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  1. Santilli

    How do I turn this system into a HTPC?

    Unless it's pretty much free, this was NOT one of my better ideas...
  2. Santilli

    Where is the next CPU?

    After reading the more recent reviews of 64 bit XP Pro, it would be worth about 10 bucks to try it, and, I suspect most of my programs and hardware might not have decent drivers. Don't know. Should probably just save the money, wait and hope Windows 7 is somewhere as good as the beta was...
  3. Santilli

    How do I turn this system into a HTPC?

    Does anyone have a copy of XP PRO, 64 bit version they would like to sell, cheap? With ram prices so cheap, it might be worth going from 2 gigs, to more... What's the fastest speed ram this board will run? GA-K8N Pro- SLI F7
  4. Santilli

    Where is the next CPU?

    Looks like there is a VERY good reason to move to 64 bit...
  5. Santilli

    Where is the next CPU?

    "Here's a list of how much RAM the various Windows versions and editions support (as of Nov 2004): Windows NT 4.0: 4 GB Windows 2000 Professional: 4 GB Windows 2000 Standard Server: 4 GB Windows 2000 Advanced Server: 8GB Windows 2000 Datacenter Server: 32GB...
  6. Santilli

    Where is the next CPU?

    This seems to be the sweet value spot: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117185 This looks good as well: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117147
  7. Santilli

    Do you think Sony will kill Blu-ray?

    Sony has a rep for being a big, slow dinosaur in Japan, with Panasonic being THE electronics company. I'm with Merc, in that I really wish Sony would take themselves out of the entertainment business, and go back to Japan.
  8. Santilli

    How do I turn this system into a HTPC?

    I will say the documentation for the keyboard from Logitech is the WORST I've ever looked at. The type is so small I need a magnifying glass to read it, and, the sticker on the back is pretty much unreadable. Rather then entering a passkey, I elected not to, since I couldn't read the one to...
  9. Santilli

    How do I turn this system into a HTPC?

    Got the Linksys Bluetooth adapter and the keyboard the same day. Plug and Play for the adapter, and, XP Pro installed the software easily. Does what I want it to and makes it easier to work and watch at the same time. Keyboard appears to be decently built. Should be for that price. NO adapter...
  10. Santilli

    Antec Easy SATA

    I've been using Granite Digitals version, with replaceable fans on each drive, and, the front panel lets you know what the drive temperature is, and set an alarm for excessive temperatures. http://www.granitedigital.com/satahot-swapinternalenclosure1.aspx Given a choice, I think shutting the...
  11. Santilli

    How do I turn this system into a HTPC?

    Bought another Samsung 2233sw. Like the software, like the instant adjustment for games, etc. Price is right at 179., and, I can return it if it screws up. Even with the 20% tax, it's still a nice monitor.
  12. Santilli

    How do I turn this system into a HTPC?

    Supposed to arrive today. Foot pounding floor impatiently, waiting for UPS, who'll usually try and drop it at the front office, that is now closed...
  13. Santilli

    How do I turn this system into a HTPC?

    [bites bullet and orders from newegg...]
  14. Santilli

    How do I turn this system into a HTPC?

    I gather that the PSP keyboard does not come with some sort of broadcast device that you attach to the computer?
  15. Santilli

    Centralizing home storage...thoughts?

    Check my math: 4.25 gigs in 55 seconds: 4250 divided by 55=77 mb/sec?
  16. Santilli

    Do you think Sony will kill Blu-ray?

    I'm trying to figure out why the player/burners are still stuck at 80 plus dollars....
  17. Santilli

    Centralizing home storage...thoughts?

    I don't get that kind of speed copying from one SATA drive to another, in the same machine. One of the other considerations might be your energy bill. Anyone know what each drive runs, power wise, or, adding another computer on line? The HTPC software shows a 185 Watt draw, with the old...
  18. Santilli

    Centralizing home storage...thoughts?

