Re: [H] new system build suggestions or upgrade
I have a similar system as Bobby accept I have a Rampage II Extreme mobo and a Nvidia 295 vid card. So far this system has run every game I've thrown at it at high framerates using a monitor running at a 1920x1200 resolution. I've been very happy with this system. I don't really know what to recommend because it's hard to make a recommendation on what you should buy without knowing the maximum amount of money you are willing to spend. Let us know this and we can be more helpful. I have been really happy with my Intel Core I7-920 on an Asus P6T mb. I have an Nvidia GTX 285 video card that is pretty nice. Although the latest 4xx series probably blows it away at the same price. I am running Win 7 Ultimate 64 with 6GB RAM. I am planning on upping the RAM to 12GB soon. Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Anthony A Riederer Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:14 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] new system build suggestions or upgrade It is time for me to upgrade. If I were to piece something up. What is the preferences on MB, CPU, Video, etc. Today? I currently have a core 2 Duo E6300 @1.86 on an Asus P5Q Deluxe, 4GB DDR2 and a Radeon 1600 vid. I know its dinosaur crap from around 2007 before my brain injury. I am recovered enough to start playing some games again, etc. Should I upgrade the proc, and vid on my existing setup which is running fine, or ditch it and start new again. If I start over what is the collectives recommendations? Price and performance are important here. I do some gaming, and video stuff etc. -Anthony aka Tony
Re: [H] Odd MS website issue
Works for me. I am using Firefox 3.6.3 When surfing with Firefox, I occasionally get this error when going to MS Webpages like this one: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/r2-editions-overview.aspx Bad Request - Invalid Verb HTTP Error 400. The request verb is invalid. It works fine in IE, so I'm assuming it's a FF thing. Anyone know of a workaround? T
Re: [H] Open question?
What is the difference between Cat 5, 5e, and 6? Here is a brief synopsis... http://ezinearticles.com/?CAT5-vs-CAT5E-vs-CAT6id=322715
Re: [H] Open question?
Both Is it fair for me to NOW believe that the majority of this LIST is now actively using WIFI for their internal home LANs? No. I do not wish to start a firestorm with those that use both! The basic question is about the use of WIFI... :) (Are there many of us old fools still using only wired CAT5/6 LANs?) Just wondering? Best, Duncan
Re: [H] 1000 Mbps vs 100 Mpbs????
I'm using a linksys wrt54g with a wsb24 booster. My mothers claim to do 1000 Mbps yet on file transfers I only get like 11 MB/s which is more like 100Mpbs/8 = 12.5 MB/s. If my wired network is running at 1000 Mbps shouldn't I bet getting around 125 MB/s file transfers over the wired network? What gives? I have a 1000 Mbps wired network but only get about 45 MB/s.
[H] 5.1 sound problem
Hello all, I am having a problem with sound. Here is my setup. I have a Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty sound card and am running Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit. My headset, when plugged into the optical out works perfectly. Here is my problem. I bought a 5.1 speaker system and in my sound configuration it is setup as 5.1. However, when I test the sound it is only coming out of my front right/left speakers. The subwoofer, the rear left/right or the center speaker there is no sound. I am using the Creative software tool to test this. Anyone know what could be wrong and how I fix it? I was playing some games (Dirt 2 and Batman) and some of the voices of the characters are not coming though. However, if I play music on Winamp or Windows media player sound comes out of all speakers and the subwoofer. Thanks
Re: [H] 5.1 sound problem
Here are 4 things I should add... 1)My headset, the Tritton AX Pro (which is a 5.1), works fine when I test the rear/center/subwoofer. 2)If I set my speakers in the control panel to 2.1, then sound comes out of my rear speakers. 3)I have checked all the connections and everything seems setup correctly. 4)Games like Dirt 2 during the introduction have talking but I can't hear it though my speakers, although it sounds fine on my headset. I am at a loss as to why rear/center/subwoofer don't work when I test it when the speakers are set to 5.1 in the control panel. I also don't know why the voices in games such as Dirt2) are not coming through properly. Hello all, I am having a problem with sound. Here is my setup. I have a Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty sound card and am running Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit. My headset, when plugged into the optical out works perfectly. Here is my problem. I bought a 5.1 speaker system and in my sound configuration it is setup as 5.1. However, when I test the sound it is only coming out of my front right/left speakers. The subwoofer, the rear left/right or the center speaker there is no sound. I am using the Creative software tool to test this. Anyone know what could be wrong and how I fix it? I was playing some games (Dirt 2 and Batman) and some of the voices of the characters are not coming though. However, if I play music on Winamp or Windows media player sound comes out of all speakers and the subwoofer. Thanks
Re: [H] 5.1 sound problem (Solved)
