Recent content by xxTurbonium

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    Cache vs. Clock Speed

    Thanks for the reply, especially considering it further confirms that the P4 is indeed the better choice.
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    For Sale/Trade sub-forum

    It's not an issue of post count meaning anything per se, but if you're going to document and keep track of it, you might as well make it as accurate a representation of contributions to the forum as you can, explaining the logic behind my original post.
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    Cache vs. Clock Speed

    Thanks for the posts. If I could actually find a 478-pin P4 or Celeron that was faster than this 1.8A, for 10CAD or less, only then would I go for it. Otherwise, it's just a waste of money imo. And, needless to say, it's a stretch to find a faster chip for that little.
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    Category Blocking

    Re: profile > Personal Options > Category Blocking The listed categories are all out of order, as already mentioned in threads I found here, and here. Not only that, but the Category Blocking feature only seems to work when not in the Category Listing (i.e. "root folder") section of the...
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    For Sale/Trade sub-forum

    Posts in the For Sale/Trade sub-forum should not count towards post count; or at least, any posts made after the initial post. Why? Because many people, myself included, regularly bump their own FS/WTB topics up, and add to their post count in doing so, which, in my opinion, is ridiculous...
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    The toy after a week of use

    Umm, I hate to be the one to break it to you, but I think there's something wrong with your CPU: it's upside down.
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    Cache vs. Clock Speed

    Would appreciate links.
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    Cache vs. Clock Speed

    Eh? And let's face it, no online deal beats a $0 P4 1.8A.
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    Cache vs. Clock Speed

    Intel motherboards are all I have on-hand. And again, I'm looking to spend as little as possible. ;) Also: I value system stability and peace of mind, so I'm not much of an overclocker to begin with. And the fact is that system stability is a important thing for a server of any type; perhaps...
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    Cache vs. Clock Speed

    Then, based on those charts, the P4 1.8A should handily beat a 2.6GHz Celeron in most tasks (assuming UT2004 is a good representation of what a Source-based server demands in terms of computing power). I already have a P4 1.8A and motherboard on hand, but am trying to determine whether it's...
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    Cache vs. Clock Speed

    At what point does a Northwood Celeron (128K L2) overtake a Northwood Pentium 4 (512K L2)? Or more specifically: at what point does a Northwood Celeron overtake a P4 1.8A ? Assume both are running on identical platforms with identical RAM (say, 2x1GB of DDR200). If you want to get even...
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    Faulty image sensor?

    Tried different modules, formatting them, and different batteries as well, though I don't see how any of these would be related to what I see through the viewfinder. That's what I was thinking. So should I contact Canon's customer service directly to try for a repair or replacement?
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    Faulty image sensor?

    What I tend to do is turn it on and off repeatedly, taking a few photos now and then, until it starts working again. Really though, I'd like to get to the bottom of the problem itself, rather than a solution. Or rather, by identifying the source of the problem, perhaps a more permanent...
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    Faulty image sensor?

    Well, my PowerShot S410 has been sent back to the repair depot twice while it was still on warranty (which it no longer is), and both times, it was sent back with nothing being found wrong with it. Back then, the problem was that the camera would randomly lock up completely (mechanically, and in...
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    changing a username

    And understandably so. I asked just to confirm your policy, as I have been on forums where only one username change is allowed - ever.