Teletran VII By Kryojenix
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»Teletran VII
AMD Athlon XP AthlonXP 3200+
CPU Speed: 2200 MHz, Overclocked to: 2190 MHz
1024 MB Hynix DDR
AMD Athlon XP AthlonXP 3200+
CPU Speed: 2200 MHz, Overclocked to: 2190 MHz
1024 MB Hynix DDR
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Ah, I can't help dreaming out loud... - or going on and on about my history ... 
Sat Nov 4, 2006 4:59:05 AM #26513 Perm Link
In response to Kryojenix #26511 Sat Nov 4, 2006 4:59:05 AM #26513 Perm LinkMy strategy in system building for myself was originally to get the cheapest of everything on a platform I could upgrade later. Because we'd had our previous family computer for 4 years, the cheapest setup was still going to be a good upgrade. I couldn't help but write about it in a journal at: »http://www.aseville.com/journals.php?userid=4391
But my dreams/plans for the future are as follows:
Case: I bought the Thermaltake Xaser V to keep. But it's very fan-based, and I'm sick of sleeping through fans. So will I keep using the case without the fans? It still looks good, but I feel prat-ish for having a fan-laden case and arranging watercooling for it or something. (I think I'd get a Reserator 2 style fanless watercooling if I did it)
System:
[Mainboard] Asus M2-Crosshair (always fall for flashing lights and it's a good mainboard, if not the best)
[CPU] socket AM2 Athlon64 X2 processor, 65nm if available, low wattage if available (quad-core overkill for now, just going for something significantly better than 2.2GHz Socket A AthlonXP - maybe even single core, not Sempron though, that'd be a downgrade ... to be upgraded again later, hopefully, but I aim to overclock this
[RAM] minimum 800MHz DDR2 - with some overclock stability
[Graphics] either the AiW X1900 I win from here
or an AiW DirectX 10 part when available ... or a AiW X1900 I buy!! Or maybe an X1950, but then I'd just wait for DX10 (which also implies Vista)
[Hard drive] I think 2x320GB Seagate SATA2 16MB cache in RAID 0 sounds good
[Optical drive] keep DVD burners (having paid $700 for one!) until fast, reliable Blu-Ray drive available for well *under* $100
[Keyboard] That Optimus keyboard with OLED's on every key!!! If it's not too stratospheric in price ... but I've heard they've cancelled the OLED's in every key ... so I'll wait and see
[Mouse] They haven't made the perfect mouse for me yet. I'm not an insane gamer mousehead. But I want thumb and 4 finger action - the pinkie's there, so it may as well be doing something. I also prefer ambidextrous mice even though I'm right handed - mainly because they usually have buttons on both sides - so one for the pinkie. I do like the look of the Logitech VX Revolution, though. Damnit, more buttons, more functionality, more click-wheels wanted!! Otherwise I'll keep what I got
[Sound] Asus Crosshair has 7.1 onboard, but eventually I might get a Creative SoundBlaster Elite-Pro
Outputs:
[Actual Sound] replacing the 48W RMS Yamaha TSS-10B 5.1 with ... Creative Gigaworks S750 700W 7.1 speakers with mid range and tweeter, possibly with the extra Creative DDTS1100 decoder box - I know Logitech may have fuller sound from single driver speakers (and they include their decoder), but why oh why won't they do a 7.1 setup - if they did, I'd be surprised not to switch to that instead
[Monitor] well, no, not the Dell 30" - no, I want to keep my 24" Dell and get the stupendous 55" LG M5500C LCD TV which can accept PC input and display at 1920x1080 !!!! ... gimme a second to finish drooling. Hopefully by the time I get this, it'll cost less than half of what it does now! I'm worried about the low contrast ratio, though - only 550:1. I should get out and see it in a showroom first, I guess, and by the time I buy there'll be more models to compare.
Extras:
Ho hum - I just keep this wishlist in the back (front?) of my mind. Logitech Force3D force feedback joystick, Saitek X52 non-forcefeedback hands-on-throttle-and-stick, Logitech G25 force feedback steering wheel
From this end of the dreaming, it just seems like this next system could well keep me happy for a lifetime. But it doesn't work like that, does it?
But my dreams/plans for the future are as follows:
Case: I bought the Thermaltake Xaser V to keep. But it's very fan-based, and I'm sick of sleeping through fans. So will I keep using the case without the fans? It still looks good, but I feel prat-ish for having a fan-laden case and arranging watercooling for it or something. (I think I'd get a Reserator 2 style fanless watercooling if I did it)
System:
[Mainboard] Asus M2-Crosshair (always fall for flashing lights and it's a good mainboard, if not the best)
[CPU] socket AM2 Athlon64 X2 processor, 65nm if available, low wattage if available (quad-core overkill for now, just going for something significantly better than 2.2GHz Socket A AthlonXP - maybe even single core, not Sempron though, that'd be a downgrade ... to be upgraded again later, hopefully, but I aim to overclock this
[RAM] minimum 800MHz DDR2 - with some overclock stability
[Graphics] either the AiW X1900 I win from here
or an AiW DirectX 10 part when available ... or a AiW X1900 I buy!! Or maybe an X1950, but then I'd just wait for DX10 (which also implies Vista)[Hard drive] I think 2x320GB Seagate SATA2 16MB cache in RAID 0 sounds good
[Optical drive] keep DVD burners (having paid $700 for one!) until fast, reliable Blu-Ray drive available for well *under* $100
[Keyboard] That Optimus keyboard with OLED's on every key!!! If it's not too stratospheric in price ... but I've heard they've cancelled the OLED's in every key ... so I'll wait and see
[Mouse] They haven't made the perfect mouse for me yet. I'm not an insane gamer mousehead. But I want thumb and 4 finger action - the pinkie's there, so it may as well be doing something. I also prefer ambidextrous mice even though I'm right handed - mainly because they usually have buttons on both sides - so one for the pinkie. I do like the look of the Logitech VX Revolution, though. Damnit, more buttons, more functionality, more click-wheels wanted!! Otherwise I'll keep what I got
[Sound] Asus Crosshair has 7.1 onboard, but eventually I might get a Creative SoundBlaster Elite-Pro
Outputs:
[Actual Sound] replacing the 48W RMS Yamaha TSS-10B 5.1 with ... Creative Gigaworks S750 700W 7.1 speakers with mid range and tweeter, possibly with the extra Creative DDTS1100 decoder box - I know Logitech may have fuller sound from single driver speakers (and they include their decoder), but why oh why won't they do a 7.1 setup - if they did, I'd be surprised not to switch to that instead
[Monitor] well, no, not the Dell 30" - no, I want to keep my 24" Dell and get the stupendous 55" LG M5500C LCD TV which can accept PC input and display at 1920x1080 !!!! ... gimme a second to finish drooling. Hopefully by the time I get this, it'll cost less than half of what it does now! I'm worried about the low contrast ratio, though - only 550:1. I should get out and see it in a showroom first, I guess, and by the time I buy there'll be more models to compare.
