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Civ 4 is making me buy more memory.
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Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree... -
The Ars Technica system guide, with suggestions for a budget box, a hot rod and the God box.
For the God box, they suggest:
- 2 AMD Opteron 280 (both dual core CPUs)
- 8 GB Ram
- Two eVGA Geforce 7800GTX 512MB
- Creative X-Fi
- Maxtor Atlas 15k II 147GB 8E073L0 (147GB, Ultra320 (320MB/sec peak) interface, 15,000 RPM, 3.1ms seek, 8MB cache. Fast doesn't begin to describe it.)
- Two HP L2335 23" LCDs (One is good, two is better)
Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy – LessingComment
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It's MEGAputer!“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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A 7800 is so passé...
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing?
Then why call him God? - EpicurusComment
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Just found out my return is going to be much larger than expected so I may be taking my own advice (or get something slightly better).Originally posted by Vince278
Any model preferences? You could get a Gateway 3GHz dual core, 2GB ram, GeForce 6600 for about $1500.
(I haven't been able to run Civ4 on my current rig.
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"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
2004 Presidential Candidate
2008 Presidential Candidate (for what its worth)Comment
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When you are ready to buy, go to Dell's site, click on the Dell Outlet link, click on Dimension desktops, scroll over to the right to get the highest level XPS and click View Inventory.
If you don't find something that tickles your fancy, check back in four hours and line-up will be updated.
These days, if you are not going to build your own, Dell provides solid enough systems with good components that will get job done. You should be able to spend between $1000 and $1200, so you can use the remaining cash to buy a nice LCD.
Or you could buy a new system and get the LCD for free, but will end up spending about the same.Comment
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I check them out on occasion but I've noticed the website is down alot. Must be during one of those updates. I'm trying to keep an open mind on my upcoming purchase. My current PC is a Gateway P3 and the two before that were Packard Bells.
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
2004 Presidential Candidate
2008 Presidential Candidate (for what its worth)Comment
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Here is what I'm looking at (I'm thinking of adding a better sound card to it as well, but I'm not sure)
Your System Price (excludes shipping): $1719
Velocity Micro
Competition Gaming Systems : Gamer's Edgeâ„¢ 1500 - Quick Shipping!
Base Price: 1500.00 Your Price: 1719 Weight: 70 lbs
Case
GX Blue - Velocity Micro Classic Case - Pure Aluminum for maximum cooling, matching aluminum drive covers, 2 x 120mm fans
Power Supply
500 Watt Velocity Microâ„¢ Power Supply with Dual Blue Lighted Fans
Power Cable
Standard Power Cable
Motherboard
Asus® A8N SLI - NVIDIA® nForce™ 4 SLI MCP, PCI Express Motherboard with DDR
AMD® Processor
AMD® Athlon™ 64 3800+ Processor, Socket 939
CPU Cooling
Arctic Cooling® Freezer 64 Heatsink with Ultra Quiet Fan and Copper Heat Pipes, plus Arctic Silver™ 5 Thermal Compound
DDR Memory
1024MB Mushkinâ„¢ PC3200 DDR400 Blue Series CL2 Low Latency Enhanced Memory with Heat Spreader(2x512) (+$35.00)
PCX Video
256MB eVGA™ NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7800 GT, PCI-Express, 2 x DVI (+$115.00)
Video Cooling
VideoCoolâ„¢ Positive Pressure Airflow System - Speed adjustable, with light
Video Tuning
Basic 3D Video Performance Tuning & Optimization
Monitor
None
Audio
On-Board Integrated Realtek Audio, 7.1 Channel Support
Speakers
Creative Labs SBS350 2.1 Channel Stereo Speaker System with Compact Subwoofer - Black (+$49.00)
5.00 lbs
Hard Drive 1
200GB Western Digital WD2000JD 7200rpm SATA/150, 8MB Cache (-$20.00)
Hard Drive 2
None
Optical Drive 1
16x Lite On® DVD+/-RW/CD-RW Dual Layer, Black Bezel
Optical Drive 2
16x DVD/48x CD-RW Lite On® Combo Drive, Black Bezel
Floppy Drive & Media
Reader
1.44MB Floppy Drive, Black Bezel
Network Adapter
Integrated 10/100/1000MBps Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter
Network Adapter 2 or WiFi
Adapter
None
WiFi Router
None
Modem
None
FireWire
2 Integrated IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports, 1 front & 1 rear
USB 2.0 Ports
8 USB 2.0 Ports, 2 front & 6 rear (2 rear ports may be unavailable in some configurations due to available resources)
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home w/Service Pack 2 on original CD, Installed & Performance Tuned
Productivity Software
Corel® WordPerfect® Office 11 - includes WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, Presentations ($99 retail value)
Software Bundle
FREE - Nero Digital Creation Suite - Capture, Edit, and Author Video with immersive Dolby 5.1 Surround, plus Photo Editing Suite
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Pricing good for 24 hours from time of creation unless approved by a sales associate. Component options may change due to availability.
