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« Reply #15 on: Friday, March 23, 2007, 00:51:40 » |
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I bought loads of computer parts so I can be a geek and build my own I thought about doing that, but I have no idea what is good any more. I found out the other day that even new hard drives don't work on good old ide chains. All this crazy dual shit. To be fair I can't see theirs that much to learn, theirs only a few bits you need to get right and then the rest is pretty modular. It always surprises me that people are so scared to fuck about with their computers. Even proper technophobes could learn it pretty quick and in a way it's much simpler than trying to delve into the workings of windows when something goes wrong. But yeah. what did you buy and what are you doing? |
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« Reply #16 on: Friday, March 23, 2007, 01:01:00 » |
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Basically bought a complete new kit as I'm using a shitty laptop at the moment and want a better desktop. Spent a fair bit (£1200) but it's a buy now pay later job, so I'll pay it off over 2 or 3 months.
Got a 19" TFT widescreen monitor, tv card, wireless adapter and all that shit.
An EVGA nforce 680i motherboard
A dual core Intel 6400 processor
2gb of RAM
2 x 500gb Seagate HD (on clearance)
2 x XFX 7600GT 256mb graphics cards (going to link up via sli)
Antec nine hundred case (basically has shit loads of fans thrown in)
Should fly once it's set up. Just hope the graphics cards fit in the case ok
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« Reply #17 on: Friday, March 23, 2007, 01:02:26 » |
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I think I'm all geeked out. Might go to bed
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« Reply #18 on: Friday, March 23, 2007, 01:05:52 » |
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Not really Ben. I've been to work and spent most of the day browsing the Internet. I did go out to dinner and eat some very nice Maryland Crab Cakes.
I've got some Californian Shiraz on the go. Unfortunately, the wife has taken to using lots of red wine in her cooking, the good news though is that I always get to look for good bottles to feed that sad addiction...and then finish them off. Red wine in cooking is ace, although I always feel sad when there alcohol get's burnt off. |
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« Reply #19 on: Friday, March 23, 2007, 01:07:58 » |
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Not really Ben. I've been to work and spent most of the day browsing the Internet. I did go out to dinner and eat some very nice Maryland Crab Cakes.
I've got some Californian Shiraz on the go. Unfortunately, the wife has taken to using lots of red wine in her cooking, the good news though is that I always get to look for good bottles to feed that sad addiction...and then finish them off. Red wine in cooking is ace, although I always feel sad when there alcohol get's burnt off. 2/3 of that Shiraz went into a fab stew last night. So long as you cook it out slowly you don't burn as much of the alcohol off and the taste infuses into the food (especially steak). Yummo! |
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« Reply #20 on: Friday, March 23, 2007, 01:16:37 » |
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Yep, in slow cooking stuff it's ace. I always picture the cooking process of the chorizo in my dad's place though. Fry off the chorizo and then poor over the red wine. you see it catch on fire and all the beautiful alcohol break down into flames. Nice and tasty though (shameless plug) and fire is always good fun. They do Morcilla (spanish black pudding) in the same way.
One of the chefs I work with, Nicole, managed to set stuff on fire on 2 consecutive Saturdays back in November. Didn't bother me because I got to play fire fighter. First was a pair of oven gloves which were left on top of one of the big pan things and slipped onto the gas rings. Second was a loaf of bread that fell into the back of the oven. I am slightly disappointed at myself for not utilising the fire extinguisher. That would have been fun.
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« Reply #21 on: Friday, March 23, 2007, 01:54:37 » |
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Come on Gladiator and Singingiffy, you must have something to say?
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« Reply #22 on: Friday, March 23, 2007, 02:04:27 » |
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boo, they've gone. Danjackson always seems interested in my rasta jew ways. Maybe he'll talk?
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« Reply #23 on: Friday, March 23, 2007, 02:04:57 » |
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call me jacko benjamin
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« Reply #24 on: Friday, March 23, 2007, 02:07:02 » |
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And I'm always on here at 2.10am because I live by Jamaican time. Had an interesting day Jacko?
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« Reply #25 on: Friday, March 23, 2007, 02:08:27 » |
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not bad, just got in from a night at the local watering hole and to be fair im shit faced! how about you my fellow rasta jew?
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« Reply #26 on: Friday, March 23, 2007, 02:14:08 » |
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ben i must leave you now to pass out on my keyboard!nnightthtjbalfdkjbvcnkdajvck jnk v
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« Reply #27 on: Friday, March 23, 2007, 02:34:38 » |
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I'm fine although got to the classic having to shut one eye to see one screen point.
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« Reply #28 on: Friday, March 23, 2007, 07:23:32 » |
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HELLO
Everyone's shit, nobody wants to go out this week. Come to Oxford next Friday for a big end of term piss-up come out for sebs birthday in swindon tonight (friday) i'll come out in oxford next week! just give me somewhere to sleep and i'll be sorted |
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This is the water.
And this is the well.
Drink full and descend.
The horse is the white of the eyes and dark within.
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« Reply #29 on: Friday, March 23, 2007, 09:09:15 » |
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I'll go out next Thursday when i get back from Barca - i have Friday off, you see.
And yes. Come out tonight.
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