How do you explain your hot rig to old people?

let's say, they wonder what's so special about my Phenom II 720/GTX 260 core 216 rig?

Obviously, you cannot simply say the names of your parts, it is beyond their comprehension!

Therefore... How would you explain it, in any good analogy, why your computer kicks so much ass?

The best one i can think of is the human body analogy, like "brain = Phenom, eyeball = GTX 260, etc"

but that analogy kinda sucked...

I am a senior citizen. I build pc's for friends, neighbors, and girlfriends. Most of them are senior citizens. They don't seem to care too much about pc components. They just want a system that works for email, family photos, and web browsing. They're idea of gaming is Solitaire. It doesn't take much to keep them happy. That being the case, I don't bother telling them about my own system.

I suppose you could tell them you process family photos or videos of family gatherings faster.

no, more like 50+....

Tell them the Processor = engine
GPU = windsheild wipers (they help you see)
Motherboard = the chassis of the car (keeps everything together)
PSU = is the alternator (powers everything up)
I just made this up right now... Hope it helps, back then everybody should know what a car was made up of...

Man when I reach Geezerdom, I want to do extreme things, like parachutting, or base jumping, hunt BEARS! (at least something that could kill a man)... Go out with a bang!

on that note, it's your midlife crisis!

With advancements in Medicine, I feel you will live longer, just cross the streets as fast as you can, if you live in a dense city.

It could be worse, most Somalians dont live past 30, according to South Park.

This thread went WAY off topic....