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Dido to what Coug said. SiS stuff scares me, as does ECS. If I were trying to build a budget killer gaming box I might bite, but I don't have time to mess around. And from what I've seen the performance difference is small.

December 2003 Tyan Tiger MP 2X 1.2 GHz Athlon MP's 512 MB PC2100 reg/ecc ATi Radeon 8500 19" Samsun Syncmaster 950 p 19" LG Studioworks 995E Lite-on DVD player 52X CD burner FA311 NIC SB Live Adaptec 3050 U2B 2X 9GB Seagate Cheetah 18XL 9 GB Wuantum Atlas IV 80 GB WD Caviar SE Sennheiser HD280...

see here http://www.storageforum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3287 the short: I'm happy. Merc, any thoughts?

well, on Friday the parts came. Everything is together and running nicely. Got the MSI K8T Neo up and running on the first attempt. Not OCing, and the system is nice and stable. Ran Prime95's mixed torture test all night long without a problem. Now the question is: is it as responsive as...

last I checked, it seems gaming performance is really independent of HD speed....so I'll probably be just fine relegating my old Atlas drive to be the Windows drive if I have used up all the Cheetahs with the Linux system.

I used to keep "My Documents" on a second HD separate from the OS so I could nuke the OS and keep my documents. But given my current school situation and the fact that I keep many such small files on my school laptop and/or on the network, I doubt I'll have much to put in my /home directory...

Nope, I typically put apps on the OS HD. The 120 contains MP3s, lectures, etc that will be quickly moved to my wife's 200 GB drive shared on the network. Not sure what I will do with the 120 after that.

so, long story, but I've ended up with an extra Seagate Cheetah 18XL. I had two and was planning on putting WinXP Pro (hey, a med student has to have some gaming fun) on one, and Linux as the other as my main OS. Now I've got 3 Cheetahs. I must be getting distracted by something...

Exactly. I guess you need a willing sherif to sign some paperwork. He said it cost about 10K for the gun at 12K all together. Yeeeeouch! But it felt good to rock on full auto :) 3-5 round bursting was very fun. And the load was light enough that I could keep most of the 3-5 rounds on the...

quick question here: why on earth are you guys complaining about plain ol' 33 Mhz 32-bit PCI slots? For what we're talking about (high-end workstation) do you really need to push the >110 MB/s that Santilli was talking about? Are the photoshop files truely huge and really benefit from a...

could the router be capable, though unlisted in the manual, of doing 400 if the adaptor can?

could it be a GigaE adaptor? My router is only 100 bT....maybe the GigaE on 100bT somehow gives 400Mbps....and it really is 400 it would seem.

so I'm test streaming an MP3 from my wife's maching to my Dell Inspiron laptop. Surprize, surprize, it works. In Windows Task Manager it lists the link speed as 400 Mbps - I thought I was on a 100bT network. My network utilization is 0.03%, which by my calculation means that I'm using about...

but would she notice any difference if she's busy photoshopping off her JB Caviar while playing an MP3 and streaming a lecture to me?

hey all - here's the deal. My wife and I both like listening to our MP3s. I also use my school's Lectures Online system, so I often have a few GBs or more of lectures that I need to have available. I want to be able to access these on any maching in our appartment - two laptops, my desktop...

yeah, why an NForce 3 board, Merc? My choice was an MSI K8T Neo FISR. Love the D-brackets.

I'm also more than willing to bench my system for ya'all. But like Merc I won't have the system for a while.

you want a dual 1.2 GHz Athlon and Tyan Tiger MP with 512 MB RAM? I've got one laying around I'm trying to get rid of.

that'd be great if it isn't too much trouble. As I'm waiting for parts my Cheetah 18 XLs are sitting idle :(

did you mean that you're running a Cheetah 18XL? Or do you mean that since your 'Cuda 18XL is still peppy my Cheetah 18 XL should be as well?

just curious about how my Cheetah 18XLs compare to modern IDE drives (7200 RPM/8 MB cache drives, and raptors). They seem to be nice and speedy still. Just wondering if I'm missing out and should spring for a new HD (Raptor?) for my boot drive.

it seems many people think the world of Seagate's Barracuda ATA's. Maybe they were competitive when they switched from SCSI to ATA (does anyone know if they kept the same internal mechanics? I doubt they did...), but it seems ever since then they trailed the competition significantly, except...

there are numerous reviews - Tom's Hardware I believe is one of the few that specifically compares a number. Beware - it seems the early reviews (October) have many gripes that have since been addressed. I'm going with the MSI K8T Neo board personally.

awesome! Thanks Merc. But where is the External U2W-LVD SCSI port? Now if only it had a volume control knob.

