New PC Arrives Thursday

[ragitty]

Well guys and gals, after the stress of meeting "Stocktake and Tatts" at the Yorkshire meet on the 17th I decided I needed an early Christmas Pressy so ordered myself a new computer :).

Motherboard: Intel core 2duo pent d775
Processor: Intel Core 2 duo processor.
Memory: 1gb dimm ddr2
Hard drive: 160gb s-ata 150 7200 seagate
Card reader: Multi card reader
Graphics Card op1: 512mb ddr2
Sound Card: audio integrated
Re writer: dvd/rw 16x
Network Card: integrated 10/100 lan
Monitor: 19" widescreen lcd
Speakers: 2.1 base unit & 2satelite speakers
Keyboard:
Mouse:
Os: windows xp (did not want vista)
Software: cd/dvd writing & dvd playing

As tomorrow (thursday) is my one day off I will take delivery of it at 2pm.

So wonder what I could buy the next time I meet the spammers:D

[JohnDotCom]

So wonder what I could buy the next time I meet the spammers:D

How about a Course on how to use it?
Sorry couldn't resist. :D:D

[ragitty]

Heh!

Where have you got that from Lee?

I am having it built for me, so fingers crossed it will do what it says on the tin Paul.

[ragitty]

How about a Course on how to use it?
Sorry couldn't resist. :D:D

Well JDC I have to admit your comments made me howl with laughter, but you could well be right, I am only a novice on these things so if you are offering :D:D

[JohnDotCom]

Well I'm only a drive across M1,M6, M56, A55E so your more than welcome,
But I'm NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- on teaching people, (Honest :D)
but we could have fun with the cars in the interim! :D:D

[ragitty]

I only have 80gb ram on my laptop and most of that is still available, I download to disc mainly, and yes you are probably right about the ram, I will ring him first thing in the morning and enquire, thanks for that Tatts:)

[stocktake]

Cannot see whats wrong with my 486 with green monitor and running DOS :D:D

C:\del
All problems gone away (did that once onworks PC, boss not happy chappy) :)


Sounds a bit of a beast Lee, good luck with it?

[ragitty]

only time will tell Dave, like all things computer or electrical they are out of date when you buy them.

[Raistlin]

Hmm

I think it's about time I upgraded my Amstrad PCW8256 then ;)

[ragitty]

Hmm

I think it's about time I upgraded my Amstrad PCW8256 then ;)

OMG Paul, just how old are you really??? :lol: I can remember using an amstrad with a green monitor screen.

[stocktake]

I have a 386 laptop with power supply "somewhere" if anybody wants it FOC.

B/W screen:lol:

[BMC123]

I still have some of my old computers, an Atari STFM, a Vic 20 and a Yamaha CX5M hiding in the attic.

I also bought a new PC, but I specced it a little higher:

Quad core Q660 (2.4)
4 GB of Ram (silly really as Vista can only "see" 3GB of it, but it will be there when I upgrade to the 64 bit version.)
2 X 300GB hard drives in some Raid stripe something or other.
2 X 16x DVDRW drives (for copying DVD's "on the fly")
multicard reader (no more floppys :lol:)
22" widescreen digital monitor
Geforce 756Mb 8800GTX graphics card
M-Audio Delta 10 sound card


that thing runs call of Duty 4 in full resolution with all options turned up full and no lag at all :D but then again, it would need to :)

and it spent the afternoon entertaining my neice as she played solitare on it :shrug:

[Raistlin]

OMG Paul, just how old are you really??? :lol: I can remember using an amstrad with a green monitor screen.

Hmm

I can remember doing my "Real time computing" course at RAF Cosford on a computer which conveniently fitted in the back of an articulated truck trailer and communicated by punched tape.

[Gryphon]

So does this mean my Sinclair spectrum is out of date :eek: :getmecoat:

[JohnDotCom]

I'm not even going to start going down this Remberance History Trail,
You may think I'm older than my 3 score years and 10. :D

[Tom Collins]

So does this mean my Sinclair spectrum is out of date :eek: :getmecoat:

I used to spend days on end playing Defender on one of those. Brilliant.

[BMC123]

My mate had a Spectrum, 48k "rubber keys" model, and his dad (rich type) thought this was the future of home computing and bought every single add on he could find for it. (mostly by Kingston) at the end of it all, it had a full size keyboard, 5 1/4 inch floppy drive, that sinclair tape drive thing, a "docking station" that had a printer interface on it as well as a modem, printer and a dedicated monitor.

all my mate ever did was play jet set willy on it. :lol:

[Tom Collins]

He can't find the plug. :o

[Tom Collins]

Maybe the spotty oik from PC World who's delivering it has got lost.
There will be Lee, his little face pressed against the window pane, a tear slowly rolling down his boyish cheek. Wonering if his christmas will ever come.

[ragitty]

Thanks Guys but everything tickety boo, I have had a hell of a job re-installing norton, product codes etc, but got there in the end, thank you for your kind comments (I think) this machine is brilliant compared to the laptop, I am not so happy with the keyboard and mouse they could have been better, but all in all very pleased.;)

[Tom Collins]

I'm happy you've still got esomewhere to park your motorbike Lee. :p:

Well done though, I'm glad it's ok.

[Tom Collins]

Hope he doesn't decide to go Commando!:eek:

I think I'm going to be sick. :puke:

[BMC123]

For a decent quailty keyboard, I bought a Saitek Eclipse mk1 and loved it so much I updated to the MK2 when it came out. If you can live without silly extra buttons they are a great backlit keyboard, although I will say i prefer the "feel" of the Mk1.
I also have a Logitech G5 laser mouse, a little geeky maybe but a fine bit of kit. both are wired, I see no need for wireless in my case. :D

[ragitty]

I may be changing this keyboard and mouse for the one in my showroom, they are heeps better than these, the keyboard seems to be a tad on the small side for my great big fingers :)