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  1. Patrick Wolf

    Check out this 11 min. movie.

    It's called "Voice Inside", created by my cousin. It's his first professional independent work. I think the budget was <$2,000 and it took two days of shooting. Camera used was the Canon 7D if I remember correctly. I recorded the sound on location. Also on youtube if above video doesn't work...
  2. Patrick Wolf

    Micron 128GB RealSSD C400 - $190 AC (ends 8/15)

    Fairly warm. Take $20 off your order w/ code: LION3020, ends 8/15 http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=C40028G25&title=Micron-2-5-inch-128GB-RealSSD-C400-SATA3-Solid-State-Drive-MLC-Bulk FYI, this IS the Crucial M4. The M4 is actually a rebranded C400.
  3. Patrick Wolf

    *SOLD OUT* Crucial RealSSD C300 128GB - $190

    http://www.buy.com/prod/crucial-real...214560204.html Not too shabby.
  4. Patrick Wolf

    Building A Boot: HSF needed? (short answer: yes)

    I've read never to do this as your CPU could instantly fry or something :confused:. But it didn't happen to me with old P4's I didn't care about. They heat up fairly quickly, but I just turned a fan on and directed it toward the CPU to make it safer. Everything was fine even after a few minutes...
  5. Patrick Wolf

    Real World Labs And Thermalright Joint Contest (ends 08/11)

    http://www.rwlabs.com/article.php?id=477 1) The First winner will get the award winning Thermalright Archon CPU Air Cooler . 2) The latest Macho HR-02 CPU Air Cooler will go to the 2nd winner. 3) Finally the brand new revision of the COGAGE True Spirit will belong to the third winner. 2...
  6. Patrick Wolf

    MSI's ClickBIOS II

    PCIe Gen3, meh. Check out the ClickBIOS II: http://event.msi.com/mb/Gen3/ Looks very much like they copied ASUS's GUI BIOS. And also copied Gigabyte giving you touch screen support and BIOS software in Windows. Sad they didn't come up with these ideas on their own, but nice to see they're...
  7. Patrick Wolf

    News: The new Agility 3 SSD from OCZ.

    Just saw this on cnet. Stated as 'budget' high-performance SSDs. Here's a snippet. http://news.cnet.com/ocz-releases-budget-high-performance-ssds/8301-17938_105-20061254-1.html?tag=cnetRiver
  8. Patrick Wolf

    *dead* SHELL-SHOCKER: Ripjaws X 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600, CAS 8, 1.5v: $85

    This memory for $85. Regular price is $130. EDIT: Thought I'd add the CAS 9 version is $75 w/ promo code until 4/6. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231428
  9. Patrick Wolf

    Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit/64bit Full Retail - $53

    I don't know if this is legit or not. The seller claims: "The DVD&#8217;s are Part of our MS Gold Partner Membership and other associates. The DVD&#8217;s are full OEM versions, meaning they come with no fancy box packaging since we buy them in huge bulk orders. The keys are Full retail...
  10. Patrick Wolf

    Sandy Bridge Chills Aftermarket Cooling

    More good news about SB. It can overclock like crazy and maintain low temps with modest cooling solutions. Article And yes, 1156 coolers are fully compatible with 1155 boards. Anand confirmed. Some boards will even support 775 coolers.
  11. Patrick Wolf

    CPU HSF orientation, can it help GPU cooling?

    So for air coolers. Has anyone experimented with the orientation to see if helps keep the GPU cooler under load? For example, it would seem that this orientation would help pull warm air off the PCB (or backplate) thus keeping the card cooler. The CPU temps may suffer a bit, but the GPU is the...
  12. Patrick Wolf

    Sandy Bridge to launch on January 5th.

    Article mentions a Jan. 5th launch @ CES is very likely. Furthermore wiki shows a Jan. 5th release. Intel CEO Confirms Q1 Launch For Sandy Bridge Processors.
  13. Patrick Wolf

    Thermalright reveals the Archon!

