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    WD 300GB 10k VR partition question

    p.s. my current set up involves several physically separate drives 1) 80 gb OS/apps drive 2) 1 tb picture drive (main copy of all pics) 3) 500 gb music library/back up of pics 4) 500 gb back up of pics (continued) the #1 drive will be replaced with the 300gb 10k VR looks like i won't...
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    WD 300GB 10k VR partition question

    thanks for the advice guys!
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    WD 300GB 10k VR partition question

    Hi all, Just got my velociraptor today to use as a boot drive. I was wondering how I should partition the drive. My friend suggested 200gigs for OS and programs and then 80gigs for Photoshop scratch and also thumbnail cache, etc. I do a lot of photo editing and plan to do some video...
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    upgrading hard drives for photo/video editing

    hi elconejito, thank you so much for your detailed answer. it was really very helpful, thanks a lot for your time! right now i am in the middle of applications for school, so i want a reliable computer more than tearing my current one apart and installing a OS (even though i'm sure things...
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    upgrading hard drives for photo/video editing

    I don't think I will be running RAID5. My hard drive budget is currently $150ish to $300ish. The reason I picked that amount of budget is I want to replace two drives. Currently I have 80gig 7200.7 boot drive (from my freshman year in college, dell desktop from 2004) 250gig 7200rpm for...
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    upgrading hard drives for photo/video editing

    thanks for the advice. when you say separate drives, you are talking about separate physical drives, correct? not separate partitions? as for the scratch disk...is the scratch disk supposed to perform well with random access or sequential? i have this vague concept in my mind that scratch is...
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    new i7 build

    oh ok thank you
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    upgrading hard drives for photo/video editing

    thanks a lot for the replies, guys! wow, raid 5 requires 4 drives. pretty expensive. but as you said, worth it down the road, perhaps. so most people would suggest having a drive for OS & apps and a separate drive for media? i think i will go with a WD caviar black for my media storage...
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    new i7 build

    Thanks cusideabelincoln. I was just the tiniest bit worried that they weren't as many people buying it and the rating was slightly worse, so I thought there may be something hidden i didn't know about. So I'm guessing ddr3-1600 is good enough for a 3.8ghz overclock on the i7?
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    upgrading hard drives for photo/video editing

    thank you so much for your information, pjkenned. Very much appreciated! You mentioned that the 7200RPM drives is about 120mb/s. As a comparison, what is the VR's sequential data rate? And yes, I frequently hit several gigabytes when I go out these days. Not hard when I shoot RAW..25 megs...
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    upgrading hard drives for photo/video editing

    hi all a few questions...i'm getting a headache reading about hard drives; not that knowledgeable about all the terminology surrounding the topic in any case, i've been using a 80GB western digital drive as my boot drive for 5 years now. if i recall correctly it is a 7200.7 drive...ancient...
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    new i7 build

    oh, and not entirely important, but here is the cooler i plan on getting: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835185093 basically just going for the cpu, mobo, RAM, and a cooler...bare essentials; everything else from the old build will be recycled (hard drives, case, audio card...
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    new i7 build

    hi all my e4300 + 4 gigs ram is starting to choke when running RAW editing programs (photoshop, lightroom). after getting a canon 5Dmk2, i've also become interested in HD video editing. i've started to think that it's time to upgrade the comp that i built 2 years ago...i had wanted it to last...
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    Computers now are so fast for every day tasks

    i need a faster cpu for photo and video processing. my 2.7ghz core 2 duo is starting to stutter. i would love an i7 got a canon 5D mark II and i'm dabbling in HD videos
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    my computer won't post...help!

    obviously, you're my only friend!
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    my computer won't post...help!

    shut it, man! i only told you... :P
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    my computer won't post...help!

    nevermind. i am stupid. please don't ask.
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    my computer won't post...help!

    summary: after switching motherboards, board will not post. GPU fan spins very loudly, and monitor stays in power saving mode (usually powers on with the computer). tried clearing the CMOS with jumper and also tried removing the round battery to clear CMOS. board still will not post...
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    mystery of the dead desktop

    Hi all, I left my desktop over winter break, only to find that it was out of order when I came back. I had turned off my desktop properly before leaving, and I had unplugged all my electronics (something I do out of paranoia). Upon arrival after break, I plugged everything in. Everything...
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    Official Anandtech 2008 Secret Santa Post What You Got Thread!!!

