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by Methious
Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:22 pm
Forum: Intel Processor Forum
Topic: Would like to upgrade CPU what is the best one?
Replies: 6
Views: 5370

Re: Would like to upgrade CPU what is the best one?

It's a bit more pricey but i'd hold out for the 2011 socket the lower priced models are due out after the first of the year. They've been changing sockets so often (LGA775, 1366, 1155, 1156, 2011) that to get the best longevity and performance 2011 makes sense. If it's not in the budget 1155 does ru...
by Methious
Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:35 pm
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB SSD Review
Replies: 11
Views: 9287

Re: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB SSD Review

Yea after I said that I saw it was the desktop kit.

This was a laptop kit, on an ICH9R

Wasn't spectacular but decent for a Value based JMicron 602 reprogrammed controller. Lack of cache hurts it some.
by Methious
Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:58 am
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB SSD Review
Replies: 11
Views: 9287

Re: Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB SSD Review

Minor mistake in the SSDNow review, Conclusion page. "When it comes to storage capacity the OCZ Vertex SSD has a free capacity of 119GB as shown above. This should be enough for many consumers, and in the server and enterprise environments many of these will be run in RAID arrays" Probably...
by Methious
Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:37 pm
Forum: Intel Motherboard Forum
Topic: Gigabyte VS. Asus
Replies: 12
Views: 29760

Re: Gigabyte VS. Asus

I've got both those specific boards and I gotta say I like the Asus board better. Easier to OC, XMP profiles work a lot better, Express Gate utility at bootup, had my 965 Extreme up to 3.74 in about 20 minutes. The Giga board I fought my Dominator 1866 6 gb kit for about 2 days to get it stable. Asu...
by Methious
Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:35 pm
Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
Topic: Corsair Dominator 1600MHz 6GB Triple-Channel Memory Kit
Replies: 7
Views: 4313

Re: Corsair Dominator 1600MHz 6GB Triple-Channel Memory Kit

The performance difference your seeing with the Kingston/Corsair comparison will all but disappear if you compare the 6GB kit of Corsair to a 6Gb kit of Kingston. I have both kits in the 6GB flavor and performance is so close together that they could be brothers. I also have the 3 GB Kingston kit an...
by Methious
Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:09 am
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: XFX is adding ATI to their Line
Replies: 1
Views: 1617

XFX is adding ATI to their Line

Yes it's true XFX is releasing a line of ATI cards in January, I'm betting the first non-review samples will be showing up at CES.

http://www.xfxforce.com/en-us/features/ati.aspx Check it out here.

5 Star support will be featured in the new line.
by Methious
Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:16 pm
Forum: AMD Motherboard Forum
Topic: Asus M3A No Video On first Power UP
Replies: 24
Views: 38345

Re: Asus M3A No Video On first Power UP

Pull the CPU and Battery for about 2 hours and try again.

Put the CPU back in first then the battery.
by Methious
Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:34 am
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: AMD or Nvidia
Replies: 12
Views: 5093

Re: AMD or Nvidia

Nvidia has the new 180.43 drivers for FarCry 2 out, their just SLI improved for FarCry 2 but they will soon be full fledged for all games. I'm seeing great scaling so far, as much as 80-85% on GTX-260's, I tested a single GTX-280 and will be testing 280's in SLI today but I expect them to scale as w...
by Methious
Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:43 pm
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: Modding a Car Makes it Illegal in Missouri?
Replies: 10
Views: 4174

Re: Modding a Car Makes it Illegal in Missouri?

I've been in Missouri all my life and never heard about anyone getting a ticket for excessive horsepower. We used to build some monster muscle cars at my uncles shop and he had the contract for maintenance on City vehicles with Cops in and out all the time and it never came into question that we wer...
by Methious
Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:46 pm
Forum: Intel Processor Forum
Topic: Performance RAM will damage your Nehalem
Replies: 5
Views: 3454

Re: Performance RAM will damage your Nehalem

I have a couple sets that will run with 1.6 @ 1600 but Intel includes ram with the Nehelam kits so I shouldn't have a problem.
by Methious
Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:43 pm
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: get me a good config
Replies: 9
Views: 4268

Re: get me a good config

I got one for $40,000 it's a top of the line E-Machine :shock:
by Methious
Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:43 pm
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: Stupid Nero or Stupid user?
Replies: 14
Views: 6347

Re: Stupid Nero or Stupid user?

