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The Official Graphics Card and PC gaming Thread
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6. August 2008 @ 21:31 |
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Originally posted by Estuansis:
Lol my friend just paid $300 for a 9800GTX when I told him to go 4870. Now he wants to offer me his Q6600 in return for my OC'd X2 3800+ because Intel "is giving him problems". Here's the kicker. He wants to trade RAM and motherboards too!!!!!!!! He has an XFX 680i and 4GB of OCZ PLATINUM!!!!!!!
LMAO should I rip him off???? He REFUSES to listen to my advice at all and he's pretty much tech retarded aside from putting new parts in.
Seriously though. My advice is to avoid parts from PC shops if you don't know what you're buying. I'm lucky enough to have a local shop with decent prices and good quality brands. They carry a few Corsair PSUs and some Enermax stuff too. So the local yokels don't get screwed over. Though the fastest card he has is an XFX 8800GT XXX or an HIS 3870.
I'd have issues NOT taking his stuff if he's that stupid!!! Really what's his "issues"??? LOL. I can see the XFX 680i giving him fits but they can be overcome I'm sure. What about an RMA... then sell the mobo and use that money to get something with an Intel chipset. Screw nVidia I say!!! lol. I think the least you can do is talk him into another mobo so he can use the CPU that he already has..... LOL. If he's insistent on trading then SO BE IT!!!! :D Ok my 2¢ are over... :P
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6. August 2008 @ 22:34 |
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lol
Estuansis, if you don't want to trade parts with him, can I? lol I'm serious.
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harvrdguy
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6. August 2008 @ 23:51 |
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What, are all you guys turning into gunfighters - look at greensman's new sig. Boozer, is that what your 9 looks like? I still like your western revolver sig, but I have to admit that greensman's 9 looks wicked!! Well nice to have all these weapons on display. Lol
Also good to have shaff post and get a bit of humanity sig-wise! Lol
Boozer, fly out here to So Cali and hang around Mo's shop for a couple of weeks. He does zero advertising, and once you see what he does, you could probably get started for free on Craig's list in - what city did you say - Sanford?? You can stay at my place and bike over to Mo's shop a mile away. I've got the bike. Lol (Seriously - aren't you still on summer break?)
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7. August 2008 @ 00:10 |
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Hey Rich, I lead... they follow. lol This is what my 9mm looks like.
lol Tickets are expensive these days so I'm gonna have to pass on that. I've sold about 15 computers on craigslist so far. Maybe I need to start offering my PC repair services? The thing is, there is no Sanford craigslist. There is a Orlando craigslist, but that's a lot of people and a lot of competition.
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7. August 2008 @ 00:14 |
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boozer only you would want to trade and say it out loud. hehehe. ;P
harvdguy thanks for the props. ;) btw it's a Glock .45 Auto. :D
So what did you guys tell RedRob he needs to buy for his puter?? lol. Of course his cheap self won't buy it NOW.. he's on the path for a new mobo and who knows what else?? LOL. Prolly an ODD knowing him... hehehe.. wait that's ME!!! :D
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7. August 2008 @ 00:29 |
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lol I have no idea.
You guys want pics of my SKS and Ruger Mini 30? lol
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7. August 2008 @ 08:14 |
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give me a desert eagle :D
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7. August 2008 @ 08:22 |
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A veritable handheld Nuke... :P
I'd love to get into the PC sale/repair business, but I have no front for it really...
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7. August 2008 @ 08:24 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
A veritable handheld Nuke... :P
I'd love to get into the PC sale/repair business, but I have no front for it really...
i wouldnt know where to start tbh
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7. August 2008 @ 08:31 |
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Well that's it, I'm confident enough to design, build, repair etc. within reason, but if it means starting a business, my parents' house is hardly a suitable venue, and the technical stuff to starting a business like that is quite complex.
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7. August 2008 @ 08:40 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
I'd love to get into the PC sale/repair business, but I have no front for it really...
First thing is being able to work on them and getting it right. :D Of course OC'in and such is NOT needed just making them work is difficult enough.... :P I know cause I've had some funny issues with mobos in particular. LOL. NOT just the Striker Negative Nancy!!! :P
NO GPU talk today boys??? Are you guys feeling under the weather or just tired of it?? :P
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7. August 2008 @ 08:41 |
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Nothing new to chat about really. I think my charts are about as comprehensive as they're going to get until the HD4870X2 is released, and that will spark more conversation I expect. Beside that though, prices seem the same, no new ridiculously demanding games coming out shortly, nobody in here asking for new GPUs, it's a GPU holiday! lol
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7. August 2008 @ 08:48 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
..... no new ridiculously demanding games coming out shortly, nobody in here asking for new GPUs, it's a GPU holiday! lol
THAT'S GOOD NEWS.... hehehee. :P GPU holiday is what I like to hear... hehehee... Sorry funny to me... and a :P @ shaaf for his ODD remarks.... silly little git he is!!! :D <<<all in fun mate!! /me is joking.... don't want some silly mess happening again. ;)
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7. August 2008 @ 11:48 |
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lol
Personally I've fired the Desert Eagle once, and I have to real need to do so again! Damn thing is a handheld rife!
