On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 5:50 AM, DSincdx7...@bellsouth.net wrote:
XP seems to have found a plethora of various ways to create fluff I would
like to learn how to control!
Is/Are there a link(s) I can go read to learn what XP-related fluff there
is? And, which of it I can safely excise?
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 6:47 AM, Winterlight
winterli...@winterlight.org wrote:
I have two Asus 4970s installed, mostly because I am running three large
monitors, including a 30 inch as the primary monitor. In Catalyst control
center I can see the check box for Crossfire and I have enabled it.
On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net wrote:
Yep, that's Intel's Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) technology at work.
Disable it at the BIOS if you want it constant @ 3.0GHz.
On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Brian Weeden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hell yes. DVD is 480p, blu-ray is 1080p. Of course, some transfers are
better than others but it's still night and day.
Cars is one of the better blu-rays i've seen.
Is this on a 1080p LCD monitor?
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 10:05 PM, Joe User [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
MSI R4870 T2D1G OC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP
Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127389
I just feel I should try the ATI
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Stan Zaske [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I feel the same way. I just want a single card powerful enough to play
modern games on my 24 monitor and leave it at that.
Far Cry 2 and the ATI and nVidia cards:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3463p=1
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 5:47 PM, Joe User [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well this read threw a major wrench in the process... ;)
Thanks though, I have to weigh things again.
Your welcome. Just trying to give you the best possible options out there.
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 1:02 AM, Joe User [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Excellent read, thanks for the link. Seems to me they give the nod to
the 4870 in the end. I could probably infer the 4870X2 would rock
also. I now have to consider would it be better (it would be cheaper)
to do two 4870's or
On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 5:32 AM, James Boswell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm experimenting with a Xigmatek thing at the moment, which does a very
good job, but for stock clock the retail one is absolutely fine.
Almost seems like a shame to leave an E8400 stock though, I've yet to
encounter one
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 7:00 AM, DHSinclair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But, I do really like ASUS. Have had very good service; like ~10years.
So, looking for ASUS/INTEL suggestions.
Suggestion/opinions/recs/bitches are so welcome!!!
Asus P5Q and P5Q3: http://techreport.com/articles.x/14655
Dual Core CPU review:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/dualcore-shootout.html
Quad core:
Core 2 Quad Q9300 vs Q6600:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2quad-q9300.html
On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 9:30 PM, FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
thanks Brian, was what I was not able to find on google about these things.
How about this:
http://computershopper.com/lcd-monitors/reviews/hp-w2408h-hdmi-lcd-monitor?
On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 8:05 PM, Steve Tomporowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there any good place to look for benchmarks? Trying to find
something on anandtech is like pulling teeth
If you're contemplating the Phenon X3s, better check out this article
first:
On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 1:25 AM, mark.dodge [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well after a week with no power, no phone and brown water, everything seems
to be working again. I now somewhat know what it is like in a third world
country. I did not have significant damage to my house and just a lot of
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 4:20 AM, Thane Sherrington
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's been awhile since I've looked at Intel chipsets. Is the P45
comparable/better/worse than the NVidia 6/780? I know there was some
dislike of the NVidia chipsets awhile back, and Intel has never let me down
with
On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 3:18 AM, FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Running a 8600gt and now that the gtx200's are out there are some pretty good
prices on the 9600 but I am running XP. (no dx10)
Worth it ? A friend of mine updated and he said it was worth it. I am not
sure. He plays games
On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 7:54 AM, Hayes Elkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Radeon 4800 series are very good too. 4870 just got a rave review on
tom's compared to the 200's.
Yeah, might buy the 4850 myself.
On 3/21/08, Hunter, Gary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Unreal Tournament has an Invasion mode which my family play regularly.
We all join one team and kill the bad guys. We just got Unreal
Tournament 3 and that scenario is missing :-(
Anyone know of other games where we can all join together
On Jan 11, 2008 6:10 AM, FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As far as free AV goes, been using AVG but was playing with Avast.
Opinions appreciated. ( for customer boxen )
Avast detected better those pesky viruses you get from USB drives
that's why I shifted.
On Dec 21, 2007 7:48 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Exactly. I've played with it on a vm, but would never use on my main box
Run it on my main box and had no problems.
