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I think he's trying to point out how sacastic you were about it in your first message ("But think of the power, and prestige! And running Quake III at five more frames a second! We're in admirational overload!").
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quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: Hand on EdipisChopis, 1.5 gig what? That's far too small to be a hard drive, but if that's your RAM, then it's frankly obscene.
yeah, it's ram . i got a good deal on 3 512 MB sticks of samsung pc2700.
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quote:Originally posted by Mucus: Since they don't make Athlons that fast, that must be a P4 system thus 1.5 gigs of Rambus RAM thats just gross. Thats about $1200 of RAM, thats worth more than my entire computer.
it's ddr, not rambus. the CPU is a [email protected], 100% stable. and 1.5 GB of PC-800 Rambus would only be about $700. it's gotten a lot cheaper. pc-1066 is still pretty expensive though, but it's fairly brand new.
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quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: I mean, what possible performance difference are you going to get from having 1 gig of memory compared to 2 gig? You could have spent that money on CDs, or food, or going out, or something even remotly useful.
i like having a lot of photoshop and illustrator windows open at the same time. 1.5 GB maxes out my motherboard, and like i said, i got a good deal on the ram (it was only $148 a stick, so it would have been stupid not to buy it).
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See, Magnus, there comes a point when extreme sarcasm, mocking commentary, incessant reference to genital measurements, or condescending tone abruptly loses much of its charming, humorous nature.
That point is near.
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quote:Originally posted by Colorful Cartman: See, Magnus, there comes a point when extreme sarcasm, mocking commentary, incessant reference to genital measurements, and condescending tone abruptly loses much of its charming, humurous nature.
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There is no point, it's an asymptotic curve. We can never reach the point where I will not derive a hearty laugh from the misfortunes and failings of others, as pointed out by someone in the disguise of sympathy. This is where It Is At.
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quote: (it was only $148 a stick, so it would have been stupid not to buy it).
quote: 1.5 GB of PC-800 Rambus would only be about $700
Am I the only person confused by the use of the word "only" in these sentences?
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quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam:
quote: (it was only $148 a stick, so it would have been stupid not to buy it).
quote: 1.5 GB of PC-800 Rambus would only be about $700
Am I the only person confused by the use of the word "only" in these sentences?
well, $148 for a 512 stick of a particular and very rare batch of samsung pc2700 is very good (this particular batch can run at 400 mHz as opposed to the stock 333 mHz, which gives gonzo bandwidth) and Rambus used to be crazy expensive, so $700 for 1.5 GB of PC-800 RDRAM is comparatively cheap.
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Damnit tell me where you bought those. I am stuck on two computers working on crappy 128 and 192 MB ram. I can't even play Warcraft 3 nor Armada or any other new game that looks good.
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quote:Originally posted by Matrix: Damnit tell me where you bought those. I am stuck on two computers working on crappy 128 and 192 MB ram. I can't even play Warcraft 3 nor Armada or any other new game that looks good.
That sounds more like a graphics card issue than a ram issue.
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Nope. The graphic card is fine. It's that the game skips which usually means that not enough ram, or barely enough. Everything is fine except for the ram. I might have to upgrade the speed and memory but for right now they are within acceptable limits.
One computer I have was totaly rebuilt a few months back by my cousin. He says the only possibility of that computer not being able to run any games is probably because the motherboard is shot. In fact on Monday he's going to take a look at the other two computers.
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quote:Originally posted by Matrix: Nope. The graphic card is fine. It's that the game skips which usually means that not enough ram, or barely enough. Everything is fine except for the ram. I might have to upgrade the speed and memory but for right now they are within acceptable limits.
One computer I have was totaly rebuilt a few months back by my cousin. He says the only possibility of that computer not being able to run any games is probably because the motherboard is shot. In fact on Monday he's going to take a look at the other two computers.
if the motherboard was shot, the computer wouldn't work. the motherboard has no bearing on graphics performance (beyond the memory bandwidth that the chipset allows) unless it has onboard graphics. what are the specs of the systems?
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Not shot as in not working totally. What I mean is that the connections to the hard drive and so on are shot. I mean I can use it as long as I am not saving on or using the removeable drives.
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Yeah, uh, I was talking in Canadian dollars. Booya.
Matrix: If your connections to your hard drive and so forth are "shot", wouldn't you have kinda noticed *before* trying to play the hip new computer games on the block? I mean, what were you doing with your computer? Speluncking around the BIOS menus?
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. i got a good deal on 3 512 MB sticks of samsung pc2700.
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