andymcca wrote:(Also I worry about the heat of a heat gun on the soft material of most SATA ribbons. Anyone have any insights on this?)

If you're fast it's fine. It's like soldering something with plastic inserts, be quick.

protellect wrote:

Monkeh16 wrote:Looks like four cheap SATA cables, some sleeving, and heatshrink..

actually its a SAS expander cable...

So.. four cheap SATA cables, some sleeving, and heatshrink.

Looks like four cheap SATA cables, some sleeving, and heatshrink..

~El~Jefe~ wrote:People are using linux not because they dont want to spend 150 on a new OS every 8 years or so, it's because it runs.... faster.

What have you been smoking?

everyone posting does not have 8 gigs of ram on windows 7 64 bit All I have to say. But I'll say more because it's fun to type? No, I have 8GB of RAM on an OS worth spending it on. Games use 1.5 gigs normally, yes. They also use more than that ... IF YOU HAVE IT WHICH YOU DONT LOSERS HAHAHHAHAHHA H...

People still use analogue mics?

faugusztin wrote:

Monkeh16 wrote:3GB max, actually.

We are both right:

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2 GB
Up to 3 GB with IMAGE_FILE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE and 4GT

I'm aware of IMAGE_FILE_THIS_IS_STUPIDLY_LONG.

faugusztin wrote:

~El~Jefe~ wrote:My Hardrive hardly drives anymore. Tic.... tic.... that's about it. Everything is loaded into memory with some room to spare.

Do you know most games are 32-bit, that means they can use max 2GB RAM per process and 4GB in total ?

3GB max, actually.

It's called a package manager and a sane design. ie. Not Windows. Windows is pretty much unique in requiring a reboot for every single update . You did not use Windows in years I presume ? Just as others have said it Windows 7 does not need to reboot after every update. Only critical ones. And sure...

Ok, more or less every update. Meanwhile I don't have to reboot more than once every four or five months. i apologize in advance for sounding like i'm ragging on you :) but that is a pointless goal... there is absolutely nothing wrong with rebooting a server. It's not a goal, it's a reality. I do n...

Required reboots are not really a problem anymore, on Linux or on Windows. And who gives a shit anyway? ;) This is a non-issue if you ask me. They're a problem for me for a number of reasons. One is I lose my sample rate without the SPDIF source, which means no audio at all while one box is down. A...

It's called a package manager and a sane design. ie. Not Windows. Windows is pretty much unique in requiring a reboot for every single update . that is not correct, windows does not require a reboot for every update. Ok, more or less every update. Meanwhile I don't have to reboot more than once eve...

It's called a package manager and a sane design. ie. Not Windows. Windows is pretty much unique in requiring a reboot for every single update . no, not a package manager. i know what a package manager is. this isnt released under GPL. it's paid-for. it's used for servers so that they minimize their...

450 days sounds like a very insecure centos system ;) I reboot my workstation whenever I need to (usually after an OS update). Aware of a remotely exploitable kernel bug? Because that's the only thing you need to reboot for. ;) Maybe so, but when a kernel update comes through on my Ubuntu system ev...

# Uptime | System Boot up ----------------------------+--------------------------------------------------- 1 71 days, 13:33:05 | Linux 2.6.35-rc3 Sat Jun 12 19:51:58 2010 2 32 days, 16:50:50 | Linux 2.6.34-rc5-git8 Thu Apr 29 01:56:35 2010 3 31 days, 19:06:51 | Linux 2.6.33-rc8-git3 Thu Feb 18 17:5...

Wibla wrote:450 days sounds like a very insecure centos system

I reboot my workstation whenever I need to (usually after an OS update).

Aware of a remotely exploitable kernel bug? Because that's the only thing you need to reboot for.

Word of warning: If an EAX game crashes the card will be left looping the last fragment of audio. Simply close anything using it and disable and re-enable it in device manager to fix.

TOSLINK or otherwise, if your ground is that noisy, you've got a problem.

You have electrical problems then, Wibla.

Coax is better than optical, IMO, because it's far more durable and has a greater range. You can run coax 20m easily if needed, TOSLINK maxes out at 6m (or 10m, depending on who you believe). It's expensive and delicate.

Details, details ;) I concede that im not up to date on the latest crud creative has put on the market, even so, their drivers and corporate philosophy should be enough to encourage buyers to stay well clear. I suggest you read up on how they have 'dealt' with the competition before... Oh, trust me...

Which bypasses all their lack of quality and most of their horribly broken drivers. Onboard sound bi passes all quality anyone serious about gaming or movies will not stick to crappy onboard sound. If you believe onboard sound sounds good you've never owned quality sound card and speakers. That's q...

I swear to onboard sound, but i use optical output, not analog Which bypasses all their lack of quality and most of their horribly broken drivers. Onboard sound bi passes all quality anyone serious about gaming or movies will not stick to crappy onboard sound. If you believe onboard sound sounds go...

Wibla wrote:I swear to onboard sound, but i use optical output, not analog

Which bypasses all their lack of quality and most of their horribly broken drivers.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... -_-Product

$69.99.

2.2TB and change on my main box, mostly in RAID arrays. Need more. Lots more.

I have noticed that some of the better sounding alternatives to Creative have also very primitive versions of EAX the 64 voice eax is kinda a very useful thing to have. It's a gimmick which doesn't even work properly with Creative cards. HOWEVER!? Does EAX even work in windows 7 gaming? Semi-functi...

Creative's drivers (this includes Auzentech cards, especially seeing as the X-Fi's main issues are the firmware, which is identical afaik) are very, very iffy under any OS. The Xonar drivers aren't perfect (EAX support is limited and somewhat buggy, for example), but they're stable, and the hardware...

faugusztin:

If you're still having trouble finding the correct parts I can supply the part numbers for all the connectors on the X400 and X650. They are standard Molex parts and easily identifed on their site.

MikeC wrote:btw, no one has commented yet on the holy grail image on the front page of this article. Knowing where it comes from will make you laugh. Any guesses?

Help! I'm being repressed!

1V ripple!?

I could probably do better than that turning a dynamo by hand.