That is a nice sub but I really don't want to spend $300 on it.
If I have to I could just get another $99 special from Parts-Express however I really would like one that lasted a good while - 5+ years.
I got a Dayton 10" sub from Parts-Express a few years ago. This was their $99 special.
The sub has worked great until now...
In the middle of the night it start putting out a ton of base, not a hum. It was almost like a partially connected cable but very loud. I pulled the power and...
The carriers won't typically do it. The prepaid lines are kept separate.
You can ask and you might be able to find a way, especially if you're staying with the same carrier.
I like my dinovo but I have to agree there are some frustrating things like you described. For me, I don't run into these issues enough for me to replace it but I'll keep this one in mind in case I do.
Civ 5 is playable...now.
I played it with a friend about a month ago. They have improved it dramatically since I played it when it first came out.
There were so many issues when it first came out you could have called it an Alpha product that they released.
I hope this Expansion...
It certainly sounds like it's on the way to failure but not quite there yet.
My recommendation would be to try and make it fail. Write continuously to by copying over hundreds of GBs of data and see if it finally fails after a few days.
I'm actually doing something similar and I found a program that should do what you want.
For me, I'm moving from a 250GB drive to an SSD in my HTPC. I've spent a lot of time configuring and fine tuning it and I really don't want to reinstall.
The program is called EZ Gig IV Cloning...
IPS is not ideal if your mainly using it for gaming. The response time is notability slow for games.
1920x1200 is rare these days. You can still find them but you typically pay a premium since most of the market has gone with the 1080p standard of 1920x1080. That said, many games do...
1. Your CPU will not be limiting for any game current or for the next 3-4 years.
2. I don't know where you're getting this "Internal Expansion" thing from. I don't see it on the Amazon webpage or anywhere else.
3. I would say the 4 included fans should be enough.
4. 850 Watts is plenty...
Thanks for all the recommendations.
Divinity II is along the lines of what I was looking for. But after playing the demo, I'm not sure I like it well enough.
I also played the demo for Risen and didn't really like it.
I'm not sure what to make of Witcher 1 & 2. I've heard some good...
Can I get a game recommendation for something with magic users?
I'm looking for something where you play as a wizard and it has at least descent graphics (nothing from 5 years ago). It doesn't have to be new but no more than a few years old.
In most D&D, RPG or other similar games I will...
An ATI 5570 is probably the "best" HTPC card available that is passively cooled.
Here is one on NewEgg
This will be able to handle all the deinterlacing, Flash video, Blu-ray decoding and other stuff you can through at it.
I'll be ordering one once they finish their pre-order shipments. This will probably take 3-6 weeks. I'm also waiting to hear what a few people have to say. Although, I don't expect any issues based on what I've already heard from reviewers.
If the hard drive is as old as the rest of your system then yes it could definitely be going out.
I replace most of my hard drives in the 2-5 year range.
I recommend my build (see sig). If you don't need it for gaming then you don't need a separate graphics card. The i3 530 with an H55 or H57 motherboard will work great.
They don't have the Enermax modular power supply like I got. I do recommend a modular one if you can find a good one...
I'm betting it's not overheating. At least the CPU isn't the one overheating. If you have a lot of dust build up (it sounds like you do), then clean out the entire case. Pay close attention to all the fans.
This sounds like a solder issue. This can happen when electronic components aren't...
Have you tried swapping it to another desk where the computer is working at full speed?
I could see this being a cabling issue. I know you already said you tried a new patch cable but did you consider that it could be the cable in the wall that is causing the problem?
I did make the text file change only for the Menus (frameratecapGlue=30).
It hasn't made much of a difference but I have tried to not let it stay on the Menu for more than about 5-10 minutes.
When my crash occurred it had been on that screen for more than 30 minutes.
I'm using the 10.7...
This issue happened to me last night.
I was in the main menu area setting up a game with a few friends. We didn't go right into it and instead were talking about stuff in the game. After about 20 minutes, we decided to start. A few seconds before I was going to start the game my computer...
I've got to disagree on this point.
If you're talking about just a generic computer then sure, an AMD one would be fine. But for an HTPC, you need HDMI output plus, preferrably, bitstreaming audio to get the most out of Blu-rays and other HD media. To my knowledge there aren't any AMD...
cheap/free != Blu-ray playback.
There are some solutions out there but most require you to get the Blu-ray move from less than legal means.
The best I've found is Total Media Theatre (TMT3). They have specials often for 20-40% off. I bought the Premium version for around $75 but they do...
The i3s work very well over HDMI. I've been using it for all the standard HTPC things except for the DVR (see below for the reason). It works great and as long as you get a H55/H57 motherboard you don't need a discrete graphics card.
My system is very quite and uses very little power...
Your temps are fine.
What do you mean when you say "choppy"? Do you mean everything is really slow and you're only get a few frames a second or do you mean there are artifacts, tearing and other graphical anomalies?
If it's slow (low FPS) then give us more details. What resolution are you...
Something similar happened with Klipsch Promedia 5.1 system. I ended up replacing the sub/controller with a 10" better sub and Yamaha RX-V363BL receiver. I kept the 5 satellite speakers. My system sounds a lot better now and it should last for several more years to come.
If you want to see...
I agree with Modelworks. It sounds like a solder issue, probably on the motherboard. I have also seen this kind of behavior with the power supply. I am leaning towards these two as being the most likely.
Do the troubleshooting steps that Modelworks has outlined and that will help isolate...
Yes, I am well aware of what the DMCA stipulates. However, the law is more than what is passed by Congress. You have to put it in context of legal precedents set by cases brought before the federal courts. The courts have decided that selling software does violate the DMCA. However, there...
JackBurton is wrong here.
Fair Use is still valid in the US and used in courts today with regards to copyright issues.
You can still legally make a backup copy however you can't sell software that decrypts DRM'd media. There have been no cases brought to federal court that actually...
SSDs are the only thing that will max out an SATA 2 connection and probably an SATA 3 connection in the near future.
If you're using an older system then just stick with SATA 2 for a boot SSD, it will be plenty fast.
The other options are to get a SATA 3 PCI-Express card or a PCI-Express SSD.
The fan speed controller gets installed into one of the back plates where you would normally mount an addon card or graphics card. Unfortunately, this does not allow you to control it from the motherboard or in Windows. It has a physical switch that you can set at either low, medium or high...
What about a Media Center remote?
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I agree with the others about getting a quality power supply. You only need something around 250-300 watts because your system will probably only draw 40 - 80 watts for most HTPC tasks. I have a 400 watt...
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