Did you ever get one? I might have a 3500+ somewhere, I'll check later
today.
Mark
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Subject: [H] Need AMD XP Sempron CPU
Well my 4yo+
The monster fancy stuff that had filtering (the higher end had higher stages
of filtering) drove me nuts because it definitely changed the sound, couldn't
put my finger on it but it sounded a bit duller. Most of this power filtering
crap is just that - crap. Pure snake oil. $5000 for a power
I do agree with you that there is a large element of snake oil with power
protection and conditioning but there is also an element of truth. Certain
devices will dirty household power and certain devices are sensitive to
it. If you have ever run into ground loops or feedback in a car audio
The solution is to hire a competent contractor to find the problem outlets and
fix them for 1/10th the cost of buying a snake oil. Usually this can get
accomplished in tandem with your home inspection before buying your house.
That mantra of needing to spend a fixed PERCENTAGE on accessories
Hi,
I just wanted to get the collectives thoughts on heatsink/fan combo's
for a Q6600.
I've been running it with the stock cooler for a while now but I'm
thinking of trying the 3Ghz overclock as most people seem to be able to
get there with no issues (this is the first system I have not
The thermalright and scythe flagships are considered the best overall - the
fact they are so monsterous make them a favorite among silentPC enthusiasts
because you can use relatively low noise/underpowered 120mm fans instead of
stock. The cooling cababilities of the XP 120 and Ninja (now all
You don't need ultimate for the Q6600 from what I've read so the
Coolermaster Hyper TX2 is excellent and very inexpensive.
Hunter, Gary wrote:
Hi,
I just wanted to get the collectives thoughts on heatsink/fan combo's
for a Q6600.
I've been running it with the stock cooler for a while now
And also uses less RAM than FF2, which will be nice.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Burnette/?p=548tag=nl.e539
T
I've been using Beta 3 for a while and now Beta 4. They fixed a lot of bugs
and it hardly crashes anymore. Gmail and other google apps are wicked fast
and it does a much better job at memory leaks.
The only downside I have come across is that the vast majority of extensions
don't work with FF3
pretty much ANYTHING is better then Radio Shack CRAP.
You had your stroke yet, you sure do rant :-D
fp
At 12:08 PM 3/11/2008, Hayes Elkins Poked the stick with:
So next time a snooty salesman tries to sell you the virtue of a $100 Monster
1000 HDMI cable vs. a cheaper line, or that a $2000 3'
You REALLY believe that, as far as cabling?
Again, you might just be a millionaire! Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:15:00 -0700
To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [H] Surge
suppressor / power filter pretty much ANYTHING is better then Radio Shack
CRAP. You had
Blind test between Monster cable and a metal coat hanger:
http://consumerist.com/362926/do-coat-hangers-sound-as-good-monster-cables
Now, if you are talking about having the proper gauge of wire for
certain applications (ie high amperage) or having good, well-made
connectors, then yeah there is
A good friend of mine is a EE who works for Micron. He is responsible
for final testing, and certification of all new memory. He is a big
time audiophile, and likes improvisional jazz. In fact, he has had a
lot of success with a side business designing and making high end
headphone amps,
I'm running a Belkin F6C1100-UNV, 1100VA, UPS. It has worked flawlessly
through several power outages, and, has done the automatic shut down routine
once with no problems. The accompanying software gives all the levels and
battery conditions real-time. I've just been very impressed with it.
I've reached the same conclusion. I tried the hack to get extensions
to work and most of them still aren't in B3.
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 7:00 PM, James Boswell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I, for one, am sticking with B3 until Greasemonkey is updated.
aaah, greasemonkey, whatever would I do
From what I've read I know it should overclock well but I want to ensure
I remove as much heat as possible to ensure the long life of the CPU. I
have had CPU's before that have died earlier than expected that I put
down to high temps of time (18-24 months). I realize I will probably
have upgraded
I'm tending towards Scythe Mugen/Infinity's at the moment.
Previously I've been a big fan of the Scythe Ninja, infact, I ran an
Opteron 175 @ 2.64Ghz/1.5v under one semi-passively (no fan on the
HSF, good case airflow) for over a year.
