Thinking about DOWNGRADING....(sort of). Never thought i would do this

[sohcrates]

so i hate my main computer. i have a "radiation station" as i call it (a 20 inch and a 17 inch monitor running dualhead off a matrox vid card) and a "power tower" (a big ass supermicro server case with 13 fans in it).

anyway, that all sits in the corner, taking up 1/2 my den, and all i really use is my laptop. i rarely, if ever, turn on the big computer (mostly cause it's loud)

So here's what i think i wanna do:

1) sell both monitors and buy 1 LCD
2) get rid of all 3 hard drives and buy 1 single big drive
3) replace my cpu fan with one that doesn't sound like a jet engine
4) sell my server case and get a tiny silent case

Hmmm...am i crazy? bigger used to be better, but now i just don't care. back in college, size seemed impressive, but nowadays i don't know (interpret this statement as you wish)

hmmm...maybe i need two lcd's......

is there a market for old monitors and tower cases?

 

[InverseOfNeo]

Sure! Why not? You can always give it a whirl in the FS forum.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Sell it all and upgrade your laptop to a nice P4 w/Mobility Radeon 9600

- M4H

 

[Spooner]

what is the need for more than 1 monitor?

 

[ed21x]

Originally posted by: sohcrates
so i hate my main computer. i have a "radiation station" as i call it (a 20 inch and a 17 inch monitor running dualhead off a matrox vid card) and a "power tower" (a big ass supermicro server case with 13 fans in it).

anyway, that all sits in the corner, taking up 1/2 my den, and all i really use is my laptop. i rarely, if ever, turn on the big computer (mostly cause it's loud)

So here's what i think i wanna do:

1) sell both monitors and buy 1 LCD
2) get rid of all 3 hard drives and buy 1 single big drive
3) replace my cpu fan with one that doesn't sound like a jet engine
4) sell my server case and get a tiny silent case

Hmmm...am i crazy? bigger used to be better, but now i just don't care. back in college, size seemed impressive, but nowadays i don't know (interpret this statement as you wish)

hmmm...maybe i need two lcd's......

is there a market for old monitors and tower cases?

Doesn't the benefits of adding extra fans wear off after around the 4th? but yeah, I switched from a full tower to a mid-sized tower, swapped 2x 5400 rpm 20 gb HD for one 60 GB 7200 rpm one. Freed up a TON of space Quality >> Quantity

 

[sohcrates]

Originally posted by: Spooner
what is the need for more than 1 monitor?

well, dualhead is pretty darn sweet. i can put AOL and IRC and stuff on one monitor and keep the other open for web pages and photoshop and stuff.

 

[sohcrates]

Doesn't the benefits of adding extra fans wear off after around the 4th? but yeah, I switched from a full tower to a mid-sized tower, swapped 2x 5400 rpm 20 gb HD for one 60 GB 7200 rpm one. Freed up a TON of space Quality >> Quantity

did you sell your old stuff?

yes, the benefit of 13 fans is nill...in fact, it's just plain dumb....but i was young...and naive....

 

[Electric Amish]

Go with one of those Shuttle cubes with the Nforce2.... That'll free-up some space.

amish

 

[sohcrates]

anyone got a link to reviews of entry level lcd's? how much would i expect to pay for 2, say, 15 inch lcd's?

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: sohcrates
anyone got a link to reviews of entry level lcd's? how much would i expect to pay for 2, say, 15 inch lcd's?

just get a pair of dell 18"s when they're on sale for like $380 every other week.

 

[brxndxn]

I still seem to always meet the people that brag about how their computer has 9 fans or 11 fans in it..

I like to brag about how hot my computer runs with only 2 fans at their lowest variable speed settings and it still manages to run perfectly stable.

I could care less if my computer was 190*F, if it's stable, then good.


I bet you just want a quieter system.. In that case, replace all the noisy fans with smaller, quieter ones. And use only the minimum required. Who cares if your computer only lasts 5 years instead of 10 because of the heat.. It's not like you'll be the one using it.

 

[sohcrates]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: sohcrates
anyone got a link to reviews of entry level lcd's? how much would i expect to pay for 2, say, 15 inch lcd's?

just get a pair of dell 18"s when they're on sale for like $380 every other week.

do you have a model # possibly?

 

[nitsuj3580]

hey sohcrates,

I'll have to catch up with you sometime, I'm looking at LCD's as well. We'll have to compare notes.

 

[Hubris]

Yeah, I pulled out a bunch of the fans in my case and replaced some of them with quieter ones. MUCH easier to think with the thing not sounding like I've got a jet engine running in my room.

I dunno if I'd go with a single hard drive, though. If it fails, you're screwed. But if only one fails you've still got some wiggle room. But that's personal preference, really.