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To be honest, I've never seen the popups either, but there is a thread over there where someone noticed. Eugene even states later in the thread that he hadn't noticed before. I wonder what percentage of the users of a technical forum actually dodn't have popup-blocking software?

About that "no issues" thing I said earlier.....nevermind. I'm pretty sure it is to blame for my remote desktop failure. Though it's enabled in the firewall; perhaps it just changed the IP/name enough to confuse my router...we'll see when I get home.

I'm a big fan of the SATA cards based on the SiI 3112a chipset (or 3112r if you need cheap RAID). The retail raptors used to ship with a card that had this chipset, and countless motherboards (including those from ASUS) use this chipset as well. They also have a 4-port version (3114) that is...

SR just lost major points for implementing pop-up advertisements :evil:

Would one of the more insane coolers support 35W passively? Thoughts?

I'm seriously debating it. If I could find a way to underclock it to ~2500+ (1.4Ghz) @ <1v, that would be near certain passive capability. The ones I'm using are stock @ 2800+ (1.6Ghz) 1.2v and 35W heat dissipation. Not quite into the passive range, but really frickin close. I'm so tempted to...

Looks like I may be moving in the coming months. My new girlfriend will be moving from Oregon to the silicon valley doing biotech stuff (molecular biology). I think I really want to live with her...

Not I. I don't think there have been more than a half-dozen links from SR to SF, though there have been many times more going the other way. I can imagine 2 reasons: 1. They were here first. Stealing their traffic to become just like them would be wrong. 2. Being like them isn't what SF is...

SLK-947U PUI

I've been using the heatsink mentioned in the thread above, IIRC a Thermalright SLK-9047U. This HS requires no mods to use a mobile chip. If you feel it isn't on firmly enough, it's easy to shim the screws with washers.

I think I've built my last non-64bit system. I just built a basic office machine based on a MSI K8T Neo FSR motherboard (I love these things, used about 40 of them) and a A64 2800+. The price premium is so negligible, and I have no problem selling the "future-proofing" capability of an A64...

I've heard rumors of a mod that makes the single-player campaign of Doom3 a coop mission. That sounds really sweet.

I just got an e-mail from them letting me know that the "Pro" version of SE is out as well. It looks like those of us who bought thew Pro version the the upgrade free? Sweet.

Sorry, I didn't pay attention. My OS has it's own raptor...

If we're logging SP2 experiences, it installed on my machine without any issues and without breaking anything. I think it upped my ram consumption at desktop from 80MB to 110MB though...doesn't matter as I have a 'couple gig in there....

For the record, the Gigabyte board above was actually destroyed by the mobile chip (it worked before with a regular 3000+, even worked after a flash to the latest BIOS, then hasn't worked since the chip was installed, enen with the original 3000+ in it). I was then foolish enough to try it in a...

For systems more powerful than the XP2500s I use for basic workstations, I've switched to A64 2800 and 3000s.

I still have 2 tabs of SR on my startup, along with 3 tabs of SF, slashdot, and GMail. But 90% of my time is here. I scan for new posts, and occasionaly jump into a thread with a descriptive and relevant title, but I no longer check out the ones called "Scsi Raid 0 @low Speedz?" or "Get...

Looks to me from the PR that this is just for the campground areas anyway. Too bad, I always wanted to check my e-mail from the back country. Otherwise, how could I justify the 12 pound, 17" laptop in my 45 pound bag of provisions?

Very nice, and much faster. It scanned my 150,000+ "objects" in about half the time.

This might let me run it on all the PCs at work, that would be great...

For the record: No it doesn't, at least it didn't for me.

LOL...beat the game in 2 days of spare "work" time. One of the guys ripped through it on "normal" in about 6 hours...now he's cruising through "nightmare". The biggest difficulty to nightmare being a stable health level of 25 (instead of 100) through the whole game.

Those systems look like they could have a good time with some better video. And if they're already running the latest catalyst drivers, the swap to some 9800XTs would be very simple. Gaming for everyone! :mrgrn:

I'm so glad I'm in this industry at this time, it's a pretty exciting place to be.

