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Geek Culture / Just got my new PC!

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Torsten Sorensen
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Posted: 15th Dec 2006 03:05 Edited at: 21st Dec 2006 20:41
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Hey, I just got my new PC! I waited all day, and it finally came at 5:34 PM. I'm downloading Counter-Strike Source through Steam right now, and installing Oblivion. It's very stormy right now, so I'm just hoping the power doesn't go out. I got a nice bit 19" LCD, and a Media Center Extender is coming in the mail soon. I'll see if I can get a picture soon.
My specs are:
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz
1022MB RAM
244 GB HDD
NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 (2 GPUs SLI)
SigmaTel Audio Card
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Benjamin
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Posted: 15th Dec 2006 05:12
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Specs?

Quote: "I got a nice bit 19" LCD"

I have a 19" too (a TFT), it's a nice size isn't it.

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Torsten Sorensen
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Posted: 15th Dec 2006 05:42
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It is absolutely huge compared to my 15" I really don't like Windows XP Media Center Edition though. Oblivion crashes, and Halo doesn't connect to the Gamespy server. I hope these things can be resolved.

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Benjamin
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Quote: "It is absolutely huge compared to my 15" I really don't like Windows XP Media Center Edition though"

Yes, mine is big compared to the last. I also have Media Center edition too. I got this PC not so long ago infact, a couple of weeks ago.

Quote: "Oblivion crashes, and Halo doesn't connect to the Gamespy server."

That sucks.

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Torsten Sorensen
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Posted: 15th Dec 2006 06:46
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What are the specs on yours?

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Benjamin
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Posted: 15th Dec 2006 13:48 Edited at: 15th Dec 2006 13:51
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (2600Mhz)
2GB SDRAM DDR-2
320GB Hard Disc (7200 rpm)
HP Personal Media Drive
DVD Burner (DVD-RAM and dual layer -+R/-+RW 16/8 max)
NVIDIA GeForce 7500 LE TurboCache "up to 512MB of video memory"
Interface FireWire IEEE 1394
TV Tuner Card (analogue and TNT)
15-in-1 Card Reader
High Definition Audio 7.1

The media drive is a pretty cool idea. It has various inputs which allow many means of transfering media onto the PC, even from an analogue video signal (yay!). I was pleasantly surprised when I realised I could transfer footage from the analogue camcorder to the PC.

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Oraculaca
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Posted: 15th Dec 2006 18:05
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Quote: "I really don't like Windows XP Media Center Edition though."


Why? whats the difference between that and xp besides an optional front end and the lack of Active Directory?

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Torsten Sorensen
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Quote: "Why? whats the difference between that and xp besides an optional front end and the lack of Active Directory?"
That so far is has run almost nothing I have thrown at it.

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Oraculaca
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Must be a user issue then.

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Torsten Sorensen
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Posted: 16th Dec 2006 15:15
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I have fixed a lot of the things, but still get some issues loading CS-S and playing Oblivion.

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mm0zct
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media centre ed runs them fine for me, try turning off the windows firewall for cs-s or running it in windowed mode.

AMD athlon 64 3000+, 1GB ddr400, 720GB total hdd, ati radeon x700pro 256mb (pci-e) 17" tft(@1280x1024).
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The CodeSmith
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I guess if you and Benjamin are sharing your PC specs I could share mine too.
Intel Core 2 Duo e6600 @ 2.9GHz
NVIDIA Geforce 7600GT (I know, not the best...)
2GB DDR2 800 RAM
250GB SATA 300 HD
DVD Burner Combo Drive
19" Samsung LCD
Windows Vista RTM (Yay, Vista Final release is mine!)

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UnderLord
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Those are some nice specs

Here are mine!!!

AMD Athlon XP 64 3200+ (2ghz)
Corsair platinum 2gb @ 400mhz
Geforce 7950GT 512mb
320 GB sata hard drive
Asus A8N SLI-deluxe
650 watt power supply (Ultra)
and a decent Nec multi sync 750 CRT monitor (it looks really good)

was going to get a 22" samsung LCD but instead i'v ended up getting a 12.1" Dell labtop

"I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road."
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Steve J
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Posted: 21st Dec 2006 06:14
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Core2duo x6800 @ 3.2ghz
2gb ati overclock ocz ram
1tb total space
GeForce 7900 x2 sli (Buying the stuff to fit my 8800's )
Gigabyte Board
700wt psu

8 fans, exluding cpu heatsink, gpu fans, and 1 pci slot fan to cool the xi-fi sound card.

I have a 22" wide screen lcd right now.

Custom built forever!!!

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Syncaidius
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Posted: 21st Dec 2006 10:12
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well here are my specs too:

AMD Althlon 64 X2 4800 (2400Mhz)
4Gb DDR 400Mhz RAM
ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire Mainboard
4x Samsung 250Gb SATA-II Hard Disc Drives
2x ATI Radeon X1950 XT 256Mb (In Crossfire Mode)
16x DVD/RW Dual Layer RAM Drive
700w OCZ PSU
Creative XI-FI sound card
19" OCUK LCD Monitor (brilliant picture quality too)

And thats thats my specs.


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Agent Dink
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Posted: 21st Dec 2006 17:07
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My system was almost top of the line around here last year, it's starting to look outdated now

AMD Athlon 64 3200+
1.5 gig DDR
256MB Geforce 6800 Ultra

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Torsten Sorensen
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Posted: 21st Dec 2006 20:42
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I edited my first post with specs.

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