Turns out that a button on the volume control called Matrix was turned on. When I turned it off everything worked properly. Here are 4 things I should add... 1)My headset, the Tritton AX Pro (which is a 5.1), works fine when I test the rear/center/subwoofer. 2)If I set my speakers in the control panel to 2.1, then sound comes out of my rear speakers. 3)I have checked all the connections and everything seems setup correctly. 4)Games like Dirt 2 during the introduction have talking but I can't hear it though my speakers, although it sounds fine on my headset. I am at a loss as to why rear/center/subwoofer don't work when I test it when the speakers are set to 5.1 in the control panel. I also don't know why the voices in games such as Dirt2) are not coming through properly. Hello all, I am having a problem with sound. Here is my setup. I have a Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty sound card and am running Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit. My headset, when plugged into the optical out works perfectly. Here is my problem. I bought a 5.1 speaker system and in my sound configuration it is setup as 5.1. However, when I test the sound it is only coming out of my front right/left speakers. The subwoofer, the rear left/right or the center speaker there is no sound. I am using the Creative software tool to test this. Anyone know what could be wrong and how I fix it? I was playing some games (Dirt 2 and Batman) and some of the voices of the characters are not coming though. However, if I play music on Winamp or Windows media player sound comes out of all speakers and the subwoofer. Thanks
Re: [H] Just a test
I received your email. I'll try disabling DKIM this weekend when I have time and see if that is the problem. It looks like your mailserver is inserting a DKIM signature, and the listserv software is not stripping it and/or re-signing it as it should be if any of your evaluated headers have been modified. When you're getting the message back that is purportedly from you, that evaluation could be failing and your mailserver may be dropping the message. I'd try disabling DKIM and see what happens. Of course, you may not get this message either, since I also DKIM sign on my mailserver. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Jason Carson Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 10:17 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Just a test Hmmm... I didn't receive the email I sent but you did. For some reason I am not receiving any of the emails I send to this list or another list I am on. Both are using different mailing lists software. Anyone have any idea why? Been a long while. Where've you been? Much has changed IMHO. Best, Duncan On 04/30/2010 21:06, Jason Carson wrote: Just testing. I sent an email to the list and someone responded to that email but I never received a copy of the email I sent.
Re: [H] Win7 Ent 32-bit vs 64-bit?
I have 6 GB of RAM and a GeForce 295 with 1.7 GB of memory but am running WinXP 32 bit and my system only shows that I have 2.49 GB of RAM. Well, it does sort of sound like that. I have Win 7 ultimate with 6GB RAM. When I right-click on My Computer and select properties, it says I have 6.0GB. On my work machine (4GB RAM) with XP and 2 graphic cards, it says I have about 2.89GB RAM. Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bino Gopal Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 4:49 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Win7 Ent 32-bit vs 64-bit? But from the MS article: Note When the physical RAM that is installed on a computer equals the address space that is supported by the chipset, the total system memory that is available to the operating system is always less than the physical RAM that is installed. For example, consider a computer that has an Intel 975X chipset that supports 8 GB of address space. If you install 8 GB of RAM, the system memory that is available to the operating system will be reduced by the PCI configuration requirements. In this scenario, PCI configuration requirements reduce the memory that is available to the operating system by an amount that is between approximately 200 MB and approximately 1 GB. The reduction depends on the configuration. So doesn't that imply that based on the fact that I only have 4GB, I'll still be short some memory, unlike what some others said? Or to put it another way, like Gary said, what will the devices map into since they can't map to thin air (and apparently they still need to map). And to put a further point on it, since the video card is a MMIO (memory-mapped I/O) device, I assume it'll take memory away from the max 4GB too. So the moral of the story is that sure I can upgrade to 64-bit Win7, but if I don't put more than 4GB of memory in the system, I should end up with exactly the same amount of memory as with 32-bit Win7 right?! Now, apps running faster is a whole 'nother reason and definitely worth doing it for that! ;) BINO From: bh...@sc.rr.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:32:12 -0400 Subject: Re: [H] Win7 Ent 32-bit vs 64-bit? It maps into the address space of whatever the 64-bit address space is (8 terabytes or something like that). When you have a 32-bit OS, the address space is only 4GB, the system maps in the hardware memory (BIOS, graphics card RAM, etc.) space from the top of the address space down. That is why you get between about 3-3.5GB of actual RAM when you have 4GB RAM on a 32-bit system. I know I'm not explaining this well, so take a look here: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/03/dude-wheres-my-4-gigabytes-of-ram.h tml and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605 Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Gary VanderMolen Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:09 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Win7 Ent 32-bit vs 64-bit? So what will they map into instead? As far as I know, the video has to map into RAM, regardless if the OS is 32-bit or 64-bit. Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail) -Original Message- From: Bobby Heid IIRC, the BIOS and video RAM will not have to map into the 4GB address space (in 64-bit). He will have the whole address space for RAM.
