HAHA! I can tell already that you're a puss becuase you play CS...CS is a game for pussies. I've talked to CS players and they say they dont like Quake "because you cant kide behind boxes" ...HAHAHA!! That translates into "because you cant camp." Thats all CS is. More ppl play CS than quake because quake takes a drop of skill. Anyone can be good at CS. puss. Go upgrade your system or something. I am prob pushing more mhz out of my palm pilot (wish i also got for free)
 
-oXide, *****

oXide, you need to shut your mouth and know your role. First you want everyone here to bow to you because you got a nice system. Now you are picking on them because the type of games they play? I play both Quake3 and CS. They are both good and they are also different games. Quake3 is run and shoot and CS is focused on Team play. And you are wrong about CS. First, CS is not a game for pussies. Just because you've seen a few CS players camping it doesn't mean ALL CS players are pussies. Second, CS requires more skill than Quake3. You get rewarded for your shooting accuracy. Either kill or be killed. You don't have to empty 2 or 3 clips to kill person like in Quake3. In Quake3, you could jump and shoot and still get the same accuracy. Not the same in CS.

I play CS, Q3, and UT.
 
I prefer CS simply because it's not a melee game.
I have to value my life and use a bit of strategy before I run out and start firing.
 
UT and Q3 are fun and I've wasted several hours playing and excelling at them.
 
But a redeemer shot from behind, or a railshot from across the map just doesn't compare, to me at least, to what CS has to offer.
 
Quake3, in the final map(CTF version), I've railed a guy about to score a few times to the sound of the announcer saying "Holy Cow".
 
It was nice, and no one believed me(about the "Holy Cow") till I did it again with witnesses.
 
In CS(militia), though, I've AWPed a couple guys, dropped the gun, went to the DE and blasted the other guy that was smart enough to stay out of my crosshairs, stole his MP5, and picked off the 2 stragglers that didn't take the sewer in a matter of 30 seconds or so.
 
Which was more gratifying to me?
 
I'll give you a hint--it didn't have ramps or rocketlaunchers.
 
 
 
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My PC is warm. I think our fire wall is acting up.

Well, I have a 386 with no power supply, so you can all take your Tonka toys and bow down to my Ferrari of a 386.
 
Even without a power supply it loads faster than it takes oXide to unzip his fly and start smoking the bacon.

ok this needs to be said
u are just a very lonely person who needs to advertise there pc because they have an extremely small penis

Nice systems you got here guys...
 
here's mine:
 
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AMD Athlon K75 700@800 MHz (114x7)
Abit KA7
256 Mb Apacer PC100 Cas2
Modified Alpha P7125 to fit directly on the CPU-core
Asus V6800 GeForce DDR with Golden Orb as cooler (runs at 150/354)
Creative SoundBlaster Live! Value
A cheap crappy 10/100 Mbit NIC
IBM 75gxp 30,7 Gb UDMA100
Fujitsu MPD3173AT 17,3 Gb UDMA66
32x CD-ROM
4x CD-ROM
AOpen HX08
 
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[This message has been edited by Marchuz^ (edited 29 January 2001).]
 
[This message has been edited by Marchuz^ (edited 29 January 2001).]

Well, i guess since everyone else has this need for ego boosting, i will post my machine specs as well....
 
Asus A7V Mobo
AMD T-bird 1.1 Ghz.
512 mb pc-133 RAM (micron)
Asus V7700 Geforce 2 DDR 64megs
Wester Digital 40 gig ATA 100 HD (7200 RPM)
IBM Deskstar 20 gig (7200 RPM)
Kenwood 72x True X CD-ROM
SBLive!
3com 10/100 nice (3c905c)
Iomega Zip 100 drive (internal)
17" MAG FD-350 flat display monitor
 
I think that about covers it. Im kinda with Ronin on this one....i just like to spend money on the parts, because i have nothing else to spend my money on. I think it is fun upgrading and testing out new possibilities. Anyway...Oxide...nice machine....but get a life dude. If you really feel like being a jack *** , then go outside, pick up a rock, and throw it at a kid bigger than you. Then, just stand there for a sec, and see what happens. Maybe then you will grow up a little.
 
