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2000Mbps? Interesting...

yep.

From another thread, Merc indicated that this CPU is massively overclockable.

This is what I can build for under $2000 (charging about $3000) as a gaming PC. It includes things I would not put on my own system, but that "gamers" traditionally like (windows, 4-disk Rapor RAID-0 arrays, etc). Let me know what you think. Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower...

;) I'm about to post a system spec that may interest you.

Ubuntu is my favorite Linux flavor. Let's leave it at that ;) Smoothwall 2.0 has a modified version called "superkernel" that includes support for SATA drives and a number of other enhancements. It's more stable than the last 3.0 beta I tried. I'm running it on a Tyan 1U S939 Server with SATA...

My system is currently running 4x1GB DDR2 800 @ 800Mhz...but that is DDR2 on an AM2 board. I don't think there were any issues on these.

I prefer Ubuntu as well, though I don't prefer either enough to actually use it for anything. What type of performance hit do you have running in a VM session vs. running it normally? Microsoft ISA blows major chunks; smoothwall is far easier to deal with.

Worth it IMHO. NOD32 is really great; small footprint, easy UI, easy to install, no BS.

I don't think it's the amount of RAM at that point, it's more likely the speed. What is the spec on the RAM?

The internet is for porn. The internet is mostly free. Porn is mostly free.

I was playing CNC:Generals:Zero Hour until a few weeks ago. Now I'm buried in Supreme Commander; trying to get dual screen mode working. It's a great game.

I think one of the reasons they are so screwed it that they weren't using fixed benefits. The cost of health care has gone up faster than they anticipaterd, so now they are toast. IMHO, offering anything more than a pension is asking for trouble.

Naked women have a number of dimensions with a variable range. Add movement, and you have a considerable number of...erm...combinations ;)

Considering the amount of glass a traditional sun visor would have to cover, I'd say it would be completely impractical. You would need to use some sort of retracting cover that used rails on either side and has a support bar in front for stiffness.

good point /hides

Mark makes a very good point WRT what is causing our outages. IIRC, it was new accounts being added and a forced reboot? If so, wouldn't being the first account on a new server increase the number of new accounts added after us, making the problem worse?

This board looks nice.

Good porn is indeed a challenge. Particularly if you have a specific target you are aiming for. Certain things are difficult to avoid: Cheesy music Fake moaning/talking Poor camera work Dialog of any sort other than a brief interview with the star before/after(optional)These things are really...

Eh, I doubt it costs much more than a standard windshield to replace; most of the cost is in delivery/installation anyway. I think it would be really cool, particularly at night on Hwy 1 or in SF or NYC (tall buildings)

I will be using 64-bit Vista Ultimate, but I can get about 3.6GB from my system as it is (32-bit server 2003 R2)

Do I really need to spend $350 to get a Gigabyte C2D nVidia board? My bad on the socket M/775 thing...I haven't built anything with these yet.

So if the T4300 OC's like crazy, should I put the extra $150 into a T7200? Or somewhere else? I already have 4GB of RAM....

Good enough for me. Thanks Merc. If you were to build a high-end C2D box right now, which Gigabyte motherboard would you use?

When I was looking, the 5400+ (2.8Ghz) seemed to be the last reasonable chip before the prices skyrocketed ($269). That would place it between the T6500 (1.83Ghz) and T7200 (2.0Ghz) Intel chips. Is the C2D really that much faster clock for clock?

Retracted. I need 2 systems after all...

Just an FYI: Samsung SATA 18X DVD-RW drive without cost premium over PATA. I know people were interested and I just noticed. When did this happen?

So how long before we get an iRAM that uses 4-8 CF cards? That would be sexy...

Tannin, we've been talking about this over here if you want to catch up. I know it's not a logical place for it, but these things happen.

Looks like a yes...

Pretty sure it would. I'm not an F@H guy, so I can't say for sure. The IceQ system works very well and is quiet, so I suspect 24/7 loading at 100% would be quite possible. I've even hooked up a Zalman fanmate to it in the past to make it even quieter.

:p From what I can tell, it caches certain things that benefit from the super-low access time (small files). Another tech (SuperFetch) caches entire apps (where STR is a factor) into any available RAM.

It makes sense that the Extreme IV is 4x faster, as it costs nearly 3x as much...(40MB/sec sustained...holy crap!) Fortunately the Extreme III is only 50% more. I'll look into it. Whenever I have tried to enable ReadyBoost on anything, it says that the media isn't fast enough. I wonder how fast...

I'm wondering how long it will be before Tea runs out and gets a 1Ds II and a 1D III to help you make up your mind ;)

For me it's tricky. I've gotten myself down to one PC; from 4 primary machines (gaming, silent office, file/print/VM server, HTPC). Because of this, I need to do a lot of stuff. Here is what I plan on sticking in it: Modified P180 (ducted, multi-chamber airflow) Antec NeoHE 480W (might need...

That is my problem as well. Considering I'm using 750GB drives these days (the smallest I have is 500GB), there is no way I need 16 drives worth of storage! None of my clients even have needs on that scale.

Good to know you are having good experiences Handy, but I think I'll be going for the 590-based board anyway, just so I can have more space between the second PCIe x16 and the PCI slots.

PCI-Express X1600Pro card with IceQ cooling Well loved but fully functional. Card only. Best offer? Might throw it in with one of the other things I put up.

GIGABYTE GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard with latest (F8 BIOS) AMD X2 4200+ (65W) low-power dual-core CPU (2.2Ghz, 1.2V) 2GB (2x 1GB) OCZ DDR2-800 (2 modules of OCZ2SOE8001G) $450 Shipped OBO

3Ware 9650SE-16ML Still in retail box, still shrink wrapped. Connects 16 SATA II drives PCI-Express 8x connector 256MB DDR2 533 onboard Uses Multi-lane SATA cables RAID levels: 0,1,5,6,10,50,Single, and JBOD MSRP: $995 Newegg: $909 Best offer.

I'm looking for a new AM2 board as well. Gigabyte only; based on Merc (and Tannin?)'s recommendations years ago and a flawless track record since. I currently have a GIGABYTE GA-M51GM-S2G but I need something with more slots. SLI-ing some 7950s sounds like fun, and I need to put a TV-tuner card...

He has been getting 1400+ points per WU lately....

Considering the age of the laptop and the history of losing cards, just leave it in ;)

If you can get a PCMCIA card small enough that you will leave it in the laptop (so it doesn't "go missing" again), do that. Otherwise, you might as well have the additional usefullness of a USB card. b+g is a definate yes; draft-n is neat, but unsupported most places and IMHO unnecessary for...

Ahh...you say its 160MB, my version is only 53MB, looks like a borked download.

Agreed. Do all three, but be sure to be in a well-ventilated area, with a fire extinguisher handy ;)

;)

Things seem to have quieted down quite a bit, but I haven't been here as much in the last week or so.

Apply full AC house current to the ATX connector, grounded through a metal plate the board is sitting on. It should blow some capacitors at least ;)

Yep Tannin, I can confirm what you've found. I do manual updates on my production servers to control when they are reset. The list for one DC in particular included IE7 a week ago. It hasn't been installed yet and last night it was no longer on the list. Very weird.