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Thread ID: 79405 2007-05-19 01:52:00 It's due this week JJJJJ (528) PC World Chat
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551046 2007-05-19 04:32:00 You're wasting your processing power with XP - get Vista, and it will slow to a crawl :p pcuser42 (130)
551047 2007-05-19 04:35:00 Just imagine how fast it would be running figForth! :D SurferJoe46 (51)
551048 2007-05-19 04:45:00 You're wasting your processing power with XP - get Vista, and it will slow to a crawl :p

Rubbish. I'rd even use Linux before I'rd try vista
JJJJJ (528)
551049 2007-05-19 05:06:00 Ordered this a couple of days ago. Ascent are building it for me.
Any comments?



Total: $5,388.47

Just for fun I priced it up.
Identical.
Mine: $4942.00 retail.
pctek (84)
551050 2007-05-19 06:35:00 Hi Jack.

I would be a bit worried about the operating system and drivers for the O/S and any other hardware. X64 drivers may not be easy to come by.

You will find on your boot drive a programs directory and also programs (x86)

Have you a printer you want to plug in? Joystick?
Sweep (90)
551051 2007-05-19 07:39:00 Is that two hard drives for that price? CYaBro (73)
551052 2007-05-19 07:54:00 Just for fun I priced it up.
Identical.
Mine: $4942.00 retail.
JJ will never learn.
Cicero (40)
551053 2007-05-19 08:02:00 JJ will never learn.

It is JJJJJ.

I wonder about frame rates on the new rig.
Sweep (90)
551054 2007-05-19 08:04:00 What did you get for old rig,JJ? Cicero (40)
551055 2007-05-19 08:07:00 What about a Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (Quad Core) CPU??
According to my supplier they are a bit cheaper than the Core 2 Extreme X6800
CYaBro (73)
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