09-12-2003 07:11									#1
	My computer died. The end of an era. Increase the size of your Attachments

My computer was on during a light snowfall. My power flickered oncee, then again, then again. I came home, and he wouldn't boot up. I took him to the best computer doctors I know of, but they said there was nothing they could do. I loved my computer. He served me well for 3 years. He saw two Civ games, three Simcities, and two Railroad Tycoons. He came a few months before Black and White came out, and he ran the ram-hogging program with ease. He remembered the days of dialup. He was treated with love. I ran Ad-Aware and Spybot frequently, and defragmented his HD every so often. He was given a new video card so we could play Halo together. He was with me when I first beat the Truth and Reconciliation on Legendary on Halo PC. Alas, we'll never reach the Maw together.


My Dell Dimension 4100: March 2001-December 2003.





His legacy shall live on. I'm looking for a high-end computer without anything packaged with it. No monitor, no keyboard, sound system, printer, etc. I want a computer worthy of his predecessor. He should run programs like the wind. He should be able to display graphics of the highest quality. He should have enough RAM to deal easily with Windows XP. He must be a computer that my old one would be proud of. Where do you think I should look for high end computers that aren't packaged with monitors and stuff?

	09-12-2003 07:12									#2
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Your computer had a penis?

	09-12-2003 07:13									#3
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would you rather it have a clitoris?

	09-12-2003 07:14									#4
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quote: Originally posted by Osweld Your computer had a penis?

He played Half Life and Halo and Civ the most. Do you ever see girls playing those games?

	09-12-2003 07:14									#5
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http://www.etccomputer.ca

	09-12-2003 07:30									#6
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R. I. P.

	09-12-2003 07:34									#7
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Thank God I've never had a computer trouble that rendered it unoperational.

I don't know what I'd do.

	09-12-2003 07:34									#8
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why don't you build one ?

mine's still running nicely. jezebel's two years old now, a dell 8100. sept2k1 was her opening, and the first time i turned her on.

	09-12-2003 07:55									#9
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mine:
dimension 4100

first spark of life-giving power, IIRC, in Dec 2000

original things:
833mhz P3 proc
ati rage pro 128 vidcard
20gb hard drive
dvd drive
floppy drive
56k modem (VOMIT PUKE HURL THROW UP)
some pair of speakers that I can't even remember

since then I've changed or added:
labtec pulse 424 speakers ($50! for a maxpc 9 rating! hell ****ing yeah!)
256mb RAM (the best thing I've done to the computer)
24x cd-rw
network card
200gb hard drive (quite a jump, but it's nice to have all my old games installed at the same time, plus very legal disk wasters * )

I'm sure it would blow chunks if I gave it any game (other than C3C or a likewise TBS) made in the last year, but for civ, red faction, web surfing, etc. * , it's very good.)

I noticed that Q Cubed named his. I bestow upon my machine the name of Asskicker.

* most legitimate disk-wasters is P0RN

	09-12-2003 07:57									#10
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Requiem aeternam...

You should download Mozart's Requiem and play it in memory...very suiting!

	09-12-2003 07:57									#11
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Good idea. Too bad I don't have a COMPUTER!

Idiot.

	09-12-2003 07:59									#12
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Then what are you using to do this?

Are you just sending electrical impulses through your phone line and hoping it's right?

	09-12-2003 08:01									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Jaguar Warrior Good idea. Too bad I don't have a COMPUTER! Idiot.

uhhh.... and you're using what?

	09-12-2003 08:03									#14
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I know Apolyton so well and my 1337 hax0rzing skills are soo good that given an ordinary payphone, I can respond to threads by making tones with my voice. There's no way of seeing what people say, but I know all you trolls so well that I can predict what you are going to say anyway.

	09-12-2003 08:19									#15
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quote: I noticed that Q Cubed named his. I bestow upon my machine the name of Asskicker.

lol. actually, i didn't name her. my gf named her. i mean, i spoil my comp, and i always manage to keep her turned on in my room...

	09-12-2003 08:20									#16
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quote: Originally posted by Jaguar Warrior I know Apolyton so well and my 1337 hax0rzing skills are soo good that given an ordinary payphone, I can respond to threads by making tones with my voice. There's no way of seeing what people say, but I know all you trolls so well that I can predict what you are going to say anyway.

That's the funniest thing I've heard today!

	09-12-2003 08:23									#17
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Hmm. I hereby bestow the name CONDEMNED to my computer, for it is condemned to DESTRUCTION.

	09-12-2003 08:32									#18
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quote: Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar Hmm. I hereby bestow the name CONDEMNED to my computer, for it is condemned to DESTRUCTION.

Kind of like communism, your other favorite thing.

	09-12-2003 08:38									#19
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Unlike my computer, communism will be reborn into glory someday soon

	09-12-2003 10:52									#20
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go to dell.com. click on home and home office.
purchase help --> quicklinks -->evalue codes.
enter 1-d51108f
configure the system you want, and voila.
HT processor, 512 MB memory, 128 MB Geforce and a biiiiig discount.

	09-12-2003 12:17									#21
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Whatever you do, don't buy Dell, build it yourself.

It's not that hard, even i can do it.

	09-12-2003 12:33									#22
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My voodoo spells were meant for SlowwHand's computer.



Oh well -- at least I know they worked -- just not exactly as I planned.

	09-12-2003 12:36									#23
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not for that price
2.6HT p4: atleast $170
mobo: $80
512 mb PC 3200: $56
128 MB geforce: $56
DVD rom: $35
Case: $50
40 GB HDD: $40
---------------------------------
total: $487


and those are the very lowest prices from pricewatch, so realistically, it would be another 20-30$ atleast, and it doesn't include modem, power supply, operating system or warranty etc...

The price for this config from dell right now is $489

	09-12-2003 12:42									#24
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quote: not for that price 2.6HT p4: atleast $170 mobo: $80 512 mb PC 3200: $56 128 MB geforce: $56 DVD rom: $35 Case: $50 40 GB HDD: $40 --------------------------------- total: $487

Good price on te memory;
Don't trust the Vid card;
HD is too small;
Wouldn't bother with a DVD player but go straight for a writer.

	09-12-2003 12:58									#25
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alva, you can change the configuration to what ever you want. Those are just the prices of each component on the base config as listed on pricewatch. The point was it's cheaper to get it from dell right now than to build it

	09-12-2003 13:19									#26
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I must admit it is cheap.

	09-12-2003 13:29									#27
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Doesn't seem that good an offer to me. The Dell on, that is.

If I buy the system that I want, it would set me back $1087

I can buy the components here in Denmark and build the system myself for less than $900 for sure.

Asmodean