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Article #59Re: Correction to new PC specs
From: Peter Hucker
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:57
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:57
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:02:23 -0000, ah <splifingate@gmail.com> wrote: > Peter Hucker wrote: >> On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:02:01 -0000, ah <splifingate@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Peter Hucker wrote: >>>> MSI X58 Platinum iX58 Socket 1366 Motherboard Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz >>>> Socket 1366 6 x Crucial 2GB 240PIN DDR3 PC3-8500 >>>> >>>> EIGHT processor cores (well 4 + hyperthreading), 12GB memory >>>> (upgradeable to 24GB when bigger sticks are invented) >>>> >>>> Core 2 quad sux. >>>> >>> >>> APPROVED! >>> >>> Better use an x64 OS . . . . >> >> Vista Business 64bit. Legal copy for once (I can't be bothered having the >> OS fall apart when the pirate one fucks up). �100 isn't much compared wih >> �1600. > > Always good the be Legal, Peter. Legal has nothing to do with it. I just want a reliable system. >> The 2 home editions don't have useful things like remote desktop. The >> ultimate one just has gimmicky shit like media centre which I'll never use. > > I've used Business x64 since January 2006 . . . it's Good (tm). I've got it at work and I like it. The interface has lots of useful little things - renaming doesn't highlight the extension. Copying huge numbers of files gives you more options if there are problems. I originally put it on a machine with 1GB of memory. Hint - don't! It's acceptable with 3GB. But my new home machine will have 12, going on 24! -- http://www.petersparrots.com http://www.insanevideoclips.com http://www.petersphotos.com A study in Scotland showed that the kind of male face a woman finds attractive can differ depending where a woman is in her menstrual cycle. For instance, if she is ovulating they are attracted to men with rugged, masculine features. If she is menstruating she is more prone to be attracted to a man with scissors shoved in his temple.
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