[H] Just a test
Just testing. I sent an email to the list and someone responded to that email but I never received a copy of the email I sent.
Re: [H] Just a test
Hmmm... I didn't receive the email I sent but you did. For some reason I am not receiving any of the emails I send to this list or another list I am on. Both are using different mailing lists software. Anyone have any idea why? Been a long while. Where've you been? Much has changed IMHO. Best, Duncan On 04/30/2010 21:06, Jason Carson wrote: Just testing. I sent an email to the list and someone responded to that email but I never received a copy of the email I sent.
[H] Registry Cleaners
Hello everyone, I am in need of some registry editing software. What are you all using to clean and/or edit the windows registry. I am using winXP Pro 32 right now. Thanks
Re: [H] Registry Cleaners
The last time I modified my registry I used regcleaner but for some reason its not working for me any more. Is there any other registry editor that is similar? Hello everyone, I am in need of some registry editing software. What are you all using to clean and/or edit the windows registry. I am using winXP Pro 32 right now. Thanks
[H] System Requirements
Hello everyone, When a game lists its systems requirements, for example, for Mass Effect 2, they are... PC RECOMMENDED System Requirements * Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7 * 2.6+ GHz Cure 2 Duo Intel or equivalent AMD CPU * 2 GB RAM * ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, or better recommended * 100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers * DirectX August 2008 Running this game at 1024x768 would require a less powerful system than running at 1920x1200. Do system requirements always refer to a standard resolution?
Re: [H] I5 I7 ??
Does the i5 and new i7 overclock as well as the original i7? My 2nd PCs motherboard has apparently died so I am looking at a upgrade, motherboard, ram and CPU. The I5 is the cheapest at 200 but there is a 800 series I7 for 80 bucks more... why wouldn't I want to go with the I7 It is getting so you need to take a class to figure out Intel /AMD CPU lines.
Re: [H] AMD platform
Am looking to upgrade my aging Q6600 cpu. Looking to go to AMD. But I have been a bit out of touch with the AMD top end stuff. Should I do the upgrade now or wait for lynnfield? Thanks for the advice. I'm interested in knowing this too. My brother is considering updating his system and doesn't know if he should upgrade now or wait.
Re: [H] LINUX?
Gentoo and Mandriva What flavors of Linux are any of you using? Sam
[H] Nvidia 300 Series
Hey all, Has anyone heard when the Nvidia 300 series will be released. I am building a new system and figure I will hold off a while if they are going to be released soon. I came across this article but its fairly old... http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/38247/135/ ...anyone have more up-to-date information? Thanks Jason
Re: [H] Thoughts on 1TB HDs?
Is it the 7200.10 or 7200.11? It's a 7200.11 According to their website I shouldn't have a problem because I have the ST31000340AS http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/downloads/other_downloads/cuda-fw
Re: [H] Thoughts on 1TB HDs?