Extras:
Ho hum - I just keep this wishlist in the back (front?) of my mind. Logitech Force3D force feedback joystick, Saitek X52 non-forcefeedback hands-on-throttle-and-stick, Logitech G25 force feedback steering wheel
From this end of the dreaming, it just seems like this next system could well keep me happy for a lifetime. But it doesn't work like that, does it?
2014: Year of change.
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About your computer dreams...
Ah...one can dream.
Realistically, I can afford none of that, so your dreams may be better than mine.
About your computer dreams...
Ah...one can dream.
Realistically, I can afford none of that, so your dreams may be better than mine.
Michael: Jodie, how's my schedule look for today?
Jodie: You've got a conference and dinner party at the Japanese Embassy regarding wildlife protection.
Michael: Oh, yeah...sorry, but I'll have to cancel that. I'm heading out to save America!
Jodie: You've got a conference and dinner party at the Japanese Embassy regarding wildlife protection.
Michael: Oh, yeah...sorry, but I'll have to cancel that. I'm heading out to save America!
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Couch PC ... hmmm, that's a *really* good idea - imagine using the dead space inside a fat couch to space out components and build in cooling channels for them. Warm couch in winter. But it'd be an absolute pain to take to a LAN party or just to the repair man if we needed to! Actually when I think about it, this New Zealand guy invented a motorised couch you can drive down the street.
Regarding my dream system ... who says I'm getting it any time soon?!
I could afford it, but I don't think it'd be the right thing to do - should get a luvverly mortgage first.
For example, the 55" LG TV is ~AU$15,000 at most shops here (I've seen it online only), and AU$7500-8500 at another shop, which is *really, really* tempting ... but like I said, in another three years, it'll probably be $4000-5000 and there'll be more competitor TV's so better contrast ratios or other stats may be available etc.
A second example is the Gigaworks S750 7.1 speaker setup. I keep it in mind, but honestly, I'm happy with what I've got for the indefinite term. I just like keeping these plans in the back of my head. Gives you something to strive for. But it's important to balance that against giving in to temptation as soon as the bank balance can manage. It'd be so easy to get into a work, buy toys, work, buy toys addiction cycle. But there's got to be more to life.
Hmm, I better stop before I get preachy!
Regarding my dream system ... who says I'm getting it any time soon?!
I could afford it, but I don't think it'd be the right thing to do - should get a luvverly mortgage first.For example, the 55" LG TV is ~AU$15,000 at most shops here (I've seen it online only), and AU$7500-8500 at another shop, which is *really, really* tempting ... but like I said, in another three years, it'll probably be $4000-5000 and there'll be more competitor TV's so better contrast ratios or other stats may be available etc.
A second example is the Gigaworks S750 7.1 speaker setup. I keep it in mind, but honestly, I'm happy with what I've got for the indefinite term. I just like keeping these plans in the back of my head. Gives you something to strive for. But it's important to balance that against giving in to temptation as soon as the bank balance can manage. It'd be so easy to get into a work, buy toys, work, buy toys addiction cycle. But there's got to be more to life.
Hmm, I better stop before I get preachy!
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That says $17,000 there...
Yeah. No.
$17,000 for 3TB of hard drive space, 16 gigs of RAM and 2 30" HTDV screens. Which is total overkill, I know, and enough computing power to probably run the stock market. The Ram alone adds $6,000. The 4 hard drives add $2,400. The monitors add $4,000. Which takes $12,000 off of the price. I could make it lower by not adding wireless stuff as well.
For example:
Michael: Jodie, how's my schedule look for today?
Jodie: You've got a conference and dinner party at the Japanese Embassy regarding wildlife protection.
Michael: Oh, yeah...sorry, but I'll have to cancel that. I'm heading out to save America!
Jodie: You've got a conference and dinner party at the Japanese Embassy regarding wildlife protection.
Michael: Oh, yeah...sorry, but I'll have to cancel that. I'm heading out to save America!
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Rep: Michael: Jodie, how's my schedule look for today?
Jodie: You've got a conference and dinner party at the Japanese Embassy regarding wildlife protection.
Michael: Oh, yeah...sorry, but I'll have to cancel that. I'm heading out to save America!
Jodie: You've got a conference and dinner party at the Japanese Embassy regarding wildlife protection.
Michael: Oh, yeah...sorry, but I'll have to cancel that. I'm heading out to save America!
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