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    See big brands make their money through name and obviously selling the iteam but although more and more companies are getting to sell barebone systems I would say mostly shuttel and their rivals or "accociats" (I know I spelt that wrong be quite) have that part of the market I guess one way it could be going is that other companies respect that, thats theirs and they respect that they have desktops and laptops also it's not like laptops the smaller the more expensive it's the opposite for towers the smaller the less expensive so they probebly wont benefit as much as you would expect them to because they cant up the price or people will just buy from Shuttel or better yet create their own.James

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    hahaha i was thinking the exact same thing although i noticed that i could get an HP pavillian although not as great you got to admire its portability and how it can use a battery and comes with an attatched monitor i was planning to get a 64 equiped with a 7800 but i settalled with HP with a 2.0GHz and X700 its not a gaming rig but if your concern is space i recommend one of those

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    eh it's not like it's the first time this has happend

     

    Notice from szupie:
    Please use the quote tags when quoting information.

     

    A South Korean man has died after reportedly playing an online computer game for 50 hours with few breaks.

     

    The 28-year-old man collapsed after playing the game Starcraft at an internet cafe in the city of Taegu, according to South Korean authorities.

     

    The man had not slept properly, and had eaten very little during his marathon session, said police.

     

    Multi-player gaming in South Korea is extremely popular thanks to its fast and widespread broadband network.

     

    Games are televised and professional players are treated, as well as paid, like sports stars.

     

    Professional gamers there attract huge sums in sponsorship and can make more than $100,000 a year.

     

     

    They are the types of games that completely engross the player. They are not games that you can play for 20 minutes and stop

    Professor Mark Griffiths

    The man, identified by his family name, Lee, started playing Starcraft on 3 August. He only paused playing to go to the toilet and for short periods of sleep, said the police.

     

    "We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion," a Taegu provincial police official told the Reuters news agency.

     

    He was taken to hospital following his collapse, but died shortly after, according to the police. It is not known whether he suffered from any previous health conditions.

     

    They added that he had recently been fired from his job because he kept missing work to play computer games.

     

    Small minority

     

    Online computer games are some of the most popular and largest growth areas in interactive entertainment.

     

    Players can easily get immersed and feel compelled to play for hours at a stretch, particuarly in massively multiplayer online role playing games - MMORPGs - in which thousands of gamers play and interact in shared fantasy or science fiction worlds.

     

    Reports of gamers spending 10 to 15 hours a day in front of video games, such as the highly popular World of Warcraft and EverQuest, are becoming more frequent. Experts say gamers should take regular screen breaks.

     

    Psychologist Professor Mark Griffiths, author of several in-depth studies into online gaming and gambling addiction, told the BBC News website that, according to his research, playing excessively was not problematic in any shape or form for the majority of gamers.

     

    He said: "It does seem to be the case that online gaming addiction for a small minority is a real phenomenon and people suffer the same symptoms as traditional addictions.

     

    Screenshot of EverQuest

    MMORPGs are social and immersive so require long periods of play

    "But the good news is that it is a small minority."

     

    In one detailed survey of 540 gamers, Professor Griffith and his team found that there were four playing more than 80 hours a week, which is considered "excessive".

     

    He explained many people liked to play MMORPGs for long periods of time because of the social aspect of the games.

     

    "They are the types of games that completely engross the player. They are not games that you can play for 20 minutes and stop.

     

    "If you are going to take it seriously, you have to spend time doing it," he said.

     

    But he warned there was a difference between "healthy enthusiasm" and "unhealthy addiction." People who sacrificed jobs, partners and loved ones were considered "extreme players".

     

    Unlike help for traditional addictions, such as gambling, there is very little help for computer game addiction, he said.

     

    "It is not taken seriously yet - it is the same for internet addiction," he said.

     

    He advised anyone worried about gaming addictions should contact their local GP and get referred to a psychologist.

     

    More than 15 million people, or 30% of the population, are registered for online gaming in South Korea. The country also host the annual World Cyber Games.

