Re: [H] ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
Old sorry, I guess YPops! is dead so I had to switch accounts to post here again. 1. *By the time* nehalem ships X48 will be mature is what I said! 2. Tangable is number of PCIe lanes official support of 1600 FSB. Since boards based on any of the 3 chipsets cost money, the xtra $$$ for X vs. P is future proofing IMHO. 3. It seemed like the Wifi was factoring in as a reason to buy. 4. Dual GB means teaming, redundantcy if one dies. Again not a reason to pick but that's a standard feature of todays mobo's anyway. Now if you had said X38 vs X48 has no tangable benefit I'd agree with you in the context of replacing an X38 mobo with a X48 model not being worth it. James Boswell wrote: On 16 Jun 2008, at 13:17:570, j maccraw wrote: I'd fully suggest going with the Rampage, it's a great board so far for me. Part of the best $1300 I've ever spent on a PC upgrade when it comes to the wow, I can see the difference factor. The rest being Q6600, Visiontek HD3870X2 OC'd, 2GB Corsair DDR2-800, case+psu. Only regret is the audio and that would be the same with all the current boards. With top-end LGA775 QX CPU's still ~$1000 which would have to come down in price after (delayed recently for erata) Nehalem ships. Then consider mature vetted X48 (not very obsolete) mobos vs a new core ships with new socket bugs to work out, What again exactly makes that high-end LGA775 a silly choice? That's some funny waffle flawed logic given that out the other side of your face you suggest a budget, limping, limited P35 mobo instead! A Rampage X48 cost same as Maximus X38, both only $100 more than P5K, they both have more lanes than P35 and are after all a ROG not a budget models so it's a tofu to steak comparison. Nevermind who the heck buys a mobo (as a conscious choice or perceived benefit) based on it having wifi built-in anyways? 1) the X48 chipset isn't mature, since it's only just hit the market. 2) It's a silly choice because it offers no particularly tangible real world performance benefit over a P35 board and costs quite a bit more, your hyperbolic description of P35 as limping and limited aside, there really isn't all that much to be gained. 3) At what point did I say it having built in wifi was a swinging point for it? although it certainly makes more sense in 99% of cases than dual gigabit ethernet. -JB
[H] WWII First Person Shooter Suggestions
On a lark, I purchased Call of Duty War Chest on special from NewEgg. This was my first fps, and I really enjoyed it. In addition, my 20 year old daughter has really enjoyed playing the game. I am looking for suggestions for similar games. I would particularly like a game where my daughter and I can play on a lan on the SAME side AGAINST the AI. Are there any games like that? NOT online. We are not locked to the WWII theme, but do enjoy that time period of history, weapons etc. wise. Just looking for some suggestions. They do not need to be the latest and greatest, in fact, older might be better so they don't stress the hardware. Up to the task as far as cpu, but not the vid card side. Vista compatibility a must. Thanks for your input. Jim Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [H] WWII First Person Shooter Suggestions
call of duty is a good series, so is metal of honor oldy but goody half life 2 At 03:15 PM 6/21/2008, James Maki Poked the stick with: On a lark, I purchased Call of Duty War Chest on special from NewEgg. This was my first fps, and I really enjoyed it. In addition, my 20 year old daughter has really enjoyed playing the game. I am looking for suggestions for similar games. I would particularly like a game where my daughter and I can play on a lan on the SAME side AGAINST the AI. Are there any games like that? NOT online. We are not locked to the WWII theme, but do enjoy that time period of history, weapons etc. wise. Just looking for some suggestions. They do not need to be the latest and greatest, in fact, older might be better so they don't stress the hardware. Up to the task as far as cpu, but not the vid card side. Vista compatibility a must. Thanks for your input. Jim Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Quick! Say something profound in 45 characters or le.
Re: [H] WWII First Person Shooter Suggestions
Hello James, Saturday, June 21, 2008, 4:15:36 PM, you wrote: On a lark, I purchased Call of Duty War Chest on special from NewEgg. This was my first fps, and I really enjoyed it. In addition, my 20 year old daughter has really enjoyed playing the game. I am looking for suggestions for similar games. I would particularly like a game where my daughter and I can play on a lan on the SAME side AGAINST the AI. Are there any games like that? NOT online. We are not locked to the WWII theme, but do enjoy that time period of history, weapons etc. wise. Just looking for some suggestions. They do not need to be the latest and greatest, in fact, older might be better so they don't stress the hardware. Up to the task as far as cpu, but not the vid card side. Vista compatibility a must. Thanks for your input. Jim Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED] MOHAA series is super fantastic. RTCW is also outstanding. Not sure about Vista - except to say I don't have anything to do with it. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
[H] tbird smtp ?
trying to set up second account in tbird for the wife ( church account ) I need to set smtp to port 80 with authentication and see no way to set the smtp this way. Possible ? I have the account set up in OE but she uses TB for mail and would be nice to do both in TB. Thanks fp -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Next time you wave at me use more than one finger.
Re: [H] WWII First Person Shooter Suggestions
Online vs. LAN is same thing just you need a LAN, and server or a client machine fast enough to serve act as a client. This is where the term Lan Party comes from. Source Engine games like HL2:DM, CS:S, TF2, etc... come to mind. As to which mods do bots I am not sure but CS:S does for sure. There's FarCry various mods that do bots, same with Quake 23 IIRC. Co-op story mode is little supported, only title I can think of is R6:Vegas V2 with Vegas 2 being buggy as hell IMHO. James Maki wrote: On a lark, I purchased Call of Duty War Chest on special from NewEgg. This was my first fps, and I really enjoyed it. In addition, my 20 year old daughter has really enjoyed playing the game. I am looking for suggestions for similar games. I would particularly like a game where my daughter and I can play on a lan on the SAME side AGAINST the AI. Are there any games like that? NOT online. We are not locked to the WWII theme, but do enjoy that time period of history, weapons etc. wise. Just looking for some suggestions. They do not need to be the latest and greatest, in fact, older might be better so they don't stress the hardware. Up to the task as far as cpu, but not the vid card side. Vista compatibility a must. Thanks for your input. Jim Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED]
