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In case anyone was wondering, a GTX580 does 16,500PPD according to GPU Tracker V2.

I just hate being caught out with too small a PSU. I don't think that will happen again with these rigs.

I'm surprised as well, but there you have it. Rock solid, even while folding, gaming, and streaming Pandora at the same time, so long as you don't go crazy with the OC. Of course, the 1200W Corsair 80 PLUS Gold PSUs I have coming will take care of that ;)

I think I've found the causes of some instability on the OC of my home computers. Both of them are still running on Antec EarthWatts 380W PSUs. I think this is a testament to what a high-quality sub-400W PSU can achieve; both are rock-solid until I start OCing.

Following up on the "made for RAID" subtopic above: Hitachi 3TB drive: $200 Hitachi 3TB "made for RAID" drive: $350 That is way more than a minor premium, that is a full blown screwing. Same performance, same cache, same warranty, just a different firmware. Screw that.

I oscillate between local and network storage. Before GBe I was local, then went network until drive capacities got large enough that I didn't need a massive array. Then I needed a massive array regardless. Now I'm back to local because the array is back to only 6 drives and will outrun GBe. It...

Yup. The big controversy is whether the iPhone will suck as much on Verizon as it did on AT&T. That will decide whether it is AT&T's fault for having a crappy network, or whether it is the iPhone's fault for being so brutal with the network.

Finally got all the cabling to make this work, and it is just as advertised. Inputs: Computer 1 Computer 2 PS3 Outputs: Left Desk Right Desk Projector Bedroom The only annoyance is a <1sec blackout when adding an additional output to an existing channel. If I've been watching "Computer 1"...

I was going to have to go that route anyway, as the devices will be in an equipment closet, and half the time I'll be trying to control them from another room entirely.

Ah. Based on the streetlights, I thought the color was fairly accurate. And the vignetting was so pronounced, I thought it was intentional.

The 808 does support 3 zones, but I was going to use them as well. It also supports DNLA, but it is the only device I have that does. I suspect I'll be getting some kind of IR sending tool, tied in with my computer and the automated lighting system, that would be able to send commands to...

Just as a quick lesson, can you tell me what in that picture you are looking at to make those statements?

I'm having that problem with my audio stuff at the moment. My two receivers and two stereo amps are all Onkyo, and all respond to the same volume/source commands. Not sure how I'm going to fix this one.

Well, congrats on the growth, Coug.

Awesome.

My PS3 has the lips, but even without, it shouldn't mess up playback. Perhaps you can tilt the thing by ~5 degrees?

If they are big files (and BD ISOs certainly count), you should be in the thick section of that graph (150MB/s+)

Those numbers aren't exceptionally bad.

Heh. That kind of issue only requires the front few cars to be wusses. The rest are stuck regardless. Nice picture though.

Wow, that looks like a beast.

Well, you still have more than double my points, so this won't cost you much. I just noticed we'll be passing AVS Forum soon ;)

A: That weather sucks. When does the snow normally melt for the season? B: Your backdrop picture is awesome. Did you take it?

10AM and I've been working from home as well. I'm not going out there until it gets above 65F.

Wow. Looks like you put quite a bit of time into those.

Well, they were selling for a lot more a few years ago. The one I bought for $273k was last purchased in 2005 for $600k.

The one I am in now is a 1444SF 3BR/2BA 1960 fixer-upper on a 60x100 lot in a decent neighborhood of an OK town 15 minutes from the ocean. $269k. There are unaffordable areas that I would love to live in (Professorville comes to mind - Just this lot is $6M), but that isn't all there is.

Yup. Zero point going BR on an SD TV.

The only non-computer-attached BR player I have is a PS3. From what I've heard, it loads movies faster than most players and isn't even particularly expensive. That it can also stream from Netflix/Pandora/local media files is a bonus. Oh, and you can even play games on it.

I really don't understand why people with a choice live somewhere it snows. Visiting the snow is one thing, but doing it every day on purpose? 69F and sunny here, BTW.

Still planned to be a CAT5 with 300km/hr at landfall, at high tide. That is going to be messy.

I think this is quite significant. Error recovery is one thing, but this also gives the drives more time to spin up and initialize then RAID controllers typically do.

Normally the Newegg "Features" section isn't so humorous.

Buck, I'm aware of this note by drive manufacturers wanting some more money, but in the past, any old SATA drive would work in RAID5 arrays of 10 disks or more without issue. I'm wondering if the manufacturers are now doing something to break this functionality?

The standard is 1.5v, though every module I've purchased has specified 1.65v on the packaging and in the XMP memory profiles. Typically all I need to do is go into the BIOS and enable XMP.

Currently looking at this one. They say it includes "Pixela Video Browser Software" which can edit AVCHD files and transcode for YouTube. Though it doesn't say anything about DVD authoring.

Heh, congrats ;)

How about from a hardware standpoint? HD isn't an issue at the moment, and a recording duration of even 6 hours would be plenty. Though if HD is available without much additional cost, it would be a no-brainer. Something with decent optics and a bit of a zoom would be fantastic.

I would have mentioned RAM voltage earlier, as I had a similar issue, but in your post above you mention 1.65v. In every machine I've tried, the RAM defaults to 1.5v which simply isn't stable at higher capacities.

Less than 100 days now...we need a shark emoticon ;)

I have a client that isn't particularly computer savvy, but has a need to shoot video, edit it, and either burn it to a DVD or post it on YouTube. The only editing they'll need to do is trim a clip and/or spice several clips. At the moment, they have a Sony DCR-DVD403 that uses the little DVD...

Wow, that storm looks to be 1500 miles (2500km) across!

:p Edit: It is actually pretty fitting. I'm a 100% convert; no system I build gets a spinning platter for the OS/Apps. Only if their needs are 1TB+ does a HDD go in at all.

When I lived 100m from work, I could get away with one decent system. Now I live 30km+ from work, so I need a machine at home. Then I decided that I needed two gaming machines at the house, for when friends come over and we want to do battle. I also have a pair of force-feedback wheels and...

I'm responsible for the support of over a dozen of them. The user is happy or not along a very clear line: Happy: Surfing, reading, games, music. Mostly from home. Unhappy: Trying to do office/laptop stuff with it, trying to carry it around regularly.

I don't think I'll ever bother. mine work fine as is.

Meh. Just use a pci-e based ssd and you're set.

My first instinct is a slightly goofy PSU. I would second an Ubuntu LiveCD; it is super easy, and copying information is also simple. Motherboard would be a maybe, but PSU first.

I'm in the process of dumping my WHS as well. Considering it can't handle my new 3TB drives, it isn't worth the hassle. The one thing I really liked about it was My Movies automated ripping and indexing of movies. I'm going to miss that.

Yup. I haven't tried OC'ing it, but taking it to 24GB didn't help either. Edit: This is "Home1" in my sig, BTW.

I'm afraid I don't go back that far. Just looking around, the prices are up there ($300+). How tricky would it be to modify the system to operate on newer hardware?