I GOT a new computer!

[Ωbright]

Re: I need a new computer

Go to bed, spotty.

[John Mora]

Re: I need a new computer

Go to bed, spotty.

Wish I could but the Left 4 Dead 2 rage lives on! I REALLY WAS LEFT FOR DEAD

[Caciss]

Re: I need a new computer

I'm doing art!

[Alzar]

Re: I need a new computer

Call me tacky for wanting that, but to me it is glorious.

I was thinking about this computer. It's $750, with a $150 mail-in rebate. It's got a higher-end processor, a nice sized HD, and 8 Gb ram. It's STILL slower than a lot of dual-core processors I've seen though, which I've seen go to 2.9 Ghz. That one is 2.3.

If you buy an HP, make sure to buy it from HP's official store, they have stuff like $400 off coupons frequently.

Just google "HP Coupons"...Some deals going on now but not quite as good as the one we got for our HP a couple years ago

[Cutter De Blanc]

Re: I need a new computer

That's certainly a very loud color, I think you could see that thing in the dark.

[Ωbright]

Re: I need a new computer

I know, it really is obnoxious, but I could spend an entire thread talking about what metallic orange has meant to me ever since I was a kid.

Can anybody help me figure out why dual-core processors can be listed at 2.9 GHz, and that quad-core was listed at 2.3? The more I look into it, the more sure I am that it's not what I originally thought. I thought it might be over-clocking, but it doesn't look that way any more.

Please forgive my computer durrpism.

[The_Real_Crunk]

Re: I need a new computer

Im not sure why its like that.

My dual core was at 3.0ghz, and the quad-core in my new PC is at 2.6ghz. I figure since there are 4 processing cores instead of the 2, they dont have to be running as fast anymore, since they can spread the workload over 4 of them.

But I could be totally wrong, so who knows. Id love to have my i7 running at 3.0ghz though. :3

[Ωbright]

Re: I need a new computer

I've narrowed it down to two machines.

This one for $600,

or this one for $100 more?

Right now I'm SERIOUSLY leaning toward the cheaper one. It's faster, it has WAY more graphics-dedicated ram, and a better (if slightly smaller) screen.

The more expensive one has 2 Gb more ram, a slightly bigger screen, and an intel chip (and graphics chipset). Those are really the only differences I can see. Everything else like the HD's are the same.

I know I'm going to have to get a better graphics card either way (and on the cheaper one I'd be plucking that 56k modem out anyway ), but I'd much rather upgrade an nvidia to an nvidia, rather than trying to supersede an intel chipset. That's what I've been doing, and it can die.

Somebody change my mind.

Or tell me I'm right.

Or something.

[John Mora]

Re: I need a new computer

Yeahhhh, go with the cheaper one, you don't want an integraated graphics card.

[Sampson]

Re: I need a new computer

Yeahhhh, go with the cheaper one, you don't want an integraated graphics card.

They both have integrated graphics.

Buy the cheaper one and spend $100 on a graphics card.

[John Mora]

Re: I need a new computer

I was not aware the other one was because I didn't see it say that! :O

[Sampson]

Re: I need a new computer

You could get this Dell:

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...=DDCWTA2&s=dhs

It's $650, has basically the same stats as the $600 computer, but with a 512 mb graphics card.

Or this one:

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...en&s=dhs&cs=19

which is on sale for $580 for the next day.

[FlamingMage]

Re: I need a new computer

I think you should buy some LED's and about a hundred logic gates. Just see where it goes from there.

[Ωbright]

Re: I need a new computer

I can...has...this?




I love it.

And yes, I got the cheaper of the two bundles I linked to before.

Even with the naked nvidia chipset, I could still run celestia and nolimits smoother than I've ever seen.

I'm still in a state of shock... I've really never had a nice computer.

I'm so happy I could just ****.

[The_Real_Crunk]

Re: I GOT a new computer!

Now just go get a rockin' video card