Max Slowik wrote:

NO. THERE ARE NO GAMES. WAIT FOR GEFORCE 9 AND

Are you thirteen, andaca? The 8800GTX is like, eight times more powerful than the 8600GT. He wants a gaming computer now. Not in a year.

civil responses, please.

- you don't mention the OS, but you do show 4GB of RAM. 2GB is all you need for XP...can't recommend Vista for gaming until SP1 comes out next spring Next spring? Try next month...Microsoft's shooting to get it out by the end of this August. They're pretty hush about it, but that's the most recent ...

You don't mention what type of gaming you'll be doing...so some of this may vary... How to save a lot of cash with little or no downside: - forget SLI. I can't imagine any benefit to it with a 22" 1600x1050 monitor. If you were going 30"..that's another story. - Get a quad core compatible mobo, but ...

Just an update. Bought the basic Core Duo Mini last month and replaced the 512MB of RAM with two 1GB sticks for $89 thru zipzoomfly. Overkill on the memory - but it was just so darn cheap. :D Bought a Samsung 205BW 20" to go with it - was on sale for $200 and found out that you need to add a 3rd par...

be sure to get one with a battery module you can later swap out. they only last 3 yrs or so...

APC XS900 fan is always on..and is noticable in the background. Otherwise, it's great.

...and the sandpaper is placed on an ultraflat surface. I used the glass out of a picture frame.

For gaming: 1. Avoid Vista. Buy a copy of Win XP with a "free" upgrade to Vista sometime in the distant future. 2. Why not get an e6420 and overclock it? Save $40 on the e6600. Heck, I'm happy with my 50% overclocked e4300 - save $110. 3. I've got an XFX8800 GTS 320MB. Works great for 1600 x 1050 re...

I think Blue should make a Mr. Coffee Fusion reactor for his computer. Other than that, the solar panel looks like a neat hobby to try out. There, back on topic.

Is your XS-900's fan always on? Other than that, mine works great.

I like BeHardware for monitor reviews.

1600 x 1200 is the gaming sweet spot for the 320MB version of the 8800GTS. There and below - no benefit to getting a 640MB version. Above this resolution, the 640MB version pulls ahead on performance. In any case, there are a lot of gpu comparison reviews out there.

just found this articleimplying 512MB is ok. Although, if I ever want to play WoW (stuttery as it may be with the gma950 gpu) when I visit, 1GB might be appropriate.

I'm going to be replacing my mom's dead iMac with a Mini and was wondering how much RAM the thing really needs to keep it from disk thrashing...I'm guessing the 512MB shared memory it comes with is enough for single tasks, but maybe a little low for multi-tasking/high graphic use? Looking for feedba...

e4300 is the way to go. Easy overclock for e6600-like performance.

For most cases, your 8600GTS will be the limiter in games...not the cpu. Then again, sorta depends on the type of games you play and at what resolution.

Sonata III on Antec's site.

3 sites that are selling itvia google checkout

In previous versions of Reader, there has been a way to turn off automatic updates...I can't seem to find that in Reader 8. Anyone solve this issue?

My current workaround is to deny Reader access to the internet....but that's an inelegant solution.

daytime warmer than nighttime.
copper resistance increases with temp.
higher resistance = lower voltage.

Others have had this issue for brightness <90% (there's another thread somewhere). My 225BW is nice and quiet.

What's also interesting is the break-even point between flying or driving to a destination - your car must get at least 46mpg to have an equal/smaller footprint than taking a plane.

mozbackup rocks

makes me smile.

Nice review jmke. If you can get this monster to fit with the first mounting method, and get even minimal cfm from the CPU cooler, it looks like you can run fanless.

Are you are looking at CPU-Z while the cpu is "idling"?

300*6 = 1800
300*9 = 2700.


Just run something in the background (a game, prime95,...) that uses up cpu cycles and then look at CPU-Z.

That's a pricey UPS. My XS900 was $120 on sale. Do you need that much VA capacity? Probably not...my e4300 @ 2.5Ghz, 2GB RAM, 8800GTS, 37GB Raptor, 320GB Caviar, DVD writer, 22" LCD, router, cable modem, and old Palm V draw 140W web surfing and 190W while gaming. So, I have 34min of battery power wh...

e4300
P5B-E
Ninja
2GB Corsair DDR800 4-4-4-12
XP home

Speedy,

I'm running 2.5GHz CPU and 350Mhz memory.
4:5 multiplier
4-4-4-12
I bumped memory voltage to 2.1, the rest is std.

Core idle temps are 36-42C range.

yeah - keep going - you are my guinea pig

I'm waiting for the magic answer and then will attempt to implement it.

as we head further off topic... Ethanol is an odd beast in the US. I'm suprised it isn't pork flavored and sold on a stick. There are some really cool and innovative approaches to produce it economically on a closed scale in farming communities. But, all of the current volume production methods are ...

If your talking about people living in 1 20k town and working in another 20k town 50km+ away then thats there stupidity. They should either move closer to work or find work closer to where they live. That's a tad simplistic. - Sometimes you love where you live and there just aren't good jobs nearby...