I've been running a Seagate 1TB for about 3 months now with no problems. Seagate also might have firmware problems with 750 1TB as well. Seagate fucked the pooch on this one, I'm not buying them for awhile. On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 07:47:11PM -0800, Winterlight wrote: At 07:02 PM 1/30/2009, you wrote: Sorry! I should've been more clear; my RAID comment was more tongue-in-cheek; I was thining Drobo but heard bad things about it. I'm not necessarily looking for RAID; just looking for drives that will be reliable and last and not crap out on me and lose my data! Thoughts on what to go with? BINO Well, there were some firmware problems for the Seagate 1.5 TB drive when it first appeared. That has apparently been resolved. Maximum PC this month compares this drive to the Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB in their head to head feature, and picks the Seagate as the one to buy primarily for value for the money but also for it's quick performance. They actually said the best choice is both drives, one for programs and one for media. I have the Velociraptor and will probably get the Seagate... 1.5TB of high performance for 130 bucks is hard to beat -- Bryan G. Seitz
Re: [H] Vista Ultimate ?
Ditto, but I also don't like the changes they made to Explorer. That's one of my main complaints of Vista. I haven't found any real problems with Vista (aside from a handful of annoyances) but there still isn't anything to really make me recommend it over XP. Brian Well the only reason I can think of to recommend Vista is if your a gamer and want DirectX 10. All the games I currently play are DirectX 9.0c so I have no reason to switch from XP.
Re: [H] Is a gigabit switch worth it?
I upgraded to a gigabit switch about a year ago and have been happy with the performance. You will definitely notice a difference in terms of speed when transferring files to your NAS. I have 2 PC's and 2 one Terabyte NAS boxen, all using wired connections to my router's switch, which only has 10/100 ports. All are currently connected at 100 mbits per second. All 4 devices are 10/100/1000 capable, so would connecting them to a standalone gig switch and then connecting the gig switch to the router be worth doing? ie, would I see any noticeable speedup when the PC's and NAS's talk together in transferring files, watching movies, or doing backups and such to and from the NAS's.? I realize the connection to the router and the internet would still only be 100 megs. :) -- JRS [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please remove **X** to reply... Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.
Re: [H] Raptor performance
Here are the specs for my old SATA 1 RAPTOR = 74GB Data Transfer Rate (maximum) - Buffer to Host 1.5 Gb/s max2 Average Read Seek 4.5 ms (average) Track-to-track Seek3 0.6 ms (average) Full Stroke Seek3 10.2 ms (average) Average Latency 2.99 ms (nominal) Rotational Speed 10,000 RPM Buffer 8 MB And here are the specs for the new 300GB Raptor I am thinking about getting to install OS and programs on. - Buffer to Host 3.0 Gb/s max2 Average Read Seek 4.2 ms (average) Track-to-track Seek3 0.7 ms (average) Full Stroke Seek3 8.5 ms (average) Average Latency 5.5 ms (nominal) Rotational Speed 10,000 RPM Buffer16 MB OK the new one is faster, but a lot faster? the latency number shows a big improvement but the others maybe 10 or 15 percent improvement. I wonder if it is worth spending 200 bucks to upgrade. Or am I not getting something? Anyone know if there is a difference between the HLFS and GLFS besides storage capacity? http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENEDEPA=0Order=BESTMATCHDescription=VelociRaptorx=0y=0
Re: [H] Motherboardpro.com
Good to know, I am buying a new system in a few months, I'll definitely check them out when the time comes. Hey guys, I just wanted to let you guys know about Motherboardpro.com. I've bought things from them and they are a good company to deal with. Just wanted to give people more choices. I am in no way affiliated with the company so it's not a shameless plug :) -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad
Re: [H] Nifty OS X trick
Here is 56 useful Mac shortcuts. The one you mentioned is listed here... http://www.mactricksandtips.com/2008/10/mac-101-56-useful-mac-shortcuts.html If you are using OS X, try this out. Command - Shift - 3 (number 3 on keyboard) Then look at your desktop. Pretty sweet!!! -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad
[H] DSL Modem
Greetings all, My current GNET BB2062 DSL modem is on the fritz. It keeps disconnecting several times a day. I need to buy a new dsl modem so I was just wondering what are you guys recommend? Are GNET modems bad to begin with? Should I use something else such as Speedstream or D-Link maybe? What DSL modems have worked well for you? I don't need a router/modem combo just a regular DSL modem, although I will by a combo and just use the modem part if it is highly recommended. My network is wired. Thanks Jason Carson
Re: [H] Laptop problem
Power adapter may be bad, or the charging/power circuit inside the laptop is toast.. If it won't run plugged into the wall, that's not good news. I tried 2 different power adapters and neither worked so I guess it's the charging/power circuit inside the laptop. On Jul 20, 2008, at 2:42 PM, Jason Carson wrote: At 03:11 PM 20/07/2008, Jason Carson wrote: Hello, I have a laptop here that when you turn it on, it stays on for about a second, flashes IBM Thinkpad then turns off. Anyone know what could be wrong with it? I'd pull the battery and see if it boots with wall power only. Could be a fan failure, I guess. T For the brief second it is on I can feel the air blow out the side so it's not the fan. I tried pulling the battery and plugging it into the wall and the laptop wouldn't power up at all. Jason -- JRS [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please remove **X** to reply... Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.
