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View Poll Results: What hardware is your main computer?
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PC. Intel based, bought from shop.
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36 |
33.33% |
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PC. AMD based, bought from shop.
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5 |
4.63% |
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PC. Intel based, built by your fair hands.
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15 |
13.89% |
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PC. AMD based, built by your fair hands.
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36 |
33.33% |
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PC. Other processor brand cyrix, via etc.
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2 |
1.85% |
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Macintosh
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12.96% |
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12-03-2006
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#51 (Post Link)
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Birmingham, UK
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Re: What's your computer?
i probably own the crappiest computer here but it is capable of surfing the net, play the odd not so up-to-date games and leave my message here so i am happy.
Windows XP is a lot better now especially with the introduction of service packs. these softwares stops spyware, viruses everything altogether even without the need of extra softwares like Norton, pop-up stopper etc. I do like Mac's designs too, way better than microsoft etc.
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12-03-2006
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#52 (Post Link)
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Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 1,825
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Re: What's your computer?
Originally Posted by GTACharlie
I'm sure things are much better now - all the problems I had was about 4-5 years ago (Windows 2000). And as I said, I think knowing your way around computers helps a lot. For simpletons like me, simple computers are best (and if they happen to be cool looking, that's great too!).
Well this is only a cheap ThermalTake Soprano case and it looks cool enough...I mean you can let your imagination go wild without spending vast amounts of money.
Last edited by PeterWolf : 25-03-2008 at 02:20.
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12-03-2006
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#53 (Post Link)
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 2,118
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Re: What's your computer?
Must sound like a tornado that case peterwolf 
Windows gets a hard time from people but it is very good has been for years any issues typically arrive from people being cheap (buying crap unbranded hardware with **** software and drivers) and on the virus side people being stupid (opening attachments etc. for unknown sources)
My mediapc has been running solid for 18 months bar a small period where I moved house, use it for games on the big TV like pro evo/mame when mates are around, movies, PVR with webserver etc. never had a crash and no need to reboot it, its running XP and can be controlled via the web, superb. It also looks good, the case matches my TV.
PCs can look as good as you want them too its just a matter of spending money in the right places, most Macs are low end hardware in a nice case, the good macs cost a packet and are very PC like, cases not disimilar to something from Lian LI, for me my main PC is very high end, theres no making it look good as I have to fit all my water cooling and rather large graphics cards in etc. but its not hideous, just big.
I am not mac bashing BTW, being a hardcore gamer which likes to be at the cutting edge the MAC is wrong for me.
Last edited by sandys : 12-03-2006 at 19:49.
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12-03-2006
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#54 (Post Link)
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Club Member Number: 533
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 1,192
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Re: What's your computer?
AMD Athlon XP 3200+ with1Gb RAM + 120Gb HDD + 19" High definition CRT monitor. Used mainly for work at home. It has a 6800 Graphics card and run Quake 4 on Ultra detail well, needs all 5 120mm cooling fans when OC'ed to hades to do this. Great bit of kit! 2 years old, but will soon be ripped to bit for a new 64but AMDx2 chip and 7800 GPU. Thinking also striped HDDs + Vast backup drive.
Andy
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13-03-2006
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#55 (Post Link)
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Join Date: May 2005
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Re: What's your computer?
Originally Posted by sandys
Must sound like a tornado that case peterwolf
Actually it's very quiet believe it or not. The 12cm fans are spinning at only 1300rpms the side fan is also surprisingly silent and the Zalman CPU cooler fan speed can be controlled from silent 1300 to loud 2500rpms I never use more then 1700rpms. The only thing that is loud is the stock VCard fan which I'll get rid of soon. |
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19-09-2006
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#56 (Post Link)
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Japan
Posts: 75,758
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Re: What's your computer?
Mac here both laptop and desktop  |
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19-09-2006
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#57 (Post Link)
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AO Silver Member
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Dorchester, Dorset
Posts: 3,589
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Re: What's your computer?
Mac – G3, G4, G5 no Intel as yet.
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19-09-2006
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#58 (Post Link)
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Club Member
Club Member Number: 27
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: South Of France
Posts: 17,833
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Re: What's your computer?
No Sun Sparc, Solaris 10, or "Other" !!  |
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19-09-2006
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#59 (Post Link)
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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Posts: 4,922
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Re: What's your computer?
Dell Inspiron M700.
the new Macs with Intel chips are looking tempting though .
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19-09-2006
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#60 (Post Link)
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: northeast uk
Posts: 2,740
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Re: What's your computer?
i have two, both intel based.
pc 1 - desktop - bult by me
AMD64 3000+ processor, 1gb ram, 250gb ahrd drive
pc2 - laptop - bought from shop
AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 procesor, 1gb ram, 80gb hard drive...
there both sweet as fook
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19-09-2006
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#61 (Post Link)
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Posts: 5,249
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Re: What's your computer?
 Hey ! How do you knnow I've got a computer ? |
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20-09-2006
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#62 (Post Link)
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Club Member Number: 13
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: SE England
Posts: 13,357
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Re: What's your computer?
Mac Power Book G4 2gb Ram  |
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20-09-2006
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#63 (Post Link)
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Beds
Posts: 7,726
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Re: What's your computer?
A Hal 9000....... it calls itself Hal,
Funny thing is, it insists on calling me Dave..... 
Chris |
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20-09-2006
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#64 (Post Link)
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Re: What's your computer?
This is interesting, Alfa Owners are also Mac Owners, we truly
'think different'
p.s. I'm being forced to work in a Windows only environment and it's really come a long way over the last 5 years. Windows XP is about as rock solid as XP will ever get now. So if you want to upgrade to Vista you should wait 5 years for Microsoft to patch all the security flaws in it.
Last edited by GhostyDog : 20-09-2006 at 15:06.
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20-09-2006
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#65 (Post Link)
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Tokyo, Japan
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Re: What's your computer?
Originally Posted by GhostyDog
This is interesting, Alfa Owners are also Mac Owners, we truly
'think different'
We sure do!
And by the way - I have a Cannondale too!
(Alfa, Mac, Cannondale - great minds think alike!) |
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20-09-2006
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#66 (Post Link)
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Club Member Number: 160
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 6,432
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Re: What's your computer?
20" iMac G5. My own and no going back. Love it. 
Dell laptop for work - hate it. Can't be ar5ed checking the model but it's a Lattitude summat or other. 
Also, both the Dell laptop and free-standing screen in my office are so much duller ("dirtier") colours than on my iMac. I really noticed this on the scrolling icons on the left hand panel on AO front page. HUGE difference. |
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20-09-2006
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#67 (Post Link)
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Club Member Number: 278
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Re: What's your computer?
lil 40gig laptop with one of those 802.11g thingys and a 2.6ghz processor it works though |
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