My new computer :D

[dclamp]

haha i am so happy! i got my new computer for christmas today and i am using it right now. It is so cool. It has windows media center on it and it is so cool. I am going to have fun with this!!!

[dark_shadow]

ewww i hate media center

[dclamp]

ewww i hate media center

Why is that?

[dark_shadow]

well for me i dont see the point of it when normal xp will do there is alot of programs that are needed to run media center that can eat up memory ( or all the encouters i've had ) i just find alot of features that are pointless unless that is you are using it for a media center as the name implies

[dclamp]

well for me i dont see the point of it when normal xp will do there is alot of programs that are needed to run media center that can eat up memory ( or all the encouters i've had ) i just find alot of features that are pointless unless that is you are using it for a media center as the name implies

Well i really like it. My dad told me that i can get the TV tuner for like 30 dollars and i should wait till my birthday (in 2 days) when i might get some more money or gift cards. Then i can hook my TV to it and record shows and watch tv on my computer.

I cant tell you how happy i am!!!

[rory]

Media Center = a Few Extra Services = Slower OS (by default)

Well at least there is always Format ..
have fun with it now ..

[dclamp]

Media Center = a Few Extra Services = Slower OS (by default)

Well at least there is always Format ..
have fun with it now ..

What would make it faster? more memory? I like it so yeah... lol

[rory]

Well if you turn off the Media Center Services, but then that feature wont work probably .. Didnt have much time to play with the OS to know what happens when those services are disabled though .. you can start by disabling all the other unneccassary services though ..

What are the PC specs anyways ..?

[dclamp]

Well if you turn off the Media Center Services, but then that feature wont work probably .. Didnt have much time to play with the OS to know what happens when those services are disabled though .. you can start by disabling all the other unneccassary services though ..

What are the PC specs anyways ..?

I dont know . Let me look on the case.

Intel Pentium 4, you know what, let me find the website...

[dclamp]

http://www.emachines.com/products/pr...tml?prod=T5048

[Jacob Roman]

My computers better than that with Media Center edition. Even turned it into a music studio. My computer speakers alone are 3 ft tall with some 15's in them. Even got my keyboard and turntables hooked into it, and ready for recording, and have extra inputs for guitars, bass, and a mic. I use Cakewalk Plasma to create my music, and even got some software synth plugins such as Symphonic Choirs, Reaktor 5 (which alone comes with over 60 synthesizers), and VSampler 3. I love my setup.

Here are my specs:

OS: Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2

PC: AMD 64 Dual Core Processor 4500+, 2 GHz DDR2 Ram, 250 Gig Harddrive 7500RPM, RealTek Audio Sound Card, 8 USB Inputs, 8 speaker outputs. Another sound card called Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi.

Keyboard: 76 Key Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-220 MIDI keyboard. Not Including 3 synthesizer programs such as Triangle II, Dreamstation DXi2, and Symphonic Choirs.

Receiver: Yamaha Natural Sound AV Receiver HTR-5950, 8 speaker outputs each at upto 110 Watts per channel. Currently hooked into my PC.

Speakers: 2x Fisher Studio Standard ST-828, 8 Ohm 100 Watt speakers, each with 15in Woofers. Who needs cheap PC speakers anyways.

Turntables: 2x Stanton STR8-60 Turntables (1 kgf-cm Torque).

Mixer: Stanton SMX-201 Professional Preamp Mixer.

[rory]

Well not a slow PC really, but with all the added software they load on start up, and then Media Center, Id clean up the OS and Software first .. you could also add another strip of 512 DDR2 400.

Here's an interesting site, helped me refurb/upgrade some older Emachines recently.
http://www.emachine-upgraders.info/

And here is your PC (supposedly).
http://www.emachine-upgraders.info/d.../D101GGC.shtml
http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/d101ggc/
Emachine notes DDR2 3200 (400Mhz) while the other ones says DDR 3200 (400Mhz) which is conflicting .. you could always look at the inside for a Mobo model number. Either way Emachines must have got a good deal on those boards .. its not really top of the line or new hardware.

More info ..
http://review.zdnet.com/eMachines_T5...-32081796.html
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/eMach...oductDetail.do

Everything points to it having DDR and not DDR2 memory.
Seems the it only supports 333 (2700) or 400 (3200) Mhz also.
Also it does have a PCI Express Slot so thats not bad.

Nice PC for the price though. Though you could build one $100 less with better/faster components ... I like their cases though, recently gutted an older Emachine just for the case where the app required a microcase .. and used the mobo and CPU in another case for a basic home PC

[dclamp]

My computers better than that with Media Center edition. Even turned it into a music studio. My computer speakers alone are 3 ft tall with some 15's in them. Even got my keyboard and turntables hooked into it, and ready for recording, and have extra inputs for guitars, bass, and a mic. I use Cakewalk Plasma to create my music, and even got some software synth plugins such as Symphonic Choirs, Reaktor 5 (which alone comes with over 60 synthesizers), and VSampler 3. I love my setup.

well i am not a music recorder or what ever. lol. I do have a 2.1 surround sound system on it. lol

[Jacob Roman]

Updated post #11 with some specs.

[dclamp]

Well not a slow PC really, but with all the added software they load on start up, and then Media Center, Id clean up the OS and Software first .. you could also add another strip of 512 DDR2 400.

Here's an interesting site, helped me refurb/upgrade some older Emachines recently.
http://www.emachine-upgraders.info/

And here is your PC (supposedly).
http://www.emachine-upgraders.info/d.../D101GGC.shtml
http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/d101ggc/
Emachine notes DDR2 3200 (400Mhz) while the other ones says DDR 3200 (400Mhz) which is conflicting .. you could always look at the inside for a Mobo model number. Either way Emachines must have got a good deal on those boards .. its not really top of the line or new hardware.

