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Bob369   08-12-2005 at 05:50:01 PM

They just got this new computer at work, and it is totally unbelievable. I about nutted all over myself. Here are the specs.

Dual Xeon P4 3.4 Ghz 64bit processors with a 800 Mhz FSB
6 Gigs of DDR2 @ 400 Mhz, Dual Channel
Nvidia Quadro FX 1400 Video card
Dual 360 Gb SATAII HDs
23 inch LCD monitor /w Picture in Picture
Windows XP Pro 64

Makes me wanna steal this computer and quit my job.

My PC:
Abit AX8 Socket 939 VIA K8T890
AMD Athlon 64 3200 Winchester
Sapphire Radeon X700 Pro 256 Mb PCIe
WD Raptor 37 Gb SATA
Corsair 2x512 PC3200 DDR Dual-Channel Platnium Edition

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WingDing   08-12-2005 at 05:54:20 PM
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...*cums all over the forum*...

Serious piece of kit there. Sweet.

:eek: I didn't lose my virginity, Wusy stole it :eek:

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RichPLS   08-12-2005 at 05:56:29 PM
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Sweet, keyboard is a bit sticky tho...

<pre><font color=red>°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°`°¤o \\// o¤°`°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°
And the sign says "You got to have a membership card to get inside" Huh
So I got me a pen and paper And I made up my own little sign</pre><p></font color=red>

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Riser   08-12-2005 at 06:01:47 PM
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And what exactly is the computer going to do?

And what'd they pay for it? (who built it?)

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RobD   08-12-2005 at 06:03:01 PM
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Like most office machines, Outlook and IE. Maybe a bit of Word too.

<font color=blue>"I left a couple of my foreigners out last week and they started talking in "foreign". They were all: "Blah, blah, blah, le b*stard manager, f*cking useless b*stard"" - Harry Redknapp</font color=blue>

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RichPLS   08-12-2005 at 06:04:43 PM
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LOL! That machine has to be for production, corps don't lay out cache like that for sec's...

<pre><font color=red>°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°`°¤o \\// o¤°`°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°
And the sign says "You got to have a membership card to get inside" Huh
So I got me a pen and paper And I made up my own little sign</pre><p></font color=red>

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RobD   08-12-2005 at 06:08:05 PM
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Alright, it might be running Excel too.

<font color=blue>"I left a couple of my foreigners out last week and they started talking in "foreign". They were all: "Blah, blah, blah, le b*stard manager, f*cking useless b*stard"" - Harry Redknapp</font color=blue>

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Bob369   08-12-2005 at 07:07:16 PM
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Mostly Adobe applications (photoshop mostly) along with IE, and office applications.

Ended up costing about $8000 from HP. The base model is the HP Workstation xw8200.

If I had a digital camera handy I would take some pretty pictures for you guys.

My PC:
Abit AX8 Socket 939 VIA K8T890
AMD Athlon 64 3200 Winchester
Sapphire Radeon X700 Pro 256 Mb PCIe
WD Raptor 37 Gb SATA
Corsair 2x512 PC3200 DDR Dual-Channel Platnium Edition

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Anonymous   08-12-2005 at 07:32:06 PM
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Hp worskatation are really nice piece, but they're overpriced as hell!

I builted a few of single XEOn myself and they are well crafted and design with quality parts, I just dont get the Extra $$$$...Nice rig anyhow!

Asus P4P800DX, P4C 2.6ghz@3.25ghz, 2X512 OCZ PC4000 3-4-4-8, MSI 6800Ultra stock, 2X30gig Raid0

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Bob369   08-12-2005 at 07:41:54 PM
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yeah to bad it isnt mine.

The most expensive thing in the computer was the RAM. After they had already place the order, I was like go check the prices on crucial. It was like $500 bucks cheaper to get it but of course they was out of stock too.

Oh well its not like I paid for it anyway. If i did it definetly wouldnt be used for photshop programs.

My PC:
Abit AX8 Socket 939 VIA K8T890
AMD Athlon 64 3200 Winchester
Sapphire Radeon X700 Pro 256 Mb PCIe
WD Raptor 37 Gb SATA
Corsair 2x512 PC3200 DDR Dual-Channel Platnium Edition

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Riser   08-12-2005 at 08:04:57 PM
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Do you like the power adapter you need to power the LCD monitor? haha

It's HP eh? Compaq.. eh.. You'll probably end up having problems with it within 6-8 months.

