Hey everyone, guess what I got...

This is for non-Subaru related topics. Keep it realistic please.

Moderator: Moderators

Post Reply
LegacyPunk
Second Gear
Posts: 481
Joined: Mon Mar 24, 2003 3:36 pm
Location: Lafayette, CO

Hey everyone, guess what I got...

Post by LegacyPunk »

Well, I finally got my new computer, it kicks ass, it starts up in no time. Got it with money I got from my grandma for "college" as my parents put it, but since the field im in "requires" a good enough computer to work 3DS max 6 and photoshop and other important things like ahemm...games... :wink: any way its toatally over kill

3 GB of ram
crazy nvidia graphics card Quadro fx 3000 with 256 MB of ram
2 HDs one 220 GB and the other 120 GB
Dual Xeon 3.06 MHZ processors
a bajillion usb ports
6.1 surround speakers, and a cool 128 MB flash drive

If only my car was as fast as this...
Image
Oh yeah and I got a digital camera so I can take pics when I fix my CRAZY IC plumbing.
:twisted::cool::twisted: "Plenty of time, to ruin my life, so why start now?" The Movie Life
1993 Sports Sedan, Exhaust, MBC, 02 WRX IC, KYB GR-2s...Now with old back seat!
Top
THAWA
Knowledgeable
Knowledgeable
Posts: 6829
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:44 pm
Location: Sacramento, CA
Contact:
Contact THAWA

Post by THAWA »

NICE!
Rio Red 90 Legacy LS AWD 174k
Liquid Silver 92 SVX LS-L 88k
[url=http://folding.amdmbpond.com/FoldingForOurFuture.html]Do you fold?[/url]

I'm on First and First. How can the same street intersect with itself? I must be at the nexus of the universe.
Top
stant093
Voluntarily Dismissed
Posts: 410
Joined: Tue Jul 08, 2003 3:40 pm

Post by stant093 »

3 GB of ram
Quadro fx 3000 with 256 MB of ram
Dual Xeon 3.06


:shock: :shock: :shock:

holy christ man, atleats you wont have to upgrade for the next 6 years.......

i though i was doing good with mine....

Image

these are the specs of it....

MSI KT3 Ultra2
1800XP
Vantec Aeroflow heatsink/fan (cpu runs at 90F)
1gb Pc2100 DDR Ram
15GB WD
30GB WD
80GB WD
120GB WD
Promise Ata133 IDE
MSI GeForce 4 MX440SE 64mb w/Svideo out
24x10x40 CDRW
52x CD
Top
czo79
Second Gear
Posts: 466
Joined: Mon Jan 20, 2003 9:11 am
Location: Montpelier, VT

Post by czo79 »

DAMN!
:shock:
Top
vrg3
Vikash
Posts: 12517
Joined: Sun Nov 03, 2002 2:13 am
Location: USA, OH, Cleveland (sometimes visiting DC though)
Contact:
Contact vrg3

Re: Hey everyone, guess what I got...

Post by vrg3 »

LegacyPunk555 wrote:Dual Xeon 3.06 MHZ processors
Woweee! I've got a palmtop with a single 4.77 MHz processor. ;)

Seriously, though, that sounds like a really sweet setup.
"Just reading vrg3's convoluted, information-packed posts made me feel better all over again." -- subyluvr2212
Top
BAC5.2
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 9026
Joined: Thu Jan 29, 2004 8:47 pm
Location: Maryland www.andrewtechautomotive.com
Contact:
Contact BAC5.2

Post by BAC5.2 »

Can you pee in it?
2009 Outback 2.5XT. 5MT. Satin White Pearl.
2009 Impreza 2.5i Premium. Blue.

[quote="scottzg"]...I'm not a fan of the vagina...[/quote][quote="evolutionmovement"]This will all go much easier if people stop doubting me.[/quote]
Top
LaureltheQueen
Spelling Nazi
Spelling Nazi
Posts: 4644
Joined: Fri Aug 29, 2003 7:14 am
Location: Lynnwood, WA
Contact:
Contact LaureltheQueen

Post by LaureltheQueen »

you're all ricers with your underbody neons
Top
evolutionmovement
Knowledgeable
Knowledgeable
Posts: 9809
Joined: Mon Jun 16, 2003 11:20 pm
Location: Beverly, MA

Post by evolutionmovement »

I run my 500Mhz @ 5Ghz by adding a Vortec Tornado fan to keep it cool! w3Rk$ $0 g0oD y0!!!!!!!!! d4 $h1zZl3 b4D1Zzl3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Steve
Midnight in a Perfect World on Amazon or order anywhere. The first book in a quartet chronicling the rise of a man from angry criminal to philanthropist. Midnight... is a distopic noirish novel featuring 'Duchess', a modified 1990 Subaru Legacy wagon.
Top
THAWA
Knowledgeable
Knowledgeable
Posts: 6829
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:44 pm
Location: Sacramento, CA
Contact:
Contact THAWA

Post by THAWA »

nothing wrong with overclocking :) I much enjoy juicing my sustem up.
Rio Red 90 Legacy LS AWD 174k
Liquid Silver 92 SVX LS-L 88k
[url=http://folding.amdmbpond.com/FoldingForOurFuture.html]Do you fold?[/url]