    Sorry my comment come out like that. I was talking about the current high failure rates in desktop drives, in particular Seagate, and in SATA. In a couple other threads, the discussions have focused on which of the current offering of large drives is likely to last, and, the Newegg customer...
  19. Santilli

    Centralizing home storage...thoughts?

    Splash had a removable drive setup for SATA he recommended. Since SATA storage drives are so flaky, I figure a removable drive setup is the best. Fill it up, pull it, until you need it. I've been using Granite Digitals removable SATA drive setup, and, since the drives aren't up, aren't using...
  20. Santilli

    Kali 'disposal' tax? WTH is this?

    What they should test them on is their Spanish. Sechs: This is NOT about parties. Sooner you get over that the better. We have a bunch of drunken sailors in our legislature, that spend money like there is no tomorrow, since, thanks to Silicon Valley, they got drunk on tax money they didn't...
  21. Santilli

    SSDs - State of the Product?

    This is REALLY huge, because endless 'old, out of date' systems will be given a new lease on life, slowing the rest of the industry, I think.
  22. Santilli

    How do I turn this system into a HTPC?

    Thanks. I just ordered one. Would make life a LOT easier.
  23. Santilli

    Kali 'disposal' tax? WTH is this?

    We need a new phrase: Mexican-carpetbaggers. These guys have it down. They come in in about October. Their kids miss maybe the first month. They work their tails off, doing whatever is avaliable, and, all live in one house. About November 15th, they go back to Mexico, and spend Thanksgiving...
  24. Santilli

    How do I turn this system into a HTPC?

    David: Do you have a slightly lower rent solution?
  25. Santilli

    Kali 'disposal' tax? WTH is this?

    Since we are in the pub, check Kali's ranking. 47th? Yep, it's amazing how bad we are, considering how liberal we are. To be real, with 49% of our student body being Mexican-Spanish, and having a different life style then the attorneys that write the laws and evaluation techniques, this is not...
  26. Santilli

    Kali 'disposal' tax? WTH is this?

    16 dollars, plus 9.25% tax, on a 100 dollar item? Seems to me that it's pretty clear our new legislatures don't care about the little, poor people, now do they? Guess poor folks don't need computers, or should be paying 25% tax for that? What's bothering me is I teach kids that that 16...
  27. Santilli

    Kali 'disposal' tax? WTH is this?

    Let's get this back on track. Is there a state, or company, that doesn't charge this 'waste tax'? Do you have anyone you deal with that you like? Anyone have a used monitor they want to sell, that they didn't have to pay the tax on, so they can move up to bigger and better? TV would work, as...
  28. Santilli

    Kali 'disposal' tax? WTH is this?

    This argument is SO 20th century. Get over it. There is only one party: Just think Brave New World. They use war, the theory that we have a two party system, from focusing on the real issue: We have a bunch of rum runners who think they are royalty, and, are entitled to all that entails. We...
  29. Santilli

    How do I turn this system into a HTPC?

    By reducing the resolution to DVD resolution, the problem went away, which I found strange. I thought the stuff was HDTV stuff, and, would be done at higher resolution, but, perhaps as with Davids' stuff, it was an issue of how it was copied causing the problem. Since changing resolutions to...
  30. Santilli

    Kali 'disposal' tax? WTH is this?

    Whatever. It should fail under Privilges and Immunities Clause of the 14th amendment, since the tax seems to aim a higher percentage at the lower cost items. 100 dollar monitor gets the same 16 dollar tax as a 600 dollar monitor. Appears to move to 25 dollars at around 700, at least from...
  31. Santilli

    Kali 'disposal' tax? WTH is this?

    They must be adding it at the end, because I just priced a few monitors there, and, it doesn't appear in the cart on the 'checkout' page, but, I haven't run one all the way through yet. Do you have a monitor that has the ease of use of the Samsung, for changing resolutions? I.E. just click on...
  32. Santilli

    Kali 'disposal' tax? WTH is this?

    OK Went into Costco. Choices are Samsung 2233 @ 179. or Viewsonic 24" at 229. Big difference in cash, not so great difference in size. Figure what the heck, I look at the thing all the time, the extra 50 bucks might be worth it. Go to check out. Total is 267.26?"?>:-( That's almost a 16%...
  33. Santilli

    CHEAP ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS CARD THAT WORKS?

    I'm using a Wireless-G Linksys router WRT54GL to broadcast to my HTPC desktop, through a Linksys WMP54G. Once in awhile I use a laptop, using a WPC11, Version 4, Linksys wireless-B notebook adapter. Suggestions?
  34. Santilli

    CHEAP ANTENNA FOR WIRELESS CARD THAT WORKS?

    Hi Does anyone have an antenna that works to increase wireless connection quality, for a reasonable price? Using a Linksys card. Thanks GS
  35. Santilli

    SSDs - State of the Product?

    I just got done looking up the tests for the 4800, and, in real world stuff, it's about 10-20%, at least according to the reviews comparing it to the 3500...
  36. Santilli

    SSDs - State of the Product?

    pricewatch companies are just ripping people off on 939's, and, they are faster, but not that much... http://www.pricewatch.com/cpu/Socket_939-20.htm
  37. Santilli

    SSDs - State of the Product?

    Fastest 939 I found was 225 dollars, Opteron 185, and that was a while ago. Results from people making the upgrade was it ran hot, and wasn't THAT much of an upgrade. IIRC, folks suggested they would have been better off moving to a newer MOBO/CPU combo.
  38. Santilli

    SSDs - State of the Product?

    I agree. It's also not worth buying another 2 gigs of ram, at least in my opinion. The ram for this machine, that would match, is 70 dollars, plus shipping. Don't think 2 gigs to 4 is worth it, and, awhile back I passed on a new processor, since the Opteron 185 was, IIRC, the fastest I might put...
  39. Santilli

    SSDs - State of the Product?

    What's the major difference between the i7 and the Q9650? Seems like the best bang for the buck, and the Q9550 not far behind... Doesn't Far Cry 2 have some really neat bench mark?
  40. Santilli

    Merc's Useful Tools of the day

    Didn't realize I was so memorialized.... Or, that I was doing that...
  41. Santilli

    Put the Pagefile in a RAMdisk? (XP 32-bit)

    Anyone have a list of Ramdisk programs, and, which ones they use, and why? Thanks GS
  42. Santilli

    How do I turn this system into a HTPC?

    16X TURNS Q4 into a slide show. 4x is fine, Ultra High. Couldn't do that with the ATI 850 XT.
  43. Santilli

    SSDs - State of the Product?

    Yes, Apple is a joke...
  44. Santilli

    How do I turn this system into a HTPC?

    This was from the Nvidia software, system information. I've been wondering if this really makes any difference in my old gaming programs, and or DVD playing?
  45. Santilli

    How do I turn this system into a HTPC?

    Stream Processors 64 Core clock 650 MHZ Memory Clock: 400 mhz (800 mhz data rate) Memory interface: 256 bit Memory: 2048 MB Looks like Pradeep is the winner: However, there is no DDR2 800 running at 1600MHz, only 400MHz running at 800 MHz. I will say only one bad comment, and, overall, a lot...
  46. Santilli

    How do I turn this system into a HTPC?

    How and on which box, or card?
  47. Santilli

    SSDs - State of the Product?

    for got to mention that to build the current machine was not even possible with mac stuff at the time. Cost wise, even if it was capable, it was about 4x more for the stuff you could get for the mac. Supermicro or Apple? Now that's a real hard one...
  48. Santilli

    Vuze as a resource hog?

    As for law school, copyright is not a standard subject.
  49. Santilli

    How do I turn this system into a HTPC?

    What's wrong with the 9600 GT for mild gaming, and, HTPC???
  50. Santilli

    SSDs - State of the Product?

    You have to remember, I went through this. Yes, fans on server stuff ARE incredibly loud. I had to replace the fan in the SCSI supermirco box, and, put Swiftech sinks, with Vantec Stealth fans to get it to be liveable. Still, I have been delighted with the Supermicro dual X5DA8, and the dual...
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