I myself prefer NeallyWorld! Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 645 5394
On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 5:20 PM, FlexRadio Support, Dudley Hurry < supp...@flex-radio.com> wrote: > NealMart? > > > 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/
