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by Carpetsmoker
Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:49 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Quiet PCs and dust
Replies: 5
Views: 7763

They certainly contribute to the total amount of hairs, since they are kind of covered with them ;)

Dust contains hairparts, among other things. But also dirt your dog will drag in from the outside.

So yes, obviously a dog will contribute to the overall amount of dust.
by Carpetsmoker
Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:13 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Advice: AMD vs Intel
Replies: 17
Views: 5535

Yeah, it might be a little less capable than an Intel rig while gaming, but in that department, it's been my experiance that a good graphics card is the biggest factor. A $140 card should be more than capable to tackle the kinds of games he will be playing. Indeed. For example I have an Asus A8N wi...
by Carpetsmoker
Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:55 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: You need a Fortress in a Dragon Age...
Replies: 6
Views: 3274

I am running Dragon Age smooth and Without problems at 1680x1050 with Medium quality on my: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Asus Geforce 9600GT 2GB RAM Windows XP Which should be *significantly* less powerful then your setup ... My first thought would be that you might have some problem with your crossfire setu...
by Carpetsmoker
Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:34 pm
Forum: System Advice / Troubleshooting
Topic: Advice: AMD vs Intel
Replies: 17
Views: 5535

Actually, the Phenom II platforms with DDR3 aren't that much faster than the Phenom II platforms with DDR2 ... Some benchmarks claim DDR3 is even slower! Also, DDR3 is more expensive ... Although not by much these days. As a general AMD vs. Intel rule, AMD has a (much) better price/performance ratio...
by Carpetsmoker
Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:36 am
Forum: Green Computing
Topic: Challenge with new Atom based ESXi box
Replies: 3
Views: 5748

This was a lot more than I was expecting vs running 29w idle and 38w load when I had a single hard drive, 2 gigs of ram (still two sticks) and using an Antec 80Plus PSU from the NSK 1380. Is my PSU potentially a culprit for a loss in watts as it may be more inefficient as such a low wattage? Yes, t...