What kind of Photoshop stuff is getting done, that it requires that kind of investment?

I'd like to see the ROI statement on that computer.. especially at $8,000.

Most people I know who work in Photoshop at companies and graphics places, normally work off a $2,000 computer with a lot of memory and such.


But with 6GB of RAM.. can Adobe even handle that? It has to be used for something else.. has to be.. otherwise that's over kill 3 times over.

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Bob369   08-12-2005 at 08:16:07 PM
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Yeah its defenitely overkill.. they are not even gonna do video editing with it.

As for the monitor.. no power adapter, just a regular power cord. Its an hp 2335.

The pivote screen is awesome I have it turned up right so the monitor is actually taller than it is wide.

The picture in picture runs off s-video so I believe you can run a cable from your vcr, dvr or any s-video device and watch it while your working on your comp.

My PC:
Abit AX8 Socket 939 VIA K8T890
AMD Athlon 64 3200 Winchester
Sapphire Radeon X700 Pro 256 Mb PCIe
WD Raptor 37 Gb SATA
Corsair 2x512 PC3200 DDR Dual-Channel Platnium Edition

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Anonymous   08-12-2005 at 08:33:20 PM
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I had good luck with Hp's/compaq desktop/WS/Server...My favorite OEM by far...

Asus P4P800DX, P4C 2.6ghz@3.25ghz, 2X512 OCZ PC4000 3-4-4-8, MSI 6800Ultra stock, 2X30gig Raid0

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Riser   08-12-2005 at 09:34:32 PM
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I never had good luck with their desktops/laptops or workstations.

The servers and high end stuff are good, it's just their desktops/laptops always gave me problems. I saw a lot of hardware problems with them for a while. Haven't touched one in 2-3 years now though.

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alltaken   08-14-2005 at 05:10:45 AM
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No i don't think it will run photoshop.

Alltaken

<A HREF="http://www.mudpuddle.co.nz" target="_new">http://www.mudpuddle.co.nz</A> its where its all going on, oh and its also all going on HERE <A HREF="http://doug.mudpuddle.co.nz/gallery/" target="_new">http://doug.mudpuddle.co.nz/gallery/</A>

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alltaken   08-14-2005 at 11:54:28 AM
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Oooommmmmmmmm "Think like a sheep, and be the sheep"

<A HREF="http://www.mudpuddle.co.nz" target="_new">http://www.mudpuddle.co.nz</A> its where its all going on, oh and its also all going on HERE <A HREF="http://doug.mudpuddle.co.nz/gallery/" target="_new">http://doug.mudpuddle.co.nz/gallery/</A>

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RichPLS   08-14-2005 at 03:18:31 PM
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Baaaa baaaa

<pre><font color=red>°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°`°¤o \\// o¤°`°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°
And the sign says "You got to have a membership card to get inside" Huh
So I got me a pen and paper And I made up my own little sign</pre><p></font color=red>

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alltaken   08-14-2005 at 04:00:38 PM
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Bonks RichPLS like a sheep

<A HREF="http://www.mudpuddle.co.nz" target="_new">http://www.mudpuddle.co.nz</A> its where its all going on, oh and its also all going on HERE <A HREF="http://doug.mudpuddle.co.nz/gallery/" target="_new">http://doug.mudpuddle.co.nz/gallery/</A>

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Bob369   08-15-2005 at 02:15:17 PM
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ok for one... its a company computer.

second.. havent you noticed where i said multiple times.. it is not my machine.

therefore i cannot run a bunch of bs crap on it all day

My PC:
Abit AX8 Socket 939 VIA K8T890
AMD Athlon 64 3200 Winchester
Sapphire Radeon X700 Pro 256 Mb PCIe
WD Raptor 37 Gb SATA
Corsair 2x512 PC3200 DDR Dual-Channel Platnium Edition

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RichPLS   08-15-2005 at 02:17:58 PM
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If you work on it might be able to, depending on how they manage their network. Folding is hardly BS crap, it is advancement for science to help discover cures for diseases like cancer.