[H] Laptop problem
Hello, I have a laptop here that when you turn it on, it stays on for about a second, flashes IBM Thinkpad then turns off. Anyone know what could be wrong with it? Thanks Jason
Re: [H] Laptop problem
At 03:11 PM 20/07/2008, Jason Carson wrote: Hello, I have a laptop here that when you turn it on, it stays on for about a second, flashes IBM Thinkpad then turns off. Anyone know what could be wrong with it? I'd pull the battery and see if it boots with wall power only. Could be a fan failure, I guess. T For the brief second it is on I can feel the air blow out the side so it's not the fan. I tried pulling the battery and plugging it into the wall and the laptop wouldn't power up at all. Jason
[H] Wireless
Greetings, I have decided to create my first wireless network but I have a question. If I use a wireless card that is listed as 802.11b/g does this mean if someone has an 802.11a or 802.11n card they can't connect to my network? Thanks Jason
Re: [H] Wireless
Well what I want to do is put a wireless card in my Linux server and configure that as a router. So if I buy an 802.11 b/g card. Will people with computers that have 802.11a or 802.11n card in them be able to connect to my network. Depends on your routerif it's a g, probably backwards compatible to get both a and g. n cards can be backwards or not (most are),,some only work at GHz.It's the router that really counts and if you want to cover all bands then get a Dual band ndraft router that works on both 2.4ghz and GHz. i.e Linksys wrt600n/wrt610n.Dlink dir-855..etc -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Carson Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 10:49 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Wireless Greetings, I have decided to create my first wireless network but I have a question. If I use a wireless card that is listed as 802.11b/g does this mean if someone has an 802.11a or 802.11n card they can't connect to my network? Thanks Jason
Re: [H] Windows XP SP3 - Thoughts
Hello, What are peoples thoughts on SP3? SP3 on a clean install / SP3 on an existing install? Any and all feedback appreciated. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... I've done 2 clean installs with no problems.
[H] Which Bit Torrent client for Windows
Greetings, I use ktorrent on Linux because I like the feature that shows parts of the file which are available for download as you can see in this screenshot... http://ktorrent.org/images/screenshots/mwnd.png ...Is there a windows Bit Torrent client that has this feature. I figured I would ask the group instead of downloading a whole bunch of clients to see which has this feature. Thanks Jay
Re: [H] xDSL question
My DSL also goes down in the rain. Not wanting to start a big controversy here. Just want to know what to expect in the future with my current DSL provider (BellSouth/ATT). Is it normal (expected) that when I have rain locally, I should expect my DSL connection to go away? By go away I mean to say that my router says the connection is made, is still clicking over time connected, has an IP addy and such. But, no client can surf the web via the router until I do (often multiple times) the disconnect/reconnect dance. I do live in an older sub-division so I accept that the phone lines could be very old. What I do not know is how to discuss this with the provider. Never had this observation in SoCal that first time; but then, it never rains in SoCal, so the song says. :) Best, D
Re: [H] MMORPGs
I played WoW for 2 years and am currently playing Lord of the Rings Online. I like both of them cause they are PVE which I enjoy. I am really looking forward to Warhammer. It has PVP and PVE all mixed together. Its release date is Q2 2008. Lord of the Rings Online is fun if you enjoy PVE. The game has something called monster play which is its answer to PVP but I don't really enjoy it all that much. The graphics are fantastic though, much better than WoW and it has support for DX10. Hello, So I've been doing WoW (because of this list mind you) for 3 years. It was better (and worse - mostly better) then EQ. My guild is nearly thru the end game content. I'm not excited about WotLK expansion. I'm pretty disgusted with the lack of work done by the artists in this game. I think overall, my WoW days are drawing to an end. However, once again, the list did well by me in getting me into this game. So, now my question are these. What are you playing now and what do you plan to play? Thanks. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
Re: [H] AGP video upgrade
What is the fastest Nivida AGP... a GeForce 7900GS? 7950GT is the fastest AGP I believe. It is made by XFX, but buyer beware because many of these cards are defective. I had to RMA my card 2 times before I got one that worked properly. My first card had artifacts and my second card the DVI (Both, it is Dual DVI) stopped working. Third times the charm... for me anyways.