*Systems containing items, selections, or specifications marked with " * " or asterisk are non-refundable after 3 days from order date due to their fully custom-built nature.
**8-hour warranty response time may not be available in all areas. Please read our warranty details for more complete information.
Benchmark Software
NEW - FutureMark® 3DMark06® Velocity Micro Basic Edition - gaming performance benchmark software
Security Software
McAfee® VirusScan® 2006 Antivirus - Pre-installed with 12 month subscription (+$40.00)
Recovery Disk
Custom DVD Restore Disk, returns your system hard drive to the original factory installation
Internal Cables
Standard Premium Ribbon IDE and Floppy Cables
Keyboard
Velocity Microâ„¢ Deluxe Multimedia & Internet Keyboard with volume control, custom made by Creative Labs - Black
Mouse
Genuine Microsoft® USB Optical Wheel Mouse - Black
Network Cable
None
MP3 Player
None
Printers
None
Printer Cable
None
Digital Camera
None
Game Control 1
None
Game Control 2
None
Power Protection
None
T-Shirt
FREE Velocity Microâ„¢ Limited Edition T-shirt in Blue, size XL
Assembly
Careful custom hand wiring and neatly folded drive cables for maximum air flow, assembled in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Quality Assurance
Individual custom testing for complete component and software functionality, signed by the system builder and QA inspector
Documentation
Owner's Manual and Accessory Pack
Installation
None
Warranty**
1 Year Standard Parts & Labor Limited Warranty, 1 Year Regular Business Hours Support, and Depot Repair Service
Upgrade Plan
Lifetime Upgrade Plan - For a $99 fee, you may return your system for cleaning, maintenance, discounted upgrades, and tuning“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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Looks good for the price. I may check them out myself.
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
2004 Presidential Candidate
2008 Presidential Candidate (for what its worth)Comment
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Velocity Micro are supposed to be real good (well, at least CNET thinks so). They take advantage of overclocking and put a Hell of a lot of fans in it
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Though I plan on getting a monitor from Buy.com or somewhere. Not impressed with Velo Micro's offerings there.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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Didn't I say to wait? I remember saying that.“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
"Capitalism ho!"Comment
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Haven't been able to play Civ4 yet. Can't wait too much longer.
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." -- JFK Inaugural, 1961
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
2004 Presidential Candidate
2008 Presidential Candidate (for what its worth)Comment
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XP Home?
You deserve to be horsewhipped.
Don't be an idiot. Wait until the end of the year, and then you'll get Windows Longshot or whatever it's called now, then at least it will only be 2 years behind Mac OS X instead of 5.Only feebs vote.Comment
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I'm quite sure it all depends on the memory controller. Was the test conducted on several platforms?Originally posted by Tim_Augustus
Recent benchmarks by Australian PC User Magazine (unfortunately not available online) actually show a slight decrease in speed when comparing 1GB of ram to 2GB (using DDR-400 modules)... there is such a thing as too much ram, it seemsIn Soviet Russia, Fake borises YOU.Comment
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