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The A7N8X was the last ASUS motherboard that I was really happy with. Good times.

Indeed. I hear no-more mana burning? That would make my Saproling deck completely awesome. It looks like I'll have a chance to play on the 3rd of July in Sac with some friends, time to start reading up again.

A fresh install of Windows 7 Home Premium, Office 2010 Standard, Firefox, NOD32, and Skype on a modified MSI U100 took me all day. Because it was all in Russian. Thanks to MSDN, I have access to the foreign language disks, and have now built my mother-in-law a computer for her to Skype with (and...

Indeed, being a mod here is the culmination of all my efforts :p

I agree with the build quality and performance per watt augments against AMD above, but I'll throw in an even more subjective bit: snappiness. Intel (C2D and i-series) feel snappier than AMD chips.

I think dedicated slots would be the wrong direction. We already have multi-purpose slots that work just fine (PCIe).

Regardless of how good or bad a woman looks, I never say anything. Guys too, actually. With the exception of my wife, who is always beautiful and has always "done something" successfully. ;)

I think it was around $1400 with the discount, have that paperwork back at the office.

It could, but the 183 moves a lot of air; I don't think it will be an issue.

Huh, worked this time. Last time it said "code does not apply to items in cart" or something like that. Thanks!

Looks to be a bad card. Bummer.

Just checked, apparently it only applies to the i3 and i5.

Of course, ordered my i7 T410 last week :(

Excellent choice.

I really dislike plasma, and to be honest can't believe it isn't dead yet. The pixel pitch is appalling, and the whole concept of burn-in is just crazy.

Interesting combo. I think it will fit, but only with the fans blowing either towards or away from the backplate. What case did you have in mind?

...and I have. But you get back to the basic point. Someone will be helped regardless if they need it.

RoboRally is also quite fun.

I'm already assembling the third version, but here was the config for the last few weeks.

Requiring rescue insurance isn't a bad idea, but would the world really refuse to rescue someone without it?

Handruin, The only two differences are that the risks others are exposed to are voluntary and skill-dependent in her case and not in the 170MPH case (at least not dependent on their skill). No one else on the freeway? Sounds like a good way to spend 30 minutes ;)

Not disagreeing with you, just pointing out that it is more than a fileserver.

That is pretty wild. I've never done anything that crazy, but I have single handed offshore in rough conditions (and been knocked down), and I've lost my rig over the side (as captain, but with crew). Hers is pretty much a worst-case scenario. Best wishes to her and her family, but there is a...

It does, but changes to the system are not encouraged. Apparently it is fairly fragile. Depending on what you are doing, some extra CPU isn't a bad idea. Mine acts as a BT client, backup server, media ripper and RDC gateway, in addition to having NOD32 set in very paranoid mode.

Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H Underclocked/Undervolted G6950 Clarkdale 2.8GHz

I no longer train or teach. It isn't that I don't like helping people, but I hate stupid people.

What can I say, Merc. You are gifted with words... That you spoke to the kid in a way that they will understand should be commended.

Yes, and the resolution is pathetic either way. But my target user (older construction workers) like the large icons anyway.

Those are interesting. This is the one that has me thinking.

Playing driving simulators with three large-ish screens is both highly enjoyable and nauseating. The side monitors filling your peripheral vision completes the mental trick, and carsickness ensues within about 10 minutes of racing. ;)

Hey, my productivity is unacceptably high...you guys need to help me down...;)

Really quiet day...

Tiletabs for Firefox helps massively.

I saw this small and fast system and thought of Coug...

A T410 spec'd to double that cost (without added RAM or SSD) is a very impressive machine. Sitting in my cart now next to another SL510, which I have been happy with so far.

Interesting. I'll stick with PCIe for now.

That is an impressive board, but I don't know if I trust EVGA enough to pull it off well. That fan on the northbridge would have to go as well.

I thought it was also that the i3/i5 did the GPU on-die, so that power consumption is in there as well.

Good to see you back paugie! Hope your absence wasn't due to illness.

Sorry, I need to clarify. If I set all three displays into non-"grouped" (eyefinity) mode, they behave as they should. But ATI have managed to make the process of changing from "three monitors behaving as they should" mode to "oh, you want to game on all your screens?" mode so complex, that I...

I've become quite addicted to this in Windows & with widescreens. Now that I'm doing the 3 monitor eyefinity thing, it isn't working so well. I would love to change the number of vertical spaces to 6, to recreate the effect of having 3 separate screens again. I've googled without luck. Thoughts?

Wow. 95% of that is over my head, but jumping to table 3 does give some good info. Thanks!

That is more the thermal cycling than the high temps on their own, no?

No such option here. If you can't make it to them on your own, they'll send an ambulance to get you. Congratulations, your bill just went into the thousands. One of the many shortcomings of a purely commercially driven medical system is that it is driven by money, not by health.

We didn't end up going, but we would have gone to a local "urgent care" (eg. "doc in a box") and paid cash. Probably a hundred bucks or so. They are the equivalent of Fry's; so long as you go in knowing exactly what you want, you're in good shape. Just don't ask them to make a judgement call...

This one is fantastic as well, though it can get awful lonely if you are "it": Betrayal at House on the Hill

Still have all my MtG cards, quite old now. The group that played regularly is now scattered all over California. I do own Settlers of Catan as well, and Ticket to Ride. Good fun, but my wife doesn't like to lose, and I tend not to ;)

Avoid which?

I suppose you are right, Time. The only thing it would really get me is removing that heat from the room (once I relocate the radiator).

She's as sick as I am, I hadn't thought that ordering the same thing would be a liability. No access to meds anymore, she's just teaching.