Sycamore's New Computer - Page 2

elSicomoro · 06-07-2003, 06:50 PM

Thanks to UT and Dave for the cool system concept...it will whup ass!

As cool as it would be to hang out Dave, given that UT and I are only 40 miles apart, it's just easier and faster to have everything sent and built in Philadelphia. But we'll see you in 2 weeks for Plastic Forks, right?

Let's roll with 512MB RAM...might as well.

The modem from my dead computer can be pulled. It'll only be temporary anyway, since Rho and I will probably get DSL or cable modem in July now.

Man, Rho and I aren't going to know what to do with ourselves once the new 'puter is ready...we were so used to being incredibly limited on the dead system. This is going to rock.

elSicomoro · 06-14-2003, 09:44 PM

Now that the new puter is up and running, let's talk about it for a bit. Whatever I forget, UT can fill in.

--Athlon 1700 Processor
--80GB HD
--256MB RAM (I actually told Tony to order 512, but he forgot, so Dave, if you're still offering to chip in for the extra 256, I'm all ears.)
--CD-RW drive
--DVD-ROM drive
--Windows XP (Yes...a real copy of it.)
--IBM Optical Mouse (I picked this up tonight b/c my old one was driving me nuts...it was the original.)
--Zoom V.92 modem (Had to buy this tonight as well, as my old modem was not compatible with XP. It was the cheapest one they had, and we're getting DSL as soon as the setup stuff comes from Earthlink.)
--Iiyama 17" monitor (I got that from Shepps about 6 months ago.)

Total cost--approximately $400. Well worth every dollar. Paid for by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania--they finally mailed out my unemployment checks last week that I had been waiting for for almost a month.

Life is good.

Undertoad · 06-14-2003, 11:05 PM

Well apparently that Thermaltake is keeping the CPU nice and cool: 40 degrees after the system's been running a while. With no thermal grease. A fine call dave. What a good deal that is.

06-15-2003, 10:42 AM

That's Celsius, for those wondering but not sure.

Thermaltakes are great; they're relatively inexpensive and work extremely well (I'm guessing you used the thermal pad at least).

For my dual Athlon, I actually bought Thermalright SK6's, which are expensive but basically the best you can buy for Athlons. Idle I'm at about 36ºC, so... that will show you the difference between them (i.e., not much). Mine were about $30 each versus the $5 or $6 the Thermaltake was.

Tony, what type of RAM did you put in there? I'll hook up the tard with another 256.

elSicomoro · 06-15-2003, 09:02 PM

I believe it's Crucial SDRAM, but I can't find the invoice here...

Oh, I forgot that I also have a new keyboard as well, courtesy of Señor Shepps...an MS internet keyboard. Nice.

I downloaded Mozilla last night...man, I love it!

And I have to admit, I really like XP. Perhaps that will change in a while, but it's a nice system. A little confusing to start off with, but I'm getting the hang of it.

06-15-2003, 09:33 PM

Let Tony answer the computer questions.

elSicomoro · 06-15-2003, 09:37 PM

Ah shaddap!

Undertoad · 06-15-2003, 09:43 PM

It was in fact Crucial PC2100.

Undertoad · 06-15-2003, 09:47 PM

And yes, I did use the thermal pad. In fact I had some grease ready, but I figured it was safer for me not to use it on T's system for the first time, since I've never done it before. I just didn't want to screw anything up.

elSicomoro · 06-15-2003, 09:50 PM

Yeah, it seemed to go smoothly overall. Any little issues (which connector goes where, the OS, the HD, me w/the modem) were solved pretty quickly.

Undertoad · 06-15-2003, 09:53 PM

Syc, don't miss all the great Preferences in Moz! Turn on Internet Keywords, turn on all the tabbed browsing boxes, set Google to be your internet search engine, and play with all those features. Good stuff!

elSicomoro · 06-15-2003, 09:58 PM

One question about Moz--how do I set up ng's on it?

Undertoad · 06-15-2003, 10:13 PM

Hit ctrl-2 and then go to Edit | Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings.

elSicomoro · 06-15-2003, 10:16 PM

Ah! Okay...you have to set up a new "account" for ng's. That's kind of cool, actually.

vsp · 06-15-2003, 10:46 PM

Aggh. $400 + cost of a cocktail-table arcade cabinet + cost of the adaptors and parts to integrate MAME into the cabinet's innards == a 3000-in-1 arcade machine in table format for a FAR too reasonable end cost. Don't tempt me like this!