    Looks like I'll be holding off my upgrade until some reviews come out. Though it's pretty high (170mm), better get out the tape measure. http://www.thermalright.com/news/?act=data&id=19
  14. Patrick Wolf

    mods, delete this

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  15. Patrick Wolf

    Blacksite: Area 51; lighting issue on 5770

    Well, the pics speak for themselves. The 9800 GX2 has the nice lighting, the 5770 doesn't. The sparce in-game settings are the same and I don't think any CCC setting would fix this. Just odd, this is the only lighting issue I've seen between the two cards in this game; there may be more but...
  16. Patrick Wolf

    [SOLVED] TIM Replacement for 9800 GX2?

    I want to replace those white squareish things on my 9800 GX2's heatsink. I believe it's thermal tape. That's not my 9800 GX2. Mine's not so "pretty". Would arctic silver ceramique work, or do I really need tape to fill the gap? Like this stuff...
  17. Patrick Wolf

    The New Steam is here!

    I joined the beta this morning, 8 hours later it officially releases. lol I like it. http://store.steampowered.com/uiupdate
  18. Patrick Wolf

    ATI PowerPlay: Getting stuck at 400/900 w/ 5770.

    How can I tell if powerplay is working right? I have the 5770 Vapor-X. Doesn't seem like it's throttling correctly on load. Running Win7 x64, 10.3 drivers. Maybe this pic will help. UPDATE: 10.4 preview driver seems to have fixed the issue.
  19. Patrick Wolf

    Crossfire Questions & 5970 vs 5850 CF

    I only have SLI experience w/ a single 9800 GX2 and am wondering how it differs from CF. 1. In SLI you can set it so only one GPU is enabled, can you do the same in CF with either a single Multi-GPU card (5970) or 2 seperate cards (5850 CF)? 2. In SLI you can change the Multi-GPU mode for...
  20. Patrick Wolf

    128 vs 64-bit; 4650 vs 5450?

    I'm looking at the 4650 and 5450. Most of the 4650's have 128-bit memory and all of the 5450's have 64-bit. My usage will just be desktop/general usage and blu-ray playback, nothin fancy or demanding. Does the "bit" make any difference in performane?
  21. Patrick Wolf

    DDR2-800 or 1066 for X4 620?

    I'm familiar with Intel builds, but my dad is building a new machine with the new X4 620 and GA-MA785GM-US2H. I searched all over but couldn't find solid info on how the AMD stuff works. Will DDR2-1066 default to 800? If so, can you just change a bios setting to run 1066 memory at 1066 speed...
  22. Patrick Wolf

    Computer to Receiver

    Whether it's onboard or an add-in card, if you connect your computer to an AV receiver via the receiver's multichannel inputs (or an S/PDIF connection) do you get the same sound quality reguardless; because your receiver is the finally destination where the sound is processed? Does it make a...
  23. Patrick Wolf

    Corrupt File System

    This is probably my fault, but I'd like to blame Windows 7 also! I use my external HDD to backup stuff and I never had a problem turning it on and off in Vista, but Windows 7 often screwed things up so when I turned it back on I'd get a message to scan and automatically fix errors before I could...
  24. Patrick Wolf

    Connecting Promedia Sub to Receiver

    I know I could do it using an adapter and a basic 2xRCA audio cable, but would this work?: Connect this S/PDIF Adapter into the back of the sub's Center/Sub jack, then connect this Coaxial Audio/Video RCA Cable to the adapter and to the Pre-Out on the receiver. Not sure if this will work...
  25. Patrick Wolf

    Replacing the thermal paste helps temps?

    I have the 9800 GX2 OCed to 715/1050 (stock 600/1000). My room temp is 72F and right now it's idle at 69C-GPU1/65C-GPU2. If I position my 90mm PCI slot fan blower where my floppy drive sits and blow cool air over the top of it, GPU2 can get down to 55C. I'm going to add another 120mm fan to...
  26. Patrick Wolf

    M/B toasted the CPU?

