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Title: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 17, 2007, 11:39:31 AM: I'm sitting here all day with a monitor and an ethernet cable handy, why not put them to work in a form factor PC like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856101032. I could haul it to work and haul it home without any trouble, just plugging it in into the monitor at work and the bad-ass tv at home, when I get it.

What all needs to go immediately in this machine that it does not have?

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Repost, since the only answer I got was from am nintenho, and he didn't realize that the machine does NOT come with a processor.
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Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 17, 2007, 12:23:40 PM: anybody?
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 17, 2007, 12:43:55 PM: do you not have a pc anymore? what happened?
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 17, 2007, 12:45:20 PM: I've NEVER OWNED my own PC lol :(
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 17, 2007, 12:47:43 PM: WHAT

Did you NEED something portable? I may be convinced to part with my old shuttle-x PC. It runs WoW and vista lol. have an old lcd sitting around here too.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 17, 2007, 12:49:30 PM: Yep :(
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 17, 2007, 12:51:43 PM: What sort of graphics card and processor could I stick in the machine that I linked to?
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: Phoenix Dark on October 17, 2007, 12:52:41 PM: Quote from: Weighted Companion Cube on October 17, 2007, 12:47:43 PM
WHAT

Did you NEED something portable? I may be convinced to part with my old shuttle-x PC. It runs WoW and vista lol. have an old lcd sitting around here too.

you and drinky have too much stuff and too big of hearts :-\
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 17, 2007, 12:53:56 PM: Stuff is just stuff, PD. I get stuff I lose stuff. Its just stuff.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 17, 2007, 12:54:16 PM: Quote from: T234 on October 17, 2007, 12:51:43 PM
What sort of graphics card and processor could I stick in the machine that I linked to?

Doesnt look very flexible, at the expense of portability of course.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 17, 2007, 12:59:10 PM: My plan concerning the PC is almost exactly that (the X-series is the flat one right?), the only problems being money and power. Stuff I don't have.

WAITAMINUTE FOR FREE HOLY BALLS AWSOME.

edit: lol the "read posts in the thread" feature while your posting" is awesome
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 17, 2007, 01:01:41 PM: I mean its not super new but its runs WoW and vista, it has a pretty good card in it if I remember. Im just never using it even tho I had planned to. Ill throw in the copy of Vista Home Premium I bought for it too. I won't be able to send it off till Saturday or next Monday. Gotta get off my ass and wipe all my DOWNLOADED episodes of House lol :/.

Do you have a monitor already? I dont have a spare keyboard or mouse right now I dont think.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 17, 2007, 01:05:51 PM: I will GLADLY ACCEPT THIS PERSONAL COMPUTER
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 17, 2007, 01:08:07 PM: just pm me your addy, ill send it hopefully on saturday. I still need to send smooth groove his faceplate. Its still a small pc, size of a large toaster, and one could argue its portable!
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: Phoenix Dark on October 17, 2007, 01:09:05 PM: :bow
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 17, 2007, 01:10:13 PM: I have a monitor (at work, and at home, thanks to my sister) and a mouse (thank you again professor prole), and a keyboard from my sister's old computer too.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 17, 2007, 01:12:17 PM: Cool beans, ill use that static sheet trick Eel O Brien mentioned to ensure it doesnt go teh ZAP
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 17, 2007, 01:13:21 PM: :bow :bow :bow :bow
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 17, 2007, 02:21:05 PM: Quote from: Weighted Companion Cube on October 17, 2007, 01:01:41 PM
I mean its not super new but its runs WoW and vista, it has a pretty good card in it if I remember. Im just never using it even tho I had planned to. Ill throw in the copy of Vista Home Premium I bought for it too. I won't be able to send it off till Saturday or next Monday. Gotta get off my ass and wipe all my DOWNLOADED episodes of House lol :/.

Do you have a monitor already? I dont have a spare keyboard or mouse right now I dont think.

it's a 2.8GHz P4 with an AGP 9600XT. find a decent AGP card like an X1600 or a 6800 (both are like $100) and it should run plenty of reasonably modern games. doesn't it have 2GB RAM in it?
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 17, 2007, 02:22:09 PM: Think so, it runs WoW currently really well, better than my 1000 dollar laptop anyway. I think I upgraded the thing at some point, graphics card wisee...mabe that was the 9600
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: Beezy on October 17, 2007, 02:22:32 PM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on October 17, 2007, 12:52:41 PM
Quote from: Weighted Companion Cube on October 17, 2007, 12:47:43 PM
WHAT

Did you NEED something portable? I may be convinced to part with my old shuttle-x PC. It runs WoW and vista lol. have an old lcd sitting around here too.

you and drinky have too much stuff and too big of hearts :-\
At least they don't take shit from people. >:(
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 17, 2007, 02:26:40 PM: wait, we stuck a 6800 or an X600 or something in it, i think. i still have that 9600. so yeah, we did upgrade it.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 17, 2007, 02:32:07 PM: holy crap that's pretty powerful.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 17, 2007, 02:34:02 PM: like maf said, stuff is just stuff. stuff comes, stuff goes. better it go to someone who will appreciate it rather than collecting dust. coveting and hoarding is just weird. :-\
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 17, 2007, 02:35:01 PM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814241043 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814241043)
Like something like this?

