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14. May 2008 @ 08:43 |
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its a toss up between the lightscribe litey and the pioneer 215dbk
i havent seen much lightscribe stuff lately. ive heard they have improved the lightscribe technology alot.i do have 20 LS verbs that i can use. plus that drive has free shipping. but on the other hand i have been wanting that pioneer 215 also and it has come down in its prices.
i havent heard anything from gigabyte in awhile. might try and call and see about me board. lastime i didnt hear from them they had allready sent it out..lol
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14. May 2008 @ 12:24 |
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LOCOENG,
I'm waiting on the NEC 7203S personally. I would leave the 71XX drives alone, they aren't the same drives at all.
I've had an NEC 7170A for over a year and it works fine and is much quieter than the NEC AW-Q170 it replaced. It does have one odd quirk! It doesn't identify blank DVDs, at least not +Rs! No pop up menu asking you what you want to do when you insert a blank. Doesn't seem to hurt it's performance though and it Auto-Starts burned DVDs and other media! I've sold well over 30 of them this year alone. Mine being the only one that had any problmems, and that was because of a bad Thermaltake W0093 (Rev. 1.0) PSU that went belly up taking my burner with it! The Rev. 2.0 that replaced it doesn't have the clear Lexan plastic shield covering about 1/3 of the fan on the Rev. 1.0!
Best Regards,
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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14. May 2008 @ 13:48 |
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I'm not saying anything is wrong with the 71XX drives Russ, I just don't want one. The 72XX drives have NEC chipsets whereas the 71XX drives don't....it's just a personal preference for a fan of NEC drives to finally get a real NEC drive again.
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14. May 2008 @ 13:57 |
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To be honest, not reading blank +R discs sounds like a pretty big flaw... I'd probably steer clear of the 7100s too.
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14. May 2008 @ 14:00 |
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LOCOENG,
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I'm not saying anything is wrong with the 71XX drives Russ, I just don't want one. The 72XX drives have NEC chipsets whereas the 71XX drives don't....it's just a personal preference for a fan of NEC drives to finally get a real NEC drive again.
I used NEC drives when they were real NECs, and liked them a lot. I'm glad to see that the real NEC is finally standing up to be counted once again! I want to try a 7203S next!
Best Regards,
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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14. May 2008 @ 14:08 |
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well when and where can we get the 7203s's at????
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14. May 2008 @ 14:18 |
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cincyrob,
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well when and where can we get the 7203s's at????
I may just get a 7200s, as I haven't seen the 7203s anywhere yet!
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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14. May 2008 @ 14:20 |
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14. May 2008 @ 16:28 |
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I paid a little more than I wanted to but I am now the owner of a klipsch promedia 5.1 speaker set (supposedly in mint condition). I'm just like a kid at xmas time. I can hardley wait to get em. sure am glad I'm getting a stimulous check.
Rig #1 Asus Rampage Formula Mobo, Intel Core2Quad Q9450 CPU @ 3.55ghz, 2gb Corsair DDR2 1066 Dominator Ram @ 5-5-5-15, TR Ultra 120 Extreme w/ Scythe 9 blade 110 cfm 120mm Fan HSF, HIS Radeon 512mb HD3850 IceQ TurboX GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, CM Stacker 830 Evo Case, Rig #2 Asus P5W DH Deluxe Mobo, Intel C2D E6600 CPU @ 3.6ghz, 2gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 Ram @ 4-4-4-12-2t, Zalman CNPS9500LED HSF, Sapphire Radeon X850XT PE GPU, Corsair 620HX P/S, Cooler Master Mystique Case, Viewsonic 20.1" Widescreen Digital LCD Monitor, Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 THX Desktop Speakers, http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=348351 http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=236435 |
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14. May 2008 @ 17:32 |
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Originally posted by LOCO:
I'm waiting on the NEC 7203S personally. I would leave the 71XX drives alone, they aren't the same drives at all. The Pioneer 215D will bitset, but you have to play Liggy and Dee yourself and use MCSE and DVRFlash to do it.
