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"Top Spec computer"
« on: January 19, 2008, 10:38:04 am »
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  What does that mean? A friend said he had a friend who could build one for $450
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« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2008, 11:11:16 am »
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Presume it means one with high specs? lol

Like 3ghz+
a few gbs of ram
200 gb + hard drive
256mb+ graphics

sounds really cheap!
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Re: "Top Spec computer"
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2008, 11:24:36 am »
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I think he means $4500 =D
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« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2008, 12:01:11 pm »
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lol. Intel Core 2 Duo Quad Core costs more than $450 and that's just the processor LOL.
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Re: "Top Spec computer"
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2008, 12:12:01 pm »
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Quote from: bubble sunglasses on January 19, 2008, 10:38:04 am

  What does that mean? A friend said he had a friend who could build one for $450

With what? parts imported from China xD,
Jokes.

But he definitely cannot build a computer with those specs at that price xD
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« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2008, 12:31:36 pm »
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Quote from: bubble sunglasses on January 19, 2008, 10:38:04 am
A friend said he had a friend who could build one for $450

I'd say your friend has a friend who is going to jail :D
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« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2008, 01:19:00 pm »
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With what? parts imported from China xD,
Jokes.
Taiwan*

There are so many fucking dodgy computer shops/builders/part suppliers in Australia it is unbelievable.

http://www.itestate.com.au/products_detail.asp?code=PD00003904

Look at that. Noway you can legitimately build that for $599 +- 100.
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« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2008, 01:25:36 pm »
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rofl $450 top spec, probably top spec back in 1990
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« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2008, 01:48:49 pm »
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http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsdt_720h2c?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19

ROFL ROFL ROFL 4GB Memory 2.75 TB Hard disk space 7.1 CH Surround Sound
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« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2008, 02:01:20 pm »
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What exactly consitutes a "dodgy" Aussie computer dealer?
Because that IT estate system is dirt cheap!
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Re: "Top Spec computer"
« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2008, 06:24:31 pm »
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Don't trust multicore processors, I have one at work with 4 cores, and at any one time (even if you are not actually doing anything) there are at least 2 of the cores at 100% usage :|
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« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2008, 06:41:48 pm »
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Huh? I think you may be running heaps of background apps. I also thought that the cores are linked to each other. ?? (for example full 100% CPU usage would distribute the task(s) equally to all cores, showing max usage on all cores not individual ones)
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« Reply #12 on: January 19, 2008, 07:41:44 pm »
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No, I wasn't running anything (It was a clean machine, I had only just installed the OS on the computer so it was fresh)
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« Reply #13 on: January 19, 2008, 10:33:22 pm »
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LoL, well heaps of programs out there right now don't utilise all the cores, cause they aren't multi-threaded. Thats why programmers have had to change the way they do things of late so now more and more programs will now support 4 cores!
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« Reply #14 on: January 20, 2008, 01:03:08 am »
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The operating system is also at fault.
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