a friend of mine is a COMPLETE IDIOT

[NikPreviousAcct]

He's talking about overclocking a 2.6GHz Northwood to 3.114GHz and needing to seal the case and fill it with mineral oil in order to keep it cool. In order to work on the PC, he'll have to "un-seal it" and work on it, then re-seal it after filling it with mineral oil again. His "friend" in the Navy knows all and tells him all. If he doesn't go with mineral oil, he'll get freon.

That sh|t apparently is expensive...

Apparently his case will weigh 75lbs when finished.

"i don't know anything about overclocking, it is being done for me."
"just realize that your friend is pulling a fast one or actually doesn't know shit"

This is frustrating when someone says to someone else "hey I'll build you a fast system and it will require these things and cost you a frickin fortune"

 

[NogginBoink]

Ask him if he'll REALLY want to go into the case and do maintenance if everything is covered with oil.

 

[UltraQuiet]

Everyone in the Navy is an idiot.

 

[tweakmm]

Birds of a feather flock together

 

[bmacd]

i wouldn't waste my time with a rig for that kinda cash when it'll be publicly available in a year or so.

-=bmacd=-

 

[Danman]

OMG LOL!
I've never heard of that, and P4's do not get that hot. I have a 1.8A and I have it right now at 2.5 stable. It really isn't that hot either, and I don't use mineral oil.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

He's getting dual 21" monitors and is going to run them off of the same card: the Radeon 9700. Not the Pro, the 9700. I haven't been able to talk him into the Pro for the kind of money he's spending on the system. Apparently "all the newer cards on the market today have the option of dual-monitor support on one card"

this guys A FRUIT!

and to think I graduated with him

nik

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: bmacd
i wouldn't waste my time with a rig for that kinda cash when it'll be publicly available in a year or so.

-=bmacd=-

Uh... all the parts that he's using are publicly available now.

Oh, and another thing. He's getting pc1066 ram.

Apparently pc2700 is another designation for pc800.

nik

 

[Red Dawn]

His "friend" in the Navy knows all and tells him all.

I'm suprised his friend in the navy doesn't tell him to use vaseline!

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: cashman
OMG LOL!
I've never heard of that, and P4's do not get that hot. I have a 1.8A and I have it right now at 2.5 stable. It really isn't that hot either, and I don't use mineral oil.

You can use mineral oil...but yes he ist totally jacking your friend. Most people who use mineral oil put the mainboard, processor, and all add-in cards into a mini-fridge, then cover the entire rig with mineral oil. The cables for the PSU, fd, hd, cd-rom, etc are housed in another compartment seeing as they have movable parts and can not be submerged. I really don't think its worth it, mainly for more braggin rights. Sealing the case with mineral oil is rediculous, considering the mineral oil would more or less always be room temperature +, which you would be better off with a water cooling rig.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

His "friend" in the Navy knows all and tells him all.

I'm suprised his friend in the navy doesn't tell him to use vaseline!

lmfao

 

[microAmp]

Just as bad as the person who told me that the ATi 9700 GPU is the P4............

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: motoamd
Just as bad as the person who told me that the ATi 9700 GPU is the P4............

:Q

 

[Geekbabe]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt[/ithis guys A FRUIT! nik

oh well, at least "The Fruit" will have all the mineral oil he''ll ever need

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

and a bill the size of Rhode Island :frown:

 

[SSP]

I try to avoid dumb asses like that. *I try*

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: SSP
I try to avoid dumb asses like that. *I try*

atleast he's trying to learn, though



everybody starts somewhere

i was worse when I started

 

[ddwbi0]

I had a friend tell me that he was too scared to put a computer together b/c someone else told him that ALL computer mobos needed something to be soldered for it to work properly

 

[Harvey]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
and to think I graduated with him

They let this one graduate???

That doesn't say much for your local school system.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: Harvey

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
and to think I graduated with him

They let this one graduate???

That doesn't say much for your local school system.

Uh, yeah. He got 1400 something on his SATs and a 98 on the ASFAB or whatever the hell the entrance exam into the military is.

nik

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt<br
Uh, yeah. He got 1400 something on his SATs and a 98 on the ASFAB or whatever the hell the entrance exam into the military is.

nik

It is my seasoned observation that pretty much anyone who purposely enlists in the military (as opposed to entering through ROTC or Officer Training) is a complete tool and fundamentally flawed at some core level in the brain. The Army and Coast Guard are the worst.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt<br
Uh, yeah. He got 1400 something on his SATs and a 98 on the ASFAB or whatever the hell the entrance exam into the military is.

nik

It is my seasoned observation that pretty much anyone who purposely enlists in the military (as opposed to entering through ROTC or Officer Training) is a complete tool and fundamentally flawed at some core level in the brain. The Army and Coast Guard are the worst.

Then that's your problem for not having the same sense of duty as some of us do. Don't knock us because we join. Be happy you have someone to protect you by force :|

nik

 

[UltraQuiet]

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt<br
Uh, yeah. He got 1400 something on his SATs and a 98 on the ASFAB or whatever the hell the entrance exam into the military is.

nik

It is my seasoned observation that pretty much anyone who purposely enlists in the military (as opposed to entering through ROTC or Officer Training) is a complete tool and fundamentally flawed at some core level in the brain. The Army and Coast Guard are the worst.

Your seasoned observation. How old are you? 10? My seasoned observation is that anyone who makes statements like that is a condescending, pretentious, f-tard with a highly exaggerated opinion of her own intelligence. Not to mention being an asshat.

 

[Red Dawn]

Your seasoned observation. How old are you? 10? My seasoned observation is that anyone who makes statements like that is a condescending, pretentious, f-tard with a highly exaggerated opinion of her own intelligence. Not to mention being an asshat.

And that's being generous. Lord help us if pudgy little cowards like amnesiac 2.0 had to defend our freedoms in time of war. Fortunately the Drill instructors probably would save our enemy the trouble and kill them off themselves. No big deal, just another pugsly Mofo not around to pollute the bandwidth with his false sense of entitlement.

 

[Nil]

Originally posted by: DaveSohmer

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt<br
Uh, yeah. He got 1400 something on his SATs and a 98 on the ASFAB or whatever the hell the entrance exam into the military is.

nik

It is my seasoned observation that pretty much anyone who purposely enlists in the military (as opposed to entering through ROTC or Officer Training) is a complete tool and fundamentally flawed at some core level in the brain. The Army and Coast Guard are the worst.

Your seasoned observation. How old are you? 10? My seasoned observation is that anyone who makes statements like that is a condescending, pretentious, f-tard with a highly exaggerated opinion of her own intelligence. Not to mention being an asshat.

Yeah.. but didn't you say that everyone in the navy was an idiot?