EDIT: NM that adds a thousand ATI points whatever the fuck that means.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 17, 2007, 02:36:07 PM: yeah. that's a good agp card.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 17, 2007, 02:36:37 PM: Do you think it would fit?
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 17, 2007, 02:37:45 PM: It should, it'll hold full sized cards, but its all crammed in there pretty good lol.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 17, 2007, 02:38:51 PM: yeah, as long as it is single-slot, it'll fit -- it'll be snug, but it'll fit.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 17, 2007, 02:42:46 PM: AWSOME SAWSOME
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: Phoenix Dark on October 17, 2007, 03:24:44 PM: Quote from: Professor Prole on October 17, 2007, 02:34:02 PM
like maf said, stuff is just stuff. stuff comes, stuff goes. better it go to someone who will appreciate it rather than collecting dust. coveting and hoarding is just weird. :-\

<3 ipod :heartbeat
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 17, 2007, 03:39:19 PM: A friend of mine carves out foam (like egg crate) carrying cases for various instruments (disassembled rifles and handguns mostly) and owes me a favor. Should I have him make me one or what?
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 17, 2007, 03:43:37 PM: Its not so much flat as it is, the size of a bagel toaster. Its an older shuttle model so while its a good pc, its not SUPER portable, but much more portable than a mid tower.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 17, 2007, 03:46:25 PM: What are the dimensions?
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 17, 2007, 03:49:42 PM: (http://www.rentit.biz/pictures/flex68.jpg)

not sure but this is what it looks like, cept silver.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 17, 2007, 03:57:15 PM: 300(L) x 200(W) x 185(H) mm
12" x 8" x 7" (roughly)

Like this?

If so, PERFECTO.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 17, 2007, 04:02:43 PM: Yeah that sounds about right
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 17, 2007, 04:07:16 PM: When you said it wasn't super portable, I thought it was gonna be 1.5 to 2 times that size lol
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: Vizzys on October 17, 2007, 04:14:01 PM: i love shuttle
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 17, 2007, 04:22:29 PM: Quote from: T234 on October 17, 2007, 04:07:16 PM
When you said it wasn't super portable, I thought it was gonna be 1.5 to 2 times that size lol

Nah, I would consider that not portable at all
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 18, 2007, 11:47:56 AM: Now that I have a simple grasp of upgrading graphics cards, how would I go about putting in a new processor should the need (or want) arise?

EDIT: Yes, I realize I am completely distinguished mentally-challenged. I have seriously never opened up a computer before. The only thing I have ever opened up is an XBOX, and I almost electrocuted myself then.

EDIT 2: I'm looking at the newegg page for intel processors, and am confused a lot more than I was 45 minutes ago.

EDIT 3: There's paste involved? Thermal Paste? That sounds like some sort of anal lube or something.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 18, 2007, 01:03:47 PM: I actually have never installed a proc before either, so dont feel too bad. I need to do a proc upgrade soon, have the proc, but maybe I should challenge myself for a change.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 18, 2007, 01:08:01 PM: I'm not gonna upgrade anything on the new Sexbox until I get it in and break out a ruler and thermometer lol. I didn't realize how big a graphics card was until somebody showed me his, then I was all "holy shit that's pretty big lol".
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: cubicle47b on October 18, 2007, 01:09:41 PM: Thermal paste forms a seal with the heatsink which is the only thing keeping your processor from quickly overheating to the point of failure. It's pretty easy to upgrade a processor as long as you can get the heat sink on and off fairly easily.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 18, 2007, 01:13:11 PM: When you say forms a seal, I'm thinking it's like gorilla glue where you better come with a chisel and good head of steam :lol
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 18, 2007, 01:19:54 PM: uh, chances are, the socket on the shuttle pc won't accept anything faster than an old-school 3.4EE Pentium 4. Core Duo and Core 2 Duo procs are right out -- those require wholly different sockets.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: cubicle47b on October 18, 2007, 01:23:01 PM: It's not glue, just a conductive paste. The more surface area of the processor that touches the heatsink the more heat it transfers. Without paste forming a good seal between the two would require tightening your heatsink down to the point that you'd start to worry about your processor or motherboard cracking.

You should be able to wipe most of the paste off with a piece of cloth.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 18, 2007, 01:26:25 PM: P4 with proper support can still run most games pretty well, even tho 'pretty well' is subjective.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 18, 2007, 01:31:29 PM: yeah, it's the video card what dictates the larger performance factor in games these days.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 18, 2007, 01:36:04 PM: How will the SexBox run HL2?

EDIT: With the possible upgrade of something like this down the road: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814241041 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814241041)
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 18, 2007, 01:37:19 PM: Should run it and TF2 just fine. Probably won't max out at 1280x1024 + 80 gajillion effects, but it should look good.
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: T234 on October 18, 2007, 01:48:48 PM: I'm off to lunch, how big a jump is going from an X600 to an X1950 256MB?
Title: Re: I just came up with another idea for fixing my "not having a PC" conundrum.
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 18, 2007, 01:57:24 PM: That I dont know, Smooth Groove or Drinky might