Intel Core 2 Q9300 2.5GHz
MSI P35 Neo-FR right now, going to change to Asus P5K-E
MSI RX3870-T2D512E OC Radeon HD 3870 512MB
SEAGATE 750GB * 4 (RAID 10)
ANTEC P182
Kingston 2GB PC26400 800MHz cl6 * 4

So you didn't want one of the new Nvidia or ATI video cards comming out in less than 2 weeks? And an Intel heatsink? WTF no overclocking??!!

I am getting this heatsink...Noctua NH-U12P

As for video card, let's see the last game I was actively playing on PC was Starcraft...that says something?

If you don't play PC games, why the hell aren't you using a laptop????

Because a desktop is easier to build?

^ what she said. Also it's cheaper for the performance.

I don't like laptops. /shrug

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me neither. i have a couple, a mac and a gateway but i just don't like'em. when school isn't in i don't use'em one bit.

I don't like the keyboards on laptops.

I hate laptops because I can't fix them with spare parts around the house >:

You'd rather sit at a desk, captive, then be able to game or surf on your couch, at Taco Bell or somewhere else?

Guess I've just gotten used to it from working on one for so long. In this day and age, desktops seem totally pointless. Especially if you don't game.

I game on the same PC I played EQ on (in 2002), with only a video card upgrade. The laptop I bought in 2004 has gone through a battery, an LCD, and a keyboard.

When I'm not in my apartment or at work I'd prefer to not even look at a computer. Especially during the summer.

Sarissa Candyangel

Yup. I have a nice comfy chair, when I actually want to game, I'll sit at home in my comfortable setup and play.

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Marauder Harabakc Goat

I have a nice comfy couch too, for when I'm running dailies or playing an alt, I'll game from my couch so I can properly veg out and not have to sit upright, kthx.

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I think the macbook pro has spoiled me. Built in mic, great video card, large screen and relatively small. Just hook up a trackball and it's pretty much identical to a more traditional desk setup.

I've played WoW in hotel rooms, airports, etc.. Can't be beat. You get used to the keyboard quickly enough.

I've yet to see a built in mic that's worth a fuck, in *anything* webcams, laptops, whatever.

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Marauder Harabakc Goat

How much would you have to pay to get a notebook simliar to the performance level?

Gaming is not only thing that requirement CPU task; I do a lot of photo processing, converting from RAW to Tiff then Tiff to Jpg with frame. Those are some CPU intensive task.

My laptop is a dual core amd64 2.4ghz with 3gb of ram, two 250gb sata hard drives and a 17" widescreen 1440x900 monitor with a geforce 8600gs with 512mb of dedicated video ram.

cost me $900.

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World of Warcraft: Kallaystra, Gweila, Steakumn, Tarathia [ Feathermoon/Horde ]

...?

........??

I was responding to siegfrieds "how much would it cost" comment.

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World of Warcraft: Kallaystra, Gweila, Steakumn, Tarathia [ Feathermoon/Horde ]

That CPU is nowhere near the power of Q9300 though.....

No, but it suffices for work to do on a laptop

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World of Warcraft: Kallaystra, Gweila, Steakumn, Tarathia [ Feathermoon/Horde ]

Ya it does

That doesn't sound much like a laptop at that point.

It's a beast, but it's still comfy to work with on the couch.

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World of Warcraft: Kallaystra, Gweila, Steakumn, Tarathia [ Feathermoon/Horde ]

That a P182 case?

Hopefully your front USB ports aren't as shitty as mine..

I've had the plastic break off twice (inside the connector) in 6 months.

No undue stress, just plugging in/out my headset and the shitty things break~

It's pretty sturdy as far as I can tell....will see soon.

Help, help! My computer desk is holding me captive! Now I can't take my fat ass to Taco Bell to play video games while I eat! Help!

I hate laptops too.

Have to lug one back and forth from work to home and back to work, since I am production support. Whenever I end up getting paged at home. It is a royal pain in the you know where haing to use the dumb keyboard and touch pad. UUGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!

No space to plug in a regular keyboard or mouse. since I sit on the floor if I have to use the dumb thing.

hahahaha! Thats great stuff there, almost fattening.

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scrotum?

Prehensile?

Sarissa Candyangel

I use to be a die-hard desktop kinda guy... I have been using my laptop more, and I'm hooked. I am trying to unload my desktop now to go towards a new laptop fund.

I have a 15.4 widescreen on my current laptop, and will definitely look for a larger widescreen next time. The screen size makes a BIG difference to me.

I pretty much quit gaming at this point, and I don't do any video editing etc... so sitting on my couch with my laptop is good times.

I do want a less hot one next time. This shit blows 140 degree air out onto my mouse hand. This laptop I have now is quite possibly the most retardedly engineered laptop ever designed.

Get a laptop cooler that sits underneath it. They work wonders.

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The best solution is to have both a laptop and a desktop. Especially if your employer provides one of the two!

Also, is it me, or are those DIMM slots hugenormous?

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What you mean? It's DDR2

I returned my 3870 today and grabbed a 4850.

I switched to gaming on a laptop about a year ago and haven't looked back since.

I don't have a laptop that touches what Vana is using, but for the stuff I play it works great and has a gorgeous screen.