building laptops? is that a good idea?
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building laptops? is that a good idea?
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what type of cpu should i be looking at then
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his son is having me building him a DESKTOP...i guess I should have been more clear on that lolOriginally Posted by maebach
[SIZE=1]AMD 4200 X2 @ 2.65Ghz, ASRock 939-VSTA
1.75GB PC3200, 2 X 160GB Seagate w/ 8MB Buffer
HIS Radeon X800 Pro, Antec Super Lanboy Aluminum
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Yes and I would have thought a 2.4ghz celeron would have been fine until told above that it's not, hence asking for a starting point with the cpu. I've already mentioned above that I would like to keep costs down, and the uses for the laptop, obviously laptop cpu's come in a few different types ie from looking around i've seen stuff like,
IntelŪ PentiumŪ M Processor (CentrinoTM)
730 / 740 / 750 / 760 / 770
The Genuine Multimedia World IntelŪ PentiumŪ M Processor (CentrinoTM)
730 / 740 / 750 / 760 / 770
IntelŪ PentiumŪ M Processor up to 1.7GHz
IntelŪ Mobile PentiumŪ M Processor up to 1.7GHz
Clearly it's not as simple as More Megahertz = More Money = More Performance, so if the best advice you can offer is 2 disconnected quotes with a one word post, then do me a favour and next time you see this thread don't bother looking in.
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I have found that if the laptop and the router are on different floors it fucks up the signal bad
I had my laptop right above the router, the router was in the basement and the laptop was on the first floor, and i was only getting 20% signal strengt
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That usually happens if you are on a different floor and just on opposite sides of a wall.I have found that if the laptop and the router are on different floors it fucks up the signal bad
I had my laptop right above the router, the router was in the basement and the laptop was on the first floor, and i was only getting 20% signal strengt
The signal will go through a few inches of wall, or a few inches of floor, with no problem. But with the double wall/floor scenario the acute angle effectively means that the signal has to go through several feet of wall material.Code:║pc ════╬════ ║ R║
Just moving the router and the pc a small amount can have a dramatic effect on signal levels.Code:║ pc ════╬════ ║ R ║
Ideally your router (or other Wireless Access Point) should be in the middle of the room so that the chance of this happening is minimized no matter where you position your pc, but that's rarely possible. Instead, it is a good idea to place the router next to an outside wall so that you will never be just the other side of that wall (unless you happen to like using your laptop while hanging out of the window).
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eh my computer is pulled out from under my desk for it to work =( if i put it under i get disconnected so badly =( signal is constantly at 2 though but it just doesnt work, plus the computer with the router lags so bad now =( its not fast anymore, and for notebooks www.notebookreview.com
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=........= bath=..........TV= CL=MY COMPUTER
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my cheap sketch of router to computer w/ interferences
R = router
M = metal cabinent
CL = closet
Last edited by ooo; 06-23-2005 at 02:46 PM.
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Looks like you've picked just about the worst possible combination of obstacles between your pc and the router.
The signal has to go through or near 3 walls (absorbs signal), a metal cabinet (absorbs signal a lot) and a tv (interference). I'm surprised it works at all.
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=........= bath=..........TV= CL=MY COMPUTER
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=........=FridgeMicro
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Simply moving your router to this position may help. You've still got the 3 walls, you can't to much about that, but the signal avoids the metal cabinet and the TV.
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yea lol, it works cause i pulled my computer out of my desk and i faced it toward the door so its not going through a wall, well it finds a way around it lol =) i get 2 bars generally and 4 when its really good
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