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I finally took the upgrade plunge!

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Sir Belisarius, May 22, 2003.

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  1. Sir Belisarius

    Sir Belisarius Viconia's Boy Toy Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    [​IMG] I didn't get that totally buffed up system I posted on the other day. I went a little cheaper, but it's still 3.5 times faster than what I currently have...Here are the stats:

    Pentium® 4 Processor at 2.66GHz w/533MHz front side bus/ 512K L2 Cache

    3.5 in Floppy Drive

    Mouse Dell® 2-button scroll mouse

    48x CD-RW Drive with Roxio's Easy CD Creator®

    Sound Card SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 Digital Sound Card

    Multi-Media Players RealOne™ Player, with 14 day SuperPass trial

    Security Software Dell SecurityCenter by McAfee, 90-day introductory offer

    Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 1 Year Limited Warranty plus 1 Year At-Home Service

    Software Bundles WordPerfect® Productivity Pack with Quicken New User Edition

    Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition

    Memory 512MB Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at 333MHz

    Monitors Video Ready w/o Monitor

    Keyboard Dell ® Quietkey ® Keyboard

    Digital Music Dell Jukebox powered by MUSICMATCH

    Speakers Harman Kardon® HK-395 Speakers with Subwoofer

    120GB Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive

    Network Interface Integrated Intel® PRO 10/100 Ethernet

    16 Max DVD-ROM Drive

    Digital Photography Dell Picture Studio, Image Expert Standard

    Modem 56K PCI Data/Fax Modem

    Video Card: 128MB DDR ATI RADEON™ 9800 Graphics Card with TV-Out and DVI

    I paid $1150 USD for it...What do you think?
     
    Sir Belisarius, May 22, 2003
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    [​IMG] Nice system! I'm jealous.

    I was planning an upgrade this year, but the funds weren't there. I ended up just buffing my current system with more RAM (320MB now) and a PowerLeap/Celeron 1.2Ghz processor upgrade.

    Maybe next year... :(
     
    BigStick, May 22, 2003
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    Wow! :D

    Seriously though - for that price, you got a very sweet deal. Enjoy and happy gaming!
     
    Death Rabbit, May 22, 2003
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  4. Sir Belisarius

    Sir Belisarius Viconia's Boy Toy Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    [​IMG] I looked for a 5.1 floppy drive, but they don't make them anymore :p :lol:

    I just needed a little more power and space, my old system gets slower by the day. This new system shouldn't be obsolete for another week or two...WHooHoo!

    Here's my current ((soon to be old)) system:

    Celeron P2 /766Mhz
    256k RAM
    32MB GeForce 2 video card
    30GB hard drive
    Soundblaster
    O/S: Windows XP
     
    Sir Belisarius, May 22, 2003
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  5. Blackthorne TA

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    So does that mean Rem won't be left behind all the time now? ;)
     
    Blackthorne TA, May 22, 2003
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  6. Sir Belisarius

    Sir Belisarius Viconia's Boy Toy Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    [​IMG] You heard about that, eh? I am easily the slowest pc in Daggerdale! Whenever I go out with a party and go through an Area Transition...They are on the other side of the map when my character finally emerges!
     
    Sir Belisarius, May 22, 2003
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    I had a chat with the Church Lady; I told her about your upgrade, Sir Bel. She said "isn't that special!" :D
     
    LKD, May 22, 2003
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  8. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    [​IMG] Heard about it?! I experienced it firsthand! Or have you forgotten our adventures together so soon? ;)
     
    Blackthorne TA, May 22, 2003
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  9. Sir Belisarius

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    [​IMG] You never said anything to me about it...I finally broke down and got one, because everyone was giving me **** for slowing the party down!!!

    I'd never foget hanging out with you!! *bats eyelashes seductively*
    :p :rolleyes:
     
    Sir Belisarius, May 22, 2003
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  10. Blackthorne TA

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    Hehe. I guess I'm not as impatient as your other cohorts. I just waited <shrug> :)
     
    Blackthorne TA, May 22, 2003
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  11. Sir Belisarius

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    [​IMG] I can't believe I can't type ****, yet feces and poop are okay!
     
    Sir Belisarius, May 22, 2003
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    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Well, those aren't vulgar swear words. **** is.
     
