YES! I got my new computer parts!!!
- {Nathan}
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YES! I got my new computer parts!!!
Ahem.
Sempron 2800 64 bit. (1.6 gigaherts, 256k of L2 catch)
120 gb hard drive. (Gonna partition an put MS-DOS, SuSE 64 bit, 98SE, and save space for another distribution) (dad only has 80)
Abit motherboard (nothin too special, the average) (dad's is crap)
512 Megabytes of PC3200 400mhz ram (My dad only has 512 @ 133mhz)
ALL AT 20% OFF!
And may I add that it was only 180 bucks, and I only owe my dad 36 dollars and 22 cents?
But may I also add that my brother owes me 120 bucks (next time he goes to bank.)
Sempron 2800 64 bit. (1.6 gigaherts, 256k of L2 catch)
120 gb hard drive. (Gonna partition an put MS-DOS, SuSE 64 bit, 98SE, and save space for another distribution) (dad only has 80)
Abit motherboard (nothin too special, the average) (dad's is crap)
512 Megabytes of PC3200 400mhz ram (My dad only has 512 @ 133mhz)
ALL AT 20% OFF!
And may I add that it was only 180 bucks, and I only owe my dad 36 dollars and 22 cents?
But may I also add that my brother owes me 120 bucks (next time he goes to bank.)
Well I had an extremely strict budget and could only afford so much. I plan on upgrading as I get the cash, but there are some things I really need for my drumset before I think about upgrading the computer, like a new head for one of my toms. I put a hole in it last night at practice and I have a show to play tonight at 9(eastern), and I'm broke. No tengo dinero.
Well at least my computer will be done within the next 2 days.
~Dave~
Well at least my computer will be done within the next 2 days.
~Dave~
Actually, it probably isnt. CPU speed and amount of RAM is far from the things that make up a computer nowadays.Pete wrote:It's weird to me that the computer I built two years ago (January 2004) is *still* way more powerful than the new computers you guys are building now. Whatever happened to Moore's law?
Granted, your computer is badass..
If I got a 5ghz dual core cpu motherboard thing, with dual gpu cards and 4gb ram.. I bet it would be the best for a while too
I have left this dump.
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OK, ultimate computer. Server-quality.
- Tyan Thunder K8QSD Pro motherboard
(4x) AMD Opteron 880 Dual-Core 2.4ghz
(16x) Patriot PC3200 2GB RAM
(8x) Hitachi 500GB SATA Hard Drives
(2x) Thermaltake Power Supplies 680w
SATA II controller card
- TOTAL PERFORMANCE SPECS:
4 AMD Opteron 2.4GHZ Processers (9.6GHZ total, 1000MHZ FSB each)
32GB PC3200 (400MHZ) DDR-RAM
1360W Power Supplied (might not be enough)
4TB Storage (Terrabyte = 1000GB)
Expandibility
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I finially got a whole new sys...
AMD 3000+ 1.89ghz
1gb ram
200gb hdd
Nforce4 Mobo w/ sli
6600GT gfx card
(Whatever I'm forgeting here)
Using WinXP w/ Nvidia moddifying it...
Total was 1180USD,. of which I only spent 780USD on,. the rest I asked for, for x-mas...
AMD 3000+ 1.89ghz
1gb ram
200gb hdd
Nforce4 Mobo w/ sli
6600GT gfx card
(Whatever I'm forgeting here)
Using WinXP w/ Nvidia moddifying it...
Total was 1180USD,. of which I only spent 780USD on,. the rest I asked for, for x-mas...
-Kevin (aka:Rattra)
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The question isn't what is the raw CPU power, but what is the effective through-put of the system? I put my system together a year or so ago, and based it on an AMD Athlon 1.1 ghz. However, I opted for a 300mhz bus on the motherboard instead of the standard 100mhz bus. This gives me an effective through-put of about 1.9 ghz. The motherboard costs me slightly more, but not as much as a 2 ghz CPU would have cost, so I got the same computing power (overall) at a substantial savings.
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