I even read a review of one which used an early 3Ghz
Some recommendations from the Arstechnica guys here:
http://arstechnica.com/guides/buyer/guide-200801.ars/3
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 7:26 PM, James Boswell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm tending towards Scythe Mugen/Infinity's at the moment.
Previously I've been a big fan of the Scythe Ninja,
I've Just ordered the Scythe, SCASM-1000. It's got a top facing Fan
which will force the air towards the fans on the side of my case. I
really think top facing fans are better in my case.
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Yes, silly me! Picked up a new Sempron 3300+ for $75
which is essentially a XP
3200+ Barton. Unfortunately it ended up being my (2nd)
shit Antec TruePower 480W
toasting caps on the 5V rail which is what Asus A7N8X
uses for vcore causing the
problem.
Problem now is tracking down a reputable
$78?!?!?! Seriously a le-1640 at $25 less would wipe the floors. Just bute
the bullet go am2 and be done. :)
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Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:46:55
To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Subject: Re: [H] Need AMD XP
Not being an EE could not argue for or against Monster
except on wires or
interconnects as they tend to call them which I also
think are snake oil unless
maybe your talking 1000's of feet or outside runs,
still
My rule of surge protectors is buy only ones that come
with insurance like the
Brian,
The ...oxygen-infused triple-platinum connectors really only have worth
in the pure audio crowd.
This is a crowd I have a life-time of experience with. Hayes, bless his
heart, frequently tweaks me and my primo audio side. It is a button.
Ears are very personal.
Commercial 10//3 romex
Brian, Ignore my last reply.
Hayes, Just kidding! (sort of)
Winterlight, All my life I've waited for an objective proof of this. Not
sure your friend is correct, but, at this time we live in, I will accept
his non-scientific opinion. Audio business is seriously back-yard.
We are now all a very
As a EE myself, I tend to agree with your EE friend. :-)
I use cheap 16-gauge lamp cord to connect my speakers.
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)
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From: Winterlight [EMAIL PROTECTED]
A good friend of mine is a EE who works for Micron. He is
Bite the bullet? thanks Chris, you writing the check
on that new system for
me? AM2, Are you serious? Personally I'm waiting for
the Asus Rampage to ship
I will build a Q6600 Intel system, screw AMD.
Meanwhile the XP box is more than capable of playing
HL2 at decent frame rates
and has a
Yes, I'm being serious. Ok, let's say $78 is the max you want to spend, and
you have a new AGP video card you want to use. Fine, you can grab an AM2 with
AGP (they exist, SIS) for about $33. Grab an AM2 Processor for $35, and a
stick of 1G for $10. Bam. You just spent $78. And you ended
Hey,
A while back someone gave me an older PC that I set up for my youngest
daughter. It is a PIII 700Mhz machine running XP Pro and 512MB RAM.
The system started running slowly. I tracked it down to a very high
interrupt processing time (30-90% viewed via process explorer). The drive
is
The first real objective proof I came across that really opened my eyes (and
maybe my ears?) was Roger Russell's rant (a former engineer of high end
McIntosh speakers and amps)
http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm
And for shits and giggles, I present to you all the most profoundly
Had similar issues with some machines at work--namely, ultra-portable
laptops with slow hard drives. When Windows was resumed from standby, the
hard drives were taking a while to spin back up--and Windows was trying to
access them before they were ready and timing out. After a set number of
At 20:33 3/10/2008, DHSinclair wrote:
Brian,
Look at Best Power or APC. Most else is still trying to get there.
Best,
Duncan
I used APCs until a unit kept frying motherboards.
Best Power doesn't exist anymore, but its
sucessor does--PowerWare:
http://www.PowerWare.com/
I use 2 of these:
Hayes,
I will go look/read your roger-russell.com link. Then I MAY come back for
more banter.
This topic is not a 1-0 issue ATM. It is very much your opinion/other opinion.
U like Roger; and have run with HIS opinion. Fine.
Give us some time to get up to speed B4 you grace us with your vented
I see what your saying but you know me well enough
after all these years the
last thing I'd do is grab some sis board in a casual
fashion. Could be the
greatest thing since sliced bread but it's more than I
want to go through.
Appreciate the thought but this is a EoL patch-up to
give the kids
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