Category: Consumption

Mah new computer!!!!!!

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coreyd writes…

“guess what? this is the Mikes nephew, who goes by corey d.

and he just got his new computer!! yay. hooray for him.(isnt talking in 3rd person fun?)

anyways. it cost just under 700 bucks. want the specs? o so you dont, well you will get them anyway.

amd athlon xp 2000
512mb pc2700 ram(ddr of course)
gforce 4 ti 4200 128mb ddr, golden sample.
some case.
Gigabyte mobo with raid, onboard sound and i think network card maybe,its just a good mobo.
and 1 80 gig hd, 7200rpm. Probably getting a second here very shortly.

and i think thats all, i already had the cd drives and that stuff.

corey d”

Lan Party ]I[

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Roster: Jake, Chau, Frankie, Zac, Me, Wolfie, Bill
Games: Counterstrike, Warcraft ]I[, and (what we played just about all night)…

Jedi Knight ][: Jedi Outcast



Jake is the ultimate host, LAN’s us, feeds us, he does it all. This was Frankie’s last round for the summer. Come back and whup up on us real good again soon, boy.

nutha LAN party

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At Jason’s again, what a host! This time it was me, Chau, Jason, Frankie, Zac, and a special guest appearance by Abhi! Frankie showed us how to play Counterstrike and Warcraft III. At least how to get dominated. More tronning. There was some Eternal Darkness, Descent, and Tribes ][ here and there for good measure. Finished up with Monkeyball, of course.

[9.0] Monsoon Wedding

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The Ladies

Monsoon Wedding has a dozen or more well-developed characters, all involved in the whirlwind of activity preparing for an arranged marriage. There are lots of great little subplots, bringing out the weaknesses and strenths of each of the characters. You’ll find something (or someone) to love in this one for sure.

[9.0] Enigma

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English and Scottish accents, bad Nazis, lots of fun plot twists, cute smart girl-next-door that beats out the bombshell, and ENCRYPTION! How can you go wrong?

I would see any movie weird enough to have cyptography as the main theme, but I would have never thought I would get to watch it with my wife. And then that she would actually enjoy it. Fun!

Choosy customers choose PRICEWATCH!

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> This is a reminder to email your brother since your brain is not
> functioning! He wants the complete specs, price list, and photos of the
> PCs that you are constructing! Give him the vendor web sites and do it
> NOW!!! If this doesn’t get you to remember, then I will never speak to
> you again!
>
> Does that jog your memory? eh? ;-)

OK punk, here it is, read it and weep. BTW, all this comes from

W W W . P R I C E W A T C H . C O M

which is where all hardcore pc enthusiasts do their shopping.

Just be ready to put a stop on your credit card if ya get screwed by some random “entrepreneur” hoooohoooo!

Today’s prices, INCLUDING SHIPPING (tomorrow’s will be cheaper):

mobo $129 http://www.gameve.com/store/gameve_viewitem.asp?idproduct=334
cpu $108 http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=1390 (get the $20 heatsink/fan)
mem $ 66 http://www.edgemicro.com/go.asp?&ic=PC2100256
case $ 77 http://63.74.13.42/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=electroseller&Product_Code=3508-400w
(get two extra case fans)
vid $152 http://avlogic.com/product.cgi?code=11002239
hd $ 70 http://www.esystor.com/shop/IPS003.asp?ProCd=HASAM6003H&LClssCd=000&LClssNm=
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$602 TO YOUR DOOR! All you need is a screwdriver. :>

UPDATE: Check the comments for a warning on the CPU component.

LAN party on, Garth!

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Don’t know if ya can call it a party, there were only 3 of us, but…

Chau gave Jason and me a nice Tribes ][ clinic. I was on my afore-mentioned TI4200 board, and not to be outdone, Jason picked one up that very night (along with a $15(!!) copy of T2). Despite being completely out-GPU’ed, Chau skooled us real good.

Update: CHAU HAS FALLEN! :P See comments…

Update: CHAU HAS BACKUP! Aaaaaa!! Duck and cover!