Tai just got New Gaming COMP!

**taiboxa** · 05-10-2006, 11:43 AM

oh shit hot yeah

4g DDR2 PC2 6400 800mhz ram
and thats just the start of it

**tretch187** · 05-10-2006, 12:31 PM

damn.. 4gigs? thats a serious amount of gaming there

**taiboxa** · 05-10-2006, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by tretch187

damn.. 4gigs? thats a serious amount of gaming there

Yeah

and i gots a BFG GeForce 7900 GTX / 512MB GDDR3 for 275bux because my guy who buys the stuff for me gave me a very LOW quote and is like well i guess since i said 275.. i'll stick w/ it and its like a 500$ video card

**resonator** · 05-10-2006, 12:44 PM

Best have a fast processor to tie it all in. The 7900 is a nasty card though. It will fly.

**taiboxa** · 05-10-2006, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by resonator

Best have a fast processor to tie it all in. The 7900 is a nasty card though. It will fly.

p4 3.2ghz process

**taiboxa** · 05-10-2006, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by taiboxa

p4 3.2ghz process

i mean this >< Intel Pentium 4 3.4GHz / 1MB Cache / 800MHz FSB / Socket 478 / HyperThreading / Processor

**Carlos_E** · 05-10-2006, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by taiboxa

oh shit hot yeah

4g DDR2 PC2 6400 800mhz ram
and thats just the start of it

And you had the nerve to call me a geek.

**taiboxa** · 05-10-2006, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Carlos_E

And you had the nerve to call me a geek.

dats it! YOU and I halo2 NOW! one round one shot one kill!

**Warrior** · 05-10-2006, 01:29 PM

You bought Intel dude? Nice rig anyway!

You gonna overclock that chip right?

Next time go AMD... pffft...

**taiboxa** · 05-10-2006, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by Warrior

You bought Intel dude? Nice rig anyway!

You gonna overclock that chip right?

Next time go AMD... pffft...

i was going to but the deal i got

so happy w/ it
im getting all this for like 750

**Carlos_E** · 05-10-2006, 01:46 PM

I'm buying a 17" MacBook Pro this weekend. I got a guy who's giving me $2,000 for my old Powerbook. Gonna cost me $799 to upgrade.

2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo
Dual boot OS X & Win XP2
17-inch widescreen LCD (1680x1050)
2GB of RAM, 120GB SATA drive
slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support
DVI Video Output
PCI Express-based ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB
ExpressCard/34 expansion slot
1 FireWire® 800 port
1 FireWire 400 port
3 USB 2.0 ports
Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
802.11g WiFi wireless
Gigabit Ethernet
Optical and digital audio input and output
$2,799

I forgot... it also has a built in camera.

**Carlos_E** · 05-10-2006, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by taiboxa

i was going to but the deal i got

so happy w/ it
im getting all this for like 750

Nice price.

**taiboxa** · 05-10-2006, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by Carlos_E

I'm buying a 17" MacBook Pro this weekend. I got a guy who's giving me $2,000 for my old Powerbook. Gonna cost me $799 to upgrade.

2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo
Dual boot OS X & Win XP2
17-inch widescreen LCD (1680x1050)
2GB of RAM, 120GB SATA drive
slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support
DVI Video Output
PCI Express-based ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB
ExpressCard/34 expansion slot
1 FireWire® 800 port
1 FireWire 400 port
3 USB 2.0 ports
Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
802.11g WiFi wireless
Gigabit Ethernet
Optical and digital audio input and output
$2,799

not bad at all.. i like radeon alot.. just doenst work as well for gaming as geforce dose.. but i still feel they are a much higher quality..

**Carlos_E** · 05-10-2006, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by taiboxa

not bad at all.. i like radeon alot.. just doenst work as well for gaming as geforce dose.. but i still feel they are a much higher quality..

Pretty good for a laptop. Best gaming systems are desktops.

**Warrior** · 05-10-2006, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by taiboxa

i was going to but the deal i got

so happy w/ it
im getting all this for like 750

Nice! Them 7900's are some monster vid cards. I was thinking about paring up my Asus 6800GT in SLI with a second one or just getting one of those 7900's... or two 7800's in SLI... not really a big gamer but I like building powerful sh!t... in the gym and elsewhere

If you got a good fan, overclock that 3.4 and get 'er up to at least 3.6... you apparently got the memory for it... but 4 gigs of memory might slow down the memory timings...

