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73, Dudley WA5QPZ FlexRadio Systems (512) 250-8595, Option 2 Email: dud...@flexradio.com <dud...@flex-radio.com> Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flex-radio.com> "Tune in excitement!" ™ On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Tim Ellison <telli...@itsco.com> wrote: > CampMart? > > > -Tim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto: > flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jim Jannuzzo > Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 8:29 AM > To: nealk...@gmail.com; vk...@bigpond.com > Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Maximized Window & CPU Use > > > Quote Neal : "Get thee to Walmart!" > > But then you're spending $400 on a somewhat risky R&D investment. It may > not work, you'll have ot clean out the junk services and bloatware, and you > may need a new TI 1394 card. > > Since Neal was too modest to say it, I will- Why not just get yourself to > Neal's store for a sure thing? > > > > > From: nealk...@gmail.com > > Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 23:21:59 -0500 > > To: vk...@bigpond.com > > CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Maximized Window & CPU Use > > > > I been following all this and agree with the Timbo-summary. > > > > This anecdotal testimony reflexts general PC speedup instead of PSDR > > speedup. > > I do not remember if this was done by someone at Tomshardware.com or > > Anandtech.com or Computerpoweruser.com but it was one of the three. > > > > They took a baseline 4-year old system, benchmarked it, then tried > > various different upgrades: cpu/motherboard upgrade; fast memory and > > overclocking cpu; solid-state disks. It turned out that the only > > upgrade that showed appreciable difference in the benchmarks was solid > > state disks. I can say that I definitely agree, based on building a > > ton of systems both with and without. I have the luxury of building > > the same models of computers so, for instance, my premium system > > normally includes 2 10,000RPM Raptor disks from Western digital. This > > is a really fast system (i7 875 quad core with hyperthreads, etc.). > > Put a 128GB SSD in it and its another mach faster. My medium tier > > system, upgraded with the 1090T 6 core processor and a SSD is damn close > to the base premium system. > > > > So, if you are thinking of upgrading systems, you can try a > > solid-state drive. Even if it doesn't make it all good, you can reuse > > it in the replacement system. > > > > The other thing is that a whole new system is honestly so cheap that > > its almost not worth the effort dragging an old system into the modern > age. > > > > To illustrate this point, and show that I am not solely interested in > > self-promotion, here is an AMD X2 250 dual core 3.0GHz system with a > > 500GB drive, 4GB of memory, a really decent video card for $399.99! > > http://www.walmart.com/ip/iBuypower-811121014902/15261868#Manufacturer > > %27s+Warranty > > > > I said $399.99 (how loud can I shout this in type!) > > > > I make no guarantee that this system will work but I would bet 400 > > bucks on buying it and seeing (if I needed yet another computer). > > Seriously, this is about the cost of a 200GB solid state disk! > > > > Get ye to a Walmart! > > 73 > > Neal Campbell > > Abroham Neal Software > > www.abrohamnealsoftware.com > > (540) 645 5394 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 10:32 PM, David Walker <vk...@bigpond.com> wrote: > > > > > I have made some improvement to my situation by overclocking the > > > 2.13Ghz CPU to 3.01Ghz. I run this until after christmas and then > > > get a new board and CPU. > > > > > > Many thanks for the info and suggestions. > > > > > > > > > Dave. > > > > > > On 1/12/2010 12:02 PM, Tim Ellison wrote: > > > > > >> "Would getting a better graphics improve the situation?" > > >> > > >> Probably not. The rendering of the PowerSDR Panadapter does not use > > >> and graphics hardware acceleration. Most GPUs are optimized for 3D > > >> graphics, not 2D rendering. > > >> > > >> I would make sure you have the latest Win7 drivers installed. > > >> > > >> > > >> -Tim > > >> > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > > > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > > > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > > > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > > > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > > > http://www.flexradio.com/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > > http://www.flexradio.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flexradio.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flexradio.com/ > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
