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Can someone let us know when these are available through Newegg? Does anyone know if there will be a 750GB offering as well? Or maybe a 666GB offering, if it uses 333GB platters. That's the one I would get.

I did the build last night. Everything went pretty smoothly. The only real problem is that the video card heatsink is too tall and the top panel of the case has to bend around it. I don't know if I will be able to get the thumbscrew in that holds the top panel on. I don't think it is a huge...

I will find out the next time I find a rendering error in Safari on the Mac. If I can duplicate it on the PC version, then that is one error that is testable.

Yes, I thought of that. But, they released the OSX and Windows version of this at the same time, so I am thinking that it is the same codebase. If someone has better/real information please let me know.

Thanks for letting me know. I made the decision on that case based on one of your other posts about it. I hope it lives up to your acclaim.

Thanks for letting us know. I have downloaded the Beta and will install shortly. This will make testing websites a lot easier.

Does anything think heat will be a problem with the stock cooler on a Core2Duo 4300? How is noise with the stock fan? He is interested in having a quiet machine, but I didn't want to order one without first testing the stock unit.

Yes, that is the case he ordered. We will be using the stock cooler, but I have not built the box yet. I think we are going to do it tonight. I think Merc could tell you if it will fit or not. Or maybe email Thermalright?

A friend of mine recently purchased a very lightly used pair of Rega R5 loudspeakers for ~$700 (Retail is ~$1250). They are a very impressive set of speakers. I went with him to a number of audio stores throughout Chicago listening to speakers, and these really were a notch above anything in...

After doing some research and talking to a bunch of different people at audio stores, I decided that HDMI switching is pointless to spend money on, especially since I don't have any HDMI devices currently. I also heard good things about Denon receivers from a lot of audio stores, even if they...

This is a pet peeve of mine, why should an end user have to uninstall before installing the new version? Seems like shit coding to me.

I'm sure you thought about this. But, why not pick an enclosure and then put your favorite brand/model hard drive in it?

Mubs: I think you will have more problems installing than I had. Though I did get it to install successfully on Windows 2003 Server. I feel like I deserve a cookie. From what I can tell everything works perfectly so far. Once again, Adobe is being obstinate, if it runs fine, why do they not...

I believe so. Who in their right mind would install Vista though? Oh yeah, I remember now.

Rather than limiting my ability to install, wouldn't it be easier to put a warning in the installer that said something like, "This product is unsupported in your operating system, proceeding with this installation is not recommended." Then allowing me to install anyways, instead of just not...

I read the first part but my head started spinning. Then I vomited and all was fine after that.

The new CS3 line of Adobe products is a real pain in the ass. With that out of the way. I have been trying to install Adobe Creative Suite 3 (CS3) for the last hour and a half or so. See the problem is that most of the applications only support Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista. NO Windows 2k3...

Everything was ordered yesterday. Hopefully, the build goes smoothly. Thanks for the advice, everyone.

OK, thanks for the info.

How do you usually go about installing a 2.5" drive in a 3.5" bay?

Thanks for finding that, time. I will definitely recommend he go with that card over the Asus. Only question is, does this card do HDCP?

On Newegg, it says ETA is 6/8/07, you sure it will come in on Monday?

Thanks for letting me know. He was planning on ordering today, but maybe he can wait until tomorrow. Back to the video card, are there any real negatives to that Asus card, other than it is made by Asus and it might run a bit hot? It does H.264 and HDCP, it is not the fastest 3D card by any...

How about if I eat lunch at my desk and I surf the forum during my lunch hour? How about if my application is building, which takes about 4-5 minutes, and I want to quickly read a couple posts. I don't think my boss would give a shit. I am a salary employee, as long as I get my work done, he...

Thanks for the report on the Pioneer, Liam. Newegg doesn't have any SATA LG drives, so that is out. The Sony NEC Optiarc SATA drives are out of stock. I don't want to buy the Pioneer because of Liam. Now I have no idea of what to get. I guess I could always go back to the Lite-On...

Damn. They are out of stock on the SATA models. How about the Pioneer DVR-212DBK?

Anyone have anything negative to say about the SONY NEC Optiarc Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache E-IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner - OEM? That is one long product title.