I'm on First and First. How can the same street intersect with itself? I must be at the nexus of the universe.
Top
ciper
Knowledgeable
Knowledgeable
Posts: 4388
Joined: Tue Oct 15, 2002 8:16 pm
Location: SFCA

Post by ciper »

Waste of money.
Top
stant093
Voluntarily Dismissed
Posts: 410
Joined: Tue Jul 08, 2003 3:40 pm

Post by stant093 »

ciper wrote:Waste of money.
everything is a waste of money, welcome to life ;)
Top
ciper
Knowledgeable
Knowledgeable
Posts: 4388
Joined: Tue Oct 15, 2002 8:16 pm
Location: SFCA

Post by ciper »

No, Im saying that the machine is not optimized for the application.

Meaning that stepping down to 1gb of ram and two slower proccessors then using the additional money on a 0+1 raid configuration with write cache would have yeilded a significantly faster machine for the money.
Top
THAWA
Knowledgeable
Knowledgeable
Posts: 6829
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:44 pm
Location: Sacramento, CA
Contact:
Contact THAWA

Post by THAWA »

why would he need raid 0+1? if any type of raid would be used it should be 0. I dont believe he's running any kind of business or applications that need that kind of backup.
Rio Red 90 Legacy LS AWD 174k
Liquid Silver 92 SVX LS-L 88k
[url=http://folding.amdmbpond.com/FoldingForOurFuture.html]Do you fold?[/url]

I'm on First and First. How can the same street intersect with itself? I must be at the nexus of the universe.
Top
evolutionmovement
Knowledgeable
Knowledgeable
Posts: 9809
Joined: Mon Jun 16, 2003 11:20 pm
Location: Beverly, MA

Post by evolutionmovement »

But if he connected his pinzak valve to the manglo capacitor and then replaced his BER-426JS sterlo board he'd have one slick item.

Steve
Midnight in a Perfect World on Amazon or order anywhere. The first book in a quartet chronicling the rise of a man from angry criminal to philanthropist. Midnight... is a distopic noirish novel featuring 'Duchess', a modified 1990 Subaru Legacy wagon.
Top
ciper
Knowledgeable
Knowledgeable
Posts: 4388
Joined: Tue Oct 15, 2002 8:16 pm
Location: SFCA

Post by ciper »

Until you personally loose a crapload of data you wont understand. Raid 0 is terrible, it shouldnt even exist. You DOUBLE your chances of failure drives that are already likely to fail.

Actually raid 10 would be best except most cheap cards dont support it. With 0+1 a single drive failure causes the entire array to become raid 0 meaning a second drive failure causes data loss. Raid 10 allows you to lose more drives, upto half as long as they are on seperate stripe sets.

For the majority of operations the caching array controller can make a huge difference, for the money its usually the best upgrade you can perform. Even 32mb of read and write cache is enough to make a difference. It allows your system to be free without waiting for the disk. For example I have formatted an 800gb drive on a controller with 64mb write cache in about 5 seconds.

I have a P3 500 with 1gb ram at home with a raid 10 (4x9gb) and its ALOT faster than the many new machines others have in any operation except raw cpu speed (including a 3.xghz new dell with high bus speed and such). Its still on a 66mhz bus too.

More CPU cache is often better than the speed. Id rather take a dual 1.8ghz machine with 2 meg cpu cache than a dual 3ghz with 256k (for example).
Top
BAC5.2
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 9026
Joined: Thu Jan 29, 2004 8:47 pm
Location: Maryland www.andrewtechautomotive.com
Contact:
Contact BAC5.2

Post by BAC5.2 »

Can you pee in it?
2009 Outback 2.5XT. 5MT. Satin White Pearl.
2009 Impreza 2.5i Premium. Blue.

[quote="scottzg"]...I'm not a fan of the vagina...[/quote][quote="evolutionmovement"]This will all go much easier if people stop doubting me.[/quote]
Top
THAWA
Knowledgeable
Knowledgeable
Posts: 6829
Joined: Thu Aug 21, 2003 7:44 pm
Location: Sacramento, CA
Contact:
Contact THAWA

Post by THAWA »

i've los ta bunhc of shit more than once, it sucks I know. It just seems odd that one would use 0+1 for anything other than a server or business applications. to each their own.
Rio Red 90 Legacy LS AWD 174k
Liquid Silver 92 SVX LS-L 88k
[url=http://folding.amdmbpond.com/FoldingForOurFuture.html]Do you fold?[/url]

I'm on First and First. How can the same street intersect with itself? I must be at the nexus of the universe.
Top
ciper
Knowledgeable
Knowledgeable
Posts: 4388
Joined: Tue Oct 15, 2002 8:16 pm
Location: SFCA

Post by ciper »

Well would you suggest raid 5 then (slow) or a mirror (slower)?
Top
QuickDrive
Lurker-King
Posts: 1050
Joined: Mon Nov 03, 2003 8:36 pm
Location: Moncton NB Canada
Contact:
Contact QuickDrive

Post by QuickDrive »

ciper wrote:Waste of money.

No offence, but I agree.
R I P-------- 91 Turbo 4EAT --------R I P
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Ashtray”