Armoured Priest Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Well in that case, you learn all the basic skills you need for building a computer in kindergarten when you're putting together LEGOs. It doesn't really help to know whether the CPU you're getting is big-endian or little-endian, or any of that extremely low-level stuff you learn in O&A (my friends preferred to call it "Org/ASM" for obvious reasons).Unless you're actually printing circuits and making your own components from scratch or something...THEN that might come in handy, although an EE major would have a much easier time I imagine. But that's just crazy...I've never heard of anyone even trying that. My dad knows how to do that...but he was a career electrician, who learned that work from his dad, since his teens, and he just retired 2 years ago. On the other hand, He doesn't know how to put together a modern desktop (although that has more to do with him never having had to do it. If he wanted to learn, I could teach him myself pretty quickly, but seeing as how I know how, he doesn't have to learn ) He just says "Boy! Fix this thing." (I'm 32 and he still calls me "boy" ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 karedis sent me the cash this afternoon, so he's getting a box now too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy In Rubber Suit Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 The software you install, it's legal software or is it acquired through questionable means? I'm interested in this. Not right now but definitely in the future. I'd need a PC CG powerhouse good for digital painting, high end modeling and animation. That's my desirable machine so I'm sure it'll be much but I would like it cheaper if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 it's legit, all the way. don't worry =) pm me when you're ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 karedis just got his computer, and he says he likes it. griffin9's is going out this weekend, and i've recieved money from jam stunna for one as well. neodestiny and chrono26 are on the radar as well, as soon as they send me the funds =) anyone else interested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Not really, but lemme know if you find a cheap GeForce 8800GT, 9600GT, or Radeon HD 3870. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffan Andrews Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Not really, but lemme know if you find a cheap GeForce 8800GT, 9600GT, or Radeon HD 3870. Oops, I just sold a GeForce card on craigslist. I think it was the 8800 GTX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 now that the 9800s have finally come out (at 599 a pop), 8800s should be dropping soon. that said, i've seen two different 9600GTs for 149$ (after a 20-30$ mail-in rebate) - XFX and MSI both sell one at that cost. neodestiny's actually getting one of the MSI cards for his box, complete with free game (th witcher, WHICH ROCKS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armoured Priest Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 now that the 9800s have finally come out (at 599 a pop), 8800s should be dropping soon.that said, i've seen two different 9600GTs for 149$ (after a 20-30$ mail-in rebate) - XFX and MSI both sell one at that cost. neodestiny's actually getting one of the MSI cards for his box, complete with free game (th witcher, WHICH ROCKS) Heh... the 8800s weren't too badly priced to begin with, if I recall correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 they've been steady around 225-275, depending on what features you've wanted. still, we should start seeing even the higher-end ones drop to the point where 350 for your SLI needs should be easily done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted April 2, 2008 Author Share Posted April 2, 2008 if anyone wants an hd dvd-rom drive, there's a deal where you can get one for 10$ in conjunction with an ASUS nForce motherboard (~120$) on newegg. or, you could buy the one i picked up when picking up neo destiny's motherboard for his rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrygianFingers Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 HD-DVD is pretty much dead. They are probably trying to get rid of them by selling them for cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 eh - you're missing the point. i still get a dvd drive for less than half of what it costs normally to get one...and now that hd dvd's are dead, they sell on ebay for cheaper than normal dvds. sounds good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffan Andrews Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 If it was a burner I might consider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 nah, just a standard drive (unfortunately). it'll let me rip to my hard drive, which is all i'd care about anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffan Andrews Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I only see large format discs like that as good for backup purposes. If you want to watch hi-def movies, I'd rather get a set-top box for the TV. Unless you're keen on watching movies on your computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrygianFingers Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 eh - you're missing the point. i still get a dvd drive for less than half of what it costs normally to get one...and now that hd dvd's are dead, they sell on ebay for cheaper than normal dvds. sounds good to me. Good point, I over looked that. From a price point, thats a good buy but I always try to futureproof my parts as best as I can and buying something that is already dead technology would seem a bit pointless, even if it is cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global-Trance Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Are you only going to hand deliver in NY? :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Are you only going to hand deliver in NY? :3 He's certainly not going to do so for where you are, unless you pay for his flight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffan Andrews Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Of course if you're pawning it for $10 I might take you up on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global-Trance Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 He's certainly not going to do so for where you are, unless you pay for his flight The mental imagery of him driving all the way to CA just to drop off a computer made me chuckle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramaniscence Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 How do you feel about writing me a love song? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 How do you feel about writing me a love song? what the hell? since when does hardware = love? @gt - i'm up for hand delivering stuff for whoever, as long as it's reasonable. however, up to this point i have mailed almost everything i've built. so, yeah, i'll ship to cali...but don't expect me to drive three days just to hold your hand while you plug in some USBs =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrono26 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 but don't expect me to drive three days just to hold your hand while you plug in some USBs =) one time i drove 3 days to hold hands with your mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrygianFingers Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 one time i drove 3 days to hold hands with your mom Oh no he didn't! Prophets mom would not approve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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