[petraman]

So I know this is a pretty stupid post, but today I stumbled on a site for Palm owners that sounded a bit familiar to me... Then I realized that I already registered. In 2003. So, this would have been one of my earliest exposures to an online forum. I'll tell ya what, I'm really self conscious about my post quality but now I know how far I've come... haha

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[Ron]

consiquenses

Nice

must...have...ten...characters

 

[petraman]

Whoops, guess the link went dead... Here's the profile:
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Note my taste in cars when I was 13... :shudders:

 

[agr964]

This was my first forum...a ASUS computer motherboards forum, used to be pretty active on it too.

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Registered in 2001 ... On September 11. Crazy.

 

[petraman]

Motherboard MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
CPU AMD Athlon64 3200+
Memory 1024 MB Mushkin L2 2-2-2-10
Video ATI Radeon 9800 Pro

Holy crap, I had literally the exact same components that you did about 6 years ago. Down to the motherboard and everything. Freaky... (Oh wait, I actually had a X1800 GTO... close enough)

 

[agr964]

Weird!

Just saw Power Supply: Fortron 350W -- HAHAHAHA! Sad, that wouldn't even run my video card now.

Upgraded a few times since then though

Now Running:
eVGA P55 FTW
Intel Core i7 860 (1156) @ 3.8 GHz
eVGA GTX 570
8GB OCZ DDR3 @ 900 MHz

Getting the upgrade itch again though. Socket 2011 and quad-channel memory is calling to me...

 

[petraman]

Right now...

Athlon 2 X4 630 OC'd to 3.4 ghz (stock voltages)
4gb of GSkill Ram (DDR3-1600) <---Really need to get more soon
Gigabyte GA-MA790GPT-UD3H Mobo (790GX Chipset)
1x Radeon HD 5770 1gb

This will be my graduation present
https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=20457826

 

[agr964]

This will be my graduation present
https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=20457826

Wish List not opening for me

 

[petraman]

Alrighty then, let's try this:

Wish List:

Qty.	Product Description	Savings	Total Price
1		ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard Item #: N82E16813131821 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$239.99
1		CORSAIR Professional Series HX850 (CMPSU-850HX) 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply Item #: N82E16817139011 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy	-$15.00 Instant $20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card	$174.99
3		Acer GD235HZbid Black / Orange 23.6" 2ms Widescreen 1080p 120Hz 3D LCD Monitor Item #: N82E16824009222 Return Policy: Monitor Standard Return Policy	-$51.00 Instant	$896.97
1		Corsair Vengeance K90 Black/Metal USB Wired Gaming Performance, MMO Mechanical Keyboard Item #: N82E16823816002 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$129.99
1		Tt eSPORTS THERON MO-TRN006DT Black 1 x Wheel USB Wired Laser Gaming Mouse Item #: N82E16826254090 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy	-$5.00 Instant $10.00 Mail-in Rebate Card	$64.99
1		Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770K Item #: N82E16819116501 Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy		$339.99
2		ZOTAC ZT-60301-10P GeForce GTX 670 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card Item #: N82E16814500242 Return Policy: VGA Standard Return Policy		$799.98
1		Thermaltake Level 10 GT LCS (VN10031W2N) Black SECC / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case with Liquid Water Cooling System and Three Fans-1x 200mm front fan, 1x 200mm side fan, 1x 140mm rear fan Item #: N82E16811133193 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy		$369.99
2		SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC128D/AM 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Desktop Upgrade Kit Item #: N82E16820147134 Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy	-$50.00 Instant	$339.98
1		G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBRL Item #: N82E16820231315 Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy		$94.99
1		Pioneer Black Internal BD/DVD/CD Writer SATA BDR-207DBKS Item #: N82E16827129067 Return Policy: Standard Return Policy	-$10.00 Instant	$89.99

 

[Rev.Hammer]

*(makes careful notes of intense nerdery for future blackmail)*

 

[petraman]

Rev, this BARELY scratches the surface of my nerdery. I mean seriously, you have no idea, lmao.

 

[agr964]

Indeed. But for true nerdery acclaim, one must first configure and compile their own successful OS kernel. Through this, all things are possible.

In other news, I once ripped off several pins on my brand new CPU and connected together several VID pins with a rear window defroster repair pen. This was because I decided I wanted to upgrade from a .18 micron CPU to a .13 Micron CPU with more cache...but Intel said it was "electrically incompatible" (HAH!) with my older 815EP chipset motherboard. Still love booting up and seeing "Unknown CPU Type". Ran in my server 24/7 for 5 years and although now retired as a server it still works just fine even today. Boy did I prove them wrong. :thumb:

 

[focusownerskid]

www.focaljet.com

Same sn. Since 2000.

All the focus forums i was on prior are long gone. Club focus and all the yahoo forums.

- Drew

 

[BadWolf]

My first forum was generationedge.com before it died. I think I regestered there in 2002/03. Then moved over to ranger-forums.com and was one of the first members. I have since deactivated my account there, but I have some very fond memories of all the people I met and the awesome fun we had.

And, thanks to this thread, I now know who to go to for computer advise. I need to upgrade my video card soonish. Don't be suprised if I start asking for help. I may work on computers all day, but darned if I know what parts they are made of.

 

[Bizzaroh]

You guys are talking about forums .... I ran a BBS back in the early 90s.

Those had "forums" but we called them message boards!

 

[agr964]

Oh yes, BBS's! I remember tying up the phone for hours and hours to download games and other good stuff from some of the local BBSs, while rocking the 14,400 bps modem. Many hours were spend on Legend of the Red Dragon.

NOOOOOO, someone picked up the phone!!! 2 hours wasted! Oh, those were the days

Now the same games can be downloaded today in 3 seconds.

 

[Rev.Hammer]

HOOOOOOO Boy! Wow... and I though I was a badass with my tesla coils and jacobs ladders homemade gunpowder!