Recent content by Aosh

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    Dell 2704WFP to Sapphire 1950 XT (DVI Adapter??)

    errr, ok weird... i tried plugging it in again and it worked strange -i'm a retard =P
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    Dell 2704WFP to Sapphire 1950 XT (DVI Adapter??)

    Hi, I have a Dell 2407WFP (DVI-D Single Link) and a Sapphire Tech 1950 XT video card (DVI-I Dual Link). The dell came with a DVI-D Single to DVI-D Single cord, but it does NOT fit into my video card. Is there a cable or adapter that I can get? It would be a shame to use analog VGA on the...
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    4GB RAM useable? beneficial?

    Ah, It's not for that rig anyways. I haven't updated in awhile, but I'm actually building a new machine. Intel E6600, Asus P5B-E, Win XP Pro
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    4GB RAM useable? beneficial?

    That would require a 64 bit CPU, no?
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    4GB RAM useable? beneficial?

    It's not a huge rebate (only $30) OCZ S.O.E 2GB (2 x 1GB) for $185.99 after rebate at Newegg
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    4GB RAM useable? beneficial?

    Okay, that was what i thought. That's not too comforting, though. So I guess the question is how often will I use RAM intensive apps that will make full use of the 4GB. I suppose it would allow me to run VMWare 24/7..and Have heavy photoshoping along side of it, plus Firefox, etc.. A...
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    Best MUSIC 5.1+ sound card

    Thanks for the suggestions; I'm considering the XtremeMusic. How are the drivers for the X-Fi's? I remember I hated all the bloated software back when I had an Audigy some 6 years ago.
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    Best MUSIC 5.1+ sound card

    I'm looking for a good sound card mostly for listening to music. I have good headphones and a Klipsch Promedia 5.1 speaker setup, so I want a good sound card to complement them. Right now I'm looking at the creative 7.1 Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro Series. I rarely game so...
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    4GB RAM useable? beneficial?

    I'm not jumping to Vista yet (waiting for issues to iron out). So for the time being, I'll be using Windows XP Pro
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    4GB RAM useable? beneficial?

    I'm thinking about getting 4GB of RAM for my next build. I do HEAVY photoshop (very large files) and am a VMWare junkie. Now i know about the 2GB virtual mem address space for apps in XP. So my question is, do you guys think that it would be wise getting 4GB (will it be used well?) Or...
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    What's the diff between shutter and apperture priority?

    Absolutely correct. 3 factors to exposure: ISO, aperture, shutter speed. You can think of exposure as filling a cup. -Aperture is the size of the opening letting light (water) in. -Shutter speed is how long you let the light / water flow in. -ISO is how big the cup is. A high ISO (like...
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    Northwood (P4) versus Conroe E6700

    I'm looking to upgrade from Northwood to Conroe too.. Hmmm, Northwood was out around 3yrs ago. 3 years and only 40-50% improvement??
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    ProMedia Ultra 5.1 or the Z5500

    My Klipsch ProMedia 5.1's from 2001 are still going strong. The volume knob has always been buggy tho, but I usually use my keyboard volume anyways.
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    Thoughts on my first C2D build?

    Why get DDR2 800 if you don't plan to OC?
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    New system, C: drive

    I'm not sure which backup argument you're referring to. But my idea of a backup is "copy all the data from drive D" Either to DVD or an external. No need to copy system files. A partition makes it a nice clean break. Plus, re-formatting is a breeze. Don't have to worry about backing up...