What type of CPU processor [poll]

What can be said, but that people have different and various interests. *grin*

 

My last card was an AGP X800GTO with unlockable pipelines. Surge happened just after I had successfully turned it into a card that costs about 2.5 times as much. :chairshot

Thanks for the suggestions, guys. Sadly, looks like a few cables and the hard drive are about all that's salvageable from the original machine (well, and the tower... pfft). I had a pretty good scourge box before, but our area is known for jumps and brownouts.

Oh, and Alba is not Jessica. (Though, please to note, my wife's ass-ets compare quite favorably to the screen star's.) Alba is my personal campaign world, which originally had a quite Celtic flavor and still does in certain areas--appropriate, since most of my ancestry comes from the Emerald Isle.

Well, I'll be up again soon... two weeks or so, looks like. *fingers crossed*

--Blair
":flamed: "

 

May I also suggest you get one of these, too.

SurgeMaster® Surge Protector for HomePlug® networks
Part # F9M923-08GRY-PL

59.99 $ dollars US

Advantages
• Delivers maximum protection with 2360-joule energy rating
• Indicates your devices are grounded and protected with lighted LEDs
• Connects and protects any HomePlug networking device (sold separately) through a HomePlug outlet
• Supplies complete, 3-line AC protection through 9 surge-protected outlets
• Helps protect users and circuitry with sliding safety covers
• Manages cords neatly with our Spoiler Cord System™
• Optimizes outlet-space usage with our BlockSpace™ outlets for large, AC-block plugs
• Fits furniture and equipment closer to wall with right-angle plug design
• Ensures peace of mind with a Lifetime $250,000 Connected Equipment Warranty

SurgeMaster® F9M923-08GRY-PL

[EDIT] The above bulleted list was a copy-n-paste from that web page.

 

What's this OUR crap...are you getting kick-backs from them, Krunchy?

 

no kickbacks, none...I wish it were so...if only it were true

He asked for help, a low cost suggestion. And, I will not recommend Dell, Gateway, or Compaq, except unless someone wants everything in one desktop package including an operating system and monitor for only 300 dollars. So, I responded with my 2 cents.

The surge protector [consumes 2360+ joules] was a secondary thought [if the power grid where he lives is truly real crappy]. Heck, I spent over 80 dollars on my surge protector at home [lightning strike capitol of the USA] and it only covers about 2100+ joules of energy. Going to a households goods store and buying just any surge protector for 9.99 [350+ joules] or 29.99 [1000+ joules] does not do a real good job.

 

Just to add my 2 cents aswell, cos 4 is always better than 2.

Sounds like you definitely need to consider power protection for your PC. I'd go with a UPS rather than just a surge protector. You can pick one up for around $100.00 that's plenty big enough for one PC, and it will save you a lot of frustration and data loss. It also of course functions as a surge protector.

Cuchulainn.

 

Only problem with an UPS in his case is that batteries tend to explode, if they are hit by something like he described.

 

Ah....much is explained with this little revelation, Kap'n.

 

Well, they're designed with quick-blow fusable links to avoid that exact problem. Of course I wouldn't personaly garuntee that they'll work as adgertised. ;-)

Cuchulainn.

 

bump - This poll will close on October 22nd, 2006.

 

I vote for now.aper: