my new computer
The last one was over 4 years old and starting to get a bit long in the tooth, so myself and a mate each built ourselves identical new computers just after the new year.
I wanted an i7, but common sense and finances stepped in and in the end I got a pentium i5 rig instead with the pista reistance, dual 24" monitors (try it, you'll never go back to one monitor!). I now want a third one so I can watch TV at the same time 
(above the other 2, maybe 32"). If that happens, all I will need is a bar fridge and a toilet and I wont have to leave the computer room........
Now that I have that all set up, I'm focusing on my rods, reels, lures, fly tying area to go in the same room. I'll post pics of what I come up with. I have some ideas, but not sure how they will go. Should be fun either way.......
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Decella
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Expression
Are you coming out of the closet.
G...
HuggyB
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wait, wat?
how do you figure that?
I can watch foxtel and surf the net - whats gay about that? I need another beer, you've done my head in.........LOL
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Decella
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Who said anything
about gay?
Geek maybe
HuggyB
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Geek?!?
Cos I can build a computer?
Seriously, it is not very hard. I could teach you in about 5 minutes.
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HuggyB
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and for the record
I'm not gay. Lets just clear that up straight away.
Wooo.....
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Decella
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BHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaHaHa
Gotcha
brg
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but huggy b you look so
but huggy b you look so tuff.haha
Roger Knife
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denial is the first sign my
denial is the first sign my Aussie friend....
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HuggyB
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interesting thread so far
I'm both a
gaygeek and look so tuff. Not exactly how I pictured it going.P.S Not gay, not that there is anything wrong with that, just not my bag baby.
EDIT: Now I have a too and from getting into me! Well I never.
P.P.S I seriously like girls. Just thought you guys should know.
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damo6230
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bit sensitive huggy...ha ha
get your fair share of male admiration do you
no need to convince us..ha ha
it's OK
fishyink
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wheres the actual tower with
wheres the actual tower with all the parts in it ?, thats the real sexy stuf ! lol, i got dual monitors and cant live without them... games/net on one movies on other
HuggyB
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average cable managment
running a 64gb SSD and a 320GB HD, Vapour X HD5770 GPU and noctua fans.
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fishyink
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thats a awsome idea with the
thats a awsome idea with the case, i need to move away from my raid 0 to a ssd drive, u noticed much of a performance upgradE? i got 7tb of sata atm
HuggyB
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I have the SSD
to run programs and use the standard HD for storage.
And yes, noticable difference in load speeds for sure. ~$300 for my 64Gb Super Talent SSD.
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Decella
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Not your
penis pump either hey!
Sorry for sending your post south, pardon the pun LOL...............
fishyink
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this is my setup.. i like
this is my setup.. i like the look of ure monitors better ;)
http://ocau.com/pix/v7j7q
HuggyB
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nothing wrong
with your set-up at all fishy!
The stand I got from harris technology for $167 - worth every penny (and that is quite cheap compared to a lot of stands). Allows you to tilt and twsit the monitors.
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fishing fanatic
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hahah its better to have 3
hahah its better to have 3 screens. u get in ceratin games like counterstrike(i am only 16) u get more view. also u can do stuff on one monitor and watch movies and stuff on the other. very handy
Adam Gallash
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oooh
I ordered the i7 920 last week with 6 gig triple ddr, oh yeh baby, WARP SPEED. No more waiting for damn video editing software.
Nice setup Huggy, I haven't got the dual monitors coz of space, but got the hdmi cable to connect the lappy to the tv for anything worth watching on the big screen.
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HuggyB
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Ooooooh, i7
I wanted to, but realistically I dont do enough to stress an i5 so it would have been a waste of money for me. Should be a killer rig.
You can get dual monitors vertically instead of horizontally? Won't take up any more room than a single monitor. Trust me, with video editing and so fourth, dualies are a godsend. And like my monitors were under $200 for 1920 x 1080 HD resolution - its cheap (the HD5850 will do it easy).
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fishyink
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*jealous* adam, were u guys
*jealous* adam, were u guys get ure parts from ?
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specs
Customised it from Netplus.
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fishyink
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pics a bit dodgy to read
pics a bit dodgy to read adam lol.... i get parts from pccasegear
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hahah
Get a bigger monitor then. :)
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HuggyB
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you can try
net plus
MSY
Austin Computers
Foxcomp Technology
Pricewise, they are more than competitive, plus they are local so you don't have to pay postage and you can pick your gear up.
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Feral
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hahahaha with comments about
hahahaha with comments about being gay im not game to show a pic of my set up :)
but working at harvey norman has its advantages :)
mako magic
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very very flash mate, now
very very flash mate, now you can have a 3some with those 2 screens lol
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very nice set up there huggy
very nice set up there huggy mm gives me idea's
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gees Huggy , your getting
gees Huggy , your getting paid too much to be able to afford that and all the bling for fishing. looks great tho.
Adam , you must be doing a lot of phone boxes to get a new computer
, sounds good tho
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Don't you worry
Don't you worry Russ, that contract is just a bit of cream. I'm stoked with my new job, can finally afford to start spending again. Will be looking at getting the new fishwrecked stickers done in the near future.
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HuggyB
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well
its not really that expensive. Everything including box, keyboard, mouse, windows 7, printer, monitors and monitor stand came in under $1500. And you could do it cheaper without too much hassle. If I really cut the bone, I reckon I could do it for $1200.
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Faulkner Family
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thats if you know what your
thats if you know what your doing
. i can barely use one let alone build one
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HuggyB
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Russ
5 minutes and I'll have you building one. Unless you are a complete dolt, it is not a hard thing to do if you are ven slightly useful (and I've seen you rod stands so I know you know tools).
You can even google it and find step by step instructions.
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Faulkner Family
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yeah right . give me a lump
yeah right . give me a lump of wood and some tools and i will make you a table but how the hell do i google
.
i know the basics but i cant even remember how to post pics after Sandy has shown me a hundred times.
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Sooky geeks
what's wrong with my Commodore 64? I can play Ping Pong on it so it's cutting edge.
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Nice Rig
Nice Rig HuggB :))
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Nice set up but I don't
Nice set up but I don't reckon I'll ever go back to a desk top jobby.
Cheers
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nice looking machine hugz,
nice looking machine hugz,
MSY probably the cheapest mob in Perth for Most IT gear.
Yes building a machine is pretty easy but like cleaning a reel, easy to damage or misplace a part.
Me Ive not built a machine for myself for a while, generally just buy myself the latest and greatest laptop every 6 or so months. am IT manager for thw company i work for so this is one of the perks :)
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Some mothers do ave em.....
Geeezzz.. I will save my bucks for some decent fishing gear.. LOL. I gave up the real "need for speed" on the computer systems at home a while back. Now what's important is safe, secure and reliable.
I must admit though mate.. It's impressive.... a bit like the cars with the blue lights underneath.. LOL
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Fishing gear
I just buy that as well. LOL
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having 2 screens is awesome
so much better than 1