Recent content by hippotautamus

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    SLI or "CROSSFIRE"

    There's not a whole lot of logic in that. Two cores + double the memory bandwidth < more vram? I think not. The 512mb variant of the 6800U doesn't really gain anything in terms of performance. Nextgen cards will be a little better, but it's not like it's going to be a night and day...
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    Looks like the 9800 pro rides again as the bang for buck mid range AGP solution ;)

    Rollo, you're a troll. I played Doom 3 at 1280x1024 with 2xAF with my 9600 Pro. I am sure the framerate wasn't in the fifties, but it was quite playable, thank you. Television, which is perfectly smoothe thank you, runs at just under 30 frames per second? You don't NEED 40-50 FPS to enjoy a game.
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    Best CPU for gaming server??

    I concur, a San Diego core will more than suffice. Dual processor is only for machines that run multiple CPU intensive apps, since the system bus is too slow to share info between the two processors effectively like with a multithreaded app. That's why Intel's dualies are getting pwned by AMD...
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    Athlon FX + P4 EE

    I would rather get a 4800+ :D
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    AMD FX-57 likely to arrive in two weeks

    Of course the FX line is faster at gaming, that's what the FX line is for (well, actually, it's for taking money from people with more cash than brains...or just a LOT of cash) X2 overclocked to 3.0ghz+ on water=wishful thinking, maybe...godly computerness, maybe...
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    What memory should I get?

    Mushkin Redline :D If it kills your board, both it and the memory have a warranty so meh.
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    Pronunciation of Acronym OCZ

    Z=zed everywhere in the world where proper english is spoken. Honor [sic], parlor[sic], color[sic]...all spelled with a "u" as well. Grrrr..
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    socket 754 and 3 full DIMMS

    Pick up a 1gb stick and replace one of the 512s. It's s754, so you don't have to worry about dual channel :)
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    New Computer Build

    Don't knock Microsoft hardware..I have had a whole bunch of Microsoft peripherals, networking equipment, the whole lot, and never once have I been disappointed. You can have my natural keyboard when you pry it from my cold dead hands. And yes, I think I mooched that line from a review, though I...
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    Proposed new machine build

    You can definitely save money on the motherboard and bump up your video a bit, if you're not overclocking then you really are better off with an Asus or MSI board.
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    DDR2

    No more than 2gb. 4 or 8gb of memory IS overkill, unless you are running an enterprise level server.
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    Which ram?

    Really? O_o
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    OSX x86 hacked, cracked and available on P2P!

    BAN HIMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. Seriously, I already had Limewire and Warezp2p fired up and searching... In revenge, I may take a random .iso, rename it and share it...heh. Kidding..
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    Rambus 184pin

    I really don't know much about RAMbus ram, never having owned any. However, one of my friends has existing Rambus ram (on a s320 motherboard, Willamette P4) and he wants to get a new CPU+motherboard. He's getting a s478 P4 tonight with the Asus P4V533-MX mainboard. Will his existing rambus...
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    what do you think of Sony Vaio?

    My father has owned two sony desktops. Never once has a part failed, they are both whisper quiet and quite cool (and the newer of the two has a Prescott in it), and the cases are easy to work in. All this, plus Sony's incredible style, beaten only by Mac in my opinion - good purchases. Vaio...