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Raid difficulties

the thinking behind the RAID 0 array was as follows: This machine will be a workstation, used mainly with mapping and GIS software, often used remotely over the internet. RAM and Hard Drive access speed will be the most critical bottlenecks on this machine; hence 4GB of RAM and a RAID 0...
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- Post #4
- Jul 22, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Raid difficulties

So, specs first: E8400 Wolfdale Asus P5K-E Wi/fi 4GB OCZ titanium DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 (i think) 2x2GB 7800 GTX 2 x Western Digital 320GB SATA hdd (Caviar SE16) XP SP2 NEC Floppy drive I've built several computers over the past years, so I'm well versed with the basics, but I've never...
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- Jul 22, 2008
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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Tv-Tuner and Internet won't play nice

thanks Mcveigh, I already have contacted them by email. waiting for response. anyone else have any suggestions?
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- Post #3
- Mar 20, 2008
- Forum: Audio Components
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Tv-Tuner and Internet won't play nice

I'm having some trouble with my TV-tuner. I use RCN for both cable television and internet. Last summer I purchased an ATI theater 650 tuner card. Using a simple coax y-splitter I connected my computer to both the internet and the cable signal from the same wall jack. A different jack in...
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- Mar 19, 2008
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Audio Components
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What is the sweet spot these days with CPU's?

I have to disagree with this reasoning. The Q6600 can almost match the gaming performance of the E8400 when heavily overlocked, but it also uses more power, generates more heat and doesn't have the 45nm improvements (SSE4, the video encoding instructions etc). Also, Microcenter's $200 in store...
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- Post #16
- Mar 17, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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so I will be getting a new comp...

Intel has a product to match or exceed to the performance of the competing AMD at every point on the PC spectrum. AMD is competitive at the low end (say an arbitrary cut-off of $130 or so). Their products will match Intel's for heat production, power consumption and performance, and in...
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- Post #21
- Mar 7, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Have Wolfdale cpus been officially released -- and what of their prices?

well my new E8400 (purchased one month ago) would seem to suggest that Intel already has been released. but it seems likely that Intel isn't really feeling much pressure to keep the supply flowing all that fast. I mean, Phenom is sort of stumbling out of the blocks too, and isn't close to...
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- Post #12
- Mar 7, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Q9450 or E8400?

wow, I got my E8400 at the beginning of february for $209 shipped. i think $183 is Intel bulk price, right? so i think ~$200 is what they should be selling for now, assuming you can find one. but supply/demand and all seems to be making the etailers a bit greedy. as for the original...
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- Post #7
- Mar 6, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Which processor performs better?

Hold on there OP, you may want to go into a bit more depth with this whole process. You list two processors as your main points of comparision (an X2 6400+ and a Phenom 9500), but there's a lot more to consider about those two processors. the X2 is a K8 architechture. It's design is no...
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- Post #6
- Mar 5, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Why such a large price difference in these two processors?

Amberclad is right. no point running out for a conroe chip now with wolfdale on the market and penryn due out in March/April (at least the reasonably priced ones).
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- Post #7
- Mar 3, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Tuniq Tower 120

21C is possible in my house during the winter. i keep the heat low for comfort (and to save money) and my house is frequently 65F or lower when it's below freezing outsite. Which means that low 20s idle is possible with a good tower cooler. Of course, in the summer time the house is much...
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- Post #11
- Feb 29, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Tuniq Tower 120

yeah, that thing is an absolute monster. Everyone I know who has tried to install one (myself included) has horror stories about having to take the motherboard out of the case and using so much force they were sure it would snap in half. And all those fancy heatpipe coolers on the north/south...
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- Post #3
- Feb 29, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Core 2 Duo E6850 VS Quad Q6600 In a AMING PC....Which one should I use?

It's true that most games are WAY more GPU restricted that CPU restricted. but that in and off itself would be an argument to get the cheapest processor (the E8400) allowing the marginal savings to be spent on a better GPU. As for bunnyfubbles point that "by the time we start encountering...
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- Post #21
- Feb 29, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Core 2 Duo E6850 VS Quad Q6600 In a AMING PC....Which one should I use?

E8400 is the way to go for a gaming pc. It's cheaper AND better than the E6850. If you can find one that is definitely the way to go. As for E6850 at 4ghz v Q6600 @3.2ghz. It's sort of a moot point. the E6850 is faster at stock anyway, and there are VERY few games that actually take...
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- Post #14
- Feb 28, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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better CPU to last me 2 to 3 years

Sorry, I tried to make it pretty clear. "If you aren't going to do anything that will actually take advantage of the quad-core, then you are just throwing performance away by buying the slower quad over the faster dual." therefore, if you are going to do those things that benefit from...
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- Post #45
- Feb 27, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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