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    Yet another Noob looking for help validating a rig

    IF I were to start entertaining the idea of a dual opteron approach, where would I start researching things like mobos, etc. (aside from what you've got listed for your rig)? And by the way, thanks everyone for all the excellent input.
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    Yet another Noob looking for help validating a rig

    On the gaming topic, haven't tried either but want to try both. As for the DVD, bear in mind, if I get either the NEC or the LG, I have to then buy Nero. brings up the price a bit. Looked at a couple of 21" inchers, but they're simply too big. Besides, I'm moving up from an iMac (that's...
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    Yet another Noob looking for help validating a rig

    Hadn't considered dual opterons at all. Having absolutely no experience in window based machines, I figured it was better to learn the basics and and stay with a single processor. I would assume going dual would put me back to square one with my research. And would dual be as effective with...
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    Yet another Noob looking for help validating a rig

    Samsung 997DF 19" Hadn't really given the res much thought. Coming from the Mac world, it's not really an issue.
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    Yet another Noob looking for help validating a rig

    Promethply, hadn't seen this on Tom's, thanks for the link!
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    Yet another Noob looking for help validating a rig

    First, love your signature line. Second, I've got to admit it, I didn't look toooo closely at Intel. I work for a VERY large IT company and HATE very large IT companies: so I wanted to go with the underdog in my personal world. That being said, if there is a substantial bang for the...
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    Yet another Noob looking for help validating a rig

    Great mobo, but are you really going to use SLI? You only listed 1 vid card. If no SLI, get the Ultra version of the same board. I'll let others comment on your other choices. I do plan to SLI in the future when my graphics needs in crease. Though the rig will be expensive, I'm trying...
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    Yet another Noob looking for help validating a rig

    But won't the meg of L2 cache help me with the video editing? I think this is only available with the 4000+
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    Yet another Noob looking for help validating a rig

    Hey there, Everyone on this forum is always so helpful and supportive of us Noobs building our first system, I thought I?d take advantage of your great cumulative knowledge and run my proposed rig past everyone prior to ordering. By way of background this will be my home machine. My...
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    Any other Punk/Hardcore listeners ?

    Old school listener (Pistols, Clash, Stranglers, X-Ray Specs, Buzzcocks, Wire, Siouxsie and the Banshees) In fact I've got tickets to see Gang of Four next week pinned to my cubicle.
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    does anyone know of a card reader that...

    Adeptec has a nice model, but it too doesn't fit in a 5.25 bay. AMB http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/suppor...at=%2fProduct%2fAUA-7500&fromarea=prod
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    An SLI Board that can handle a lot of cards

    Is it possible that no one has a view on this? AMB
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    An SLI Board that can handle a lot of cards

    Hey there, Looking to build an SLI system which would include a Hauppauge 500, an Audigy 2ZS Platinum and (eventually) 2 eVGA DeForce PCX 6800GTs. I was leaning toward the K8N Neo 4 Platinum SLI, but wasn?t sure if there?d be enough room on the board. Tried looking at the pictures, but I?m...
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    2 + 2 = 5 for extremely large values of 2.

    Apparently I wasn't clear in my post, as I was trying to demonstrate that if you have a "set of all things" you can't have "+ some other things": by definition the "other things" can't exist. As for the infinity +1 = Infinity question, it was brought up by twharry earlier in the thread...
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    2 + 2 = 5 for extremely large values of 2.

    Actually I think this comes down to advanced set theory, of which I know a little, but not nearly as much as I would like. Point 1: Set theory, amoung other things, can predicate that nothing is completely "discrete" and that things need to be looked at on a continuum. For example, I...
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    Support for a new HTPC forum?

    I think having it's own forum is a great idea. I've found threads about PVR vs AIW in three different forums, each with different people opinining. Having them all in one place would be quite helpful.
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    Bad timing....

    Actually, I would agree with the OP. If you're not careful, the imminent advent of dual SLI, ddr2, pci-e, etc. you could easily accidently build a machine that would be hard to upgrade a year or two from now. AMB
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    Modding the CoolerMaster Cavalier 1

    All, I?m preparing the build my first PC and have narrowed my choice of cases significantly. Ideally I?d like to use the CoolerMaster Cavalier 1, but the audio gauge is a problem. Though I like the look of the analog gauge, giving me audio output is completely useless. Instead I?d like...
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    AIW vs PVR card

    By the way, Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for the input, this has all been very educational and entertaining! Thanks again! AMB
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    AIW vs PVR card

    "The Mac didn't come out until 1984. And the Lisa doesn't count. (I had the original 128k Mac when it came out, and though it was later upgraded to a 4MB Mac Plus, it is still in my closet, waiting to be turned into an aquarium.) " My first mac didn't even have a hard drive, I remember...
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    AIW vs PVR card

    Thanks for the quick responses. I was expecting more AIW supporters, but the reasoning above makes sense. I will definately look more closely into the Hauppage card option. AMB
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    AIW vs PVR card

    Hello all, As you can see I'm a complete noob here, but I?m thinking about building my own machine and was looking for some help. Did a forum search, but couldn?t find anything that really addressed this question. My usage plans (complete swag) are: TV Capture / TIVOing 20% Copying...