Oh, and i play CS, Q3, Action quake 2, and Unreal Tournament. CS is the most fun and it is the hardest to get good at. In case anyone cares...i play on the PIMP server in CS. If ya ever want to play....I am under the name HarU or -=EuA=-Tommyboy. If ya want to see some cool stats go to:
 
cstrike.digitalrefuge.com.
 
Oxide, if you ever want to get your *** whooped in any First Person Shooter that you think is "not" a game for pussies...ie quake, then you just let me know. I will be sure to help you with that.
 
If nothing else, this post gave everyone a chance to show off there machines...in a friendly way (excluding oxide). And, in that sense, is kinda cool. There's a lot of great machines on this board. Peace out guys...

See...you guys hated me at first...but indirectly, I am helping you...Everyone wants to show off their systems, and I have given you a way to vent your ego. You may not realize it now, but one day when one of your friends who didnt post their systems dies of over-modesty, you will say "thank you oXide, you really do possess the big X."
 
-oXide
 
ps...everyone knows CS is for pussies; thats a given like the integral of a derivative.
 
[This message has been edited by oXide (edited 29 January 2001).]

That's funny...not only did you not comment on my post, but you completely avoided any challenges i may have made in retrospect of your allegations of "pussy" games pointed at CS. So, it seems that when it is all said and done...you can talk **** to gamers about one of the best games ever made, but you can't even defend yourself in the games you claim to be "non-pussy" games. Tsk Tsk Tsk...Just gives everyone even more of a reason to degrade you not only as an end-user, but as a gamer alike. The more and more i think about it....you are quite pathetic.
 
p.s. Anyone think this is Jdulmage under a different name, or is he just a lamo also?

you want to play you f-ing puss? feel free to drop me a line or IM me at volcom7@aol.com. I am not affriad of your challenge, its just that I dont have time to deal with bullsh*t..i have school and work full time and for me squeeze in an *** -whooping isnt the most convientent thing. But since you think you're such a bad a$$ we will see.
 
-oXide, b*tch
 
 
ps...and who is pathetic? I am just having a little fun on a messageboard that I highly respect...YOU are the one who is taking everything I say to heart. Maybe you should go out and get a life outside this board. The fact that you are truly angered by my CS comment only proves that you are the one who is pathetic, b*tch
 
[This message has been edited by oXide (edited 29 January 2001).]

Am I the only one who thinks that this thread is a complete waste of time? I think it should be closed so we can have some real discussions instead of rising to the my dick's bigger than your dick syndrome. Hey guys don't rise to people like Oxide - it's simply not worth it!!!
 
[This message has been edited by Damien (edited 29 January 2001).]

I agree with you Damien that this is getting just plain stupid. But, i don't think it should be closed because it brings action to the board and allows users to speak their mind. That is a big part of this board.
 
Oxide, i was not taking any of your babble to heart; i was only defending CS gamers, and i believe i have a right to my own opinion. So, you continue to act the way you are acting, and i wont have to say anything else. You will do all the insulting to yourself without my help.

hahaha! If any of you have seen any of my previous posts, you'd know I am usually a repsectable, intelligent part of this established community...i just thought I'd have some fun thats all, and it seems to have worked....but come on now...i have a 15000rpm drive =)
 
-oXide

Well the whole idea about this thread was just so everyone would pimp my system. Because when you look at the entire picture, everyone should just BOW!! to me..
 
 
This is all in fun guys so don't think I'm trying to be a jerk.
 
Who's the master?
 
hehe

Ronin,
I BOW TO YOU.
Your rock solid stability on your 840 chipset system gave me the incentive to move toward the 840 chipset in the face of it being slammed hard by just about every hardware site on the net.
 
Your mature response when you were told to "shut the **** up!" really impressed me as well.
 
