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    If RAID0 is so bad, what do you suggest?

    So, I've been reading on many forums and it seems to me that many people recommend against using RAID-0. Those that are 'ok' with it suggest software RAID-0 instead of HW based. Other say use ZFS... which I can't use. So, what are my alternatives if I want must faster disk access (and don't...
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    Anyone know what happened to Telnap.com?

    Is DeviousTrap still running it? If so, what's the deal? My account is going haywire. My addon domains have been removed and someone hijacked them. Anyone else having similar problems?
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    Illegal Immigrant Driver bill passed in Illinois

    Ok... I'm not one for talking too much about immigration policy, etc. but this one just really pisses me off. The Illinois house just passed a bill to allow illegal immigrants to obtain a special driver's permit. ... Yeah... So let's see here. If you're an illegal immigrant and you get caught...
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    Custom Windows XP Install?

    Quick question: I head there's an application to allow a custom install of windows XP. By custom, I mean you can add/remove drivers, applications before you start the install process. I can't quite remember the name of the app. Is it vTune or something like that?
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    Anyone use the MSI MPC 51PV SFF (Socket AM2)?

    I'm getting ready to purchase a system for my gf for christmas and I'm stuck between building one or buying one from Dell. She's seen a few SFF systems and likes them because of their size; the catch is, they're kinda expensive. On the flipside, Dell is always an option because they tend to...
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    Help! Broken 478 Bracket

    I was putting on a new HSF on my P4 with a 478 socket and busted one of the clips on the HSF bracket. Can you actually buy the bracket that's on the motherboard or does that mean I have to buy another motherboard? Please help! Thanks...
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    Tablet PCs and Linux and Vista?

    Ok... So Vista's (never) coming out soon. Some of us want to be Vista-ready where, the rest of us don't want to have to deal with the MS crap that they put out. For the longest time, I've been delaying my purchase of a Tablet PC solely due to the fact that the existing systems out there...
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    Tablet PCs and Linux and Vista?

    Ok... So Vista's (never) coming out soon. Some of us want to be Vista-ready where, the rest of us don't want to have to deal with the MS crap that they put out. For the longest time, I've been delaying my purchase of a Tablet PC solely due to the fact that the existing systems out there...
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    Quick Question: What socket will Conroe be?

    775? 478? 479?
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    The Greatest Discovery EVER!!!

    Ok... I can't take credit for this one - it's all my girlfriend's idea. While watching Sesame Street, she made the greatest observation ever. Who does Big Bird look like?
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    HOT! Old v1 Newertech MiniStack for $59 USB/FW/HD enclosure ($20 drop!)

    Yeah yeah.. It's a Mac Mini focused HD enclosure and most folks here are PC users, but nevertheless this is a great price for an Oxford 911+ based FW/USB HD enclosure. With the release of the V2 enclosure, the prices on the V1 dropped. Also, if you read carefully you'll notice the (stupid)...
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    AOpen XC Cube MZ855-II: Socket 478 or 479?

    Ok.. I checked the forums for this but I'm still confused. The Aopen XC Cube MZ855-II asks for a Socket 479 Pentium M, but I can't find a retailers that can offer this processor socket. Newegg has Pentium Ms but classifies them as socket 478. Same with ewiz.com and chiefvalue, etc. Is there...
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    HELP: Building a stepmania machine

    So my gf and I are DDR nerds... It's kinda scary. If you live in the Chicago area and you see this 30-something (african american) couple pushing little kids out of the way to play DDR or In the Groove at D&B, Gameworks or Enchanted Castle or random movie theatres, that's me and my woman. We...
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    Where to buy SFFs?

    I'm going to pick up a ST20G5 soon and I'm just looking for places in general that have a good selection of SFFs for reasonable prices. Here's what I have so far: Ajump.com Newegg.com Censuspc.com Zipzoomfly.com Any other ideas?
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    Crazy things to put in your spare drive bay

    Ok.. So I'm getting ready to build another PC and I have a spare bay available (hence spare...). Most geeks... er.. builders put in fan controllers and maybe a memory card reader, but I must be different. So with your help, tell me what you have in your spare bays BESIDES extra burners, fan...
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    Shuttle XPC ST20G5 Now available

    Finally, the Shuttle XPC ST20G5 is available. If you guys want, I can maintain this thread and make it a SFF thread (not just the ST20G5). In case you don't know, the ST20G5 is the long awaited Socket 939 ATI-based SFF with PCIe x16 and a PCI slot. More currently compatible than the slightly...
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    Console VS PC War!!

    I know this has been going on for ages and AT obviously has a different demographic but I must pop the question: Which do you like better, PCs or gaming consoles? Also, here are my two cents to prevent too much of a misguided flame war. Personally, buying a console based on it's hardware...
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    Looking for a good webhost

    Ain't this about a b!tch.. I'm moving to an area where I can't get DSL so my current DSL provider said I'll lose my email accounts within hours of my cancellation. So.. Basically, I want to look into getting my own domain so that I can manage my own email accounts, then eventually host my own...
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    Anyone know where I can get the Galaxy 6600GT?

    Title and topic speaks volumes. If you don't know what review, here's the link. Thanks in advance.
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    Psst, the Deficit ISN'T shrinking

    I do believe some time back a certain individual was lauding how wonderful the Bush administration was doing with handling the deficit. Turns out, things are worse than they've EVER been. This isn't really a personal attack on you (riprorin), but all this talk in the past from the Bush Admin...
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    What's the dumbest thing you did at work for fun?

