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Fleet Mechanic
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no 
and i've tried, believe me
i run a little business, makes a lot of money, i will work on anything, except laptops. i hate those things.
i own one, and I can't stand it.
but give me a desktop and I will make it godly
hell, give me 1k and I can make you a better computer than you could buy for the same price
and i've tried, believe me
i run a little business, makes a lot of money, i will work on anything, except laptops. i hate those things.
i own one, and I can't stand it.
but give me a desktop and I will make it godly
hell, give me 1k and I can make you a better computer than you could buy for the same price
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Fleet Mechanic
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My budget desktop.
only spent 800-900 dollars on it
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only spent 800-900 dollars on it
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I still have an old AMD Athlon 750MHz (the old cartridge type CPU)....I used it for probably 7 years til I got a newer Dell Optiplex 170l with a 2.4GHz Celeron. Works great, but the Athlon will still give it a run for its money.
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Fleet Mechanic
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some of those older processors are amazingly stable.
and i hat dell.
never liked them.
hated them even more when they bought Alienware.
not. cool
or was it voodoo....
eh, either way. i am a custom person, never liked name brands.
except laptops.
then it's HP all the way
and i hat dell.
never liked them.
hated them even more when they bought Alienware.
not. cool
or was it voodoo....
eh, either way. i am a custom person, never liked name brands.
except laptops.
then it's HP all the way
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Yep. I think once I get more RAM for this Optiplex it'll be much faster. It has 256MB at the moment....DDR1 memory is so darn expensive.
I've had okay experiences with them. We have a Dell Inspiron laptop and it's worked great. Also this Optiplex is running great.
And I'm into custom stuff too. Proprietary parts make me mad. Speaking of which...
When I got this Dell Optiplex, it was semi-gutted, including the Dell CPU fan (ya know, the case fan with the shroud over it). Not having any other similar fan setups to fit it, I ziptied in a 120mm clear case fan and positioned it to blow on the CPU heatsink. Worked a charm, but still ran a little hot. So, I took a Dell fan shroud from a now-defunct Dimension 8100 and cut it up just right, then put it over the 120mm fan (wedge fit!). Now the CPU stays nice and cool, since the air is directed over it.
If I ever build myself a custom computer (as in all-new parts), I might put it in a plain looking case. That way it's a sleeper, and no one will ever guess that it has a beast of a CPU in it. :P
I've had okay experiences with them. We have a Dell Inspiron laptop and it's worked great. Also this Optiplex is running great.
And I'm into custom stuff too. Proprietary parts make me mad. Speaking of which...
When I got this Dell Optiplex, it was semi-gutted, including the Dell CPU fan (ya know, the case fan with the shroud over it). Not having any other similar fan setups to fit it, I ziptied in a 120mm clear case fan and positioned it to blow on the CPU heatsink. Worked a charm, but still ran a little hot. So, I took a Dell fan shroud from a now-defunct Dimension 8100 and cut it up just right, then put it over the 120mm fan (wedge fit!). Now the CPU stays nice and cool, since the air is directed over it.
If I ever build myself a custom computer (as in all-new parts), I might put it in a plain looking case. That way it's a sleeper, and no one will ever guess that it has a beast of a CPU in it. :P
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i've done dumber things haha
if it's only 6 months old, see if you can still get the parts from the manufacturer, prices really vary between them.
you could also, because it's only 6 months old, see if you can get it replaced through the manufacturer.
What brand do you have?
if it's only 6 months old, see if you can still get the parts from the manufacturer, prices really vary between them.
you could also, because it's only 6 months old, see if you can get it replaced through the manufacturer.
What brand do you have?
well, I started on the clutch today.
Taking way longer then I thought it would.
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Fleet Mechanic
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQNFT6wC9Ik
god I hate that muffler so much
the crap at the end of the tip is just sealing off the muffler and exhaust pipe for a better seal
god I hate that muffler so much
the crap at the end of the tip is just sealing off the muffler and exhaust pipe for a better seal
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Fleet Mechanic
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hey, I have to tow a car again tonight, except this time its a bit longer than two blocks.
there are 2 major hills, 1 up, and another down.
I don't have a hitch, and neither does my moms mercedes, do you think I will be ok towing my sisters grand am from the axle?
if yes, how should I lay out the tow ropes