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    Write-back caching on an HP DL380

    We have a number of DL360s and 380s all with the HP SmartArray controllers w/ BBU. And on every single one I see this behavior: Appending to a single, synchronous (O_SYNC) file, the call to write() returns in ~300us. If I have two threads appending to their own individual synchronous files...
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    Good MB for 4x1GB@800?

    I am finally sick of trying to get my 4 sticks of Corsair XMS2 6400C4 to work in my 680i board. I've tried every combination from running at low memory speeds, looser timings, high voltage on the vDIMM, MCP, SPP, blah blah blah. I have been messing with this for 10 months, been through an RMA...
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    Recommendations for color fax + answering machine?

    My old fax+answering machine has gotten lazy and refuses to answer on anything fewer than 20+ rings, so I'm looking for something new. Something snazzier. Like color fax/scan/copy/print PLUS answering machine. Easy enough to find the all-in-ones that do the first 4, but I can't seem to...
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    Relationship between voltages

    So I've been testing various settings with my E6600 and 680i for stability and have come across something I don't understand. At stock voltage, I can run a reduced multiplier on the CPU with a FSB of 1466, Orthos stable for 8 hours. I can also run 1200 FSB at the full 9x for a 2700MHz CPU 8...
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    Looking for keyboard, DVD and video card advice

    Ok, I've got most of my new build sitting around in boxes or on delivery trucks. I'm going to wait on the high-end video cards until early next year once prices come down and/or a die-shrink cools them down a bit. So... I'm also going to wait on the big monitor, because those always drop in...
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    P180 cooling the lower drive cage

    Hey guys -- do any of you with a P180 have all 4 drive slots in the lower drive cage filled? If so, how are the temps there? I was curious if the lower chamber fan would draw enough air through there to keep them cool enough, especially with the dust filters installed... I'm considering...
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    Actual power draw?

    So I'm curious. How many of you with relatively high-end systems have measured the actual power draw of your system at the wall when running 100% CPU+GPU? Not counting the monitor or printer or whatever else you have on your powerstrip/UPS -- just what would be powered by the PSU. I'm...