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I have a middle of the road package with my ISP and I just got a $20 discount on my package (with a speed bump to boot). What type of speeds are you guys getting nowadays?

Looks like a good method to me...

one thing I liked about them in the past was that you could use USPS for some of their stuff.

maybe the problem with your psu also caused damage to your m/b?

The Silverstone at the bottom looks nice: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Computex2007/Silverstone/

Looks interesting since it supposidly incorporates a lot of sound absorbing material: NZXT HUSH http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NZXT/Hush/1

I also really like having a 14" standard 4:3 screen. I wish more laptops had trackpoints (the little eraser head thingy in the middle of the keyboard) rather than touch pads. I don't see any with trackpoints any more. I don't know what I'm gonna do when I eventually have to replace my Compaq...

Good info. I have the Scythe Ninja and it is indeed somewhat of a PITA. If I didn't already have one I would have gotten something different. I don't have any problem with temps though (I do have a super quiet 92mm fan on it though)

After 9.5 years of marriage I'm now happy to say my spouse has a higher salary than I. So I guess she'll be my boy's mama and my sugar-mama now. :-)

Had the same symptoms in the past and it turned out to be the PSU. I believe your assumption is correct.

Trusting a vender with your personal information is important when you are buying something. I'll defer to timwhit's resellerratings link for the rest. Then again, we are talking about a HSF here. Never had to even think about returning one of those.

Yes. Directron is good. Bought lots of stuff from them w/o problems.

I doubt you'd get much further without exotic cooling, anyway. Everything else is running in-spec at DDR2-800 speeds so that's the sweet spot. The small bit more you might get would only be important if you wanted bragging rights, IMO.

Thanks! His name is going to be Brendan. Chewy...are you guys working on any names yet?

Very exciting news, indeed! I'm very happy for you! Our little guy is expected to show up on November 30th! :-)

I'm not sure if F@H will do the type of error checking Orthos does. It is made to test system stability under load so I would tend to trust that more than just running F@H.

Make sure you run Orthos on both cores for about 12 hours. I could boot and run windows no problem at stock voltage but there would be errors under Orthos w/o the slight voltage boost. I didn't want to risk there being any type of longer term data corruption so I thought the v boost would be...

I don't think you should have any trouble hitting 3.2g with your e6420. That's where mine has been running. Try Orthos to test your stability (with both cores) very easily. I think I had to tweak up the voltage by 0.125v IIRC. DDR2 800 is all you need to get there.

Intersting: http://techreport.com/onearticle.x/12621

I want to get a new case to replace my P180. I can't find anything I really like right now. Any idea where I might look to see what cool cases will be coming out in the future or near future? Thanks..

7 mile, 20 minute commute for me. 25 mile, 45 minute commute for the wife.

Yeah, I was just posting because I thought the price was nice.

I'm thinking about the Gigabyte Aurora 570. I don't like working inside the P180 & the plastic feels cheap to me. I also want more room and easier access to HDD drive bays for swapping drives in and out.

Just fyi, the Corsair 520 is now available for $69 shipped free after rebate and google checkout. Figures I just got mine in the mail today. http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-520w-sli-certified-modular-atx-power-supply/q/loc/101/203270716.html Amazingly, the PSU arrived in one day after I...

I ended up getting the Corsair 520W for $85 shipped. Thanks for the feedback. http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-hx520w-520w-sli-certified-modular-atx-power-supply/q/loc/101/203270716.html

You get about a 60%. Good job!

Vehicles are relatively aerodynamic nowadays and performance in that area is largely driven by consumer demand with respect to styling as well as desired vehicle dynamics at high speed (our studio is in the process of 're-theming' a vehicle because it won't be stable enough at 140mph on the...

One of the easiest and fastest ways we could reduce our automotive reliance on oil is just by reducing the speed limit on freeways to 50-55mph and actually enforcing the laws. MPG will be about 20% higher. DD might kill someone though if his commute time was doubled. ;-) That would never...

I must be wrong but I thought you were all set to get married, right? Just trying to get up-to-date...

Not true. I believe people should be allowed to choose any vehicle they want and that government should not (essentially) mandate what vehicles are available to them based on regulations made by politicians who know nothing about automotive design or performance. People will become less...

Good article: http://www.caranddriver.com/columns/12936/the-steering-column-the-10-reasons-why-the-corporate-average-fuel-economy-law-is-d-u-m-b.html IMO: Higher gas taxes and use of alternative energy sources are the only useful way to address our consumption problem in the US.

5 gallon bucket! :-) But of course, if you have individual cans you should always pre-mix them all. I bought one 1 gallon can just to use for cutting in corners etc. though. Should be fine.

Yeah but I thought...oh it might roll around in there too much!! It would have been a lot easier to clean if I just did that. Oh well, it dried over night with a fan blowing on it. 4-5 guys from work are coming over on Saturday to paint all the walls I built in my basement (about 1300 sq...

Three things: 1.) When you buy a gallon of paint at Lowes, make sure the clerk puts the lid back on very securely. 2.) Try to avoid making sudden stops in your vehicle when you are transporting paint. 3 hours to clean out a gallon of latex paint that has spilled on the floor carpet in the...

Wheelchair bound man gets 4-mile ride on front of semi-truck at speeds up to 50mph: http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070608/METRO/706080401/1003

Damn..just found out about another 47 year old guy from work who just died from stomach cancer. He was diagnosed in March. He's leaving behind 14 & 16 year old boys and the wife he just married in April.

Continuing the theme, the wife of a guy from my work lost an 11 month battle with cancer over the weekend. They have three young kids. She was 33. Not a good week. :-(

This is my wife's cousin: http://www.wmuz.com/ She was a really nice person & I was fortunate to know her. The circumstances of her death are still unknown. 46 is just way too young. The radio station spent most of the afternoon yesterday on the air with the staff talking about how much...

Interesting thought. Don't 2.5" drives lack in the area of performance?

I should have stated I'm more concerned about temperature. I'll check out their site though. Thanks.

Am I right in my expectation that the latest Samsung drives are the coolest running (and quietest)? I'm looking to get some new drives in the 250GB-320GB range. Are the Sammys the best choice? Am I missing anything with respect to larger drives that might run even cooler?

http://www.steampowered.com/ati_offer1a/

These guys supposedly are good... http://www.carbonite.com/

Looks like Newtun will be taking this combo off my hands. Hope you find it useful, Ray! C

Sold to mubs.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=85201 CAS 2-3-2-5 Looking to get $140 shipped in USA OBO. No rebates to mess with and still cheaper. Works perfectly. C

I guess it will go to eBay or Anandtech FS/FT.

Thought this was a good deal since it is free: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=40&threadid=2050317&enterthread=y

Going twice....

I thought this was newsworthy but don't know how to get it in the news section... Potential 5x increase in density: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070521-new-tech-could-lead-to-much-bigger-hard-drives.html