    Taluntain, May 22, 2003
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    I had to yell at a little boy on the play-ground for saying **** in front of my two-year-old last night. Who knew that four asteriks in a row could be so vulgar! :holy:

    Bel ... nice system. Since you saved cash, we all assume you'll be donating the extra to SP. ;)
     
    Mathetais, May 22, 2003
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    Yah! Those area transitions are killer. Before I upgraded my processor from the PII-400, I was in the same boat, last one through even if I started first. Now I fall much closer to the middle of the pack.

    Everyone tends to blame slowness on the connection, but upping my system specs made a much bigger difference to my pc speed than upping my connection to broadband did.
     
    BigStick, May 22, 2003
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  15. Sir Belisarius

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    [​IMG] Actually, Math...All the extra money will be going toward lap dances! :grin: :spin: :roll: :lol:
     
    Sir Belisarius, May 22, 2003
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    "Half the price, as much power; AMD" ;)

    :rolling: That´s 5 bucks wasted! :hahaerr:

    After an year you want a *real* mouse (at least when the mouse ball is all dirty): MS Explorer Blue. :nono: That´s another 5 bucks wasted.

    Average, but good (I have the same soundcard). Soon you just *must* have that "24-bit Advanced HD" and SB Audigy 2.

    :square: Two trial programs; they´re worthless.

    WordPerfect... Make a visit to: www.openoffice.org

    Windows XP... That´s 500 bucks wasted; try borrowing the CD from your friends next time. :p

    Umm... "Monitor is video ready without monitor?" Me stupid, me don´t understand... Anyway, Dell´s monitors are just terrible, and after a few years TFT-monitors will be dominant in the market; guess what you will want then? ;)

    1150 of a package that is worth 700-800... Btw, hope you got a good 'backbone' to your computer...
     
    Wordplay, May 23, 2003
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  17. Sir Belisarius

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    [​IMG] Whatever - :rolleyes:

    The software comes with the pc...I didn't have the choice to not get it, or else I would have just used the O/S from my old pc.

    As for the 3.5 floppy...I still have files I use that are stored on 3.5's...So it's five bucks I wanted to spend.

    AMD processors - Half the price...For good reason from what I've read. It seems they've been having problems with their processors lately. I figure Intel's been around forever, and has quality products...I'll take my chances with them.

    Dell mouse, again it comes with the pc...I have a laser guided mouse that I'll use instead.

    The other software, I could care less about. I have an accoun with Norton for firewall and antivirus...SO it doesn't really factor in for me.

    I didn't buy a monitor, I have a nice 19" already. As for price vs. power...I'm happy with what I got. :p
     
    Sir Belisarius, May 23, 2003
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  18. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    [​IMG] AMD has problems SHIPPING their latest processors, not with their quality. I've switched from Intel to AMD 7 years ago and never regretted it. For a regular user AMD simply means same performance as Intel for half the price.
     
    Taluntain, May 24, 2003
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    Nice computer. Soon it will be time for me to get rid of my Dell laptop and find a nice desktop to replace it.
     
    SoCo, May 24, 2003
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    Heh, I have a Dell nearly identical to yours, cept an ATI 9700 instead of 9800. Just have three quick questions if you'd indulge me :D .

    1. What computer model is it? Mine is a 4550 but when I last checked Dell's website it seems they no longer allow you to get the 9800 as an upgrade for it, only the Geforce 4 MX. I guess they do this whenever they come out with new models, forcing people to buy the more expensive computers just to get the video card option...

    2. How much did keeping your old monitor save you? I took the standard monitor and the final price was around $1100 as well. Yet another place where Dell tries to screw you, especially with those damn flat screens!

    3. Getting any new games? I ordered Morrowind from Amazon, can't wait to see what it looks like with graphics maxed out!

    Oh, you're totally right about floppy drives, it's pretty sad they're not even standard anymore.

    And Virne, you really need to chill out amigo. I realize that making your own system is usually cheaper, but some people just don't have the time/patience to do it. The nice thing about Dells is they come with everything included, and are extremly stable! I don't think I've had a single crash in the months that I've had the thing.

    [ May 27, 2003, 03:39: Message edited by: Lord Sarevok ]
     
    Sadistic Butcher, May 27, 2003
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