Tell jcap to post his desk, and post yours too! [JCAP POST YOUR DESK]

[itszutak]

That is the scariest bottleneck I've seen.

Trust me, your framerate would double if you just got a new computer (Dell locks the CPUs so that it's near impossible to upgrade to anything recent).

[BobtheGreatII]

I'll get some pictures up of my computer again once I get my new processor.

[Ki11a_FTW]

Trust me, your framerate would double if you just got a new computer.

Ive been trying to do this for the last 3 years, whenever i tell my parents im going to do that, they start spazzing out and say they will get me one, then 5 months pass and i say that im gonna build my own again, then the process repeats

[Amit]

Ive been trying to do this for the last 3 years, whenever i tell my parents im going to do that, they start spazzing out and say they will get me one, then 5 months pass and i say that im gonna build my own again, then the process repeats

Then fucking do something about it! And will anybody answer my questions?

So my dad's office PC has a GigaByte GA-8I945G Pro Motherboard in it with a Pentium 4 630 HT 3.00GHz as the CPU. Since the socket is LGA775, is it possible to pair a Core 2 Duo processor with it? On the motherboard box it says "Optimized for Intel Pentium D/Pentium 4 Processor." I know I can use a Celeron on it but I'm not sure if anything newer than a Pentium D will be compatible with the chipset. I've tried looking this up but haven't found any solid answers. Anyone has some answers for me?

[Rook]

Figured I'd post this since I plan on [finally] buying the parts for my new rig this Friday and wanted to take some pictures of this eMachines that has survived with me since early 2004.

System specs:
CPU: AMD Sempron 3100+ ~1.8GHz (single core)
Memory: 2GB G.SKILL DDR
Video Card: ATi Radeon X1600 Series
Primary Hard Drive: 94GB IDE
Secondary Hard Drive: 30GB IDE
Operating System: Windows XP SP3


Pictures:

Front of the case:


General view of the inside, wtf is cable management?!


Desk view. my monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, printer, etc....


Some logitech sub. Works nice is all I know.


this baby keeps me cool.

[itszutak]

Then fucking do something about it! And will anybody answer my questions?

I'd look up the mobo and see if it's compatible (You might get lucky and find a customer review or something where they've used it and it worked), and you might want to look up the south bridge (or the north one-- one of those [AFAIK] controls what CPUs work and which ones don't) and see if other mobos with it work.

But it's fairly risky, and there is a chance that it won't work. I'd try anyway-- you can find very cheap m-ATX mobos that support C2D and a lot of other stuff (Don't be put off by the size-- my current gaming computer uses some $50 ASUS mATX board and hasn't failed for me yet)

In short: There's a good chance that it won't work. But try anyway if and only if you're planning on replacing the mobo as well.

[=sw=warlord]

Oh fuck....an E-machine my parents has one of those and the damned thing dosnt open its DVD tray unless you press the button 20 times and each times its serviced it speeds up for about a day and then works slower than it didt before it goes off for its service.

[Rook]

the damned thing dosnt open its DVD tray unless you press the button 20 times.

I guess that's a global problem then because I gotta push the dvd tray button like I mean it

[=sw=warlord]

I guess that's a global problem then because I gotta push the dvd tray button like I mean it

I have to hit the front of the drive untill the thing opens, these days i leave a blank CD unside down in the tray because its the only way i can open the drive without pressing the button 200 times.

[Cortexian]

You guys try using the "Eject" link in the Right-Click menu for your disk drive?