Recent content by brystmar

My home desktop began showing video artifacts & tearing this past week, even in BIOS. Booting to Safe Mode is impossible; the screen is entirely artifacts. It's probably the GTX 460 or the PSU, but troubleshooting a build from 2008 with legacy parts & slots probably isn't worth the...

I'm building a system for my home office and am looking for a chipset and/or mobo recommendation. The box will be used almost exclusively for database work, but I'm forced to use XP so 4gb of memory is all i can install. I won't be gaming or overclocking at all, and since my office is in the...

i might be interested if they let you pick the games that came with it, but i'm not gonna buy a bundle with games that i don't want or don't know anything about

i've had this card since march of 2005 and i would STRONGLY recommend against purchasing it. it's given me nothing but problems from day 1 (i was a major contributor to the ~100 pg thread about this card on AVS Forum) -- even in MCE -- and i've been so much happier with my relatively new Vbox...

Well let's just get rid of the internet then since it's so bad.

just remember to bring snakes with you on the plane

i'm in for one

they just changed the price to $49.95! it showed $22.02 when i clicked the link a second ago, but when i went to finalize the order it was $50+, so i clicked the link again and it was $49.95 :( oh well

great deal on a great notebook. i got an E1705 a few weeks back for $1410 after $650 off (1.66ghz, 120gb, 1gRAM, x1400, WUXGA, bigger battery), and it's really freaking sweet. my only recommendation is to reformat it with an OEM version of Media Center'05 (if you have one -- i happen to run MCE...

you have to sign up @ www.fatwallet.com and use their link to buy the laptop from Dell's site

oops, double post

for anyone looking for an equally nice deal, i just ordered a Dell Inspiron E1705 this morning with: - Intel® Core? Duo Processor T2300 (1.66GHz/667MHz FSB) - 17 inch UltraSharp? Wide Screen UXGA (1920x1200) Display with TrueLife? - 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz - ATI...

these are *hands down* the best headphones i've ever owned. they are noticeably better than my HD580s (and just as comfy!) and are worth the money for anyone with a discerning ear. that said, i highly recommend a headphone amp to accompany them. great price too!

very hot

you should upgrade to the 100gb HDD instead of going with the +$125 for 1gb RAM option. you can buy a 1gb stick of the same RAM for $105 from the Dell store and sell the 2x256 that comes inside the laptop. if you choose the RAM option you only get 2x512. besides, i'd much rather have the...