[H] Network Speed
Greetings, I have a 10/100/1000 network with cat5e cable and a 10/100/1000 switch yet I am only getting 10/100 speed. Does anybody know why or how I can fix this so it runs at full 10/100/1000 speed. Regards, Jason Carson
Re: [H] Network Speed
On Sun, Nov 25, 2007 at 03:59:09PM -0500, Jason Carson wrote: Greetings, I have a 10/100/1000 network with cat5e cable and a 10/100/1000 switch yet I am only getting 10/100 speed. Does anybody know why or how I can fix this so it runs at full 10/100/1000 speed. You only get a 10/100 link light or you only get a max of ~ 10MB/s transfers ? The 1000 link light on my switch is lit up but I only get around 10-12 MB/s transfer speed. -- Bryan G. Seitz
Re: [H] Network Speed
On Sun, Nov 25, 2007 at 04:11:54PM -0500, Jason Carson wrote: On Sun, Nov 25, 2007 at 03:59:09PM -0500, Jason Carson wrote: Greetings, I have a 10/100/1000 network with cat5e cable and a 10/100/1000 switch yet I am only getting 10/100 speed. Does anybody know why or how I can fix this so it runs at full 10/100/1000 speed. You only get a 10/100 link light or you only get a max of ~ 10MB/s transfers ? The 1000 link light on my switch is lit up but I only get around 10-12 MB/s transfer speed. I get 20-30MB/s over my 1000Mbit switch, it all depends on the protocol, the quality of the switch/nics and the cables. That being said you should at least see 2-3x the speed up 10/100 even on cheap gear since that's what I have. Also could be your TCP/IP params are not tuned for low latency and high throughput. ok, I rebooted my system and now I am getting ~45 MB/s so all is good. -- Bryan G. Seitz
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Re: [H] A note to Microsoft...
I use Vista for 1 whole day then ditched it and went back to XP. The more and more I use Vista - the more and more it reminds me of Windows ME. It's sad because I was able to keep putting 98 on people's systems. I didn't sweat it because they paid for ME and I would just wipe it then put 98 on. Figure if they did take me to court, I'd have a decent chance of surviving. Now with XP activation and it not being sold... All I can say is, I am glad I got into Apple when I did. Now, when the customer wants XP because they fear Vista and I tell them I can't, we have the Apple talk. It's not hard to sell them... For every PC I sell, I sell like 10 Apples. Roughly. Thanks for making it so easy. Thanks to all the Microsoft fucktards. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key...
[H] Is my PSU good enough?
Greetings, I have a XFX 7950gt 512M AGP and Nvidia recommends a 400W power supply with 12v=20amp. I have a Thermaltake 550W dual rail (12v1=14, 12v2=15). Will it be good enough to run my video card? Could someone explain how this works? My two 12v rails are 12v1=14amps 12v2=15amps The card wants 20 amps and these two are below that. Do I add them together to get 29 amps which is more than enough? Regards, Jason
[H] Headphones with a microphone
Greetings, My brothers birthday is coming up and I want to buy him a good set of headphones that have a microphone attached. Any suggestions?
Re: [H] Full Tower Beige Case
Greetings, Anyone know where I can buy a full tower beige case. Everywhere I search they have black/silver/blue/red etc... Thanks Jason Carson I would prefer the AOpen HQ08 (Gray)... ( http://global.aopen.com/products_detail.aspx?ctgr=auno=722mdstl=# ) ... but I think it is no longer on the market.
