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    solaris 10

    The only great thing I can say about Solaris 10 x86 is the ZFS. ITs a great file system and very easy to use its feature set. That being said, the x86 kernel is slow, and the hardware and software support is lacking. The Sparc kernel is much faster but still limited in off the shelf software...
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    Vista RC2

    If you don't activate in 30 days it will go into the new limited mode, and it is very limited no features, work, mce....the key is free if you get a passport account. I would be running RC1 if the hdtv support worked correctly, here's hoping RC2 fixed this.
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    Finally! Firingsquad reviews the VF900 with an X1900XTX as the test card.

    Quieter, a little better cooling wise 5-9 degrees off of stock. Did not do much for the overclocking on that card, although they did not talk about any voltage adjustments for the GPU.
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    X1800 XT or 7900 GT

    I have to dissagree. When you have that many transistors you don't start over each time. I don't have access to the white papers and don't code at that level but I think they are similar..ie coding ticks used on one may work on others. I realize the R500 has variable shaders and such, but it...
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    X1800 XT or 7900 GT

    What if you have conductive paint from your athlon xp days, and you have a multimeter for the PS1/PS2 modding you did and a universal cooler from your last video card...but I do agree with you if you have to buy all of it get the 1900.
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    X1800 XT or 7900 GT

    My point was based on the hype MS piled on Oblivion leading up to and after the 360 launch. This IMPLIED that Bethesda was focusing their coding efforts on that platform. From this I deduced that if you were coding for platform with an ATI GPU you would get to know that type of coding better...
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    X1800 XT or 7900 GT

    I would not use that as proof yet. A few more sm 3.0 games and I may agree but basing that opinion on a game that was cross-developed on a console with an ATI GPU is too premature. Again this may prove correct, but the facts are not in yet. I do agree with the price argument.
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    X1800 XT or 7900 GT

    I was in the same dilema as you. For me I went with the 7900GT for the following reasons: -its newer: historically both ATI and Nvidia tend to be able to pull out more performance over the course of a products lifetime, the 1800 is at the end where the 7900 is just starting -it is much...
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    Poll: What would the price of Physx card have to be

    It needs to be on the graphics card, in the GPU or on the MB before I would consider it. I don't think it needs to waste one of my slots and bus bandwidth. If it is priced like the sound chips I think they can create a market.
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    Is it worth it to buy pre-overclocked video cards?

    I am in the exact same position as you. 6800NU to a 7900GT water cooled. I plan on buying the best deal I can find. Right now since none are in stock, that is hard. I am leaning to Leadtek but that is personal preference.
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    Are there any DCR TV Tuner cards availible yet?

    Cablelabs, the ones that certify the cable cards, said a few months ago they will not certify equipment unless certain levels of drm can be garanteed. This implies the only whole systems will be cable card 2.0 certified. I hope you can pull them out but vista can easily check and if you are...
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    7900GT Choice for OC?

    Is it logical to assume that the GPU's from the companies that are just selling one 7900GT model are more likely to overclock than those that have different speed grades? My goal is to water cool, volt mod and overclock a 7900GT, to that end my asumption is that companies like MSI, Biostar...
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    Overclocking 939 motherboard with AGP

    I have the DFI and cannot really recomend it. It seems to have lots of bugs. ITs the first motherboard I have had that I cannot upgrade the bios, or I get cold boots.
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    Whos sitting waiting for socket AM2?

    Skipped 754 and plan on skipping AM2. I fear AMD is losing its edge by waiting this long for DDr2. If DDR2 turns out to be faster/better than the second socket that uses it will be worthwhile and will get my money. Another good reason to wait a little longer is the first chipset for a socket...
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    Will a ENERMAX EG301P 300w ps be enough for my pc?

    Using a kill-a-watt my maximum watt pull on 3dmark05 runs was 246 watts and around 240 at startup. I have the following hardware: -A64 @ 2.6 GHz(1.55v) -3 7200 PATA drives -1 Raptor -1DVDRW -2 DIMMS -two pci tuners -1 sblive audigy -6800GT AGP -2 120mm fans -1 water pump. -3-4 usb...
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    Audiophiles - need some recommendations

    Check the reviews out there, all I know is my old speakers have never sounded that good. If my main speakers were efficent I would buy three of these for my home theater. Check it out.
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    Audiophiles - need some recommendations

    The sonic impact T-amp, google it, is very good especially for the price. All you need is some efficent mini-monitors and a powered sub. I am constantly impressed by the imaging and soundstage this little 30 dollar amp pushes out.
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    PVR Software MCE vs. BeyondTV

    If you ever plan on getting a 360 it works flawlessly with MCE 2005. The MCE remote is okay, the volume and channel buttons suck and it is limited. I only bought it for the ir input for my harmony. That works very well, there are sill some missing features here and there but overall I am very...
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    PC HDTV

    Couple of pointers: -set your display resolution to the exact resolution of your lcd, the newer driver sets let you cusomize the settings..my guesse is 1280x720 or maybe 1366x768 -check the htpc forum at avsforum.com for help with your tv...someone there may have the same model and know the...
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    Why do you hate the Ultra X-Connect 500W PSU?

