Post the latest Geek/Nerd stuff that you bought

[StreakInTheSky]

My new Asus Eee PC:

The other laptop in the pics is a standard 15.4" screen'd one. xD

I was looking at those. Really great value I think. How is it?

I'm thinking it would probably be hell to type on though

I hear they're planning to release them with core 2 cpus next year

[delerium]

I absolutely love it. I'm typing this reply on it right now. Touch typing takes some getting used to but I'm pretty proficient at it after only one day.
The Celey-M is quite good for the Xandros linux OS. I'm gonna try to install a nlite'd XP on this weekend. Core 2 would be nice but I'm not one to wait for the next version because you always end up waiting and waiting. I'd rather enjoy what's out now. xD

[LaJon]

Tuniq Tower <3

[frblckstr1]

NEC device is said to translate Japanese on the fly


http://www.betanews.com/article/NEC_device_is_said_to_translate_Japanese_on_the_fly/1196458146

[delerium]

NEC device is said to translate Japanese on the fly


http://www.betanews.com/article/NEC_device_is_said_to_translate_Japanese_on_the_fly/1196458146

How did you buy it if it's not out yet?  xD

[frblckstr1]

NEC device is said to translate Japanese on the fly


http://www.betanews.com/article/NEC_device_is_said_to_translate_Japanese_on_the_fly/1196458146

How did you buy it if it's not out yet?  xD

Oops, sorry posted in wrong thread, wanted to do this in 'stuf I want'.

[ASSEMblerEX]

MSX computer

[frblckstr1]

My new Asus Eee PC:

The other laptop in the pics is a standard 15.4" screen'd one. xD

Hm, with an additional 16GB (USB) storage its starting to sound interesting

16GB & Bluetooth Mod Complete!
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=3982

[LaJon]

Just finished installing the Tuniq CPU heatsink/fan.  I have to say that it was BY FAR the hardest piece of hardware I've ever installed in a computer in my life.  I'm about to run Orthos to see what I've gained from getting this thing, and it damned well better be a mountain for what it took to install.  Just about every review on newegg complains about how hard it is to install, and I really should have listened, but it seemed like the best thing to get for price/quality. 

I think I need to lay down..

[LaJon]

The Tuniq Tower 120 took off about 10-12C from the CPU temperature, which is pretty nice.  However, I need some help with the overclocking.  When I bumped it up to 400mhz to get 3.6Ghz and changed the memory multiplier to 2.0, but it was running just a little too hot.  I wouldn't mind giving 3.2Ghz or 3.4Ghz a try, but the menu for the memory multiplier jumps from 2.0 to 2.4, with nothing in between.  To get 3.2Ghz I moved it up to 355mhz, but the multiplier would need to be about 2.25 to match my RAM, and to reach 3.4Ghz I need to use 377mhz and a multiplier of 2.12.  Without being able to use these values, I have to overclock my memory (852mhz or 905mhz at the least for each clock speed).  How safe is it to do this considering the RAM is pretty warm with heatsinks on them already?  Otherwise, how can I get custom values added in?  Thanks for the help

[ebc]

Yeah it should be fine, if you manually set your timings to what your ram is meant to be by default that way it doesn't automatically use higher timings because it is detecting a non-standard clockspeed. You can run DDR800 at way over 900mhz even.
Yesterday I clocked an e6750 to 3.8 on stock cooler. The ram was running at 956mhz at this point lol.

[LaJon]

Yeah it should be fine, if you manually set your timings to what your ram is meant to be by default that way it doesn't automatically use higher timings because it is detecting a non-standard clockspeed. You can run DDR800 at way over 900mhz even.
Yesterday I clocked an e6750 to 3.8 on stock cooler. The ram was running at 956mhz at this point lol.

I'm going to try 3.6Ghz once more before I stick to 3.4 or 3.2.  When I tried it last time, the fan inside the Tuniq heatsink was pointing the wrong way (blowing heat in, rather than out), so there was quite a bit of heat being kept in the area around the CPU/RAM.  Thanks for the info once again

[LaJon]

63C tops running 3.6Ghz stable.  I guess that air direction makes all the difference in the world e_e

[ebc]

Nice work LaJon! Looks good!

If you leave the C1E setting on in the bios, (enhanced holt state) your cpu will be happy and cool and only run at full speed when you do something intense.

[NAzu]

Picked the 7900GS today. Overclocks pretty well from stock 450/660 to 580/780.

[frblckstr1]

HPdv9680ed:



- 17" widescreen (1440x900)
- Intel C2D 1.6GHz
- 1GB RAM (upto 4GB)
- 160GB harddisk
- nVida 8400M GS
- 4USB ports, express slot, SD/MS/MSPro, network, wireless and modem.
- S-video, VGA port and HDMI ouput
- small remote control (which turns out also controlls my other HP a TabletPC)

Was actually on the hunt for a 9630 (120GB 1,5GHz C2D rest equal specs) but stumbled accross thisone for 1 euro less (although I'll need to buy a memory upgrade).

Not the fastest machine (wasn't going for that, wanted a cheap desktop replacement) but still several times better then my current desktop (a 2GHz Celeron) although I'll be missing the third screen for some time...

[delerium]

The 40 Worst Liefeld Drwaings: http://progressiveboink.com/archive/robliefeld.html

You bought this webpage? xD

[arun.yothin]

Nah. I bought some bomb ass Liefeld art.

I somehow confuse this thread for the postwhore thread a lot..

[frblckstr1]

ST-TOS Season 1 in HD-DVD:




2GB memory upgrade for the new laptop:


Should keep it (and me) happy

[huggumwuggums]