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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: bbl337]
#14347060 - 04/25/11 01:10 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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bbl337 said: if you buy a mac, you're retarded. Simple as that. Sorry any mac owners, you probably rode the short bus.
You can install ram, but do you know the difference between say CAS latencies and FSB?

Can you please name off companies other than Apple with very high quality screens, construction, screen resolution for significantly less than Apple?
I'll be surprised if you can. The only company that comes close to the quality is ThinkPad, and their prices are only SLIGHTLY lower.
EDIT: I'm referring only to laptops - if you buy an iMac bbl337's statement stands.
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bbl337 said: if you buy a mac, you're retarded. Simple as that. Sorry any mac owners, you probably rode the short bus.
You can install ram, but do you know the difference between say CAS latencies and FSB?

Can you please name off companies other than Apple with very high quality screens, construction, screen resolution for significantly less than Apple?
I'll be surprised if you can. The only company that comes close to the quality is ThinkPad, and their prices are only SLIGHTLY lower.
EDIT: I'm referring only to laptops - if you buy an iMac bbl337's statement stands.
The benefit in quality you get in buying a mac amounts to pure luxury. I hate the software, and the UI's on macs but besides that, the negligible hardware 'improvements' you find on mac's are no where near worth the 200% price increase over comparable HP's or DELLs. IMO
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14351303 - 04/25/11 08:03 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Sterben said:
 My 12 year old dell desktop computer has finally Died. Time for a new computer. i have a budget of 1k to work with, i love PC Games An need something that can handle my games (Crisis 2/Napoleon Total War). But im also a student an a Dj on my of time so having the portability would help.
I would like at least 4GB of Ram to 12GB But Under a thousand an with a Decent Graphics card. Lastly it has to be Durable.
Suggestions on where i may find such a machine? An in your Opinion Is a Desktop better then a Laptop of Vis Versa ?
for 1,000.00 you could build an amazing gaming computer. trust me dude, this is the way to go.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14351369 - 04/25/11 08:16 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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already been answered but let me add You need to be mobile? Laptop. Need to play games and have more power? Don't need to move around all the time? Desktop.
If you buy a desktop, build it yourself from scratch. It's not hard if you do the research and aren't retarded and get a little bit of help. You match the right components together and they plug in one way... it's not rocket science. Getting into overclocking and shit is a little different. For $1,000 in custom components you can build a computer that is better than any $2,000 prebuilt piece of shit out there. Plus you have the knowledge and satisfaction of knowing how it works. There is simply no comparison. Build it yourself, it is not hard.
Whatever you do, don't buy Mac or Dell or HP. But that's just my extremely biased opinion as a PC technician.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Shroomism]
#14351387 - 04/25/11 08:18 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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overclocking? what is this overclocking that you speak of?
oh, shroomism was great help with my problems so the help is def here.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Dunno]
#14351436 - 04/25/11 08:25 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Overclocking you say? I have an Intel Core I7 3.07 Ghz overclocked to 4.0 Ghz
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Dunno]
#14351439 - 04/25/11 08:25 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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overclocking is exactly that... overclocking the CPU to achieve higher clock cycles young padawan
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Shroomism]
#14351561 - 04/25/11 08:43 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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hmmm... if my services werent getting cut off i might look into that, but unfortunately, i cant pay my bill this month.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: rodfarva]
#14351619 - 04/25/11 08:51 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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rodfarva said: The benefit in quality you get in buying a mac amounts to pure luxury. I hate the software, and the UI's on macs but besides that, the negligible hardware 'improvements' you find on mac's are no where near worth the 200% price increase over comparable HP's or DELLs. IMO
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The quality of a Mac is FAR more than a marginal difference. It's world's above any cheap POS laptop out there. There are laptops that are starting to compete with the Apple computers now - HP Envy is an example. The trackpad on them, however, is utter shit, and the multi touch gestures are infinitely more responsive on a Mac, which is a big deal when you're talking about a mobile computer.
And guess what, they cost almost as much. $100-200 less for equivalent specs.
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1000$ desktop FTW.
I'm building my first gaming pc to get back into Counter-Strike and get read fro Skyrim and BF3 
My budget is $1000 too but I already have a monitor.
I plan on an ASUS motherboard AMD processor NVIDIA or ATI graphics card Power supply from who knows 3 gb ram about 99$ on the case
It's gonna be a good pc.
Also, stay away from apple.
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OK well last night went to best buy out of PC Gaming withdraw bought new 4gb Hp DVD $700 AMD Phenom II Triple-Core N870 Mobile processor 6GB memory; 640GB hard drive, just had to fill my gaming fix. i was like Yes Crysis two! so i rushed home an opened the box carefully.I GOT TO PLAY IT!!!Med quality.
So long story short. im getting a desktop. What company would you recommend?
Ps. Overclocking destroyed my computer.. Damn Ehow.. "It ll make your games run faster
Edit:I returned it this morning.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14351865 - 04/25/11 09:29 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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newegg tigerdirect
those 2 is all my brother uses
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14351882 - 04/25/11 09:32 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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overclocking isn't for noobs, you have to take the right precautions (such as aftermarket heatsinks). I've been building systems for years and I only have a very mild (6%) OC on my own machine. It isn't worth the risks of damaging components if you don't know wtf you are doing. Most of the extreme overclockers only do it for benchmark scores and ePeen anyway.
what do you mean what company besides newegg? didn't you just say you bought an HP? newegg, frozencpu.
edit: Oh, you returned the piece of shit HP. Good. Now get on Newegg and pick out all your parts and post them here so we can review them and tell you if they will work
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14351890 - 04/25/11 09:33 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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lol wut? overclocking destroyed your computer? phenom 2 x2 runnin at 3.9 here.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: tk3]
#14351910 - 04/25/11 09:37 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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i had a Nevida graphic card in it i overclocked that, fried after a week, took it out then the computer never turned on again 3 beeps an death... its not the power box already changed it, checked the ram, an my Pentium 3 possessor looks fine lol yes 12 years old. time for an upgrade anyways
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: tk3]
#14351921 - 04/25/11 09:38 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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overclocked my 1927 underwood, now I can run crysis
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14351934 - 04/25/11 09:40 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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buy quality components from reputable manufacturers with warranties.
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14351947 - 04/25/11 09:42 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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OK well i basically want to be able to run Crysis two. AHH this sites thie shit im so excited! SO MANY COMPUTERS!
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Re: Desktop Vs Laptop? [Re: Sterben]
#14351992 - 04/25/11 09:46 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Crysis2 is a console port in DX9, it's graphics are a joke compared to Crysis, pretty much any modern computer with a half decent graphics card can run it. You meant to say you want something that can run Metro2033
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