    Couple of reasons they are not well regarded: -They started at 70 dollars when they were new, and since they are made by a low end OEM it was a rip off -Their failure rates seem to increase the closer you get to the rated value, ie 300W on an Ultra is fine 400+ seems to cause failures. If...
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    Samsung 56" 1080p DLP HDTV

    Just make sure you go to avsforum and check up on this model. Some Sammy's have huge issues, while others are great. Looks like a good deal otherwise. I think the rebate is for the HD Directv reciever and not for the tv itself.
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    Making an HD capable PVR

    I use the Avermedia A180 with MCE 2005 to record all OTA HDTV, it is stored on my server so that all my other machines and TV's can get to it. If you only want to record and watch at one place stick with what you can get from your cable company. I plan on adding more tuners and cablecard...
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    Who left AMD and came back?

    Hmm: Intel 8086 Cyrix 486DLC-40 Amd 486DX2-66 Intel P5-100 Amd K6-200(On first non-intel agp MB) Intel Celeron 300A Intel Celeron 366A AMD Duron 650 AMD Duron 850 AMD Duron 1400 AMD XP 1800 AMD XP 2500 AMD XP 2600 AMD XP 2500 Barton AMD 64 Venice 3000 I love the high...
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    Maxtor MaXLine III 7L250S0 250GB vs. Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB

    I am in the same boat, and I am going with the WD. It seems to be faster based on benchmarks and the general opinion is that with the WD you won't have to use the warranty. Check storagereview.com for more info.
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    PCI-E & NF3 compatiblility issue?

    According to the MSI website and the nvida documentation Nforce3 chipsets do not support pci-e. You could get a nice 6800nu agp and unlock and overclock if you are looking for a good video card. I have a dfi nf3 mb and that is the route I took...
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    250gb Maxtor $79.99 no rebates

    Good drive, got one in the last sale. Was a maxtor with 16MB cache.
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    Does Canon still make good printers?

    Another vote for teh ip3000, cheap, fast and good quality.
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    WD Raptor... Where are its competitors?

    I bought the first gen when it came out because it slaughtered all other ata drives at the time. They caught up and the 2nd gen came out and did it again. Now it has been surpassed again and I look forward to buying the 3rd gen, if it ever comes out. If you have to buy now and cannot wait I...
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    Anyone have shots of the 24" Dell LCD vs the 30" Apple LCD?

    I have actually compared them both. I thought the picture quality between the two was similar. The Apple is much bigger so the pixel size is a little more noticable. I had problems with the features on the apple, or lack-there-of: -only has the one Attached cable coming out of it that...
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    The Firefly Movie: Serenity Thread (September 30, 2005! The Big Damn Movie Is Out!)

    If you never saw the series the deaths would not be that big a deal...but remember Whedon has a history or resurecting and killing off characters as he sees fit. If you have a universe where people can read minds then others can bring people back. It is criminal that A. Fox screwed the...
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    Are Sony HDTVs any good?

    For their rear projections: CRT:1 LCD's:4 Qualia:5+ They don't do a dlp right now. They will be pushing 1080p when the PS3 comes out. Will see what they offer as most people are not going to shell out 5K+ for a tv for their new PS3.
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    Logitech Harmony Remote 880 for $154.99 + ship

    I want to point out that the cradle on this thing sucks, it is almost impossible to get it sit right and charge. I have played with two of them and the forums are full of people who have the same problem. As soon as they fix this I will buy it, til then I would wait because the remote itself...
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    Iriver h10 6GB MP3 Player-Red 189.99

    Saw this at Computer Geeks. Link New, 1 Year Warranty. I am waiting for the 8GB players but if you want a color, micro 6GB I don't think you can do better.
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    WARNING: Those looking to get HDTV From DirecTV

    There are DVi adapters that stip the protection for analog output. They are illegal in the US and cost close to 450. I have had no problems with Directv in the four years I have had them. The compression on the channels is getting bad but hopefully the move to Mpeg-4 will fix this. Since...
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    WARNING: Those looking to get HDTV From DirecTV

    Yes the HD tivo will only record the old Mpeg-2 streams and ota BUT all they have said that all of their boxes will be DVR at some point in the near future and since you can now get their DVR free by calling retention I suspect the same will be true for the new boxes. Since the new stream is...
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    Need thoughts on upgrade I am considering

    If you get on the e-wiz deal the 3000 is about 118, but you would need a heatsink. The retails are 150. If you want to do retail then the 3200 is not that bad a deal. Anyway you should get 2.5 easy with decent temps. Since you are new and worried, and have the money get the 3200 retail...
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    Need thoughts on upgrade I am considering

    Warranty, in theory yes it voids but how can they prove it. I have had to send procs in for RMA that were overclocked at some point in their lifes but their deaths were unrelated. They never said anything and replaced them with no problems. If they had died due to overclocking i would not...
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    Need thoughts on upgrade I am considering

    You should at least do a little overclocking, like don't up your voltage and see how far you can get. Its free performance, especially if you don't increase the voltages. Are you at least going to try and unlock the 6800? I would stick to the 3000 anyway, the jump to the 3200 seems too high...
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    Need thoughts on upgrade I am considering

    Basically I have what you want to go to: Venice 3000, NF3, 1 gig, 6800nu. I have my 6800 unlocked/oc'ed and have gotten the CPU to 2.67 GHZ, gives me around 4700 3d05. Compare with what you have for an idea on the upgrade. For me the jump to the 10x multi was 80 dollars which was too much.
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    Athlon 64 3000+ 939 OEM

    Its probably due to demand, all the high speed cores are being cosumed at the high end, leaving only the cores that do 2.5-2.7. At least the yields are high enough that we can 2.5-2.7, it could be a lot worse. Was the A64 even projected to make 3 ghz? I thought that was why they were...