    I sold an Intel D865PERL to a guy and he thinks it fried his CPU. Obviously it was a working pull. And out of the countless number of parts I've handled, I have yet to damage one due to static discharge. Also the shipment was insured. He's using an X1300, DDR400 (512x2), P4 2.8, Asus P4S8X is...
  27. Patrick Wolf

    I. Can't. Decide. Requesting RAM advice...

    I'm guessing I can't go wrong with either of these, but I just don't know. Would like some input from you trusty anandtechies. Going to upgrade my M/B and RAM to achieve a decent OC and here's what I'm shooting for. New M/B will be a GA-EP45-UD3R CPU is a E6750 2.66Ghz 1333 FSB (wanting an...
  28. Patrick Wolf

    Stained Image on the 20WMGX2

    I found out I'm not the only one with this problem as I found this thread on the exact same issue Thread Very strange... here's a pic of my monitor. I sent it to NEC for repair about 2 months ago and they replaced the plastic silver part around the screen, not sure if they replaced the...
  29. Patrick Wolf

    New X-Fi drivers released!

    see here for details
  30. Patrick Wolf

    Oxygenics Shower Heads

    Look Here Anyone have one of these Oxygenics Shower Heads, or know anything about them? EDIT: Oops, I didn't mean for that poll to be there, oh well. :) Oh and I've read they use this type of showerhead in many 5-Star hotels.
  31. Patrick Wolf

    What motivates you to live?

    Discuss.
  32. Patrick Wolf

    It Rubs The Lotion On It's Skin

    http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=23 EDIT: Yes, the above is a parady (or something) of the movie "Silence of the Lambs". Rent it if you haven't seen it already.
  33. Patrick Wolf

    Oakley Sunglasses

    Check em' out. They can get pretty spendy on that site, but my cousin just bought some and they are really very nice and come with a cool lifetime warranty. They are very comfortable and light and if they block UV rays, than :thumbsup:. I don't know about $210 nice, but meh, lifetime...
  34. Patrick Wolf

    Watch my commercial!

    "You Drive Without Your Seatbelt?" is the one my cousin and I made, he [my cousin] did about 97% of the work. That's me in the video. BTW, I have more hair now. :) Since the other two are crap, I don't know why anyone would vote for them. LINK
  35. Patrick Wolf

    Watching movies in DD 5.1 or DTS 5.1?

    I just rented "Land of the Dead" and not sure if I should use DTS or DD which are both offered. Specs: X-Fi ProMedia 5.1 PowerDVD 6.0 Deluxe
  36. Patrick Wolf

    Windows Media Player 11 Beta

    Link Anyone hear about this? I'm using it now, it's pretty cool. EDIT: Damn, I just realized this was already posted in the Software/ Apps section. DOH! Sorry bout this.
  37. Patrick Wolf

    Internal or external HD for backup storage?

    I was thinking about getting an external HD for backing up the stuff I don't want to lose, but they're so darned expensive. Now I'm thinking that's dumb to get an external HD if I'm not going to take it anyway. So I think I should just get another internal HD, but I want to be able to turn it...
  38. Patrick Wolf

    What? BOSE headsets in the military?

    Linky I was just talking to my bro on Yahoo Messenger (he's in Iraq right now) and he said they have Bose headsets in their humvees. Bose in the military, WTF?
  39. Patrick Wolf

    Looking for the BEST pair of 5.1 headphones.

    Medusa 5.1 LTB 5.1 Turtle Beach 5.1 Other? THe Medusa seem to be the best based on reviews, but I've been reading problems with it when using an X-Fi or Audigy 2 card; it having no bass in rear/center speaker and the rear speakers having tiny sound. Seen in this rather large thread.
  40. Patrick Wolf

    Operation Infinite Purity

    One of the dumbest/funniest things I've ever seen/read: whitehouse.org - Maybe NSFW From link: Preventing and treating teen masturbation. 1. Remove your child's bedroom door. Privacy is one of the leading causes of masturbation. 10. Insist that your children wear boxing gloves to...