<pre><font color=red>°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°`°¤o \\// o¤°`°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°
And the sign says "You got to have a membership card to get inside" Huh
So I got me a pen and paper And I made up my own little sign</pre><p></font color=red>

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RichPLS   08-15-2005 at 02:19:12 PM
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And it runs in the background, you set the amount of processing to be used, and can suspend it for times you need all the horsepower, and let it run at night. Mostly, you won't notice it running.

<pre><font color=red>°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°`°¤o \\// o¤°`°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°
And the sign says "You got to have a membership card to get inside" Huh
So I got me a pen and paper And I made up my own little sign</pre><p></font color=red>

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RichPLS   08-15-2005 at 02:20:16 PM
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And if you don't try it, may you be stricken down with the disease you could have helped cure! ;)

<pre><font color=red>°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°`°¤o \\// o¤°`°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°
And the sign says "You got to have a membership card to get inside" Huh
So I got me a pen and paper And I made up my own little sign</pre><p></font color=red>

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RobD   08-15-2005 at 02:23:12 PM
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...*applause*...

<font color=blue>"I left a couple of my foreigners out last week and they started talking in "foreign". They were all: "Blah, blah, blah, le b*stard manager, f*cking useless b*stard"" - Harry Redknapp</font color=blue>

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Bob369   08-15-2005 at 02:24:04 PM
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yeah you go install it on your company machine and see how your business likes it. Assuming you actually have a job, other than living on these forums.

My PC:
Abit AX8 Socket 939 VIA K8T890
AMD Athlon 64 3200 Winchester
Sapphire Radeon X700 Pro 256 Mb PCIe
WD Raptor 37 Gb SATA
Corsair 2x512 PC3200 DDR Dual-Channel Platnium Edition<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Bob369 on 08/15/05 08:37 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

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Bob369   08-15-2005 at 02:25:26 PM
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I also like how you drag one post into 3 so you can boost your post count.. n00b

My PC:
Abit AX8 Socket 939 VIA K8T890
AMD Athlon 64 3200 Winchester
Sapphire Radeon X700 Pro 256 Mb PCIe
WD Raptor 37 Gb SATA
Corsair 2x512 PC3200 DDR Dual-Channel Platnium Edition

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RobD   08-15-2005 at 02:26:46 PM
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Damn, you're good. I like your style.

<font color=blue>"I left a couple of my foreigners out last week and they started talking in "foreign". They were all: "Blah, blah, blah, le b*stard manager, f*cking useless b*stard"" - Harry Redknapp</font color=blue>

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RichPLS   08-15-2005 at 02:38:44 PM
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I see you learn and post two instead of one...

<pre><font color=red>°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°`°¤o \\// o¤°`°¤o,¸¸¸,o¤°
And the sign says "You got to have a membership card to get inside" Huh
So I got me a pen and paper And I made up my own little sign</pre><p></font color=red>

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Bob369   08-15-2005 at 02:44:32 PM
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I want to emulate you.. your my hero Rich. Oh yeah can you please show me how to copy and past news articles in her, that way people think its me talking and not plagerizing articles.

My PC:
Abit AX8 Socket 939 VIA K8T890
AMD Athlon 64 3200 Winchester
Sapphire Radeon X700 Pro 256 Mb PCIe
WD Raptor 37 Gb SATA
Corsair 2x512 PC3200 DDR Dual-Channel Platnium Edition

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RobD   08-15-2005 at 02:46:00 PM
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ROFL! Bravo sir, bravo.

...*standing ovation*...

<font color=blue>"I left a couple of my foreigners out last week and they started talking in "foreign". They were all: "Blah, blah, blah, le b*stard manager, f*cking useless b*stard"" - Harry Redknapp</font color=blue>

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Bob369   08-15-2005 at 02:51:33 PM
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thanks for you support..now that I got that out of my system, im done. I dont even wanna post on my own topic anymore. If anyone wants to actually post about the machine, let me know. If not spare me the time of checking this topic.

My PC:
Abit AX8 Socket 939 VIA K8T890
AMD Athlon 64 3200 Winchester
Sapphire Radeon X700 Pro 256 Mb PCIe
WD Raptor 37 Gb SATA
Corsair 2x512 PC3200 DDR Dual-Channel Platnium Edition

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