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OK: Arrived today. Took at least 5 minutes to get it out of the box, install it, and reboot. Seems to work much faster, and, at least now, the anti-virus software isn't eating the processor. GUI is faster, photoshop is MUCH faster, and all the crap she loads at boot doesn't seem to overwhelm...

bios is already upgraded, waiting.... s

Arrives the 25th... s

Tea: I love you :excl: :wink: No matter what your category. s

Wrong thread. What bios are you using? s

OK. So the F5 bios works, and recognizes the dual core? s

What spieces is Cyril? Ocean bottom dweller? Furball? With Tannin's collection, you never know... s

Wow. Thaqt's my setup: GA-K8NS ultra 939 and, I've got a GAK8NSC-939 sitting around. I guess for this one, they have a F7 or 8 bios, but, the other is still at 5. Hope they get it fixed. Dual cores would be nice... s

I'm running Nod32 and using the Windows firewall, in XP, no problems. Greg

Will: Once you get used to scsi, I really doubt you'll go back.. :mrgrn: And, duals make it pretty quick, operating system wise. Are you using XP 64? Glad things are going well. Greg

I figured, with Splash, and his split personalities, you might have another one? I'm sorry, I didn't know she was a lowly human like the rest of us. :wink: Or is it shes not an orange furball, and therefore it's an inner spieces thing? Never know. Remember, around here, San Francisco is...

Whoops! :oops: S

Seasonic ST-12 600Watt... IIRC. Quiet, very little power fluctuation, great reviews, was 160 with shipping, around in US. S

likewise. :wink:

What bios did it ship with, 5-6? s

CV alias Splash, knows a small bit about scsi. Keep in mind, Tannin can help you with pricing, and service in Oz. Splash/Corvair/Giant/CGB/Etc. are my gurus for scsi, so, follow their advice, if the price is right, in Oz/// :mrgrn: s

Also, if the processor is fast enough, I'll install a NEC 3520A burner... s

Well, the girls computer in the other room, won't play video stuff clearly. She doesn't do much else with it, and, that's the only problem with it for what she does. So, I ordered, for 120 bucks, a Powerleap 1.2 ghz T upgrade: http://www.powerleap.com/PL-iP3T.jsp# This computer isn't used for...

To put this in perspective: It's been around 98-100 for the last 3 weeks. I'm waiting in line to return my WONDERFULNOT Sony DVD writer to costco. I'm reading a book since the line is taking 3.4 of an hour, on a Saturday. The person I'm following, goes up, and, I follow. While I'm waiting...

Using Catalyst, and ATI drivers, but not the Hydra stuff, and, duals are working fine, on both an 700 XL and 800 Xl. Hope this helps... s

Shucks. Knowing Mercutio, I thought this thread was about something else... G :mrgrn:

I've been known to be a pain in the ass, when I'm trying to find out enough information about something to decide on buying it. 25 pages of correspondence over a 45 Linebaugh come to mind. Still, I made the decision, and got a quality product, with only one problem, that was later fixed. I...

Took it back to Costco. they carry Sony burners and TDK DVD media. Doesn't work... s

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/P4/ Start here, and see how much money you want to spend. I like Supermicro... Smaller company then Intel, and they test their stuff. Still, Intel chipsets like the 440 BX are really nice...

Got me too. Figured Alum and quiet did not =. I was wrong. Tannin: Besides Furball, you have another animal, Kristi??? :wink: G

More crowds, and these guys breed like crazy... :cry: s

I'd talk to Tannin. Suffice to say, Davin and the boys and I don't agree much on scsi, nor do I find their test results to reflect much. They seem to REALLY like ATA, and, their test design and results seem to be somewhat in favor of that interface. They have a website that requires to be...

Didn't I see this somewhere, argued about how many fairies can dance on the head of a pin? :mrgrn: g

Well, I figured you might get a chuckle out of that. :mrgrn: However, elephants and tiger asses are things of beauty, just not what I had in mind for the pics. I decided to download, and print the manual for the D-395. It's 160 pages long. Nice for a 'point and shoot' hmmm? Appears part of...

