Re: [H] Video card question
Given what he's been running on, I'm sure a hamster on a wheel is faster! ;) A review on Anandtech for it: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3444 Stan Zaske wrote: Duncan just wanted to have a video card that was competent for web based video and this card is obviously overkill for that but the price is very reasonable. It should even be powerful enough for some casual gaming at low resolutions. maccrawj wrote: Gotta love how Newegg's specs are always flat out wrong or have the wrong definition. The GPU is HD4350 but that's the card model, not the actual GPU's model, LOL! For accelerated video, you're probably write but I'd be suspect just based on how low the price is.
Re: [H] Most recent Vista annoyance - power settings won't stay put
this is just a guess that it might have something to do with the administrator on vista does not have the same authority it used to. On mine the user is admin but for some duties I have to right click and use run as administrator for it to work. For some installs and such. Not sure if this is your bug or not. I will mess with mine and see what shakes out. fp At 05:06 PM 11/17/2008, Brian Weeden Poked the stick with: I use Vista Ultimate on my HTPC and the damn thing keeps changing the settings to have the display turn off after 20 minutes of no input. Very annoying when you are watching a movie or even a TV show to have the display suddenly turn off. So I go into display properties and change it to never. Then all of a sudden the next day it happens again and I change it again. But it keeps going back to the setting I don't want. Anyone else experienced this? --- Brian Weeden Technical Consultant Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Non omnia possumus omnes.
Re: [H] Not yet
Thank you for this, there they are, although a little bit harder to get to what I want. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of maccrawj Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 9:10 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Not yet http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/ mark.dodge wrote: Side question.. I used to be able to go to Tom's and look at the VGA charts to compare a lot of video cards at once I cannot find those same charts and I was wondering if anyone knew if a 7200GS is faster than a 6600GT?? Both being PCI EX -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of FORC5 Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 7:57 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Not yet :-* At 05:03 PM 11/12/2008, DHSinclair Poked the stick with: Bite Me! Master! LOL! Duncan At 16:31 11/12/2008 -0700, you wrote: Resistance is futile padawan fp At 12:37 PM 11/12/2008, DHSinclair Poked the stick with: I will get over this as I move forward. I know this. Just painful in the interim ATM. Best, Duncan -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Never forget: 2 + 2 = 5 for extremely large values of 2.
Re: [H] Video card question
J/Stan, Hey! Hey! It is a Guinea Pig; not a hamster. Yes, I may be 1 or 2 generations behind. I use AMD Barton 2500+'s, an AMD TBird 1400M, and some Intel P3's. Most of my video cards are nVidia GeForce 4's or nVidia FX5500's. Yes, not top drawer, but it all seems to do OK for my needs. I am not into PC-based HD video. I do not even own a wide-screen flat panel monitor yet. Sheesh! Perhaps it is time to banish myself from this collective! LOL! I did read the Anandtech review of the card Stan suggested. While it does seem to work OK, it does seem to have several power and resource negatives. They also mentioned driver problems with this card also. I have not been an ATI user either. The only ATI video anything I have is the on-board 3D Rage IIC PCI chip in the server-works Intel m/b. And, it is beginning to show signs of serious age and some video degradation. (This is why I still hoard old PCI Matrox cards)! But, the server is not the issue at hand. I am looking for mid-level PCI-X cards now. When I rebuild my gaming machine, we will talk top drawer cards! Thank you for the suggestion. I will re-read the review. Perhaps I am just too new to this new video revolution. Best, Duncan At 01:44 11/18/2008 -0800, you wrote: Given what he's been running on, I'm sure a hamster on a wheel is faster! ;) A review on Anandtech for it: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3444 Stan Zaske wrote: Duncan just wanted to have a video card that was competent for web based video and this card is obviously overkill for that but the price is very reasonable. It should even be powerful enough for some casual gaming at low resolutions. maccrawj wrote: Gotta love how Newegg's specs are always flat out wrong or have the wrong definition. The GPU is HD4350 but that's the card model, not the actual GPU's model, LOL! For accelerated video, you're probably write but I'd be suspect just based on how low the price is.
