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Have the HTPC up and running. Explosion card is pretty incredible through the amp and speakers. Running only one ram stick, and, this seems to REALLY slow the system down. Kind of funny when the video card has twice the VRAM of the system.... Also, the vintage DVD IDE player isn't exactly...

Plaster, maybe 35-40 feet. Took a 50 foot cat 5 to get over there last time. Which router? The one Astound had is one of those flat types, with no antennas. I kind of need an industrial strength signal...

OK: Well, they brought out a refurbished Linksys e2000. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003B20F54/ref=asc_df_B003B20F541633777?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B003B20F54 Looks good on paper. Hooked up, in my room, it went 50mbps. In the living room, where I...

We'll see how it goes today. Hooked up the WRT54G, and have it working. It's giving me 17 mbps on the laptop, using a N pci card. Astound has always been real good about this kind of stuff, like they gave me the WRT54gl I currently have, along with a 4 port Linksys.

Might also be because the path is very clean, with double digit only ms.

Why would going from 20mbps to 80 mbps make a huge difference in perception about how fast this site loads?

It has to be at least an N Router. If it's junk, I'll let them know...

I'm with David: Buy either a 27" Samung, or the 23" Samsung from Costco, depending on budget, and live with the size. You might also look at the 21" as well. While not perfect, they are pretty good.

When you look at what's available for routers, and I need a fairly good one, it makes sense. My wrt54gl I'm pretty sure is dead, and, I don't see much point in sinking a lot of money into something that at the end of it's life is going to be a throw away. 45 dollars for the first year is pretty...

Went 101 mbps on burst....

AMAZING! Yes, it really does make a noticeable difference. Astound has a special: 2 years, 50mbps, for 39.95. Normal cost, 125.00 a month on special. Just got it to work, and, here's the results: It makes a noticeable difference from 20 mbps, and, it's 10 dollars cheaper. They offer 3 free...

While expensive, I think these are the best heat sinks I've ever worked with: http://www.swiftech.com/mcx-vpro.aspx They cool so well I can use Stealth Vantec fans on them, and they still keep the Xeons cool. Going on 12 years now... This looks like an excellent product, at an excellent...

It was one of these: http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/cpu/001/index.html The giveaway is that almost all their new coolers have fans.' "CPU Clock Speed Limit: This product is not recommended to use with a high CPU frequency under the fanless mode. If you plan to use this item under fanless...

To clarify: I ordered a new power supply, and, the old is probably bad. From what I can gather, you can have a PS that will start up a motherboard, but be out of the proper voltage range. Only way to check is with a meter I don't have. So, with the new power supply attached to the old...

Well, got the 3200+, now 3800+ up and running. CPU cost 25 bucks, PS cost 80, Seasonic 520, and the motherboard is good. Waiting for drivers to download, and, I should have the HTPC up and running. As close as I can tell, the constant gaming by the Menendez twins fried the cpu, taking some...

Net seemed unusually snappy today. Just checked speed, and, I'm getting bursts to 70mbps, or slightly higher, then settles down to a solid 22-23mbps. Using the WRT54gl I was getting maybe 12 mbps.

http://store.netgate.com/Indoor-Build-Your-Own-Kits-C142.aspx ??? Looks like when you get done, you have about 400 dollars into a wireless setup/router. Anyone tried this, done it?

I was looking for a compact, clean solution to my setup. I pulled the 54Gl when the guy wouldn't pay the bill. The new modem they gave me requires a power down and restart everytime I add a device. On top of that, the units have to be powered up in a certain order to get everything working...

Anyone have an industrial strength router/wireless that is Gigabyte speed, that they like, and have had good luck with?

YF-12A interceptors :-0 have to look this one up...

PAINKILLER? Anyone tried this game? GS

Anyone tried PainKiller?

Moderator: Please move this to the pub.

Drive Angry: Makes Tarentino seem tame. Beautiful cars, Cage playing a guy back from the dead, to avenge his daughter's death. Amber Heard is good as Cage's companion, William Fichtner steals the show as the acountant. Enough nudity and sex to keep Mercutio happy, well, maybe not that much...

Hi If you are in Kali, or can work on data programing, PG&E is trying to organize their data, and, they are getting fined a LOT of money, so they are willing to pay a lot of money to someone that can organize their document mess. I believe one of the subcontractors is a company called...

Movie guys are like little kids with a new gimic/toy. You are right, that the 3D stuff sacrifices overall depth, and quality, just to screw up your depth perception.

The graphics, at least bluray on small screens are truly incredible. Disney has been doing it well, and I just watched most of Dorian Grey, and that was reasonably well done, if not great.