I'm rebuilding my desktop PC, and I would really like to have a headphone jack and at least one USB port on the front of my PC. My case doesn't have either of these ports on the front, though it does have many extra 5.25" bays. Anybody know of a way for me to get these ports on the front? I'd...

the lady who threw the sledge hammer - was she wearing an iPOD on her shorts?

for someone OK spending $200 on a chip, you could go P4 2.6 GHz, an Athlon XP 3000, or an A64 3000. Now, why not go A64, since it will sometimes perform a bit better than the AXP 3000, plus gives you the possibility of running 64 bit stuff? Plus, they seems to outperform the P4 2.6 easily...

The system is now officially for sale. I'd like $300, although I'm willing to entertain all offers.

Seems the reviews from October mention many little annoying issues, but the later reviews and forum posts don't. I'm guessing the bugs are getting squashed.

... I'm thinking the P4 line may be a little more trouble-free, although it will give me less performance for th price. Anyone care to comment?

anyone think I'd be better off spending $200 on a P4-2.8/800? I play the occasional game, photoshop, and lots of "office" type stuff.

... and if the AXP line is coming to an end (which the current socket 754 may be as well), it would mean I'd be stuck with a system that is a little more obsolete a little quicker than an A64. So again, which is the better system?

Of course, I'd prefer using a pinout that will be around for a while, but I'm not sure if that's incredibly important for me right now. I wouldn't plan on upgrading the system for a number of years. When the time comes, I would do another chip/motherboard/RAM upgrade. PCI express? How will...

just wondering if anyone else is intrigued by the Athlon64 3000, the one with 1/2 the cache of the 3200 but the same clock speed. Oh, and it costs significantly less :) As I'm getting tired of my trusty old computer, the time is coming for me to spend some holiday gift money, and I'm...

ok, seems the HP color laser printers can't print directly from the camera. Oh well. At least the ink jets can.

thanks guys. If ink is really that inexpensive (<$20/refill), and it color lasers do a poor job, then the choice is clear. I really would prefer that the clerk be able to push just one or two buttons (one to take the pic, the other to print), and not have to mess with removing a media card...

I've got a few concerns with using a photo inkjet printer: cost, quality, and speed. Since Pop will be purchasing a laser printer already, it doesn't seem like a big huge deal to make it a color laser. But perhaps a separate printer for the photosystem would be a little bit easier to use (no...

the employee would most likely help, as he would be right there anyways. Although a self-serve method would have some advantages as well.

hey all - got a specific problem to solve by year's end (for tax purposes), and I'm wondering if you guys can help point me in the right direction. My father recently purchased his own optometry practice, and will be changing it's location (slightly) in March. When he rebuilds the place he...

As I said before, I'd prefer to sell everything together. So no thanks, not yet at least.

Are you just interested in the RAM? I'd prefer to sell the chip/mobo/ram/HSF's together.

petabytes . . . sounds like food for animal lovers. He he

The ram is here Kingston - KVR266x72RC25/512, link here http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator/PartsInfo.asp?ktcpartno=KVR266X72RC25/512 Heatsink/fans are Global Wins - forget which ones, but not the ones that are really loud.

yes, most definitely registered. If there is definitely interest I'll shut down the system, yank the RAM, and share the part number. Adcadet

hey all - my trusty computer is getting a bit long in the tooth. And I've realized that for most of what I do I would be better off with a single fast chip. So I'm looking to sell my chips/motherboard/ram in the near future. I'd prefer to sell to somebody I know through SF, so I'm starting...

my 8500 defenitely can do two monitors.

Question: for dual monitor heavy office-type work with some photoshop, what card would be preferred: an ATi Radeon 8500 with 128 MB of RAM, or a Radeon 9000 with 64 MB of RAM? I've got two computers that need video cards, and these are the two I've got readily available. If one will be used...

I keep my mail in d:/my documents, along with important stuff. That way when my OS freaks out I can do a clean install and not worry about loosing anything I want to keep.