Recent content by Quink

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    no boot for MSI K8N Neo2 Pt with 1.8 BIOS for me

    Seriously the MSI v1.8 bios is f#cked up. Bad. http://www.optimusprimal.com/gallery/pub/IMG_5800 I got tons of errors like hte one i underlined. It wouldn't boot no matter what i did from my scsi drives at all. Had to use knoppix to make a boot cd to reflash my bios. Sucked hard.
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    Viewsonic VP171B now available in 8ms model?

    Well upon further thought, it might be my video card. I got it used, but the thing is i get the same quality in dvi or anaglogue so maybe not. Other thing is, even if i do return it, i might not do any better. Is there anything better?
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    Viewsonic VP171B now available in 8ms model?

    Well i don't know whats going on with this stuff. For me its just a quality issue. Not weird randomness issue.
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    Viewsonic VP171B now available in 8ms model?

    dunno what to say except the dell 1800fp original version looks so much nicer than this monitor(not comparing gaming though)
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    Viewsonic VP171B now available in 8ms model?

    agreed. i am ditching mine. But what to get?
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    Viewsonic VP171B now available in 8ms model?

    I have been going through a few lcd monitors looking for the right one. First I started off with a Dell 1704FPV but that turned out to be just plain horrible. Bad 'ghosting' or whatever you want to call it when scrolling through webpages and was generally unlikeable while doing desktop type...
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    Quietly cool scsi drives?

    I hvae two 10k rpm scsi drives(atlas IV and seagate 36es) and both, as far as i understand, require active cooling. The temps can get high even with fans in the summer(near 50c). Wondering if anyone has any good, quiet ideas for cooling these drives. Right now i have an antec sonata with a...