Flooded Batteries on Float

mena661 wrote:

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
(drifting further off course)

Aren't those high end desktop video cards made in the USA? I am soooo ignorant about computers. I know what a blue screen means though. A jokester company is selling a DVD that produces a blue screen with official Armageddon Warning. This is supposed to be funny when you pull it on a friend or co-worker.

In the case of Nvidia chipsets (US company), all video cards using their design are made by their respective manufacturers to Nvidia's very strict standards (they're so strict that there's essentially no difference between video card manufacturers). Same with AMD but they aren't a US company. If you own a desktop/laptop on the lower end of the price scale (say under $700-$1000 depends), the video will either be Intel or AMD generally (lower end Intel and AMD GPU's are on the CPU die ie on the processor chip itself). The reason why I say you'd have to build it yourself to even have a chance at all US made is because ALL off the shelf computers are built overseas, no matter who's name is on the case.

Phil, that's a good question on Wilson. Probably easy to find out with a quick search. Somehow I doubt all their components are US made though.

The other thing to consider after you get your "all american" computer is what are you going to use for a screen? AFAIK, all of them are made in Asia or possibly, Indonesia.
BTW, even building the motherboard will require board components (resistors, capacitors, inductors). Most of that lot is also built in Asia.
IMO, assuming a lesser product (electronics) because it is built in Asia is behind the times. I have an overclocked Abit Inc. branded motherboard that has been in continual use since the '90's.