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05-26-2008, 08:03 PM
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Nah, the extra RAM will be nice, should improve startup times and general running performance.
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To all the god-fearing yokels.... If there was a god, and this research was wrong, would he/she let it happen? a) There is no god, so get over it b) There is a god, theres nothing wrong with this research, so get over it c) There is a god, and he doesnt care, so get over it c) There is a god, he hates you and wants you to die, so roll over
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- Stem Cell research - A random comment.
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05-26-2008, 08:15 PM
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Will the brand of ram matter? Eg Value ram and let's say crucial.
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05-26-2008, 10:50 PM
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Just don't buy pure generic shit like Hynix.
Cosair Value, Kingston Value is fine in a box like yours.
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To all the god-fearing yokels.... If there was a god, and this research was wrong, would he/she let it happen? a) There is no god, so get over it b) There is a god, theres nothing wrong with this research, so get over it c) There is a god, and he doesnt care, so get over it c) There is a god, he hates you and wants you to die, so roll over
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- Stem Cell research - A random comment.
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06-02-2008, 05:03 PM
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What is the cheapest price I can build a decent computer? I don't want anything fancy, just something mostly for internet and email, and good enough to play average games. Would I be better off buying a cheap computer in store?
Anything would be better than the one I'm using now. This thing is 6 years old.
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06-02-2008, 07:00 PM
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Depends on your skill level.
If you can build your own machine with a pirate copy of windows, you'll save heaps, you could build a full machine with new screen, speakers the whole bit for no more than $700US.
If you don't have that skill level, then I'd go for something like a Dell Insprion 530 with Windows XP:
My Components
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E8200 (6MB L2 Cache,2.66GHz,1333FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition edit
MONITOR 19 inch SE198WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel Monitor edit
MEMORY 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs edit
HARD DRIVE 500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 16x DVD+/-RW Drive edit
VIDEO CARD Radeon ATI HD 2600 XT 256MB edit
SOUND Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio edit
KEYBOARD & MOUSE Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Optical USB Mouse edit
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER No Floppy Drive Included edit
MODEM No Modem Option edit
for $899. 
I know the GFX card isn't big but if your only casual gaming then it's fine.
If you want you can get a bigger one later.
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To all the god-fearing yokels.... If there was a god, and this research was wrong, would he/she let it happen? a) There is no god, so get over it b) There is a god, theres nothing wrong with this research, so get over it c) There is a god, and he doesnt care, so get over it c) There is a god, he hates you and wants you to die, so roll over
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- Stem Cell research - A random comment.
Last edited by benniemc; 06-02-2008 at 07:03 PM.
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06-02-2008, 07:01 PM
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Piss you beat me to the post.
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06-03-2008, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by benniemc
Depends on your skill level.
If you can build your own machine with a pirate copy of windows, you'll save heaps, you could build a full machine with new screen, speakers the whole bit for no more than $700US.
If you don't have that skill level, then I'd go for something like a Dell Insprion 530 with Windows XP:
My Components
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E8200 (6MB L2 Cache,2.66GHz,1333FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition edit
MONITOR 19 inch SE198WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel Monitor edit
MEMORY 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs edit
HARD DRIVE 500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 16x DVD+/-RW Drive edit
VIDEO CARD Radeon ATI HD 2600 XT 256MB edit
SOUND Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio edit
KEYBOARD & MOUSE Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Optical USB Mouse edit
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER No Floppy Drive Included edit
MODEM No Modem Option edit
for $899.
I know the GFX card isn't big but if your only casual gaming then it's fine.
If you want you can get a bigger one later. |
hmmmm maybe I should just buy the dell because I don't think I have the skill level to build a comp. I was thinking maybe if I had like a guide or something I could do it though. Is building a comp really that hard?
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06-04-2008, 10:54 AM
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Can anybody tell me where to find Dell computers with the choice of XP on them, Can't find it on the site.
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06-04-2008, 11:25 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by benniemc
Depends on your skill level.
If you can build your own machine with a pirate copy of windows, you'll save heaps, you could build a full machine with new screen, speakers the whole bit for no more than $700US.
If you don't have that skill level, then I'd go for something like a Dell Insprion 530 with Windows XP:
My Components
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E8200 (6MB L2 Cache,2.66GHz,1333FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition edit
MONITOR 19 inch SE198WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel Monitor edit
MEMORY 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs edit
HARD DRIVE 500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 16x DVD+/-RW Drive edit
VIDEO CARD Radeon ATI HD 2600 XT 256MB edit
SOUND Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio edit
KEYBOARD & MOUSE Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Optical USB Mouse edit
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER No Floppy Drive Included edit
MODEM No Modem Option edit
for $899.
I know the GFX card isn't big but if your only casual gaming then it's fine.
If you want you can get a bigger one later. |
Wow, that's so cheap for those specs. Only like £450...
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06-08-2008, 03:06 PM
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Okay, wtf my screen is now vertical... like the opposite of how it normally is. it just did it randomly, how do I fix it?
I'm having to turn my laptop so that it's like an open book if you know what I mean. Rofl.
EDIT: Fixed it.
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