06-07-2003, 06:50 PM	#1
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	El sicomoro speaks Thanks to UT and Dave for the cool system concept...it will whup ass! As cool as it would be to hang out Dave, given that UT and I are only 40 miles apart, it's just easier and faster to have everything sent and built in Philadelphia. But we'll see you in 2 weeks for Plastic Forks, right? Let's roll with 512MB RAM...might as well. The modem from my dead computer can be pulled. It'll only be temporary anyway, since Rho and I will probably get DSL or cable modem in July now. Man, Rho and I aren't going to know what to do with ourselves once the new 'puter is ready...we were so used to being incredibly limited on the dead system. This is going to rock.

06-14-2003, 09:44 PM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Now that the new puter is up and running, let's talk about it for a bit. Whatever I forget, UT can fill in. --Athlon 1700 Processor --80GB HD --256MB RAM (I actually told Tony to order 512, but he forgot, so Dave, if you're still offering to chip in for the extra 256, I'm all ears.) --CD-RW drive --DVD-ROM drive --Windows XP (Yes...a real copy of it.) --IBM Optical Mouse (I picked this up tonight b/c my old one was driving me nuts...it was the original.) --Zoom V.92 modem (Had to buy this tonight as well, as my old modem was not compatible with XP. It was the cheapest one they had, and we're getting DSL as soon as the setup stuff comes from Earthlink.) --Iiyama 17" monitor (I got that from Shepps about 6 months ago.) Total cost--approximately $400. Well worth every dollar. Paid for by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania--they finally mailed out my unemployment checks last week that I had been waiting for for almost a month. Life is good.

06-14-2003, 11:05 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Well apparently that Thermaltake is keeping the CPU nice and cool: 40 degrees after the system's been running a while. With no thermal grease. A fine call dave. What a good deal that is.

06-15-2003, 10:42 AM	#4
dave Guest Posts: n/a	That's Celsius, for those wondering but not sure. Thermaltakes are great; they're relatively inexpensive and work extremely well (I'm guessing you used the thermal pad at least). For my dual Athlon, I actually bought Thermalright SK6's, which are expensive but basically the best you can buy for Athlons. Idle I'm at about 36ºC, so... that will show you the difference between them (i.e., not much). Mine were about $30 each versus the $5 or $6 the Thermaltake was. Tony, what type of RAM did you put in there? I'll hook up the tard with another 256.

06-15-2003, 09:02 PM	#5
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I believe it's Crucial SDRAM, but I can't find the invoice here... Oh, I forgot that I also have a new keyboard as well, courtesy of Señor Shepps...an MS internet keyboard. Nice. I downloaded Mozilla last night...man, I love it! And I have to admit, I really like XP. Perhaps that will change in a while, but it's a nice system. A little confusing to start off with, but I'm getting the hang of it.

06-15-2003, 09:33 PM	#6
dave Guest Posts: n/a	Let Tony answer the computer questions.

06-15-2003, 09:37 PM	#7
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Ah shaddap!

06-15-2003, 09:43 PM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It was in fact Crucial PC2100.

06-15-2003, 09:47 PM	#9
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	And yes, I did use the thermal pad. In fact I had some grease ready, but I figured it was safer for me not to use it on T's system for the first time, since I've never done it before. I just didn't want to screw anything up.

06-15-2003, 09:50 PM	#10
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Yeah, it seemed to go smoothly overall. Any little issues (which connector goes where, the OS, the HD, me w/the modem) were solved pretty quickly.

06-15-2003, 09:53 PM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Syc, don't miss all the great Preferences in Moz! Turn on Internet Keywords, turn on all the tabbed browsing boxes, set Google to be your internet search engine, and play with all those features. Good stuff!

06-15-2003, 09:58 PM	#12
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	One question about Moz--how do I set up ng's on it?

06-15-2003, 10:13 PM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Hit ctrl-2 and then go to Edit \| Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings.

06-15-2003, 10:16 PM	#14
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Ah! Okay...you have to set up a new "account" for ng's. That's kind of cool, actually.

06-15-2003, 10:46 PM	#15
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	Aggh. $400 + cost of a cocktail-table arcade cabinet + cost of the adaptors and parts to integrate MAME into the cabinet's innards == a 3000-in-1 arcade machine in table format for a FAR too reasonable end cost. Don't tempt me like this!

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