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LOL you like the 120 year old carpet in my house?
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Post Your Windows Setup: Past & Present!
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LOL you like the 120 year old carpet in my house?
Here's mine:
i5 760 @ 2.80Ghz
4GB RAM
Thermaltake Element case
Sapphire Radeon 6870
1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 (Considering upgrading to an SSD but not sure whether to take the plunge!)
Samsung S22A350H monitor
i5 760 @ 2.80Ghz
4GB RAM
Thermaltake Element case
Sapphire Radeon 6870
1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 (Considering upgrading to an SSD but not sure whether to take the plunge!)
Samsung S22A350H monitor
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Its an OCZ ModXstream 600w (with the labels removed) but the red cables are just extensions from modpc.co.uk.
Nice thread... Glad to see that there are non-PC haters here. I love all my Apple products... but I love my PC gaming rig just as much.
I'd like to buy a Mac in the future... but I just wanted to build a computer for the fun of it, and to learn and keep up with the technology today.
Here are a few pics of my first and only computer build below. For specs and a lot of pics... you can see build log thread on OCN.
I'd like to buy a Mac in the future... but I just wanted to build a computer for the fun of it, and to learn and keep up with the technology today.
Here are a few pics of my first and only computer build below. For specs and a lot of pics... you can see build log thread on OCN.
Got a few upgrades, so I snagged a few pics. Corsair Nova 60GB SSD boot drive, Asus wireless card and Asus Xonar 5.1 sound card.
Impressive cable management. The scary part is the case is so empty it's so tidy. Airflow must be great like that.
My set up is very simple and humble and just so I can vpn into my work applications. My macbook/imac can't really handle them even in bootcamp.
itunes is great, but I really love foobar.
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itunes is great, but I really love foobar.
That laptop has better specs than your iMac??
Unless it was a spec situation I don't know why bootcamp wouldn't be the option to use?
Not sure if you have to use Windows for work or not, but I do everyday and remote almost everyday. I use a Windows computer to VPN/RDP all the time. It just works better. Believe what you will, but it is true. I also use it for gaming, but I have used OSX for everything else for years. It is what it is.
Boot camp, while works, can be a PIA at 1:00 AM when your help desk calls you.
Phil
How are you liking the H60? I'm thinking about going down the H80 road for my first gen i5 for silence.
If you want silence don't use the supplied fans as they are awful, get a couple of AP-15s and run them at 1000. or less.
My i5 760 (1st gen) runs at 47C on the hottest core while running Battlefield 3 maxed out, so the H80 should be even better.
Old post, I know, but I can't help but think that the glory days of laptop design were in the late 90's. Sure, they were thick heavy beasts, but something about the roundness that most manufacturers used look so much better then the "defined, clean lines" that seems to be all the rage these days. To me, that (HP, I think it is? My eyesight sucks.) looks much better then the MacBook sitting next to it.
I'm only 19, but an old timer stuck in the past at heart.
Some pretty impressive set-ups here. I've never owned a Windows machine cause I never needed to. I've used Windows tons of times going through high school and college but was always Apple Mac at home. (Public and Middle schools were Mac and HS too but by the time I got to HS the two school boards in my city amalgamated so my HS switched to Windows). Nonetheless I've always wanted to have MS Windows at home to be able to learn it but I can't ever see myself installing it on my Macbook Pro.
I still don't own a Mac but I will soon as I plan to purchase the new and upcoming Macboook Air. So I have had Windows in my home for awhile. I've had bad experiences with pre-built desktops in the past. So a few years back, I did a lot of research and built my own machine. Now I love Windows so much. It is fast and, in my case, easy to use. I've never had such experience with pre-built PCs. So, I say if you wish to try and experience Windows, and want it to be a desktop, build your own. It is not difficult and you have the freedom to download only what you need and want.
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I still don't own a Mac but I will soon as I plan to purchase the new and upcoming Macboook Air. So I have had Windows in my home for awhile. I've had bad experiences with pre-built desktops in the past. So a few years back, I did a lot of research and built my own machine. Now I love Windows so much. It is fast and, in my case, easy to use. I've never had such experience with pre-built PCs. So, I say if you wish to try and experience Windows, and want it to be a desktop, build your own. It is not difficult and you have the freedom to download only what you need and want.
Wouldn't you have the freedom to download only what you need/want anyway?? Also what kind of price range would I be looking at to "build my own"?
Buying from a manufacturer often gets you a lot of junk pre-installed is what he's getting at.
As for price, it depends on what you want. For anything good, at least $500 and you could easily go into the thousands of dollars.
You should start off with looking at different components you are going to need for the type of work you will be doing on your pc-the motherboard, hard drive, video card, fans, cases etc. New Egg has a good video to get you started.