Re: [H] Video card question
Stan, Well, yes and no. Yes, I have a new/replacement PC built; a C2D/P45/DDR3 that is just missing a video card. I do have 3 PCI cards that I can try, but I have to take another PC down to try. ATM, my spare G200-PCI may be bad. I will confirm this tonight. And, no, you missed nothing. I did appreciate the suggestion and the link to the Anandtech review. I may have to re-read the review. Perhaps I missed something. I just was not impressed with the video card's power usage, resources, and the driver (ATI) issues. However, as a first time try with a PCI-e card, the price and features are appealing. I have listened to the collective banter ATI vs. nVidia through the last 3 series of video cards. Sorry, I remain hopelessly confused still. And, now I have to learn/deal with a brand new card interface also. My apologies. Best, Duncan At 16:55 11/18/2008 -0600, you wrote: quote: But, I have this brandy, spanking, new set of toys that need a video card just to see if it even works.. :) Did I misunderstand something? DHSinclair wrote: J/Stan, Hey! Hey! It is a Guinea Pig; not a hamster. Yes, I may be 1 or 2 generations behind. I use AMD Barton 2500+'s, an AMD TBird 1400M, and some Intel P3's. Most of my video cards are nVidia GeForce 4's or nVidia FX5500's. Yes, not top drawer, but it all seems to do OK for my needs. I am not into PC-based HD video. I do not even own a wide-screen flat panel monitor yet. Sheesh! Perhaps it is time to banish myself from this collective! LOL! I did read the Anandtech review of the card Stan suggested. While it does seem to work OK, it does seem to have several power and resource negatives. They also mentioned driver problems with this card also. I have not been an ATI user either. The only ATI video anything I have is the on-board 3D Rage IIC PCI chip in the server-works Intel m/b. And, it is beginning to show signs of serious age and some video degradation. (This is why I still hoard old PCI Matrox cards)! But, the server is not the issue at hand. I am looking for mid-level PCI-X cards now. When I rebuild my gaming machine, we will talk top drawer cards! Thank you for the suggestion. I will re-read the review. Perhaps I am just too new to this new video revolution. Best, Duncan At 01:44 11/18/2008 -0800, you wrote: Given what he's been running on, I'm sure a hamster on a wheel is faster! ;) A review on Anandtech for it: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3444 Stan Zaske wrote: Duncan just wanted to have a video card that was competent for web based video and this card is obviously overkill for that but the price is very reasonable. It should even be powerful enough for some casual gaming at low resolutions. maccrawj wrote: Gotta love how Newegg's specs are always flat out wrong or have the wrong definition. The GPU is HD4350 but that's the card model, not the actual GPU's model, LOL! For accelerated video, you're probably write but I'd be suspect just based on how low the price is.
