Addicted to hardware

[SilverBack]

Everytime something new comes out I get a cold sweat.
I read hours on end about the new and improved video card, processor, memory, motherboard, hard drive, dvd burner , power supply , water cooling block ARGH!!!!!!!!!

I have to have them.

HELP ME!!!!!!!

 

[Viper96720]

lol don't gorget tee slurm dank

 

[MichaelD]

*cue song "Welcome to my Nightmare" by Alice Cooper*

Mwuahahaha...welcome...to The Pit of Hardware Angst. There is no escape. You can turn your back, sure; but you will come back...you always do.



I enjoy just testing the stuff out, benchmarking it, comparing notes with others. It's a great hobby...an EXPENSIVE hobby too. :Q

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
*cue song "Welcome to my Nightmare" by Alice Cooper*

Mwuahahaha...welcome...to The Pit of Hardware Angst. There is no escape. You can turn your back, sure; but you will come back...you always do.



I enjoy just testing the stuff out, benchmarking it, comparing notes with others. It's a great hobby...an EXPENSIVE hobby too. :Q

I agree. I love building the systems, tweaking them, and messing with hardware. Once I've got them built, it's maybe a week until I want to do something new.

Currently I'm trying to build a completely fanless system ... based around the Athlon XP. :Q

- M4H

 

[mechBgon]

Fortunately, I can stop any time I feel like.

 

[Sideswipe001]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
Fortunately, I can stop any time I feel like.

Sure you can. "You can checkout any time you like, but you can never leave".

 

[Technonut]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
Fortunately, I can stop any time I feel like.

Me too.... I must have stopped at least 100 times, and can do it again anytime I want...

 

[Markfw]

Yup. It got me today. MichaelD's SCSI quest got me. I just bought 4 10,000 rpm 5.2 ms access SCSi drives, and am getting a raid 5 controller for them. should be setup by next weekend.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
Yup. It got me today. MichaelD's SCSI quest got me. I just bought 4 10,000 rpm 5.2 ms access SCSi drives, and am getting a raid 5 controller for them. should be setup by next weekend.

:heart: Bandwidth :heart:

- M4H

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
Yup. It got me today. MichaelD's SCSI quest got me. I just bought 4 10,000 rpm 5.2 ms access SCSi drives, and am getting a raid 5 controller for them. should be setup by next weekend.

:Q

Ho-lee-crap!! :Q DAAAANG that's gonna ROCK.

What SCSI RAID adapter are you getting? I have held off b/c I can't seem to get a definite answer on exactly WHICH RAID cards will work in a standard 32-bit, 33MHz PCI slot.

I'd love to stripe mine. *sigh* I'd easily break the 110Mb/s mark w/two of the Fuji MAS drives.

Here's just a single drive by itself.

They are fast. For what they cost, they'd better be.

I'm glad I love this hobby....I'm glad I love this hobby....I'm glad I love this hobby....... (lather, rinse, repeat)

 

[SilverBack]

Currently I'm trying to build a completely fanless system ... based around the Athlon XP.

MercenaryForHire

I'm currently working on a fanless prescott system myself without heat pipes.
I have acrylic ordered now, I'm waiting on it.

 

[mechBgon]

SilverBack, the poll needs an "Eat lots of ramen!" option

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: SilverBack
I'm currently working on a fanless prescott system myself without heat pipes.
I have acrylic ordered now, I'm waiting on it.

Given that you're even considering a Prescott, I'm going to go ahead and say that your budget is probably about twenty times mine.

- M4H

 

[SilverBack]

LOL OK

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: SilverBack
LOL OK

:beer::beer:

- M4H

 

[Compddd]

I bought my Athlon64 3200+ back in Nov, returned it today and got the 3400+ for no extra charge.

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
Yup. It got me today. MichaelD's SCSI quest got me. I just bought 4 10,000 rpm 5.2 ms access SCSi drives, and am getting a raid 5 controller for them. should be setup by next weekend.

That paired with your Athlon64 will make everyone hate you. Let's see some benchmarks!

-Por

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: PorBleemo

Originally posted by: Markfw900
Yup. It got me today. MichaelD's SCSI quest got me. I just bought 4 10,000 rpm 5.2 ms access SCSi drives, and am getting a raid 5 controller for them. should be setup by next weekend.

That paired with your Athlon64 will make everyone hate you. Let's see some benchmarks!

-Por

Bwuahahah!! That just cracked me up. Nice one.

I had XXXdollars. I said "SCSI or A64?" Knowing what I do about the alleged features of the upcoming NF3250, and being that I had already decided to wait for said chipset and possbily the Socket 939 A64's, I said:

Screw it. SCSI time.

I am shopping EBay for a hardware SCSI RAID controller that is compatible with regular 32-bit, 33MHz PCI slots. So, that would be either a 32-bit, 33MHz card or a PCI-X card. There are some 64-bit cards that are NOT marketed as PCI-X that will work, but I'm not smart enough on SCSI to find them. If anyone wants to help me out with that I'd appreciate it.

I'm on a quest to find out exactly what happens when you oversaturate the PCI bus. :evil:

 

[Markfw]

MichaelD, now if the one I just got doesn;t work, then don't outbid me on the one I am going for next !!!! Please !! Anyway, I think I screwed up on the controller I just got. 128 meg cache Intel sounded great figuring it would be compatable, but maybe not, and I think I need a backup card.....

Anyway, isn't this fun !!!! Blowing money we don't really have (or shouldn't spend) on crap we don't need (but want) ????

OK, I'm an addict......

 

[fireontheway]

i'm on my third pc case already for this year

 

[Sheriff]

Rookies but this does the Soul better then Drugs

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Sheriff
Rookies but this does the Soul better then Drugs

not really

 

[JBT]

Originally posted by: Technonut

Originally posted by: mechBgon
Fortunately, I can stop any time I feel like.

Me too.... I must have stopped at least 100 times, and can do it again anytime I want...

haha yeah right?

 

[Sheriff]

LOL, I C said the Blind Man to the Deaf Woman as he told her Rehab is for Quitters now
did she follow his advice ?

 

[cowdog]

Oh boy, I feel like I need a 12-step program for hardware. I can relate. I keep creating these perfectly logical scenarios of how I will wait until x & y, but then the seduction of some "new" sucks me in and I end up with some new hardware and a now defunct plan.

Fortunately for me, hardware is still less expensive than my primary "enthusiast" hobbies of skiing and cycling. But with all the changes coming this year and my hardware "I want it" impatience, that could change.

Egads! I'm going to install multiple versions of Linux this week to see which I like the best. Maybe that will help me survive another week until x & y. Probably not.