard, Nvidia FX7500, 512 DDR333, modded boot screem login screen, themes, toolbar, smartbars, UPS System (whenever my mom irons...i lose power...LOL.)
other systems, 1.7ghz AMD, and a P3 850 with Mandrak 10 on it...good for aim while im ingame...Pictures to come...and you can't forget, the #1 need for every gamers ass, a leather exeuctive chair. :P (massaaaaaaaaaaaaaage)
Proliant
350mhz PII
192mb ram
4.1GB scsi harddrive
OS: Windows XP & Slackware-Current
Purpose: Proxy, Web Server, Router, Fileserver
Celly
400mhz Celeron
192mb ram
30GB harddrive
GeForce FX5200 128mb
OS: Windows XP & Slackware-Current
Purpose: Desktop, Fileserver
Laptop
50mhz 486dx
3.7mb ram
200mb harddrive
OS: Slackware-Current (I'm serious) - soon to be what I call TinySlackware
Purpose: Mobile computing
K6
300mhz AMD K6-2
32mb ram
500mb harddrive
ATI 3D Rage Pro 32mb
OS: Slackware-Current
Purpose: MP3 Player, Mail Server, IRC Server
Colossus
unknown 386
8mb ram
200mb harddrive
OS: tomsrtbt (soon to be TinySlackware)
Purpose: unestablished
Yellow
An ugly 486
6mb ram
300mb & 200mb drives
OS: tomsrtbt (soon to be NetBSD)
Purpose: unestablished
These change about once a week, as I'm constantly tinkering with them. Before anyone asks what tiny slackware is: Its a modified version of slackware that I'm building for my older computers. Sorry to cause a mix-up if the name's been used before.
That only puts you 6 behind my 10 year old, but he dont badmouth other peoples choice in computers or games,
Speaking for me, I use a branded laptop and like many posters here I have built so many systems that I dont keep count, but let me put it this way
10 systems, that would be 1 or 2 days work, (not including burn in time)
3 words m8, help, guide & encourage.... dont criticise its not how did you put it "not 1337"
Remember this, not everybody has the same taste or ideas as you!
@ diablo111 & The Mods
I must apologise for going off topic but that tirade of abuse above offended me.
Once again, my apologies for going off topic.
Here are my machines..
My Laptop
P4 2.8ghz
52mb ddr
40gb hdd
Wireless NIC
Slackware 10 & XP pro (sp1)
Kids Rig (Yep one of those my kid built)
AMD 1.9ghz
512mb ddr
40gb hdd @ ata 100, 7200rpm
10/100 NIC
MEPIS Linux 2004 beta 5 & XP pro (sp1)
File Server & MP3 store
AMD 1.7ghz
512mb PC133 SDram
2x 40gb hdd's 40gb hdd @ ata 100, 7200rpm
10/100 NIC
Microsoft Small Business server 4.5
Test Bed & Toy Dell Dimension XPS D233
P2 233mhz
512mb PC100 SDram
10gb hdd ata 33
10/100 NIC
Changes frequently, DOS 6.22 & win 3.11, win 95, 98 NT4 various linux distros
These are only the machines which are powered up at the moment and are connected to my ADSL router, there are another 3 including an
old 1990 IBM PS/1 2021 running IBM dos 4 & Works 2, which are still working but are really just infrequent playthings.
Last edited by The Bad Penny; 07-10-2004 at 08:13 PM.
Originally posted by Sparticus Side note: Nice system, macskeeball. I'm unfamiliar with MAC computers, but if you like the sweet-ass GUI and visual tools it's a nice system...
Just FYI, it is Mac not MAC. MAC is a networking term that does not refer to the Macintosh. Also, I have two systems, not one. Both are Macs, one a tower and the other a laptop. I like the fact that Mac OS X is beautiful (IMO), easy-to-use, and runs more than just commercial/freeware/shareware apps because it has UNIX under the hood.
Last edited by macskeeball; 07-10-2004 at 08:35 PM.
Originally posted by Sparticus well, that was an interesting post. If you want a good system, i would recommend www.ibuypower.com, and unless you work with CAD, (visual graphics program, minimum of 1 gig RAM, big programs for companies, use P4...more reliable in uncontrolled space...heated areas and such.) OTHERWISE you want AMD to do things quick, simple and cheap. No major company, like dell (which includes aol, those who don't know, aol is the worst ISP on the market, it provides you with spyware, (those of you who don't know, spyware = bad...some1 thought it was a cool thing.....NO!). but anyway.
Side note, Nice system macskeeball, Im unfirmilliar with MAC computers, but if you like the sweet-ass GUI and visual tools, nice system...
Sigh.... CD-Burners...lets say cheap = shait, and about the noobs OVERCLOCKING....unless you have liquid cooling (im scared if leaks, lol) don't touch it. and for the memory not working...where the hell do you shop. black market? , walmart?, come on. You CAN"T be serious...your noob friends need this book, Its called Noobs, Newbs, Nubs, and Nuebs, how to's for you. P.S. not real book....
2nd, how old are your friends....i build some 10 computers, for me and other preople...IM 16 YEARS OLD! (and its Counter-Strike, not Quake, Quake is some gay shtuff, not 1337 Woot, Kickass gameplay
---------------------Sorry to Linux Fans ----------------------
My main system is XP 2002 SP1,
P4 2.66 533FSB 256cache.(not by choise, savin for AMD 3200+)
200gig HD, 17" mon, 2 CD-Roms (1 DVD), 2 Floppy, 9 usb, creative audigy2NX, sony 5.1 HT, cable modem (2 meg dl)Linksys Router(wired..im not sharing internet with neighbors) Wireless mouse, Media Keyboard, Nvidia FX7500, 512 DDR333, modded boot screem login screen, themes, toolbar, smartbars, UPS System (whenever my mom irons...i lose power...LOL.)
other systems, 1.7ghz AMD, and a P3 850 with Mandrak 10 on it...good for aim while im ingame...Pictures to come...and you can't forget, the #1 need for every gamers ass, a leather exeuctive chair. :P (massaaaaaaaaaaaaaage)
Sparticus: What is your deal? I made a simple counter-statement to your hostile remarks about purchasing a pre-built computer. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. The same things can be said about people and cars. Some people like to go out and spend $30,000+ on a sports car while others like to go out and buy a cheap used car, tear it apart and rebuild it and make it faster than it was before. This is called preference and choice.
I prefer to buy a either a new computer, or a newer used computer and upgrade it. I know that if I buy froma computer manufacturer that generally most of the parts will be working fine with each other and that I will not have too many hardware conflictions.
As for your age it is obvious that you are sixteen by your very childish posts. This is a forum for discussing issues about Linux (and in the case of this particular section, anything else), not flame-baiting other members.
As for me I am twenty. The majority of my friends are nineteen and twenty. We have jobs and college to balance around in our schedules, thus sometimes computers have to take a back-seat (unless of course they are not working at all). I do not have the luxery of spending all day working on my computer. Perhaps you do, perhaps you don't. Point is this, I have a computer....my computer works just fine for me and what I do. You have a computer, and it works for what you want it to do, please do not insult others for their opinions on where they purchase their machines and how they come purchased (ie. In one big box or twenty small boxes).
You obviously have a lot of working knowledge about computers, please try to use it to help others on this forum instead of tearing them down.
As for your reference about major companies not carrying AMD's, are you trying to tell me that my parents HP Pavalion's AMD 3000 processor is actually an Intel in disguise! *GASP*
Mike
Last edited by Brother Michael; 07-10-2004 at 08:34 PM.
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