Welcome to the IHoP v.2

[MKader17 332]

J,

Just for perspective, on my house if I was to sell for the same price in 3 years it would be like renting a place for ~$800/month. My place would be a steal for that price but that is still -$800 a month with out the ability to move on after a year. Its not until after 5 years that your equity begins to catch up. Your first few years are high on interest and for my house the taxes and insurance are nearly half of the total monthly payment.

[MKader17 332]

I did a lot of calcs. When I get on my PC I'll post a link.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

Bodybuilding.com sure does like throwing in the free samples

[dem beats 1,223]

Bodybuilding.com sure does like throwing in the free samples

They do. It is crazy.

I need to pack my gym bag and just start going before and after work.

Now that I can move I should start doing it.

[ssh 924]

Since you brought it up I decided to try one of those samples I had lying around. Tastes like some nasty ass soda.

[///M5 2,833]

J,

Just for perspective, on my house if I was to sell for the same price in 3 years it would be like renting a place for ~$800/month. My place would be a steal for that price but that is still -$800 a month with out the ability to move on after a year. Its not until after 5 years that your equity begins to catch up. Your first few years are high on interest and for my house the taxes and insurance are nearly half of the total monthly payment.

You are assuming you spend $0 on upgrades and or repairs.

This would include: lawn mowers, light bulbs, and all sorts of shit.

Bet than $800 turns into $1200 really fast.

[///M5 2,833]

Am I an idiot?

My current mobo (from 09):

http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3449&dl=#sp

Does it take current DDR3 memory? I sure don't see any history saying differently. Figured some faster and more importantly more memory is in order. In particular when in benchmarks that proc/mobo is as fast as my dad's but in reality the PC is way slower.

[dem beats 1,223]

The link you posted says it DOES take DDR 3

[dem beats 1,223]

Dual/3 channel memory architecture

Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800

[ssh 924]

What Matt said.

 

What ram do you already have in there, and how many slots is it using? Depending on how much ram you already have I would just grab two more sticks that match the frequency.

[///M5 2,833]

What Matt said.

 

What ram do you already have in there, and how many slots is it using? Depending on how much ram you already have I would just grab two more sticks that match the frequency.

No idea, I'll look though. Figured that preparing for my next computer I'd rather buy ram that was forward compatible.

[///M5 2,833]

I read it that way too btw, but am shocked that it says DDR3 with higher clock speeds (or at least #'s) than what my dads brand new one supports.

[dem beats 1,223]

Your board is a bit "enthusiast" styled. So them saying they handle higher speeds doesn't suprise me too much.

I built mine with the intention of replacing parts relatively frequently..... So I spent some big bucks on fans and a processor water cooler.

It's about time I give that little chip a big ass kicking. I'm at about a 20% OC now, so I want to burn it out by next generation.

:-)

[ssh 924]

What Matt said.

 

What ram do you already have in there, and how many slots is it using? Depending on how much ram you already have I would just grab two more sticks that match the frequency.

No idea, I'll look though. Figured that preparing for my next computer I'd rather buy ram that was forward compatible.

Good idea.

 

All this computer talk is making me want to build another computer. Don't really have a need for it, but it would be sweet to run a virtual machine at almost native speeds.

[///M5 2,833]

I don't have a need either, but a want now.

[///M5 2,833]

Also ready to buy a rip roaring SSD.

Since I eventually had to use Ubuntu to copy my dad's HDD I pulled diagnostics on my HDD. It's dying. Then I looked at benchmark's of my proc and realized it isn't any slower than my dad's so I thought a really quick upgrade is ram and lots of it along with a new boot drive and storage drive.

Contemplating switching storage to NAS though...but am concerned it'll be slow. Gigabit on board so it shouldn't be too bad no?

[ssh 924]

Only crux is I'd dump too much money into the GFX card.

[///M5 2,833]

I don't think I need one...

[///M5 2,833]

I do jack shit for graphics.

[///M5 2,833]

But I do want to be able to Teamviewer connect to my pc and run it seamlessly from my office. That'd be sweet.

[ssh 924]

Also ready to buy a rip roaring SSD.

Since I eventually had to use Ubuntu to copy my dad's HDD I pulled diagnostics on my HDD. It's dying. Then I looked at benchmark's of my proc and realized it isn't any slower than my dad's so I thought a really quick upgrade is ram and lots of it along with a new boot drive and storage drive.

Contemplating switching storage to NAS though...but am concerned it'll be slow. Gigabit on board so it shouldn't be too bad no?

The hard-drives will be the bottleneck. Gigabit max possible speed is 125MB/s, depending on hdds you might get into the 100MB/s range.

[ssh 924]

But I do want to be able to Teamviewer connect to my pc and run it seamlessly from my office. That'd be sweet.

From office from work? If so that's all riding on your internet speed.

[ssh 924]

I've also had this idea to have my computer in my desk, all parts laid out, with a glass top / plexi (what ever doesn't scratch easily), water cooled, and flush mount my wacom tablet and removable sata hdd docks, but for that amount of money I think I'd have more fun with a new rifle stock and suppressor.

[dem beats 1,223]

I've also had this idea to have my computer in my desk, all parts laid out, with a glass top / plexi (what ever doesn't scratch easily), water cooled, and flush mount my wacom tablet and removable sata hdd docks, but for that amount of money I think I'd have more fun with a new rifle stock and suppressor.

That much water cooling would be the biggest cost. I would just submerge it and create some kind of flow through the parts.

It would be fun.

...I take it back, the gorilla glass top I would want would be the biggest cost!

:-D

[ssh 924]

I've also had this idea to have my computer in my desk, all parts laid out, with a glass top / plexi (what ever doesn't scratch easily), water cooled, and flush mount my wacom tablet and removable sata hdd docks, but for that amount of money I think I'd have more fun with a new rifle stock and suppressor.

That much water cooling would be the biggest cost. I would just submerge it and create some kind of flow through the parts.

It would be fun.

...I take it back, the gorilla glass top I would want would be the biggest cost!

:-D

Yeah the glass / plexi is uber pricey. Sorta hard to justify when it's mainly for aesthetics, and at the end of the day the extra cost could go towards more GFX cards.