Last time I browsed any files was fixing a HP Pavilion, was recovering files for a reload.

She turned out to be 400+ Lbs and not afraid to show it. I did an internet search for mind wipe but unfortunately all I could find was lobotomy and I wasn't quite there yet.
by Methious
Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:30 pm
Forum: Intel Motherboard Forum
Topic: Please help newbie do P3 upgrade for MEB-VM
Replies: 6
Views: 5239

Re: Please help newbie do P3 upgrade for MEB-VM

I'd stop tossing money at it. For a couple of hundred you can throw in a P35 board and an E-2180 with a decent set of ram and it'd put that rig in the dirt.
by Methious
Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:37 am
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: Window A/C
Replies: 7
Views: 3515

Re: Window A/C

My neighbors got one but it has to be vented outside. When she locks herself out that's the window I have to go through.
by Methious
Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:31 am
Forum: Intel Motherboard Forum
Topic: budget OC chipset?
Replies: 14
Views: 6584

Re: budget OC chipset?

That's a pretty good price for a build. I need to pick up another CPU to play with got all the parts but the CPU and DVD/rw.
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by Methious
Thu Sep 04, 2008 11:19 am
Forum: Intel Motherboard Forum
Topic: budget OC chipset?
Replies: 14
Views: 6584

Re: budget OC chipset?

I've run 3 of the P45 chipset boards and I have to tell you I'm a lot happier with them than my old P35 chipset Asus P5KC. Their Gigabyte P45 chipset boards (EP45-DQ6, EP45-Extreme, and EP45T-Extreme), on the 2 ddr2 boards with certain types of ram I had to undervolt the ram by as much as .2v but on...
by Methious
Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:14 pm
Forum: Cases, Power Supplies, and Cooling
Topic: will it fit?
Replies: 10
Views: 5521

Re: will it fit?

Internal I'd say dual 120 maybe top mount, external any size. I usually run full towers and fitting a dual rad in there would be a chore.

Triples mount nicely in the back with hoses running through the bottom expansions.
by Methious
Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:47 pm
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: NVIDIA NVISION 08 Spolied By Protestors
Replies: 11
Views: 6045

Re: NVIDIA NVISION 08 Spolied By Protestors

I've only seen one way they pay, the institution pays the in house workers but the workers answer to Aramark. (and some times the institution if things go south) When I was on my Hospital tour (from Missouri to South Carolina) they were removed from about 20% of the institutions I worked with. Mostl...
by Methious
Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:19 pm
Forum: OFF Topic (ie: nothing about computers)
Topic: NVIDIA NVISION 08 Spolied By Protestors
Replies: 11
Views: 6045

Re: NVIDIA NVISION 08 Spolied By Protestors

Aramark is a contract food service vendor that does a lot of catering and hospitals and institutions including backstage accommodation for some movies on location filming. I worked with them at a local hospital when I was in IT there. During labor disputes they can be quite nasty. What gets me is th...
by Methious
Sun Aug 24, 2008 2:23 pm
Forum: AMD Radeon and FirePro Forum
Topic: 4870x2 or xfire 4870
Replies: 18
Views: 13321

Re: 4870x2 or xfire 4870

I've run the 4870, 4850, 4850 Toxic, and the GTX-260 (I've got all 4). The 4870 runs real close to the GTX-260 and just under the GTX-280 when OCed and cooled with the CCC fan trick. But OC the GTX-280 and it pulls away a little. Put a 4870 and a 4850 Toxic in Crossfire (on a P45 board) and the benc...