Topic: New Project this upcoming weekend..

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January 30, 2005 at 10:31 am #47611

Carl.
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So, a few weeks ago my son asks me "Dad, the next time you build a computer, I want to help.." HEY NOW!!! When the child said that , Mom couldn’t say a thing!!!

So, my new rig is coming (in pieces).. to replace the 3 year old Athlon XP 1700+ is…………………

ThermalTake Tsunami Case (VA3000BWA)
1 GB Dual Channel Mushkin PC3200 RAM
LeadTek WinFast PX6600 GT TDH Video Card (PCI-e)
MSI K8N NEO4 Platinum Motherboard
AMD Athlon64 3200+ (Winchester core)
Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS
120 GB Maxtor SATA HDD
80 GB Seagate ATA HDD
Plextor Dual Layer DVDRW
AGPB/Athena Power 500 W ATX 2.0 PS

Is this too much power for Word Processing????

January 30, 2005 at 9:01 pm #107306

Annastefka
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That’s great news Carl, I must confess a few years ago my husband did the same. He wanted a new computer but I was letting him know it just wasn’t something I thought we could afford at the time. He came to me and said "if I can’t buy one I will just build one out of whatever parts I can find. "I can use my old keyboard." Wow, I thought, how cleaver is this guy. He is going to build us a computer. Well, it turns out, he wasn’t searching at the local flea markets and yard sales for spare parts. He had no trouble "finding" the parts, at a computer supply house. We ended up with a much faster computer so I forgave him.

January 31, 2005 at 5:49 pm #107307

AGAP
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Enjoy yourself Carl

January 31, 2005 at 7:28 pm #107308

Mattman
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That’s quite a machine!

I’ve been considering a similar upgrade, but I think I’m going to hold off for the typical 2nd quarter price drop… especially for memory, which is pretty high right now.

February 1, 2005 at 4:23 am #107309

Anthony
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yeah, that is quite a machine.

i’m the proud owner of this contraption, hoping to get my hands on it this weekend sometime
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5747688447&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOAB:US:6″>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi … :EOAB:US:6

February 4, 2005 at 11:02 pm #107310

Carl.
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"Mattman" wrote:

That’s quite a machine!

I’ve been considering a similar upgrade, but I think I’m going to hold off for the typical 2nd quarter price drop… especially for memory, which is pretty high right now.

I do not know if you any heavy overclocking, or what not.. but I got this http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=20-146-299&depa=0

137 for a gig of Mushkin doesn’t seem bad..
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