More info ..
http://review.zdnet.com/eMachines_T5...-32081796.html
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/eMach...oductDetail.do

Everything points to it having DDR and not DDR2 memory.
Also it does have a PCI Express Slot so thats not bad.
Nice PC for the price though. Though you could build one $100 less with better components ... I like their cases though, recently gutted an older Emachine just for the case where the app required a microcase .. and used the mobo and CPU in another case for a basic home PC

I dont want to break my computer so i wont mess with that stuff for a few years . Seriously though, i messed up my old computer so much, it bearly worked. lol

[dclamp]

Updated post #11 with some specs.

haha. i replyed before you uppdated and when i looked back at it, it looked alot bigger then before !

[rory]

LOL @ Jacob .. im sure that cost alot more $$ though ..
and BTW i believe yours has a 2000Mhz bus which is extremely fast ..

[rory]

I dont want to break my computer so i wont mess with that stuff for a few years . Seriously though, i messed up my old computer so much, it bearly worked. lol

Its just parts .. well money too .. don't you live in orange county
man i just bought a 3.2Ghz Celeron & 512 DDR 400Mhz Memory down here locally and that cost me $300! (Never again) .. but needed it ASAP and takes a week to get here from the US .. that would have cost me $125 approx in the US

[dclamp]

LOL @ Jacob .. im sure that cost alot more $$ though ..
and BTW i believe yours has a 2000Mhz bus which is extremely fast ..

mine or Jacob?

[rory]

mine or Jacob?

Jacobs .. those 64 bit athlons are fast .. just sold a 3200+ one with a 2000 Mhz CPU and 2000Mhz Bus .. refurb systemax PC .. blew even the 3.2 Ghz P4 (1MB,800FSB) system away with other similar specs.

I use Intels typically though, as I need them for the DVR apps.

[Jacob Roman]

Dual Core 64 bit is the future. Waaaaay better than Pentium 4.

[dclamp]

Jacobs .. those 64 bit athlons are fast .. just sold a 3200+ one with a 2000 Mhz CPU and 2000Mhz Bus .. refurb systemax PC .. blew even the 3.2 Ghz P4 (1MB,800FSB) system away with other similar specs.

I use Intels typically though, as I need them for the DVR apps.

What do you do for a living?

[rory]

Dual Core 64 bit is the future. Waaaaay better than Pentium 4.

Yeah but unfortunely we cant use them for DVRs ..
the manufacurer's typically only Support Intel all around ..

[rory]

What do you do for a living?

CCTV .. hence the DVRs .. but for Video Surveillance ..
Also PC Repair on the side ..

[dclamp]

CCTV .. hence the DVRs .. but for Video Surveillance ..

Are you a spy?

[rory]

Are you a spy?

LOL .. no .. just setup/install CCTV for people that want it ..
doing something for the cops down here right now also.
5 Years Burglar Alarms, then 5 Years CCTV now ..

[dclamp]

LOL .. no .. just setup/install CCTV for people that want it ..
doing something for the cops down here right now also.

Have you heard of HomTek?

[rory]

Have you heard of HomTek?

No .. but a quick google search and your name comes up ..
BTW we have a forum dedicated to CCTV .. http://www.cctvforum.com
In case you have questions or just want to check it out.

[dclamp]

No .. but a quick google search and your name comes up ..
BTW we have a forum dedicated to CCTV .. http://www.cctvforum.com
In case you have questions or just want to check it out.

well HomTek is my friend's company, they do home automation and they do some CCTV. I just didnt know i f you heard of them. I do their website for them.

I will take a look at that site you gave me, is it your site?

[rory]

well HomTek is my friend's company, they do home automation and they do some CCTV. I just didnt know i f you heard of them. I do their website for them.

I will take a look at that site you gave me, is it your site?

No, someone else started it.. I just spent alot of time there.

[dclamp]

No, someone else started it.. I just spent alot of time there.

What is your company called?

[dark_shadow]

with all this talk of jobs it makes me feel bad that i still dont have a job yet lol

[dclamp]

with all this talk of jobs it makes me feel bad that i still dont have a job yet lol

How old are you?

[grilkip]

for the money that pc seems ok. I agree with rory on the memory, add as much as you can afford, it will make a huge difference.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I forget how much memory I have.

Always good to get a new computer. Why are so many people talking about "this is better than that"? What it all comes down to is whether or not the system gets the job done the way you want it to. If it does, it's good. If it doesn't, then look at ways to fix it. Don't make a problem when none exists.

[grilkip]

True Shaggy, but running a P4 on 512mb makes the memory the performance bottleneck. You don't buy a processor to be waiting for cached memory all the time. IMHO

[rory]

good thing is you can always add more memory later ..
one of the easiest pieces of hardware to upgrade.

@ DClamp .. Big Brother Security .. but i just use my name ..
here we dont have all the red tape, taxes, etc. you guys have in the US ..

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[samtaylor08]

I just bought a new PC the other day, took me ages to save up as I am only 17. Its new Intel Core Duo E6700, 2GB 800mhz Crucial memory. SOme osrt of graphics card 512mb memory not sure what make. It is quick though!!!!!


Sam

[dark_shadow]

How old are you?

i'm 17

lol samtaylor08's comp beats the hell out of every computer i have in my house but then again i dont have any real need for a high end computer as all i ever do is msn, programming and internet i save my gaming for my xbox but i'm thnking of getting a new laptop eventually :/ espcially since i broke the "I" key on this one