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First thing that comes to mind is your Ram - it looks like the worst thing there. It wouldn't hurt at all to pick up another 1gb. If this has only just started happening though, I don't really know what the cause might be. Have you looked at your task lisk to see how much cpu/memory the processes are using?

I suggest the "let's count shoulders" ploy ;) But seriously, that's a decent situation to get in - if your friend likes the other girl he'll probably be keeping her distracted, giving you lots of time for one on one conversation with the girl you like. Just don't talk about runescape, and you'll be fine :P

Windows 7 is a good OS, definitely better in some ways. It doesn't make a huge difference though, if you're comfortable with XP, stick with XP.

We don't look down on irc at all, irc is awesome :) I haven't been able to connect either, I'll poke around.

Solid state drive. It uses a different kind of technology (i'm not sure of specifics) to make accessing data from the drive faster.

They used to be one of my favourite bands; now I like them, but not a huge amount.

They may have stopped trying seeing as the holiday was yesterday.

Well, I'm no expert, but I'll put together something. This should give you a basic idea but don't got with this right away, as I'm sure others can point out significant improvements. $129.99 monitor http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6411273&CatId=1410 $99.99 case http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3319620&CatId=1510 $49.99 hard drive http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4499974&CatId=2459 $179.99 processor http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5692033&CatId=4431 $124.99 RAM http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5210452&CatId=4534 $54.99 power supply http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4294708&CatId=2533 $79.99 motherboard http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5581073&CatId=5528 $124.99 video card http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5543253&CatId=3669 $22.99 dvd drive http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5541391&CatId=89 Total cost $867.91 + tax - that includes a monitor, no keyboard/mouse/speakers

Not much - although phpBB may see a slight increase in customers over the next little while.

Ok, I assumed so. How much are you willing to spend on everything, overall? And you do you want new speakers/keyboard/mouse/monitor as well? @sbrideau - it's possible - I get 70 fps playing wow max graphics - I'm not sure what my fps is on COD4 but I'll check for sure when I get home. I haven't updated the drivers recently so that could be an issue I guess.

/me like's Dan's post :lol: All I'm picturing right now is lent in a suit and dark glasses making this woman sign forms.

I'd think this could go in the programming subforum, but it'll probably get more traffic here. Well...it was kind of lame....not to mention confusing. I couldn't figure out who was who. It was quite biased as well, though I can't say I wasn't expecting that. Oh well.

Yeah, I think so. I haven't actually checked though. It's only slightly choppy.

Then you have a problem with either your computer or graphics card. I get very good fps on cod4 max settings at a 1920x1080 resolution on my 22 screen with a Nvidia 9800GT 512MB. I get decent fps, but it is a bit choppy. I haven't actually looked...but I'd say its probably around 15. And @saru - I'm assuming by "hard drive" you mean entire pc? It would certainly be possible to buy the parts and have them sitting around for a while. In terms of building it, there's a good wiki on it, it's not all that complicated of a process.

I think we can clarify this here - a computer with integrated graphics does not necessarily suck. For playing games, it will most likely be insufficient. It is highly unlikely you won't be able to upgrade the video card on a desktop, as most motherboards will have at least one compatible slot. Sorry saru, I didn't see you answer, are we proceeding on the assumption that you're comfortable building a desktop yourself? EDIT: Now that I read the post above....amount of memory on a graphics card is important, but not the only important aspect. 1gb + and you're generally doing fine. Also, the larger a monitor you use (read: higher resolution) the more the strain will be on your graphics card. For example, I have a ATI Radeon 5770 - that has 1gb memory. By any standard it's a pretty good card, yet on my 24" monitor at 1920x1080 resolution I don't get very good fps while playing COD4 on max graphics, which is a fairly old game. Once I lower the resolution, it becomes quite smooth.

Are you comfortable with building your own? If you are, it'll probably be cheaper and you'll have more flexibility with the quality of stuff you buy.

I have basically nothing mount-wise. I wasn't 80 for very long though before my subscription ran out.

Congrats :)

Interesting. Anyone know how many customers they had?

looks like it is gone for good Source?

But he hasn't posted yet, so I'll keep going! EDIT: :(

Noooo, someone else viewing the topic!

I wonder if I'd have more success later at night....

Still the objective :P

That's the objective!