Recent content by rosi

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    ssd what to do, what to do?

    Thanks for the replies. I went ahead and ordered a 160GB Intel drive from newegg. This is my first SSD so I don't think I'll regret the upgrade. I'll probably end up building a new computer sometime in 2012 and purchase a SATA III SSD at that time. Technology is only getting better and less...
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    ssd what to do, what to do?

    I'm not looking to upgrade my computer motherboard in the near future, meaning probably not in the next six months. I'm currently running a Abit IP35 Pro which only has SATA II ports on it and I'm looking to buy a solid-state drive. The question is do I buy an Intel 160GB, SATA II drive or...
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    27" Samsung 275T+ or Dell 2709W

    Wow! I've never purchased new electronics from eBay before, but that's a significant savings. Has anyone purchased such an item and had any problems?
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    27" Samsung 275T+ or Dell 2709W

    Thanks, dakels. I read the review and checked out their forum. I think if I could get a coupon deal like you were saying, I'd be very happy with the Dell. I might hold off a short while if I could save that much.
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    27" Samsung 275T+ or Dell 2709W

    I'm considering a 27 inch widescreen LCD and can't make up my mind between the two models. The Samsung 275T+ is $899 at Newegg and the Dell 2709W is $999 at the Dell website. The specs seem pretty similar on both models and they use the same Samsung LCD screen. I'm leaning toward the Samsung...
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    Incorrect temperature readings on my E8400

    I have a E8400 on a Abit IP35 Pro, bios 14, and a Tuniq Tower 120. As with others with this motherboard, the BIOS reports 127°C. So I load core temp version 0.96.1 and it reports both cores as 44°C all the time whether the CPU is idle or maxed out using Orthos. I can't believe that is the...
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    painting inside of case

    I'm assuming this case has a window you plan on spending a lot of time gazing through? Why else would one care that much to go through the trouble you are? I mean I like a tidy case as much as the next guy, but geez...
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    Best case in town? Antec 900?

    Yup! I bought 3 this year.
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    Arctic Silver 5 Break-In Period

    Although it is my main computer, it also serves as a file server to other computers on the network.
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    Arctic Silver 5 Break-In Period

    What do you guys make of the break-in period? Before leaving your computer on 24/7, do you observe the following?
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    Core 2 Duo E8500 Vs Q6600

    lol... it's the feeling you get in your erection, knowing your benchmarks are higher than the lower 80th percentile!
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    Network storage ideas and some questions.

    Another question, how full can a Linux partition get before hard drive performance starts to suffer? I know the Linux filesystem isn't supposed to get fragmented as bad as the Windows filesystems, and both units mentioned above use Linux formatted partitions.
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    Network storage ideas and some questions.

    I've been wanting a network storage solution for backing up items to share across my home network and also backing up critical documents and storing them in a central location. Items I would like to share across the network include installable applications, drivers, some CD and DVD images...
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    IP35 Pro hardware advice needed

    I'm putting together a new computer using the IP35 Pro and either a E8400 or E8500 (upon release). I've been agonizing over what memory and video card to buy. I am not a big gamer, but I would like to overclock this thing a good amount on air cooling. It will be primarily a 24/7...