*NEED* HELP WITH STEAM

Hey, making some projects from my book? Got a question about something? Wanna share what you've done? Here's the place - go for it!

Moderator:Moderators

User avatar
soundwave
Senior Member
Posts:3653
Joined:Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:51 pm
Location:Connecticut
Contact:

Post by soundwave » Sun Oct 16, 2005 4:54 pm

Why would you build PCs, then revert to paying twice as much, whether its your money or not.

Harshboy
Portablizer
Posts:3610
Joined:Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:44 pm

Post by Harshboy » Sun Oct 16, 2005 4:57 pm

did u read my edit? i didnt think so.......stoopid responders! go die.....

User avatar
bicostp
Moderator
Posts:10491
Joined:Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:47 pm
Steam ID:bicostp
Location:Spamalot
Contact:

Post by bicostp » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:04 pm

Good PC:
Compaq Presario
2.6 ghz Celeron
720 MB RAM
80 gig primary / 300 gig secondary HD
64 MB onboard VRAM
DVD-ROM
CD-RW High-Speed
Win XP Home (No service packs)
TV Tuner card

Web PC (I'm on it now)
No-Name box running Intel mobo
500mhz P3
256MB RAM
40 gig HD
64 MB nVidia TNT2 AGP
2x CD-RW
Windows 2000 SP4
Netgear GA302T gigabit ethernet
ATAPI Zip drive

(before upgrades: 400mhz P2, power supply and mobo in an empty case)
Funny, this thing's been running for a week without shutting down. (standby rules)

Second Web PC
Digital Desktop 3000
300mhz P2
256 MB RAM
13 GB HD
4 MB onboard VRAM
56x CD-ROM
Knoppix (late august 2005 build)
Netgear GA302T gigabit ethernet
SoundBlaster 16 compatible

Old Games PC
Dell Optiplex GX1
450mhz P2
128 MB RAM (if I remember right)
4 gig primary, 80 gb secondary HD
8 MB onboard VRAM
1 12x, 1 48x CD-ROM drive
Win 98 SE

laptop
600mhz P3
64 MB RAM
6 GB HD
4 MB VRAM
DVD-ROM
Win 98 SE

Old machines I keep around fro kicks
Motorola StarMax 2000 (Mac Clone)
200mhz PowerPC 604e
10 GB HD
SCSI-2
ADB and PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports
Mac OS 7.6.1 (2 versions on HD aprtitions, 1 stock, 1 heavily customized with both add-on programs and down-and-dirty resource editing with ResEdit :mrgreen:)
10-base TX ethernet

Mac SE/30
16 mhz 68030 processor
80 MB HD
1.44 MB SuperDrive floppy drive
100MB external SCSI HD
9" B+W screen

Zenith SupersPort laptop
?mhz 8086 processor
512kb RAM
800k FDHD drive
CGA graphics

Powerboox XXXX (Powerbook 5300 seed unit)
?mhz PowerPC 603
25-ish MB RAM
500 MB HD

Numerous other Mac laptops ranging from a Powerbook Duo 280 to some powerbook 1400s

And all of them get hooked up to my ancient Dell Quietkey keyboard, MS wheel Intellimouse, and Viewsonic vg800b LCD through an IOGEAR switch box :lol:)

User avatar
xxxeagle
Posts:951
Joined:Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:37 pm
Location:In my house on my parents new computer. :)
Contact:

Post by xxxeagle » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:08 pm

Harshboy wrote:did u read my edit? i didnt think so.......stoopid responders! go die.....
You're being kind of spammy and your posts aren't really that easy do read so you really should just shut up.

Harshboy
Portablizer
Posts:3610
Joined:Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:44 pm

Post by Harshboy » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:19 pm

ah shut up ya retarded hick. lol :D j/k

User avatar
bioniclebert
Posts:1287
Joined:Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:04 am
Location:Buffalo.
Contact:

Post by bioniclebert » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:19 pm

2.26 GHz processor
about 30 gigs o space (a lot I know :lol: )
a good bit o ram (less than 1 gig)
Geforce3 ti200 graphics card.
Adelphia powerlink!

Good enough for me! it plays HL2!
Making XNA Games in C#.

Harshboy
Portablizer
Posts:3610
Joined:Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:44 pm

Post by Harshboy » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:22 pm

its good! but can it stand a great long time of doom 3? that would crash my friends pc, maybe even blow it up...lol

User avatar
SpongeBuell
Senior Member
Posts:5190
Joined:Wed Apr 07, 2004 10:52 am
Location:Colorado
Contact:

Re: I'm Back Again!

Post by SpongeBuell » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:31 pm

FDSMAN wrote:maxtor
looks like you'll be gone again in a week :P

I've seen too many Maxtor drives go bad :|
Life of Brian wrote:
RYW wrote:RYW:

Rare
Yellow
Weasel
I'll be honest with you - I would have never guessed that.

User avatar
bioniclebert
Posts:1287
Joined:Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:04 am
Location:Buffalo.
Contact:

Post by bioniclebert » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:33 pm

i had a maxtor go bad, I didnt really trust them now. (though i'm even using one now :? ) dont worry I have a backup!
Making XNA Games in C#.

Stranger
Posts:134
Joined:Fri Mar 04, 2005 7:48 pm
Location:Minnesota
Contact:

Post by Stranger » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:42 pm

bioniclebert wrote:i had a maxtor go bad, I didnt really trust them now. (though i'm even using one now :? ) dont worry I have a backup!

Boy, did I learn a Maxtor-based lesson...
hmmm...

"I'm awesome!"


yes, that will do.

User avatar
soundwave
Senior Member
Posts:3653
Joined:Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:51 pm
Location:Connecticut
Contact:

Post by soundwave » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:44 pm

I have a 200GB Samsung, the cheapest there was, has more 5 star reviews that the comparable Maxtor. I download like crazy, and will probably get another in a few months.

User avatar
madc0w
Senior Member
Posts:1912
Joined:Sun Apr 24, 2005 7:40 pm
Location:In the ghetto of Larchmont! A HALF-A-MIL HOUSE IS GANGSER!
Contact:

Post by madc0w » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:47 pm

2.9ghz
80gb hardrive (might update soon)
512 mb ram
integrated graphix and sound
CABLE!! W007!!
Kayleigh57020 wrote: "button" is insanity.
Scientology
Dangerous Cult

User avatar
FDSMAN
Posts:1103
Joined:Thu Mar 03, 2005 6:54 pm
Location:uh some where over there and around the corner to down and up there
Contact:

Post by FDSMAN » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:57 pm

ACK! I just had a windows error, it wiped out my bookmarks (luckliy I coppied them *wipes sweat from brow* BUT IT WIPED OUT STEAM! and my back ground, luckily (again) my dad was able to fix it, I almost had a heart attack... I HATE WINDOWS! if all my fav games were made on linux, I WOULD GET LINUX!
ImageImage
if you would like to donate to my ps2p portable pm me
Image

User avatar
bioniclebert
Posts:1287
Joined:Sat Jul 23, 2005 11:04 am
Location:Buffalo.
Contact:

Post by bioniclebert » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:02 pm

darth vader voice:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoo

Hl2 takes like 2 hours to download....

Man, I'd hate it if my steam was deleted. :(
Making XNA Games in C#.

User avatar
Lucretius
Moderator
Posts:4009
Joined:Mon Jan 31, 2005 7:25 pm
Location:*undisclosed*
Contact:

Post by Lucretius » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:05 pm

As you did with your bookmarks, I'd suggest you back EVERYTHING up. That's the windows user's curse... :wink:
-Luke

Locked