[11:26] <ikt> they just don't make cpu's like they used to
[11:26] <ikt> lowered the fan speed down
[11:26] <ikt> installed folding at home so all 6 cores are at 100% cpu usage
[11:26] <ikt> and the heat coming out of the pc has barely risen :/
[11:26] <ikt> need to get some pentium 4's up in here
[12:22] <head_victim> ikt: I'm trying to revive my p4 as we speak :/ Hence the webchat
[12:34] <ikt> oo
[12:35] <ikt> what are you going to use it for?
[22:46] <head_victim> ikt: it's just an IRC/IM box running Lubuntu that I use for email and web browsing
[22:55] <ikt> ah that's cool
[22:56] <head_victim> It's quickly getting to the stage I'm seriously considering replacing it with a mini itx atom or something, I'm sick of having this one in pieces to fix something
[23:15] <ikt> :(
[23:16] <ikt> I wonder if you can purchase new hardware that is about the same power for like $50
[23:19] <ikt> mucking around with my android phone
[23:19] <ikt> flashed it from 2.1 stock htc rom to cyanogenmod 6
[23:19] <ikt> phone has been brought back to life
[23:21] <ikt> could use it to sit in irc all day but would dc when I take it away from wifi
[23:24] <head_victim> I could buy a whole new pc for around 500 that would overpower it but if I'm spending that much (it's about as cheap as you can get a whole pc to be these days) I may as well get a low power itx dual core atom that would save my power but should still be enough to run what I use it for
[23:25] <head_victim> I just bought a Motorola Defy yesterday, I'm yet to set it up. Going to see if I can get my local sync over bluetooth working but until I have the 2+ pc's that are strewn around the lounge sorted I don't want to start any other tech projects
[23:30] <ikt> yeah I know what you mean
[23:30] <ikt> especially about the ultra low power pc
[23:30] <ikt> I went to build a similar system as a torrent box
[23:33] <head_victim> I'd have to do some real tests but I'm sure a dual core atom could run what I need on a cut down system like Lubuntu without much of a performance hit. Would save heaps of power