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Zephyr Twin
from ΔΔΔ on 2005-05-21 00:44 [#01606980]
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I bought one of these on ebay recently, and coupled with a new case and motherboard (my old case was falling apart and my old mb died), my computer feels revamped. It has transformed into a Doom3-slaying, HL2-shredding, Far-Cry-Fucking maniac of a machine and, well, it feels good. Just thought I'd share my rare moment of joy with you fine people.
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chaosmachine
from Ottawa (Canada) on 2005-05-21 00:47 [#01606983]
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i did that a few years ago. a month later, my power supply shit it's self and fried everything. :\
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Zephyr Twin
from ΔΔΔ on 2005-05-21 00:55 [#01606987]
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oh, well, I bought a brand new 500watt power supply too, hehe, forgot to mention that. so hopefully that won't happen to me anytime soon.
Sorry for your loss. =/
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chaosmachine
from Ottawa (Canada) on 2005-05-21 00:58 [#01606989]
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yeah.. well now i have a new amd64 3200+. it's fast, i guess, but my videocard is pretty useless.. a radeon 9250 or something lame. doesn't seem worth it to get a real one. they cost way too much for what little use i'd give it.
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Zephyr Twin
from ΔΔΔ on 2005-05-21 01:34 [#01606999]
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yeah, my old one was a 9500... it could run most games at medium settings, but I found a deal I couldn't pass up so I decided to spring for a new card, and I'm glad I did. I haven't done much gaming in a long time, but now that I have my computer back (it was broken for a few months before I finally had the cash to fix it up), I've been having some of the most fun of my life playing video games in amazing detail.
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Zephyr Twin
from ΔΔΔ on 2005-05-21 01:35 [#01607001]
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I mean, it's the most fun I've had with videogames, definately not the most fun of my life hahaha
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sneakattack
on 2005-05-21 02:05 [#01607005]
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I've had a new teeny little laptop for a month, it's the love of my life. I've been very productive ever since I got it, since it's inspired me to write all sorts of weird shit and just begs me to use it.
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Zephyr Twin
from ΔΔΔ on 2005-05-21 15:01 [#01607647]
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a friend of mine has that exact laptop... it's unbelievable how small they can make those things now-a-days. The screen on it is top quality too, so you don't even notice that your total viewing area is half that of a regular laptop. She (my friend) comes from a wealthy family and she wouldnt tell me how much her parents paid for it.. just out of curiosity how much did that baby set you back?
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Raz0rBlade_uk
on 2005-05-21 15:20 [#01607680]
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I've been thinking about getting an XL. I wondered though, is it better than the pro?
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Zephyr Twin
from ΔΔΔ on 2005-05-21 15:26 [#01607690]
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nope, not really... the Pro has a faster core clock speed (475mhz compared to 400mhz for the XL), but the Pro is only a 12-pixel-pipeline architecture, whereas all the other X800s, including the XL, are 16. The XL also has slightly faster ram speed (500mhz compared to 450mhz).
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Zephyr Twin
from ΔΔΔ on 2005-05-21 15:26 [#01607692]
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wait I thought you were asking if the Pro was better, so, in that case, Yes the XL is better than the Pro in 2 of the 3 main categories.
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Raz0rBlade_uk
on 2005-05-21 15:34 [#01607705]
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OK thanks, confused me for a second there!
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Zephyr Twin
from ΔΔΔ on 2005-05-21 15:55 [#01607736]
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hehehe its been a long day, sorry about that one mate! ;)
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