Search results

  1. B

    Rate my build and give me sanity

    My current desktop crapped out a couple weeks ago; I'm pretty sure it's the PSU. I've been thinking about upgrading since this one has lasted me a good five years, so the timing seemed right. I'm building this for both games and video editing. I currently do more of the former than the...
  2. B

    Best (inexpensive) motherboard chipset for Linux RAID?

    Hey guys, I'm looking for an inexpensive motherboard/CPU combo (would like to keep it around $150-$175 MAX) that has 6+ SATA ports to run a software RAID in Ubuntu. I'm going to be running 2x WD 500GB Green drives in a RAID-1 and 3x Hitachi 1TB drives in a RAID 5 or RAID Z (I hear RAID Z is...
  3. B

    Ubuntu Linux RAID: Hardware or software?

    I started my Ubuntu build with an Adaptec 2610SA (Dell CERC 1.5/6ch). Card worked fine, got it up and running. I have 2x WD 500GB Green drives in a RAID 1 for backup, and 3x Hitachi 1TB drives intended for a RAID 5 for data. I come to find out the card doesn't like 1TB or larger drives. Ugh...
  4. B

    Raid 5 build keeps failing

    I'm in the process of building an Ubuntu-based server with a RAID 1 of 2x WD 500GB Green drives and a RAID 5 of 3x Hitachi Deskstar 1TB (HD31000 IDK/7K) drives. I'm using an Adaptec 2610SA (Dell CERC SATA 1.5/6ch) hardware RAID card. The RAID 0 created a week back and looks fine. I've been...
  5. B

    Best RAID for home NAS?

    I'm planning on building a home server using Ubuntu (most likely) which will be mainly used for backup, storage, file serving, and possibly video encoding. In anticipation, I got an Adaptec 2610SA 6-port hardware RAID adapter off eBay. I'm trying to figure out which RAID solution is best for me...
  6. B

    Bizarre video problem with my ATI X1900XTX

    I've been having this video problem for a couple weeks and it is getting progressively worse. I've provided an image of the problem, both a JPEG for a quick look an a PNG for extreme detail: http://images.busydoingnothing.net/games/video_problem.jpg...
  7. B

    Choosing a motherboard for C2D E6600

    Hey all, I've been planning on building my new system based on the Core 2 Duo E6600. This will be my first Intel-based system since my Celeron 300 (overclocked to 450...remember those?). I'm not sure which motherboard to go with. I was planning on the nVidia 590-based boards, but it appears they...
  8. B

    Painfully slow internal network file transfer

    I have a few computers at home in an internal network. We have two Linksys WRT54Gs, one upstairs and one downstairs, hardwired together with a cable modem hooked up to the downstairs router. The downstairs router also has 3 PCs hardwired to it, and the upstairs has 2 PCs hardwired (mine and my...
  9. B

    I am completely stumped

    I think my problem lies with my BFG6800GTOC, but I am not 100% sure. I have already replaced the card under warranty due to a malfunction. While using the system for any task (from web browsing to gaming), the system would seem to crash. I would lose the video connection and the system would...
  10. B

    Diagnosing a bad mobo/cpu/psu?

    Here we are again, round 2. My dad got a replacement video card from BFG (within 3 days I might add) and we've installed it. It seemed to clear up some of the video problems we initially had, but now the system still continues to randomly reboot itself. In the middle of doing anything (games...
  11. B

    Hats off to BFG Tech

    I thought I'd share a quick story with everyone on my experience with BFG Tech. My dad's PC has a BFG Tech 6800 GTOC PCIx graphics card in it. He had video problems ever since I built the system, and after bringing the system back up after a power outage last week, he no longer had a video...
  12. B

    Bad video card?

    I built my dad's computer with a nice set of hardware: Intel Mobo P4 560 BFG 6800GTOC 1GB RAM Antec NeoPower 480 Ever since I put it together, I've been having weird video errors. When the system booted up, at the BIOS logo screen and even in the BIOS, there would be what seemed to be...