Recent content by Strandwolf

Thanks

Jimmy outta E. Paly Alta. Calif. Strandwolf on YouTube. James Watson Guerrero Pollock on fcbk.

Is it necessary to reinstall os? Or can I override or bypass this step? A friend gave me the hard drive but can't remember the password.

Iokke, your initial case pick is the best of all mentioned, such as the ANTEC 900 or the CM 690. Perhaps you can find a HAF 932 on combo w/a good PSU or RAM deal. You'll probably be out fiddy more $ than w/the lesser cases but you won't regret it. Look at the NewEgg reviews--the 5 one egg raters...

This one is a winner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811119186

Fry's has the Cooler Master Storm Sniper for $140 now.

I've got 2 older computers that I currently use. They were gifts from a friend when he got new ones. Both are Dell PCs that were preloaded with Win ME and Pro2000 respectively. I think I have the installation discs for the OSs. I am planning on building a rock 'em - sock 'em $1500 PC by Q1 '10...

The Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 drive delivers the highest performance of any 3.5-inch drive. Reliability: 0.55% AFR / 1.6M hours MTBF

Hi-- Your links don't seem to work. New Egg seems to sell the 920i for $280. You are at least $300 over your budget. That's a large capacity HD to use for OS only.

I'd be tempted to make the rounds of Best Buy stores in my vicinity (SF Bay Area) and ask to 'see' the HP little laptop, and pick it up by the screen half and give it a bit of mid-air torque. With practice one should be able to crack the screen like a champ. A dozen or two coming into the...