Interesting photo of Bill Gates' Computer Setup

[softball]

WTF a bunch of internet pros. Please. You have no idea of the computing power he has at the touch of a keyboard. All you see is three screens. Hell, I am looking at two. There is one across the desk from me and a laptop behind me. But I would guess whatever Bill has blows whatever we have straight to hell and back. I can't believe the response to this thread. Duh.

[Hammer]

Our response had nothing to do with Bill's enormous wealth and the amazing technology at his finger tips that is not visible in THAT PHOTO. We were responding to the idea that what was depicted in THAT PHOTO was somehow amazing. Doh!

[Jace]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

WTF a bunch of internet pros. Please. You have no idea of the computing power he has at the touch of a keyboard. All you see is three screens. Hell, I am looking at two. There is one across the desk from me and a laptop behind me. But I would guess whatever Bill has blows whatever we have straight to hell and back. I can't believe the response to this thread. Duh.

um...bill gates has made it clear on numerous occasions that he never has the cutting edge shit, or something like that

plus, i doubt what we see there beats my machine, except he has one more monitor than I do

Tyan Thunder Dual Xeon 3.9EGHz, 4gb ram

[Inabon]

Originally Posted by Jace

um...bill gates has made it clear on numerous occasions that he never has the cutting edge shit, or something like that

plus, i doubt what we see there beats my machine, except he has one more monitor than I do

Tyan Thunder Dual Xeon 3.9EGHz, 4gb ram

all that power and only one montior LOL i know you are joking

thats like having a v8 with a 1 barrel carburetor.

are those dual core??

if so maybe you beat me but i bet you only use 1.5 gig of ram and most of it is spyware

yea yea geek fight comeon bring it on LOL

[Jace]

Originally Posted by Inabon

all that power and only one montior LOL i know you are joking

thats like having a v8 with a 1 barrel carburetor.

are those dual core??

if so maybe you beat me but i bet you only use 1.5 gig of ram and most of it is spyware

yea yea geek fight comeon bring it on LOL

I said bill has one more monitor than I do....check the pic I have dual 19" monitors

they are Xeon 2.8EGHz 800MHz bus 2mb cache

the reason I got the machine is because I write a lot of music, plus do shitload of video editing, and I was sick of having to upgrade to a new computer every year...I wanted something that is going to last at least 3 years

I don't even actually physcially touch the machine unless I am editing video or writing music, when I need to use it or do something on it I VNC in and do what I need to do

[gonzo]

VNC sux

[Jace]

Originally Posted by gonzo

VNC sux

I love VNC...it fucking rocks, the program is no bigger than 1mb and I can connect into my desktop upstairs and never have to leave my couch

[Rcourt64]

All I use is:

[Inabon]

Originally Posted by gonzo

VNC sux

yes it does. but it is the only way to play sound with remote pc drivers.

[Inabon]

Originally Posted by Jace

I said bill has one more monitor than I do....check the pic I have dual 19" monitors

they are Xeon 2.8EGHz 800MHz bus 2mb cache

the reason I got the machine is because I write a lot of music, plus do shitload of video editing, and I was sick of having to upgrade to a new computer every year...I wanted something that is going to last at least 3 years

I don't even actually physcially touch the machine unless I am editing video or writing music, when I need to use it or do something on it I VNC in and do what I need to do

ok so it is not your daily pc now we are talking

what sound card do you have? usually heavy procs are good for video but a nice pro soundcard should not mess you up.

edit damn burp beer today is sucking LOL yeah i saw the video editing

nice setup what vid card do you use?

[Jace]

Originally Posted by Inabon

ok so it is not your daily pc now we are talking

what sound card do you have? usually heavy procs are good for video but a nice pro soundcard should not mess you up.

I have a MAudio Delta 1010

it is a "10-In/10-Out PCI/Rack Digital Recording System with MIDI and Digital I/O"

[Jace]

Originally Posted by Inabon

ok so it is not your daily pc now we are talking

well of course not, I don't game and I hate sitting at a desk...I do use it daily though through vnc, why do you all hate vnc so much? it is most handy shit I use on a daily basis, it saves me from running up and down the stairs 100 times a day

oh, and the video card is the only thing I need to upgrade right now, it is a firegl v3100

[Inabon]

Originally Posted by Jace

well of course not, I don't game and I hate sitting at a desk...I do use it daily though through vnc, why do you all hate vnc so much? it is most handy shit I use on a daily basis, it saves me from running up and down the stairs 100 times a day

oh, and the video card is the only thing I need to upgrade right now, it is a firegl v3100

vnc is slow the only advantage is the drivers thing but if you do server admin RDP is way better faster less bandwith consuming.

yeah nice card but yeah you need upgrade try pinnacle expensive but you will love it and probably will extend the life of your pc by 5 to 8 years unless some new proc and video crunching application comes up. but for the rest of us mortals that should be cool