Recent content by BusyDoingNothing

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    Rate my build and give me sanity

    Thanks for the input guys. You convinced me to wait...sounds like it will be worth it. I'm just gonna replace my power supply for now. If I go SLI in the future, will I need an 850W PSU, or should I just stick with 750?
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    Rate my build and give me sanity

    My current desktop crapped out a couple weeks ago; I'm pretty sure it's the PSU. I've been thinking about upgrading since this one has lasted me a good five years, so the timing seemed right. I'm building this for both games and video editing. I currently do more of the former than the...
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    Best (inexpensive) motherboard chipset for Linux RAID?

    Hey guys, I'm looking for an inexpensive motherboard/CPU combo (would like to keep it around $150-$175 MAX) that has 6+ SATA ports to run a software RAID in Ubuntu. I'm going to be running 2x WD 500GB Green drives in a RAID-1 and 3x Hitachi 1TB drives in a RAID 5 or RAID Z (I hear RAID Z is...
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    Ubuntu Linux RAID: Hardware or software?

    sub.mesa, thanks for the detailed info. You're right, I can probably find a pretty inexpensive mobo, but that would entail getting a new CPU and new memory also, and that would up the price. I guess I'd end up spending a decent amount on a card anyway. Any recommendations on an inexpensive...
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    Ubuntu Linux RAID: Hardware or software?

    I started my Ubuntu build with an Adaptec 2610SA (Dell CERC 1.5/6ch). Card worked fine, got it up and running. I have 2x WD 500GB Green drives in a RAID 1 for backup, and 3x Hitachi 1TB drives intended for a RAID 5 for data. I come to find out the card doesn't like 1TB or larger drives. Ugh...
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    Raid 5 build keeps failing

    Ugh...doing some more research, it looks like this Dell CERC 1.5/6 card doesn't handle 1TB or larger drives well/at all. Crap. Back to eBay it goes.
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    Raid 5 build keeps failing

    Ok, so I tested each drive individually using Hitachi's Drive Fitness Test. I ended up having to take them off the RAID controller and plug them into the mobo because the app didn't recognize the RAID controller. They all passed the Advanced Test without issue. I replaced the cables, plugged...
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    Raid 5 build keeps failing

    I'm in the process of building an Ubuntu-based server with a RAID 1 of 2x WD 500GB Green drives and a RAID 5 of 3x Hitachi Deskstar 1TB (HD31000 IDK/7K) drives. I'm using an Adaptec 2610SA (Dell CERC SATA 1.5/6ch) hardware RAID card. The RAID 0 created a week back and looks fine. I've been...
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    Best RAID for home NAS?

    I decided to go a different route. I got 2 WD 500GB Green drives to use as a RAID 1 for backup. I got 3 Hitachi 1TB drives to either turn into a 2TB RAID 5 or a 1TB RAID 1 for my most important non-backup data (i.e. film and music projects) and the extra 1TB to use as just an extra data drive. I...
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    Best RAID for home NAS?

    Thanks for all the input so far, guys. Keep in mind, I have a hardware RAID controller that I will be using to construct the RAID. Apparently it doesn't support RAID 6, so that's out of the question (view specs here: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/storage/RAID/CS6CH/en/index.htm). The...
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    Best RAID for home NAS?

    I'm planning on building a home server using Ubuntu (most likely) which will be mainly used for backup, storage, file serving, and possibly video encoding. In anticipation, I got an Adaptec 2610SA 6-port hardware RAID adapter off eBay. I'm trying to figure out which RAID solution is best for me...
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    Bizarre video problem with my ATI X1900XTX

    I've been having this video problem for a couple weeks and it is getting progressively worse. I've provided an image of the problem, both a JPEG for a quick look an a PNG for extreme detail: http://images.busydoingnothing.net/games/video_problem.jpg...
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    Choosing a motherboard for C2D E6600

    Hey all, I've been planning on building my new system based on the Core 2 Duo E6600. This will be my first Intel-based system since my Celeron 300 (overclocked to 450...remember those?). I'm not sure which motherboard to go with. I was planning on the nVidia 590-based boards, but it appears they...
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    Painfully slow internal network file transfer

    Nevermind. I switched it from "Force" to "AutoSense" and it works like a charm. I swear I read somewhere else that forcing would be better. Guess not.
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    Painfully slow internal network file transfer

    I have a few computers at home in an internal network. We have two Linksys WRT54Gs, one upstairs and one downstairs, hardwired together with a cable modem hooked up to the downstairs router. The downstairs router also has 3 PCs hardwired to it, and the upstairs has 2 PCs hardwired (mine and my...