Author Topic: The Computer Megathread  (Read 486213 times)

Bump because I think I have found a computer even WORSE than coolio's.  Trust me you think it wouldn't be hard to do if you go back far enough in time to get a computer from the early 90's.



Prepare for the specs on this dinosaur that runs the video studio's lighting system at my school.



The reason I was messing with this is because we haven't used our most likely 1.2 million dollar studio lighting system that was built in the 1990's since last year when it mysteriously stopped working.  One reason being this computer is ancient, I managed to get it functioning today for whatever reason.  I think maybe we tripped a circuit breaker last spring and it just needs to be reset issue with this I am not touching the fuse box we have in the studio without someone who knows what the forget their doing lol.

>15MB ram

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Oh god 15MB?
That beats my gaming desktop with 16MB

>16MB

AHHHHHHHHHHHhhhh

Mine: 513MB

AHHhhhh

I am having issues with my desktop.
Soon after I switched my style to the Classic theme, all my desktop icons just vanished, and the only way I can access them is going into My Computer > Desktop > eeeehhh.

It's really strange.

Would this graphics card work well with the $1500 build in the OP?

I'm thinking of replacing my PSU on my dead PC. I really think it would be better than keeping a even older pc for until I get enough money. So, my dead PSU is a Enermax SFC ATX 12v Ver 1.3
AC Input is 115v/230V~

So, can anyone list a replacement PSU?
You're listing practically nothing, but I've dealt with your type of computer before and I know what it takes to run it.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817822006
You won't use the SATA power connectors unless you get SATA drives so you could use this a bit later on as well.
Bump because I think I have found a computer even WORSE than coolio's.  Trust me you think it wouldn't be hard to do if you go back far enough in time to get a computer from the early 90's.

Prepare for the specs on this dinosaur that runs the video studio's lighting system at my school.

The reason I was messing with this is because we haven't used our most likely 1.2 million dollar studio lighting system that was built in the 1990's since last year when it mysteriously stopped working.  One reason being this computer is ancient, I managed to get it functioning today for whatever reason.  I think maybe we tripped a circuit breaker last spring and it just needs to be reset issue with this I am not touching the fuse box we have in the studio without someone who knows what the forget their doing lol.
Oh god, lol.
I think there's a computer out in my garage that runs 3.11 more than well. Not sure if it powers on, though.
Would this graphics card work well with the $1500 build in the OP?
Yes, but unless you're playing games in resolutions higher than 1920x1080 you won't need more than 1GB of video memory.
This should do nicely if you're not. Plus, it's factory overclocked, so it will perform better than the one you listed.
« Last Edit: March 01, 2012, 02:12:13 AM by KoopaScooper »

Yes, but unless you're playing games in resolutions higher than 1920x1080 you won't need more than 1GB of video memory.
This should do nicely if you're not. Plus, it's factory overclocked, so it will perform better than the one you listed.

Oh wow, awesome, thanks bro.

I was considering buying my iMac 21 off my old man for $800 but Tokthree suggested asking you guys if I could get something better for the same price
So anyway my current specs
3.06 GHz Intel Core i3 Dual core
4 gigs of ram
and a ATI Radeon HD 4670

lets just say my budget is $800 since thats what I was gonna buy my iMac for but if you can go lower please don't hesitate

So yeah, any suggestions?

forgot to mention that ill mostly be using the computer for game development/gaming
laptop because I like sitting outside while I work
« Last Edit: March 01, 2012, 03:03:12 AM by Yndaaa~ »

I am having issues with my desktop.
Soon after I switched my style to the Classic theme, all my desktop icons just vanished, and the only way I can access them is going into My Computer > Desktop > eeeehhh.

rightclick desktop
view
show desktop icons
???
profit

Anyone download the beta for Windows 8?  It's actually pretty cool with the new apps system.

Anyone download the beta for Windows 8?  It's actually pretty cool with the new apps system.
Yeah. There was a topic on it a while back. I posted a lot of pictures.

rightclick desktop
view
show desktop icons
???
profit
It's already enabled.

I was considering buying my iMac 21 off my old man for $800 but Tokthree suggested asking you guys if I could get something better for the same price
So anyway my current specs
3.06 GHz Intel Core i3 Dual core
4 gigs of ram
and a ATI Radeon HD 4670

lets just say my budget is $800 since thats what I was gonna buy my iMac for but if you can go lower please don't hesitate

So yeah, any suggestions?

forgot to mention that ill mostly be using the computer for game development/gaming
laptop because I like sitting outside while I work
Yeah, you can get much better for $800. Even for a laptop.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230204

I'm having a hard time finding a power supply for my brother's computer. It's a slimline HP and I can get the model if needed. Any help would be appreciated so he can stop bugging me.