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To cut a long story short, I bid for a P3 800Mhz CPU and won. It was the Coppermine socket 370 style, so I had to get a new motherboard cos the one I had at the time was a slot 1 (totally different)... but that wasn't the only reason. The board I had turns out it doesn't support any higher than 650Mhz. So anyway, I went to bid for a new motherboard that supported up to 1.3Ghz. Yesterday it came through the mail... so now I've got a nice P3-800Mhz machine in the new sexy box. Quite an improvement from the last one, it's almost double the speed than before (MORE than double if the last one wasn't overclocked).
I wonder what kind of speeds I can get outta this one when I overclock it. I'm guessing at most 1.1Ghz, but I'm not doing that just yet. I wanna see if the system will stay stable for a while first. The CPU's staying at a nice constant 31°C which is pretty good. Hopefully it'll stay that way.
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Get this! I went to the pooter fair this morning in Stockton and got myself a Soundblaster Live 5.1 Digital sound card and the pooter case I've always wanted!!! Click here to see pics of it. Oooh, so sleek and sexy
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My student loan came in on Monday, so I've been a little happier this week. I got myself a pair of trainers - Adidas Galaxy 6 White/Blue (Brilliant design!) - and a 16x DVD-ROM for my pooter, replacing the 52x CD-ROM. I'm popping to the computer fair at Stockton Sixth Form College tomorrow to see if I can get myself a new CD storage thingie, a new case for my pooter and a wireless keyboard/mouse set. It has to be a natural ergonomic one mind, they're so much easier to use!
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I've got an FTP server setup at home now. People can now download from me pretty much 24/7. The IP for the FTP server atm is 213.107.173.97 but that won't help atm. I won't allow anonymous connections to it. E-mail me to request a username/password.
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Sorry folks, my sites went down for a couple of days but everything's sorted out now, thank god!
Christ I'm bored!
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Yup, it's been a while since I've been on here. I've had a load of problems going on this past week or so that I'd rather not go into right now. I just hope things sort themselves out through time, and if not, then I'm screwed, basically.
Of course, because of this, it means that I've had a little extra spare time on my hands so I've decided to sort out the pig sty that is my bedroom. Now everything's in place again.
I've also sorted out my pooter desk as well. I moved the tower to the shelf next to the desk. I thank heaven for the legroom.
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Yay! I got my pooter back. Angela had it for quite a while so she could show her students what the inside of a computer looks like. All I need now is the necessary software and I can set it up! Oooh, it's all so exciting... errm, ok maybe it isn't but I'm still happy it's back.
Still yet to hear from a job application I went for yesterday at Suncrest Surrounds for my work placement. The interview went pretty well, I thought, so I could stand a chance to get to work there. It'd be nice to move out into my own place for a while, even if it IS only as far as Peterlee.
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Yay! I got my 19" monitor today! No longer do I have to put up with a crappy 15" monitor only capable of handling 1024x768! I've got 1600x1200 now and there's no stepping back!
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Hey there folks! I've just managed to get my phone to get onto the REAL internet! The software is sharewere mind, gonna pay for it as soon as i get home.
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