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    Opinions on this spec?

    wow, this is the most unfriendly board I think I've ever had the misfortune to visit! It's like the old 3dfx v nVidia days of a few years ago - forums full of idiotic fanboys who can't take even a slight word against their chosen "side" without getting all defensive and insulting. Pathetic. I...
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    Opinions on this spec?

    To be honest, that won't affect my decision. I've been tinkering with PC's for around 15 years now - first thing I learned is that something faster is always just around the corner. My wife won't be interested in upgrading (apart from maybe a video card upgrade...) for at least a couple of...
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    Opinions on this spec?

    Thanks for all suggestions. Given me lots to think about... One thing, the reason I went for P4 instead of A64 in my original spec is because I know somebody who runs both (and who I trust) and he says his A64 rig at home murders his P4 work machine when it comes to gaming, but he finds the...
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    Opinions on this spec?

    Are you sure about that? It's better than the stock Intel retail unit and it gets very good reviews. Can you recommend anther cooler then?
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    Opinions on this spec?

    Building a new machine for the wife - he current Duron system is showing signs of age. She's an artist so the priority is Photoshop and various other graphics packages, web design stuff, a bit of 3D modelling and some "girlie games" like The Sims, SimCity and the like. Multitasking performance...
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    Recommend me a girlie case!

    Hehe - thanks for all the suggestions. She's now thinking about getting a plain boring beige one and custom painting it herself - she's an artist anyway, so it seems like it might be worth a shot. As long as it's a cheap case it doesn't matter too much if it doesn't turn out OK. And if...
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    Recommend me a girlie case!

    You know, a Shuttle was one of the first things I thought of. For some reason she looked at me as if I had just insulted her mother :( I think they're cute anyway...
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    Recommend me a girlie case!

    I'm putting a system together for my wife and she's after a nice "girlie" case. You know, something cutesy and sickening :P The only one she's found so far is this: http://www.powmax.com/pics/gamer/2347KLsilver.htm But there doesn't seem to be many more like that around. She doesn't want...
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    ICS nightmares

    Thanks for you help - been pulling my hair out trying to get ICS working :) Think I'll just get another adapter then. Out of interest, how come it seems to work just great on ICS for about 10 mins then cuts off? Seems a shame to me - it works perfectly when it's actually going!
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    ICS nightmares

    OK thanks. Could I just buy another USB Wireless Adapter for the 2nd PC?
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    ICS nightmares

    Thanks for the reply and suggestions. However, I don't see why ICS wouldn't work. The signal to the first PC (with wireless adapter) is excellent as it's only about 10ft away from the wireless router - the signal strength is always 90-100%. And once the data gets to the first PC there's no...
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    ICS nightmares

    I'm having a problem sharing a wireless connection between two PC's via Ethernet. I've previously shared both a broadband and dialup connection on the machines using ICS with no problems. The probem is that ICS basically works and the machines talk to each other fine and both can access the...