Computers and Related Hardware/Software

[bmwracer]

eightysix wrote:

Speaking of which, I should replace my power supply and case fans with quieter ones. The whirring sound is finally getting to me.

Do what I do: turn up the volume on my music.

[z123_us]

bmwracer wrote:

Do what I do: turn up the volume on my music.

haha .. out here i got a friend who bought one of all those all in one things .. has a computer, radio, cd player, tv tuner n all in one small box ... is actually kindda neat .. but oh man ... it sounds like a ferrari when the hard disks and fan are having there time ..

me personally ... i have a ibm thinkpad .. not a supercomputer but for a laptop i think it serves me very well.
1.7 ghz
60gb
512 ddr
ATI radeon 9600 with 64 mb dedicated
resolution upto 1400x1050
battery life of 6hr

and all the ibm machine security systems on board.

what i really luv in the machine is the keyboard .. the BEST i must say, very very soft and keys have this ergonomic shape for each key and the second thing is the hard disk protection system ... stops the disk at any shudder or shock.

[eltinator]

bmwracer wrote:

600W???? It doubles as a space heater, right?

HAHAHA, perfect for running dual video cards. Pop in 2 nvidia's 6800GT and WOW

[pcmodem]

eltinator wrote:

HAHAHA, perfect for running dual video cards. Pop in 2 nvidia's 6800GT and WOW

Heck, at 600W with 80% efficiency, it can handle dual 6800 Ultras AND dual high end CPUs.
-PCM

[bmwracer]

pcmodem wrote:

Heck, at 600W with 80% efficiency, it can handle dual 6800 Ultras AND dual high end CPUs.

AND cause a brownout in the Bay Area.

[pcmodem]

bmwracer wrote:

AND cause a brownout in the Bay Area.

Look, just because it potentially uses enough juice to power a small town...
-PCM

[dochira]

There was a brownout in my neighborhood a couple of days ago. Were you testing your system, PCM?

[pcmodem]

Nope, not yet. Have the power supply in a Fed Ex box in my trunk, waiting for the new case to be delivered next week.

Buy some candles now, 'cause when I power this bad boy up, it's lights out, baby!
-PCM

[dochira]

Still in the FedEx box? That's some powerful stuff being able to cause a brownout when it's not plugged in.

[eltinator]

pcmodem wrote:

Nope, not yet. Have the power supply in a Fed Ex box in my trunk, waiting for the new case to be delivered next week. Buy some candles now, 'cause when I power this bad boy up, it's lights out, baby! -PCM

Hahahaha, your power supply is like nearly twice mine. I'm only using a 350W. Can't afford the power bill

[arnel98]

pcmodem wrote:

Have started on the new system. So far have ordered: 1. Seasonic 600W power supply 2. Lian-Li PC-52 minitower aluminum case Got the Seasonic in the mail from NewEgg already. NewEgg rocks. Had to order the Lian-Li from a 2nd vendor, the 1st vendor I tried, pcToyland, took my money and didn't send the product. Had to yell at them repeatedly to get them to cancel the order and refund my credit card. -PCM

I would think a 600 watt PSU would be overkill for a desktop system, coz multiprocessor servers with 5 disk arrays usually ship w/ 500w PSUs...

eniway, i only have a 350watts PSU to go with 3 hd/2opticals/P4/RADEON 9600. I was planning on doing my next upgrade this year (usually every 2 years)... was eagerly awaiting those AMD dual cores but got bummed out when i learned the msrp for the cheapest dualcore chip is $500+. way too much... i was hoping it was gonna be around the same price range as intel's dual cores at $240+...

oh well, i guess i have to wait a while longer for prices to come down to earth... hehehe.
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[pcmodem]

dochira wrote:

Still in the FedEx box? That's some powerful stuff being able to cause a brownout when it's not plugged in.

More likely, it was Elt's power tools he was using to build a shrine to Aya-chan.
-PCM

[dochira]

Heck yeah, he is in the same city as me, huh?

[pcmodem]

arnel98 wrote:

I would think a 600 watt PSU would be overkill for a desktop system, coz multiprocessor servers with 5 disk arrays usually ship w/ 500w PSUs... eniway, i only have a 350watts PSU to go with 3 hd/2opticals/P4/RADEON 9600. I was planning on doing my next upgrade this year (usually every 2 years)... was eagerly awaiting those AMD dual cores but got bummed out when i learned the msrp for the cheapest dualcore chip is $500+. way too much... i was hoping it was gonna be around the same price range as intel's dual cores at $240+... oh well, i guess i have to wait a while longer for prices to come down to earth... hehehe.

Yep, I have built countless servers, I know. I'm with ya on the pricing, saw that today. The 4400+ looks like $581.

Was thinking of dual 6800 Ultras, a couple of WD Raptors... that's going to take some serious horse power.
-PCM

[eltinator]

arnel98 wrote:

I would think a 600 watt PSU would be overkill for a desktop system, coz multiprocessor servers with 5 disk arrays usually ship w/ 500w PSUs... eniway, i only have a 350watts PSU to go with 3 hd/2opticals/P4/RADEON 9600. I was planning on doing my next upgrade this year (usually every 2 years)... was eagerly awaiting those AMD dual cores but got bummed out when i learned the msrp for the cheapest dualcore chip is $500+. way too much... i was hoping it was gonna be around the same price range as intel's dual cores at $240+... oh well, i guess i have to wait a while longer for prices to come down to earth... hehehe.

Yea go Intel! I'm definately going to get my hands on one of those when they're released. Win XP xt64 releases this coming Monday too! But first I'm dying to try out an Extreme Edition. If only I could convince my intel sales rep to give me one as a demo

[bmwracer]

pcmodem wrote:

More likely, it was Elt's power tools he was using to build a shrine to Aya-chan.

I dunno... Homey has been straying into other actresses threads lately, and a buncha noobs have taken over Aya-chan's thread....

[eltinator]

bmwracer wrote:

I dunno... Homey has been straying into other actresses threads lately, and a buncha noobs have taken over Aya-chan's thread....

Hahaha, they talk too fast in there, I can barely keep up nowadays. Must be getting old now

[dochira]

It's amazing how many pages they add in a short amount of time. I don't think I can keep up even with my old P4 2Ghz machine.

[arnel98]

Yeah, thsoe artists thread moves pretty fast. hard to keep up, hehehe.

eniway, back to topic...
always liked AMD but i got burned on via chipsets.... so i switched to intel platform on my last upgrade. AMD really has great processors, its the chipsets that's bringing them down especially before the memory controller wasnt part of the processor... VIA 4in1 is a nightmare. hehehe. nforce3 has problems with usb implementation but it looks like they fixed it on nforce4... but cool'n'quiet support is a hit'n'miss kinda deal right now...
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[bmwracer]

arnel98 wrote:

Yeah, thsoe artists thread moves pretty fast. hard to keep up, hehehe.

It's called spamming.