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    Brain Teasers

    681 *17 ------- 4767 681 -------- 11577
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    Need help with Calculus problem

    Just a piece of advice, when given values for variables (i.e. x=2), leave the x in the original equation until all calculations and simplifications are done. She's learning the definition of a derivative, and it's better in the long run to see how variables are affected. Knowing and...
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    Math Help!

    area = (1/2)base*height area = x base = x x = (1/2)x*h h = 2 theta1 and theta2 are the angles made with the base and each respective side sin(theta1) = 2/6 theta1 = 19.47 degrees sin(theta2) = 2/5 theta2 = 23.58 degrees x = 6cos(theta1)+5cos(theta2) x = 10.239 :beer:
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    Feel like a physics problem, anyone?

    Easiest way to do it is to look at the changes in center of mass. Since Ricardo is the heavier of the two, we will treat his movement as positive and Carmelita's movement as negative. mRicardo*dRicardo-mCarmelita*dCarmelita = (mRicardo+mCarmelita+mCanoe)*dTotal 70*3.1-x*3.1 = (70+x+27)*.374...
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    Water cooling kit for a first-timer

    I doubt the koolance system will provide any benefit over your tornado setup. The flow rate and the 1/4" diameter of the tubing really holds back serious improvements. Also the temperature reading for the exos is actually the water temperature, not the temperature of the cpu. Using any temp...
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    Just took the GMATs

    Time to bring this thread back from the dead. For those that were asking, I am still waiting the official results, but unofficially a 730. My big complaint with it was that the question weren't at all like the practice questions from Princeton Review and the like. Aside from the formats, I...
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    math term that starts with letter "J"?

    Jacobi symbol It's an extension of the Legendre symbol where the lower number is not prime. Edit: Can't spell :beer:
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    Just took the GMATs

    Time for beers...and lots of them
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    Has that law passed yet that allows you to keep your cell phone number between services?

    November 24th is the date. Some providers may charge a handling fee (like $1 a month for the number): AT&T, Sprint, and Nextel come to mind here. One company (I think is Verizon) is pressuring the others to waive the fee, as they do not charge anything for keeping your number and leaving their...
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    Which tires to get

    Okay, I narrowed it down to two...Bridgestone S-03 or the Pirelli P-Zero Nero M+S. The all-season of the Pirellis make them really attractive not to mention the difference in price. The Pirellis would work out to be about $250 less than the S-03's.
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    Which tires to get

    I am going to need to get new tires for my car (BMW M roadster). Currently I have 245/40/ZR17's in th rear and 225/45/ZR17's up front (all Dunlop SP Sport 8080). So give me some input. My service guy said I should go somewhere else to get the tires - they only offer Michilen's and they were...
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    Going to buy new computer desk...

    You are thinking of the z-line desk staples has the computer desk and main desk on sale now for $149 each and there is a link to the corner for $49
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    Poll: Warrenty issues. Who's to blame?

    Most postage carriers have a default insurance of $100, so you may be entitled to that, although I think it may have some expiration on it. If you are able to get the $100, take that and put it towards a new 19" Edit: so pretty much follow Rossman's advice
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    Relax the tRAS timings for better performance

    maluckey, I tried out UT2k3 and I didn't notice any of what you speak of....i.e. degredation of performance. Using Demo version 2206 and HardOCP's UT2k3 benchmarking utility I got the following results at 1280x1024 selecting High Quality using Direct3D. Tests were done at 210 fsb with a...
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    Relax the tRAS timings for better performance

    You didn't respond to any of my questions/suggestions. And if you are going to spout off about losing fps here and there and about these fps sites, then provide links, provide examples. You say you lost fps in high intensity games...was this online? Could it have been your computer was...
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    Relax the tRAS timings for better performance

    I'm putting together a comprehensive list for both pcmark and sandra ETP of 45 min Edit: Using an Abit NF7-S rev2.0. 1700+ at 210.48x9 (as displayed in CPUid) Memory is in sync and AGP is locked to 66 MHz You can know more about my setup in my sig under toy Each test was run 3 times with...
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    Relax the tRAS timings for better performance

    Jeff, Looking at what your mem timings are at (7-3-3-2.5), did you just change to 11-3-3-2.5? In my case, I was at 6-3-3-2.5 at 210 and going with tRAS of 11, allowed me to run at 11-2-2-2...just something you might want to try out
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    Relax the tRAS timings for better performance

