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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| As long as you are happy, that's all that counts but there is no need to dis spliff. I and many others agree totally with his ideas and ways (buy cheap, build yourself), but again, that's of no consequence to you. |
Right, Dem...and you don't have to actually build the com yourself the shops at Yon-son will do it for 20,000 plus add a English OP (pirated but works) what I most want is for folks to get the most bang for their buck! It takes a little legwork but the savings and knowledge that you've bought quality parts is well worth it , IMHO. Hell, you don't even have to go to Yong-son...you can just order all the parts online and take them to a local shop, still charge you about the same rate. Better than paying 90% markup and ending up w/ a system that doesn't present very well when your time is up here and you want to sell it.  |
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Trevor
Joined: 16 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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A worthy cause. I think it is important, though, that the novice computer user be aware of the challenges and risks involved.
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| As long as you are happy, that's all that counts but there is no need to dis spliff. I and many others agree totally with his ideas and ways (buy cheap, build yourself), but again, that's of no consequence to you. |
Right, Dem...and you don't have to actually build the com yourself the shops at Yon-son will do it for 20,000 plus add a English OP (pirated but works) what I most want is for folks to get the most bang for their buck! It takes a little legwork but the savings and knowledge that you've bought quality parts is well worth it , IMHO. Hell, you don't even have to go to Yong-son...you can just order all the parts online and take them to a local shop, still charge you about the same rate. Better than paying 90% markup and ending up w/ a system that doesn't present very well when your time is up here and you want to sell it. |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: I got in touch with my inner Spliff today |
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| Actually, I learned quite a bit by watching. On their dime, moreover. Learning what it's like to fry a mobo is something I can take a vicarious lesson in. |
I think you are missing my point.
Anyways...
As long as you are happy, that's all that counts but there is no need to dis spliff. I and many others agree totally with his ideas and ways (buy cheap, build yourself), but again, that's of no consequence to you. |
Man you should see the rig he built over the vacation, huge it is, DUAL yes DUAL quadcore processors, DUAL fancy graphics cards that numbers I don't remember, DUAL 24in Monitors, DUAL keyboards (only kidding) 8GB of some fancy RAM 3 TB of disk space, he even managed to get his collection of blenders, toasters, slow cookers, irons, heaters, microwaves humidifiers, speakers and all the rest of his hoardings from Buy and Sell to all run off the massive 6000W power supply.
Listen to the man he knows how to save money. |
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JustJohn
Joined: 18 Oct 2007
Location: Your computer screen
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| Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Hah. I was at a spliff-like level back in the states, and thanks to his numerous linkings to danawa and simliar sites I can actually price stuff fairly confidently in Korea. The man is an exhibition in near-omnipresence and omniscience. |
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Trevor
Joined: 16 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:20 am Post subject: Re: I got in touch with my inner Spliff today |
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Errrr....what does he do with the thing, besides save all that money? It sounds like he sure is saving a lot of money. I mean...HE SURE IS SAVING A LOOOOOOOOTTTTTT OF MONEY 
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| Demophobe wrote: |
| Trevor wrote: |
| Actually, I learned quite a bit by watching. On their dime, moreover. Learning what it's like to fry a mobo is something I can take a vicarious lesson in. |
I think you are missing my point.
Anyways...
As long as you are happy, that's all that counts but there is no need to dis spliff. I and many others agree totally with his ideas and ways (buy cheap, build yourself), but again, that's of no consequence to you. |
Man you should see the rig he built over the vacation, huge it is, DUAL yes DUAL quadcore processors, DUAL fancy graphics cards that numbers I don't remember, DUAL 24in Monitors, DUAL keyboards (only kidding) 8GB of some fancy RAM 3 TB of disk space, he even managed to get his collection of blenders, toasters, slow cookers, irons, heaters, microwaves humidifiers, speakers and all the rest of his hoardings from Buy and Sell to all run off the massive 6000W power supply.
Listen to the man he knows how to save money. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:26 am Post subject: Re: I got in touch with my inner Spliff today |
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| Errrr....what does he do with the thing, besides save all that money? It sounds like he sure is saving a lot of money. I mean...HE SURE IS SAVING A LOOOOOOOOTTTTTT OF MONEY |
Strawman.
Bottom line: You paid more that you had to, know little more than before the build, but you are happy in the comfort your actions provided.
There ya go. |
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Trevor
Joined: 16 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:25 am Post subject: Re: I got in touch with my inner Spliff today |
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I'm sincerely curious. What does the guy do with the double quad processor and 8gs of ram?
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| Errrr....what does he do with the thing, besides save all that money? It sounds like he sure is saving a lot of money. I mean...HE SURE IS SAVING A LOOOOOOOOTTTTTT OF MONEY |
Strawman.
Bottom line: You paid more that you had to, know little more than before the build, but you are happy in the comfort your actions provided.
There ya go. |
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Temporary
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:58 am Post subject: |
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I use to do lots of Simulations.. but then again I am not doing that anymore..
Trust me 8 cpu's was nothing.. We had an entire farm.. Blade about 128cpu based from IBM.. Still took day and sometimes weeks to do some stress sims. |
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Trevor
Joined: 16 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:48 am Post subject: |
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So the guy's doing 'stress sims' in his waygook studio? 
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I use to do lots of Simulations.. but then again I am not doing that anymore..
Trust me 8 cpu's was nothing.. We had an entire farm.. Blade about 128cpu based from IBM.. Still took day and sometimes weeks to do some stress sims. |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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| One must always be confident with their limitations. |
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