pritch Posted April 3, 2003 Yeah, that's right. So I can't moan at you about my system any more :) Some spec for those that care; Intel Pentium 4 Processor 2.6Ghz w/ 512kb/second level cache. Custom (don't ask) motherboard with 3 PCI slots. 512MB Samsung DDR RAM @ 333Mhz (upgrade module supports up to 2 gig) 120GB Seagate 7200rpm HD with ATA100 interface ATI Radeon 9600TX card w/ 128MB DDR SDRAM @ 540Mhz Stereo TV and FM radio card 6-channel home cinema sound (supports surround sound) Radio remote control controlling cinema etc. options 3x Firewire/IEEE 1394 (1 front, 2 rear) 5x USB 2.0 (3 front, 2 rear) 10/100 Ethernet Keyboard, Intellimouse! heh Sony DVD ROM 16x Pioneer DVD minus RW (2x DVD-RW, 4x DVD-R, 8x CD-RW, 16x CD-R, 12/32 read). Records straight off TV onto DVD. Supports two monitors Endless microphone, S-VHS, and 5.1 sound inputs and outputs ConnectXL interface built in - reads Memory Stick, Micro drives, MMCs, Smart Media, Compact Flash and SD cards. 19" CRT monitor. 5.1 Surround Sound system with subwoofer (1x200w, 5x50w PMPO) Software! For all office, multimedia, and other applications the hardware supports, such as Power Cinema. Windows XP Home OS (on probabtion) One year on site warrantyWhee. All this for £950. The PC was £800, the monitor £120 and the speakers £30. Best value I could hope for. I had to pull a few strings. Right, now I shall disappear for a bit while I get all this going o_O 0 Share this post Link to post
DooMBoy Posted April 3, 2003 Pritch, you are one lucky son of a gun! Congrats on the new computer dude! ;) Now I must update, so I can brag :) 0 Share this post Link to post
Disorder Posted April 3, 2003 Dammit. I'm stuck with something less fast as that. I'm not even going to be able to play Doom III when it comes out.. 0 Share this post Link to post
DooMBoy Posted April 3, 2003 Disorder said:I'm not even going to be able to play Doom III when it comes out.. Dude, join the club. It really doesn't bother me that much though. I'll probably play it like three years down the line, when I (hopefully) have a new computer, a place of my own, and of course Doom, DoomII, and Doom III :) 0 Share this post Link to post
Grazza Posted April 3, 2003 pritch said:512MB Samsung DDR RAMOMG! Less than a gig of RAM. ORFL! 0 Share this post Link to post
Scuba Steve Posted April 3, 2003 Pfft... new computers are so passé. The cool people now are buying OLD computers. Wanna be cool kids? Buy a Cyrix. 0 Share this post Link to post
dsm Posted April 3, 2003 You're much too early! Doom 3 still isn't released! :-P 0 Share this post Link to post
Rotting Corpse Posted April 3, 2003 Cool! I have some segstions tho. Go for 6.1 sound.Mod you tower. Rambuss? 0 Share this post Link to post
Grazza Posted April 3, 2003 Scuba Steve said:Pfft... new computers are so passé. The cool people now are buying OLD computers. Wanna be cool kids? Buy a Cyrix. I've got an ANITA calculator from the 1960s or something. Wanna put in a bid for it? :) 0 Share this post Link to post
Disorder Posted April 3, 2003 fodders said:Pritch has been shopping at Aldi stores. Heh, I thought Aldi was nothing but a local store here. 0 Share this post Link to post
pritch Posted April 3, 2003 fodders said:Pritch has been shopping at Aldi stores. You win! Heh, this machine is amazing. One slight problem though.. can't seem to connect to the net. XP keeps making my broadband connection a dial-up one, despite me telling it otherwise. I really, really need to make it look different too, ugh. A question. What's the best way to transer files between two PCs? I know my new one has networking capabilities, afaik this doesn't. 0 Share this post Link to post
Grazza Posted April 3, 2003 Disorder said:Heh, I thought Aldi was nothing but a local store here. Hell no, Aldi is everywhere. pritch said:A question. What's the best way to transer files between two PCs? I know my new one has networking capabilities, afaik this doesn't. I tend to use an external USB Zip 250 drive. I've had no luck setting up a direct cable connection between my XP machine and my Win98 machines. pritch said:XP ... I really, really need to make it look different too, ugh.I feel your pain. 0 Share this post Link to post
