University Computer

[Martin]

Well, I'll pose this as a two part question:
First off, who's going to university next year and where are you going/what are you going into?

I'm taking erotic studies at University of Windsor.

lol, actually, co-op computer science at either Toronto or Waterloo.

Second question: I'm going to build a computer for university, and I want it to be stable. Gaming's not really a big deal, I just want it to be up as much as possible.

I haven't priced this out, because I'm not going to buy it for a while yet (until the summer probably) but here's the basic rig

1 gig pc3200 DDR ram
AMD XP 2800+ Barton 512k
nVidia geforce 4 ti 4200 128mb
80 gig hard drive

I figure that'll run me about a thousand bucks once I add a monitor and case and such.

[Mazer]

Get an eMachine.

[Tony]

lol gaming is not important, but martin still needs his 128MB GeForce4 8)

[shorthair]

Well mazer is right , thats what i currently have for my desktop , and gateway jjust bought them so support will be through teh roof , they have a 4 yerar warranytl aswell , i kicked the crap outta mine and got a newer version , they are quality and are very cheap they use AMD athalon cp technology hte latest version is hosting an athalon 64 bit , which jsut rocks and comes with a flat panel monitor ( sometimes free ) depending on when and where , just to let you know that university of ontario is giving me a free laptop on their wireless network , ibm thingpad 3.0 Ghz, ohhhhh how sweet it is

[Radiohead]

im not into computers. or know alot of info on parts. but i do use em efficiently.. adn if ur going into erotic studies u will need a GOOD and FAST internet connection for maximum downloading pleasure. ..

thats all i have to say..

[Martin]

I custom built my computer. Everything has a 3 year warrenty, and I have 24/7 FREE tech support from right here .

[shorthair]

when i say suport i mean , they come to your house and fix it , for free if its their fault and they replace all parts that blow or overheat , how they stay in buisness i dont know , i mean hardware supposrt in the simplist form , my first pc was home built but i needed a stable machine for school so i got hte emachines ,my system still isnt complete i gave up on it after i got hte emachines , the only true complete stable computer is a mac (not to be bias ) but becuase the parts are all made especially for them , there can be no software faults of driver incapatabilitys or hardware issues ,its just smooth sailing

[Maverick]

That'll run a whole lot more then $1000. That'll be over 2g's easily

[Dan]

i am geting a sweet new laptop for uni, alineware all the way!!!!!

[Maverick]

YOu a serious gamer Dan? Cause AlienWare aint cheap. I wish I had one.

[Dan]

no but i need to talke over the world and all. need some ghz to do that.

[Maverick]

Hahah of course. Me and my 600mHZ will take it first!

[Martin]

I'm at 1.7, but it seems my computer has every virus in the world. The big 0 fill is on the way.

[.hack]

Alienware is overpriced in my opinion, you could build a machine like that for 1/2 the price. If you want a pretty case, grab a dremel, a piece of plexi and spend 30$ on a cathode.

[Dan]

i am talking about laptops tho. most poleop dont build laptops them self.

and alineware laptops are as good as them come, u just cant get them like that eltes where.