Recent content by steve8

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    Can I get gigabit LAN on regular PCI?

    yes, and yes.. there exists many different gigEthernet cards that are pci-32.... but the normal pci bus has a 133MB/sec bandwidth... so when 1 ethernet card onthe bus is taking up up to 125MB/sec (gB ethernet) ... it'll saturate the bus and there wont be much left for other pci cards.... on...
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    WHY are you loyal to ATI or Nvidia?

    also i like the idea of 1 company being responsible for everything the end user recieves, i'd be more apt to buy nvidia cards if i could get them manufactured by nvidia , im scared about the sub-par 2d quality ive seen on a handful of 3rd party nvidia cards. as i run 1600x1200@100hz
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    WHY are you loyal to ATI or Nvidia?

    nvidia did a great job with nforce2, finally onboard video that doesn't steal system memory bandwidth,, the FSB of a high end athlon uses 400Mhz (effective) memory bandwidth and the chipset has dual channel ddr400, meaning an effective 800mhz memory bandwidth, so there is much to spare for the...
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    Queit DVD Drive

    actually the toshiba and also teac (which is also toshiba) make absolutely the best drives, they have the best access time in the industry and are the benchmark all other drives are measured by