Re: [H] access point
Harvey, Not being a network guy, there might be a better solution, but I'd probably hook up a 4-port switch (pretty cheap) to one of the router ports and then plug some of the other items into the switch. Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harvey Best Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:24 PM To: Alt Cpu Subject: [H] access point Have a Linksys Wireless Router WRT 310 it has 4 wired ports. I use the wireless part for my laptop and the 2 DVR are wireless. I have my wireless printer hooked up with a network cable as when I connect wireless it keeps dropping connection and I have to reinstall over and over. I have 1 DVR wired in and my wife's work computer is wired. My network HDD that I use to back every thing up has the other port. So, all my ports are full. Just got a new Sony Blu Ray player. To use the BD Live features I need to put it on the network. So, whats my best option in a Linksys access point? I assume that would be the way to go. As I don't feel that the BD Live features are going to be a big deal for me, I think hooking it up wireless seems to be the way to go. So, if you have some ideas and a way I can do it inexpensively it would be appreciated. Harvey
Re: [H] access point
Will I need a cross over cable for that? I am not a network guy either and I don't really want to run any more cable. Where I need this new connection I have a network cable run through the wall. If I don't need a crossover cable I could put the switch on that one. But I have a feeling I will need a crossover. Thanks, harvey From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:19:35 -0500 Subject: Re: [H] access point Harvey, Not being a network guy, there might be a better solution, but I'd probably hook up a 4-port switch (pretty cheap) to one of the router ports and then plug some of the other items into the switch. Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harvey Best Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:24 PM To: Alt Cpu Subject: [H] access point Have a Linksys Wireless Router WRT 310 it has 4 wired ports. I use the wireless part for my laptop and the 2 DVR are wireless. I have my wireless printer hooked up with a network cable as when I connect wireless it keeps dropping connection and I have to reinstall over and over. I have 1 DVR wired in and my wife's work computer is wired. My network HDD that I use to back every thing up has the other port. So, all my ports are full. Just got a new Sony Blu Ray player. To use the BD Live features I need to put it on the network. So, whats my best option in a Linksys access point? I assume that would be the way to go. As I don't feel that the BD Live features are going to be a big deal for me, I think hooking it up wireless seems to be the way to go. So, if you have some ideas and a way I can do it inexpensively it would be appreciated. Harvey _ Get more done, have more fun, and stay more connected with Windows Mobile®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119642556/direct/01/
Re: [H] access point
get 4-8 port gigabit switch and you'll be ready for any other peripherals that may come down the road. No worries --- On Tue, 11/18/08, Harvey Best [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Harvey Best [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [H] access point To: Alt Cpu hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 4:24 PM Have a Linksys Wireless Router WRT 310 it has 4 wired ports. I use the wireless part for my laptop and the 2 DVR are wireless. I have my wireless printer hooked up with a network cable as when I connect wireless it keeps dropping connection and I have to reinstall over and over. I have 1 DVR wired in and my wife's work computer is wired. My network HDD that I use to back every thing up has the other port. So, all my ports are full. Just got a new Sony Blu Ray player. To use the BD Live features I need to put it on the network. So, whats my best option in a Linksys access point? I assume that would be the way to go. As I don't feel that the BD Live features are going to be a big deal for me, I think hooking it up wireless seems to be the way to go. So, if you have some ideas and a way I can do it inexpensively it would be appreciated. Harvey _ Access your email online and on the go with Windows Live Hotmail. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_access_112008
Re: [H] access point
most newer switches are auto-configuring for standard or crossover. You don't even have to mess with it. Plug and play baby lopaka --- On Tue, 11/18/08, Harvey Best [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Harvey Best [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [H] access point To: Alt Cpu hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 6:52 PM Will I need a cross over cable for that? I am not a network guy either and I don't really want to run any more cable. Where I need this new connection I have a network cable run through the wall. If I don't need a crossover cable I could put the switch on that one. But I have a feeling I will need a crossover. Thanks, harvey From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:19:35 -0500 Subject: Re: [H] access point Harvey, Not being a network guy, there might be a better solution, but I'd probably hook up a 4-port switch (pretty cheap) to one of the router ports and then plug some of the other items into the switch. Bobby -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harvey Best Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:24 PM To: Alt Cpu Subject: [H] access point Have a Linksys Wireless Router WRT 310 it has 4 wired ports. I use the wireless part for my laptop and the 2 DVR are wireless. I have my wireless printer hooked up with a network cable as when I connect wireless it keeps dropping connection and I have to reinstall over and over. I have 1 DVR wired in and my wife's work computer is wired. My network HDD that I use to back every thing up has the other port. So, all my ports are full. Just got a new Sony Blu Ray player. To use the BD Live features I need to put it on the network. So, whats my best option in a Linksys access point? I assume that would be the way to go. As I don't feel that the BD Live features are going to be a big deal for me, I think hooking it up wireless seems to be the way to go. So, if you have some ideas and a way I can do it inexpensively it would be appreciated. Harvey _ Get more done, have more fun, and stay more connected with Windows Mobile®. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119642556/direct/01/
