Re: Ping: All the rec.boats Computer Guru's

On Mon, 9 Jan 2006 19:29:55 -0500, " JimH" <jimh_osudadATyahooDOT com>
wrote:

>
>"JohnH" <jherring1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:vov5s19lchjbq48sufpnbmg5ti0og1k2qu@xxxxxxxxxx
>> On Mon, 9 Jan 2006 17:56:31 -0500, " JimH" <jimh_osudadATyahooDOT com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I am planning to put together a gaming (and general use) computer for my
>>>son
>>>as a high school graduation gift.
>>>
>>>Here are my specs so far:
>>>
>>>MSI K8N Neo4/SLI motherboard (w/built in SoundBlaster Live chip)
>>>Althion 64 3000+ CPU, Socket 939 version
>>>2 GB DDR400 Corair Ram
>>>256MB Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX video card
>>>Antec Performance TX640B Series Case
>>>Plextor PX-716A dual layer DVD 16X
>>>Maxtor 300GB DiamondMax hard drive
>>>Viewsonic 17" Thinedge VP171B LCD flat panel monitor
>>>Windows XP Professional OEM
>>>
>>>He already has a decent keyboard, speakers and optical mouse. I will
>>>also
>>>add a DVD player so he can record copies of the DVD's he owns.
>>>
>>>I can do this for around $2,000.
>>>
>>>Any suggestions or comments?
>>>
>>
>> Isn't he going to college?
>>
>> --
>> John H.
>>
>> "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to
>> resolve it."
>> Rene Descartes
>
>Ummm..........yes.
>
>Is studying all you did in college? ;-)
>

I'd consider a laptop so he could take it to classes, the library, and the
student center, all common places for studying. That seems to be the
popular thing amongst the folks I know going to college.

When I was in college, we didn't have calculators, let alone computers.
And, since I was married, 28 years old, with one child, and the Army was
paying my way and checking my grades every semester, yes. About all I did
was study!

--
John H.

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes
.

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