Hi All I was recently trying to take action shots at Marineworld with Olympus D-395. Everytime I tried to shoot, mainly action shots, I ended up with ass :cry: :evil: Tiger gives me a great look, trying to stalk a young child through the fence, line up take shot, punch button, and, by the...

I've bought pretty much nothing but cheetahs. I had one Quantum that lasted 7 years, but it was noisy, and it was a 7200 rpm drive. I had a DOA on a refurb recently, but hypermicro replaced it ASAP. Other then that, I can't hear the 15.3 in the Athlon, and, the only time I really hear the...

Hi From what I can gather, the LCD is on the back burner. Don't see it in the order. a 19" CRT, or two of them, used, would be a far better value then one LCD, don't you think? s

Tanin is forgetting Splash. Dolphins are notorious scsi freaks. I think it allows the machines to sort of come close to the dolphins superior brain capacity. Anyway, I think he's used SCSI in HUNDREDS OF computers, so he's probably forgot more then I know about scsi...in fact, most of what I...

LSI has been making chips for other companies to put on their boards, for quite awhile. Now they are producing their own boards, and, for some strange reason, you can actually call tech support, and talk to a HUMAN BEING(sorry Furball :wink: ) that's an important feature for us humans. I did...

In that case, if WR wants to try the text quality we are talking about, he can easily, and very cheaply, pick up a 400 series Matrox card and plug it in. Like 20 bucks type cheap. G

Isn't that right next to Oz, and Margeret River :?: :wink: G

Bill: First, always be suspicious of advice given by a baby orange Furball. :wink: I'm not going to argue with any of his comments, since you are in Oz. Pricing here is 15 bucks between the 160 and 320 LSI cards, 85 vs. 103, that's why I defur to Furball on this issue. :mrgrn: :wink: As...

ENJOY! Looks great... s

Fair enough. I bought the refurbed P650 from newegg for 150 dollars, and it's worked great, since. Anyone know if the 400 series is a clear as the P550 or P650? S

BILL :excl: :mrgrn:

http://www.matrox.com/mga/archive_review/jul2003/pseries_globetechnology.cfm Search the forum for Matrox P650, and between Splash, and myself, you will have enough information, and discussion, for a good decision...

NOT MUCH. SCSI HAS NEVER BEEN CHEAPER, OR, FOR THAT MANNER, BETTER. s

Well, kept me posted. It's going to be quite awhile before I upgrade the processor, or put together another computer. So, by the time I feel like going dual, they should have another bios, or perfected the older ones.... Not to mention, it's great to know that down the road, I can go to the...

Well, kept me posted. It's going to be quite awhile before I upgrade the processor, or put together another computer. So, by the time I feel like going dual, they should have another bios, or perfected the older ones.... s

Ok, now it's 40 bucks cheaper then when I bought it... http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11030435&whse=BC&topnav=&cat=21385&hierPath=84*21385* 79 dollars... s

Will: I was incorrect on the Nvidia 3 not supporting the X2 processors, and, you are right that the bios upgrades for GAK8NULTRA9 will support X2's. Excellent news. You should be able to find a cable and terminator, two or three position for 20 bucks, and a terminator for the same. Giant is a...

Thanks Liam. I didn't see the GA-K8ns Ultra 939 on the X2 supported list on Gigabyte's website. Looks Like the current bios upgrade is the F7, and, you just gave me really good news. I CAN upgrade a Nvidia 3 motherboard to X2, and, considering I have that board, and a Gk8nSC 939, and, now...

http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/product.asp?pid=11155&sid=148C3UVTPV5T9HR7PCP15J0K80BKENUD and same site has an 800 card for less... s

Liam: isn't the Gigabyte K8NS Ultra-939 a single processor only board, with Nvidia 3 chipset? I didn't think it supported the X2 processor... Thanks GS

Adacadet: Look around and do a little research. Depending upon who's doing the testing, http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1808&page=9 depends on what game, and what price, is the best value card. Also keep in mind Pci-E cards are less expensive then AGP...