Poll: Are you computer-literate?

[Sanaj]

I made my own computer, mostly I just fix software problems.

Though, I did replace my power supply when it died, (big deal eh?)

 

[Distorted Stu]

I was a geek, but apperntly being a computer know-how promotes you (or depromotes?!) you to a Nerd. Yay nerdism!

 

[Woodsey]

I'm between taking it apart in my sleep and paying others to do so. I can replace basic parts (such as RAM and the GFX card) but I wouldn't try with stuff like the disc drive or hard disk.

I know pretty much what everything is though.

 

[SimuLord]

I didn't build it, but I upgraded it, swapped out a good many of the factory-made parts (I think the motherboard, the CPU, and the C and D drives are the only things left from the original spec), and I've had to fix the thing more than once (thanks to a wife who has a toddler's sense of respect for property and space), so I'd say I'm pretty computer literate. I'm going to build my next PC (most likely whenever Elder Scrolls V finally comes out) from the ground up.

 

[Mozared]

I'm alrightish, I guess. I know the basics of how my PC works and I could, if necissary, take it apart and insert a new video card/memory/whatever myself. That would require a bit of trial and error, though. Software-wise I do manage to fix or at least find stuff out about pretty much every problem I encounter that doesn't involve actual programming.

 

[Voodoomancer]

So you are saying someone who got themselves a 12gb 2000Mhz DDR3 CL7, i7, watercooled, 3x 5870 in crossfire running off a 1200W PSU, with a 120Hz 23" 2560x1600 monitor, bluray player, 12USB ports, and 2TB's worth of SSD isn't future proof?
...Let's see. It's windows 7 capable, has more than enough RAM with the Hz making up for the latency, the monitor is 3d vision ready, the GPU's are DX11 capable (with games still being made for/having 9.0c support...) and you don't really get faster than SSD's now do you?
Granted that is not at all my PC but just proving a point. Future proof always means to a reasonable point, not till infinity, as that would be an absurd notion.
And by the way, PCI-e 3.0 isn't out until 2011 at the earliest, in case you wanted to try and bring that up, with many cards not even using data transfer speeds available in PCI-E 2.0...

I understood about 1/4th of that...

 

[dantheman931]

Yeah, I repair laptops for friends a lot... Had to swap a monitor on a friends old Dell clunker just last week. Think he bought it back when they still had those "Dude, it's a Dell!" ads running.

Off topic: Anyone else hate those damn ads?

Oh dear gawd yes. Hated 'em with a purple passion. But the kid got picked up for drug possession (surprise surprise) and lost his job, so that was the end of that.

 

[ae86gamer]

I've learned a few things here and there. My brother is the tech-whiz in my family, not me.

 

[Radeonx]

Yes.
I'm fairly good at building computers, and a great programmer, according to my teachers.

 

[Heathrow]

I dunno about in my sleep but I put this '************' together so I'm pretty sure I could take her apart.

 

[ironlordthemad]

i know how to make this thing run, but i dont want to go poking about inside of the magical box
i just dont want to turn a £5 cable problem into me needing a new computer... (it will happen)

 

[Sion_Barzahd]

I've taken my computer apart a few times, mainly to fix my damned fans. As for software, i'm pretty capable at that too.
I'm lucky in a sense that all my friends and classmates are computer fanatics, so at least one of us can create a solution to our problems.

 

[axia777]

I have never bought a pre-built system. I always build my own computers. I never go to computer shops and I always fix my own system problems. If I can't fix a problem I do research on on the Internet how to fix said problem. I also have a degree in Network and Computer Support Technology. I used to do Junior Network Administration work on a Novell/Windows NT Network back in the late 90's before the Dot Com crash. So yah, I am pretty computer literate. I just wish I was n awesome programmer. If I was good at that I would be making a six figure salary at some game making company creating game engines and graphics shaders.

 

[Singularly Datarific]

Quite good at the software, although how the hell the hardware works in this thing still completely baffles me.

 

[Shock and Awe]

I can install simple things like RAM and such, but im no wiz.

 

[Megacherv]

I'm more software than hardware, but I am quite computer literate. And will people stop asking me to fix their PCs for them!!