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7. August 2008 @ 14:39 |
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7. August 2008 @ 14:43 |
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Well, I hope newegg gets it soon.
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7. August 2008 @ 14:55 |
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Well, it still hasn't arrived yet, I'm more in awe of how cheap these sites are offering it for.
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7. August 2008 @ 14:57 |
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lol
I found a 4870 for 200 but it was a pricing error!
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7. August 2008 @ 14:58 |
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Lol I bet...
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harvrdguy
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7. August 2008 @ 21:53 |
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Well we're all fps'ers so I guess we could turn it into a handgun thread. Yeah boozer, I'd like to see the ruger and that other thing. Your nine picture is niiice. Is that you holding it or your dad? Whatcha talkin, I thought flights were dirt cheap! Well if you've sold all those systems on Craig's, why can't you sell service too - put it on the Orlando craig's but say - just for Sanford.
Anyways, all you guys who would like to try Service - like Sam - like Abuzar - like Shaff, you don't know where to begin. Here's where.
You make up a simple flier, and you go and have 50 run off. Or maybe 100. Then you hoof it over to the local college, the local comic book store, the local .... whatever. Not the local computer store. Wherever you spot a place to post a flier - car wash, etc.
The flier says, Computer Repair!! Expert repair, cheap prices! And your phone number. You don't need a front because you work on-site. "No extra charge for on-site work." You bring with you a spare copy of xp, assorted cables, random boot drive with xp already on it - oh, a screwdriver. And all your knowledge. And the first time, you know, you fake it a little, and the 10th time you're a pro!! If you honestly can't fix the thing at the beginning until you really get good, you don't charge. Chalk it up to learning.
No front needed, no car either - a bike with a basket - on the back! You guys have heard of the geek squad, right? Mo laughs at that. He laughs at most service people out there. He knows how to diagnose, and in some cases he just puts in his copy of the part he thinks is bad, and sees if that fixes it. It helps to have spare parts.
Anyway, you can pick up a moped later from the extra earnings. Start out charging $30 per hour - no shop can beat that price. Or start really low at $20/hour. One hour minimum.
Let's post a few flier ideas. Should we use boozer's pic of the nine? "Computer repair", and a big pic of boozer's nine. Just kidding! Some kind of hot pc shot that will look good in black and white on a xerox flier - on colored paper. LOL
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7. August 2008 @ 22:25 |
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The bad thing about that is that you will be asked to fix everything. Like, the old people that get their TV antennae bent and their microwaves broken will come to you for help. "You know computers, so can you fix this?" I get that all the fricken time and I am a programmer, not even a hardware specialist. Worst part is I feel bad and have to fix it for them. >.>
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7. August 2008 @ 22:42 |
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lol Actually my camera was being gay so I took that off google lol! I'll use my RAZR for the Rifles.
I'm serious about fixing them though. Hopefully I can make money, and I dont have to fix TV antennas! lol
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harvrdguy
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8. August 2008 @ 00:08 |
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Originally posted by proxyRAX:
The bad thing about that is that you will be asked to fix everything. Like, the old people that get their TV antennae bent and their microwaves broken will come to you for help. "You know computers, so can you fix this?" I get that all the fricken time and I am a programmer, not even a hardware specialist. Worst part is I feel bad and have to fix it for them. >.>
That is some hilarious stuff. Well, sounds like proxy is just about the handiest dude around - for a programmer. Lol
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harvrdguy
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8. August 2008 @ 00:16 |
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Well instead of google, abuzar, why don't you just get your brother or sister or cousin or one of your redneck buddies, to take a shot of you holding the 9, with your rifles right behind you. I'll send it over to Homeland Security and with the reward I'll get my new build. Just kidding! What's a RAZR - oh, your phone?? Well ok, that's 640 x 480 - no, better than that, right, like 800 x 600? Ok, sure, have your cousin shoot you and all your "mass weapons of destruction" with the RAZR! (homeland, does that count?) Lol
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8. August 2008 @ 00:18 |
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lol
I'll get around to it by tomorrow. haha
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