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<0> For me to go pci-e, I'd be buying a new motherboard, CPU and memory.
<0> Still running a Northwood 2.6Ghz P4 here OC'd @ 3.6Ghz, 2gb ram, Abit 875p mobo.
<1> yeah, me also
<1> <-- Northwood 2.66 P4 non-oc
<1> 512 MB ddr 333
<0> Video card is an X850 XT PE running @ 600/600.
<1> you got me beat
<1> GeForce 4 MX 440 128 MB agp 4x
<0> heh, surely not a gaming card :)
<1> it was...
<1> was being emphasized
<0> Sure, back in 2001 :)
<1> eh, it plays hl2 decently
<1> low settings and all
<1> no shadows
<0> This card chokes on games with the details pushed too high, mainly new ones like FEAR.
<1> looks good imo... but, i've never experienced the eye candy stuff
<0> friend of mine runs a 3ghz p4 on a pci-e platform, 7800 gtx video.. blows me away at the higher resolutions with high detail settings.
<0> I could never game on low settings :-)
<1> i'm thinking about holding out for a DX10 card
<2> http://www.powernotebooks.com/configure.php?special=240
<2> buying a laptop, 15.4" , 6600/x700 256mb or better, 2gb system memory, good batterylife (like 3Hours+ and would very much like to use a secondery battery to sawp with dvd burner), low noise and below 2500 US dollar, cpu intel m 2ghz..where to buy and what one?
<1> i'm not gaming anymore... but, i'd like Vista to be smooth..
<1> hopefully if i buy a DX 10 card, pci-e will be around like AGP over the years.. and it'll last a while
<0> I'll upgrade to PCI-E late '06, likely be running Vista on a new box too.
<0> dan-inge I've looked for a laptop with those specs roughly, but all I found were either cheapo laptops using intergrated graphics, or the 17" DTR laptops with 7800 GTX graphics.
<0> Eventually found that VoodooPC.com sells such a laptop, but they aren't cheap.
<2> http://alienware.com/Configurator_Pages/area-51_m5500.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-AREA51-M-5500&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT , http://www.powernotebooks.com/configure.php?special=240 , http://www.xtremenotebooks.com/index.php?section=configurator®ular_model_id=1021&model_id=1023&include_type=centrino&category= is some of the once I have looked at so faar
<1> i've liked some of the alienware configs in the past..
<1> the thing that really turns me against alienware is their memory on the desktop
<1> they want to put like 4 512s for 2 gigs
<2> and the "look" of the computers
<1> so, you end up having to buy 4 gigs to get 1 gig sticks
<3> When's DX10 due out?
<0> with vista, iirc
<3> ah/
<1> yeah, vista is built on it
<1> so, it'd have to be out with vista
<3> Can I ***ume that there will be an XP version, to the best of our knowledge?
<4> im thinking of just buying a prebuilt box next time
<4> im kind of tired of builing mine
<4> building
<4> heh
<4> im too lazy
<3> The main thing, to me, with building your own is the incremental upgrades.
<4> but any good upgrades will need a new mobo
<4> and ram cpu etc
<3> No ****ting way do I need new hard disks, and unless I go AM2, I can stick with my ram.
<1> maybe an xp dx 10
<1> maybe not...
<1> they said they'd support xp for 2 years didn't they?
<3> Microsoft supports an OS for 5 years.
<1> they said 2 years, i think
<3> 2 more years?
<1> originally they said it would stop support the day vista is launched
<4> they never do
<1> they're not supporting it very well now..
<4> it's normaly 2-4 years after the new os is released
<4> as far as user os
<4> server is like 7-10 years
<1> http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=21761
<1> "Analysts had pointed out that XP Home, and most other XP operating systems, would be cut off from technical support on 31 December 2006, a potential problem since XP's successor, Windows Vista, isn't to release until shortly before that date."
<1> "***uming Vista releases in November of this year, XP's mainstream support will end November 2008."
<5> Woah
<5> Didn't they just recently stop support for Win98?