IIRC, SCSI drives shut off at around 150 degrees. I was trying to transfer stuff off one, and, the file transfer failed due to excessive heat. The drive, after it cooled off, completed the transfer, provided it had a fan blowing on it. It was a loose drive, out of a housing, and, it was the...

I think the drive was defective, maybe the house is defective, or both. I've got a USB toaster that moves stuff at about the same rate. The drive was returned. I can't see having a drive in a housing at 25% over it's designed maximum temperature, and, the drive isn't exactly known for...

Battlefield LA OK to good Kind of exactly what you would expect in a invaded by aliens in LA movie, except the aliens didn't have boob jobs.;-) I liked it. Got into it emotionally, showing the bond developed by life threatening situations, and dealing with them as a group. Good stuff.

True Grit: Not bad Watched True Grit. Disc had random stops, but, the dialogue of the movie was well done, and, the cruel nature of the wild was captured well. Weird role for Matt Damon. Bridges was better then I thought he would be. Girl stole the show.

Thanks Time. My point is that the drive or the enclosure are both expensive, poorly made, and poorly designed. If you are correct, then it is working at slow USB 3 speeds. My tests were done using Windows, moving a 400 MB file. It started faster, then slowed down.

It's not cheap. 130 bucks, means the drive is around 80 bucks and the housing costs 50 bucks???? That's absurd without a bit of a discount. With discount, the housing costs 20 bucks, and, it's not worth anything.

Not only did it have a sticker that says USB 3, it also has a USB 3 cable end. They are setting their own products up to fail with a POS housing. No excuse, so they must be doing this for a reason. Any ideas why one would design your own product to fail?

I was looking for an external backup drive for Acronis, and, my local Costco Had the Seagate Replica, 2 TB drive, with backup software, for 99.00. I bought it, thinking it would work at USB 3, at least with what was on the box. No joy. USB 2, 35 MB/sec. It gets better. 7 Ultimate can't format...

Sorry typo. Cat scratching leg... No need: We've got Merc...;-) On the otherhand, that might be a good, second nic for him...

We don't let our cat outside. Cats loose about 1/2 their lives when allowed outside, and, your vet bills double, or more. For example, somewhere in her very brief trips on the porch, or, perhaps we brought one in, thought I haven't had a flea bite in years, she managed to get a flea. She then...

I bought a really nice fountain, with charcoal filter, etc. for my cat to drink out of. She wouldn't touch it, instead going in and drinking from the sink, shower, anything else. Cheap date she is.

OK: New motherboard was put in. Worked INCREDIBLY WELL for the install of XP, boots in 45 seconds from black to working, using the Vertex turbo. After that, wouldn't go to boot screen at all, intermitent, then work, boot, and freeze. I now think I've got two good motherboards, and one bad...

Fry's restocked prices are so high that it's not worth buying a used item, vs. a new one... I much prefer frys to Best buy.

DD: This situation seems not to support that theory. CT is saying that 939 motherboards, die early, 5-6 years, vs. 12 for the Supermirco X5DA8 I'm typing this on. Capacitors, design, whatever, the CPU is fine, I think. From my observations, the thermal paste application is near perfect, and...

I forgot who I was asking... This is why I like server quality stuff. I've never heard someone say the motherboards designed for Intel Xeons won't last but 5-6 years before dying. There is really no reason for upgrading this machine. It plays movies, bluray movies, just fine. It plays some old...

I'm on my 4th or 5th 27" Samsung Monitor. So far, at Costco the Price has dropped from 320 to 259.00. This last one P2770 with 1ms is fine for a second monitor. Had a scare at Costco today. The entire shelf was filled with generation 3 A350 27" monitors, except for one. The A350 had no price...

I'm barking up the same tree. GA-K8N Pro-SLI is likely the culprit. No boot, no video when it did boot, and video card was checked. Had two GA-K8N Pro-SLI builds go out within months of each other. Since Cougtek is usually on the money, do I buy another board? GA-K8N Pro-SLI I could find...

Me too!;-)

My mistakes with women in the 80's was incredible. The list of mistakes I made is truly absurd. Diane Lee Hsu is the tip of the iceberg...

I was such a dog. At UCSC, Tandy Beal had a dance class. Girls who danced their entire lives all wanted to be in that class. Since my mother had been a modern dancer, and, I have a weakness for incredibly fit, flexible women, I decided to try and get into the class, with little dance...

Diane head shot and backing One wife: Another:

CT: Got that here. I guess anyone that uses raid arrays on Macs, 12 years ago deserves it;-) Plus, this idiot is a bit clock work orange. You'd never believe it, unless it happened to you. On the otherhand, I had Diane Hsu, so eat your heart out;-) S