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2. April 2007 @ 15:47 |
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Intresting.. Thanks. Not to take this thread off-topic but to save making a new thread just quickly is mandriva good on the whole with laptops? Got an old one lying around which i might have some fun with!
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2. April 2007 @ 15:55 |
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it's my fave OS by far. i have 3 laptops now, my main one is a 64-bit AMD so that's running Mandriva 2006 64-bit, the 2 Toshiba laptops are running 2007 32-bit. In fact i'm replying now wirelessly (all my stuff is wireless) on one of the Tosh's (as was messing about with Enlightenment on here) as i can't sleep as per usual.
I did have (DSL) Damn Small Linux as a triple boot on a couple machines but both of those machines mysteriously suffered hard drive corruption (on the Mandriva side) so i ditched DSL (no further corruption but same hard drives - hmmm). There's been a version or two of DSL out since but i'm steering clear now. I keep meaning to try Linux Mint as i have 3 or 4 spare machines but i haven't really got the time so i probably won't bother.
For now i'll keep tidying up & tweaking machines "where i'm sat"
Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 2. April 2007 @ 15:58
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2. April 2007 @ 15:58 |
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Linux mint you say! Well thats my fav linux distro by far. Its got a great interface if you get a spare moment i really recomend trying it. Anyway i feel im taking this thread off topic so il stop so on a more on topic note. Nice set up! hehe
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2. April 2007 @ 23:31 |
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Good to see this thread up and running. I still have same old setup.
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3. April 2007 @ 04:47 |
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3. April 2007 @ 08:06 |
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lecsiy,
I run Mandriva as well and love it. For the average joe who wants an easy to use distro I think it's tops. I actually went for the $40 Discovery version which came with, among other things, Cedega for playing windows games, LinDVD (Linux WinDVD) for watching DVD's and the XGL/Compiz desktop already integrated and ready to use. If you like eye candy and want to see something that makes Vista's aero look like a total half-assed hack go to youtube and do a search for either XGL or compiz. There's a ton of videos guys have made showing all the kisk ass stuff XGL can do :)
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7. April 2007 @ 03:42 |
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my old laptop
and what it is connected to
and my main pc downstairs (made by me)
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17. June 2007 @ 12:08 |
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anyone has a new setup?
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17. June 2007 @ 12:51 |
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TABLET: Acer Iconia Tab A501
PC: Asus P8P67pro, GTX550 Ti, 8GB (2x4GB 1600MHz), Intel Core I5 2300.
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17. June 2007 @ 13:01 |
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Originally posted by rihgt682:
anyone has a new setup?
- my computer setups & tv setup are virtually the same as the last pics, about the only difference is the old pc under the tv has been replaced by a 160GB HDD Twin-tuner recorder, makes tv-viewing a whole new experience, ie i don't have to watch anything when it's actually on but when I actually want to watch stuff, plus the 'pause live-tv' mode is great.
No need for me to upgrade any PC's for a long time to come, so 'fraid there'll be no need for me to upload new pics in a hurry.
Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***
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17. June 2007 @ 14:09 |
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what kind of twin tuner did you get??? Is it also HD tuner? Cause i'm thinking of getting a tuner for my pc also.
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17. June 2007 @ 15:30 |
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G15 user eh? Those things always seem too big to me, I like the display so I bought a Pertelian, but I prefer my compact Saitek.
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24. June 2007 @ 20:54 |
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@creaky can you please give me some info on those tuner. Thanks!
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24. June 2007 @ 21:03 |
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Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
Network ~ DD-WRT ~ 2node WDS-WPA2/AES ~ Buffalo WHR-G54S. 3node WPA2/AES ~ WRT54GS v6 (inc. WEP BSSID), WRT54G v2, WRT54G2 v1. *** Forum Rules ***
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24. June 2007 @ 21:28 |
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So this "freeview" is only for UK???
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25. June 2007 @ 04:29 |
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I doubt it, it just so happens that me and creaky live in the UK. I'm sure there are equivalents, where are you from?
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3. July 2007 @ 15:57 |
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4. July 2007 @ 04:54 |
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damn i need to take a photo of my setup... I have got loads more gear since i last posted up...
i'll have a piccy up later..
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9. July 2007 @ 21:50 |
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I have never seen xbox 360,ps3,wii or iphone in this thread so far.
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10. July 2007 @ 04:56 |
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because consoles are usually hooked up to tv's not computer monitors and the iphone is brand new and only available in the states
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10. July 2007 @ 06:27 |
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here is my setup.
The pc on the left is now being used by the Mrs and the one on the right is exclusively mine. :)
Specs for the pc on the right are as follows:
Processor
2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
Drives
200.07 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
43.19 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4163B [CD-ROM drive]
SONY DVD RW DRU-720A [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
Generic USB Disk USB Device (60.01 GB) -- drive 2
SAMSUNG MP0603H USB Device [Hard drive] (60.05 GB) -- drive 1
ST380020A [Hard drive] (80.03 GB) -- drive 0, s/n 5GCN2V7Y, rev 3.64,
RAM
1024 Megabytes Installed Memory
Local Drive Volumes
c: (NTFS on drive 0) 80.02 GB 7.82 GB free
f: (FAT32 on drive 1) 60.04 GB 14.55 GB free
g: (NTFS on drive 2) 60.01 GB 20.83 GB free
Display
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Multimedia
Creative SB Audigy 4 (WDM)
Realtek AC'97 Audio
WinFast DTV2000 H TV Capture Card
The specs for the acer aren't worth posting because it is a pos.
Anyways, and now for the pics.
Notice the xbox360 in one of the pics aswell :P
^The 4 blue circles at the top are actually the fan speed controls. It has 5 fans(6 if you include the one on the cpu heatsink).
^^The one with the 360^^
^is a shot from the side showing the clear window with a dragon etched into it being light up by 2 lights and the fans at the back.
^Tis a very dark shot of the terrible acer sa80 that I got for free last year. I will NEVER get another acer.
As I said previously, sorry for the darkness, I will fix it later.
Also forgot to mention that I have a 3rd pc. I just fixed it up the other weekend. Haven't bothered to set it up because I don't really have anywhere for it at the moment and it only has a 20gb hd in it. Going to have to fix that though some time.
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10. July 2007 @ 07:01 |
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Ah yes the Thermaltake Xaser, never really did much for me.
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10. July 2007 @ 07:05 |
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didn't really do that much for me either when I first got it...however now, I don't mid the case so much, because it is so heavy the kids can't push it over and the plates on the front are like armour plating & can be locked shut so the only thing they can mess with is the fan speed knobs. I also picked the entire pc up for $150AU and all I had to do was add a hard drive and install everything :)
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13. July 2007 @ 08:58 |
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Nice stuff Bubba, your gathering quite the collection there. You'll be giving Creaky a run for his money soon.
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13. July 2007 @ 09:29 |
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@bubba ... nice indeed! I like the lit dragon window! ...In the words of Neph, "You've got a bit of the 'pimp' factor going on there!" LOL!
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