A new computer for me... SOON!

[Kraig]

For those that have been trying to reach me via MSN the past couple of days or via email, my laptop died which is why my replies have been delayed. To replace it though, I have a new computer that should be ready by Thursday... I can't wait!!!

Specs:
Intel Pentium 4 3.0Ghz CPU
Asus P4P800-E-Deluxe - (800Mhz. FSB)
1GB of DDR RAM
80GB HDD (with 8MB of cache)
16X DVD-ROM/CD rw drive (Black)
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 OEM

This means I will FINALLY be able to record in my home -- something I haven't been able to do as I was using an older laptop before with a sheat sound card.

I can't wait!!!

[trance4life]

looks like a good setup $

[stringbeans]

nice specs!
im buying a new computer soon too... from a-power

its going to be pretty close to what those specs are, except its a p4-2.8ghz with 800mhz fsb and 1mb cache

im gonna get the audigy as well.. having that front mounted port in the drivebay is so convenient!

[Pussy_Kat]

o0o0o0o0o
*does happy dance cuz i know kraig wouldnt do it for himself*
WHOOT PARTY!

[Kraig]

Originally Posted by stringbeans

nice specs!
im buying a new computer soon too... from a-power

its going to be pretty close to what those specs are, except its a p4-2.8ghz with 800mhz fsb and 1mb cache

im gonna get the audigy as well.. having that front mounted port in the drivebay is so convenient!

^^ Nice... I assume you mean the processors with Hyper Threading... IE: the ones with 1MB cache. I thought hard about that but figured, I don't play games and nor do I do any graphics design so what's the point... I'd rather save that cash and make sure I have a tonna RAM, quality video card and sound card to boot. I am thinking as well about picking up a 19" flat panel.

[stringbeans]

is it hyperthreading? i dont think it is but i dunno.. its the prescott build though, so its listed as a pentium 4 2.8E ghz

where are you getting your system from? i like a-powers prices but if you know of a place better than lets hear it! :)

[dSl-DuDe]

an 80gb hdd seems kinda small, dont ya think? :p

i'm struggling for space with 120gb

[trance4life]

haha was jut about to ask what kinda vid card you goign to get too $

[Filo]

nice setup... but boourns to Intel... AMD is the way to go nowadays

[stringbeans]

Originally Posted by Filo

nice setup... but boourns to Intel... AMD is the way to go nowadays

i was thinking amd but they're notorious for overheating.. and with the space i have to put my tower in i'd be spending so much just on fans and it would probably STILL overheat :(

[Hero.Skye]

true statement ^ , u want power?! DO YA?! go with AMD :)

[Séguin]

Originally Posted by Kraig

This means I will FINALLY be able to record in my home -- something I haven't been able to do as I was using an older laptop before with a sheat sound card.

Oh man, I'd go crazy if I wasn't able to do that!

[MC Hammered]

My P2-400 will still blow it out of the water! :kam:

[Veni*C]

kraig just wanted more RAM


teehee.

[MC Hammered]

I thought he just wanted to get rid of his floppy drive.

[Veni*C]

bawahahaha.

[Kraig]

Originally Posted by trance4life

haha was jut about to ask what kinda vid card you goign to get too $

DSL-DUDE - I already have a 120GB hard drive as well... that's why I selected the 80GB drive.

As for a video card, I got the NVIDIA 128MB one... The highest end one which I think is the 7800 series!

[neoh]

what kind of laptop was it?

[Kraig]

Toshiba Satellite Pro
PIII 400
256MB of RAM
13GB Hard Drive (with bad sectors now I think)
Sound Card
PCMCIA NIC

[soma]

Mac is releasing the new g5 power books at the end of this month...

can afford one of those but the g4s will be dropping in price dramatically for july 1st.

[Allya]

Good call getting the Audigy 2. I picked that up about a year ago and it really is convenient. The remote is cool too. Recording quality is unbeatable. Sounds unbelieveably clear, too. Awesome for recording your sets at home, or for ripping vinyl, also love to use it to record internet radio more clearly, cuz I hate missing Mirka's show. Dennis has one of these now, too, I believe. PC still needs an upgrade tho, gotta get another 120 gb hard drive and upgrade my RAM as well, hah. Ram, lol

[Dr. Doom]

http://www.techreport.com/onearticle.x/6806

Doom's next computer is going to be built around this base... ahhh, dual opteron,small form factor, mmmmmmmmmmmm

[neoh]

Kriag; what went wrong with your laptop? no power on? battery? AC?

[Kraig]

Originally Posted by neoh

Kriag; what went wrong with your laptop? no power on? battery? AC?

Alright so last Thursday I get home from work and boot up my laptop... in the process of booting XP Professional, a DOS-type screen came up and said scanning your hard drive for errors... I assumed this may be part of the maintenance process in XP.

While the scan was happening (which took forever as it was obviously doing a sector by sector hard drive scan), it did find three bad sectors and then proceeded to move the files in those sectors to a different location on my hard drive. -- I think the files in these sectors were in the WINDOWS/SYSTEM directly which isn't a good thing as normally those are system and setting related files to do with XP configuration, device config, etc... Anyway after this process happened, every time I boot my laptop up now, it just continually reboots once it gets to a certain point in starting XP. -- I can tell it's while it's trying to load certain system or driver files. So yeah, my laptop just reboots now.

THANK GOD, I have ALL my critical files/documents on my external 120GB Hard Drive.

[cheebus420]

Buying a PC? Well thats a virus infested, one year disaster. Buy a real computer.