Your technical expertise in helping people in this forum has been an asset to this group.
 
I will admit that ALL of us techies tend to get a bit Big Headed from time to time and don't like intrusions from some of the weirder posts. (any one remember jdulmage's first strange new posts, Hey! I still wonder if there is any validity to the whole upgrade deal he went on about.)
 
Oxide,
I admit your specs are good. You say that you did this all for under a grand? Including the 15000 RPM Drive? Not bad. Nothing worse than being impressed by something you've done and finding yourself slammed by the community for wanting to impress. No doubt you are upset because you had thought you might get a few ego strokes. However there are a lot of us who will throw gobs of money at our system with nothing leftover for other stuff so you have some validity in what you say.
 
No doubt that in a gaming contest neither Ronin's or any larger systems are really going to have that much of a faster feel. Heck. My daughters PII 300 doesn't really feel much slower than my lead system in my household. Heck the G3 400 actually "feels" faster than all of them, though in number crunching / fps tests I'm sure my lead system would win.
 
Remember though, even though this is a hardware forum, it is on NTCOMPATIBLE and is really out there for each other to help one another. Lets make this productive eh?
 
I propose if you really want to get into a pissing contest you show some benches to back it up along with the price you paid, then we can get a price / performance post rolling and see how much speed the extra money spent really gives a person. I surely know I was shocked to see that my system didn't clock that much better than DosFreaks when I went for the real numbers with my system.
 
Lets keep this forum fun and most of all lets keep our heads in reality, for the truly intelligent, the numbers will speak more than the pissing contest.
 
just my 2 cents.

Here, I'll throw in my 2 cents worth.
 
Asus A7V
Duron 600@680MHz (6x113)
384MB PC133 SDRAM
Maxtor 20.4GB ATA100 (Really Quite HD)
Toshiba 12x DVD
Samsung 48x CD-ROM
USB Zip650 CD-RW
USB Zip100
Guillemot Maxi Sound Fortissimo sound card
(for $50 it's really good)
D-Link 10/100 NIC
SIIG IEEE 1394 3-port
Voodoo 4 4500 AGP (I like 3dfx, SO SUE ME!)
Kleer 17-in monitor
MS Intellimouse Optical (If you have pets that shed, get one)
 
UT GOTYE 2nd CD slows it down a tad, but I love chaos UT. I use WinDVD cuz it's got better support (so Im told) for AMD procs.
 
Question, how high do I set the voltage to OC the Duron 600 if I use the jumper settings. Right now, Im doing this OC with the BIOS.

Oh, yeah oxide, dont be an @$$.

HAHAH...OK. I made my initial post knowing that I would piss off alot of people. I've been posting and replying here for a while and I know this is a real community of people out to help eachother....not like plantquake forums. I admit, I respect this forum and I even have it bookmarked...but come on...twas a joke =) Look back at any of my previous posts, and I blend right in =)
 
-oXide
 
ps...not joking about CS

Geez, I am so humbled...
 
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Athalon 750 @ 750 (Yeah Im chicken **** )
256 pc-100
Asus K7m
Asus v6800 Geforce ddr
20 gig 7200 rpm Maxtor
8 gig 5400 rpm WD
SB Live!
19 inch KDS Avitron monitor
50X sony cd
8x4x32 QPS Que drive
300 Watt P.S.
Intel 100mb nic card
Macronix 10mb Nic Card
 
 
BTW, what kind of success have you guys had O/Cing the athalon 750 Retail? How far would i go with the original heatsink and fan on it....I got a couple of mods inside the case already to keep Temp down.
 
Thanks.
 
[This message has been edited by mello_j (edited 30 January 2001).]

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BTW, what kind of success have you guys had O/Cing the athalon 750 Retail? How far would i go with the original heatsink and fan on it....I got a couple of mods inside the case already to keep Temp down.

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With a retail heatsink I think you might reach 800-820MHz, maybe a little more if you're lucky...



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