06-08-2006, 05:02 PM | #61 |
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Yeah, unfortunately they don't allow us to custom build computers. It would eventually get to be a pain in my ass. It's a specific model that has the problem. It's the Optiplex GX270 line.
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06-08-2006, 05:02 PM | #62 |
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In addition to that, they have this capacitor "popping" problem. I actually saw one catch fire once.
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I'll give it a go, if it doesn't work I'll just pick up a new card this weekend. As always thanks for the help guys.
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06-08-2006, 05:03 PM | #64 |
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No problem.
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Ok, note to self: steer clear of the exploding, bad PCI slot Dell's.
I'd actually pay to see a computer spontaneously combust...someone else's of course, but it'd be cool nontheless.
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06-08-2006, 05:07 PM | #66 |
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Dell's in general aren't bad. We get to keep one computer a year from where I work, so I take them home, fix them up and I have to say they work pretty well.
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06-08-2006, 05:09 PM | #67 |
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onboard sound is free... the cheapest pci sound cards are like 5-10$ plus shipping (my dad had an old emachine and the driver for its onboard sound card couldn't be found anywhere, and generic drivers for the actual sound chip wouldn't work, so i just bought a $5 sound card instead).
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You ever make it to Liquid in the Old City?
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of course you could if your music was all recorded and produced in a 192 or 384khz environment and you have speakers that could actually deal with that and the equipment to not degrade the signal from start to finish... but since that doesn't exist outside a single pyramid amp with 2 96khz stereo speakers, its not actually possible. if you're lisstening to mp3s and oggs then the difference between onboard and an augidy probably won't be all that noticeable either, since the audio is already lossy compressed. actual DVD audio might sound different though, if you're the type that watches them on your pc... |
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I'll be a Knoxville City Police Officer here in about 6 months though, so I'm sure I'll spend plenty of time down there arresting drunk college kids and hookers Woot for crazy career changes.
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Just wondering. I'm down there every couple months visiting my buddy who goes to UT. It was a GREAT club.
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06-09-2006, 09:34 AM | #73 |
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And you can't be a jerkoff Knoxville Police Officer. They have a reputation of being cool cats. I was at this party that got busted right outside of Knoxville Place and they were nothing but cool.
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Wish me luck - I head to the police academy on the 26th for 6 months...so nervous...
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Good luck indeed. If you see some 25 year old guy partying with the college kids, just let him go, because it'll be me. I said 25 will be my last year of partying at colleges. Gotta' grow up sometime.
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