    What do you mean by degradation in-game? Might this be that after 100 passes and twenty levels that your system is paging memory from the game to your hard disk and that is the cause for the slow down? I would be very interseted to see a link which shows faster effecient performance with lower...
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    Can't sleep = Moving out ?'s

    I'm not sure how big of a place you are looking at, but I am in a 3 bedroom townhouse outside of Chicago. My utilities look something like this: Digital Cable + Internet : 110 Phone: 30 Gas & electric: 80-90 (Gas is highest in winter at like 50-55 with electric being like 30-35 or so and in...
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    Absolutely. "If I were to choose between slavery and holocaust, I would go with holocaust. I would choose holocaust because I know that my suffering wouldn't be too long. I would die quickly or the holocaust would end in a few years and I could live a normal life again." Going through the...
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    Relax the tRAS timings for better performance

    the 8RDA+ allows settings up to 15, but 11 seems like the sweet spot for fsb 200-210 (I noticed minor drops when tRAS was set to 10 or 12). From the linked thread someone tested at 222 fsb, and performance peak was with tRAS at 11-13 Edit: Thought I would include this formula from that link...
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    Relax the tRAS timings for better performance

    Uh, I think you don't quite understand what tRAS is and how it works. Here from Mushkin Some notes from that link for the lazy "just by definition, the minimum tRAS must be the RAS-to-CAS delay plus the read latency (CAS delay). That is fine for FPM and EDO memory with their single word data...
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    Relax the tRAS timings for better performance

    Here's something everyone should look at I won't reiterate anything from the thread, but it's a great read. My mem timings are now at 11-2-2-2 at 210 fsb, and my memory benchmarks higher in pcmark and sandra
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    Coolermaster Musketeer, Aerogate I and II, and Cooldrive 4

    Sundial Micro has them all listed for sale. The two Aerogates are out of stock but are priced at $55 each. The Musketeer is also $55 but it is in stock.
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    should my western digital HD be clicking?

    Absolutely back up what you can. My disk (WD800JB) started to click maybe 2 or 3 days ago. I ran Data Lifegaurd Diagnostics on the drive and recieved errors 0134, then 0135, then 0210. Basically the drive is fubar. I tried to zero fill the drive as a last resort and that failed to complete...
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    Did I get a good deal, and how do you clean flat CRT's?

    You are correct to worry about the anti-glare coating. Windex and similar cleaners will strip and/or damage the coating. I would recommend using just water.
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    Check out this desk

    up for the morning people
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    Check out this desk

    Yea staples carries this one, office max may as well. Notfred, I got the name of the desk from a friend who has one at his work, and he says it takes no more than 30 minutes to assemble. When it comes to cables, you can make it look nice, it's the same as working inside a case, just depends...
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    Check out this desk

    Whoa...I want one!!:beer:
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    Yet another eBay scam site

    lol you may need a couple more of these :beer:
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    RAM overclocking with extra voltage

    shady, could you be more specific with "loosest timings"
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    What is your favorite breakfast?

    I'll be the first to nominate the sausage, egg, and cheese mcgriddle. I have set my alarm the past two weekends just for them! :Q Now when will McD's ever figure out that breakfast all day would be a good thing?!?!? :cool:
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    Thank you guys! Here is the *beast*

    -I don't know much about the 8rd3a+, but by looking at the difference between that and the 8rda, the main diff is SATA....8rd3a has it 8rda doesn't. If that is something you will be using then great, but the newer revs of the 8rda+ (with the C1 northbridge stepping) are great for 200+ fsb...
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    Questions to those of you with macs.

    Your problem is in your first sentence...OS9.2. My main machine is a Dual GHz w/ a gig of PC2700 running 10.2.6 and it flies. I use mozilla for everything and I don't have any problems. Speedwise I find it comparable if not slightly faster than my 1700+ o/c'd to 2.0 GHz (200 fsb and 1 gig of...
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    Roy Jones to take on Evander Holyfield ***HOLY CRAP HES GOING TO GET KTFO***

    If I'm not mistaken, Jones weighed in at 198 at his last fight, and besides the Lewis fights, Holyfield was always below 220.
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    Linksys WAP11's losing connection

    bump for advice
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    Linksys WAP11's losing connection

    how much would a 2.4 GHz cordless phone interfere? Also, what channel do the cordless phones use?
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    Linksys WAP11's losing connection

    So they should be on different channels when in wireless bridge mode? The WAP11's are just simulating a wire going from the ground floor to the basement if that helps.