    I got a $25 gift cert for Amazon. Thanks!
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    Official ATOT 2008 Secret Santa Sign-Up Thread

    are we supposed to get a confirmation email once we sign up?
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    Canon 5D Mark II - HD Video Sample

    here is a youtube video of the mark II's contrast based AF working in live view http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3S4rdwPSpw i would expect focusing in movies to be exactly the same.
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    Canon 5D Mark II - HD Video Sample

    contrast based AF works in movie mode, just as in live view mode.
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    Canon, Nikon, Fuju Rumors....Well, more than rumors, I'd say.

    http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08092301_leica_s2.asp
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    Canon, Nikon, Fuju Rumors....Well, more than rumors, I'd say.

    why do you single out non-integrated-grip pro cameras? why not include a pop up on the integrated grip bodies like the 1D? i for one do not use the pop up flash on my 40D, mainly because the lenses i use are too large with the hood on for the pop up to clear. i find a speedlite much better...
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    Canon, Nikon, Fuju Rumors....Well, more than rumors, I'd say.

    going to get a 5D mark II...it looks sweet :) been starting to shoot more portraits, so have been looking towards FF for awhile.
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    21.1mp Canon 5D MKII with 1920x1200 video

    i preordered it :)
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    Sony Alpha 900 Previewed

    can't wait until they get RAWs from cameras they are comparing into the same RAW converter. then we are talking! Oh, and I can't wait for Canon to release a full frame at the same price point that isn't three years old. IMO sony is too lacking in lenses. I think Canon has the best...
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    Who use a Pentium 4 in his main pc?

    another "used to" person. got a 3ghz p4 w/ HT to go to college with in fall 2004. it was a dell 8400. i'm actually using it to type this post since i'm back at home and my rig (below) is at school more than half the continent away. built my very first computer in summer 2007, a e4300 (see...
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    E8600 E0 stepping review at ****

    are you saying all e7300 are e0 stepping? this site seems to have a e7300 with m0 stepping http://www.madboxpc.com/review...ore-2-duo-e7300-e7200/
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    E8600 E0 stepping review at ****

    do we know yet which other processors will have the new E0 stepping (besides the E8600)? thx
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    Say hello to my little friend

    hey n7, what exactly is retail edge? remember me? the guy who pestered you over the 3007wfp? how's that 3007wfp treatin ya? i love mine
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    Abit IP35E question (OC)

    thanks for the replies @zap, yes i am running memory 1:1 i think i must be running into the limit of the cpu, if heidifirst is right...no matter, will likely be upgrading to a q6600 when i start video editing...or might just hold off until nehalem gets more mainstream
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    Abit IP35E question (OC)

    hi all, just a few quick questions. i have an abit ip35-e mobo, and when it's paired with my e4300, i'm pretty sure its my cpu that is the limiting factor in OCing. i was just wondering what kind of upper FSB limit i should see with another cpu. the highest my cpu allows is 9x350=3.15ghz, so...
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    E8600 Prime stable @ 4Ghz undervolted ;)

    how much is e8600 going to retail for?
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    Who will buy Nehalem ASAP?

    never really was an early adopter...i'll bite when things are worked out and prices are cheaper...looking for a quad as my next cpu
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    link to core 2 pricing for upcoming quarter?

    p.s. i read about some new e5*** processor for around $90, anyone have links to this and any other new processors intel might be cooking?
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    link to core 2 pricing for upcoming quarter?

    wow, that was simple, thanks bryan :). much easier than they made it
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    link to core 2 pricing for upcoming quarter?

    "A few of the older Intel CPUs will be phased out including the Core 2 Quad 9450. The 9450 will be replaced with the Core 2 Quad running at 2.66GHz at $266." from here: http://www.dailytech.com/Intel...in+Q3/article11843.htm if I'm not mistaken, isn't the Q9450 already a core 2 quad running...