**taiboxa** · 05-10-2006, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by Warrior

Nice! Them 7900's are some monster vid cards. I was thinking about paring up my Asus 6800GT in SLI with a second one or just getting one of those 7900's... or two 7800's in SLI... not really a big gamer but I like building powerful sh!t... in the gym and elsewhere

If you got a good fan, overclock that 3.4 and get 'er up to at least 3.6... you apparently got the memory for it... but 4 gigs of memory might slow down the memory timings...

i have good fans and Lots i dunno ddr2 pc 6400/800mhz and w/ it overclockd should not have any probs read great things abuot the these "What ever brand i got" kant remember LOL chips

**taiboxa** · 05-10-2006, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by Carlos_E

Pretty good for a laptop. Best gaming systems are desktops.

werd im too fat and awkward to work a laptop. so i stick to desktops

**anaBROLIC** · 05-10-2006, 01:55 PM

mac is def the way to go. will be my next computer. but that is a pretty good deal at 750. i have had that same chip with 2gb ram for a couple years and it flies. been thinking of going to 4gb tho i dont need it

BTW Video games are GAY....

**novicenovicen** · 05-10-2006, 01:58 PM

I bow to the gaming comp! I can't find the worship smilyface. whats the command for the worship?

**Carlos_E** · 05-10-2006, 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by anaBROLIC

mac is def the way to go. will be my next computer. but that is a pretty good deal at 750. i have had that same chip with 2gb ram for a couple years and it flies. been thinking of going to 4gb tho i dont need it

BTW Video games are GAY....

Cool thing the new Macs can run windows as well. Best of both worlds.

**taiboxa** · 05-10-2006, 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by anaBROLIC

mac is def the way to go. will be my next computer. but that is a pretty good deal at 750. i have had that same chip with 2gb ram for a couple years and it flies. been thinking of going to 4gb tho i dont need it

BTW Video games are GAY....

yeah i know plenty of people who pay 750 for just 4 gigs fo ram.. let alone a 7900 vid card, 320gig harddrive and 3.4processor/mb combo he is giving it to me under his cost because my father has DONE so much for him and brought him so much bussiness by having schools come to him for upgrades (my father does networking and refers schools to him for hardware/computers)

**anaBROLIC** · 05-10-2006, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by Carlos_E

Cool thing the new Macs can run windows as well. Best of both worlds.

ya i work in retail and sell all the mac crap... good stuff.. the macbooks are nice tho im more of a desktop person.. i like the imacs...

**anaBROLIC** · 05-10-2006, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by taiboxa

yeah i know plenty of people who pay 750 for just 4 gigs fo ram.. let alone a 7900 vid card, 320gig harddrive and 3.4processor/mb combo he is giving it to me under his cost because my father has DONE so much for him and brought him so much bussiness by having schools come to him for upgrades (my father does networking and refers schools to him for hardware/computers)

yes your right. a 1gb stick of ddr2 is something like 150 a peice. tho i didnt know that p4 boards were supporting ddr2 i thought it was stilll pc3200 or less.. not positive tho..

**Carlos_E** · 05-10-2006, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by anaBROLIC

ya i work in retail and sell all the mac crap... good stuff.. the macbooks are nice tho im more of a desktop person.. i like the imacs...

You do Mac sales? Wanna trade discounts? I can get 40% off anything Sony makes. Hook me up with your employee discount on a 17".

**anaBROLIC** · 05-10-2006, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Carlos_E

You do Mac sales? Wanna trade discounts? I can get 40% off anything Sony makes. Hook me up with your employee discount on a 17".

lol mac is a margin killer.. they arent good. your $2800 mac i could buy from my store for abour 2500.. its not that great. tho i have a good friend who works for mac and he gets everything for me at his discount which is 25% off..

**Carlos_E** · 05-10-2006, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by anaBROLIC

lol mac is a margin killer.. they arent good. your $2800 mac i could buy from my store for abour 2500.. its not that great. tho i have a good friend who works for mac and he gets everything for me at his discount which is 25% off..

Ask him if he needs anything Sony and we can work something out.

**tretch187** · 05-11-2006, 11:31 AM

RAM is fuggin DIRT cheap right now. The processors need to hurry up and come down though...

Careful with that RAM though. Too much is not always a good thing

**Psychotron** · 05-11-2006, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by taiboxa

oh shit hot yeah

4g DDR2 PC2 6400 800mhz ram
and thats just the start of it

must be going with an Intel CPU. PC2 has no performance increase at the moment because of the BUS.

