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According to SilentPCReview the newest WD's are the quietest. I'm not sure about coolest.

One thing to keep in mind is under Windows XP the full H.264 decoding the on the GF 8500/8600 cards doesn't yet work. They're promising a driver during June to make it work.

That of course assume you will have some CompUSA stores still in business where you live.

Your boss is ok with you "wasting" time online surfing this forum, but if there happens to be a woman in a swimsuit on the screen you'll get in trouble?

I was fairly impressed with Freedom Writers!

Probably poor... You can't run with 0 airflow and expect reasonable temps. If the case has good ventilation and airflow they probably work great.

Find out whose it is, offer to help them secure it, and find out if they'd be willing to split the cost and the BW with you. Then get rid of your connection.

You don't 2GB of RAM for a HTPC, however given the current pricing of RAM you probably don't save much by dropping to 1GB (512x2). I'd also recommend a more current video card. Either wait for an ATI 2400 or grab an nVidia GF8500. This will allow HD video (HD-DVD or Blu-Ray) to be decoded in...

Sure doesn't sound like it!

Can you explain a little bit more? Did you put a 2nd NIC in each PC to have two separate networks? Do your two networks talk to each other? It would seem that setting up two VLANs with some sort of bridge between them would be the best course of action. However, a Cisco 2800 series router...

So, what is the proper way to make it all work? I have a wireless router that only has 10/100 capabilities for it's wired ports. All my "desktop" PCs (3) have gigabit Ethernet and support jumbo frames. However, they all need at least internet connectivity through the 10/100/wireless router...

Ahh yes... I must have just missed all the news coverage of the "fundamentalist" children killing people in suicide bombings so they can get their virgins in heaven. Clearly the fundamentalist children who want to "save" people are more dangerous than young terrorists who want to kill all the...

What about a layer 3 switch? As I understand it a Layer 3 switch is basically a router implemented in hardware rather than software running on a processor.

I tried it before and the network still worked. It didn't work well and I turned them off, but...

My understanding is that devices that don't support Jumbo Frames still will work, but the switch is responsible for converting / breaking up jumbo frames. Apparently some switches do a very poor job of this, or bog down badly when doing so.

I bet you two are just as skeptical about global warming being caused by humankind too right?

You'll have to forgive him. He forgot to take off his porn colored glasses before reading the article.

I'll recommend a mid level Canon Pixma. My iP5000 has been fantastic and the ink isn't super expensive, and it doesn't have 8 different colors. But, despite only have 5 colors (2 black and C,M,Y) it has top tier photo output.

Same... Not newer.

Er... yeah, that's what I meant. Review

Why not get the Corsair HX 520W since it is made by Corsair?

How many do you want? http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10226&cs_id=1022603&p_id=1253&seq=1&format=2&style= They get pretty cheap in high quantities.

Nice price... Tempting, but I don't fill my 2GB one, so by the time I need a 16GB one they'll be a lot cheaper, or a lot bigger.

So much for the $399 MSRP. Edit: If you check Froogle for it there are a lot of places who don't have it in stock selling it for less than $400.

Depends on the format of the movies on the HD. If they're .ISO file, probably not. If they're ripped to .Vob files, maybe. Divx / xVid, sure...

That's pretty evil Bozo. Remind me not to peek in your windows...

I like the idea of a Sharp 32" LC-32D62 for a PC monitor myself. 1920x1080 and a real 2000:1 CR. None of these namby pamby sub 1000:1 CR's.

It basically is except the audio data is stuffed into the horizontal and vertical blanking interval of the video signal. It does not have discrete wires for audio data.

The HardOCP review shows both 8600 cards "beating" (as in offering a better gaming experience with higher resolution and more features enabled) the ATI / AMD X1950 Pro. You guys are talking about it like it can't beat a 7600GT and a X1650.

Slim to none... And, slim just happens to be off on vacation.

The boys at HardOCP like the 8600 cards. http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTMyNCwsLGhlbnRodXNpYXN0

I'm pretty sure Penryn (45nm) is the real Core 2 Duo on steroids. http://www.hardcoreware.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/penryn-benchmarks.png

Does your TV have a DVI or HDMI input? Does it support HDCP?

Make sure the Ninja can fit on your motherboard. It is very large. I have the top vent open with no fan and no ducting and it runs much cooler than when I had the top vent blocked.

I'm using a P180B and a Scythe Ninja. I do not have a fan on the HSF. I have 1 Noctua 120mm case fan mounted behind it on the rear opening of the P180B, and that is it for moving air across the HSF.

I have 2 of the Noctua 120mm fans that were highly rated by Silent PC review. Pricey, but quiet. Any fan can be made quiet you just have to spin it slowly.

DVI to HDMI cable. Voila'

I was considering the 32" 1080p Sharp LCD.

Lets go after the doctors who have such bad penmanship people die when the pharmacist gives them the wrong medicine because they can't read it. There are many thousands of deaths each year from it.

Odds are he can't. He lives in California and probably can't afford housing closer to his job. That's the beauty of living in California.

I'll let you two work that one out. Hopefully you guys keep it off the forum.

A buddy at my old job has a broker he uses. Several other people at my last job refinanced their ARM's with her. I'm house hunting now and for a 30 year fixed with 20% down her rates are currently 5.875, 0 points, about $2k in closing costs. Not sure what a 15 year fixed refi would be though.

Well Babel certainly wasn't the best movie I've ever seen. In fact it sucked.

But he still sounds like Yoda.

Clearly Merc's never seen the recliners and the big screen TVs along the line in a Ford plant for the employees who only have to put together 20 of something (contract limit) in an hour and can do it in 15 minutes.

I won't buy USB 3.5" HD enclosures that use a fan. I get fanless aluminum ones with Cypress chipsets. Call me picky I guess...

Read this article for a good chuckle. It had some great quotes, like this gem

Please... It's not the foreign automaker's fault the big 3 were stupid and gave away the farm to the unions in the 60's and 70's. No one at any of the big 3 had the foresight to look this far down the road. It's not the foreign automaker's fault that the big 3 had dismal quality in the past...

That's in the ballpark depending on the chipset used in the enclosure...

Oh no... not someone who you don't agree with! We can't have any of them in office. Oh the humanity...