On Dec 19, 2007 8:51 AM, Brian Weeden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Features: DVI, HDCP
Price: between $250 and $400 (unless someone has a really good reason
to go higher)
Check out the HP w2207 LCD monitor:
http://www.anandtech.com/displays/showdoc.aspx?i=3054
On Dec 5, 2007 5:55 PM, zaske [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Are there any MSDN or Technet subscribers on the list that have tried
the new beta of WinXP SP3? Its supposed to be much faster.
And is this for 32 and 64-bit versions of XP or just the 32-bit version?
On Nov 29, 2007 11:09 AM, James Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is it possible to use motherboard integrated graphics AND a PCIe video card
to run multiple monitors? Further, would it be possible to run a mixed
nVidia/ATI Radeon system? Or would multiple drivers make a mess of things?
Read the
On 11/30/07, James Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I read both reviews and did not see any reference to mixing integrated
graphics with a PCIe graphics card. Did I miss something?
If you look at the diagram at theXbitlabs site on the chipset it will
probably can.
From Tech Report:
The 690G
On Nov 26, 2007 10:22 AM, Steve Tomporowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Then the final question: Is 64bit WinXP worth it? Faster? I'd assume
it would be the same on 32 bit applications. Although I have heard
that the driver situation is sorting itself out.
I dual boot with 32 and 64-bit
On Nov 26, 2007 7:07 AM, Steve Tomporowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
After this clear, everything is good. Weird. Apparently there are
quite a few IP35's doing this (per forum). Why would they ship boards
that way? It would seem to me that something they are doing in final
test is causing
On Nov 26, 2007 6:50 AM, Steve Tomporowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have the option to install XP or Vista.
Is there any reason to do Vista rather than XP? Is Vista really slower?
See:
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/amd_nvidia_windows_vista_driver_performance_update/
On 10/6/07, James Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From what I can find, one advantage is if you are using 4+ Gig of RAM. Other
than that, I can't seem to find a real advantage. Any sage advice?
I've dual booted with the 32 and 64-bit versions and my problem was
looking for drivers. But
On 9/18/07, FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Undecided
Crucial ballistix ddr2 2x1g
or Corsair XMS ddr 2x1g
both on sale with rebates ( $69/64 after rebate )
If not going to overclock, either will do.
1) Is there a better vidcard for this system for 2D? It needs to be AGP.
Comment: I'm not playing any games these days (not that I wouldn't like to).
2) Also, for mostly office work (I do manipulate graphics), should I
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro
For cheap 19 lcd monitors, Samsung 940BW is one choice. Although
some of these had tilting stand problems after a few months of use.
But image quality wise, good enough.
On 3/27/07, GPL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
interesting read:
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticlenumber=1artpage=1962articID=472
I've got Geil Value DDR2-800 memory running at 1:1 ratio with my lowly
E6300 proc. ;-)
On 2/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yeah its an armor. We've been doing most lately in them. It is roomy and easy
to work with. I like the psu mount a lot
We just sent out one in a silverstone tj09. Great case. But even for all the
pros going for it I still think the armor
On 2/20/07, CW [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Thermaltake Armor Kandalf are the most popular cases we stock at the
moment. *shrug* lots of expandability. I tend to like thier styling, for what
it's worth ;)
I'm impressed by its roominess, does not get swallowed up those big
ass HSFs and
On 1/13/07, rls [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Spec's say,
Memory unbuffered ECC/non-ECC DDR2 667/533 MHz memory modules - Native DDR2
800 support
Ok, what the sam hill does that mean?
If you stick DDR2-800 memory, they will also run. I have a
i845P-based mobo that says the same mumbo jumbo and
On 1/8/07, Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anybody know of a desktop motherboard that will accept a Pentium-M
processor? I yanked a 3.06ghz Pentium-M from a dead Dell and would like
to use it in some sort of desktop system.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2004/12/24/quick_and_quiet/
Is there a generic USB mouse driver for 98SE? I've got a mouse with
no 98 driver (surprise surprise) and I haven't been able to get it to work.
Check out:
http://www.usbman.com/win98seusbguide.htm
ftp://www.siig.com/USB2.0_v2.06.exe (from:
On 12/26/06, Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am not after stability, just clockage. In my book, it isn't an
overclock unless it's stable.
He was fooling around with the proc and how far it could go. He did
mention, If I wanted stability, I would have used a better RAM that
runs
On 12/28/06, Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd just be leery of a claim that where stability wasn't being considered.
Yeah, me too :).