Alientank Posted April 3, 2003 Nice computer, I'm building one in June which will be 1.1 ghz faster then yours :) 0 Share this post Link to post
Rotting Corpse Posted April 3, 2003 Grazza said:Hell no, Aldi is everywhere. I tend to use an external USB Zip 250 drive. I've had no luck setting up a direct cable connection between my XP machine and my Win98 machines. That the best way to trnasfer.I got a movo mp3 player witch dubbles as a 180meg hard drive. It is realy easy to tranfer files with it. 0 Share this post Link to post
Shaviro Posted April 3, 2003 heh. Following hardware has crapped out the last couple of weeks: Old Logitech mouse. MSI Geforce 4 Ti4600. Logitech keyboard. I replaced those with: Logitech MX700 (mouse) ATi Radeon 9700Pro Logitech Navigator (Keyboard) And now I've convinced myself to get new CPU, motherboard and RAM as well... Here's what I have in mind: Intel Pentium 4 Northwood 2 2.667 gHz Gigabyte GA-SINXP1394 512mb (or 1024mb) Dual channel DDR400 ram That will be: Intel Pentium 4 Northwood 2 2.667 gHz Gigabyte GA-SINXP1394 512mb (or 1024mb) Dual channel DDR400 ram ATi Radeon 9700Pro IBM Deskstar 180gxp 120gb IBM Deskstar 75gxp 45gb IBM Deskstar 60gxp 40gb IBM Deskstar ? 8.4gb Old Sony 17" Trinitron monitor Logitech Navigator Logitech MX700 Pioneer CD-ROM 32x Some Realtek netcard Promise I/O controller card AverMedia TV Tuner 3 System fans (2 Coolermaster neon, 1 old fan) AOpen HX08 case with 300w Crappy Creative soundcard 0 Share this post Link to post
Espi Posted April 3, 2003 pritch said:A question. What's the best way to transer files between two PCs? I know my new one has networking capabilities, afaik this doesn't. Put the HD from your old PC to the new. 0 Share this post Link to post
Rotting Corpse Posted April 3, 2003 Cheak out alienware's new case.alienware.com/sub_pages/alienware_case.aspx 0 Share this post Link to post
Tyockell Posted April 3, 2003 Rotting Corpse said:Cheak out alienware's new case.alienware.com/sub_pages/alienware_case.aspx woo thats pretty stoked. 0 Share this post Link to post
Alientank Posted April 3, 2003 Waaaay too flashy imo. Alienware makes good systems but too expensive. 0 Share this post Link to post
Fletcher` Posted April 3, 2003 pritch said:A question. What's the best way to transer files between two PCs? I know my new one has networking capabilities, afaik this doesn't. Ethernet cable. 0 Share this post Link to post
fodders Posted April 3, 2003 pritch said:You win! Heh, this machine is amazing. One slight problem though.. can't seem to connect to the net. XP keeps making my broadband connection a dial-up one, despite me telling it otherwise. I really, really need to make it look different too, ugh. Your broadband ISP will be assigned to the id# of your old ethernet card, you need to look at info pack on how to make a new connection with a new card. 0 Share this post Link to post
pritch Posted April 3, 2003 ravage said:Ethernet cable. I'm pretty sure my old PC doesn't have ethernet. I figured I could use my mp3 player, acts as a 128mb data storage device :) Makes sense since my new machine has a built-in Smartmedia card reader. 0 Share this post Link to post
Use Posted April 4, 2003 Rotting Corpse said:Cheak out alienware's new case.alienware.com/sub_pages/alienware_case.aspx Really stupid looking. Perfect for the kind of people who would buy from Alienware. BTW Pritch, what chipset does this 'custom' motherboard use? 0 Share this post Link to post
Job Posted April 4, 2003 Use3D said:Really stupid looking. Perfect for the kind of people who would buy from Alienware. I can't really expand on that truth. 0 Share this post Link to post
Scuba Steve Posted April 4, 2003 In response to Alienware case: Oooo Purdy! 0 Share this post Link to post
Liam Posted April 4, 2003 Rotting Corpse said:Cheak out alienware's new case.alienware.com/sub_pages/alienware_case.aspx i want two or three to stick in my front lawn 0 Share this post Link to post