Yeah, I'm seriously considering making the swap.

I'm fed up with this. My BIOS corrupted itself today (it's a DFI, they have been doing that) at STOCK settings. Every so often, a part goes out, forcing me to replace costly parts FAR too often. When that doesn't happen, I'm patching Windows, recovering lost files, rigging wires, something. Even when I leave everything stock, it dies. So, I think I want a Mac.

Once again, I am serious, this is not a joke. I am considering parting out my rig and making the swap. I have a 1700 pali in storage that I can use if I do that and HAVE to have a PC. What I want to know is what kind of processor I want if I get one, if you know. It'll be used mostly for graphics, though I will have to load up Diablo 2...

I can't afford a good laptop that's PC based, or if I could, I'd have to go put Linux on it so I could be virus-free (if you work removing them, you learn to HATE them) and secure (nothin like seeing your files on someone else's computer) and that's a pain in the ass. Seeing as I'm not much of a gamer, you guys think it's worth it?

It would be like switching to devil worship. Don't do it.

buying macintosh supports communism. dont do it

d00d, I quit overclocking and it dies?

Maybe I need something I can't mess with.

I can still fux0r OEMs and regular laptops...

if ya dont game and have been having problems you know whati would say ,get that puppy out of yer hair and get something thats going to work for ya.sounds like this has been a problem for ya but i still go by the sleep on it a night,dont klet it whip you off the bat.

Man , go with the fastet computer on the planet, the G-5 !!!

dont be an asshat.

Wow, when I saw the thread title I thought you meant use Intel...

anyways; sounds like you've got a mobo issue on your hands ATM.

Then again; the no virus thing sounds nice; also what kind of graphics work?

As evil as it is what if PR had the first great Mac modder??? you WOULD mod this sucka right Kayin???

Kayin if you get a G4 or a G5 there better be a Member Tutorial coming up on How To Mod Your Mac.

If you get a G3 I will slap you like a 5-dolla ho.

Kayin, if you go Mac I will spam you with gay pr0n. Goes well with the fr00ty Apple designs.

Try an Abit NF7-S v2.0. Mine has fried two AMD chip's and a stick of ram, it still runs strong and stable.

dont waste good porn spam send it to me tek

Honestly why dont you go pick up a different cheaper end board. Gigabyte makes some great boards imo, that are also on the cheaper end. If this is all still messin up then id say go for it, but i cant really see a swap like that. I definately think you should pray on it, like what was said earlier this is a life changin experience for the computer enthusiast. Hehehe ok ok maybe im goin to deep, but if you do switch that takes balls. Something i could never do.

Quote: Originally Posted by flounder405 dont waste good porn spam send it to me tek

You made me spit Dew...lmao

Kayin I say get one so we can see how long it takes you to fuxor it up and come back to the bright side...lol

Macs are overpriced, are often more plagued with problems than PCs, and because of the singular way Macs are marketed, they often do not get their problems addressed as quickly. Most Mac enthusiasts won't even look into buying a new mac until after it has gone through a couple revisions.

I'd go with a PC, build it up for stability (intel if you've got to), and throw Mandrake on there. You'll have a nice rig going and you can overclock it if you want.

What the hell would you learn if you didn't have problems with your PC? How would you be able to market yourself? "I own a Mac and it's been very sweet and gentle since I purchased it." Not impressive.

I bought an AMD rig then shorted the pins to overclock it and modded my motherboard to increase the voltage to the RAM and I keep it cool with a water rig I custom built....

Which sounds better?

You really crack me up.

Of course, that still goes the other way...

"I have to replace parts every two weeks on my PC"

versus

"I've never had to open my case or turn my rig off"...

And besides, that rig died too...

Again, which rig would you learn more with? Parts can be replaced. Experience is invaluable.

Never see a PC technician with a Mac either...

Quote: Originally Posted by DuplexEmotions Macs are overpriced, are often more plagued with problems than PCs, and because of the singular way Macs are marketed, they often do not get their problems addressed as quickly. Most Mac enthusiasts won't even look into buying a new mac until after it has gone through a couple revisions.

I might agree. I bought an iMac DV for my beach house just to give it a spin. Yeah it was the floor copy at CompUSA, but I was still pretty disappointed. Not only did it run slowly, but there was nothing I could do about it, whereas on a PC I knew what to do to troubleshoot. I disagree with Mac's being more problem free. With Macs, it's never the "my computer's screwed' problems, just a lot of minor headache ones (like running out of memory. Multi-tasking on Macs is a gigantic pain if you ask me.) The main selling points of macs are user-friendliness and fruity colors... and I feel confident enough that you, Kayin, know enough about PCs to not worry about either of those.

And btw, if anybody thinks I'm talking out of my a**, feel free to tell me. I've still got an open-mind towards Macs, but there hasn't been anything that's made me want to stay.

I pretty much have to agree with sexy pants here...

Albeit, my exp with macs is from the educational ones.. *cough* education on why I don't buy them... anywho...

If I can't listen to mp3's in quicktime and mess around in photoshop while looking for more "stock" images on google.. *click* *static...* Houston, we have a problem here... *click*