    Inspired by the commercial with the kid hanging on the dry cleaning rack. Personally, I shocked myself with a power supply 37 times and blew up capacitors just because the smell pissed people off.
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    Catholic Priests and marriage: Poll

    Real simple. Do you think Catholic priests should be allowed to marry? Heck, I'll tack on this one too: show women be allowed to become priests. BTW, it's not like any of this matters. The Vatican doesn't go by popular consensus, which it shouldn't, but at the same time they don't...
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    What the heck are you doing up this late?

    I was checking my bank account, eating apples and folding my clothes.
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    Motorola HS810 Bluetooth for $60 shipped

    Amazon has this bluetooth headset for 60 smackers with free shipping. Pretty good headset if you don't mind the bright blue light flashing when you're on the phone. It helps to let people know you're not crazy and talking to yourself. I know. I have the Sony HBH-660 and people think I'm...
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    NOT HOT: LCD Panel Prices to rise soon

    All, Get your LCD panels now. Reports say that 2nd half of the year LCD prices will go up due to shortages. The reason why panels are going for so low now is because of an oversupply.. but of course when you overbuild, you create shortages in the future. I'm not making this up.. Here's the...
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    Incredibly hot! The ST20G5 is Finally Available

    WTFOMFGBBQLETTUCE!!!111!11111!!!!oneONE!!!oNE This is definately the hotest thing to hit desktop PCs. Honestly, I believe the SFF wave is going too friggin slow as it seems there is no reason to buy a biga$$ case when you're only going to put a maximum of 3 cards in it, ever. I say we revolt...
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    Memory Tests: Firmware Development

    Ok.. I got a firmware development question for you ATers. I'm developing a firmware-level memory test and need to make sure that it's actually testing (not stressing) my devices correctly. An existing test basically inserted 0xA5A5A5A5 into registers and memory locations and checked that it...
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    End of life for PCI, AGP?

    I'm planning on purchasing a SFF PC soon with aesthetics more of a selling point than performance. This being said, my final contenders have different chipsets which in turn provide either AGP or PCIe video slots. One of my favorite SFF's has an AGP port. What is the timeframe for AGP to be...
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    64-bit procs are out... So how's the 64-bit performance?

    The A64's have been out for a while and even in the 32-bit realm they've shown great benefits over the Athlon XPs. The P4Ds (From now referred to as the PDiddy) are 64-bit capable but show no improvement in the 32-bit world (the 6xx review showed a drop in performance). <ignore Linux nerds>I...
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    Dammit all to hell! Too many decisions (Poll)

    I can't friggin make up my mind. Here are the links to each SFF in order of preference. 1) Kloss KL-I915A 2) Asus S-presso S1-P111 (in white. Reminds me of an old 1970s B&W tv) 3) Shuttle SB86i 4) Shuttle SB83G5 Here are my requirements: Quiet, stylish, Firewire ports, PCI...
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    SPDIF to Dolby Digital Receiver

    It seems that there are more and more soundcard that have coax or optical SPDIF outputs. If you have a compatible 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, n.1 computer speaker set, I'm assuming that it decodes this audio data appropiately. Question is, what standard is it and is it compatible with AC-3 Dolby digital...
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    SPDIF to Dolby Digital Receiver

    It seems that there are more and more soundcard that have coax or optical SPDIF outputs. If you have a compatible 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, n.1 computer speaker set, I'm assuming that it decodes this audio data appropiately. Question is, what standard is it and is it compatible with AC-3 Dolby digital...
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    Cube Etiquette - QUIT FARTING!!

    OMIGAWD... My cube neighbor just let out the LOUDEST fart. It's just crazy. Usually I'll hear a poot everyone once in a while but he just really went overboard now. I mean it was a butt cheek rattling, chair lifting one. Just out of curiousity so that I don't think I'm the only one who...
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    What's your middle name?

    Geoffrey. Shaddup. I'm not like the butler in the fresh prince of bel air.
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    AVERT YOUR EYES!!! OMIGAWD NOOooOOOoOO!!!1!! (Poll)

    You will look. You will run screaming in fear! You will look again. You will let out a Nancy Kerigan "WHYYYyyYYYyYY!!!!??!??!" Press power button. Douse computer in gas. Light computer. Throw self on flame in act of soul cleansing Jump in car (while still on fire) and...
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    Happy (Observed) MLK Day!

    Happy MLK Jr day! This goes out to all my Chinese-American, Japanese-American, Women, African-American, Latinos and Latinas and... yeah.. the Canadian-Americans. Also to my interracial couples and children, same and different sex partners, handicapped and non, immigrant and native Americans...
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    Happy (Observed) MLK Day!

    Happy MLK Jr day! This goes out to all my Chinese-American, Japanese-American, Women, African-American, Latinos and Latinas and... yeah.. the Canadian-Americans. Also to my interracial couples and children, same and different sex partners, handicapped and non, immigrant and native Americans...
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    Can someone tell me why previous presidential candidate don't re-campaign?

    Quick question, Only the presidents are limited to two consecutive terms. Why is it that previous candidates don't typically try again? I understand that if they lost they feel shamed, but they won't have to compete against that candidate again especially in the case of a lame duck...
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    Bush Prepares for Possible GPS Shutdown

    Bush wants to shutdown the US GPS system... I'm not going to say much. Here are my points on why this is uniquely stupid and will be stopped at all costs. 1) Shutting down an infrastructure to prevent an attack actually prevents our own defenses from working. Ie, lets shutdown the internet...
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    December 15th Sales Thread

    I don't know if you've noticed, but tomorrow seems to be a big 1-day sale day. Here's what I've seen so far: Sports Authority/SportMart 25% all apparel, 25% or more on all footwear Zales 50% off select diamonds Kohls 7am - 12am Midnite sale Kinda like a Man's Black Wednesday since most...