Recent content by JoshRtek

Thanks...appreciate the info. Since Half-Life 2 has been delayed for a Holiday release, that might just be the best option. I might even wait to upgrade my whole computer until then. Thanks again, Joshua

Hello all, I am getting ready for the ol' upgrade later this summer in preparation for Half-Life 2 and other great games coming out this holiday season. Right now, I'm running a Pentium III 1.0 GHz with 512 MBs SDRAM and a GeForce 3. I plan to get either a 2.4 or 2.6 GHz Pentium 4 (800 FSB)...

Okay, one last thing, I promise, Does dual channel DDR RAM have to be installed in pairs, a la, EDO RAM and RDRAM? So if I wanted a Gig of memory, I would buy two 512 MB chips? Thanks! -Joshua

Hello again, Also, when choosing DDR motherboards from Asus, is the price difference between the P4P800 and the P4C800 worth it? I know there chipsets are different, but what's the main reason for the cost difference? What am I getting extra? Thanks again, Joshua

Hello all, I plan on upgrading my computer later this August from a Pentium III 1.0 GHz, 512 MBs SDRAM, Asus TUSL2-C to a Pentium 4. I am primarily doing this to get up to date with all the games coming out in the next year (specifically Half-Life 2 ;-)). My question is, is what choice for...

I've done this twice in the past sixth months, and it didn't fix anything. Even with a completely blank harddrive, the computer still exhibited its strange behavior, which leads me to believe it's a hardware problem. -Joshua

Hello all, I've been have this problem for almost 6 months now. It started back in March of 2002 when my computer suddenly started exhibited some rather odd behaviors. I would turn the computer on and it would freeze at the Windows XP Pro load screen, to where I'd have to restart it to get it...

Hello all, I am leaning towards AMD for the computer I plan to build for college this coming summer. It looks as though DDR RAM performs a whole helluva lot better than the RAMBUS RAM on the Pentium4's. I would like to know which brand and/or chipset for the DDR motherboard you suggest...

Hello all, I am going to build a new computer for college later this year (July '01). It with be one big system, entirely SCSI, faster video card available and the like. My question is, is that it seems that it makes no sense in purchasing a Pentium 4 because the new socket (socket 423) will...

Hello all, I need to decide (not right now, but get a good idea) on which brand processor to buy for the computer I will build for college later in July. I have already determined to go with an IDE RAID (4 20 or 30 gig hard drives on a 3ware Escalade controller) setup, with a Adaptec 2940U2W...

Sorry for posting so many replies. A few more questions. How fast will the P3 processors be by July '01? I want the fastest processor I can afford. Is 512 MB the maximum amount of memory I can get for the 815 chipset? I have 256 now, and it really boosted performance while in Premiere from...

Great, thanks for the info Pariah. I plan on having all my optical drive on the SCSI bus (SCSI burner and DVD-ROM drive, and maybe a SCSI Zip). Oh, can you get an adapter to use an external SCSI Zip with a parallel port? -Joshua

One more question. Do the drives I buy for the RAID have to be the same size? If yes, am I limited to 20 gigs per drive, or, if I can afford it, can I go for 4 30 gig drives? Thank you, I appreciate the help. -Joshua

One other thing. When you capture to an IDE RAID, which drive does the file go to? All four, does it divide the data up into segments? Or does it go to one of the four specified drives? -Joshua

Thanks Pariah. I think I might seriously consider going IDE RAID. You're suggesting that I use my two 9 gig SCSI for the OS? Also, can I disable the on-motherboard IDE controllers? I will desperately need their IRQs if I plan to have my computer running stable. My DV500 capture card...