    -----From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4137782.stm -----szupie

     

    That was from um BBC dont remember the exact URL tho

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    I dont know where you live but if you live where I live *hong Kong* you can go to some specialities stores where they can change your battery into a new one that will last for another couple of years and for you guys who think that they will screw up and damage you ipod well this is basically how these guys make a living so no plus they warrentize if your ipod does screw up becuase of the new battery that they have put in they will be happy to replace or fix it at no extra charge

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    I guess he did it just to be doing it.  That's pretty nifty though, considering I've never overclocked anything.  Is it very hard to overclock your cpu?  I heard ATI cards had a built-in overclock feature with their video cards.  I thought that was kind of a neat feature.  Is it just changing jumpers or something?

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    Haha no it;s not that hard as you might think before it was all in the jumpers well some of it still is but brands are making it easier and easier ATI automatic overclocking is still a pretty new feature Nvidea came out with it first in their firmware so ati made a come back by including it it their X series and cpu can now easily be changed by changing the multiplier in you bios settings although you wont be aloud to make much of a difference with an intel board and processor becically the board will check the recommended speed and if it notices that it's above or below that it'll thats not right and refuse to start or keep crashing it self untill it's changed to it's recommended multiplier

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    If you really need a high powered machine, of course you want to go with a desktop. You can get much more bang for buck, and you can run more and bigger monitors. If you don't need a computer that goes BAM, but still gets the job done, and if you want to travel with your own computer, then a laptop is for you. If you can afford both, then you use a laptop for traveling and sync data as needed with the ultimate desktop that you build.of course, I highly doubt a company will give you both, so if you are allowed to take it out of the office, then get a laptopIn my experience, data on desktops tends for some reason to get backed up more often than on laptops. Doesn't have to be that way, but it is, if only because desktops can stay on the network overnight for unattended backups to the network server.My desktops have wireless keyboards and mice, something a docking station could have--but, remember, I've never meet a docking station I liked.The point here is that, whatever technical equality now exists between the two form factors, there remains both dollars-and-cents and practical/personal choice reasons to choose a desktop, laptop, or both--which is really my recommendation.With prices as low as they are, I can have a laptop for use around the house and occasional trips and a very nice desktop for a combined price of AU$4,000 or less. That's a heck of a deal compared to hardware prices not that long ago.Buying a real travel notebook means spending AU$3,000 or more, but adding the dock can be fairly pricey. For not a lot more money you can get a desktop machine and use it when you aren't on the go.If I could only have one computer, though, it would be a notebook, but only because writing is my primary task and I've gotten comfortable doing it in the den rather than in my office. But that is only a David work-style issue and, you know, it's easy for me to say I'd forgo the desktop, which I use for big projects--Web design, music, photo editing, etc.--because I know it won't actually go away.As much as I like the little notebooks, one thing is certain: No machine with a screen smaller than 15 inches could ever be my only computer.

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    If I had to live without a computer I would probebly feel like I would be living in the stone ages and feel completly lost then the new ever evlovling world but I mean for most gamers their policy is to change computer every 3 years to keep up with the ever growing demand in gaming community now say an average life span of a person is 80 years right? and say you get a computer at the age of 10 become a gamer at 12 so 80-12=78 78/3 thats 26 computers in your life or 26 upgrades when is too much too much?

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    hey man,

     

    where did You get this Informations from?

    can you give me the link where you find them from ? and also does anyone have the informations about the world's first events and acheivements.

     

    like the first person who reached the north pole and south pole?

    the the first formed constitutional Government?

     

    the members who were in that Team

     

    the worlds first motor car accident?

    and so on,

    Please Reply to this post.

    cheers

     

    Varsoft

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    Here is the site you wanted varsoft

    http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

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    um well lets put it this way there it's not that it's not possibe to downlaod office it's that it's not possible to LEAGLY possible to download office.....well I guess if you bought it before and had an oridiginally purchased key that you bough......but thats not the point there is not real way to download office leagaly and since this is not a hack, warez, serials or p2p type of form which I'm sure micro will point out to you later there is no one here that will be able to help you but yah if your looking for a good solution listen to the others get openoffice

