dark_counda

I'm back to RS for the first time in several years, I'm just looking to see if any of my old friends are still around and seeing if anyone remembers me :) I was pretty active on RS and TI back in the day, I was a staff member here at tipit for a while and really enjoyed RS. real life caused me to leave the game for a while, but now I'm finally back! Feel free to message me in game if you remember me, I'm looking to find my old friends and my friend list seems to have been emptied somehow :(

CPU-Z http://www.cpuid.org/cpuz.php

http://www.windowsupdate.com Sounds like you will need to spend quite some time updating your computer... Do that, then download Ad-Aware SE and HJT.

Some motherboards can only support so much RAM. But please, do what Merc said and post some more specs :wink:

Your video card might hold you back, what's your processor? I doubt you will be able to play it on high detail, you will definetly need a better video card for that. You might be able to play it on low/medium, I'm not really sure how intense the graphics are.

http://www.mysterybyte.com - Best computer shop in town. I suggest going in there and talking to those guys about your build. http://intencity.ca/ - Where two of my friends bought their PCs from. They might be a little expensive, but the people that work there are really nice. I'd go to mysterybyte first, and if you don't find anythign there, try this place. http://robotnik.com/home.php - In bayers lake. The stuff they sell is a little old, but you could still consult them if you don't find anything anywhere else. Mysterybyte would be my first choice, and I'd recomend going in person. They may even cut you a little deal if you go in and haggle with them :wink: The good thing with buying locally is that if something breaks, it's a lot easier to fix than sending it back somewhere for a few weeks/months.

Where are you getting this Krunk? I'm from halifax too, so maybe I can help you find some deals locally :P

If you want to lower your CPU temps, get into the bios and lower the voltage (Vcore I believe) to the CPU. NOTE: Along with doing this, you may need to lower the FSB of the CPU, or else you may get some stability issues. Buy a can of compressed air, open your case and give the fans a good spraying. I completely cleaned my system a few weeks ago and my temps dropped about 4 degrees ©.

Lol, have you finally decided to do something about your computers security :P? Good work Runesmithie, now go get a decent firewall :wink:

Do you want a list of any parts, or parts only from that site? Budget?

What's good? :oops: That was supposed to be google, fixed it. Thanks Smithie :)

The differenece between home and pro is mostly the features Since your on such a tight budget, just get home. You will likely have no need for pro. The added RAM will make your computer run faster in general, especially if it runs in dual channel. A search on google for something like "what does RAM do?" should give you a pretty concise answer. $600 for a laptop? I wouldn't bother if I were you. Laptops in that price range are VERY slow, and probly couldn't play Halo or Morrowind. If you really want to get one though, check http://www.newegg.com they have pretty good prices on everything related to computers :). Like I said though, I would stay away from laptops in that price range. The manufacturers are usually small companies, and you may experience warrenty trouble if something goes wrong. I'm not trying to be rude, but many small computer companies don't do a very good job honoring their warrenties.

As Pyro said, that is overpriced junk :?. The components you can possibly put in that system are close to a year old. Your much better off buying the parts and assembling the system yourself. It's much cheaper, plus you can pick exactly what you need, without getting all the extra junk you don't need. The average system can be assembled in about 3 hours, and almost anybody can do it. If you could possibly find another site to buy parts from, it would definetly be worth it to try.

Here for information, and here to buy one (with RuneScape money).

Mwuhaha, I planned our graduation dinner and dance for today... I already have the hotel decorated, now I just have to get showered, dressed, pick up my date, and get to the hotel! 2.5 hours to go, wish me luck :wink:.

I used to play :P My neopet was Dark_Counda. The only problem is, I forgot my password after I went on summer vacation one year, and I don't remember what email adress I used to sign up with :oops: I think I had just over 2m neopoints, mostly because I figured out the way the lotto worked, and made a nice chunk of change from my shop. I went there a few weeks ago to try and remember my password, but it didn't work :( Could anybody do me a favor and post apicture of my account page? It won't let me view it without logging in, which I don't want to do. Username = dark_counda :P

I have the sony one that looks like a little laptop, I can't remember it's name though, it's in my closet somewhere until september. It's all color, takes pictures, plays games, and has a QWERTY keyboard built in. It was $999 when I got it (I bought mine as a refurb, and I knew the store manager, so I paid about $400). I probly would have put the money to a real laptop if I could make the choice again, but it's too late now. If you want a PDA, I'd go for a Palm brand.

I spent a day in Universal (Orlando, FL.) and did The Hulk 6 times, and Dueling Dragons 16 times (8 fire, 8 ice). What an awsome day :) I also did the ride where it just shoots you up a tower and you can see everything, that was fun too. The next day I did all the Disney parks, I did the Tower of Terror twice, the Aerosmith Rock 'n Roller coaster 4 times, spalsh mountain twice, the space simulator thingy in Epcot twice, and Test Track twice. That was another good day :) I absolutely love roller coasters.

Going out in a row boat, and just sitting there, drifting around in the ocean. If it's a little foggy it's even nicer :) Also nice to sit at the end of my pier at sunset, just dangling my feet off the edge :D *waits for summer*

The RAM won't work. As far as I know, ther are no motherboards that support both AMD CPUs, and DDR2 RAM. Either switch to Intel, or switch to DDR1. If your sure your going to buy a whole new system in a few years time, there isn't any need for PCI-E. Your chosen video card outperforms your CPU and RAM, so using PCI-E has no added benefit for you.

2x 6800U OC'd to 600/1200 and an AMD FX55 will own anything out there (Until next week :lol:). But, your also looking at several thousand dollars for that. Anyways, back on topic... Your system looks good, make sure to get some AS5 to put between the CPU and heatsink, this should drop your temps a few degrees. Temps aren't going to be an issue for you, unless your going to overclock. If your overclocking, go buy an XP90C or XP120 (Thermalright) (If they fit on your mobo... I'm not sure if they do :/), and a nice 200+ CFM delta 8) Enjoy your new computer, it looks good to me :)

HII Under the TSI is an amazing company. I know the owner of the company, and he is an absolute genius. Whenever I can spare some money, I'm buying HII stocks :) Note: I'm not responsible if you lose your money due to investing in HII or any other company :)

Yep, along with a rough budget and where you will be buying things from :). (Don't fel bad abput playing games, I can't even play high detail RS :P)

Somebody called me the other day with this one: Guy: Hey is your internet running? Me: Yes Guy: Then you better go catch it! I was laughing for like 5 minutes at it... I couldn't believe somebody would do a prank call like that :P

Amazing :shock: I found my grandparents house in Florida, but the pic was from before they got their new roof :(