Re: [H] Case recommendations

2005-10-25 Thread Greg Sevart
I'm about ready to order this: http://www.directron.com/pcv2000bw.html 12 internal HD bays. Yum. :) Greg - Original Message - From: "Brian Weeden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [H] Case recommendations On 10/25/05

Re: [H] Video card opinions

2005-10-25 Thread Jin-Wei Tioh
At 06:04 PM 10/25/2005, you wrote: Sounds about right. :) I still use an AGP 6600GT here, and it's running Serious Sam II and Quake 4 just fine for now. :) -- JRS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please remove **X** to reply... Good to hear :) I've been out of the gaming loop for a little whil

RE: [H] Video card opinions

2005-10-25 Thread Mike
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Re: [H] Video card opinions

2005-10-25 Thread JRS
Sounds about right. :) I still use an AGP 6600GT here, and it's running Serious Sam II and Quake 4 just fine for now. :) >>Hello Duncan, >> >>How much is your budget? >>If you're willing to buy used, you can get : >> >>1) 9800 Pro for ~$90 shipped >>2) 9700 Pro for ~$75 shipped (can be a l

Re: [H] Case recommendations

2005-10-25 Thread Brian Weeden
On 10/25/05, CW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And you plan on putting this in your livingroom? The case window is the only downside. I plan on covering it up somehow, not quite sure how yet. I am fully aware of the problems with RFI and computers. Basically, I am using it as a chassis and will p

Re: [H] Video card opinions

2005-10-25 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 01:47 PM 10/25/2005, dsinc typed: Thanks Brian. The X800 is one of the ATI cards IIRC, and, I'd like to stay with nVidia if at all possible. OTOH, maybe it is time to try ATI ... :) In any case, I do not have PCI-E. Just PCI and AGP. I have an X800 that is AGP & I love mine. --+

Re: [H] Case recommendations

2005-10-25 Thread dsinc
10 HDs? Wow. In any case, I've gotten superb service from my Lian-Li cases. Perhaps pricey, but they do cool well and are quiet. HTH. At 15:21 10/23/2005 -0400, you wrote: I need a case for my home theater server. It needs to look nice (black perferably) but the catch is that it needs to have

Re: [H] Video card opinions

2005-10-25 Thread Jin-Wei Tioh
At 12:58 PM 10/25/2005, you wrote: Thanks JW. Hmm...AGP goes EOL? Now that does suck! Budget is $300-$400. I suppose this means start looking at mainboards again. Bummer. Yes, like the 6800GT idea. Was not sure if it would run well with my 2500+. I suppose the next question maybe what is ev

Re: [H] Case recommendations

2005-10-25 Thread j m g
sorry, i did grab the most expensive one - they've got cases that run all the way down to about $100 On 10/25/05, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/25/05, j m g <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Take a look here > > > > http://www.pcalchemy.com/product_info.php/pName/silverstone-lascala

Re: [H] Case recommendations

2005-10-25 Thread CW
And you plan on putting this in your livingroom? Outside of being loud, cases with a window or other open area are not great devices to put next to anything like speaker wire, video cable runs, etc. While it's neat in your office, mixed amongst other equipment it's an RF leak and a good way to

Re: [H] Case recommendations

2005-10-25 Thread Brian Weeden
On 10/25/05, j m g <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Take a look here > > http://www.pcalchemy.com/product_info.php/pName/silverstone-lascala-sstlc18-wtouchscreen-black/cName/htpc-cases?osCsid=5d3899e4be9e7da3722c62fb34e712b6 Very sweet, but $650? Lol thats more than I spent on the RAID array :) Here

Re: [H] Video card opinions

2005-10-25 Thread FORC5
yes. gainward moved. Have a ti4600 VIVO with bad memory still in warranty and just SOOL :'( I have considered a video card move but at this point figure the money is better spent on a new a64 system and be better off in the long run. fp At 10:58 AM 10/25/2005, dsinc Poked the stick with: >I su

Re: [H] Video card opinions

2005-10-25 Thread dsinc
Thanks JW. Hmm...AGP goes EOL? Now that does suck! Budget is $300-$400. I suppose this means start looking at mainboards again. Bummer. Yes, like the 6800GT idea. Was not sure if it would run well with my 2500+. I suppose the next question maybe what is everyone's favorite brand of 6800GT?