Just to clear up some confusion, if there was any.... ;), the Sony/NEC/Optiarc drives listed below are NEC chipped drives. Maybe not the BEST they've released in recent years but NEC none the less. The first one is marked Sony but it is a NEC 5170 series drive and the second is a 7170 series drive but also a Sony AW-G170 series drive. It's so confusing even to me who reads more than anyone should about different drives. lol. Anyway those series drives (5170 & 7170) are true NEC chipped drives while the 7190 series are Lite-Ons.... NOT bad drives mind you but NOT NEC either. :) Ok, anyone understand what I'm talking about?? :P
Sony AW-Q170A ODD
link to AD-7170 NEC ODD
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14. May 2008 @ 17:37 |
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greensman.. Will these Sony Drives bitset
I know the one I have won't, I've got to change it to a LITE-ON
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14. May 2008 @ 17:41 |
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rick you're gonna have to help me out here. :) Which Sony drives?? The ones that I linked to or the NEW 7200 series?? I haven't made complete 100% sure on the NEW series but the others will. The ONLY thing you need to make sure of is the ability to bitset DVD+R & DVD+R DL!! Some only bitset DVD+R DL, silly I know but you gotta be aware of that. :)
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14. May 2008 @ 17:45 |
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greensman.. The ones your talking about
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14. May 2008 @ 18:28 |
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man i gotta play the lotto this week some time.. more good luck. i just talked to gigabyte. they are replaceing my mobo. brand new one being shiped out this week. they are going to test it before they ship it out to me.....
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14. May 2008 @ 18:41 |
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Sweet, keep the good times rolling!
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saadzaman
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14. May 2008 @ 19:23 |
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This is a Poll asking for people opinions as to which processor i should choose AMD 5000+ Black Edition or INTEL E2200... please only post ur side an no explanation as to why... also only choose and post once, and please just don't blindly pick
The pc i am building is for gaming, for games like crysis, far cry, starcraft 2, all the nfs's, f.e.a.r., quake 4, splinter cell's, halo 3, COD 4 etc.
post if more info is needed
thanx for reply...
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AfterDawn Addict
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14. May 2008 @ 19:24 |
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Overclocking is being considered here, so I'm voting E2200.
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saadzaman
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14. May 2008 @ 19:27 |
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not like max oc'ing only to like 3.15ghz 3.2ghz
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14. May 2008 @ 19:52 |
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E2200 hands down.easier to OC.
the new E7200 would be a better choice(budget wise)
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was just looking at that E8500 at the EGG..almost $100 more than the E8400 for .16ghz more. 3.0 vs 3.16
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 14. May 2008 @ 20:04
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15. May 2008 @ 02:06 |
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This is where you call when you get support from a Computer Support or Bank Support Telephone worker...
http://techtoil.org/
I thought this was interesting...
The average IT worker in the USA costs about $75,000 a year.
The average IT worker in India costs $7,779 a year. There are 1.6 MILLION IT workers in India, and India graduates 495,000 new IT workers every year.
The average IT worker in Mexico costs $17,899 a year. There are 500,000 IT workers in Mexico, and Mexico graduates 65,000 new IT workers every year.
The average IT worker in Brazil costs $13,163. There are 1,000,000 IT workers in Brazil, and Brazil graduates 100,000 new IT workers every year.
As requested with No Explanation...E2200..:)
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15. May 2008 @ 07:52 |
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well theres a long lost sole...lol popping in out of the blue.
hows it going LP531? legal battles going well i hope.
this amazes me. i sent my mem out tuesday (yes with ups as requested)to idaho. it is allready there and ready to be delivered today. hmmmm 3 day to idaho 7 day to get to cali????takes an extra 4 day to go a few hundred miles. i dont get it????
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15. May 2008 @ 09:20 |
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saadzaman, the E2200 hand down. Although I don't understand why you don't want an explanation. Whatever.
I still haven't gotten my monitor yet. I will be building a new computer today though.
It's a E2180 and a 9600GT on a Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L and 2gb of OCZ Platinum ram. Do you guys want benchmarks?
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15. May 2008 @ 09:28 |
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bring'em on boozer.
you maken any money off these builds your doing?
is that ddr2 800 or 1066 mem? let me know how those sticks do. please..lol
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15. May 2008 @ 09:35 |
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Yeah I make some money from these. It's just 800Mhz memory with 4-4-4-12 timings. Nothing fancy, but they are good quality sticks. I am selling my main computer too(guy is picking it up tommorow) so I will be stuck without a decent computer for a while. Maybe a month or so because I'm waiting for the Q9450 to drop in price a bit. Maybe get DDR3 ram, who knows?
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15. May 2008 @ 10:10 |
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is that Q9450 even available any where. newegg has deactivated it.amazon.com has it for $496 and a few other online sites like amazon has it from $390-520.
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