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I'm fairly certain it is just a BIOS revision issue. Once I get the original CPU freed up (3970X) I'll see if I can get the Gigabyte board to boot.

Interesting. At the moment I just use the Strava app on my phone in my back pocket. No display in front of me at all. The one thing I would like to have is instantaneous speed; when you are in a paceline it is bad form to deviate from the agreed upon speed as you take over the front position...

Nope. Got the 4960X running in the ASUS for now. Planning on flashing the BIOS on the board I use at home (just noticed it is another ASUS P9X79) and swap it with the Gigabyte board at work. Then I will have three bootable systems for my 3 CPUs. Gah.

Freakonomics Guide to Parenting I love that show.

I started a bit of a row with some friends when I said that medicine is a subset of biology which is a subset of chemistry which is a subset of physics. I didn't think there would be a dispute on this, and no-one was able to provide a different starting place. Thoughts?

My wife recently went back to work, and I can promise you she had a much easier time at home with the kid. Is being a stay-at-home parent 100% vacation? Nope, but if it is as draining as working a full-time job you're doing it wrong. The days that I take off to spend with the kid (about once a...

Thanks for the update. And a reminder to always have a recent copy of ComboFix around.

And thanks to LunarMist for sticking around to see 10,000+ posts! Most have been informative, and many unintentionally humorous.

That website is home to two of the most useful computer clean-up tools around. The humorous name is just a bonus.

Is bleepingcomputer.com down for anyone else?

You are the man. Now you can do me one more favor and say that you had a hard time finding it yourself ;)

We've often talked about how awesome Amazon is, and how they offer just about anything. I'm looking for a copper pipe fitting, specifically a tee where the straight-through bit is 1" and the tee bit is 3/4". This is a very common part, but I can't seem to find the bugger. Even the way more rare...

I wouldn't expect it to fall so far below 100MB/s, but I haven't tested one myself.

I'm glad you do, 'cause I don't see a relation ;) I was just stuck on someone else's machine, and hating that they were too cheap to get the real deal. Actually has nothing to do with the GigaPan.

Just borrowing it from a friend. I'm doing some photos for work of large-scale construction projects we're involved in. Large buildings, highway overpasses, large strip mines, etc.

I'd forgotten how infuriating Lightroom is. There should always always always be an "open" and a "save" option in the "File" menu. Just took me 15 minutes to open a CR2 file from a CF card, make basic changes, and save it. Gah.

So jealous. I'm at 100/20 for $200/mo :(

Playing with a GigaPan Epic Pro. 7D / 180 Macro @ F11 Low-res full image: Original-res crop: I might have some fun with this...

I think Merc has it. A big tablet with the best screen you can find and a data plan. Not sure what VoIP provider to recommend. I can only get the Vonage Extensions app to work on a device that already has a phone number, then it charges you for minutes (not megabytes) if you use it over 3/4G...

Testing with the following: i7-4960X @ 4251MHz 1x Titan

...and over a kg. This one always amazed me: 50mm f/0.95

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K.d._lang

Thanks to Bozo for being part of this community long enough to have accumulated over 4,000 posts! Your contribution is much appreciated.

I completely believe what Merc has posted above, but I've run Vertex drives in RAID10 off 3Ware controllers without performance penalty; in fact it was pretty darn quick. Haven't done anything like that in a long time, the drives are big enough now that I don't bother. What sort of total...

I can second Coug's comments. JTR has build several fantastic projects for me. But none of them were cheap ;)

Interesting. I'm assuming some fancy device driver or some such would be needed to present this to the OS as storage. It almost sounds fast enough to use as actual non-volatile RAM in a system for instant boot-up or the ultimate in power savings.

Following that link may have an effect on my Amazon recommendations that will be difficult to explain. ;)

Yeah. Tempting, but I just dropped my photo budget for the rest of the year on that 35/1.4 before your message.

