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08-27-2006, 10:13 AM
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  | My new computer! I've just ordered this mighty rig... CPU AMD® ATHLON® 64BIT FX62 @ 2.8GHZ 2 x 1MB L2 Cache (AM2 pin) Memory 2048 MB CORSAIR DDR2-800 PC6400 - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (2x1GB) Motherboard ASUS® M2N32-SLI DELUXE: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA, 2 x x16 VGA, 3 PCI USB Options SIX USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) Hard Drive 1 SATA II 250 GB HARD DISK @ 7200rpm 8mb cache Hard Drive 2 NONE Raid NONE CD Writer/Combi Drive 16x +/- DVD WRITER (8x +/- Dual Lyr) (5x DVD-RAM) (40x CD-RW) (£19) DVD ROM NONE CD/DVD Writer 52X 32X 52X CD WRITER Graphics Card 1 1024MB GEFORCE 7950GX2 (DUAL GPU) PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT Graphics Card 2 1024MB GEFORCE 7950GX2 (DUAL GPU) PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT Sound SoundBlaster X-FI Extreme Music 7.1: £52 Modem NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND Network Facilities 2 x 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORTS ONBOARD Floppy Disk Drive 1.44MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE Memory Card Reader NONE Case Stylish Silver/Black Sigma case + 2 front USB Power Supply & Cooling 500W (Peak) Super Quiet Dual Rail PSU + 120mm fan & CPU Cooler (£39) OS Required MICROSOFT® WINDOWS® XP HOME (inc. Genuine CD & licence) (£59) Firewire 2 x FIREWIRE PORTS ONBOARD Monitor Widescreen 20.1 Inch TFT Sil/Blk 1440 X 900 RES: 8MS (£249) Keyboard Black Logitech® Internet Keyboard + Hotkeys (£6) Mouse Black Logitech® Premium Optical Mouse (£5) Speakers CREATIVE ITRIGUE 2.0 250 SILVER/BLK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£35) Printer NONE Anti Virus NORTON ANTI-VIRUS 2006 (£19) Oh...how I'm looking forward to no longer wasting time waiting. I am very impatient.
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004  To those in that club. |
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08-27-2006, 10:37 AM
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| "Shooter"   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| That will serve you well. ASUS makes good motherboards. I have one that has been running for close to 10 years! (Backup system). You are going to love the speed of the SATA drives too. Quote:
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08-27-2006, 11:13 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England
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 | I know nothing about computers but it sounds good, lots of numbers and letters  Floppy Disks...ha! |
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08-27-2006, 11:33 AM
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| I won't use the Floppy Drive, Eric. It's just there, it just comes free - basically. It better serve me more than just "well" though, it's costin' me two grand ! But I can pay that interest free over the next nine months
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club. Last edited by plan_D; 08-27-2006 at 11:37 AM. |
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08-27-2006, 12:24 PM
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| the old Sage   Join Date: May 2004 Location: Platonic Sphere
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| may I suggest adding another anti-virus to Norton, as it will not cover all the bases. I actually have three at this moment and find the Czech AVG the best overall plus it's free ........
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08-27-2006, 03:03 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2003
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| i think someone's boasting
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08-27-2006, 03:27 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kiwi Land
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| I agree with Erich. We use AVG including commercial versions on our internet servers. Nortons is a bucket of carp. Too many people I know who have had major problems have all been solved by one reccomendation. Un-install Nortons, install AVG.
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08-28-2006, 08:09 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004
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| I will update the system, or more precisely my brother will. He goes in there and adds firewalls, ad-aware, anti-virus ... etc. etc. Give him a day and the computer is protected.
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club. |
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08-28-2006, 05:24 PM
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| "World Traveller"   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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FX-62 (Overclockers UK Socket AM2) £500 Conroe (Overclockers UK Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo) Bottom 2 - £350/£650 - both beat the FX-62 in trails but anyway still a nice rig (that would of cost a lot)...
__________________  "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr | |
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08-28-2006, 05:37 PM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| Depends on the OS. 2000 will boot and load from the CD, so no floppy is needed.
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08-28-2006, 05:39 PM
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| "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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| True, I just know that when I installed my PC, I needed the floppy drive, not sure what it was for though, pretty sure it was one of the drivers though.
__________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr Last edited by Gnomey; 08-28-2006 at 06:48 PM. Reason: Typo - when would i need a floopy drive... |
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08-28-2006, 06:43 PM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| There are times when a floppy is needed, but I haven't needed one yet for the last few years. Now that I have said that....
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08-28-2006, 07:12 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: George - South Africa
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| Cool I wish I had one of those.
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08-28-2006, 09:14 PM
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| aka Dickcheese  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State
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| Floppy Disk Drive 1.44MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE Good for you PlanD. I know how that feels to be working substandard. You've got better than me now. But a floppy? Do you really use a floppy anymore? Hell, I haven't used a floppy since Windows 95? Maybe 98? Congrats.
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08-29-2006, 04:46 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004
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| Better safe than sorry.
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club. |
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