Re: [H] Full Tower Beige Case
Ugh. Why? Just personal preference, I don't like colored cases with fancy designs. Jason Carson wrote: Greetings, Anyone know where I can buy a full tower beige case. Everywhere I search they have black/silver/blue/red etc... Thanks Jason Carson
[H] Power Supply
Greetings, My brother just upgraded his computer to a core2 duo but the power supply connector isn't large enough. It leaves 4 spots unplugged. I am not talking about the plug that has 4 connectors on a different spot on the motherboard. Is this normal or does he need a new powersupply with a bigger power connector? Jason Carson
Re: [H] Power Supply
Reading through the manual it says it needs a 24 pin EATXPWR, didn't know there was such a thing. His current power supply is 20 pin... guess that answers my question. Greetings, My brother just upgraded his computer to a core2 duo but the power supply connector isn't large enough. It leaves 4 spots unplugged. I am not talking about the plug that has 4 connectors on a different spot on the motherboard. Is this normal or does he need a new powersupply with a bigger power connector? Jason Carson
Re: [H] OK, I'm impressed
Wow, that is impressive. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf2-gJvOSOI -- -- -- G. Waleed Kavalec -
[H] No mail
Greetings, I am not receiving any mail from the list. Whats wrong?
Re: [H] Firefox 2.0
I downloaded and installed it and must say it is very nice, the spell checker comes in handy. I just downloaded, but have not installed FF 2.0. The addy is: http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-2.0os=winlang=en-US I just modified the download URL for 1.5x to 2.0 and it worked! I think the official release date is tomorrow. Bobby
[H] BTX Form Factor
I came across this article http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1876 discussing BTX form factor, whats going on with that, the article is 3 years old and says that BTX is the future, but every mobo I know of is ATX. Jay
Re: [H] Core 2 and PCI-X
PCI-X http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI-X PCI-e http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express Apparently PCI-X has been replaced by PCI-express Well, maybe I have my lingo wrong. The card I have is an LSI MegaRAID that has a 64bit 66mHz bus. When I bought it I was told that all standard PCI slots are 33mHz and so to take full advantage I would needa PCI-X slot that was only found in server mobos. PCIe is for video cards only, right? Isn't that a different beast than PCI-X? On 8/13/06, Greg Sevart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It has been my experience that organizations overwhelmingly tend to upgrade entire servers, not individual processors. New server, new PCIe RAID card. The old box gets decommissioned or retasked. What is more upsetting is that the ICH8R has -no- PATA controller. Want a DVD drive? Better be SATA... Greg - Original Message - From: Brian Weeden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 12:37 PM Subject: Re: [H] Core 2 and PCI-X Ugh. I think that's a fairly big miss for Intel - are they just ignoring the server market for now or do you think there are issues with implementing it? I would assume that there are a good number of servers out there with PCI-X cards and admins wanting to move to the kick-ass new CPUs. What about AMD mobos with PCI-X and dual core support? On 8/13/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You have a LONG wait ahead. I don't even see any pci-x boards in the upcoming schemas as 965 and intels next two chipsets don't show support for it CW Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: Brian Weeden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:26:30 To:hwg hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Core 2 and PCI-X I have a PCI-X RAID card that is currently running in a standard PCI slot on a normal consumer mobo. I know that I am not taking advantage of its full capabilities but I didn't want to blow a lot of money on the older chipsets knowing that I would want Core2 Duo when it came out. Now that is has been announced, are there any mobos supporting it with PCI-X slots that we know of? Or will I have to wait just a bit longer... -- Brian -- Brian -- Brian
Re: [H] AntiVirus - Consumer Reports
There was a thread on here about a month ago ro so that said F-Secure was the best, here is the link... http://www.scotsnewsletter.com/83.htm#avv The September issue of Consumer Reports has a cover article on the best software to protect against Viruses, Spam and Spyware. They rate 12 antivirus programs and the top three are: 1. BitDefender 2. ZoneAlarm 3. Kaspersky Labs I have no idea how reliable their testing is, BUT the point of this message is that it is important to be aware of what information customers who read Consumer Reports will have. Best Robert Turnbull, Toronto, Canada
Re: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage.
