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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| SuperHero wrote: |
I've been thinking that there are a couple of users on this board that could probably go into business as a computer tech and make some nice money on the side.
With an F visa there wouldn't even be any issues about making cash on the side with immigration. |
Indeed. I am thinking of doing that myself. Not really a business in the proper sense, but a home tech service.
I should just put something to that effect in my sig. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:33 am Post subject: |
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| SuperHero wrote: |
I've been thinking that there are a couple of users on this board that could probably go into business as a computer tech and make some nice money on the side.
With an F visa there wouldn't even be any issues about making cash on the side with immigration. |
Sure. I know I'm confident enough to build a high-end PC in about 1 hour. Then about 1 hour of OS and software install.
Modern PC's are Lego! A little common sense is all you need. There is a bit of finesse when it comes to applying the thermal compound correctly. But even that's easy after the first time.
Of course, if you want to overclock to the max..........that's a different story. A black art indeed. But a minimal overclock is childsplay if you do a couple of hours research first. |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:47 am Post subject: |
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| Demophobe wrote: |
Indeed. I am thinking of doing that myself. Not really a business in the proper sense, but a home tech service.
I should just put something to that effect in my sig. |
I was thinking of you specifically.
too bad signatures have been disabled. |
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kprrok
Joined: 06 Apr 2004
Location: KC
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:42 am Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
| Modern PC's are Lego! A little common sense is all you need. There is a bit of finesse when it comes to applying the thermal compound correctly. But even that's easy after the first time. |
I'm sure one thing that holds people back is the fear of messing something up that will ruin the system because of inexperience. I know that's what's holding me back. I want someone to help me build a machine first so I can watch it, then do it on my own.
To be honest, I'd be completely cool doing everything, except putting the CPU and motherboard together. That's where I'd be nervous and probably mess up.
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:54 am Post subject: |
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| The actual build is the easy part. |
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Voyeur
Joined: 19 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:57 am Post subject: |
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BTW my old memory kinda sucked and had developped issues. So I got 4GB OCZ - why not. However, since XP only recognizes like 3GB and change, and I said that I wasn't ready to learn Vista yet, I should go to XP 64 bit.
I'm worried. He says he can get me a cracked copy for free. But will I have trouble upgrading and getting service packs?
Even if that is no problem, will the OS be unstable or buggy etc.... Should I just stay with my original 32 bit XP Pro with original discs until I feel ready to migrate to 64 bit Vista? |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 2:04 am Post subject: |
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| If you are going to go 64 bit, go Vista. SP1 is in manufacturing now. Early March... |
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christopher1magelli
Joined: 20 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:32 am Post subject: |
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| Demophobe wrote: |
| If you are going to go 64 bit, go Vista. SP1 is in manufacturing now. Early March... |
Last I checked ati 1950s were not DirectX 10 compliant.  |
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OneWayTraffic
Joined: 14 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:55 am Post subject: |
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| Demophobe wrote: |
| If you are going to go 64 bit, go Vista. SP1 is in manufacturing now. Early March... |
Last I checked ati 1950s were not DirectX 10 compliant. |
Yes, but since Vista does run on Dx 9 cards, I don't think it really matters. It's not like he's losing anything. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:55 am Post subject: |
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| christopher1magelli wrote: |
| Demophobe wrote: |
| If you are going to go 64 bit, go Vista. SP1 is in manufacturing now. Early March... |
Last I checked ati 1950s were not DirectX 10 compliant. |
You seem to be checking the wrong things. |
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Voyeur
Joined: 19 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:41 am Post subject: |
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For the next 3-4 months I'm going to be pressed for time and not gaming much. Even if I can run Vista, I'm just not up for learning the ins and outs of a new OS - I barely know windows.
So basically, I don't even need 64 bit XP. But I might as well *IF* it is pretty much no problem and no change from 32 bit XP - at least from the usr's perspective.
If XP 64 is gonna cause me any headaches then I'd rather stick with XP 32 and go to Vista 64 in 6 months when I upgrade vid cards too and have more time. |
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