I'd agree that this is where the concern is greatest. I haven't looked into VPN connections from a mobile device, but that would be the only way I can think of. The device itself might as well belong to them, and the pipe out also belongs to them. Hiding your location is impossible, and hiding...

It looks like they've done their homework and are in fact offering a very secure experience. That also by definition makes it a very clunky experience. I know people who will consider it a worthwhile compromise, but I'm not one of them.

Thanks Bozo, I've seen that list. The only things on it say "F4", and it includes the 4960X and the 3820. This makes me think that the board I have is running some BIOS older than F4, and it has no listing of which CPUs were supported on F3, F2, or F1. Looks like I should take apart my home...

Swapping the PSU with a NIB Corsair HX750 didn't do it, but I did get it to boot with the 3820 in the P9X79 Pro and have confirmed.....BIOS rev 4005 :rant: Grr. So, what is the most brain-dead, oldest 2011 CPU that is guaranteed to work in that fracking Gigabyte board regardless of revision?

A bunch. The ones I use the most are the 35/1.4, 50/1.4, 17-40/4, 180 macro, and occasionally the 100/2. I have a 10-22, Sigma 75-500, 18-55 IS, and the pancake 40/2.8. I also have a 2x extender that I like to strap to the 180 for unusual stuff. Lenses still on the "to buy" list are the 85/1.2...

The only hesitation I have about the 5DIV is the change in sensor size, it will make me rethink all my lenses (and get rid of all my -S lenses, not that I've used them much lately).

Awesome. He's married now (bought the truck while in college), and far more mellow. But I really think he would enjoy a pink truck.

Swapped the coil packs 1<>2 and 3<>4. If 1 and 3 were misfiring, they'll either follow the coilpacks or they won't. Right?

Actually, I'm thinking this guy. Very manly man. And it is a 250, not a 350. But big enough that to dip the whole car would likely cost $500.

DipYourCar.com just released their "Fierce Pink" color. I am so tempted to prank a buddy by doing his very manly lifted Ford F350. I think I can get his dad to finance it; if not I'll just do the wheels.

I've looked a couple times, but the odds of bending a pin on both boards?

Thanks Tannin. I'm still loving the 35/1.4. Before that I was all over the 17-40/4 for the very sharp images and versatile range. I didn't really realize how much I missed the wider, shallower more creative shots that a very fast prime requires of you. I don't think I've even taken the 35/1.4...

Not yet. I also haven't tested the 3820 in the ASUS. Have to call it quits for now though, more tomorrow.

I've tried it with both the RAM and GPU in and out. From what I've been able to tell, F4 was the earliest shipping BIOS for the Gigabyte, and the ASUS shipped last Friday so should have a fairly recent BIOS. Of course I haven't been able to confirm either.

I've clearly lost my touch with these things. Originally I ordered a Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 and an Intel i7-4960X. System would power cycle at 1 second intervals forever. Suspected that the board didn't support the new i7 out of the box, I bought an i7-3820 CPU and an ASUS P9X79 Pro motherboard...

I've spent some time with people who have come from similar situations. It amazed me how much someones actions and decisions were effected by what they considered normal, or more specifically by what the actions and decisions of those around them were. Just a heads-up on my experiences; after...

Those are factory wheels? From an upgrade package? Same size?

Thanks for the tips on the battery, I replaced the battery in the other one (an '09) over a year ago. So, in order to do things from cheapest to most expensive, battery, coilpacks, intake. Sounds like a plan, thanks all!

So you're looking for something that can copy CF cards to a hard drive and is lighter than a laptop? Perhaps a tablet or phone with a host-mode USB adapter + hub?

Indeed. Which sub are you using?

Looks amazing for that price. It also looks huge. How many inputs do you anticipate using?

So if it is a valve cleaning it seems that requires a shop and about $800. Coilpacks are about $90. Seems swapping them is possible in my garage, what is the likelihood I could install them myself? Even if I have to do the valves anyway (seems everyone is having issues), that is a low price to...