At 17:13 6/4/2006, CW, wrote: I've spent the weekend playing with Vista after hearing all the perks and the like from those touting it at the Microsoft meeting here in KC on Thursday. The fundamental problem with Vista is one that I don't think is addressed by Microsoft's continual talk of new features being added. That isn't the problem. The problem is that for power users, so many of the common tasks are made cumbersome to impossible that it defeats a big part of the purpose of upgrading. Thanks for this great review. I think I'll stick with W2K and avoid the authorization hassles of XP, and the obfuscation of Vista. Yeah, agreed, I think I will stick with win2k for now. I might upgrade to Vista when SP1 comes out and alot of the bugs are fixed. Start Here to Find It Fast! - http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-page/ $8.77 Domain Names - http://domains.us-webmasters.com/
Re: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage.
Here is a list of the various versions of Vista and some information about them... http://winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_editions.asp One of the other problems vista will face is market confusion. There will be EIGHTEEN different versions of Vista Basically seven commonly available versions, double that so you have 32bit / 64 bit versions. Add in tablet edition, as well as other upgrade versions... Vista makes me think of matrix reloaded. Liked the original can't figure out how they screwed up the sequel CW Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 16:35:55 To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage. on a side note I beta test for Duocor and system guardian backup, my source in Japan tells me Vista is giving them fits, backups do not boot being the main one so something else is afoot if even something that should be simple as a backup will not boot. Means a new version of ghost too I'm sure. Me on the fence on this one. fp At 03:13 PM 6/4/2006, CW Poked the stick with: I'm glad that Microsoft danced us up and talked to us about how great Vista would be, and how it would really drive the market. Right now, based on what I have in front of me, I don't see it. With Windows XP betas, Win2k, even Windows 95, you walked out of it saying There are at least 5-10 features that are fundamental OS changes that significantly impact work. Vista isn't any of those. Unlike XP which really changed the way for USB connectivity, brought NTFS home, as well as significant improvements in networking and drive management.. Vista just doesn't seem to bring a single functionality change to Windows that makes you say this is a must have. I keep getting email from MS that intones that hey, it's not functionally complete. Ok, fine. But unless the functionality is a total scrap of the UI as well as a change in the file structure, mapping and networking functionality which right now seem like a throwback in usability, I don't know how adding more things helps this frankenstein. -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Man: There is nothing more miserable and more arrogant.
Re: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage.
One of the other problems vista will face is market confusion. There will be EIGHTEEN different versions of Vista Basically seven commonly available versions, double that so you have 32bit / 64 bit versions. Add in tablet edition, as well as other upgrade versions... Vista makes me think of matrix reloaded. Liked the original can't figure out how they screwed up the sequel CW Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless Here is a list of the various versions of Vista and some information about them... http://winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_editions.asp -Original Message- From: FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 16:35:55 To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage. on a side note I beta test for Duocor and system guardian backup, my source in Japan tells me Vista is giving them fits, backups do not boot being the main one so something else is afoot if even something that should be simple as a backup will not boot. Means a new version of ghost too I'm sure. Me on the fence on this one. fp At 03:13 PM 6/4/2006, CW Poked the stick with: I'm glad that Microsoft danced us up and talked to us about how great Vista would be, and how it would really drive the market. Right now, based on what I have in front of me, I don't see it. With Windows XP betas, Win2k, even Windows 95, you walked out of it saying There are at least 5-10 features that are fundamental OS changes that significantly impact work. Vista isn't any of those. Unlike XP which really changed the way for USB connectivity, brought NTFS home, as well as significant improvements in networking and drive management.. Vista just doesn't seem to bring a single functionality change to Windows that makes you say this is a must have. I keep getting email from MS that intones that hey, it's not functionally complete. Ok, fine. But unless the functionality is a total scrap of the UI as well as a change in the file structure, mapping and networking functionality which right now seem like a throwback in usability, I don't know how adding more things helps this frankenstein. -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Man: There is nothing more miserable and more arrogant.
Re: [H] Nvidia video card manufacturer...
Hey, I'm looking again to get a lower end 6200/6600 Nvidia graphics card. Who are the recommended manufacturers and who should I avoid? Thanks, Bobby I have a gigabyte 6600 GT and it works fine, it also comes with OC software but I don't use that.