That only has 1 DVI port. He wants to have 2. Plus, an s-video out. If he goes with HDCP, and 2 DVI ports in a fanless card, that Asus card is $35 cheaper than anything else out there. I think I will just tell him to buy the crappy, unreliable, ugly, Asus card and hope it works out. I think I...

From Newegg it doesn't look like he will save anything with the slower memory, so I will stick with the DDR2 800. The MSI 8600GT has a fan, he really doesn't want a fan on the video card. Can you recommend a GeForce 8600 that is fanless for under $150? He rarely if ever will play any 3D...

Did anyone get a Woot t-shirt? If anyone got any extras in a medium, i will buy them.

Even if Coug was joking, I visit this forum from work and I would not like my boss to walk up behind me with that picture on the screen. If you want to post a picture of that nature, just link to it.

How is this for a Video Card?

It is not going to be used solely as an HTPC, it will also be used for Matlab and other things, hence the 17" LCD. 2GB of memory is if it is upgraded to Vista, plus he wants to use it for the next 4 years. I bet every computer made in 4 years will have at least 2GB of RAM. I also highly doubt...

I'm building my friend an HTPC, that will connect to a 36" Sony CRT and a 17" LCD. Here is what I have specced: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 GIGABYTE GA-965GM-S2 G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 GIGABYTE GV-RX165256D-RH Radeon X1650 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series...

34 minutes actually seems kind of short for me. Though I have a washing machine similar to this (older model). Mine can take up to 3 hours to wash and then dry my clothes. I just start it before work and then when I get home they are clean and dry.

I watched Jesus Camp last night. It really angered me. The hypocrisy displayed by these fundamentalists is amazing. They say that Muslim children are indoctrinated at a young age, but what they are doing is teaching their children, not indoctrinating/brainwashing them. Becky Fischer, the...

Also, why isn't it available in SATA?

Do I have to buy more than one since it says bulk? I think this would be a perfect size for my boot drive. It would be replacing a rather old 10k RPM Cheetah. I just wish the price was a little lower. For under $400, I think I would just splurge and buy it.

I really wish someone would start selling a SSD in the 30-40GB range for less than $300. I would buy one immediately if it was fast and reliable. 60MB/s seems pretty fast for flash memory, considering what the response times are.

I third this, I have tried to read his posts, but I cannot comprehend what he is talking about most of the time. I have an idea, think about writing 1 to 2 sentence posts, then when you have mastered this, move on to longer more intricate posts.

I ran the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge tonight. Time for 3.5 miles (5.63k) was 26:45, not the best time, but I was dying at the end, so I think I ran fast enough. I have never been in a race with 22,000+ people, it is truly a staggering number of people to run all at the same time.

I just print everything at work. Works out to be free.

How about compared with the Onkyo TX-SR674?

I'm considering the Harman/Kardon AVR 445 receiver. Does anyone have any opinions? I can get it for around $570 shipped.

Sounds like an interesting class. Let us know how it goes. Though I never took a class to learn how to assemble a computer, I just kind of did it. I did burn out some components while messing with a computer, but that is just part of the learning process.

I listened to the Anthony Gallo Reference 3.1 speakers yesterday. They were absolutely amazing. If I had $3k to spend on a pair of speakers, they would be at the top of my list.

Using my assumption from above, if the absolute most memory that XP can use is 4GB including a pagefile, then wouldn't it make sense to limit the pagefile size to 4GB minus physical RAM. Considering physical RAM is many times faster than a hdd, this should provide the best performance. My whole...

Can anyone verify whether XP will use more than 4GB of any kind of RAM whether it be physical or virtual? A couple days ago I had the 3GB of physical memory and 3GB of virtual memory setup and applications would just fail to start. It would look like the application was about to start, but then...

I thought that Win2k3 Server 32-bit can utilize more than 4GB of memory? Am I correct in thinking that in Windows XP, the most memory I can utilize is 4GB, including the pagefile? My work machine has 3GB of physical memory, so if I set the pagefile to use a maximum of 4GB of memory this would...

What do you have in 1080p? HDDVD? Blu-Ray? I see that you can rent HDDVD and Blu-Ray from Netflix now. I don't have an account, but something to keep in mind, if you decide a 1080p television is not worth it.