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Darkened Angel Vice Captain
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 Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:34 am
Bro sets my systems up. He likes to tinker with stuff and that's partly why.
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:41 am
*sigh* CPUs aren't terrilby difficult to put together. Just got to take the time to learn about it.
Then there are people who just do insane things, like shove a gajillion LED lights everywhere. I think that's why macs aren't that interesting to me, because they're processing just isn't as flexible, and are more for show than for performance...
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:44 am
Actually if you buy a motherboard, you get an instruction manual showing how to put it all together.
The only difficulty is making sure the parts are compatible, but thats mostly just looking up socket numbers and making sure they're the same.
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:56 am
You read the manual? What's the fun in that?
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:57 am
Actually its about 3 pages made up of just pictures. No reading involved. Part A goes here, Part B goes here... etc.
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:59 am
Bro's that way with games. Never takes the time to learn the controls, then complains mid-game because he can't figure out how to get past a certain point.
I actually read the manual before even starting it up the 1st time, unless it's a big install, I read through it while I'm waiting on that, etc.
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Darkened Angel Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:04 am
Actually, that was an attempt at humor. As proven time and time again, i stink at telling a joke.
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:34 am
" Knock knock. "
" Come in. "
" You b*****d. "
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Darkened Angel Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:19 am
Actually I bet I could build a computer for cheaper than 3k that will out perform an alienware. However, really in order to keep you PC up to date, if you're a dedicated PC gamer, is to upgrade your parts about every six months. For example, right now I'm waiting till the next year to buy a new motherboard and processor.
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:04 am
Motherboards haven't changed much since I got mine, but Boyle's law is still at work in processors. Though I've found its most economical to simply buy the 6 month old processors since their price has fallen since release by 60-80%. But for really increasing performance, upping RAM is just as effective and a lot cheaper.
Aside from the processors, the most expensive part of a computer is the Video Card, occasionally they cost more then any other part. My DX10 compliant card was more expensive then the processor when I bought it, but its already having trouble with some of the newest games.
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:13 am
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:20 am
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:48 am
Im doing good, got the new XBLE and it's cool. Avatars FTW
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:24 am
stellarmagic Motherboards haven't changed much since I got mine, but Boyle's law is still at work in processors. Though I've found its most economical to simply buy the 6 month old processors since their price has fallen since release by 60-80%. But for really increasing performance, upping RAM is just as effective and a lot cheaper. Aside from the processors, the most expensive part of a computer is the Video Card, occasionally they cost more then any other part. My DX10 compliant card was more expensive then the processor when I bought it, but its already having trouble with some of the newest games. I'm also getting a new quad core processor with the motherboard, and I need one more compatible with my vid cards. Because I screwed on when I got my current motherboard.
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Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:06 am
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