If he can sell his own 8800GTX for $100 (like that other guy!), then he would have $100 in his hand, plus potentially that $100 he is thinking of spending now. You can get a lot of modern GPU power for $200, no? ;)
Although I have never come across software that does not contain bugs, I do feel the idea of monthly bug fixes to be a bit much. That would seem to indicate that something is fundamentally flawed.
OK, I can accept that CF is a complicated piece of technology and that individual fittings is...
Without AnyDVD HD I would not get very far at all... My "old" 30" Apple Cinema monitor, for some "strange" reason, does not have a HDCP implementation. Nor my old 7800 GTX graphics card. One of these components I will likely replace soon, but it ain't going to be the monitor... :P So I love...
Apparently some multithreading effort were put into SP1 for FS:X.
http://blogs.msdn.com/ptaylor/...mance-work-in-sp1.aspx
But I have never seen a benchmark showing the difference between quad and dual core as far as Flight Simulator is concerned.
A year ago FS:X was a beast both on CPU...
I have a LG driver that supports both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. However, I experience some stuttering, because my old Opterons and 7800 GTX can't cope with the load.
However, I also have various issues with PowerDVD. Currently nearly all my optical drives are disconnected, because otherwise...
Which articles?
MS own guys say they did this to improve the audio stack and avoid buggy (ie Creative) drivers.
http://blogs.msdn.com/larryost...2005/09/19/471346.aspx
Vista has pushed many drivers (not just audio) to user mode for good reasons: Stability. There are a handful of guys...
My pet peeve: nVidia drivers after version 79.11 either crash (BSOD), freeze or refuse to allow direct-x titles run. 79.11 worked, but not any of the newer ones. I haven't tested the very latest versions, so I guess they could've fixed it by now (not likely though). Their release notes reveal...
A couple of things... IIRC, the memtest86 documentation states that not all CPUs are equal. Memory that pass all tests with a Intel CPU could fail certain tests given an Athlon CPU (this was early P4, pre-Athlon64 days).
Given your description, I get the impression that you guys test using a...
Fair enough, but what is done with the modules not passing the test?
Or for that matter: Do you keep testing modules together until two are found to match?
I just bought LG's combo blu-ray burner / HD-DVD reader.
But... Given that I'm not running Vista and I lack HDCP both in my 7800GTX and my old Apple monitor, what will I actually be able to do?
If I insert a blu-ray or HD-DVD disc, Windows Explorer patiently explains me that I haven't...
Matched memory has been with us for years, but I've yet to utilize any.
I do know there are differences (or used to be) between memory modules. The number of layers in the PCB was one major difference at one point.
But matching memory modules? Somehow the factory will pick two modules...
Yours is the first first-hand experience reply I have seen so far.
Was your issues with a modern Windows version? (NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista) I do not count Win9x/ME issues, because they were many and not too relevant now...
And what kind of issues did you notice? Stability? Performance? Weird...
In various discussion forums, I have seen people recommend using "driver cleaner" to completely wipe any remnants of the old driver prior to installing a new one.
I have never done this, but have installed countless versions of nVidia drivers, dating back to Windows NT4. I have downgraded...
I'd like to see some Sidewinder reviews myself. I am thinking about either the Sidewinder or the Logitech G9.
I've seen the G9 and like what I see. Still I am curious of what the newest MS offering brings to the table...
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