I'm not super happy about the performance increase. I was running it quite well at 1024x768 medium before, and even with this set to 256 I still can't get high to run at an acceptible frame rate.

If I could swing it, a bar would definatly be part of the picture....

Good find, I'm checking this out now...

eh, whatever, too tired. Paste this in your address bar and save it: ftp://ddrueding.dyndns.org/Nicole Barrette - God Damn You.mp3

This is a great song from a local in Eugene, OR. I'd love to get music from her, but she isn't on the internet at all. I'd be interested to know what you guys think.

Well, we ended up staying in Eugene and the vicinity. We ate at all 3 McMenamins resturaunts; a classy one near the river, a trendy one near the UofO campus, and a neat one secluded in an alley. Apparently these guys are famous for making their own liquor? Anyway, I'm in love...go figure. I'll...

Unfortunatly, my setup and what you have in mind don't have that much in common. My systems are all identical and pre-configured with each game using a unique CD-Key. One of the things you will need to set up in advance is how legal you want to keep things. The less legal the smoother things...

Just got it installed on all the systems here...man this thing is a rescource hog! A64 3000+ 512MB PC 3200 ATI 9800Pro Runs well at 1024x768 at "medium" detail. Upgrading to a gig of RAM does nothing. Upgrating to a 9800XT allows "high" (not "full") at the same resolution. I'll be able to try...

OK...just got back. The return drive took about 12 hours thanks to traffic in Sacremento. Total milage for the trip was just over 1500 miles and cost $150 in gas. Next time I will be flying, as that drive was near fatal saveral times. Havent been home or slept yet, drove straight from Oregon to...

Sorry guys...I did make it. Just haven't had internet access since I left. After making it up here in good time, we encountered her ex and decided to get the heck out of town. We've been camping along a river for the last few days and loving it.

I'd imagine so, if you can remember the original name of the file....it's lost in my MP3s right now.

Well, it's 2AM and I'm getting a late start. If you don't hear from me; you know what happened ;)

I'm a big fan of my MX700 at home and my MX500s at work. My next mouse will likely be the MX900. For those that don't know these mice; they are all the same except the 900 is bluetooth, 700 is "wireless", and 500 is wired. Really great mice IMHO, and the wireless ones are rechargeable in an...

Handsfree is a wonderful thing...

Actually, SCSI drives might fare worse in this system; as they stay on the market longer, their final price might be even lower.

I think this is the most important. I have a number of people that I will be able to talk to continuously though the night.

Guys, I really appreciate your concern. For the record, I do have some experience doing drives like this, and am pretty good with a mummy bag and a rest stop. I'm also going to see I can bag a nap from around 2PM-6PM, should help quite a bit. My truck driving buddies assure me that for the real...

It would be, except for the logistics of the situation: The closest to a "direct" flight involves driving an hour to San Jose, then flying to Portland, then transferring to another flight To Eugene. After I get there I would have to rent a car (we plan on going camping) but wait....I'm not 25...

Fortunatly, a majority of the distance is a 70MPH speed limit; and at 75 I'll be passed by semis regularly. A good thing considering I can't afford to get pulled over for anything.

Unfortunatly, 90% of the trip will be on I-5. Super-straight for the first 6 hours, then the last 3 are through high passes and is quite curvy. There's also a significant amount of road construction going on....yup, I'm screwed. It's amazing what love will do to you.

ahem.... "...require good tactics and voice communication..."

You need to get to my gaming center. We focus on games that require voice tectics and voice communication. Counterstrike was good for it's time, but I can't believe people are still playing it. Call of Duty, FarCry, Rainbow6: 3 Athena Sword, even the battlefield games have some good strategy to...

Then you aren't very familiar with FPS games. Not that the gameplay isn't very similar; but the visual effects are absolutely stunning. FarCry is absolutely incredible, and Doom3 should be much better than that.

I've pulled some crazy ones in the past, but this coming Wednesday is the one I'm worrying about. I'll be getting up at 7AM for a meeting, working until 6PM doing my day job, then working until midnight at the game center. That's my normal day, no big deal. Immediatly after getting off at...

I'll see how our 9800Pros hold up, I'm not quite ready to drop another $12k on video cards...