I am currently running:
Athlon 64 3700+ OC'ed to 2.8ghz
Radeon X1800XT
2gb DDR400 @ 500mhz

**Warrior** · 05-11-2006, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by Psychotron

must be going with an Intel CPU. PC2 has no performance increase at the moment because of the BUS.

I am currently running:
Athlon 64 3700+ OC'ed to 2.8ghz
Radeon X1800XT
2gb DDR400 @ 500mhz

Nice O/C - is that the San Diego? What memory? I got the San Diego +3700 with a gig of OCZ Platinum Rev 2. I had the overclock screamin' but backed it down to 2.3Ghz with the memory at 420mhz (1T 2-2-2-5). I had it up to 2.6 (memory at 472mhz) and it passed Prime95 and MemTest with no problems... and Sandra showed it beating the Intel 3.8Ghz and smoking the Intel DDR2 5300 ram... but then after about 4-5 months it started to crash... must have missed a timing somewhere...

**Jakspro** · 05-11-2006, 03:05 PM

I'm looking to buy the 17" macbook early next month. But there are alot of unresolved issues with Adobe Effects with the emulator, or if you use boot camp for xp you loose platform consistency. Also Final Cut Pro just announced version 6 which isn't going to come out for a while now and it fixed all the bugs from the conversion to intel chips.

Oh, and the new 64bit dual cores drop early fall... Right after summer. And supposedly Mac is going to get their dirty hands on them first... And OS X is built for 64bit chips which means everything will be native. Also if i get the macbook now i might not get full compatibility with windows Vista when that drops...

Ahhh but i want one bad bro...

Oh did i mention it has a 750 markup from windows pc's that have better specs... But def. not a better OS system...

**Psychotron** · 05-11-2006, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by Warrior

Nice O/C - is that the San Diego? What memory? I got the San Diego +3700 with a gig of OCZ Platinum Rev 2. I had the overclock screamin' but backed it down to 2.3Ghz with the memory at 420mhz (1T 2-2-2-5). I had it up to 2.6 (memory at 472mhz) and it passed Prime95 and MemTest with no problems... and Sandra showed it beating the Intel 3.8Ghz and smoking the Intel DDR2 5300 ram... but then after about 4-5 months it started to crash... must have missed a timing somewhere...

Yup, San Diego core. About to switch out the memory to DDR500 so its not being OC'ed. I can sustain the CPU at 2.8ghz but i will back it down to about 2635~ usually. Right now I am in the process of changing out a lot of my fans and figuring out how to keep it cooler. the Temp never changes but its idling at 41 and just stays there no matter what.

**Jakspro** · 05-11-2006, 03:13 PM

I hate keeping my boxes cool, it sux. Just sounds like a vacuum cleaner, my roommates always know when my tower is booted.

**Carlos_E** · 05-11-2006, 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by Jakspro

I'm looking to buy the 17" macbook early next month. But there are alot of unresolved issues with Adobe Effects with the emulator, or if you use boot camp for xp you loose platform consistency. Also Final Cut Pro just announced version 6 which isn't going to come out for a while now and it fixed all the bugs from the conversion to intel chips.

Oh, and the new 64bit dual cores drop early fall... Right after summer. And supposedly Mac is going to get their dirty hands on them first... And OS X is built for 64bit chips which means everything will be native. Also if i get the macbook now i might not get full compatibility with windows Vista when that drops...

Ahhh but i want one bad bro...

Oh did i mention it has a 750 markup from windows pc's that have better specs... But def. not a better OS system...

I don't mean to hijack Tai's thread but you're wrong on all fronts. A comparable laptop is the Dell XPS and the 17" MacBook Pro is a better value. ($3,500 for the MacBook vs $4,800 for the Dell) is two pounds lighter, has a higher res screen 1680 vs 1440, is faster by a good 10%.

You can read a short review comparing the MacBook Pro to a Dual G5 and Dell XPS here.

http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/

**Carlos_E** · 05-11-2006, 03:22 PM

Final Cut Studio is native for intel already. Who told you it wasn't?

http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/

Native PowerPC. Native Intel.
Step up to Universal. Final Cut Studio now runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs. That means you can tap into the extraordinary performance of the new MacBook Pro — up to twice as fast as its PowerBook cousins. And if you’re using a Power Mac, you’ll be ready for the next generation of desktop Macs, coming later in 2006.

Boot camp runs XP fine. No problems at all. We have several MacBooks here at work and I've tested it.

