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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 01:17 PM
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Whee! Just bought a new computer! Ask me anything!
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 01:17 PM
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1. what happened to the old one?
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 01:18 PM
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3. The one I'm using right now is a piece of shit.
Edited on Mon Mar-12-07 01:21 PM by EOO
I have a 2 year old Powerbook G4 but it will not run everything I need.

The one I'm using right now is a 667Mhz Celeron that is 7 years old and can barely run Windows XP.
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 01:18 PM
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2. What are your thoughts about the Grand Canyon?
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 01:19 PM
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4. It's a result of the great flood!
:sarcasm:
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 01:20 PM
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5. What time does it show?
:rofl:
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 01:22 PM
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6. What you don't know about the time change will kill your children!
That was a great Daily Show segment! :rofl:
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 01:26 PM
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7. Word association: Nuggets
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 01:46 PM
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10. Chicken
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 01:48 PM
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11. Bzzzt. Incorrect
The correct answer is I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night, or any of the other 76 absolutely rocking tracks from that compilation.
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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 01:33 PM
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8. So, what did you buy?
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 01:46 PM
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9. Going the DIY route:
Case: Apevia Black Xplorer
Power Supply: Ultra 600W
Motherboard: Intel 975XBX2KR
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40GHz
RAM: OCZ Dual-Channel 2048 (2 x 1024) PC5400 667Mhz
Hard Drive: Seagate 320GB SATA-II 300
DVD: Plextor PX-755SA 16X SATA-II 300
Video Card: ATI Radeon x1650 512MB PCI-Express
OS: Windows XP Professional SP2
Monitor: Hanns G 19" Widescreen
Other: External HP DVD Burner w/ Lightscribe

Case:



Monitor:

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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 01:53 PM
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12. All that _AND_ the fun of DIY? Color me jealous! nm
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 01:57 PM
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13. It's going to be sweet when I get it put together.
My wallet is much lighter, though, it cost me about $1400 w/ monitor. Which is great because if I went with one of the big box companies like Dell or Gateway, I'd be paying nearly twice that much! And they'd probably void my warranty if I used an OS other than Windows Vista.
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qwertyMike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 02:00 PM
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14. Please tell me it wasn't a Dell n/t
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 02:09 PM
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15. Hell no! I've had quite a few bad experiences with them.
Edited on Mon Mar-12-07 02:11 PM by EOO
I bought a laptop about 7 years ago from them. It was expensive, and I had so many parts replaced that it's not exactly the same as when I first bought it. See reply #9 for what I got, I'm going with the DIY route.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 02:10 PM
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16. Why do you hate Amurkkka?
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-12-07 02:44 PM
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17. Dey took ur jobs!!!!
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