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How many people that joined 10yrs ago are still posting here?

I guess I count as well?
- m3rcury
- Post #302
- May 17, 2011
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Hopped on the C2D bandwagon

I now have these two on my backup list: Sunbeam CR-SW-775 for $20: http://www.svc.com/cr-sw-775.html Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro for $22: http://www.svc.com/acfzp7.html Freezer 7 Pro is out of stock though =*( Looked at NewEgg. Those jerkfaces are selling them for 70$. Riiiiight. Hey...
- m3rcury
- Post #3
- Mar 5, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Hopped on the C2D bandwagon

Placed order yesterday: E6300 DS3 XMS2-6400 FSP 450W EVGA 7900GS This is for a friend. I'm going to aim for 2.8ghz using the stock cooler. Adequate cooling?
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- Thread
- Mar 5, 2007
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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E6300 & Abit IB9 problems

If I were you, I would reseat the heatsink. 70 celcius sounds way too high for idling. Also, I've heard about problems with software reading the cpu temp with conroe chips. Apparently the only one that gives correct temp readings is called... coretemp or something like that (it has 'core' in the...
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- Post #2
- Jan 19, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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ddr2 confusion

Right. Well that settles that.
- m3rcury
- Post #2
- Nov 1, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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ddr2 confusion

So, in the good old days of DDR memory, one simply had to take the fsb of the processor (lets use amd chips), multiply by 2, and you'd get the optimal ddr speed. Athlon XP with 133mhz fsb = ddr 266 Athlon XP with 166mhz fsb = ddr 333 Athlon XP with 200mhz fsb = ddr 400 ... and so...
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- Thread
- Oct 31, 2006
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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ATI strikes back against Quad SLi

With four GPUs, there's too much pressure on each pixel, and this causes irritation and flickering. GillATI has solved this problem once and for all. We now proudly present: The RubyFusion: With 5 gpu's for a closer shav... errr... better graphics, and one gpu on the flip side for those hard...
- m3rcury
- Post #22
- Mar 13, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Apple making servers now?

Yeah. Virginia Tech made a supercomputer with a 1100 of those apple XServes, (were originally G5s, then upgraded). They're pretty nifty.
- m3rcury
- Post #2
- Mar 9, 2006
- Forum: Apple Laptops and Desktops
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wow.. samsung harddrive is awesome!

Just went from a seagate 7200.7 80gb to a samsung 250gb. I couldn't stand the annoying offline seek that the seagate did. Super happy with the Samsung.
- m3rcury
- Post #4
- Mar 8, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Hexen 2-Problems with setting resolution

I forget. Did Hexen come before or after Heretic?
- m3rcury
- Post #13
- Mar 6, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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Once again...real world or benchmarks for raid0.....

I dont have raid anymore, but I used to have raid0. Friend of mine didn't think it was any good. So I told him to time his machine as he copied the 430mb quake 3 pak file. He said it took ~120 seconds. I tried the same on my system (2 striped drives), and it took ~60 seconds. We both had...
- m3rcury
- Post #4
- Mar 6, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Dead/stuck pixel poll

have a dell 1701fpt or something like that. no dead pixels. i guess i got lucky.
- m3rcury
- Post #15
- Mar 6, 2006
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Choosing apartments: top or bottom for noise?

top floor = least noise.
- m3rcury
- Post #37
- Mar 6, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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MicroATX questions

They are fine, as long as you have good airflow. I have the Inwin V500T, and there's a hole in the side panel right over the cpu fan, so the air going to the cpu is 80% from out side the case. The psu has a 12cm fan which pushed the hot air directly out. And there's another hole in the panel...
- m3rcury
- Post #4
- Mar 6, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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this looks like the best video game ever

First game to actually solicit interest from me since ... Total Annihilation. Can't wait till this and Supreme Commander come out.
- m3rcury
- Post #69
- Mar 3, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club

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