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The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition
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Any Flaming Results in a Temp Ban or Worse. Your Choice!!!
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7. December 2009 @ 12:36 |
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Well..since it runs perfectly with a different set of ram, it MUST indeed be the ram then. I've never seen Memtest behave like that LOL! I put the new ram in, then it was 100% back to normal. I guess it CAN run pc 2700! Runs like a dream :D Guess I finally got my answer about the 2Gb limitation too. That Ram ain't going nowhere LOL!
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7. December 2009 @ 13:55 |
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Man! 800$ for an SLC SSD. Wish I had the money. But then, as soon as I buy it, I guarantee the next week, the price would probably be cut in half. That is my luck! Hey guys, could I borrow 800$ LOL! No really, if everyone on afterdawn pitches in .25cents, I should have way more then enough :) Im now considering this wonderful SSD over the 30" monitor then i've been strongly considering! By the time I save up for the monitor though, perhaps prices will come down...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167014
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7. December 2009 @ 14:09 |
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It's your money but keep in mind there's talk of a double dip recession/hyperinflation on your side of the pond, not that the UK is doing any better yet :).... :)
Not that i'm being gloomy or anything, then there's the Copenhagen Jamboree as it's being called, that'll cost us all something like $45 trillion.
On topic that means there's not many pennies spare out there for PC Building :p..
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7. December 2009 @ 14:58 |
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Unfortunate but true :(
Well I just had my bubble bursted! Netflix viewer (Silverlight) requires SSE instruction on a CPU. I think AthlonXP supports it, but is that really my only option? Is it possible to fake the SSE instruction? But then this could be interesting. If I could get my hands on a mobile Athlon XP, then I would have an unlocked multi :D What would you guys do. Please don't say this is a dying or dead breed. For I believe there to still be use in her yet :) I believe the board will support up to a 2100 Athlon XP. But if there is a... trick ;) to tricking silverlight...
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7. December 2009 @ 15:30 |
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7. December 2009 @ 15:42 |
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MLC's are less reliable though...higher chance of error. I usually go for the best when its available. Unfortunately, the best is super expensive at the moment...
Silverlight is necessary for running Netflix streaming.
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7. December 2009 @ 15:58 |
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omega, what pc speed is the supposed faulty ram as it is possible might be to fast for that board & so is incompatible with it?
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7. December 2009 @ 16:05 |
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The Ram that is now faulty, ran for quite some time fine. Its EXACTLY the PC's standard. DDR PC 2100 Cas lat 2.5, 266Mhz. Thankfully, it seems to be running the 2700 Fine. The 2700 is one step up from what I expected it to handle. I've tried 3200 before. The board let me know immediately that it wasn't compatible. It beeped. Im gonna go check on it soon, to see if it underclocked it. I forgot to check that :P
On the silverlight comment. Now im seeing the Microsofts minimum requirements are met. As well as Netflix's requirements. Why silverlight is reporting SSE required is beyond me. Other people have stated the same problem while running Athlon XP wich HAS the SSE instruction set! Very weird. Im probably gonna end up contacting one of them...
I really need to check it's bios too. If it has 1005, it's Athlon XP cpu ready! :D
Huh, another site is saying 1007 bios though...
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7. December 2009 @ 17:41 |
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does google maps need flash to work?
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7. December 2009 @ 17:44 |
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It should have all it needs built-in.
Google Earth broke Puppy linux last night, the stupid thing is that i'd read a few threads stating it breaks it, before installing it. How stupid am i to not take heed. Earth didn't work anyway but managed to fix Puppy in the end; will stick to Windows for Google Earth in future. Bloody Google :p
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7. December 2009 @ 17:47 |
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it does work just wondering, because the bing maps beta needs silverlights, and compared to google maps its absurdley fast, and damn good. 3d views of houses from any angle, but not streetview, just from above. very nice.
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7. December 2009 @ 17:59 |
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Well i hope Google Earth adds a tickbox for identifying Carbon Dioxide because Obama's pulled another rabbit out of his hat, he's bypassing Congress again, this time (wait for it, this is a classic even for him).... to declare C02 as a danger to human health, despite the fact that we exhale it with every breath that we make.
And there's me driving a 2.5litre Volvo, it might as well become an offence to drive now. Don't think i'll be doing much PC Building any time soon eh. It's just a shame that we don't get to discuss proper, important topics at AD, it's the masses spending all their time on sports and hobbies that's partly allowed this to happen.