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    Um I'm guessing you already have windows XP on both computer if so then all you need to do is connect them together through ad-hoc unless you have a wireless router if not follow these instructions (If you do have one skip below)
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    From the Start menu, click Control Panel.In Control Panel, in Category View, click Network and Internet Connections.
    In the Network and Internet Connections window, click or double-click Network Connections.
    In the Network Connections window, right-click Wireless Network Connection, and then click View Available Wireless Networks.
    In the Connect to Wireless Network dialog box, click Advanced.
    In the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box, click the Wireless Networks tab.
    On the Wireless Networks tab, click Add.
    In the Wireless Network Properties dialog box, in the Network (SSID) box, type the name of the network. For a peer-to-peer network, this can be any network name not already in use, for example, Adhoc.
    Select the This is a computer-to-computer (ad hoc) network check box.
    If an encryption key has been agreed to by the other members of your network
    Select the Data encryption (WEP enabled) check box.
    Click to clear the The key is provided for me automatically check box.
    In the Network key box, type the network key.
    In the Key format list, click the key format you have agreed to.
    In the Key length list, click the key length you have agreed to.
    In the Key index (advanced) list, click the up or down arrow button to select the key index you have agreed to.
    To close the Wireless Network Properties dialog box, click OK.
    Click the General tab.
    On the General tab, in the This connection uses the following items list, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) . If you do not see Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), drag the scroll bar to see more options.
    Click Properties.
    In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click the General tab.
    On the General tab, click Use the following IP address.
    In the IP Address box, type an IP Address value, and then in the the Subnet Mask box, type a Subnet Mask value for each wireless computer on your peer-to-peer network. The IP Address for computer 1 should end with a 1, and the IP Address for computer 2 should end with a 2.
    To close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, click OK.
    To close the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog box, click OK.

    from http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

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    If you want to copy the whole entire harddrive from one computer to another then I suggest you use

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    Oops forgot to mension RAM and HDD

     

    RAM

    Thinking about Corsair XPERT but proving difficult to find again so

    Probebly another model but still by Xpert for 2048 is $1030 ($132)

     

    HDD

    Western Digital

    WD3000JB 300GB / 7200rpm / Serial ATA $1,087 ($140)

     

     

    Which gives me a combine total of $13637 ($1,758)

    thinking of cutting back on the cost by changing Gigabyte 7800 to a Winfast 7800

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    I'm thinking of building a frag box so tell me if you think this is overpriced or a good idea or a bad one or what ever all prices are in HK dollars converted price to us are in brackets

     

    Proccessor

    ATHLON 64 3200+ $1,260 ($162)

     

    Graphics Card

    Gigabyte GV-NX78X256VP-B GF

    7800 GTX / 256MB / DDR3 RAM $3,980 ($513)

     

    OR

     

    WINFAST PX7800GT-TDH

    GF7800GT / 256MB / PCI-Express $2,780 ($358)

    Which do you think I should get?

     

    Case

    Shuttel (for got what model but it will work) $3500 ($451)

     

    Remember the case comes with the Motherboard on board sound and um yah I'll prob through in a dvd writer in there later on but thats cheep like $700 ($90) for the best one out

     

    All prices were converted by http://www.xe.com/?r=1

     

    PS. All prices have a bargining price from $50-200 *thank you hong kong* ($6-30)

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    I've been looking around for parts to build a barebone fragbox I was almost ready to build it using a 7800 then I noticed that the 1800 has been relased being a fan of nethier (i'm neutral :)) since their about the same price over here I'm not sure which one to get So what is your opinion?

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    I was just about to say "akijikan" this thing has been out for quite awhile now.....longer that I live in Hong Kong but still it's really expensive just to have taht damn horse on yoru laptop I mean it's nice but completly and stupidly expensive but I guess if your own a ferrari you might want this laptop and if you GOT a FERRARI your RICH so why not jack up the price on the laptop too? Well thats what I think their thinking but thats my opinion

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    yah I was thinking that too sax but I didn't bother saying anything since it would help my situation I did it just in case it seems like a nice thing to have, Hatim I dont think so it's happend to me twice on two different computers thats why it got my attention it happend to me twice in Aussi and 3 times here in HK so I dont think it's a proxy of ISP problem thanks for the help anyways guys

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