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New PC - help me choose please!

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  • niccy
    niccy Posts: 597 Forumite
    4 I have a Athlon XP 2400+ (approx 2-3 years old), my brother has a dell inspiron with Athlon 64 x2 turion 3200+ and more ram (approx 2 weeks old). My pc fully boots up in approx 1 min, his takes 2.



    i always find another job todo while waiting for any pc to boot up

    the devil makes work for idle hands:D
    living on the "edge"
  • faz7875_2
    faz7875_2 Posts: 288 Forumite
    Fair enough.

    Looks like it's an effort tho, have you done it?
    "Life? Life is nature's way of keeping meat fresh!"
  • faz7875_2
    faz7875_2 Posts: 288 Forumite
    niccy wrote:
    3 And what do you do if you need to take it outside, strap a car battery to your back


    and you would need....
    an extension cable

    and a wheelbarrow:rotfl:

    Nice!!! :rotfl:
    "Life? Life is nature's way of keeping meat fresh!"
  • faz7875_2
    faz7875_2 Posts: 288 Forumite
    niccy wrote:
    4 I have a Athlon XP 2400+ (approx 2-3 years old), my brother has a dell inspiron with Athlon 64 x2 turion 3200+ and more ram (approx 2 weeks old). My pc fully boots up in approx 1 min, his takes 2.



    i always find another job todo while waiting for any pc to boot up

    the devil makes work for idle hands:D


    What sort of job???:wink:
    "Life? Life is nature's way of keeping meat fresh!"
  • niccy
    niccy Posts: 597 Forumite
    cup of rosy lee ,
    bacon sarny
    fag
    :p
    living on the "edge"
  • niccy
    niccy Posts: 597 Forumite
    no i haven't done it (graphics card) but you could bet your bottom dollar there would be a screw left over


    and most likely a bit of wire sticking out
    living on the "edge"
  • faz7875_2
    faz7875_2 Posts: 288 Forumite
    niccy wrote:
    cup of rosy lee ,
    bacon sarny
    fag
    :p


    Sounds good to me. Think I'll go for that :rotfl:
    "Life? Life is nature's way of keeping meat fresh!"
  • faz7875_2
    faz7875_2 Posts: 288 Forumite
    niccy wrote:
    no i haven't done it (graphics card) but you could bet your bottom dollar there would be a screw left over


    and most likely a bit of wire sticking out

    And don't for get the "What's this for?" "I dunno, it couldn't have needed it" part thats always left over. :D
    "Life? Life is nature's way of keeping meat fresh!"
  • faz7875_2
    faz7875_2 Posts: 288 Forumite
    niccy wrote:
    cup of rosy lee ,
    bacon sarny
    fag
    :p

    Wonder if it's too late to turn the cooker on??

    MMMMM Bacon MMMM!:D
    "Life? Life is nature's way of keeping meat fresh!"
  • niccy
    niccy Posts: 597 Forumite
    just done the coffee and fag , now back in bed with my lappy:beer:
    living on the "edge"
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