Re: [H] Video card opinions

2005-10-25 Thread dsinc
Thanks Brian. The X800 is one of the ATI cards IIRC, and, I'd like to stay with nVidia if at all possible. OTOH, maybe it is time to try ATI ... :) In any case, I do not have PCI-E. Just PCI and AGP. At 13:24 10/25/2005 -0400, you wrote: The Sapphire X800 256MB GTO2 is the hot card right now

Re: [H] Video card opinions

2005-10-25 Thread Jin-Wei Tioh
Hello Duncan, How much is your budget? If you're willing to buy used, you can get : 1) 9800 Pro for ~$90 shipped 2) 9700 Pro for ~$75 shipped (can be a little hard to find) 3) 6600GT AGP for ~$100-110 shipped 4) 6800GT AGP for (IIRC) ~$240 shipped Speed wise : 9700 Pro < 9800 Pro < 6600GT < 680

Re: [H] Video card opinions

2005-10-25 Thread Brian Weeden
The Sapphire X800 256MB GTO2 is the hot card right now. It only has 12 pipelines (as opposed to the faster cards that have 16). But there is a BIOS flash that enables the other 4 pipelines. It is also fairly overclockable, by about 100Mhz for both the GPU and RAM. But, I believe the card is PCI

[H] Video card opinions

2005-10-25 Thread dsinc
Have gaming system which may be long-in-the-tooth now. Still works OK, but would like to update the video card. Seeking opinions... System is: Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe AMD 2500+ Barton core 2x512MB Mushkin PC3500 DIMM HDD is 2x9.2GB U160 Seagate Cheetah psu is pcp&c T51ATX-DX 510W [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [H] Case recommendations

2005-10-25 Thread j m g
Take a look here http://www.pcalchemy.com/product_info.php/pName/silverstone-lascala-sstlc18-wtouchscreen-black/cName/htpc-cases?osCsid=5d3899e4be9e7da3722c62fb34e712b6 On 10/23/05, warpmedia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sounds like that Antec P180 we were talking about would be good suggestion:

Re: [H] Weird pauses on new machine

2005-10-25 Thread Thane Sherrington (S)
At 06:57 PM 24/10/2005, Brian Weeden wrote: Just noticed something with my new machine - it randomly pauses for about a second every 20 seconds or so. Really annoying bug since it Try monitoring the tasks and see if something is grabbing a lot of CPU time. T

RE: [H] xp pro x64 ?

2005-10-25 Thread Jason . Tozer
I don't think so..I think I would have done it at some point else (Have installed various versions of x64 about 10+ times now) Regards, Jason Tozer Database Analyst London Ext 1131 - 3SC.5 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of FORC5 Sent: 25

Re: [H] Weird pauses on new machine

2005-10-25 Thread FORC5
mouse drivers ? fp At 02:57 PM 10/24/2005, Brian Weeden Poked the stick with: >Just noticed something with my new machine - it randomly pauses for >about a second every 20 seconds or so. Really annoying bug since it >wreaks havoc with mouse movment and typing. Seems to do it all the >time, not j

Re: [H] xp pro x64 ?

2005-10-25 Thread FORC5
install is only 30 days old, just wondering if possible. I would do a clean install. fp At 08:23 PM 10/24/2005, Henrik Poked the stick with: >do a clean install and forget the mess you left behind :-) > >my only sour grapes are the lack of color management for monitor calibration, >otherwise all

RE: [H] Weird pauses on new machine

2005-10-25 Thread Mark Dodge
Access to the Cdrom or the swap file and such. Mark Dodge MD Computers 602-421-0329 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 2:58 PM To: hwg Subject: [H] Weird pauses on new machine Just noticed so