Ah well, i'm off to spend my (daily) few hours reading the news, i'll leave the PC Building to you lot..
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7. December 2009 @ 18:11 |
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back to the non important topics :P
creaky (or anyone) have you tried chrome os yet, and if so how does one find it?
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7. December 2009 @ 18:11 |
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Originally posted by creaky:
Well i hope Google Earth adds a tickbox for identifying Carbon Dioxide because Obama's pulled another rabbit out of his hat, he's bypassing Congress again, this time (wait for it, this is a classic even for him).... to declare C02 as a danger to human health, despite the fact that we exhale it with every breath that we make.
And there's me driving a 2.5litre Volvo, it might as well become an offence to drive now. Don't think i'll be doing much PC Building any time soon eh. It's just a shame that we don't get to discuss proper, important topics at AD, it's the masses spending all their time on sports and hobbies that's partly allowed this to happen.
Ah well, i'm off to spend my (daily) few hours reading the news, i'll leave the PC Building to you lot..
He's a threat to the American way of life!!
No building atm. Sad really but not enough cash flow to even think about an upgrade let alone an i5 build. :(****
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7. December 2009 @ 18:15 |
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I used Chrome back when it was first released, but didn't like it. I just use Firefox now, i have loads of Addons for multiple (well 2!) clocks, weather etc etc; i don't even use Opera anymore, just Firefox on all machines now, old 2.0.0.20 versions on old machines and the latest version on new machines
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7. December 2009 @ 18:37 |
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Nah he means the Chrome OS not the browser. It looks interesting, but seems a bit specific for certain portable devices. Not many of them support it without modification.
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7. December 2009 @ 18:41 |
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Oh sorry, am distracted. No, i'm not fussed with anything classed as Cloud computing. I know it's (allegedly) the future of computing and one day we'llhave to use and embrace it, but it's not my cup of tea, in my world my documents etc live on my machines, not out there in Blade Runner land :p
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7. December 2009 @ 19:04 |
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Haha, likewise :P
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7. December 2009 @ 19:11 |
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If its not in the cloud, Autobots, Deceptacons, or a T-800 Series fully cybernetic organism will have a harder time finding me. A T800 consists of living tissue over a metal endoskeleton dont you know...
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7. December 2009 @ 19:21 |
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Indeed. One of my favourite lines from the Terminator films ~ Quote:
Creaky is out there. He can be bargained with. He can be reasoned with. He doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And he absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.
Forget Chrome OS, here's a better one (am watching Michael Caine on the Freecom USB DVB-T stick i just got working) ~
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8. December 2009 @ 15:52 |
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8. December 2009 @ 18:12 |
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I'm sure I read about this before, and the cores were all Atom-grade chips, hence the low TDP. Clever engineering, but not that amazing in practice.
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8. December 2009 @ 20:13 |
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Anyone have suggestions on good keyboards and mice? I figured it's time to quit using the mouse and keyboard I pulled off a scrap heap but it's had to find good ones worth buying while the junkers still work.
The Razer Lycosa appears to be plagued by technical problems and bad finish (both mirror and non-stick). I liked the Das Keyboard Model S Professional better anyway, except for the loud clickity aspect. The quieter model might have resolved that problem but it still requires two usb ports (can anyone explain why it needs two ports?) which is a large drawback.
Just noticed the "prolonged use of keyboard may result in injury" warning on the bottom of my current keyboard lol.
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8. December 2009 @ 20:26 |
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Here's what i use for most of the day and half of most nights ~
£7.99inc vat - Nexos LED Mini USB Multimedia keyboard (i don't use the Multimedia buttons, just the LED button) (and in linux you activate the LED with 'xset led on' and 'xset led off') ~
Cheap as chips - Dell Premium mouse ~
As it happens the (tidgy) keyboard is of very roughly the same scale as the mouse. Both are very comfy for unhealthy amounts of time spent on the PC.
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8. December 2009 @ 22:02 |
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While I've only looked at full sized keyboards so far, one that matches my laptop would make things easier when going between the two. Price is pretty good too. Too bad Nexos products appear to be non-existent in the states (seems to be usual for a product rec by creaky :P). Thanks though; going to look at mini keyboards later tonight.
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