Recent content by ekoostik

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    Advice on Specs to connect to 1080p TV to watch CBS, Hulu, etc

    I have looked into boxes like the Roku. They seem to be similar to tablets in that you have to have an account with someone (hulu, netflix, amazon, etc) to get to shows. Also, the relative is willing to spend a bit more to have something they can travel with - thus the leaning toward laptops...
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    Advice on Specs to connect to 1080p TV to watch CBS, Hulu, etc

    What is the minimum GPU/iGPU/APU/etc needed to stream internet content over HDMI to a TV at 1080p? I have a relative who is looking for a something they can connect to their TV and watch TV shows on. They do not have paid accounts with any service, the goal is to be able to watch shows...
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    i5/i7 Lynnfield QPI/VTT voltage

    About a year ago. See the post in this thread from 6/24/2010
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    IP / Security Camera suggestions

    Thanks all for the advice so far. That would be great, if you don't mind. I've read where others mention that software but haven't seen it live before. Also, what kind of camera(s?) are you using?
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    IP / Security Camera suggestions

    Looking for some advice on security cameras / ip cameras. I'm looking for a decent indoor cam that has good low light (night) capabilities. Was looking at the Panasonic BL-C230A but that seems to get panned for its low light capabilities. Saw the Compro 540 review here at AT and that has me...
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    headphones as pc speaker for diagnosis purposes

    Or just get a cheap case speaker: http://www.cwc-group.com/casp.html
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    Which RAM for Gigabyte P55M-UD2?

    The more important spec would be, what CPU are you using? Then if you say anything other than an i7 8xx, the question is whether you are going to overclock or like to play with RAM BIOS settings. If you don't plan to overclock the RAM and do NOT have an i7, then you will not be able to run at...
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    Looking for a Wireless-N printer that operates at 5GHz- do they exist?

    Thanks for the feedback wlee. gsaldivar - I don't pretend to know a lot about wireless networking. How would I go about doing that?
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    Looking for a Wireless-N printer that operates at 5GHz- do they exist?

    I'm looking for a wireless printer that can operate at a frequency of 5 GHz. I have a single-mode home router that runs at 5 GHz because of interference/reliability issue experienced at 2.4 GHz. I discovered almost on accident that some of the top (marketed) printers that are wireless-N only...
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    i5/i7 Lynnfield QPI/VTT voltage

    Those are not insignificant revisions upward. Has anyone seen any explanation why Intel raised these absolute maxes? Is this something they have a history of doing?
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    Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R Memory issue

    With the 1366 and 1156 CPUs, a common cause of seeing 4GBs but only showing 2 GBs as usable is poor pin contact between the CPU and the socket. Some have resolved the issue by simply reseating the CPU. Others have had to find and straighten bent pins on their motherboard. If the idea of...
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    core i7 860 not running at full speed (have read sticky)

    Good work figuring that out. I've helped a number of people who have mysteriously had their multiplier set to 15 and only recently figured out that they had not been selecting Load Optimized Defaults after loading a new BIOS. Actually, it will go down to x9.
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    Programs to monitor

    I've discovered a problem with CoreTemp recently. I noticed it doesn't pick up my i7 860's multiplier correctly when Turbo kicks in. Up to a x22 it's fine but past that it just sits at 22. Maybe I've got an old version. I'm running 0.99.5. EDIT: I just downloaded version 0.99.6. In a way, the...
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    Ga-p55a-ud3 (does this support 1600 ram??)

    As I mentioned, with an i5 750 you cannot run RAM any faster than 1333 without effectively OCing your computer. You can often turn on XMP in BIOS, and many people recommend doing this, but this changes your BCLK which also affects your CPU speed. It might, as a side effect, end up turning off...