<5> Like 1 or 2 years ago?
<1> yeah
<5> & Windows XP is gonna be cut off from support in less than a year?!?
<4> it wont be
<1> 2
<4> they are talking ****
<4> nt was supported forever
<5> Thank god
<1> feels like microsoft is moving faster now days though
<1> 2008 could quite possibly put Vienna on us
<5> As long as Microsoft doesn't rename our planet, we're all good
<1> wonder who would have the authority to do that
<1> 'Today we honor the Microsoft Corporation for all the years of contribution to develop this world of technology. I hereby christen this planet, Vista!'
<6> hi
<6> which nonitor is better?
<6> PHILIPS 170C6 SAMSUNG SM710N LG 17'' LCD L1717S BLACK
<6> ?
<4> we all know the stats of those off the tops of our heads
<6> ?
<1> one has pink fluffy bunny ears on it?
<1> 'give me the tostitos; i am very macho!'
<7> lol fastest take out delivery ever... took them 8 mins :O
<1> lol
<1> they were talking like needing 25 minutes to make a desert pizza at papa johns the other day..
<7> i even ordered it online lol
<1> the one where i live doesn't support online ordering...
<8> hi, Is it possible to disable cpu restart with driver?
<8> !commands
<9> ><
<9> hello
<4> jello
<10> On my Abit NF8 motherboard where can I find out what the beeps indicate when in starts up? My computer wont send out video to the monitor and I dont hear the motherboard bleepign when I turn it on.
<3> bios central
<10> is that a website?
<1> bios website
<3> Correct.
<10> ok and if theres no beeps at all would that inicate that the board or cpu are bad?
<10> I know its getting power
<3> Probably means you over looked some thing.
<3> Is the 4x4 12v aux power plugged into the board?
<3> As well as, tried it with just video/ram/cpu? (no harddrives/pci ****)
<11> i bought a UMAX flashdrive 256mb
<10> I'm not farmiliar with that terminology but it was workign this morning then dropped dead
<11> and the windows seems to be having a problem installing it's drivers
<3> gmc2: ah.
<11> any idea how can i make this work?
<4> can try formating it
<1> omg
<4> but xp shouldnt need drivers
<11> spamalope: format what exactly?
<3> gmc2: I'd recommend disconnecting every thing but the cpu/ram/video, tripple checking all the power connections to the board, and seeing if it boots then.
<11> the flashdrive simply is not recognized as a hard drive
<10> ok thanks ALOT brb
<11> just as a usb controller
<11> and i use win xp
<4> lg8: http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic17341.html
<12> hello everyone.
<12> I'm having difficulty with windows xp sp2.
<12> getting the following error from all kinds of packages: "The contents of this file cannot be unpacked. The executable you are attempting to run has been corrupted. Please....." I know that these files are not corrupt, as I use them on other machines. I am using a fresh install of xp sp2.
<3> Packages? As in, cabs?
<12> they're everything from .msi files to .exe files
<3> Ah.
<4> pwned
<3> skeletonk: Download the Microsoft Installer.
<3> It sounds busted.
<12> doene that
<3> Sorry, that's all I can think of.
<12> do you think it could be hardware related?
<4> nah
<4> can you open other types of files
<4> non exacutables
<12> these are installer files that I'm attempting to execute
<12> yes...anything I've beeen able to install I can execute
<11> spamalope: nothing of that helped me =[.. there was a freeware which called killdisk.exe that was mentioned in of the posts
<11> but still.. it wasn't even recognized there
<11> i think it's because it's not identified as hard drive but as usb controller
<11> once i get it to be identified as hard drive, im done
<12> hrm...if I install these files from the packages located, I get a different error when installing: "Error 1335. The cabinet file 'applic.cab' required for this installation is corrupt...." Anyone think this could be my disk?
<12> *located on the server*
<1> so what do you think could possibly happen by spraying alcohol into my volume adjusting knob on my speakers
<13> get something for that at frys
<13> they have stuff for that now
<13> or radio shack would also have it
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