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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42134.0&return_msg=42134.9"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.11">11–20</a>…<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.141">141–145</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=42134.9">Once upon a time</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="42134_9_145_10"> <a name="a42134_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_42134_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time"> 5 Mar 2018 21:18</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Mar 2018 21:36"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 145</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.9">42134.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.8">42134.8</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Refurb pc's are usually excellent value.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42134.9&return_msg=42134.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42134.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42134_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_42134_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 5 Mar 2018 21:37</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 6 Mar 2018 00:46"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 145</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.10">42134.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.9#a42134_9" target="_self">42134.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Especially if it's just been sat in a office for a couple of years browsing the Internet and opening spreadsheets. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42134.10&return_msg=42134.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42134.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42134_11"></a><div class="message" id="message_42134_11"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time"> 5 Mar 2018 22:23</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Mar 2018 22:34"></span></span> <span class="message_count">11 of 145</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.11">42134.11</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.8">42134.8</a></div> <div class="message_body"> You have a point. My desktop is a similar spec - i5 4690K with 8GB based on a Novatech bundle and loads of old bits from the previous PC. I've had it nearly 4 years and unless it goes bang it will probably last another 4. I recently added a better graphics card so I could play Obduction. It's had an SSD and a new CPU cooler because I pinched the stock one it was supplied with for my backup PC.<br /><br /> My recent mucking about hasn't been as much fun as in the past, largely because I feel guilty about spending the money. <br /> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42134.11&return_msg=42134.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42134.11"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42134_12"></a><div class="message" id="message_42134_12"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Dave!!<span class="message_time"> 5 Mar 2018 22:35</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: graphitone <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 5 Mar 2018 23:11"></span></span> <span class="message_count">12 of 145</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.12">42134.12</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.7">42134.7</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Absolutely! Until a few months ago, my main PC was built in 2009 and consisted of a Core i5 750, 8GB RAM (upgraded from the original 4GB tbh), 256GB SSD, Radeon 7870. Ran most things I threw at it quite nicely. The only issue was a bit of increased struggling with modern games which I do play from time to time. Older games plus everything else still ran fine though.<br /><br /> Of course, go back to the mid-2000s and before and an 8 year old PC would have been laughably outdated. Heck, even a 3 year old PC would have been struggling (for example, if you had a PIII 500, TNT2 Ultra when 1.4GHz Athlons and GeForce 4s were around).<br /><br /> Yep, things have slowed up massively over the last 10 years or so. I see it particularly at work where there's a 3 year refresh cycle and 2.6GHz Core i5 laptops with 8GB of RAM are being replaced with slightly-newer-gen 2.6GHz Core i5 laptops with 8GB of RAM that are maybe 20% faster.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42134.12&return_msg=42134.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42134.12"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42134_13"></a><div class="message" id="message_42134_13"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 5 Mar 2018 23:20</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Dave!! <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Mar 2018 09:54"></span></span> <span class="message_count">13 of 145</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.13">42134.13</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.9#a42134_12" target="_self">42134.12</a></div> <div class="message_body"> That was the problem I had when getting a new laptop last year. All I really wanted was a high resolution screen. Ended up with a modest speed boost and an SSD. Much slimmer and lighter laptop, but that's a given with time.<br /> <br /> The previous one had lasted me at least 5 years. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42134.13&return_msg=42134.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42134.13"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42134_14"></a><div class="message" id="message_42134_14"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time"> 5 Mar 2018 23:46</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: graphitone <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 6 Mar 2018 08:04"></span></span> <span class="message_count">14 of 145</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.14">42134.14</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.7">42134.7</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Yup, same here. My i5-2500K (never overclocked it even though that was the plan with the unlocked multiplier of the K) and it's still fast enough for nearly everything I do.<br /> <br /> Sometimes wish I had more than 4GB tbh, and the graphics card definitely struggles with newer games. Although the last one I payed was Doom and I just about got away with that by lowering the detail and resolution.<br /> <br /> I definitely wouldn't be installing beta versions of Windows anymore like I used to. It was fun at the time playing with betas of ME and XP.<br /> <br /> My work laptop is pretty decent, much newer, but I don't find that really any quicker than my desktop. I think SSDs have helped a lot with loading times and general speed of things. Don't want to go back to a computer with a spinny disk as a boot drive.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42134.14&return_msg=42134.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42134.14"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42134_15"></a><div class="message" id="message_42134_15"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time"> 6 Mar 2018 11:31</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Chris (CHRISSS) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 6 Mar 2018 12:01"></span></span> <span class="message_count">15 of 145</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.15">42134.15</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.9#a42134_14" target="_self">42134.14</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Aye. <span class="emoticon e_nod" title="(nod)"><span class="e__">(nod)</span></span><br /><br /> How did you get on with having a PC in your loft/attic?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42134.15&return_msg=42134.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42134.15"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42134_16"></a><div class="message" id="message_42134_16"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time"> 6 Mar 2018 12:02</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: graphitone <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 6 Mar 2018 12:33"></span></span> <span class="message_count">16 of 145</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.16">42134.16</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.9#a42134_15" target="_self">42134.15</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Haha. That didn't last too long, luckily. I hardly used it when it was up in the attic.<br /><br /> The kids have now got bunk beds in the same room so my computer room is back <span class="emoticon e_grin" title=":D"><span class="e__">:D</span></span> That may have to change when they get a little older, though, and require more space <span class="emoticon e_cry" title=":'("><span class="e__">:'(</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42134.16&return_msg=42134.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42134.16"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42134_17"></a><div class="message" id="message_42134_17"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time"> 6 Mar 2018 20:27</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Chris (CHRISSS) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 6 Mar 2018 20:31"></span></span> <span class="message_count">17 of 145</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.17">42134.17</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.9#a42134_16" target="_self">42134.16</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Just set up camp in the computer room and don't come out. Bolt yourself in and pretend to be out when they come knocking wanting the room back.<br /><br /> As yet, I'm not sure what you're going to do for toilet breaks, or food.<br /><br /> I'm imagining a situation such as this. Whether you're the guy in the glasses, or liken yourself more to the boys is up to you. <span class="emoticon e_curlyhappy" title=":J"><span class="e__">:J</span></span><br /><br /><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WgvTgV5EoGY" style="height:360px;margin:0px auto;width:480px;"></iframe></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42134.17&return_msg=42134.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42134.17"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42134_18"></a><div class="message" id="message_42134_18"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Dave!!<span class="message_time">10 Mar 2018 09:57</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ANT_THOMAS <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 10 Mar 2018 12:53"></span></span> <span class="message_count">18 of 145</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.18">42134.18</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42134.9#a42134_13" target="_self">42134.13</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I had a similar issue myself, compounded by the fact that no current manufacturer makes a laptop with a decent screen (matte, 16:10 or 3:2), decent keyboard (nice key travel and feel), and decent trackpad (not too big, ideally with discrete buttons). Some laptops have one or two of these, but I'm yet to find a modern one with all three.<br /><br /> In the end, I upgraded my old 2010 ThinkPad X201 (now has 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD) and bought a new battery for it.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 10 Mar 2018 09:58 by DAVE!!</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42134.18&return_msg=42134.9" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42134.18"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="42134.19" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>