**the_rebirth** · 05-11-2006, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by Carlos_E

I'm buying a 17" MacBook Pro this weekend. I got a guy who's giving me $2,000 for my old Powerbook. Gonna cost me $799 to upgrade.

2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo
Dual boot OS X & Win XP2
17-inch widescreen LCD (1680x1050)
2GB of RAM, 120GB SATA drive
slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support
DVI Video Output
PCI Express-based ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB
ExpressCard/34 expansion slot
1 FireWire® 800 port
1 FireWire 400 port
3 USB 2.0 ports
Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
802.11g WiFi wireless
Gigabit Ethernet
Optical and digital audio input and output
$2,799

I forgot... it also has a built in camera.

Yay for a MAC!!! Got a new Imac g5 w/intel duo -- 2gig ram. It owns w/video editing

**Carlos_E** · 05-11-2006, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by 3DS

Yay for a MAC!!! Got a new Imac g5 w/intel duo -- 2gig ram. It owns w/video editing

Did you install boot camp?

**Carlos_E** · 05-11-2006, 03:53 PM

Check this out. It's still in beta though.

Parallels Workstation

t’s here! Parallels is proud to launch the Beta program the first virtualization solution specifically designed to work with Intel-powered Apple computers! Parallels Workstation 2.1 Beta6 for Mac OS X is NOT simply a "dual-boot" solution; rather, it empowers users the ability to use Windows, Linux and any other operating system at the same time as Mac OS X, enabling users to enjoy the comfort of their Mac OS X desktop while still being able to use critical applications from other OSes.

Broad OS Support:
Use any version of Windows (3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, Me, 2000, NT, XP, 2003), any Linux distribution, FreeBSD, Solaris, OS/2, eComStation, or MS-DOS in secure virtual machines running alongside Mac OS X.

Great Performance:
Driven by full support for dual-core processors and Intel Virtualization Technology (included in almost every new Intel-powered Mac), virtual machines created using Parallels Workstation 2.1 Beta6 offer near-native performance and rock-solid stability.

Unmatched Ease of Use:
Download the program and install it with a single click. Build a virtual machine in seconds using helpful wizards. Configure virtual machines using a simple web-inspired interface.

Works on any Intel-powered Mac:
Any Intel Powered Macintosh running OS X 10.4.4 or higher is compatible with Parallels Workstation 2.1.

http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/mac/

**the_rebirth** · 05-11-2006, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by Carlos_E

Did you install boot camp?

I got it from apples site .. BUT does it work good? Im the only person I know with a mac. lol

**the_rebirth** · 05-11-2006, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by Carlos_E

Check this out. It's still in beta though.

Parallels Workstation

t’s here! Parallels is proud to launch the Beta program the first virtualization solution specifically designed to work with Intel-powered Apple computers! Parallels Workstation 2.1 Beta6 for Mac OS X is NOT simply a "dual-boot" solution; rather, it empowers users the ability to use Windows, Linux and any other operating system at the same time as Mac OS X, enabling users to enjoy the comfort of their Mac OS X desktop while still being able to use critical applications from other OSes.

Broad OS Support:
Use any version of Windows (3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, Me, 2000, NT, XP, 2003), any Linux distribution, FreeBSD, Solaris, OS/2, eComStation, or MS-DOS in secure virtual machines running alongside Mac OS X.

Great Performance:
Driven by full support for dual-core processors and Intel Virtualization Technology (included in almost every new Intel-powered Mac), virtual machines created using Parallels Workstation 2.1 Beta6 offer near-native performance and rock-solid stability.

Unmatched Ease of Use:
Download the program and install it with a single click. Build a virtual machine in seconds using helpful wizards. Configure virtual machines using a simple web-inspired interface.

Works on any Intel-powered Mac:
Any Intel Powered Macintosh running OS X 10.4.4 or higher is compatible with Parallels Workstation 2.1.

http://www.parallels.com/en/products/workstation/mac/

im going to try that out.. some of my software programs dont work on osx and I have to switch computers.. thanks!! ill see how buggy it is.

sorry for the thread hijack.. heh

**Carlos_E** · 05-11-2006, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by 3DS

I got it from apples site .. BUT does it work good? Im the only person I know with a mac. lol

I've tested boot camp at work and it works fine. The only think I don't like is having to reboot to run windows. Do a search on the web for reviews. Most people are installing windows for gaming or to run CAD programs.

When I get my MacBook Pro I'm going to try Parallels Workstation so I can run both OSes at the same time without having to reboot.