Awesome computer ... or not?

[quasi-modo]

Windows will shut off if it detects overheating. 

And btw, Intel? You're a traitor to Macs

Well not windows... most motherboards have a built in thermoster (an intel proc has an internal one) and the clock speed starts to drop when you reach a certain temperature. So if you rip the heatsink off the freq will go down and pretty soon the system will just lockup and you will bsod. It is demonstrated here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/images/thg_video_1_cpu_cooling.zip
Notice how an amd will burn up if the on an older motherboard that does not have a thermoster?

[tA-Kane]

You can make that machine yourself for cheaper.

I'm sure I could... but I don't want to invest the time and effort in it. Besides, I get a warranty with this...

[quasi-modo]

You can make that machine yourself for cheaper.

I'm sure I could... but I don't want to invest the time and effort in it. Besides, I get a warranty with this...

Well the time thing is a misnomer. It takes the same ammount of time either way. I can put together a pc in an hour or so. I just have to wait for the parts to be shipper, which should take about the same time as a prebuilt pc.

Also I have warranty on all the parts I order.

[tA-Kane]

You can make that machine yourself for cheaper.

I'm sure I could... but I don't want to invest the time and effort in it. Besides, I get a warranty with this...

Well the time thing is a misnomer. It takes the same ammount of time either way. I can put together a pc in an hour or so. I just have to wait for the parts to be shipper, which should take about the same time as a prebuilt pc.

Also I have warranty on all the parts I order.

Shipping time being the same amount of time as a pre-built PC when you purchase the machine at a local store and walk it out of the building? Doubtful.


Anyways, I have a question; how do I make it so that programs stay running even after I've logged out? My dad's PC is set up that way, but I'm not sure what I did to make it that way, and I'd like it the same way here ...  :\

[Mephisto]

Run the program as a service.  Perhaps it's not that he's actually logging out, more so that he's 'switching user' which lets you switch to another user's account while keeping your account session alive.

[quasi-modo]

You can make that machine yourself for cheaper.

I'm sure I could... but I don't want to invest the time and effort in it. Besides, I get a warranty with this...

Well the time thing is a misnomer. It takes the same ammount of time either way. I can put together a pc in an hour or so. I just have to wait for the parts to be shipper, which should take about the same time as a prebuilt pc.

Also I have warranty on all the parts I order.

Shipping time being the same amount of time as a pre-built PC when you purchase the machine at a local store and walk it out of the building? Doubtful.

ah, I see. I missed that detail. I thought you were ordering from a company and they were going to ship the whole deal to you.

Anyways, I have a question; how do I make it so that programs stay running even after I've logged out? My dad's PC is set up that way, but I'm not sure what I did to make it that way, and I'd like it the same way here ...  :\

To run a program as a service you might consider something similar to the following:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/a.west/tracker_howto.htm
I thought there was another way to do i through dos without using someone elses exe, but I can't remember how. I have set other stuff to run as a service before though.

[cefx-]

Yes.  Go into the User Accounts in Control Panel, "change the way users log on" and make sure fast user switching and the welcome screen are checked.

Click logoff and select "switch users" instead of logoff.

[tA-Kane]

Yes. Go into the User Accounts in Control Panel, "change the way users log on" and make sure fast user switching and the welcome screen are checked.

Click logoff and select "switch users" instead of logoff.

I have one other question; is there a way to grant a user "administrator" priviledges without letting them be able to modify system settings?

Some games require admin privs, and I don't want to give my siblings very much ability to fux up the computer by giving them admin privs just to play a few games..

[Hostile]

Don't listen to them, Intel > AMD har har. The only part thats lacking is:

- 128MB GeForce 5300FX PCI Express
- Intel High-def 7.1 audio

the integrated audio is fine unless you invest in a $250+ speaker system, and that video card is good enough but really not the best, if that were slightly better it would be a great deal. I guess the factors on wether or not its a worthy deal would be the case/psu/cooling/MB/warrenty in it.

[tA-Kane]

I'm not totally sure it's actually "7.1" audio ... I'm not sure how to set it up, even if I did have all of the proper speakers for it. It looks like the audio software in this thing has support for "2-channel" (2 speakers with an integrated sub), "4-channel" (4 speakers with integrated sub), and "6-channel" (5 speakers with dedicated subwoofer channel) setups. I don't see anything regarding 7- or 8-channel audio (8 speakers with integrated sub or 7 speakers with dedicated subwoofer channel). Very odd...


Actually, I *do* have a nice 4.2 speaker setup which I got from a music store that went out of business, but my dad wants that to be saved for home theatre system... 

[quasi-modo]

Don't listen to them, Intel > AMD har har. The only part thats lacking is:

I concur, intel is better then amd... but amd does have the edge price wise. I still like my afordable gaming system setup.

[Joe[x86]]

Well, these guys may be right. I'm not a hardware genious. All I have to say is that it beats the shit out of mine.