Recent content by phun

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    opinion [please]

    The Maxtor I am getting is a DiamondMax 10 250gb ATA133 7200rpm, 9.0ms average seeking time, and 16mb buffer. many other great features with it too. Is it still sucks or can a Seagate SATA drive which is 8mb bufer and 8ms seeking time out perform the Maxtor drive above? Both are 250GB.
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    opinion [please]

    I tried Intel once and had no success with it. Their cpu is expensive and also can overheat pretty fast, the prescott, which made me having to buy a fast, powerful, and expensive fan and heatsink. Everything about Intel is too expensive, so it is not worth giving it another try. It is fast, but...
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    opinion [please]

    Isn't the Venice Core already out? When you said "$10USD more," do you mean $10 more than the 64 3000+ cost? I don't really run multiple programs at once but when I do it is usually Macromedia Dreamweaver, Photoshop, AIM and other non-important programs. I just ordered Poser 6 and would like...
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    opinion [please]

    Hi, I am customizing another pc and am thinking of OC for more performace but not if the computer is fast enough. I have spent hours doing research on hardwares that I need to buy. My budge is around $800-$850. Antec Performace Series II case with 350W Power Supply AMD Athlon 64 3000+...