On 12/23/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One reason we went with GTS is that GTX would have put us into a larger PS,
900w I think? This would also mean that air cooling probably wouldn't have
been adequate. When we added up the increased price from GTS to GTX (x2
due to sli),
On 12/22/06, Veech [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just fired up my new box last night:
evga 680i,
Core2 duo X6800
2G RAM
2 - evga 8800 GTS in sli
150C HD
750G HD
X-Fi
What power supply are you using? Surely the SLI'd 8800GTS draw a lot of power.
Check out also the nvidia's 7600GT:
http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=1id=2031
On 11/27/06, Raul Limos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Check out also the nvidia's 7600GT:
http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=1id=2031
or the 7800GS for that matter:
http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=3id=1816
On 5/2/06, Francisco Tapia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
simply ESC. :(
so now I need to look to replace the damn thing. I've looked at some
mobos lightly through the months, and am intrested in a mobo that
will support the opteron dual/quad cores.
-Francisco
http://pcthis.blogspot.com |PC news
On 3/28/06, Veech [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just wondering, would these be wasted on my Nokia 447Xi?
Check also if your PSU can carry the brunt of SLI'd 7900GTs.
On 3/27/06, Christopher Klein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Asus A8N SLI DeluxeI believe it should support the X2 or Opteron without
a problem.
An X2 3800 would suffice, check out:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/08/01/dual/
http://techreport.com/reviews/2005q3/athlon64-x2-3800/index.x?pg=1
On 3/27/06, Christopher Klein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anyway, I'm looking for a CPU upgrade. I want to keep everything else the
same, except I want to add the second gig of ram I have sitting around.
What's my best bang for the buck here? I don't really play games. Mostly
DVD/video
On 2/22/06, Stan Zaske [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Compared to Geforce 6800GT, something interesting happened. They
achieved the same performance on 3DMark2001 SE and 3DMark03, and
achieved very similar performance on Doom 3. But on 3DMark05 GeForce
6800 GS was up to 11.78% faster than GeForce
On 12/23/05, Bobby Heid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Have a machine that I want to upgrade the graphics card in. I'm pretty sure
that I want a 6600GT AGP for it. What brands is everyone recommending?
Check out: http://www.auphanonline.com/articles/view.php?article_id=1524
Check out this forum:
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=8171
Problem common with Maxtor HDs and Nforce 4 or (3) mobos.
Reviews of Sempron 3100+:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=770
http://www.devhardware.com/c/a/Computer-Processors/AMD-Sempron-3100-Review/
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/sempron-3100-oc.html
Or you get an A64 2800+, relatively cheap nowadays.
On 11/18/05, FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
shocks me it pokies with that setup. I'm still trying to balance on the fence
with a socket A Barton 3200
Today's games an AMD64 cpu would come in handy. 1 Gig of memory will
also be fine.
Check out these articles also:
On 11/18/05, FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
some of these cards have a extra power connector and some do not, WTF. I
would be inclined to not get the one without for fear the agp slot could not
keep up.
is this logic sound ?
actually leaning toward the gt and they all seem to have the
Jim,
Check out the:
EPoX
9NPA+SLI
http://www.ocworkbench.com/2005/epox/9NPA+SLI/g1.htm
Get a A64 3200 Venice Core processor and a GeForce 6800.
On 9/18/05, Jerry Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am glad to hear you have found the NF4 a solid platform. Did you installthe nVidia IDE drivers or are you just using the Windows drivers? What aboutthe nVidia firewall? Any other tips for me when I begin my build?
I
just suggested a good setup for
On 5/29/05, joeuser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anyone else playing it?
Some guys I know in another forum are playing it. They've got a clan
and purchased an island where they built their guild.
On 5/31/05, Raul Limos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 5/29/05, joeuser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anyone else playing it?
Some guys I know in another forum are playing it. They've got a clan
and purchased an island where they built their guild.
Check out some pics here in this thread:
[url
On 5/1/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks to all that read and shared in my tale of misery. Perhaps I will get
a somewhat happy ending after all. Thanks, Thane!
How is your PSU? It may also be failing.
Are Athlon MPs cheap nowadays? I think they are a much better option path.
Check this out: http://www.pinoymodz.com/Articles/sleek.php
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 22:08:00 +0300, Zulfiqar Naushad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What should I get? i hear that the PQI and g.Skill Samsung TCCD chips
are the best.
http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2369
http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2312
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